ACESA
Arizona Council of Engineering and Scientific Associations
2024 GCOI Teacher of the Year
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Congratulations to Michelle Landreville of the Paradise Valley High School, CREST program in Phoenix, as the 2024 Teacher of the Year for the Governor's Celebration of Innovation! 

Michelle is joined by other Teacher and Future Innovator of the Year award recipients. Click here to see the full list!

Arizona's Teacher of the Year has been honored annually for many years. Click here for a description of a successful Teacher of the Year

Follow this link to see previous
GCOI winners and runners-up.

Arizona STEM Calendar

Scroll down for the quick view of what's happening in Arizona STEM!

...or jump to the Happenings page!

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STEM/CTE AROUND TOWN
GCOI Teachers of the Year and Future Innovators of the Year

All GCOI Teacher-of-the-Year and Future-Innovator-of-the-Year award recipients are listed here.

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GCOI's Arizona Teacher of the Year

Governor's Celebration of Innovation

Honoring a Teacher of the Year (AzTOY) has been part of the Arizona landscape for many years, and in the early 2000's the Arizona Technology Council under the leadership of Steve Zylstra, in partnership with the Arizona Commerce Authority headed by Sandra Watson, incorporated this award program into their annual technology awards showcase. The Teacher of the Year award winners represent the best of the best of Arizona educators in STEM and CTE curriculum.

2024 entry information.

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What I've learned about those who succeeded
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Infographics for free distribution

Here are some posters and graphics that help tell about science, engineering and careers, royalty free.

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Question: What do you wish you had known before becoming an engineer?

Recently, in an on-line forum, a high school teacher asked a simple question. Here are some of the answers from working engineers, and some of the top answers:

  • Engineering is worth nothing if the designer/engineer can’t communicate to their clients/users why their product matters.
  • Engineering is not all calculations. More often than not, my days are spent reading multiple code provisions.
  • Not every engineer needs to do high-level math.
  • I'd teach the art of answering questions that aren't designed to be solved. 99% of everything I was asked in high school and 90% of college were questions that led you to the answer.
  • Engineering is odd field in that it's so broad you can't really say what it is that they do.

An infographic about what electrical engineers do is available here.

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Engineering Is Big In AZ!!

The Phoenix Business Journal has compiled some statistics on the local Engineering economy.

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STEM or CTE? What's the difference?

What is STEM? What is CTE? What do these acronym’s stand for? What method(s) are involved in the utilization of and/or application of these concepts?

In today's educational environment, STEM and CTE are sometimes treated as separate disciplines, but underneath there are many similarities. How do we apply these “tools” to educational needs and our everyday environment?

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Volunteer Openings at ACESA

ACESA is expanding and there are volunteer opportunities available right now! All of the three primary projects at ACESA are looking for volunteers.

If you would like to take on some of the planning and execution, or just ask questions, please contact an ACESA board member. You may have seen the ACESA show booth at many of the street fairs and STEM events around the Valley. This year we would like to expand to include the technical societies and associations that are available to our professional colleagues.

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STEM Careers in the U.S. Military

To learn more, click here how we use STEM in the military today!

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Volunteer opportunities at Az Science Lab
The Arizona Science Lab (ASL) offers STEM workshops for student classes in grades 4-8. These are four-hour, project-based workshops taught by expert volunteer engineers and scientists. It is an exciting science field trip for Arizona students!
Volunteers are needed on a regular basis.
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Membership in ACESA

Membership in ACESA is a way for your society, association or organization to pool resources with like-minded technology groups. ACESA acts as a clearinghouse of information on technical events and award programs for excellence in science and mathematics. If any of these activities interest your organization, you will benefit by membership in ACESA.

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For Professional Associations

The 1957 mission of ACESA was to support, promote and coordinate programs and activities of the engineering and scientific associations within the State of Arizona through facilitated communication and leadership support.

Although times and technology have altered the way things can be done, that mission has remained unchanged for these 60 years.

