KEEN inspires students to discover engineering
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) hopes to inspire students to discover engineering through the Kentucky Engineering Exposure Network (KEEN).
KBE SPOTLIGHT | Lee Todd wants to help Kentucky students ‘dream faster’
Lee Todd, a former president of the University of Kentucky and a member of the Kentucky Board of Education, said it’s important for educators to help students realize what is possible beyond the world they can see.
Lexington native is taking her engineering expertise to Harvard
Rachel Seevers, a 2019 graduate of Paul Laurence Dunbar High School (Fayette County), embraces being a role model for the future women engineers of Kentucky.
Drones becoming the buzz in more classrooms
Some Kentucky schools are teaching students how to design and build drones, while others are using them as teaching tools in a number of subject areas.
Solar eclipse provides real-world project for engineering students
Bullitt County's Darrell Vincent shares how he used his students' interest in August's solar eclipse to create a project-based lesson his engineering students won't soon forget.
Finding a place of their own
Freshman girls in Kenton County who might have taken a back seat in male-dominated engineering classes are thriving in a new career academy designed just for them.
Students can design, build bridges in competition
Middle school and high school students are invited to participate in the 21st annual Regional Bridge Building Competition on March 12 in Bowling Green. The event is hosted by the Western Kentucky University Ogden College of Science, Department of Engineering, SKyTeach Program and the Green River Regional Educational Cooperative. Students design, construct and test simplified versions of real-world bridges within [...]
Webinar on integrating bioenergy topics offered
A U.S. Department of Energy webinar will help educators and administrators plan activities for their classrooms that integrate bioenergy topics with the life sciences, physical sciences, earth and space sciences, and engineering and technology. “Integrating Bioenergy into the 9th-12th Grade Classroom,” will be 4-4:45 p.m. ET Dec. 10. The webinar is part of the BioenergizeME Office Hours webinar series. Click [...]
UK event shows high school girls it’s OK to love math
Students and their teachers learned about the possibilities for girls who are interested in mathematics with activities at the High School Mathematics Day for Women.
STEM challenge offers $1,000 grants
The Center for Science, Teaching, and Learning (CSTL) and Dow Chemical Co. present the Dow STEMtheGap Teacher Challenge, which offers the top 50 winners the opportunity to win a $1,000 educational grant for their classrooms. Teachers are invited to submit their ideas on how to improve STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education. Entries will be judged by an independent [...]