HCC Based Regional Center of Excellence in High-Tech Manufacturing Receives Funding Renewal from NSF

Florida Advanced Technological Education (FLATE) Center, the National Science Foundation (NSF) regional center of excellence in manufacturing at Hillsborough Community College (HCC) in Brandon, was awarded an unprecedented third round of center-level funding for an Advanced Technological Education (ATE) regional center of excellence. Read More >>

Pressure Sensor Cleanroom Workshop

May 8-10

You are invited to attend the Workshop on May 8-10, 2013, offered at the University of South Florida’s Nanotechnology Research and Education Center (NREC) in conjunction with the Southwest Center for Microsystems Education (SCME) and the Florida Advanced Technological Education Center (FLATE).
SCME will pay your registration and lab fees and provide free educational material; total value over $2000. Read More >>

FPGA Workshop

May 14-15, 2013

Will be held at USF Tampa, FL in ENB 110.
Also, a Microporcessor Workshop will be held at USF Tampa on May 16-17, 2013 in ENB 110 Read More >>

Summer with Siemens

May 14-16, 2013

Workshop for Educators Programmable Logic Controllers: S7-1200 May 14-16, 2013 State College of Florida, Venice Campus Read More >>

FLATE IAC Meeting

MAY 16 – Draper Laboratory

9900 16th Street N.
St. Petersburg, FL 33716

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National Association for Workforce Improvement

May 21 & 22, 2013

Please consider submitting a presentation proposal for the 2013 National Association for Workforce Improvement 48th annual conference in partnership with Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis at the Indianapolis Omni Severin.The conference theme is “Engaging Minds for 21st Century Learning and Innovation:  STEM in an E-Blended World”. 

Apply Here

FSCJ Mechatronics Training Workshop
June 6-7, 2013

Hosted by Florida State College at Jacksonville

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Follow the Money!  Budgeting and Budget Forms for NSF ATE Proposals

June 11th

Dr. Elizabeth Teles, former Program Officer and Co-Lead for the NSF ATE Program, will join the Mentor-Connect team for this technical assistance webinar. Information will be shared about developing a budget for your NSF ATE grant proposal, and completing the NSF Budget Form in Fastlane. Register here.

Summer Robotic Camps

June 17 to July 29

The Intro and Intermediate Camps are for grades 6th - 8th. The Advanced Camp is for grades 9th - 12th. Read More >>

Recruiting Girls for STEM Pathways

FRIDAY JUNE 21, 2013
8:30 am - 3:00 pm

A professional development workshop focused on best practices for teachers, recruiters, counselors, educators and anyone interested in promoting STEM careers for
girls. Read More >>

GREENtech for Girls

June 26-28, 2013
HCC Brandon Campus Read More >>

Biotechnology Summer Workshop

June 29, 2013, 8:30 am - 4:30pm
Hillsborough Community College, Brandon Campus

DNA Fingerprinting Read More >>

Summer Energy Camp

July 8 - 11, 2013 9 a.m.—1 p.m. Daily

Hillsborough Community College
SouthShore Campus
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EMC Storage & Management, Programming Mobile Devices

July 15-19, 2013

Advanced Network analysis, Troubleshooting & Security
VMWare 5.1 South Florida State College
Jacksonville FL Read More>>

HI-TEC 2013

July 21 - 24 Austin, TX

HI-TEC is a national conference on advanced technological education where secondary and postsecondary educators, counselors, industry professionals, trade organizations, and technicians can update their knowledge and skills. Charged with Educating America’s Technical Workforce, the event focuses on the preparation needed by the existing and future workforce for companies in the high-tech sectors that drive our nation’s economy. Read More >>

ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY SUMMER INSITITUTE III - BUILDING FLORIDA’S MANUFACTURING PATHWAYS

JULY 29, 2013
This year’s session will held as a pre-conference workshop at the 47th annual FACTE Conference (July 30-31, 2013. Read More >>

Previous Puzzles are here.

Welcome to sTEm-at-work !  We are in our third year of puzzles and as promised, this year we are going to include answers!   The plan is to present a puzzle one month and then an answer with a suggested thread of how the puzzle can be linked to a science or math lesson the next month.  The hope is that you will use the FLATE Focus Blog capabilities to expand on that thread during the month before the next puzzle.

Puzzle 34

Read the puzzle here