PEERS -- Information for Engineers

IEEE developed PEERS (Pre-University Educator/Engineer Resource Site) to encourage collaboration and sharing between engineers and educators, and to provide resources to facilitate joint efforts to encourage students in the study of science, mathematics, and technology.

The need for "technological literacy" is expanding and schools are being held responsible for producing technologically literate citizens. However, educators, like every other segment of society, possess different levels of technical awareness. Some teachers may be very prepared to teach about technology. Others may not feel as confident. Engineers who use, develop, and apply technology as a regular part of their everyday jobs are in a key position to become valuable resources to the education community. Working together, engineers and educators can have a positive impact on the level of technical preparedness of future generations. To succeed, teachers and engineers need to learn more about each other and what is needed to establish on-going cooperative alliances.

PEERS Engineer Resources:

• Information on how teachers work and how students learn
• Highlights on the day to day work experiences of educators, to help engineers be more familiar with their schedules, demands, and expectations
• Tips on how to be an enhancement to the teacher’s day
• How to start
• General information about education
• Success stories of educator/engineer partnerships
• Additional internet resources