Volunteers

Join Central Texas Discover Engineering (CTDE) in its mission to excite Central Texas K-12 students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM):

  • Visit an area elementary, middle and/or high school classroom or set of classrooms
  • Introduce and facilitate a hands-on activity and give students the opportunity to experience the engineering design process
  • Discuss your job and share a “day in the life of an engineer”
  • Discuss the reasons you chose engineering as a major and career, your career path, and your struggles along the way
  • Get connected to additional volunteer opportunities to judge science fairs, help at science/STEM nights at local schools, help with hands-on activities at area libraries, speak to STEM clubs or robotics teams, and more

4 Steps to Get Involved with CTDE:

1. Sign up with GivePulse

Volunteer registration IS OPEN. CTDE is using GivePulse to make it easy for STEM professionals to connect with K-20 educators, classrooms, out of school time programs, and other volunteer opportunities.

Scan the requests for volunteers from CTDE affiliates towards the bottom of our CTDE group page on GivePulse or search the requests for volunteers to find a STEM volunteer request that meets your interests, proximity, and/or availability. Use keywords such as STEM, science, technology, engineering, math, computer science, coding, computing, etc. to narrow your search.

2. Plan your visit

Once you are matched with a school and confirmed with the request, you should:

3. Provide Feedback

Once you have completed your school visit please fill out this brief Classroom Visit Feedback Form so we can keep track of how many kids we reached this year in our Annual Report.

4. Stay Involved

We are always looking for STEM professionals and educators to contribute to our program, which reaches over 14,000 students in Central Texas each year.  You can stay involved by:

Volunteer Resources

Have Questions or Need More Information?

Email volunteer@centexeweek.org

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