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Using the Remind App to Engage Families in Engineering Talk and Design (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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Amber Simpson Binghamton University Orcid 16x16 orcid.org/0000-0001-5467-4885

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Amber Simpson is an Associate Professor of Mathematics Education in the Teaching, Learning and Educational Leadership Department at Binghamton University. Her research interests include (1) examining individual's identity(ies) in one or more STEM disciplines and (2) investigating family engagement in and interactions around STEM-related activities.

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Abstract

Recent research has documented how talking about science and engineering concepts with family and friends, particularly parents and siblings, is one of the most influential informal learning experiences for an individual’s identity development and pursuit of a career in STEM. This research points to the home environment and family connections as another, and perhaps an alternative, context to support the development and growth of youth’s identity in STEM compared to more formal (e.g., classrooms) and non-formal (e.g., museums, libraries) contexts. To build upon this research, the goal of this study was to examine the use of the Remind app as a way to get family members with a child in grades 2–5 talking about engineering and engineers in their home and community environments. This resource exchange will focus on (a) how to develop and implement an overall process of using the Remind app as a research tool with family participants; and (b) the pros and cons of using the Remind app.

Simpson, A. (2024, June), Using the Remind App to Engage Families in Engineering Talk and Design (Resource Exchange) Paper presented at 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Portland, Oregon. https://peer.asee.org/48244

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