Start Engineering Now

A blog about K-12 STEM education and career opportunities from Start Engineering, working to make these areas exciting and accessible to K-12 students of all ages with books and more.

An Advocate for STEM Before STEM Even Existed

Eric Iversen September 22, 2016

The rise of STEM education owes much to advocacy work done in Washington and across the country. Patti Curtis, Director of the Washington Office of the National Center for Technological Literacy, has been front and center in this effort for more than 15 years. Here's what she knows now.

Can Entrepreneurship Save Engineering Education?

Eric Iversen March 24, 2015

For engineers, the idea of starting your own company comes packaged in sparkling myth and alluring legend. Its appeal is bringing change to engineering education, led by student demand. Will entrepreneurship remake engineering education? Find out who's leading the charge and where they're going.

8 Great Engineering Outreach Activities at Engineering Societies

Eric Iversen September 2, 2014

Eight engineering outreach activities at engineering societies that feature high-quality content, presented well, and designed with audience needs clearly in mind.