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Enhancing K12 Mathematics Education with Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heath Tims, Louisiana Tech University; Galen Turner, Louisiana Tech University; Don Schillinger, Louisiana Tech University

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AC 2008-2111: IMELT: INTEGRATING MATHEMATICS, ENGINEERING, ANDLITERACY IN THE TEACHING OF MATHEMATICSHeath Tims, Louisiana Tech University Dr. Heath Tims is an assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering at Louisiana Tech University. He received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Louisiana Tech University in 2001. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, in 2003 and 2005 respectively. His research focus is dynamic systems, modeling, and controls. He is also involved with STEM educational research at the college and pre-college level.Galen Turner, Louisiana Tech University Dr. Galen Turner III is the Maxfield Professor of

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Enhancing K12 Mathematics Education with Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wendy Huang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Barbara Brizuela, Tufts University; Peter Wong, Tufts University

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inquantitative professions. “To take full advantage of the benefits and to recognize, address, oreven avoid the pitfalls of technology, Americans must become better stewards of technologicalchange” (Pearson, 20043).The Building Math project sought to address the demonstrated needs described above bydeveloping activities that integrate algebra and engineering. This was not an easy endeavor, asexisting activities tended to emphasize one subject over the other, or require a team of teachers(i.e., technology, science, and math) to coordinate over a fairly lengthy period of time. Afterseveral iterations of implementing activities in pilot classrooms, activities that successfullyintegrated algebra and engineering had these qualities: (1) the activities

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Engineering Professional Development for K12 Teachers

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brant Miller, University Of Minnesota; Tamara Moore, University Of Minnesota

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2008-1141: IMPACTS OF AN ENGINEERING RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FORTEACHERS ON CLASSROOM INTEGRATION OF STEM CONCEPTS IN GRADE6-12 SCIENCEBrant Miller, University Of Minnesota Brant Miller is a doctoral student in Science Education at the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. He received his B.S and M.S degrees from Black Hills State University in the field of Education. Before pursuing his doctoral work, Brant was a middle school science teacher for six years. His research interests include the infusion of engineering content into the K-12 curricular framework and professional development for K-12 STEM teachers.Tamara Moore, University Of Minnesota Tamara J. Moore is a Assistant Professor of

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Topics in K-12 Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Miller, Society of Automotive Engineers International; Elizabeth Bachrach, Goodman Research Group, Inc.

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classroom curriculum materials and local news products. Dr. Bachrach earned a doctorate in Developmental Psychology from Brandeis University, where she studied the development of children’s cognitive abilities with a focus on their attention to and comprehension of media. She earned an A.B. in Psychology at the University of Michigan. Page 13.814.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008Involvement of STEM Professionals in the Classroom Enhances Effectiveness of SAE International’s A World In Motion® ProgramIntroductionEach year, fewer young people are choosing to direct their curiosity and

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Enhancing K12 Mathematics Education with Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eli Silk, University of Pittsburgh; Christian Schunn, University of Pittsburgh

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masteredthe majority of these constructs, rather than serving as an integrator of those concepts. In general,applied, rich problems, found in most engineering contexts, are likely to have a similarpropensity to involve a diverse set of mathematics.As a result of this study, we have a number of possible ideas that will help guide our futureresearch with this curriculum and with other engineering curricula intending to teachmathematics. For instance, it may be more appropriate to use the engineering design activity as acapstone activity after the prerequisite mathematics knowledge has already been learned in amore traditional way. The engineering activity might then serve to strengthen and reinforceunderstanding of the mathematics ideas rather than

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K-12 Engineering Outreach Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kelly Crittenden, Louisiana Tech University; James Nelson, Louisiana Tech University; Galen Turner, Louisiana Tech University; Alicia Boudreaux, Louisiana Tech University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2008-478: TECHSTEP: CONNECTING HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS ANDSTUDENTS TO INTEGRATED ENGINEERING AND SCIENCEKelly Crittenden, Louisiana Tech University Dr. Kelly Crittenden received his BS and PhD in BioMedical Engineering from Louisiana Tech University in 1996 and 2001 respectively. He is often involved in multidisciplinary work at Louisiana Tech, either through the Integrated Engineering Curriculum or through the IMPaCT (Innovation through Multidisciplinary Projects and Collaborative Teams) program. He is also very involved in STEM education at both the pre-college and college levels.James Nelson, Louisiana Tech University Dr. Jim Nelson is the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies for

