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New JETS Clubs in 2007 — Stay turned for more information on the new JETS Clubs coming in September 2007 The new JETS Clubs will include monthly contests, online Clubs community, new partnerships and much, much more! JETS Clubs makes all of JETS resources and benefits available to students, parents, teachers and club leaders in a new package. Members receive a welcome packet and a monthly email which includes JETS Challenge problems, a TEAMS problem, two activities courtesy of The Engineering Pathway Portal, and several discussion topics. Most importantly, each email contains a preformatted lesson plan for use in your club. In addition, JETS Clubs members also receive a subscription to the Pre-Engineering Times, special discounts at the JETS Store, TEAMS and NEDC updates and registration fee promotions, and much more. Best of all it's free! There is no fee to participate during the inaugural year. For more information contact us at clubs@jets.org or (703) 548-5387 x 104. Don't wait! Sign up today and start receiving your JETS Club Benefits.
JETS launched the 5th edition of the signature assessment tool, aptly renamed, ASSESS on February 1st! Formerly known as the NEAS+ assessment tool, the newly updated and revised ASSESS now features three parts: explore, assess, and experience. This academic self-assessment tool is designed to help high school students identify their strengths and weaknesses in subject areas important for success in college engineering and technology programs such as mathematical understanding, science reading and reasoning, and practical understanding. Students can take ASSESS individually and at their convenience or through a program offered by their high school, a university, college or professional organization. ASSESS is being offered at $20 per booklet with quantity discounts available through JETS.
Summer will be here before you know it. What stories will you have to share with your friends in September? The UNITE summer program helps prepare high school students for college through an exciting summer course. These summer classes introduce students to an academic experience which closely parallels that of a first-year student in a university engineering program. Through academic classes, hands-on activities, and team-based learning, students explore the connections between math, science, and real world applications.
For specific program information, contact the host site or email JETS to find out how to get in touch with the onsite UNITE coordinator.
Learn about Engineering Licensure This year marks the 100th anniversary of engineering licensure in the United States. As part of its celebration activities, the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) and the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) have partnered to publish a special issue of PE magazine dedicated to licensure. The June 2007 PE magazine features the role professional engineering licensure has played in protecting the public health, safety, and welfare over the last century—and the outlook for the next 100 years. Other articles cover what the PE means to four prominent engineers, trailblazing women in engineering, programs to attract the next generation of engineers, and PEs who use their training to make a difference in legislative issues that so often call for technical expertise and problem-solving skills.
Design Squad, a new television show on PBS, is part reality competition, all engineering, and major fun. Design Squad follows eight high school students as they compete to design and build fantastic, whimsical, fully operational engineering projects. Projects include everything from a machine that automatically makes pancakes to a motorized red wagon that can reach speeds up to 20mph. In the final episode, the two top-scorers battle for the Grand Prize-a college scholarship provided by the Intel Foundation. Visit http://pbskidsgo.org/designsquad and watch a clip from the show, meet the cast, and take a sneak peek inside the set.
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