As part of Engineers Week to encourage kids to study science and math, IBM will hold a special Engineering Blitz at Overfelt High School in East San Jose on Monday, March 14th.
IBM is looking for 75 volunteers to visit 15 classrooms, for one period or more. A sample presentation will be available and simple instructions of what to expect in a high school class will be provided ahead of time to make it easy for you. Select the period you’d like to volunteer for and email your RSVP to Beatriz Ibarra, bibarra@us.ibm.com.
If you have any questions about this opportunity, contact Lynn Guest, lguest@us.ibm.com.
1st Period (7:20 – 8:15 a.m.)
2nd Period (8:20 – 9:15 a.m.)
3rd Period (9:35 – 10:15 a.m.)
4th Period (10:50 – 11:45 a.m.)
5th Period (11:50 – 12:45 p.m.)
6th Period (1:20 – 2:15 p.m.)
7th Period (2:20 – 3:15 p.m.)
SHPE Silicon Valley Committment:
Over the last 2-3 years, SHPE Silicon Valley has been partnering with various companies in the Silicon Valley to promote their community outreach initiatives and events. It’s an opportunity to participate in their events and promote engineering in the community. Best of all its an opportunity to share best practices to take back to your own company. Please help make a difference in the community and volunteer if have time on your busy schedule.
Background on Engineers Week:
If you go to any classroom today you?re bound to see iPods, cell phones and hear chatter about the latest and greatest video games. But despite the fact that kids are rabid consumers of the latest and greatest technologies, the number of students pursing engineering and science degrees continues to decline. Starting early February and running throughout the remainder of the school year, engineering professionals will take to the streets and classrooms as part of Engineers Week to try to buck that trend. You can sign up for Eweek here: http://www.svec.org/DiscoverE/engrsnup.html
The classrooms listed are those for teachers that want a speaker to visit their classroom. Search for a school that is convenient, click on the ‘volunteer’ button,
and contact the teacher to setup your school visit at a date and time that is convenient for you.
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