MatEdU and SME sup- port career pathways and choices in STEM fields. Sharing information on emerging technologies, advanced manufacturing processes and proce- dures and unique ways of delivering this knowledge is a cornerstone of NEW. Preparing our future work- force, as well as providing incumbent workers with hands-on experiences is central to NEW’s mission.
Come Learn More!
For information on attending NEW, please visit www.
materialseducation.org and follow the link to the 2014 NEW event. Additional details are being added regularly so check back often. Several tours are in the process of being final- ized and will include Boeing’s Future of Flight and Boeing’s Everett Site, as well as the Washington Aerospace Training & Research Center.
NEW has engaged over 7400 participants who have par- ticipated in over 700 experiments and demonstrations of the latest developments in materials science, offering strategies for teaching and learning. Recent endeavors have provided best practices and hands-on curricular materials that will strengthen the understanding of STEM principles. Peer review and publication of the experiments and demonstra- tions have provided the materials education community with current, valuable aids for teaching and research. NEW offers significant benefits and impact in terms of providing exceptional opportunities including career aware- ness for students, professional development for faculty, active industry involvement, networking and the sharing of successful practices in pedagogy. NEW serves the national STEM community as a whole by: promoting the 2+2+2 High School to College Education Pathway; inviting the participa- tion of strategically selected host sites that have demon- strated local partnerships across educational levels including secondary schools and industry; providing valuable opportu- nities for K-20 STEM teachers to broaden their perspectives and knowledge and expand their professional development
NEW offers significant benefits and impact in terms of career awareness for students, professional development for faculty and the sharing of successful practices in pedagogy.
NEW in Action
Highlights of recent NEW gatherings include: • Speakers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology who shared information on emerging technologies such as advanced materials being used by Boeing.
• Past tours have included NORDAM’s Nacelle & Thrust Reverser Division, featuring their work on com- posites for aircraft structures, and Fort Wayne Metals, which researches, develops and produces fine grade medical wire.
• Workshops have included topics such as: Design and Build a Torsion Testing Machine; Additive Man- ufacturing; Teaching Materials in the 21st Century; Intro to Mechatronics; Creating a Simple Inexpensive Rapid Prototyping System; Sustainable Aquaponics.
The National Resource Center for Materials Technology Education (MatEdU) is a resource center funded by the National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education. Mat- EdU provides curriculum resources for materials technology pro- grams nationwide. MatEdU and EdCC collaborated to develop an 11,000 ft2
(1022 m2 ) advanced technology lab. The MatEdU
website
www.materialseducation.org has open source modules, core competency studies and resources available. Their online Resource Center provides access to curriculum resources for materials technology programs and related courses of study. MatEdU offers classroom ready modules of labs and demos for use by educators, industry and the general public. ME
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venues; and supplying the materials education community with current, valuable aids for teach- ing and research, which can be used immediately in the classroom. NEW attendees have been a distributed mix of K–12, community and techni- cal colleges and four-year faculty and industry. The faculty represents diverse classroom interests across the STEM areas.
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