The Siemens Foundation, in partnership with Discovery Education, is proud to introduce the first-of-its-kind national STEM education program for teachers. Designed to support educators in their efforts to foster student achievement in STEM, the program will include the first online shared repository of STEM best teaching practices, a National Teacher Academy bringing together science educators from across the country, and an ongoing webinar series featuring leading scientists and experts in their fields. Visit the link below for more information.

The Siemens Foundation provides more than $7 million annually in support of educational initiatives in the areas of science, technology, engineering and math in the United States.

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On December 7, the Siemens Foundation announced the results of the Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology. The $100,000 grand prize winning team is Sean Karson of Winter Park, Florida, Dan Liu of Austin, Texas and Kevin Chen of Missouri City, Texas, and the individual winner is Ruoyi Jiang of East Setauket, New York. Twenty national finalists earned scholarships ranging from $10,000 to $100,000. The press conference and award presentations are now available for replay.

 
NEW! The 2009 grand prize winners of Siemens Competition in Math, Science, and Technology will ring the closing bell of the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday January 28 at 4:00pm EST. A live webcast starting at 3:59pm EST will be available on the NYSE web page. The closing bell is also carried live on CNBC, Fox Business News, CNN and Bloomberg TV. 

NYSE Bell Ringing Video

2009 Competition Highlights Video

View the student presentations

The grand prize winning team from the inaugural year of the Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge, Team Dead Weight from West Branch, Iowa, met with Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and

Dr. John P. Holdren, Assistant to the President for Science and Technology and Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

on October 8, along with their teacher and mentor Hector Iberra, Siemens Foundation and Discovery Education executives. As a result of the team's efforts, the Environmental Protection Agency recently announced that it would reverse its previous position and begin the process of writing rules to ban lead wheel weights in tires. In August the students presented their project about the environmental hazards of lead wheel weights in tires to an audience of New York area youth and UN representatives as part of the United Nations International Youth Day.

UN Radio Interview

Photo Gallery of the Day's events

We Can Change the World Challenge Website

Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge Commercial Spot