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A Robotics-focused Instructional Framework for Design-based Research in Middle School Classrooms

Conference Session: Fundamental: Tools and Content for K-12 Engineering Education
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Matthew Moorhead, NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering; Jennifer B Listman, NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering; Vikram Kapila, NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #12025A Robotics-Focused Instructional Framework for Design-Based Research inMiddle School ClassroomsMr. Matthew Moorhead, NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering Matthew Moorhead received his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Nevada, Reno, in 2014. He is currently pursuing a M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering at NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering, Brooklyn, NY, where he is a teaching fellow in their GK-12 program. Matthew also conducts research in the Mechatronics and Controls Laboratory with an interest in robotics and controls.Dr. Jennifer B Listman, NYU Polytechnic School of

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Using Robotics as the Technological Foundation for the TPACK Framework in K-12 Classrooms

Conference Session: Fundamental: Tools and Content for K-12 Engineering Education
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Anthony Steven Brill, NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering; Jennifer B Listman, NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering; Vikram Kapila, NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering
Tagged Divisions: K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #12024Using Robotics as the Technological Foundation for the TPACK Frameworkin K-12 ClassroomsAnthony Steven Brill, NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering Anthony Brill received his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Nevada, Reno, in 2014. He is currently a M.S. student at the NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering, studying Me- chanical Engineering. He is also a fellow in their GK-12 program, promoting STEM education. He conducts research in the Mechatronics and Controls Laboratory, where his interests include controls and multi-robot systems.Dr. Jennifer B Listman, NYU Polytechnic School

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Engineering Summer Programs: A Strategic Model

Conference Session: Evaluation: Exploring the Impact of Summer Programs on K-12 Youth.
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Jerome P. Lavelle, North Carolina State University; Susan Beth D'Amico, NC State University; Landon Drew LaPorte, North Carolina State University
Tagged Divisions: K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

16%Housing 16% Materials 6%Materials 14% Admin Materials 1% Admin Materials 6%Misc. Expenses 20% Misc. Expenses 24%To give a framework for how the camps are organized, sample weekly agendas are shown inFigure 1. The agenda is designed to be fast-paced, while giving adequate time for each activityto meet its goals. For example, activities during the beginning of the week need to concentrateon teaching how to use the design process and on the Engineering Habits of Mind of optimism—sticking with it until success is achieved—or teamwork. Later in the week, activities may bemore designed to teach a particular scientific concept; however, each activity is

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Interest-based Engineering Challenges Phase I: Understanding Students' Personal, Classroom, Engineering, and Career Interests

Conference Session: Fundamental: K-12 Students' Beliefs, Motivation, and Self-efficacy
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Cole Hatfield Joslyn, Purdue University, West Lafayette; James Holly Jr., INSPIRE Institute, Purdue University; Morgan M Hynes, Purdue University, West Lafayette
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

in mathematics education and has worked as an engineer, a pastor, and a high school math teacher.Mr. James Holly Jr., INSPIRE Institute, Purdue University James Holly Jr. is a Ph.D. Student in Engineering Education at Purdue University. He received a B.S. from Tuskegee University and a M.S. from Michigan State University, both in Mechanical Engineering. His research interest is exploring formal and informal K-12 engineering education learning contexts. Specif- ically, he is interested in how the engineering design process can be used to emphasize the humanistic side of engineering and investigating how engineering habits of mind can enhance pre-college students’ learning abilities.Dr. Morgan M Hynes, Purdue

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Engineering Together: Context in Dyadic Talk During an Engineering Task (K-12 Fundamental)

Conference Session: Fundamental: K-12 Students and Engineering Design Practices (Part 2)
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Brianna L Dorie, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Gina Navoa Svarovsky, University of Notre Dame
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Education 22 (4): 777-791.11. Vygotsky, L. S. (1978). Mind in society: The development of higher psychological processes. Cambridge: Harvard University Press12. Cardella, M., Svarovsky, G., and B.L. Dorie (2013). Gender Research on Adult-child Discussions within Informal Engineering Environments (GRADIENT): Early Findings. Conference Proceedings: American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Atlanta, GA June 2013.13. Dorie, B.L., Cardella, M.E., and G. Svarovsky (2014). Capturing the design behaviors of a young children working with a parent. Conference Proceedings: American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference &Exposition, Indianapolis, IN June 2014

