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the news report Susanne Peckham susanne@techdirections.com a nomination for the Frederick D. Kagy Award, visit www.gain.net or contact Deena Hower at 800-9104283, ext. 702. Real-World Math and Science The Futures Channel makes short “mini-documentaries” that take a behind-the-scenes look at wide variety of interesting and innovative occupations to show students realworld applications of math and science. The Web site currently offers more than 70 movies. Coverage includes occupations involving automotive design, solarpowered cars, aerospace, robotics, architecture, communication, structural engineering, and sports equipment testing. All movies are free to watch. Visit www.thefutureschannel.com. Seattle Schools Win Nontraditional CTE Students Award Inspiring Girls Now in Technology Evolution (IGNITE), a program in the Seattle Public Schools, has won the Programs and Practices That Work: Preparing Students for Nontraditional Careers Award. IGNITE encourages high school girls to enter technology-based professions by exposing them to the many opportunities in technology careers, dispelling stereotypes surrounding technology by networking teenagers with professionals, and providing ongoing opportunities for girls to interact with women in technology industries. Opportunities for interaction include job shadowing, internships, and mentoring. As a sign of the program’s success, after six years of IGNITE, the Seattle schools report that half of their technology classes are filled with girls. Girls formerly comprised a small minority of the school system’s technology students. The Association for Career and Technical Education, the National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium, the National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity, and the National Women’s Law Center created the award to recognize local and state schools and programs that improve students’ access to and completion of CTE programs that are nontraditional for their gender. For information, contact Sabrina Kidwai at skidwai@acteonline.org. tion by April 18, 2008. Application forms are available at www.sema. org/scholarships. For more information, students can also call 909-3960289 ext. 137. The PIA/GATF Presents Graphic Arts Educator Award The Ben Franklin Society, the honor society of the Printing Industries of America/Graphic Arts Technical Foundation (PIA/GATF), has announced the 2007 Frederick D. Kagy Education Award recipient: the Graphic Communications and Printing Technology program at Frederick County Career and Technology Center in Frederick, Maryland. The award was presented to John Augustine, program instructor of 14 years, at The Ben Franklin Society BlackTie Induction and Awards Dinner in Chicago, IL, in November. The mission of the Graphic Communications and Printing Technology program at Frederick County Career and Technology Center is to produce marketable students for the new digital environment of printing by exposing them to everything in the production—from digital file preparation to binding and finishing. Students design a variety of realworld projects and follow them through the plate making, on-press, and finishing processes. Job planning and estimating are introduced as well to further students’ understanding of the print production process. The Frederick D. Kagy Education Award of Excellence, established in 1992, honors the distinguished career of Frederick D. Kagy, professor emeritus at Illinois State University. As one of the most active and influential leaders in the field of graphic communications and technology education, Kagy was an inspiration to thousands of former students and professional colleagues. For information on how to submit Scholarships for Oil Heating Industry Students Eight $2,000 scholarships will be awarded this spring to students attending or planning to attend a technical college or trade school involved in the oil heating industry. To apply for the Dave Nelsen Scholarship Award, students must submit an application and a 500 word essay on “What are your goals and why do you wish to better yourself within the oil heating industry?” Application form and essay must be submitted to the National Association of Oil Heating Service Managers by March 21, 2008. For more information, call 888-552-0900 or send an e-mail message from www.naohsm.org/contact.cfm. Events Dec. 2-5. Canadian Society for Training and Development Annual Conference. Toronto. www.cstd.ca. Dec. 6-8. National Science Teachers Association Southern Area Conference. Birmingham, AL. www.nsta.org/ conferences. Jan. 28-30. Center on Education and Work Career Conference. Madison, WI. www.cew.wisc.edu. Susanne Peckham is managing editor of Tech Directions. Automotive Scholarships The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) is awarding scholarships annually to students enrolled in automotive studies programs. The SEMA Memorial Scholarship Fund, founded in 1984, awards $140,000 each year. Students must submit an applica- 8 techdirections ◆ DECEMBER 2007 http://www.gain.net http://www.sema.org/scholarships http://www.sema.org/scholarships http://www.thefutureschannel.com http://www.naohsm.org/contact.cfm http://www.cstd.ca http://www.nsta.org/conferences http://www.nsta.org/conferences http://www.cew.wisc.edu

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