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Engineering in Elementary Schools

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Megan Holmes, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Jill Rulfs, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; John Orr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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AC 2007-2464: CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION FOR K-6ENGINEERING EDUCATIONMegan Holmes, Worcester Polytechnic Institute MEGAN HOLMES is a graduate student in Biomedical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. She received her Bachelors of Science degree in Biomedical Engineering in May 2005 from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and began working on the PIEE project in June 2005.Jill Rulfs, Worcester Polytechnic Institute JILL RULFS is Associate Professor of Biology & Biotechnology at WPI. In addition to being a former public school teacher herself, she has remained active in university/public school partnerships. She has served as a consultant for the Massachusetts

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Engineering in Middle Schools

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ibrahim Zeid, Northeastern University; Randal August, Northeastern University; Ronald Perry, Northeastern University; Emanuel Mason, Northeastern University; Jannon Farkis, Northeastern University; Marta Hersek, Northeastern University; Morgan Hynes, TechBoston; Haruna Tada, TechBoston; Felicia Vargas, TechBoston

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workingcollaboratively to integrate an innovative robotics curriculum into science, technology,engineering, and mathematics (STEM) courses in the Boston Public Schools and other raciallydiverse and economically disadvantaged Massachusetts school districts. The project issponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) program, Information TechnologyExperiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST). The project targets 7th and 8th grade STEMteachers, with students participating during summer and after school. The project addresses theurgent need to enhance student interest and performance in STEM courses, while fosteringskills that are important prerequisites for IT careers. In the near term, the project is helpingMassachusetts schools and students meet statewide

Conference Session

Engineering in Elementary Schools

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kate Hester, Museum of Science, Boston; Christine Cunningham, Museum of Science, Boston

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is Elementary: Engineering and Technology Lessons for Children (EiE) wasdesigned to meet the need for an appropriate and engaging engineering curriculum, whileaddressing the challenge of adding a new subject to the elementary school curriculum. Bycreating and testing lessons that are closely integrated with elementary science topics, EiEstrengthens the science program while introducing key engineering concepts and fosteringpositive attitudes towards engineers in ways that include girls and boys from a wide variety ofethnic and cultural backgrounds. EiE also seeks to expand children’s images of engineering, andbroaden their interests and expectations for the future.The EiE project is unique in a few ways—it focuses on engineering and it

Conference Session

Engineering in High Schools

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Greg Russ, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Jonathan Rice, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Carolyn Parker, George Washington University; John Raczek, University of Maryland; Bruce Jarrell, University of Maryland-School of Medicine; Taryn Bayles, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Julia Ross, University of Maryland-Baltimore County

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.Carolyn Parker, George Washington University Carolyn Parker is an Assistant Professor and lead faculty member to the Secondary Education Program in the Graduate School of Education and Human Development at the George Washington University. She holds a BS in Biology, MA in Teaching and PhD in Curriculum Instruction and Science Education. Dr. Parker’s research interests are in the achievement of women and underrepresented groups in science/technology.John Raczek, University of Maryland John W. Raczek is a Web Developer in the Office of Medical Education at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. His work focuses on developing software systems for education with an emphasis on

Conference Session

Enhancing K-12 Mathematics Education with Engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Pelletier, Northern Essex Community College; Paul Chanley, Northern Essex Community College

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bothtechnical education courses (science, physical science, and physics) and mathematics courseswithin the school district classrooms. Another major goal was to empower teachers to relate theapplied math topics to the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks for Mathematics and theCurriculum Frameworks for Science, Engineering and Technology. Toward this end, discussionswere held among the participants relating the material of the course to the standards of theCurriculum Frameworks.An outside evaluator evaluated this course with pre and post surveys and also conducted a sitevisit. The results of that evaluation are included in this paper.IntroductionBuilding Math Skills in Context: Integrating Mathematics with Engineering and Technology is aprofessional

Conference Session

Enhancing K-12 Mathematics Education with Engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Celina Bochis, University of Alabama; Steven Hsia, University of Alabama; Pauline Johnson, University of Alabama; Karen Boykin, University of Alabama; Sandra Wood, University of Alabama; Larry Bowen, University of Alabama; Kevin Whitaker, University of Alabama

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community service project led by professional engineers. In Page 12.907.8addition, the incorporated fun learning experiences, teambuilding and social activities help avoidsummer burn-out and encourage participation and bonding. Math classes are taught in blocks inthe mornings only. The afternoons are allocated by rotation to Living-Labs, Calculus Lab, andCommunity Service Project. One day per week is reserved for the learning experience throughthe field trips. Social activities and/or math tutoring are available in the evenings.Math Class The E-MAP program offers an alternative curriculum for pre

