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Today in History

February 9, 1969,
World's largest airplane, Boeing 747, makes 1st commercial flight..
See related resources in Boeing and airplane design.

W E L C O M E !
NEEDS is a digital library designed for engineering faculty and students of all ages with links to online learning materials in engineering and related areas of science and math.

Learning Everywhere: The World Is Your Classroom

male student with handheld pda in the forest What if, while crossing a bridge on vacation, a student could learn - right then and there - the fundamental concepts about how the bridge was made and why it doesn't fall down? As a teacher, how can you provide the best outdoor learning experience for your students? Our current theme focuses on answering these and other questions, and helping you create meaningful learning experiences and opportunities outside the classroom: at home, on field trips, in Summer camps, on vacation, in the park or wherever you can imagine.

It is now possible to access digital content using mobile technologies such as PDAs, cell phones and notebook computers. This month NEEDS gathers many of the best learning resources - those that mobile devices can access and those designed specifically for mobile devices - to help you provide effective and enjoyable learning activities in the field. We invite you to browse all of our "Learning Everywhere" resources.

Learning outside the classroom and with mobile devices is our theme this month and we welcome your input. If you know of useful resources that you don't see in NEEDS, please register if you haven't already, as you will need your User ID and Password, and... submit them to share with others!
"LEARNING EVERYWHERE"
SELECTED RESOURCES
For K-12 Education

For Higher Education

www.TeachEngineering.com
NEEDS is partnering with TeachEngineering in the development of Engineering Pathway, your portal to the most comprehensive collection of resources for all types of engineering education.

TeachEngineering resources are highlighted in our "Learning Everywhere" selections for K-12 Education.
NEWS AT NEEDS

The National Academies' recent report Rising Above The Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future helped to inform President Bush's "American Competitiveness Initiative" in his 2006 State of the Union Address. Pre-publications of the forthcoming full report are available at the National Academies Press.

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National Engineers Week: February 19-25, 2006. Listings of events, forums and classroom activities are available at the National Engineers Week site.

The 2006 Conference on Service Learning in Engineering will be held May 23 - 25, 2006 at the National Academy of Engineering in Washington, D.C.

On January 4, 2006, the National Academy of Engineering announced the 2006 recipients of the Bernard M. Gordon Prize. Seven engineers and scientists will share $1 million in prizes for their achievements and leadership in engineering education.

Premier Award 2006 Submissions

Call for Submissions Premier Award 2006


The Premier Award competition is open to a wide range of submissions of "high-quality, non-commercial courseware designed to enhance engineering education." The submission deadline is July 14, 2006, 5 p.m. PT. Please visit our 2006 Premier Award Submission page for more information.

We invite you to browse all past Premier Award courseware and finalist candidates.

You don't have to be a Premier Award entrant for your courseware or other learning resource to be cataloged in our Digital Library; we welcome all submissions of new learning resources. If you would like to add a resource to the NEEDS Digital Library, simply register if you haven't already, as you will need your User ID and Password, and... submit your resource!



 
 

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