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Informal Pathways to Engineering: Middle-School-Aged Homeschool Students’ Experiences with Engineering (Fundamental)

Conference Session: Fundamental: Home, Parents, and Other Out-of-School Issues Related to K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Education
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Tamecia R. Jones, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Christine Andrews Paulsen, Concord Evaluation Group; Marisa Wolsky, WGBH Educational Foundation
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Page 26.961.10learners and agents in mind as we consider pre-college engineering education. We can learn fromboth the processes that homeschool families have used to access the resources, as well as theresources themselves. This will help us to elucidate the many different options that are availablefor today’s families in supporting the development of their children’s engineering knowledge andskills in out-of-school settings.The preliminary findings from this study raise interesting questions for future exploration. In thecurrent study, we did not explicitly ask the parents about their goals for what their childrenwould learn about engineering. We also did not ask them to provide specific details about thewebsites, museums, and other informal

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Assessing the Impact of Engineering Outreach Frequency on Middle-school Students' Interest in Engineering

Conference Session: Research to Practice: STRAND 2- Engineering Across the Curriculum: Integration with the Arts, Social Studies, Science, and the Common Core
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Joyce Blandino P.E., Virginia Military Institute; Jon-Michael Hardin, Virginia Military Institute
Tagged Divisions: K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

engineering to participate.Likewise, for students from grades 4-8 who attended the 1-day mechanical engineeringoutreach also showed an increase in interest in considering engineering as a career asreported by Fleischer, Wemhoff, O’Brien, Ural & LeRoy9. Ultimately, Deckard andQuarfoot10 summed it up in their paper:“single-day event can be effective in reshaping attitudes, exposing young minds to theworld of engineering.”The above studies demonstrate the short-term effect (immediately after the completion ofthe outreach program) of engineering outreach to both middle and high school students.However, very few studies have followed the same group of participants to determine thelong-term impact of early outreach program on the students’ decision to

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From Pretending to Engineering: An Examination of Students' Dynamic Engagements in Novel Engineering Design Activities (Fundamental)

Conference Session: Fundamental: K-12 Students and Engineering Design Practices (Part 1)
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Mary McCormick, Tufts University; Jessica Watkins, Tufts University
Tagged Divisions: K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #12630From Pretending to Engineering: An examination of students’ dynamic en-gagements in Novel Engineering design activities (Fundamental)Mary McCormick, Tufts UniversityDr. Jessica Watkins, Tufts University Page 26.804.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Pretending and Engineering: An examination of students’ dynamic engagements in Novel Engineering design activities (Strand: Fundamental)IntroductionRecent reports, frameworks, and assessment criteria1-3 have

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Crafting a Successful High School Engineering Program

Conference Session: Research to Practice: STRAND 1 – Addressing the NGSS: Supporting K-12 Teachers in Engineering Pedagogy and Engineering Science Connections (Part 2)
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Marie Anne Aloia, Bayonne High School; Howard S. Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #13813Crafting a Successful High School Engineering ProgramMs. Marie Anne Aloia, Bayonne High School Marie is an alternate route teacher with an educational background in math, physics, chemical engineering and computer science. As the first girl in her family to go to college, and maybe to prove the point, she earned two bachelor’s degrees, one from Montclair State University by day, and 8 years later, one from New Jersey Institute of Technology, by night, while working full time by day at Exxon Research and Engineering. While a traditional female career, like teaching, was the last thing on her mind, she was

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Changes in Latino/a Adolescents' Engineering Self-efficacy and Perceptions of Engineering After Addressing Authentic Engineering Design Challenges

Conference Session: Fundamental: K-12 Students' Beliefs, Motivation, and Self-efficacy
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Joel Alejandro Mejia, West Virginia University; Dustin Drake, Utah State University; Amy Wilson-Lopez, Utah State University - Teacher Education and Leadership
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

science, engineering, and medicine. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 47, 564-582.10 National Academy of Engineering and National Research Council. (2009). Engineering in K-12 education:Understanding the status and improving the prospects. Washington, DC: National Academies Press.11 Wertsch, J. V. (1998). Mind as action. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.12 Tonso, K. L. (2014). Engineering identity. In A. Johri & B. M. Olds (Eds.), Handbook of engineering educationresearch (pp. 267-282). New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.13 Godfrey, E., & Parker, L. (2010). Mapping the cultural landscape in engineering education, Journal ofEngineering Education, 99, 5-22.14 Pawley, A. L. (2009). Universalized narratives