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K-12 Engineering and Pre-College Outreach Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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declared theme.Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School is a magnet school with a mathematics andengineering theme. Located in an urban neighborhood, Jamerson receives Title I services for astudent population in which 66% of students are eligible for free or reduced lunches. The schoolhas set a standard of excellence for its teachers (requiring them to attain national boardcertification) and curriculum (total integration of all its subjects with the engineering theme).The appearance of the school plays a vital role in the projection of this theme and in thereflection of the school’s high standards. The campus’s physical elements add to the school’sappearance. Interactive displays developed by the school are used by the students and faculty

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Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teac

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Morgan, Texas A&M University; Luciana Barroso, Texas A&M University

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AC 2008-2277: NORTH TEXAS STEM CENTER: AN ENGINEERS PERSPECTIVEJames Morgan, Texas A&M UniversityLuciana Barroso, Texas A&M University Page 13.934.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 North Texas-STEM Center: An Engineer’s PerspectiveAbstractCan engineering professors really help high school teachers? We think YES – college freshmanare little different than high school seniors in terms of academic and social development. Theexperiences from National Science Foundation funded engineering coalitions, as well as otherengineering education projects over the past couple decades, can certainly apply to math andscience education at the high

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Engineering in the Elementary School

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Parry, North Carolina State University; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Elizabeth Miars, Rachel Freeman Elementary School; Lizette Day, Rachel Freeman Elementary School

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development would take place for four and a half days, two weeks prior to school starting in late August. The university specialist planned to visit the school one to two days a month throughout the year, conducting additional professional development workshops on early release and teacher workdays, as well as working directly with students and classroom teachers modeling the integration of engineering concepts throughout the core curriculum.ImplementationThe university specialist worked primarily with the school’s technology teacher, who has an avidinterest in the engineering concept and is exceptionally skilled in both working effectively withclassroom teachers and curriculum integration. During summer meetings, we refined the agenda forthe

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Gender & Minority Issues in K-12 Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeff Davis, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeff Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology

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AC 2008-750: DIVERSIFYING PARTICIPATION IN FIRST LEGO LEAGUEMarion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Marion C. Usselman is a Senior Research Scientist at the Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing (CEISMC) at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Marion received her Ph.D. in biophysics from Johns Hopkins University and has taught in the Biology Department at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte. She focuses on equity issues in education and K-12 educational reform. She has co-directed the Georgia FLL program since 2001.Jeff Davis, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Jeffrey Davis, an associate professor of computer engineering at Georgia Tech

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Public Engineering of Engineering, K12 Standards, and Overview

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Sanders, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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final section willaddress the most recent trends in technology education, including recent efforts to effectivelyincorporate engineering content and method into K-12 technology education practice. Theunderlying purpose of this paper is to enable engineering educators to better understand thevalues and ideals that led Technology Education to its current place in K-12 education, and tobetter understand why technology educators have sought to integrate more math, science, andengineering content and method into their discipline over the past two decades.Historical Antecedents of Technology EducationManual TrainingIn the late 19th century, the transition from an agrarian to an industrial culture precipitated thegrowth of cities, demand for

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Engineering Professional Development for K12 Teachers

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sean Brophy, Purdue University; Gemma Mann, Purdue University

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AC 2008-2535: TEACHERS’ NOTICING ENGINEERING IN EVERYDAYOBJECTS AND PROCESSESSean Brophy, Purdue University Sean P. Brophy, PhD. is an assistant professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Dr. Brophy is a learning scientist and engineer; his research focuses on the development of learners’ ability to solve complex problems in engineering, mathematics and science contexts. As a research scholar with INSPIRE he has been investigating teacher and students cognition of engineering problem solving and perceptions of engineering.Gemma Mann, Purdue University Gemma E. Mann is a research associate with INSPIRE in Purdue University’s department of Engineering Education. She received her

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Engineering in High Schools

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mitchell Nathan, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Natalie Tran, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Allen Phelps, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Amy Prevost, University of Wisconsin - Madison

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courses provided in the curriculum. Foundation courses include: Introduction toEngineering Design, Principles of Engineering, and Digital Electronics. Specialization coursesinclude: Aerospace Engineering, Biotechnical Engineering, Civil Engineering and Architecture,and Computer Integrated Manufacturing, with an engineering research capstone course entitled,Engineering Design & Development. Everyone teaching PLTW courses must attend an extensiveprofessional development program, including training provided by PLTW's network of affiliatecolleges and universities. In addition to hosting summer training institutes and ongoingprofessional development, national affiliates offer graduate college credits opportunities for