Conference Session

Engineering Student Involvement in K-12 Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cindy Mahler, The Boeing Company; Ann Broughton, Purdue University; Barrett Caldwell, Purdue University

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AC 2007-2402: FALL SPACE DAY – AN EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH ANDPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM MODELCindy Mahler, The Boeing Company CINDY MAHLER is an International Space Station systems integration engineer at the Boeing Company in Houston, Texas. She is the founder of Purdue Fall Space Day and has a vision for creating a National Organization to expand Fall Space Day not only geographically but also to use the model to reach out to students in other subject areas. While working at United Space Alliance in spaceflight training, Cindy was awarded a Silver Snoopy, the highest award given by Astronauts to less than 1% of the workforce, for the successful integration of the U.S. and Russian

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers – I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Sullivan, The College of New Jersey; Stephen O'Brien, The College of New Jersey; John Karsnitz, The College of New Jersey

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pace of technological innovation, and thespecialized requirements of programs such as the Infinity Project and PLTW haverequired a change in the basic education of a technology education professional.In an effort to begin to address these challenges the Department of Technological Studiesof The College of New Jersey has begun to reshape both the make-up of its faculty andthe focus of its curriculum. During the past year, two senior members have retired and thedepartment has hired two new faculty to fill these openings. The retiring faculty bothheld doctorates in education with a focus on industrial arts – one of the new facultymembers has a doctorate in aerospace engineering and the other has a doctorate inelectrical engineering. These two new

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers – II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Tufenkjian, California State University-Los Angeles; Ethan Lipton, California State University-Los Angeles

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engineering material into their teaching. Most indicated that they havechanged or plan to change their curriculum to incorporate the engineering concepts they learnedand the majority will use the engineering design challenge in their curriculum.Introduction and BackgroundAn increasing and significant number of business, academic, and political leaders, professionalassociations and coalitions continue to express their growing concern that our nation’s deficiencyin K-12 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education is approachinga crisis level. Their numbers represent all areas of the engineering, technology, science,mathematics, business and political communities. A sampling presents an overview of currentsentiment.The American

Conference Session

Gender and Accessibility Issues in K-12 Engineering Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Glenda Kelly, Duke University; Paul Klenk, Duke University; Gary Ybarra, Duke University; Lee Anne Cox, Duke University

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University in 1992 and has been on the ECE faculty at Duke University since 1993. In addition to his K-12 outreach work, his research interests include microwave imaging and electrical impedance tomography.Lee Anne Cox, Duke University Lee Anne Cox, B.S., is a second year graduate student in the Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University. She was awarded an NSF funded GK-12 Engineering Teaching Fellowship through the MUSIC Program (Math Understanding through Science Integrated with Curriculum) at Duke. For the past two years, in partnership with K-8 classroom teachers, she has taught hands-on, engaging science and engineering lessons to grades 3, 5, and 6 at Bethel Hill Charter School in

Conference Session

Engineering in Middle Schools

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Reid, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; Christine Floyd, Brownsburg East Middle School

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Way curriculum. Gateway is the introductory course to the PLTW program andis offered in seventh grade in Brownsburg’s two middle schools.There were 120 total students in the Gateway course in the fall 2006 semester at East MiddleSchool, 60 of which were in a section of the class implementing the tsunami activity. TheGateway course was an elective for seventh grade students. The sections that participated were67% male, 33% female. Students were placed in teams of 5-6 students per team around largetables, a typical arrangement for most projects in the class.This initial implementation involved incorporating the entire MEA in the Gateway course; a trueinterdisciplinary model of the project across social studies, science and Gateway has

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers – II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daphne Duncan, Purdue University; Euridice Oware, Purdue University; Monica Cox, Purdue University; Heidi Diefes-Dux, Purdue University

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Page 12.1189.11strongly agreed with the questions asked for each Mission to Mars activity (Figure 4s 4 and 5).Teachers seemed to feel that each activity was grade appropriate and would be feasible to use intheir classrooms.All of these activities were originally written to accompany 5th-6th grade science curriculums andthey had gone through extensive piloting and revision. To some degree, engineering thinking oran engineering design element was incorporated into these activities. Cleaning Water is a goodexample of an activity where engineering design was easily integrated into the original scienceactivity. However, teachers were less interested in and comfortable with this more engineeringproblem

