Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Curriculum Exchange

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Krystal S. Corbett, Cyber Innovation Center; Joshua M Coriell, Cyber Innovation Center

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

learning STEM fundamental topics, students also apply English language arts concepts and soft skills to each module. This approach allows students to improve their problem-solving and critical thinking skills while they develop invaluable competencies in leadership, team building, creativity, and communication. Target Grade LevelsKrystal Corbett, Ph.D. Explore - 6th grade, Discover - 7th grade, Apply - 8th gradeDirector of Curricula Course Implementationkrystal.corbett

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering Resources: Best Practices in Curriculum Design, Part 1 of 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sara Hahler, Louisiana Tech University; Krystal S. Corbett, Cyber Innovation Center

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

which includes writing assignments, classroom debates, and student presentations.Beyond concrete skills, the curriculum also aims for students to improve upon soft skills andhigher order thinking as well as creativity; this aspect of the curriculum meshes well with thestandards for mathematical practice that should occur at every grade level. For example, theopening project of the AMES curriculum that introduces the Cartesian coordinate systeminvolves students guiding a peer to a certain spot in the class using only verbal instructions.Unless the student giving directions is very specific, the student following the instructions mayend up in a completely different position than the directing student intended. The resulting affecton the students

Conference Session

K-12 Computer Science and Computational Thinking Initiatives

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Eguchi, Bloomfield College

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

were from New Jersey. There were four teams participating inRescue, four in Soccer and two in Dance leagues. Among the ten teams, four teams weresecondary level teams (students older than 14 year old) and six teams were primary levelteams (students up to 14 year old). There were 36 students participating, among which fourwere female students (11%).ONLINE QUESTIONNAIRE: The online questionnaire consists of demographic information(age and gender), past RCJ experience, learning experience in STEM, and engineeringthinking and computational skills, and other soft skills (including collaboration, persistence,communication, creativity), STEM interests, and interests in pursuing their leanring incollege. Open-ended questions are also included to

Conference Session

Impacts on K-12 Student Identity, Career Choice, and Perceptions of Engineers

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adriana Anunciatto Depieri, University of Sao Paulo; Roseli de Deus Lopes P.E., Escola Politécnica, Universidade de São Paulo

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering