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Building Museum will hosting the DiscoverE Family Day this Saturday (2/16) from 10-4:30. The event is geared toward elementary and middle school students but the event is great fun and older kids that really like engineering would enjoy all the hands-on engineering activities and talking with engineers and college students studying engineering. In the past they've had astronauts on hand to speak with, NASCAR cars, celebrity engineers and scientists (eg: Bill Nye) etc. It's a lot of fun.... tell your students! More info here: http://www.engineeringfamilyday.org/

Celebrate by sharing all the engaging, problem-solving, and exciting activities and projects you're doing in your classroom! B e sure to tweet @VA_TechEd and #VTEEA

Crosby High School is looking for a teacher! Cosby High School is located in Chesterfield, Virginia and is a suburb of Richmond. Cosby has an opening for a full time, continuous technology education teacher. The teacher will be teach 5 classes, 2 sections (Introduction to Engineering Design and Principles of Engineering). Please email samuel_leone@ccpsnet.net if you have any questions.

At our past conference, many attendees commented that they would have enjoyed the opportunity for round table discussions broken up by subject area. VTEEA took that thought and ran with it for the new year! We are happy to announce that we are establishing a series of regional professional development sessions geared towards our most frequently taught courses throughout the state. We are seeking volunteers to host a networking/professional development session. You are free to come up with the topics to cover and guide the conversation. You can input your session preferences as a host here on the professional development offerings spreadsheet. Please consider hosting and getting involved! We learn best from one another. Questions? Please contact Danielle Meyer at vteea1958@gmail.com

The registration packet for the 2019 VTEEA Summer Conference is now available! This packet contains all your need-to-know information and is a great resource for requesting your county or school to provide you with this excellent professional development opportunity! You can access the Registration Packet here or by looking through our Conference Page.

There will be a free safety workshop for high school and middle school teachers on February 9th from 9 am to 3 pm at Old Dominion University. The workshop will be co-hosted by the ODU Department of STEM Education and Professional Studies and the Virginia Technology and Engineering Education Association (VTEEA). For more information, please click here!

Virginia TSA is in search of coordinators and judges for Technosphere! Technosphere will be held May 3rd-4th, 2019 at the Hampton Roads Convention Center.  Those interested in coordinating please contact Jennifer Tolley directly at TolleyTSA@gmail.com. If you are interested in judging you may contact Ms. Tolley or sign up via this link:  https://goo.gl/forms/t0Xuu7oywMjlIIXB2  Please feel free to share this information with industry members and others who may be interested.  Coordinators and judges will receive a gift for their time as well as lunch on the days they judge. Please also consider helping to judge at the Regional Competitions! Regional Competition information can be found on the Virginia TSA website.

The 8th Annual STEM Essay contest for young women in their junior and senior years of high school was announced earlier this week. The Virginia Council on Women will award at least five $5,000 scholarships to high school junior and senior women who will be pursuing a STEM career at an institution of higher education. For more information, please visit this website.

THE 2019 VTEEA SUMMER CONFERENCE COMMITTEE HAS EXTENDED THE DEADLINE FOR PRESENTERS TO MARCH 1, 2019. Conference Proposal Submission Form THE COMMITTEE IS SPECIFICALLY LOOKING FOR PRESENTERS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN SHARING EXAMPLES OF PROJECTS OR OFFERING A HANDS-ON DEMONSTRATION RELATED TO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION COURSES: High School Technical Drawing & Design Engineering Drawing & Design Engineering Explorations Architectural Drawing & Design Technology Foundations Construction Technology Manufacturing Systems Materials & Processes Technology Communication Systems Electronics Systems Imaging Technology Introduction to Engineering Design PLTW Principles of Engineering PLTW Middle School Inventions and Innovations Introduction to Technology Technological Systems Technology Foundations Engineering Studies Gateway to Technology Core PLTW Technology of Robotic Design Gateway to Technology Specialty PLTW Elementary School Areas (New for 2019...Elementary School-Geared Tracks) Profile of a Virginia Graduate Virginia Standards of Learning National Standards ITEEA Curriculum STEM, STEAM, STEAM+H, STREM, STREAM, iSTEM, eSTEM, STM, Instruction techniques geared for gifted and special needs populations Girls in STEM Minorities in STEM After School programs DETAILS * Presentations should be 60 minutes * Presenters (limit of 3 per session) will receive 15 CEU's per 60 minute session. * Multiple proposals may be submitted but limited to one session per presenter. * Emphasis will be placed on interactive, hands-on presentations. CONFERENCE REGISTRATION OPTIONS: Presenter (Registered Attendee) Individuals are full conference participants and receive all meals and actively participate throughout the three day conference. Individuals will need to register for conference. Presenter (One-Day Attendee) Individuals are full conference participants, actively participate in workshop sessions, and receive all meals for Day 2 (Wednesday, Presentation day) of the event. Individuals will need to register for conference. Presenter Only (Not Registered Attendee) Individuals are not eligible for conference meals or other conference functions. These individuals are only presenting during their scheduled time slot and then departing from conference. Individuals will not need to register for conference. Individual meal tickets can be purchased through registration if interested in attending any meals. Contact: Dr. Ray Wu-Rorrer President-Elect, VTEEA

You're attending the VTEEA Summer Conference which is great! But don't forget about the other educational and exciting conferences offered by other professional development organizations who share the same goals as VTEEA. The Virginia Children’s Engineering Convention (VCEC) will be held on February 7 - 8 in Roanoke. More information can be found here.

Don't forget to read the latest edition of Technologize! This edition features articles on: Teaching is Challenging, New "Members-Only" Features, 2019 VTEEA Summer Conference, Importance of TSA, ODU TEECA Students and Faculty Participate at the TEECA Eastern Regional Conference and a new special feature lesson plan! Read it today!