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Middle School Capstone Engineering Projects (Work in Progress)

Conference Session
Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session
Collection
2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Kenneth Berry, Southern Methodist University
Tagged Divisions
Pre-College Engineering Education
Secretary’s Commission on Necessary Skills (SCANS) surveyed industry to identifythe most important workforce skills [3]. The commission identified several skills includingcreativity, teamwork, budgeting skills, communication, leadership, project management, andseveral others. In education these are sometimes referred to as industry “soft skills.” They havebeen consolidated into the 4 Cs. The 4 Cs in education are collaboration, communication, criticalthinking and creativity skills [4]. Most preK-12 education is focused on content knowledgebecause it can be listed in standards and tested easily. Skill development is not as easy toobjectively test. As a result, there are no tests for the 4 Cs and they do not reside in academicstandards, and therefore
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Overview of a Multi-Disciplinary Online Engagement Model for Female Hispanic Students in Pre-College STEM-Oriented Programs (Work in Progress)

Conference Session
Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session
Collection
2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Kaylee Andree Wersant, University of Texas at El Paso; Diane Elisa Golding, University of Texas at El Paso; Irma Y. Torres-Catanach, University of Texas at El Paso; Karla Alejandra Ayala, University of Texas at El Paso; Nora Cuvelier, University of Texas at El Paso; Ivonne Santiago P.E., University of Texas at El Paso; Victor Manuel Garcia Jr., University of Texas at El Paso
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Pre-College Engineering Education
, but incorporate complementary topics that can potentially strengthen the professional, personal, employability and soft skills of pre-college students. 2. As reported in [13], minimizing the gender stereotype in a teaching and learning environment enables a sense of belonging and an increases engagement. The use of female role models was actively adopted by this program to mitigate the gender stereotype and increase the engagement of Hispanic female pre-college students. The workshop facilitators and mentors were female individuals from either academia or industry. From the post-workshop survey for pre-college students, having female role models and mentors contributed to increasing the confidence of
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