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"popular engineering classes free of charge to students and educators around the world. Stanford Engineering Everywhere (SEE) expands the Stanford experience to students and educators online. A computer and an Internet connection are all you need. View lecture videos, access reading lists and other course handouts, take quizzes and tests, and communicate with other SEE students, all at your convenience. SEE programming includes one of Stanford's most popular sequences: the three-course Introduction to Computer Science taken by the majority of Stanford's undergraduates and seven more advanced courses in artificial intelligence and electrical engineering."

" Free & Open. A Gentle Introduction to Python is 100% free, just like all OpenCourseWare. Anyone can join, and you're welcome to share your work. Learning Powerhouse. Pick up Python from leading innovators in online learning. MIT's chops. Codecademy's exercises. OpenStudy's study groups. P2PU's community. Need we say more? Weekly Lessons. Make friends with some smarties, and start programming from Week 1. Open for signup now, course starts October 15."

The 100 Year Starship Study aims to stimulate students, academia, industry, researchers and the public to consider possibilities and issues surrounding long-duration, long-distance spaceflight. The 100 YSS public symposium will feature presentations of papers and panel discussion in seven relevant tracks related to interstellar travel: Time-Distance Solutions; Habitats and Environmental Science; Biology and Space Medicine; Education, Social, Economic and Legal Considerations; Destinations; Philosophical and Religious Considerations; and Communication of the Vision.

"Welcome to the Alaska Airmen's Association! With more licensed pilots per capita than any state in the union, the Airmen's Association includes 2,800 members, one of the largest General Aviation state memberships in the country. Our mission is to promote aviation, enhance safety and support initiatives that benefit pilots and our growing aviation community. Whether you're a veteran pilot or just discovered a passion for aviation, the Alaska Airmen's Association is proud to welcome new members who share the wonders of flight on the Last Frontier!"

open online math homework system (MyOpenMath.com) that David and other community college faculty have developed for faculty and students to use with open textbooks. For math teachers, a free and open textbook is great, but they can be hard to find, and hard to adopt if you're used to having publisher-provided online homework

"Welcome to ThinkGlobalFlight.com - Fostering international strategic alliances with industry, associations, organizations, and the educational community. Scheduled departure 2013 ThinkGlobal recognizes the importance of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics education. This significant international flight will bring meaning and awareness for the importance of STEM to American students.

a resource for teachers who are interested in having a classroom blog. The wiki includes class videos explaining the benefits of blogging, how to compose a quality comment, and the importance of the Creative Commons license. I chronicle the steps I've taken to teach my students how to compose quality comments and have tips to help teachers develop their own online communities. Included are links to other educational bloggers and sample posts organized by subject matter. I hope that teachers will find the wiki helpful and will open up their classrooms through educational blogging.

NASA's DEVELOP Program -- 2012 Spring and Summer Sessions DEVELOP is a NASA Science Mission Directorate Applied Sciences-sponsored internship that fosters the training and development of students in the atmospheric and earth sciences. The DEVELOP Program extends the application of NASA earth science research and technology to meet societal needs. Students conduct projects that focus on the practical application of NASA's earth science research and demonstrate how results can benefit partner organizations and local communities.

"Rachel Simmons is passionate about teaching her students to be responsible leaders and citizens as well as accomplished artists. Her interests range from collaborative community art projects to climate change, marine pollution and ecotourism. Research and geography inform her work; she traveled to Antarctica in 2008 and 2009, and will visit Iceland this summer to study appropriate scale and the sustainable landscape. "

"biographical information on the astronauts. These biographies are prepared by the Astronaut Office of the Johnson Space Center and are provided through the Internet as a public service to the World Wide Web community. "

"Introducing AOPA AV8RS, AOPA's new youth membership free to teens aged 13 to 18. Through AV8RS, you'll be introduced to the world of aviation and given the support and encouragement to pursue your dreams and aspirations. AV8RS membership includes a digital subscription to Flight Training magazine, access to members-only content on aopa.org, special AV8RS social communities through Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and tumblr, a dedicated AV8RS blog, opportunities to win flight training scholarships and more. "

"Space junk and satellite fragments pose an increasing danger to the international space community."

"The ComPADRE Digital Library is a network of free online resource collections supporting faculty, students, and teachers in Physics and Astronomy Education. Each of our collections contain materials designed for a specific community. Browse below to find a collection right for you."

"The Open Clipart Library (OCAL) is the Largest Collaboration Community that creates, shares and remixes clipart. All clipart is released to the public domain and may be used in any project for free and with no restrictions. "

" PATH (Pilots And Teachers Handbook) materials, said Katie Pribyl, vice president of communications. The free PATH Handbook includes 11 modules for middle-school-aged students, along with worksheets, exercises, quizzes, and learning objectives on topics such as weight and balance, flight controls, weather, and aviation history. It can be ordered from AOPA or downloaded free of charge. Pribyl said. Supplemental materials are available for other age groups, including connect-the-dots puzzles for kindergarten through third grade and an aviation career guide for those in grades 9 through 12."

AOPA online aviation safety courses on a wide range of topics - runway safety, mountain flying, radio communication, weather, more...

CalWomenTech Project model - institutionalize gender equity strategies into community college sites. IWITTS working with the sites to ensure sustainability beyond the life of the Project - similar for aviation programs, retention strategies

Collaborative learning space for science - a free science library and personal learning tool. Scitable currently concentrates on genetics and cell biology, resources for the budding scientist, with advice about effective science communication and career paths.

PROMOTE world fellowship through flight, PROVIDE networking opportunities for woman and aviation education in the community, and PRESERVE the unique history of women in aviation. Female pilots at ERAU welcome to join us!

technical manual to introduce basic pilot skills and knowledge thatare essential for piloting airplanes. operation ofvarious airplane systems.  realm of flight and information and guidance in the performance of procedures and maneuversrequired for pilot certification. Topics such as navigation and communication, meteorology, use of flight informationpublications, regulations, and aeronautical decision making