Conference Session

Best Practices in K-12 Engineering Panel

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy Klein-Gardner; Michele Dischino; Manjit Khosla, HALS Academy; Patrick Foster, Central Connecticut State University; Carol Shields, Stevens Institute of Technology; Dan Fagan, Wallace Primary School; Martha Cyr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; John Staley, Doherty Memorial High School

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

the broader engineering education community. Asample course syllabus is attached to provide an example of how we were able to successfullyintegrate field experiences, which are required of our pre-service teachers, with classes and afterschool activities at a public middle school. Although ours is just one example of how such apartnership might take shape, it is intended to serve as a springboard for the development ofadditional models involving a wider range of grade levels and a broader scope of science,technology, engineering and math (STEM) topics, both at our university and elsewhere.References1. National Science Board. Science and Engineering Indicators 2008. NSB 08-01. Arlington, VA: National Science Foundation, 2008.2. Bureau