Being a pre-engineering teacher I use this site with my female students for resources and role models.
Submitted 11 years ago
Community Review for Engineer Your Life
Mona E.
Huntington High School
Huntington WV, US
My Take
I use this site as a great resource for engineering fields that I may not be familiar with. This is not only a good site for my female students but also for the male students.
How I Use It
I used this site with my female students for exploration of engineering jobs and also so the girls can see actual female engineers working in the engineering careers of their choice.
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Donna M.
Teacher
Vista, CA
May 4, 2014
Introduce engineering to girls!
This site is a resource to introduce students to the career of an engineer. I like the fact that it shows young women of various ethnicities practicing engineering, however, I would like the site better if it also showed some males. There are links explaining different types of engineering and what classes students need to take beginning in middle school to become an engineer. Students can also explore college options for engineering. The site provides information, but it is up to the teacher to design a lesson so students can apply the information they learn.
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