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Impacts of a Neural Engineering Summer Research Experience on High School Students (Evaluation)

Conference Session: Evaluation: Exploring High School Engineering Education Initiatives
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Kristen M Clapper Bergsman, Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering; Eric H. Chudler, University of Washington; Laura J Collins, Center for Research and Learning; Jill Lynn Weber, The Center for Research and Learning; Lise Johnson, The Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, with the capacity to function effectively in a globally connected, innovation driven economy. Within the Center it is appreciated that the field of neural engineering will be most innovative and transformative when people from a wide range of backgrounds contribute. With this in mind the Center places a special emphasis on recruiting females, students from historically underrepresented groups, and people with disabilities into our education Page 26.894.3 programs.2As one of many Center education interventions developed to support the K-to-career pathways,the design of the YSP is aligned to concepts of

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Eliciting Informed Designer Patterns from Elementary Students with Open-ended Problems (Fundamental)

Conference Session: Fundamental: K-12 Students and Engineering Design Practices (Part 2)
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Lija Andrija Yang, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach; Aaron W. Johnson, Tufts University; Merredith D Portsmore, Tufts University
Tagged Divisions: K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

patterns looking for specific evidence ofthese behaviors and saw that there were nuances to each of these levels. The students wehighlight below represent this range and some of the nuances we saw in the data. In thefollowing section, we suggest the implications that our observations can have for supportingteachers as they teach engineering, identify how to promote expert behaviors, and fosterengineering habits of mind. We also believe that our data emphasizes the need for a deeperevaluation of student’s approaches to solving authentic and realistic engineering problems. Page 26.593.4Beginning designer patterns in understanding the challenge and

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An Assessment Tool to Evaluate Student Learning of Engineering (Fundamental)

Conference Session: Fundamental: Metrics & Assessment for K-12 Engineering Education
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Tamara J Moore, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Siddika Selcen Guzey, Purdue University, West Lafayette; James Holly Jr., INSPIRE Institute, Purdue University
Tagged Divisions: K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

habits of mind can enhance pre-college students’ learning abilities. Page 26.177.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 An Assessment Tool to Evaluate Student Learning of Engineering (Fundamental) Strand: K-12 Engineering Resources: Best practices in curriculum designWhile STEM subjects have traditionally been taught separately in K-12 schools the newinitiatives share a focus on integrated approaches to teaching STEM. For example, the recentlyreleased Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)1 addressed the need for explicit integrationof

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K-12 Teachers as Curriculum Designers in Engineering Professional Development

Conference Session: Research to Practice: STRAND 4 K-12 Engineering Resources: Best Practices in Curriculum Design (Part 2)
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Ayora Berry, Boston University; Don DeRosa, Boston University
Tagged Divisions: K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

anincrease in their understanding of the engineering design process, engineering concepts,engineering habits of mind, and the connections between engineering and other subject-areaconcepts and practices. Understanding of the engineering design process shifted from between Figure 3: Understanding of Engineering Design Process Figure 4: Understanding of Engineering Concepts 25 25 Pre-program Pre-program Post-program

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Engineering Everyday Discovery Program: Motivating Middle School Children's Interest in STEM

Conference Session: K-12 & Pre- College Engineering Division Poster Session
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Rosalyn Hobson Hargraves, Virginia Commonwealth University; LaChelle Monique Waller, Virginia Commonwealth University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

take risks in their design until a desired outcome was achieved.Constructivism and Social ConstructivismAs identified in Mendoza Diaz and Cox constructivism was the most prevalent theoreticalframework found in their review of the P-12 engineering education literature; seven publicationsused constructivism. Engineering design as a student-centered, active-learning pedagogy fits wellwithin the constructivism framework. Constructivism in an educational context which recognizesthat knowledge is constructed in the mind of the learner by the learner[16]. As described byJonassen,[17] “Constructivist learning environments: 1. Provide multiple representations of reality; 2. Represent the natural complexity of the real world through these multiple