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers – I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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R. Mark Nelms, Auburn University; Regina Halpin, Program Evaluation and Assessment

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AC 2007-1635: EXPERIENCE WITH AN ALTERNATIVE ENERGY WORKSHOPFOR MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHERSR. Mark Nelms, Auburn UniversityRegina Halpin, Program Evaluation and Assessment Page 12.712.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Experience with an Alternative Energy Workshop for Middle School Science Teachers Encouraging interest in science and engineering can begin early in the education process ifteachers have the proper training1. Discussed in this paper is an outreach activity for middleschool science teachers to provide them with the curriculum materials needed to foster students’interest in science and engineering. This

Conference Session

Innovative K-12 Engineering Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dewey Spangler, Virginia Tech; Olga Pierrakos, Virginia Tech

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learnimportant fundamental subjects in a well structured yet open minded and supportiveenvironment.Many high schools offer courses in engineering. Due to a lack of pre-requisite classes, thesecourses are usually introductory in nature and do not offer opportunities for students to studyvector and calculus based engineering mechanics1. The course coverage in GESN is the same asthat offered in a freshman or sophomore university level statics class, making it unique for a highschool curriculum. Exposing high school students to engineering before they apply to a collegeor university is beneficial since the rigorous course load of a university program makes itdifficult to complete an intended major without adding an extra year (or more) to the requiredtime.2

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Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers – I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leyla Conrad, Georgia Institute of Technology; Edward Conrad, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jill Auerbach, Georgia Institute of Technology

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AC 2007-1754: THE DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION AND ASSESSMENTOF AN ENGINEERING RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR PHYSICS TEACHERSLeyla Conrad, Georgia Institute of Technology Leyla Conrad is the Director of Outreach in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the Georgia Institute of Technology. She has been developing and leading programs for high school students and teachers, as well as ECE female students that supports the ECE’s undergraduate recruitment and retention efforts. Before her current appointment, she was the Education Director of the Microsystems Packaging Research Center (a NSF Engineering Research Center) where she created and implemented a highly integrated and

Conference Session

Engineering in Elementary Schools

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles Parsons, Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School; Debbie O'Hare, Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Elementary School; Robin Little, Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Elementary School; Pat Van Driessche, Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School; Kim Parsons, Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School; Marilyn Barger, University of South Florida; Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida

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cafeteria and computer monitoredmotion detectors are installed on the start and finish lines. In qualifying races for the big event,students determine speed and power parameters from hand acquired weight, time and distancedata. Excel calculations are used in fifth grade for various project data analysis and resultgraphing.The use of computer based sensors has lead to increased interest of students in how technologycan be used for a learning tool. This has carried over into other learning environments such asimproving their technology skills (use of search engines, accessing websites…). Thisimprovement has been assessed using a teacher developed rubric. As students use technology asa part of an integrated curriculum they begin to develop the schema

Conference Session

Engineering in High Schools

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sibel Uysal, Arizona State University; Sharon Kurpius-Robinson, Arizona State University; Dale Baker, Arizona State University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Chell Roberts, Arizona State University

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Curriculum and Instruction at Arizona State University. She earned her MA degree in Science Education at Arizona State University. Her BS degree is in Physics Education. Her principle research areas are inquiry-based learning and science and engineering education. She teaches an elementary science methods course for undergraduate students and is a research assistant on an NSF project.Dale Baker, Arizona State University Dale R. Baker is a Professor of Science Education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Arizona State University and was the Co-Editor of The Journal of Research in Science Teaching. She teaches courses in science curricula, teaching and learning, and assessment

Conference Session

Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs and Issues

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kelly Hutchinson, Purdue University; Shawn Stevens, University of Michigan; Namsoo Shin Hong, University of Michigan; Molly Yunker, University of Michigan; Cesar Delgado, University of Michigan; George Bodner, Purdue University; William Fornes, Purdue University; Nick Giordano, Purdue University; Joseph Krajcik, University of Michigan

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’ performance on sciencestandardized exams as they progress through school.5,6 This suggests that the lower performance Page 12.1258.2of older students on these exams is due at least partially to a lack of interest in science.Several promising strategies have been developed by science educators in an effort to increasestudents’ interests and positive attitudes toward science. Schwartz-Bloom and Halpininvestigated the introduction of pharmacology topics into biology and chemistry curriculums andfound that this topic was of interest to students in both science areas and thus caused an increasein student learning.1 Their work builds on previous research

