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EPICS engages teachers and students in making an impact in their own community while learning STEM content.

 

EPICSK12 is derived from the award winning design course at Purdue University for use in grades 6-12 as a full year class, as part of an existing course or as an after school program. It aligns with national and state standards including the Next Generation Science Standards. Integrating community engagement and STEM can reach diverse student populations including those traditionally underrepresentation within the STEM fields.

This workshop will introduce teachers to the EPICS learning environment and resources to implement it into their own schools.

 

Join us June 29-30, 2015 from 9:00-4:00 PM at the Santa Clara County Office of Education!

This workshop is Free and lunch will be provided.

For more information or to register, please contact Christine Benner at bennerc@purdue.edu

EPICSK12 is derived from the award winning design course at Purdue University for use in grades 6 -12 as a full year class, as part of an existing course or as an after school program.

 

It aligns with national and state standards including the Next Generation Science Standards. Integrating community engagement and STEM can reach diverse student populations including those traditionally underrepresentation within the STEM fields.

This workshop will introduce teachers to the EPICS learning environment and resources to implement it into their own schools as a course or integrated with other courses such as the University of Cincinnati’s course, or as an after school experience.

Join us and learn more!

 

May 28, 205 from 8:00-3:00 PM at the University of Cincinnati Blue Ash, Flory Center

 

This workshop is FREE and lunch will be provided.

 

Contact Eugene Rutz at eugene.rutz@uc.edu or 513-556-1096 to register or for more information

We are having a casual dinner for EPICS teachers on Thursday, May 7 5:30-8:00 pm. Join us to meet other EPICS teachers and Alumni and learn more about EPICS.

 

Your invited!

What: EPICS Friends and Alumni Dinner

Where: Roots, 1924 W. Chicago Ave. Chicago, IL 60622

When: Thursday, May 7, 5:30-8:00 pm

 

Casual gathering for EPICS friends, teachers and alumni in the Chicago area.  Bring a guest. Families welcome.

RSVP to maeve@purdue.eduby May 5.

Hey teachers! The Young Mind Awards celebrates design engineering and research and development excellence among middle school, high school, and undergraduate students and is giving away $75,000 to projects showing outstanding achievement and efforts in five categories. Entries are due May 31, 2015. For more information, go to:

 

http://youngmindawards.com/

Chris Jeffcoat is an Engineering Teacher and Science Department Team Leader at the Sizer School which is a North Central Charter Essential School in Fitchburg, MA. http://www.ncces.org/content/
Chris has been teaching EPICS for 7 years.

http://youtu.be/RgrLGmx6r1E?list=UUkWgdlUDQdsby4kK0P-v9bA

One of our EPICS High Schools, Ironwood HS in Arizona

is up for a $100,000 Farmers Insurance grant and needs your vote to win! Please take one minute and cast your vote! Thanks!

Here’s the link and instructions.

https://www.thankamillionteachers.com/

Click on Vote for a proposal.

Click Vote for a $100,000 proposal.

Scroll down and look for Mark Adams, Ironwood HS Click on the VOTE button.

Enter email address and check the over 18 years old box.

Click on SUBMIT.

It will send a verification email to the account you used.

Click on Verify the vote on your email account. It’s important that you verify the vote!

Vote every 24 hours.

Voting goes from October 1st through November 30th.