About Us
Teach Engineering is a FREE library of classroom-tested, standards-aligned K-12 STEM resources created in collaboration with educators across the nation.
Our goal is to help educators put the ‘E’ in STEM— by making applied science, technology, and math come alive through engineering design and design thinking.
Free hands-on K-12 engineering resources that use low-cost, readily available materials.
Improve students' understanding of fundamental engineering, math, science and technology concepts by engaging their design, visualization, creativity and teamwork skills.
All resources are written by educators for educators, have been classroom tested and are reviewed by external educators and engineers.
Most of our resources are aligned to K-12 math and science educational standards such as Next Generation Science Standards, Standards of Technology and Engineering Literacy, and/or Common Core Math Standards.
Our comprehensive "how-to" videos augment our curriculum, providing step-by-step guidance to help educators seamlessly integrate hands-on engineering lessons and activities into their classrooms.
Teach Engineering's History
Teach Engineering was founded in 2001 with a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF).
Teach Engineering continues to expand with published curricula from nearly 100 different institutions, including many NSF Research Experience for Teachers (RET) sites across the country. Each curricular resource includes acknowledgements recognizing individual authors along with any supporting programs, institutions, or organizations that contributed to its development.
In 2010, Teach Engineering received a "recognition of excellence" award from the National Science Digital Library—the National Science Foundation's online library of resources and collections for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education and research.
In 2020, Teach Engineering's Professional Development was the first program to receive endorsement from the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE).
Teach Engineering is part of the Center for Technology Workforce Innovation (CTWI) at the College of Engineering & Applied Science at the University of Colorado Boulder. CTWI's mission is to build the technology workforce of the future by supporting organizations and initiatives that strengthen and expand the nation's technology talent pool (K-12 through career).