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Gender & Minority Issues in K-12 Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Thompson, Purdue University; Pamela Turner, Purdue University EPICS; William Oakes, Purdue University

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“Thank you to all for creating, maintaining, and growing such a greatprogram…I am very excited!”. Summer trainings will continue in 2008 and will be opento any schools interesting in implementing an EPICS program.The teachers themselves ranged from retired engineers teaching engineering classes, totechnology education teachers to science teachers. One school brought a team led by ascience teacher and included a technology education, special education and an Englishteacher. They were looking at integrating the engineering-based service-learning into thescience and also the service-learning requirement of the school. Like many schoolsaround the country, they had a service-learning requirement of the students but it was notconnected to science

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Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teac

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Robert Culbertson, Arizona State University; Marilyn Carlson, Arizona State University

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with Science and Math, the conceptual knowledge ofproportionality and the Universal Gas Law is applied as a predictive tool in the design processfor the Hot Air Balloon Project. Here we report on, from qualitative analysis of teacherreflections, the research question, "What is the effect of an integrated math-science-engineeringprofessional development project on high school math and science teachers' classroom practiceusing the core concept of function that is integrated into the delivery of contextualized content byteam-based inquiry learning."IntroductionProject Pathways is an NSF Math Science Partnership professional development project whichtargets mathematics and science learning and achievement in grades 9-12 by connectingmathematics

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Engineering Professional Development for K12 Teachers

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Austin Talley, University of Texas at Austin; Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas at Austin; Kristin Wood, University of Texas at Austin; Richard Crawford, University of Texas at Austin

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closely models experiences that engineers practice in the workplace. Design projects allow for the integration of multiple concepts and cause-effect reasoning. Example: The teachers create devices that could solve one of several control design challenges presented to them, such a scale model of an amusement park rider or a colored ball sorter.. They solve the challenge using a LEGO® MINDSTORMS® NXT kit combined with other materials they choose. Examples of solutions created in a recent DTEACh institute are shown in Figures 1 and 2.5. Project Reporting: Presenting design solutions to the rest of the participants reinforces the accomplishments made and provides an opportunity for the instructor to assess the participants

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Engineering in Middle Schools

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Quincy Brown, Drexel University; William Mongan, Drexel University; Dara Kusic, Drexel University; Elaine Garbarine, Drexel University; Eli Fromm, Drexel University; Adam Fontecchio, Drexel University

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Department of Education’s academic standards specifically cite “TechnologyEducation” as an objective at all K-12 grade levels.11 Included in this set of standards are missivessuch as, “apply basic computer operations and concepts,” with minimal guidance as to how todesign and implement lesson plans to advance the student’s technical proficiency. While thisopenness enables freedom within curriculum development, it can also mean that technologyprograms are underdeveloped, understaffed and without the technical support needed to sustainsuch programs on a daily basis. To address these challenges, educational Fellows of the National Science Foundation’s (NSF)GK12 program have introduced a pilot program of computer-aided instruction (CAI) at two site

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Engineering in the Elementary School

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mercedes McKay, Stevens Institute of Technology; Augusto Macalalag, Stevens Institute of Technology; Carol Shields, Stevens Institute of Technology; Debra Brockway, Stevens Institute of Technology; Beth McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology

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13.963.3teachers will have an impact on student learning of science topics and processes, technology, andengineering. The program was designed to integrate engineering/technology and science in away that supports the learning in each of these disciplines. Engineering complements theinstruction of science by supplying a context for application outside of the science lesson.Curricula Content and Structure of Teacher Professional DevelopmentEach year of the three-year MSP program focuses on a different science discipline. The firstyear, which ends in June, 2008 focuses on life science, environmental science and technology.Table 1 shows the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards covered in the first year.Subsequent years will focus on earth science and

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Engineering in the Elementary School

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christine Cunningham, Museum of Science, Boston

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—the engineering design process. This process might encompass anumber of other science, mathematics, and engineering skills such as visualization, inquiry, datacollection, data analysis, modeling, communication, and graphing. In PD sessions we aim tobuild participants’ fluency and comfort with these skills and processes. Elementary teachersenthusiastically embrace the process and often apply it as a unifying problem-solving techniquefor all the disciplines they teach.Integration: Based on feedback from teachers and curriculum coordinators, the EiE project isgrounded in an approach that aims to integrate engineering with other elementary disciplines andtopics. In our PD sessions we highlight the opportunities for integration and demonstrate

