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Engineers Make a Difference: Motivating Students to Pursue an Engineering Education
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Sustainable Energy Engineering Teacher's Guide
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Roller Coaster Engineering Teacher's Guide
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Teaching Engineering Made Easy: A Friendly Introduction to Engineering Activities for Middle School Teachers
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The Musical Engineer: A Music Enthusiast's Guide to Engineering and Technology Careers
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The Fantastical Engineer: A Thrillseeker's Guide to Careers in Theme Park Engineering - Second Edition
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High Tech Hot Shots: Careers in Sports Engineering
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Is There an Engineer Inside You?: A Comprehensive Guide to Career Decisions in Engineering |
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Finding the Right Type of Engineering
Suppose that a student approaches you with an interest in engineering. Let's also suppose that the student doesn't know much about the types of engineering available. What do you tell him or her? How do you help guide them?
The best approach is to ask about their interests. You want to help him or her organize their interests into a colorful career path:
- You could recommend they watch several of the seven-minute presentations and print the handouts in the Engineering Power Pack or surf the Internet for information.
- You could recommend finding an engineering-related camp, club, competition or group to join. This can include social network engineering groups on MySpace or Facebook.
- Recommend touring engineering colleges or visit college of engineering websites to become familiar with different schools and approaches to learning.
- Recommend taking as many math, science, technology, computer, foreign language and art classes as possible.
- Recommend working on developing excellent communication and teamwork skills.
- Review the 50 Reasons to Teach Engineering blog posting and see if it sparks any interest in the student.
- You could link the student's interests to engineering by knowing their interests. For example, if a student is interested in skiing, encourage them to explore mechanical, manufacturing, biomedical or materials engineering. These engineers often design ski equipment. If a student plays an instrument in a band, encourage them to explore electrical, audio, computer or software engineering. This approach is very generalized so you may need to make creative associations.
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Posted by Celeste Baine on September 8, 2010
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