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Top 10 Engineering Websites for Teachers and Students

 by Kiersten Clements
EnergySolutions Foundation

Many students find themselves with spare time on their hands during the summer break. Teachers may also have more time for reviewing new activities and ideas for lessons. With this in mind, I thought I’d share with you my top 10 engineering websites for teachers and students:

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STEM Education Stakeholders

April 25, 2012

by Kiersten Clements EnergySolutions Foundation Just this month, Bayer released the report “STEM Education, Science Literacy and the Innovation Workforce in America: 2012 Analysis and Insights from the Bayer Facts of Science Education Surveys.” The report highlights 15 years of Bayer Facts; public opinion research regarding every phase of STEM education from elementary school through [...]

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Enhancing STEM Education through Corporate Involvement

April 3, 2012

by Kiersten Clements EnergySolutions Foundation In his blog post Public/Private Partnerships the Way Forward on STEM, Joe Layman, VP of Human Resources, Medical and Security for Chevron Corporation cites the pending workforce shortage of qualified STEM professionals and then explains what Chevron is doing to invest now in the company’s future workforce: “Chevron is thinking [...]

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Figuring it out: what motivates you to pursue higher education?

March 22, 2012

by Kiersten Clements EnergySolutions Foundation In my last post I discussed the startling reality that the average person’s working life will be 46 years. I discussed how the choices students make in junior high and high school will affect opportunities for further education and the quality of those 46 years of working life. With this [...]

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Thinking Past High School

March 5, 2012

by Kiersten Clements EnergySolutions Foundation Through a program called Utah Scholars, I have the opportunity to talk with middle school students about preparing for college and the workforce. When we come to the below slide, I always ask the students if anything in particular stands out.

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