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View Resource Project Kaleidoscope

A National Science Foundation supported education project, started in 1989, which seeks to reform undergraduate teaching in science, math, engineering, and technology. PKAL contains a network of teachers and administrators in primary and higher education. The site contains sections on the group's history, people, issues, publications, events, current news, and resources as well as a search...

https://www.aacu.org/initiatives/project-kaleidoscope
View Resource Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future

For most of the 20th century, the United States was the pre-eminent leader in many enterprises that were based on advanced scientific and technological knowledge. In recent years, there has been a growing concern that the US may be losing its competitive advantage as other countries (such as India and China) continue to invest heavily both in higher education and the training of scientists and...

https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11463/rising-above...
View Resource University of Colorado at Boulder: Discovery Learning Center (DLC)

The University of Colorado at Boulder established the Engineering Center Complex in order to support Discovery Learning, a project in which "undergraduates work alongside graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, faculty, and industry representatives, as collaborative partners on original research." Summer research internships and other opportunities are also available for the K-12 community. The...

https://www.colorado.edu/activelearningprogram/discovery-lea...
View Resource University of Washington: Center for Engineering, Learning, and Teaching

The University of Washington's Center for Engineering, Learning, and Teaching (CELT) works on a range of projects designed to enhance and improve the world of engineering education. The Research area of the site includes information on CELT's research agenda, which is focused on student knowledge retention and the integration of research and teaching. After reading about this work, visitors should...

http://depts.washington.edu/celtweb/