Connection technology [maths/science education summer school]

Students need to be able to place math and science concepts into the context of real world problems. They need a better understanding of today´s technological world; and they need information to help them make reasoned educational and career decisions. Teachers need opportunities to improve their skills, broaden their horizons, and work with state-of-the-art equipment not available at their schools. The Florida Atlantic University (FAU) College of Engineering has been helping students and teachers meet these needs through its Technology Connection (TC) summer program. Now in its fourteenth year the TC program has enjoyed many successes and has achieved widespread recognition for its efforts to cultivate and stimulate secondary student and teacher interest in math, science, computers, and engineering. Program organization, activities, staffing funding, and cost-benefits are described in this paper