Coaches' Corner—
Resources for Educators

JETS is launching the new JETS Clubs this month! Whether you are a student, parent or teacher looking for engineering resources or you run an after school engineering club or are interested in starting one, JETS Clubs is for you!

JETS Clubs will provide you with all JETS offers in a 'one-stop-shop'. When you join JETS Clubs, you will immediately receive JETS Club benefits that will help you explore the vast world of engineering with lesson plans and content, college and career information and articles and other information on current events in engineering.

JETS Clubs members will receive a monthly club only email, September to May, with all resources in a concise format. Other benefits include: a subscription to the JETS Pre-Engineering Times, lesson plans and content including hands on activities and problems, periodic special discounts at the JETS Store, TEAMS and NEDC updates and registration fee promotions and access to all JETS has to offer.

Best of all it's free!

JETS Clubs has four levels of membership tailored to your needs. Join as a student or parent if you are looking for engineering resources and curriculum to work independently. Join at the teacher level if you are looking for ways to help in your classroom. If you are a leader of an engineering club or would like to begin one in your school or group, join jets at the club leader level. TEAMS and NEDC coaches are automatically signed up as a club leader to participate in JETS Clubs.

For more information click here or contact us at clubs@jets.org or (703) 548-5387 x 104.

Don't wait! Sign up today and start receiving your Club Benefits.

Looking for a Mentor?

Do you need help introducing engineering to your class, or assistance on an engineering related problem for a competition or classroom project?

The American Society of Mechanical Engineer’s (ASME) engineering mentors can help. ASME mentors are available as an online resource to help with classroom questions, talk about engineering as a profession, or give technical advice.

All you need to do is sign up. It’s free, and you can choose your own mentor based on geography and/or type of engineering project.

For more information on the program, click here.

If you have any questions about the program, please contact Deidra Hackley at hackleyd@asme.org

JETS Participates in new TryEngineering.org Website

The Institute for Electronics and Electrical Engineers (IEEE), has launched a new website — TryEngineering.org — that is packed with information about engineering careers, university engineering programs, and the various fields of engineering. The site includes a one of a kind searchable database of accredited engineering programs in the U.S. and Canada, which will be expanded to global coverage over the next year. TryEngineering aims to inform students (ages 8 to 18), teachers, school counselors, and parents about what engineering is and what engineers do. It was put together by a partnership of the IEEE, IBM, and the New York Hall of Science, and includes the participation of JETS, SAE International, and the Sloan Career Cornerstone Center.

A unique feature of the site is the ability to pose engineering-related questions to working engineers or engineering undergraduate students. JETS is supporting TryEngineering by coordinating the "Ask an Undergraduate" site resource. A highlight of the site is an extensive lesson plan area that provides standards-based activities on a variety of topics, including building a robot arm, dissecting a computer mouse, engineering adaptive devices, and exploring solar energy technology. There's also an area called "Play Games" that encourages students to explore online interactive activities that introduce them to basic engineering concepts. For example, "Beat the Heat" provides students a chance to design a house that can remain at a comfortable temperature year round using solar energy, and "Millennium Train" calls for the design and testing of an advanced railway transportation system. For more information visit www.tryengineering.org.

Registration for the 2007 TEAMS Competition has begun!

Each year, thousands of high schools students gather across the country to compete in a one day, two-part competition that challenges them to work as a team to apply creativity and investigative skills to solve real world engineering scenarios. This year's scenarios will focus on cancer treatment, hurricane impact, fuel efficiency, and other relevant topics in today's world.

JETS has added seven more competition sites around the country, making it easier than ever to get involved, and bringing the total host sites to approximately seventy-five. Check out http://www.jets.org/TEAMS/siteSearch06.cfm to find the competition host site nearest you and register today!

To see the range of scenarios students will pursue this year, click here.

To date, 70 teams from across the country have registered to participate in the second annual JWOD/JETS NEDC. Teams are completing the research phase which includes an Internet scavenger hunt, identification of the problem, and research and development of a solution. Team entries also include a draft of a preliminary prototype design for their solution.

If you are interested in participating, but have not registered, click here or contact Stephanie Harrington Hurd at sshurd@jets.org or (703) 548-5387, ext. 104 for more information.

The next challenge for participants is to start building! All teams selected to advance to Round II of the competition will build a prototype and submit a report to be considered for the National Finals Competition. Teams will build, test and evaluate prototype solutions. Round II deadline is December 18, 2006.

Congratulations to all participating teams!

For more information click here.

STUDENTS: GET READY TO "POWER" YOUR FUTURE…

The Next Generation Scholarship Fund is coming soon!

JETS is pleased to work with Power Engineering magazine to announce a new scholarship just for high school seniors.

This competitive scholarship application process will be open to all currently enrolled 12th grade students who are active participants in one or more of JETS' programs - such as TEAMS or NEDC. Students expressing an engineering career interest in the power industry and planning to enroll in a four-year engineering program should apply. Students will have to submit an essay and application to be considered for the scholarship.

Stay tuned… more details available soon! Please visit JETS Web site for updates and application information: www.jets.org.