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Volunteers
Two
core activities of the Institute's Science,
Mathematics, Engineering and Technology (SMET) program are to
identify and screen volunteers to aid teachers in the classroom
and to train volunteers to support classroom teachers. The Institute
coordinates volunteer placement from industry and universities.
IDEAS has developed working relationships with the following local
organizations to recruit and provide volunteers for the SMET program
in the future.
This
past year the Institute has coordinated volunteer placement for
programs sponsored by the Society of
Automotive Engineers (SAE), Women
in Science and Engineering (WISE), and the Society
of Women Engineers (SWE).
SAE
A World In Motion Program. Volunteers assisted students and
teachers as they worked on the three SAE
challenge projects. Volunteers provided technical assistance, acted
as role models, and provided information on engineering and the
engineering profession.
Women
in Science and Engineering. The Women in Science and Engineering
at Southern Methodist University
hosted a monthly Saturday workshop for girls in 3-5th grades from
four elementary schools in the Dallas
Independent School District.
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Building
a Jet Toy Car
Young
students worked on science and engineering projects and met with
female engineering professionals. Volunteers assisted the student
teams as they worked on hands-on science and engineering projects.
Society of Women Engineers/Girl
Scouts of America. The
Dallas chapter of the Society of
Women Engineers sponsored a full-day science and engineering
workshop for the Girl Scouts
of America. Girls from throughout North Texas worked on their
science and engineering badges. Volunteers assisted in logistics,
supervised teams, and assisted with hands-on projects.
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