Engineering Sustainably
Designing a Better Future for All
Sustainable design is often described as design that meets our current needs while preserving the promise of the future. Our new module, updated for distance learning, challenges students to re-engineer products we use every day in a more sustainable manner. Students are challenged to combine what they have learned about biomimicry in Module 2 and an understanding of the designed world from Module 1 as they explore more circular design and production processes. Module 3 contains resources, project plans, and worksheets to help you design a "capstone" experience that empowers students to envision a future that works for all!


Click the button to the left for Module 3. Challenge your students to sustainably re-engineer items they use everyday! Make the real world a little better with some inspiration from Nature.
Celebrate graduation with the folks at GlobalMindEd!Join them virtually this week and over the next few weeks for inspiring stories and discussions about how we can build a more equitable world for all. Join me on May 28th for a panel discussion about using Engineering to reach more students. Learn more here!

COVID-19 Resource: Washing your hands will never be the same! Share this terrific TED Ed video with your students - guaranteed to make them think about science as they scrub!
We continue to explore new resources that might make remote and distance learning easier and a little more fun. Some of our current "Engineering at Home" favorites are:

  • Future Engineers - simple challenges students can complete and submit to an online competition.
  • Discover E has a great collection of at home Engineering challenges and projects.
  • MIT - Lemelson Center Gallery of STEM/STEAM/Making Projects - there is a great mini-golf design challenge here!
  • Explorers for the Global Goals: New SDG education materials for ages 4-8 on the World’s Largest Lesson website. Encourage the youngest engineers to think about ways to design a better world!
Access all of the Designed World modules in one place!
You can find Modules 1 and 2 , along with Module 3 on Ann's page on MyEdExpert. While you are there check out some of our other free resources and make Engineering part of your classroom or distance learning curriculum.
Once you relaax and regroup, think about joining us this summer! We are launching a new community of practice (think PLC) on the Participate website! There will be lots of new free resources along with the opportunity to share your work and questions with others. We will be adding how-to webinars over the summer and adding tips and ideas of our own. Learn at your own pace from teachers who have made Engineering part of their classroom and distance learning toolbox.

We are launching soon and space in our first cohort is limited. Sign up for an invitation to join our community of innovative educators! There is no cost for this opportunity to redesign learning for your students.

You have almost made it! Take some time to relax and reflect on the past few months before you jump into planning the next steps. We firmly believe that teachers are the ultimate engineers. Enjoy the finish line of this year before you work to design learning experiences for the fall. And remember, we will be there to help!
Once you relax and regroup, think about joining us this summer! We are launching a new community of practice (think PLC) on the Participate website! There will be lots of new free resources along with the opportunity to share your work and questions with others. We will be adding how-to webinars over the summer and sharing tips and ideas of our own. Learn at your own pace from teachers who have made Engineering part of both their classroom and distance learning toolbox.

We are launching soon and space in our first cohort is limited. Click below for an invitation to join our community of innovative educators! There is no cost for this opportunity to redesign learning for your students.
Share our newsletter with others and please reach out to us if there is a real-world issue or engineering design challenge you would like some help getting information and resources about. It is what we do, and we would be happy to save you that valuable time you might have otherwise spent scouring the Internet. Stay happy, healthy, and hopeful! And don't forget to get outside for inspiration!

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