TAME Scholarship applications for the 2015-2016 school year are now open! Students submit one application to be considered for all applicable scholarships. The TAME Scholarship selection committee will review all applications and make final recommendations on the following awards: Alcoa Foundation ($2,000/award, Wichita Falls students only) ConocoPhillips ($2,000/award, accounting, computer science, engineering, or math majors only) Pratt […]
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May 2015: 30th Annual State Math & Science Competition
We’ve Come a Long Way Since 1985, And We’re Going Even Further In this month’s issue, we celebrate the 30th anniversary of the TAME State Math & Science Competitions. From our beginnings in Houston in 1985 to this month’s exciting event at the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics campus in Fort Worth, the Competitions have been the launchpad […]
Compete Like a Scientist: How to Talk To Your Students About Winning and Losing
“It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.” – Albert Einstein Now that TAME’s Competition season is over, it’s a good time to talk with your students about winning and losing. In this article, we’ll explore the “growth mindset,” a simple but revolutionary approach to learning that celebrates the […]
Midland Summer STEM Camp Seeks Students
TAME is proud to sponsor People Builders, a non-profit founded by TAME Alumna Katrieva Jones-Monroe, to bring a summer STEM camp to students in Midland, Texas this June. People Builders Association is holding its holding its 4th annual Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) summer camp for middle school students at Midland College Cogdell Learning […]
TAME Engineering Adventure: Jet Powered State Challenge
Students prepare to launch their jet powered blimp under the watchful eyes of a State Engineering Design Challenge Judge, a professional engineer from Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, the Host and Presenting Sponsor of the 2015 TAME State Math and Science Competition. Welcome to TAME Engineering Adventures! Every month we strive to bring you engineering activities that will […]
Former TAME Student Becomes International Champion of STEM Education
Katrieva Jones Monroe, standing center, goes over the lesson on designing a computer flight simulator at her 2010 Educators with a Purpose day camp. Photo by Tim Fischer/Midland Reporter-Telegram. TAME Alumna: “TAME really built me. They gave me a solid foundation. For the first time in my life, I saw where I could fit in. […]