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Engineering Lessons for Family Engagement (Resource Exchange)

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Conference

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Location

Portland, Oregon

Publication Date

June 23, 2024

Start Date

June 23, 2024

End Date

July 12, 2024

Conference Session

Instructional Showcase

Tagged Division

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

Tagged Topic

Professional Interest Council (PIC)

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Natasha Wilkerson Texas A&M University

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Natasha Wilkerson is a Ph.D. student in Curriculum & Instruction with an emphasis in engineering education at Texas A&M University. She received her B.S. in Aerospace Engineering and her M.S. in Curriculum & Instruction from Texas A&M University. She is the President of the Cosmic Leap Foundation and Co-Founder of Vivify, LLC.

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Justin Wilkerson Texas A&M University

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Abstract

In an effort to engage underserved communities with engineering education, a STEM company and a university have partnered to offer STEM Family Nights to Title I campuses. A STEM Family Night is an evening of hands-on science, math, and engineering activities for students and families to complete together. These events generate excitement for STEM learning and pathways and build a school culture of STEM learning. In this session, we will share 3 low-prep and low-cost engineering lessons that target grades K - 8 and promote learning of engineering habits of mind and practices in an informal setting with families. The activities have been vetted by science teachers and implemented in over 100 STEM family events.

Wilkerson, N., & Wilkerson, J. (2024, June), Engineering Lessons for Family Engagement (Resource Exchange) Paper presented at 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Portland, Oregon. https://peer.asee.org/47287

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