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Thomas Cup 2023

February 09, 2023

The Thomas Cup is officially back for the 8th annual event! Join us at Thomas College in Waterville, Maine for an all-nighter March 31-April 1, 2023.The Thomas Cup is a free event for Maine high schoolers in which teams of five students compete in science, technology, engineering, and innovation competitions to see their names on the Thomas Cup and win scholarships worth up to $10,000 over four years. Competition areas include cyber defense, esports, computer science, and crime scene… READ MORE

Maine App Challenge deadline is fast approaching!

February 07, 2023 · Maine students age 13+ must submit apps by March 31st.

This year's Maine App Challenge deadline is March 31, 2023. In cooperation with University of Maine and Educate Maine Project>Login, Tyler’s Maine App Challenge provides the opportunity for Maine students to explore the world of software design and development. Created in 2015, this annual Challenge provides Maine students the chance to show off their skills and creativity by building a mobile application. Not only is this a unique way to develop abilities, but participants also have the… READ MORE

Register to attend Tech Night on March 24!

January 19, 2023 · our event for middle school students during the Maine Science Festival

Registration is now open for Tech Night! Join us Friday March 24 during the Maine Science Festival when we take over the Maine Discovery Museum in Downtown Bangor! Geared towards middle school students, this event is for pre-teens and teens to come explore cutting-edge hands-on technology and cool tech tools, computing devices, and sweet gear. Make your 3D printed dreams come true, try our AR/VR or code some robots to run a make or maybe even try some programming. Pre-register on Eventbrite to… READ MORE

2023 TI Codes Contest - Submissions due by 2/15/23

January 12, 2023

TI Codes Contest is back with a new theme and all-new challenge! Gather a team of thinkers, tinkerers, inventors and coders to engineer a solution that leads to a happy planet. The challenge is to combine TI technology and your team’s skills to design and build a working prototype of your idea for a chance to win the grand prize. Apply today! READ MORE

CSTA / Infosys Foundation USA Computer Science Teaching Excellence Award Applications Are Open!

January 09, 2023

The CS Teaching Excellence Awards are designed to recognize outstanding teaching by K–12 computer science teachers. Winners excel in inspiring students to explore the computer science field, engaging students in learning rigorous standards-aligned computer science content, and broadening the participation of underrepresented students in computing. CSTA will select at least three K-5 CS teachers and three 6-8 teachers of the fifteen national winners. These awards were made possible by a grant… READ MORE

Happy Computer Science Education Week!

December 05, 2022

Project>Login is proud to support 2022 CS Ed Week! In addition to highlighting events around Maine, we are pleased to share events from our national partners including the calendar of CS Ed Week Events and the 2022 Hour of Code Launch. Follow-along on our facebook page for updates from around the state all week long. READ MORE

2023 Code.org Applications Are Now Open

November 29, 2022 · Apply Today!

Educate Maine and the Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance are excited to announce that applications for Code.org's Professional Learning Program are now open. If your school is looking to offer Code.org's computer science (CS) courses at the middle or high school level in 2023-24, please encourage interested teachers to apply today. Code.org's Professional Learning Program is an intensive, year-long professional learning program for middle and high school educators who are interested… READ MORE

2023 Maine Science Festival Call for Ideas

November 01, 2022

Project>Login is once again producing Tech Night with our MSF partners. If you want to present a fun workshop session, demo, or activity that focuses on computer science or digital learning fill out our call for ideas! READ MORE

New Career Opportunities at Husson University

October 26, 2022

Husson University is hiring for multiple positions within the School of Technology and Innovation. The listings are available at - https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/husson If you filter by Adjunct - you will find one for 3D modeling and one for Animation If you filter by Faculty - you will find three positions related to Tech READ MORE

K-12 Space STEM program Info Sessions

October 21, 2022 · Join us in November in Houlton & Machais

Funded by NASA, MaxIQ Space is collaborating with Educate Maine and the Maine Space Grant Consortium to deliver a K-12 Space STEM program in 2023. The goal of this program is to promote STEM skills and open up career opportunities in the growing space sector. In April 2022, the development of the Maine Space Sector was confirmed (press release link https://www.pressherald.com/2022/04/24/maines-planning-to-build-a- spaceport-heres-how-it-could-become-a-leader-in-the-industry/), and this… READ MORE