MESA Advisors
Educators are the backbone of the Rocky Mountain MESA program.
We are excited to welcome three new schools joining the RM-MESA family this semester, spring 2023, and look forward to bringing everyone together in April for our RM-MESA Jamboree!
Here are some resources for your RM MESA year
Save the Dates
April 17-28, 2023
RM-MESA Jamboree pre-judging (virtual)
Design brief and Poster for competitive teams will be judged and scored.
Teams will submit materials ahead of time for judging.
April 29, 2023
RM-MESA Jamboree (State Competition and Showcase in-person) at Colorado School of Mines
- Celebration and gathering of all RM-MESA programs and schools.
- State competition (maximum 2 teams per school may compete)
- Non-competitive showcase
June 26-29, 2023
National Engineering Design Competition in Albuquerque, New Mexico (in-person)
- The winning team and advisor from the State Jamboree will represent Colorado at the national competition.
- General NEDC overview can be found here.
- See last year’s teams and projects under State Teams tab
June TBD 2023
MESA USA Advisor Summer Convening (virtual)
- National gathering of MESA advisors sharing experiences, best practices, and knowledge supporting teachers in making their MESA programs stronger
Resources
22/23 NEDC Guidelines are linked here.
- These are the same guidelines as in previous years and will be used for the 22/23 RM-MESA Jamboree competitive teams.
The recorded sessions from the Winter Advisor Convening will be posted to the MESA USA YouTube Channel.
Find Out More:
“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.”
STEM Exploration
Teach Engineering: A searchable, web-based digital library collection populated with standards-based engineering curricula for use by K-12 teachers
Link Engineering: An online community of educators interested in providing meaningful engineering experiences to PreK-12 students of all abilities
eGFI: An interactive website created by the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) to promoting and enhance efforts to improve K-12 STEM and engineering education.
Sparkfun: Provides curriculum, professional development, materials/kits, and research to support STEM Education focusing on electronics, robotics, and computer science
Engineering Games: A list of games to help understanding of some aspects of engineering.
All About Circuits: A resource for electricity, how it works, how circuits work, and much more.