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Engineering in Middle Schools

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Crips, Laramie Middle School; William Parker, Laramie County School District 1; Steven Barrett, University of Wyoming; Jerry Hamann, University of Wyoming

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Cheyenne, Wyoming a grant of $230K to integrate mathematics,science, and language arts into the district’s seventh grade curriculum. The overall goalof the grant was to enhance the technical and cultural literacy of the students. To achievethis goal an objective was set that all seventh grade students would improve theirauthentic critical thinking skills by developing inquiry skills through the use of DiscoveryBoxes that would integrate mathematics, science, and language arts skills. A DiscoveryTeam was formed to implement the grant. The team consisted of professional educators.Approximately 20 team members were teachers from constituent middle schools withinLCSD#1. The remaining six team members were subject matter experts includingeducators from

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Topics in K-12 Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Goldberg, Buffalo State College; Paul Siciliano, Buffalo State College; Clark Greene, Buffalo State College; Steve Macho, Buffalo State College

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education, art, materials, science, motivational theory, curriculum development and related higher education subject matter. He helped found and teaches at a summer camp for gifted children and has a sculpture studio in West Virginia.Clark Greene, Buffalo State College Mr. Greene has 20 years of experience in classroom instruction, curriculum writing, delivering professional development and leading standards writing initiatives for technology educationSteve Macho, Buffalo State College Dr Steve Macho, a Minnesota farm boy has been involved in technology his entire life. Steve participated in an early concurrent program studying robotics technology in 1984. In the 1980s Steve worked in a variety

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Engineering in Middle Schools

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tris West, Lewisburg Area School District; Abe Feuerstein, Bucknell University; Steven Shooter, Bucknell University

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Engineering Education: Curriculum Innovation & Integration, Santa Barbara, CA. [7] Sheppard, S., 1992, "Dissection as a Learning Tool," Proceedings of the IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Nashville, TN, IEEE. [8] Agogino, A. M., Sheppard, S. and Oladipupo, A., 1992, "Making Connections to Engineering During the First Two Years," 22nd Annual Frontiers in Education Conference, L. P. Grayson, ed., Nashville, TN, IEEE, pp. 563-569. [9] Brereton, M. F., 1998, "The Role of Hardware in Learning Engineering Fundamentals: An Empirical Study of Engineering Design and Dissection Activity," Ph.D. Dissertation, Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA. [10] Barr, R., Schmidt, P., Krueger, T. And Twu, C.Y

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Engineering in Middle Schools

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Juanita Jo Matkins, College of William and Mary; John A. McLaughlin, McLauglin Associates; Eugene Brown, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Gail Hardinge, College of William and Mary; Nancy West, College of William and Mary; Robert Stiegler, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division; Kirk Jenne, Office of Naval Research

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Gail Hardinge is an educational psychologist who has worked with the Va. Department of Education's Training and Technical Assistance Centers, at the College of William and Mary, providing professional development programs for teachers. She has worked in public education for twenty-two years and is an adjunct Assistant Professor at William and Mary, teaching courses in collaborative consultation and assessment, as well serving as the college's VDP Project Coordinator.Nancy West, College of William and Mary Nancy West is the Curriculum Specialist on the Virginia Demonstration Project at the College of William and Mary. Her background includes teaching, from high school chemistry to community

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Engineering in Middle Schools

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Reid Bailey, University of Virginia; Susan Donohue, University of Virginia

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AC 2008-2029: ENGAGING MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS IN ENGINEERING:THE ROBOTICS SYSTEM DESIGN CAMP - NATURE AS INSPIRATIONReid Bailey, University of Virginia REID BAILEY is an Assistant Professor and Assistant to the Chair in the Department of Systems and Information Engineering at the University of Virginia. His research interests focus on studying how students learn complex engineering skills such as engineering design. He received his B.S. from Duke University and both his M.S. and Ph.D. from the Georgia Institute of Technology.Susan Donohue, University of Virginia Susan Donohue recently completed a term as an AGEP Postdoctoral Engineering Education Researcher (PEER) in the Center of

