Discover Engineering Blog
DiscoverE’s blog features ideas and strategies you can use to nurture a student’s engineering identity and to celebrate how engineers and technicians make the world a better place.
DiscoverEngineering in the Classroom (and Beyond)!
Earlier this week, educators from across the country joined us for our Engineering in the Classroom and Beyond webinar, a dynamic and informative session designed to introduce teachers to the tools and resources that make...
Future City: Building the Next Generation of Change-Makers
Middle School Competition Blends Engineering, Creativity and Collaboration with Hands-on Learning When COVID-19 disrupted the school year in 2020, Michigan educator Susan Solomon was determined to keep her gifted and talented students engaged. Teaching at a Bureau...
Engineers Week 2025: Design Your Future
The Engineers Week 2025 theme, "Design Your Future," is both a call to action and a celebration of the limitless possibilities in engineering. It invites us to dream boldly, innovate relentlessly, and create a future shaped by our collective ingenuity. As we mark...
Chats with Change Makers: Millie Bigler
On Thursday, October 17, DiscoverE partnered with AISES, an organization that works to advance Indigenous people in STEM, on Chats with Change Makers. Our student host Enrique got to interview Change Maker Mille Bigler, a mechanical designer who engineers heating...
Chats with Change Makers: Ayanda Nyikana
On Thursday, September 19, DiscoverE partnered with the Project Management Institute Educational Foundation on Chats with Change Makers. Our student host Enrique got to interview Change Maker Ayanda Nyikana, a project manager and mechanical engineer who started...
Chats with Change Makers: Jay Abbott
On Thursday, December 7, DiscoverE partnered with the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME) on Chats with Change Makers. Our student host Kavya got to interview Change Maker Jay Abbott, a field engineer at McCarl's who uses advanced technology...
Creating Inclusive Experiences for Future Engineers!
The big myth in engineering is that engineers are born, not made. Meaning you are either destined to be an engineer due to some innate genetic makeup or you’re not. It's romantic to think that there is some destiny pulling engineers towards their calling, but the...
Transform a Student’s Future: Volunteer!
Why Volunteer? If you only do one thing this Engineers Week (Feb 18 – 24) we hope you’ll reach out to a school, classroom teacher, librarian, or after-school leader near you and offer to volunteer. I bet you have a bunch of reasons not to – you’re too busy, they...
Transform a Student’s Future on Giving Tuesday!
Today is #GivingTuesday! Around the world, people are giving to the causes that matter the most to them. Like you, DiscoverE believes every student in the world deserves access to free engineering and STEM experiences. DiscoverE has built an active community of...
Discovering DiscoverE for #GivingTuesday
DiscoverE believes every student in the world deserves access to free engineering and STEM experiences. Why does this matter? Numerous studies predict STEM job shortages based on industry growth. The US Bureau of Labor predicts a shortage of six million engineers...
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Engineers Week 2026: Transform Your Future
From the devices in our pockets to the bridges we drive across, from clean water systems to lifesaving medical innovations, engineering touches every part of our lives. That’s why each year, Engineers Week is a time to celebrate the people who make all this...
DiscoverE and Teach Engineering Team Up for Educators
Teaching Engineering: A Webinar for Educators in the Classroom and Other Learning Spaces! DiscoverE recently partnered with Teach Engineering to host a webinar that brought educators from across the country together to explore practical ways to introduce engineering...
Engineers Week 2026: Being an Effective Volunteer
Get ready to engage students in engineering! This webinar, hosted by DiscoverE on January 21, focused on how volunteers can provide meaningful engineering experiences for Engineers Week 2026 and beyond with DiscoverE's formula for success: positive messages + hands-on...