Be a Judge!

FLATE and FM are encouraging manufacturers and other STEM professionals to sign up to judge the 2021 spring statewide virtual CTE student competitions:

Skills USA Florida April 12,-26, 2021

You can learn all both the different competitions and sign up to judge specific events on their websites. These are events you will want to experience, and working with students is very rewarding. Check them out and sign up today!

ET Forum Tech Talks

ET Forum Tech Talks webinar series starts in Jan 2021! This series focus on important, emerging technologies that manufacturing 2-year technician programs should be including in their programs.  industry experts present the technical side of emerging Industry 4.0 technologies and provide techniques and tools for technician educators to use in their classrooms.  The series is co-hosted by Dr. Marilyn Barger, Director of FLATE, a part of the FloridaMakes Network, and Ms. Lara Sharp, Program Director of Engineering, Manufacturing, and Building Arts at St. Petersburg College, and in partnership with the Florida Department of Education. You can find out more on the FLATE Calendar of Events

TECH TALKS SESSION 3: Friday April 23, 9-10 am (Eastern Time) with Mike Ennis, Business Advisor, Economic Development Commission of Florida’s Space Coast, who will explore OSHA for Manufacturing.

FLATE’s Presentations, Publications & Webinars

FLATE’s presentations, publications, and webinars provide resources for all STEM educators and anyone interested in outreach for manufacturing. Topics include facility tours, summer or after school programs, specific manufacturing education and/or career resources. To access this material and more educational resources visit Madeinflorida.org and FLATE-PBWorks.com/presentations.

If you have suggested speakers or topics for the series,  please submit them to Danielly Orozco-Cole .

Please contact us at this email address:
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