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STEM/CTE HAPPENINGS
Saturday
14 Dec 2024
 8:00 AM 
FIRST CHANDLER GILBERT COMMUNITY COLLEGE QUALIFIER
CHANDLER GILBERT COMMUNITY COLLEGE QUALIFIERDate: Dec 14 2024Event: Qualifying EventProgram: FIRST LEGO League Challenge Chandler Gilbert Community College - Pecos Campus2626...
Saturday
14 Dec 2024
 8:00 AM 
FIRST GLENDALE CACTUS HIGH SCHOOL QUALIFIER
GLENDALE CACTUS HIGH SCHOOL QUALIFIERDate: Dec 14 2024Event: Qualifying EventProgram: FIRST LEGO League Challenge Cactus High School6330 W Greenway RoadGlendale, AZ 85306 USA
Saturday
14 Dec 2024
 8:00 AM 
FIRST DIAMONDBACK - TUCSON QUALIFIER
DIAMONDBACK - TUCSON QUALIFIERDate: Dec 14 2024Event: Qualifying Tournament - HybridProgram: FIRST Tech Challenge San Miguel High School6601 San Fernando AveTucson, AZ 85756...
Saturday
14 Dec 2024
 8:00 AM 
FIRST RED MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL QUALIFIER
RED MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL QUALIFIERDate: Dec 14 2024Event: Qualifying EventProgram: FIRST LEGO League Challenge Red Mountain High School7301 E Brown RdMesa, AZ 85207 USA
Saturday
14 Dec 2024
 8:00 AM 
FIRST SSPF - MICROCHIP QUALIFIER
SSPF - MICROCHIP QUALIFIERDate: Dec 14 2024Event: Qualifying EventProgram: FIRST LEGO League Challenge Microchip Technology Inc.2355 W Chandler BlvdChandler, AZ 85224 USA
Saturday
14 Dec 2024
 8:00 AM 
FIRST SKYLINE GILA RIVER HS QUALIFIER
SKYLINE GILA RIVER HS QUALIFIERDate: Dec 14 2024Event: Qualifying EventProgram: FIRST LEGO League Challenge Skyline Gila River High School255 E Riggs RoadChandler, AZ 85249 USA
Saturday
21 Dec 2024
 8:00 AM 
FIRST MCC RED MOUNTAIN QUALIFIER
MCC RED MOUNTAIN QUALIFIERDate: Dec 21 2024Event: Qualifying EventProgram: FIRST LEGO League Challenge Mesa Community College - Red Mountain campus7110 E McKellips RdMesa, AZ...
Saturday
04 Jan 2025
 8:00 AM 
FIRST AZ-SCOTTSDALE-SAGUARO HIGH SCHOOL KICKOFF
Date:Jan 4 2025 Event: Local KickoffProgram:FIRST Robotics Competition Saguaro High School6250 N 82nd StreetScottsdale, AZ 85250 USA
Saturday
11 Jan 2025
 8:00 AM 
FIRST CACTUS WREN - ESTRELLA
CACTUS WREN - ESTRELLADate: Jan 11 2025Event: Qualifying Tournament - HybridProgram: FIRST Tech Challenge Estrella Foothill High School13033 Estrella PkwyGoodyear, AZ 85338 USA
Saturday
18 Jan 2025
 8:00 AM 
FIRST DESERT VISTA - PEORIA QUALIFIER
DESERT VISTA - PEORIA QUALIFIERDate: Jan 18 2025Event: Qualifying Tournament - HybridProgram: FIRST Tech Challenge Glendale Preparatory Academy23276 N. 83rd Ave. Ste 1Peoria,...
Saturday
18 Jan 2025
 8:00 AM 
FLL League Challenge -- at ASU
ARIZONA FLL CHALLENGE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPDate: Jan 18 2025Event: Championship TournamentProgram: FIRST LEGO League Challenge Arizona State UniversityMemorial Union301 E Orange...
Saturday
18 Jan 2025
 8:00 AM 
Applied Technologies Saturday Kids Workshop Series
Copied from Applied Technologies Saturday Kids Workshop Series Back by popular demand, ALA Applied Technologies High School is excited to announce that the Construction...
Saturday
25 Jan 2025
 9:00 AM 
STEMteachersPHX:Forensic Science
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Saturday
25 Jan 2025
 8:00 AM 
FIRST PALO VERDE - GOODYEAR QUALIFIER
PALO VERDE - GOODYEAR QUALIFIERDate: Jan 25 2025Event: Qualifying Tournament - HybridProgram: FIRST Tech Challenge Trivium Preparatory Academy2001 N Bullard AveGoodyear, AZ 85395...
Saturday
25 Jan 2025
 8:00 AM 
FIRST SAGUARO BLOSSOM - MICROCHIP QUALIFIER
SAGUARO BLOSSOM - MICROCHIP QUALIFIERDate: Jan 25 2025Event: Qualifying Tournament - HybridProgram: FIRST Tech Challenge Microchip, Chandler2355 W. Chandler BlvdChandler, AZ...
Saturday
01 Feb 2025
 8:00 AM 
FIRST PETRIFIED WOOD - PHOENIX QUALIFIER
PETRIFIED WOOD - PHOENIX QUALIFIERDate: Feb 1 2025Event: Qualifying Tournament - HybridProgram: FIRST Tech Challenge Brophy College Preparatory4701 N Central AvePhoenix, AZ 85012...
Saturday
08 Feb 2025
 8:00 AM 
FIRST COPPER - QUEEN CREEK QUALIFIER
COPPER - QUEEN CREEK QUALIFIERDate: Feb 8 2025Event: Qualifying Tournament - HybridProgram: FIRST Tech Challenge American Leadership Academy23908 S. Hawes Rd.Queen Creek, AZ...
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