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Engineering Student Involvement in K12 Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Malinda Zarske, University of Colorado at Boulder; Jacquelyn Sullivan, University of Colorado at Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado at Boulder; Janet Yowell, University of Colorado at Boulder

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MS in civil engineering from CU-Boulder.Jacquelyn Sullivan, University of Colorado at Boulder JACQUELYN F. SULLIVAN is founding co-director of the Integrated Teaching and Learning Program and Laboratory. She co-created and co-teaches a First-Year Engineering Projects course, an Innovation and Invention course, and a service-learning Engineering Outreach Corps elective. Dr. Sullivan initiated the ITL's extensive K-12 engineering program and leads a multi-institutional NSF-supported initiative that created TeachEngineering, an online collection of K-12 engineering curricula. Dr. Sullivan has 14 years of industrial engineering experience and directed an interdisciplinary water resources

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Public Engineering of Engineering, K12 Standards, and Overview

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Welty, University of Wisconsin, Stout; Linda Katehi, University of Illinois; Greg Pearson, National Academy of Engineering; Michael Feder, National Research Council

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. This was especiallyevident in the Design and Discovery curriculum by the Intel Corporation. The ChildrenDesigning and Engineering project used prominent enterprises in their region as the inspirationfor interdisciplinary thematic units that integrated content from different school subjects inauthentic contexts.Despite their different approaches to the study of engineering, there are some common threadsthat run through many of the materials in the collection. The most prominent thing that all thematerials have in common is an emphasis on student engagement. Without exception they allfeature rich learning activities that involve things like examining, designing, making, and testing.Another common feature that can be found in most of the

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Gender & Minority Issues in K-12 Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karla Korpela, Michigan Technological University; Shalini Suryanarayana, Michigan Technological University; Christine Anderson, Michigan Technological University

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. As the demand for technical talent continues to grow,underrepresented groups must become an integral part of this workforce. Precollege STEMprograms specifically targeted at women and minorities are invaluable tools in creating apipeline to higher education. Coupled with additional access, mentoring, and retentionprograms, these programs increase the diversity of the pool of future scientific and technicalworkers.Focusing on students entering the pipeline, Michigan Technological University’s extensiveprecollege programs (Youth Programs) have the strength of a 35 year history. The primary goalsof the programs are to increase students knowledge and awareness of career options and toencourage students to become academically prepared for higher

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Engineering Student Involvement in K12 Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rajesh Ganesan, George Mason University; Donna Sterling, George Mason University; Philip Henning, James Madison University

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education projects from kindergarten through graduate school. She has extensive experience in designing, directing, and evaluating science education programs. Dr. Sterling is a frequent speaker at national and international conferences and an author of over seventy-five articles, books, and reports.Philip Henning, James Madison University Phil Henning is an Adjunct Associate Professor in the department of Integrated Science and Technology at James Madison University. He is the external Project evaluator for SUNRISE at George Mason University. Page 13.964.1© American Society for Engineering

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Innovative K-12 Engineering Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kelly Hutchinson, Purdue University; Lynn Bryan, Purdue University; George Bodner, Purdue University; Nicholas Giordano, Purdue University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

NSE phenomena and 11 driving questions.Forty students were interviewed to investigate why students were (or were not) interested in thesurvey items. Findings indicated that students were more interested in NSE topics when theactivities and concepts indicated relevance to life, were novel, and could be experienced. Bothmiddle- and high-school students indicated interest in the same topics. Gender was found tohave little effect on students’ interests, although, males were more interested in mechanicstopics, whereas females were more interested in health topics.IntroductionStatistics from the National Science Board [NSB] (2006) indicate that the number of freshmanexpressing an interest in majoring in the physical sciences had decreased over the

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Successful K-12 Programs for Girls & Minorities

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patricia Tolley, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Deborah Sharer, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Anthony Brizendine, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Michael Phillips, Department of Engineering Technology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Adam Harris

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AC 2008-955: ENHANCING DIVERSITY IN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY:PHASE 2 OF NORTH CAROLINA JUNIOR ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGYSOCIETY (NCJETS)Patricia Tolley, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Patricia Tolley is Assistant Dean in the Lee College of Engineering. She provides leadership for the development and continuous improvement of curriculum and programs related to the freshman year experience including recruiting, freshman orientation and advising, scholarships, the introduction to engineering and engineering technology courses, and three nationally recognized programs: the residential freshman learning community, the MAPS (Maximizing Academic and Professional Success) Program, and the