Resources  

ThomasNet Articles about custom manufacturing and fabrication including careers, employment trends, laser cutting, powder coating, history of manufacturing, machinist resources and more.

California ConnectEd Linked Learning connects strong academics with real–world experience in a wide range of fields, such as engineering, arts and media, and biomedical and health sciences—helping students gain an advantage in high school, college, and career.

University of California Curriculum Integration (UCCI) Institute

Teaching Kids Real Math with Computers Conrad Wolfram TED Ideas Worth Spreading  Relates math to real work and everyday living

An Overview of the Methodological Approach of Action Research, Rory O’Brien, Faculty of Information Studies, University of Toronto

Resource Area For Teaching (RAFT) Sacramento is a new non-profit organization that fosters hands-on teaching as the best way for teachers to teach and students to learn in pre-school through 12th grade education and community programs.

Resource Area For Teaching (RAFT) With more than 8500 members throughout Silicon Valley at our San Jose and Redwood City, CA resource centers, RAFT produces innovative “hands-on” teaching idea sheets and packaged activity kits that are created around important concepts in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) as well as reading and art.

CTE Central Find out how the CTE Pathways Initiative funds are being used in communities to make a difference for students, faculty, employers/industry and others.

National Girls Collaborative Project NGCP brings together organizations throughout the United States that are committed to informing and encouraging girls to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

California Technology Education Resource (CTER) Center provides a resource for teachers and administrators in technology education in the state of California

Project-based learning: a case for not giving up Suzie Boss on Edutopia.

Seven Essentials for Project-Based Learning John Larmer and John R. Mergendoller on ASCD

UC Davis School of Education STEM