Conference Session

Engineering in High Schools

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Douglas Oppliger, Michigan Technological University; Shawn Oppliger, Copper Country Intermediate School District; Mary Raber, Michigan Technological University; Robert Warrington, Michigan Technological University

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the program grows will ultimately be a function of programassessment and funding. Parallel efforts will include curricula design incorporating the newMichigan Merit Core Curriculum.IV. Integrating an Enterprise Model into the High School CurriculumThe pilot will begin as an extracurricular program, however for this initiative to be successful inthe long term it needs to help students meet the state graduation requirements developed inresponse to the Cherry Commission. The new Michigan Merit Core Curriculum establishes arigorous set of graduation requirements that are among the best in the nation. The requirementswere created to prepare students with the skills and knowledge needed to meet the demands ofthe 21st Century global economy.The

Conference Session

Engineering in High Schools

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Mativo, Ohio Northern University; Adam Stienecker, Ohio Northern University

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. The intensity of activities above indicates a need to interest secondary schoolstudents with STEM curriculum. With keen interest in introducing and energizing secondaryschool students to STEM curriculum, the authors (we), together with local secondary schoolteachers, evaluated the typical high school curriculum and found that while Science, Technology,and Mathematics (STM) were widely taught, Engineering was mostly absent in the curriculum.We also noted that engineering was the subject matter that brought STM to life throughapplication of the knowledge gained. After several discussions, the authors selectedMechatronics as an avenue for cultivating interest in STEM and maintaining it during highschool and post high school years because of its

Conference Session

Engineering in High Schools

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chris Merrill, Illinois State University; Rodney Custer, Illinois State University; Jenny Daugherty, University of Illinois,-Urbana-Champaign; Martin Westrick, University of Illinois,-Urbana-Champaign; Yong Zeng, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign

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analysis. “Because so many different designs and approaches exist to solving aproblem, a designer is required to be systematic or else face the prospect of wandering endlesslyin search of a solution” (p. 91). 10ConstraintsThe design processes utilized in engineering and technology education are very similar withsome notable exceptions. Lewis has suggested that engineering design places more emphasis onassessing constraints, trade-offs, and utilizing predictive analysis compared to technologyeducation. 1 The importance of constraints is, however, included in the Standards forTechnological Literacy: Content for the Study of Technology. 10 In Standard Eight, constraintsare viewed as an integral part of an iterative process that typically requires

Conference Session

Engineering Student Involvement in K-12 Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Malinda Zarske, University of Colorado at Boulder; Janet Yowell, University of Colorado at Boulder; Jacquelyn Sullivan, University of Colorado at Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado at Boulder; Diana Wiant, Centaurus High School

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and her M.S. in civil engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder.Janet Yowell, University of Colorado at Boulder JANET L. YOWELL is a K-12 Engineering Coordinator for the Integrated Teaching and Learning Program at the University of Colorado at Boulder. She is the Lafayette liaison for the TEAMS program and an editor for the TeachEngineering.org digital library. She holds a BA in communication from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Prior to joining the Integrated Teaching and Learning Program, she served as the technical editor for a CU water resources engineering simulation and optimization research center.Jacquelyn Sullivan, University of Colorado at Boulder

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Engineering Student Involvement in K-12 Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rebecca Blust, University of Dayton; Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton

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the familiarity of humanitarian actsassociated with the STEM disciplines to young women which may foster an increase inthe participation of women in the STEM fields. There are several benefits from studentsreceiving this type of exposure. However, our task was to focus upon two; First, thatservice learning has a positive impact of students’ perception of science and produced acorresponding increase in their interest in pursuing further education and careers in theSTEM fields. Second, that the new curriculum integrates social responsibility, diversityand ethics into the classroom environment. Exposure to these elements in addition to theSTEM topics not only increases female interest but also forms a better student that maybe better prepared

Conference Session

Engineering Student Involvement in K-12 Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Orr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Paula Quinn, Independent Consultant; Jill Rulfs, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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-K through post-secondary education programs and of professional development programs for educators. She has worked on projects relating primarily to the areas of literacy, science, technology, engineering, and math. Prior to joining the Donahue Institute, she worked as an independent assessment and evaluation consultant. Ms. Quinn received an M.A. in Developmental Psychology from Clark University and a B.A. in Psychology from Case Western Reserve University.Jill Rulfs, Worcester Polytechnic Institute JILL RULFS is Associate Professor of Biology & Biotechnology at WPI. In addition to being a former public school teacher herself, she has remained active in university/public

