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DO-IT serves to increase the success of people with disabilities, especially in fields where they have traditionally been underrepresented, such as science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. DO-IT uses technology to maximize the independence, productivity, and participation of students with...

In this video adapted from Pathways to Technology, learn how a degree in marine technology helped one student go from working at a marine farming company to becoming a partner in that company. Trevor Fay uses the GPS/GIS technology he studied in school to farm the red abalone, tracking their...

Located in Newport News, Virginia, the Mariners' Museum is one of the largest international maritime history museums filled to the crow's nest with prized artifacts that celebrate the spirit of seafaring adventure. Site features eight online exhibitions including: The Age of Exploration, the USS...

This webpage from MatEd National Resource Center provides a collection of online resources which will be useful for instructors in a number of materials engineering disciplines. The highlights include links to resources in the featured textbook, Materials Videos, Related NSF Programs, Course...

This webpage from MatEd National Resource Center provides a collection of online resources which will be useful for students in a number of materials engineering disciplines. The links include career resources, reference websites and other good sources for general information.

This webpage from MatEdU's National Resource Center provides a set of core competencies for a variety of fields related to materials engineering. The documents on the website fall under the categories of maritime, nanotechnology, and gap analysis. The documents are available for download in DOC and...

This PDF document from Edmonds Community College describes career pathways related to materials science. Jobs described include composite manufacturing technician, quality and testing technician and composite assembly technician. The document would be useful for materials science instructors and...

This presentation and accompanying paper by Nathan Kuncel was given to the Workshop on Assessment of 21st Century Skills, held in January 2011. Kuncel discusses definitions and examples of critical thinking skills and these questions: 1) What are 21st century cognitive skills? To what extent do they...

This page, from the U.S. National Library of Medicine's Medline Plus, offers information on the topic of cloning. Included are a short summary of the topic, with definitions of gene cloning, reproductive cloning, and therapeutic cloning, as well as collections of links under the headings Start Here,...

Mentor-Connect provides "comprehensive and interactive support for leadership development and knowledge transfer by developing and supporting potential, current and former grantees" for National Science Foundation grants in technical education. This searchable resource library includes resources for...