The Engineering in Mass Collaborative is a unique collaboration of leaders from businesses, schools and higher education institutions focused on meeting the Commonwealth's growing need for a workforce skilled in the areas of math, science, engineering and technology. Career Programs Programs provide externships in industry for math, science and technology teachers from K-12. Programs help teachers to make connections with real world context and to use these for curriculum enhancement.
Stipends provide financial incentives to retain and attract teachers.
School to Career programs have, typically, helped facilitate these externships. Several companies have Retired Engineers groups. Joseph Lane, Retired Engineer, Analog Devices Inc. Teachers are helped to incorporate design modules into their curricula according to the frameworks. Programs enhance math, science and engineering awareness in K-12.