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Engineering Student Involvement in K-12 Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kate Caldwell, North Carolina State University; Jessica McCoy, North Carolina State University; Lynn Albers, North Carolina State University; Althea Smith, North Carolina State University; Elizabeth Parry, North Carolina State University

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to dedicate themselves to K-12 outreach.References1. Tori L. Bailey, Alexander T. Tung, and Beth L. Pruitt, Integration of K-12 Outreach with Design Projects in an Introductory Mechanical Engineering Course, Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education/Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

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Gender and Accessibility Issues in K-12 Engineering Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Klenk, Duke University; Frank Dreher, Duke University; Emilie Condon, Githens Middle School; Gary Ybarra, Duke University; Lara Oliver, Duke University; Glenda Kelly, Duke University; Nancy Shaw, Duke University

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father of the Mu Chapter of Pi Kappa Phi fraternity.Emilie Condon, Githens Middle School Emilie Condon, MA, MAT-ESOL is in her 7th year as an English as a Second Language public school teacher, currently at Sherwood Githens Middle School in Durham, North Carolina. Her classroom’s second language acquisition has had two foci: hands-on science curriculum and literacy—with an emphasis on photography and reading. The former has been a remarkable collaboration with Gary Ybarra, Ph. D. and Duke University’s Pratt School of Engineering, and the latter with the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University.Gary Ybarra, Duke University Gary A. Ybarra, Ph.D. is a Professor and Director of

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering and Pre-College Outreach Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore

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and Technology(ABET) [7] and provides a continuumfor engineering and technology education in the K-16 system. Development and effectiveimplementation of “Technology Education” curricula based on these standards at theelementary, middle, and high school levels in concert with science and mathematicseducation and their respective standards [8-10] will complete the K-12 STEM educationframework for the new millennium, with appropriate interfaces to higher education inengineering and technology fields in colleges and universities. “Science Education” and “Mathematics Education” have been an integral part of a broadbased school curriculum for all students. “Technology education”, however has beenprimarily associated with “vocational technology” and

Conference Session

Gender and Accessibility Issues in K-12 Engineering Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Veronica Burrows, Arizona State University; Judy Sutor, Arizona State University; Marilyn Carlson, Arizona State University

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AC 2007-317: HIGH SCHOOL MATH AND SCIENCE TEACHERS' AWARENESSOF GENDER-EQUITY ISSUES FROM A RESEARCH-BASED WORKSHOPStephen Krause, Arizona State University Stephen J. Krause is Professor and an Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies in the School of Materials in the Fulton School of Engineering at Arizona State University. His teaching responsibilities are in the areas of design and selection of materials, general materials engineering, polymer science, and characterization of materials. His research interests are in innovative education in engineering and K-12 engineering outreach. He has co-developed a Materials Concept Inventory for assessing fundamental knowledge of students in

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers – II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marilyn Barger, University of South Florida; Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida; Robin Little, Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Elementary School; Chuck Parsons, Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Elementary School; Kim Parsons, Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School; Pat Van Driessche, Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School; Debbie O'Hare

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integrated throughout their curriculum in a developmentally appropriateway? The success of Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School Center for Mathematics andEngineering Program, Pinellas County, FL, is largely built upon the track we took in answeringthis question. Over three years ago as we began to build an engineering program for our brandnew school, we knew that teacher professional development would be the key to our success. Atthat time, there were a few model options. Although a “turn-key” curriculum was not available,there were some commercial products that did provide an engineering element for elementaryeducation. Such packages have the attractive component that “training” would be provided bythe vender and the classroom materials were

Conference Session

Innovative K-12 Engineering Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Liesl Hotaling, Stevens Institute of Technology; Beth McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology; Carol Shields, Stevens Institute of Technology; Mercedes McKay, Stevens Institute of Technology; Susan Lowes, Columbia University; Christine Cunningham, Museum of Science, Boston; Cathy Lachapelle, Museum of Science, Boston; Shih-Ying Yao, Museum of Science, Boston

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engineering concepts can be introduced at an early grade level. • Teachers reported that students developed a better understanding of what engineers do. • Teachers found the EiE lessons furthered objectives for science in the classroom and reinforced concepts already taught in class. • Student understanding of science concepts improved as a result of interaction with the EiE materials. • Teachers plan to integrate the EiE lessons into their existing science curriculum. • Both teachers and students felt comfortable using the engineering design process. • Students learned that there are different ways to solve problems. • Students were active learners and motivation was positively affected; they were engaged and