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5th Year Master’s Degree Program for Engineers: Preparing the Next Generation of K-12 Technology, Engineering, and Design Education Teachers (Work in Progress)

Conference Session: K-12 & Pre- College Engineering Division Poster Session
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Tameshia Ballard Baldwin, North Carolina State University; Vincent William DeLuca, North Carolina State University; Aaron C. Clark, North Carolina State University
Tagged Divisions: K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

component, has further encouraged theintegration of engineering principles into the K-12 curriculum. Some would argue thatindividuals that have earned an engineering degree are in the strongest position to accuratelyintroduce K-12 students to engineering and encourage them to enter the field12. Students that areable to successfully complete an engineering degree from an accredited engineering programpossess the content knowledge to teach STEM subjects at the K-12 level and can help to removethe misconceptions in the minds of K-12 students about what engineers actually do. However,what these students typically lack is pedagogical content knowledge (PCK), a concept thatencompasses not only knowledge of one’s subject matter, but also knowledge of ways

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Implementing and Evaluating An E-Textile Curriculum In an Engineering Summer Program for Girls (Evaluation)

Conference Session: Evaluation: Exploring the Impact of Summer Programs on K-12 Youth.
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Emma Koller, University of St. Thomas; Lauren M. Van Beek, University of St. Thomas; Deborah Besser P.E., University of St. Thomas; Siddika Selcen Guzey, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Annmarie Thomas, University of St. Thomas
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

.” Page 26.911.15 One concept that was wrapped into any course that it worked with was that of the engineeringdesign process. There were even several posters of The Works museum’s version of theengineering design process in many of the classrooms. Here we see that the class worked toincorporate not only varying topics of STEM and engineering but also the overarching hope thatthe girls would take away habits of mind that lead to successful engineers.Selected “What I want to know [about engineering and engineering design process]"responses: “I want to know why my LED bracelet didn’t light up. I sewed everything on correctly. I think it might be the way the

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Evaluating the Impact of Curriculum-Integrated Engineering Design Modules in Middle Grades Classrooms

Conference Session: Fundamental: Metrics & Assessment for K-12 Engineering Education
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Jessica M Harlan, University of South Alabama; James Van Haneghan, University of South Alabama; Melissa Divonne Dean, Mobile Area Education Foundation; Susan A. Pruet, STEMWorks, LLC
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

been collaborativelyimplemented over five years in middle grades classrooms by math and science teachers. TheEYE Modules aim to improve student Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics(STEM) performance, including engineering habits of mind, as well as students’ beliefs aboutand interest in STEM. The EYE Modules support NGSS standards in engineering as well asCommon Core State Standards for Mathematics. The partnership to implement these moduleshas positively impacted teachers and students, leading to district level STEM reform. As part ofa National Science Foundation award, a longitudinal comparison study of the impact of the EYEModules has been completed. There is evidence that EYE Module participation has a positiveimpact on

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Into the Pipeline: A Freshman Student's Experiences of Stories Told About Engineering

Conference Session: Research on Diversification & Inclusion
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Michael Brewer, University of Georgia; Nicola Sochacka, University of Georgia; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia
Tagged Divisions: K-12 & Pre-College Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, New Engineering Educators, Student, Women in Engineering

within my college.Of course, I expect to encounter worldviews very different from my own and don’t assume thatmine are more valid. But I am wondering whether the story the administrator is telling alsoallows for other versions of becoming an engineer. The story doesn’t demand outright that Iconform but there is a tacit hostility in the way other points of view are unacknowledged andexcluded, like the feeling of dismissal when somebody doesn’t take the trouble to learn yourname.After telling us about our importance to the economy, the administrator then tells us how exactlywe are important: “The role of technology, and the infusion of technology in our society, has just become limitless, right?”To my mind, these comments even seem to

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Work in Progress: How Next-generation Engineering Design Standards are Interpreted and Applied by Various Stakeholders

Conference Session: K-12 & Pre- College Engineering Division Poster Session
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: John Ernzen, Arizona State University; Eugene Judson, Arizona State University; Ying-Chih Chen, Arizona State University; Stephen J Krause, Arizona State University; James A Middleton, Arizona State University; Kendra Rae Beeley
Tagged Divisions: K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

xEngFac 15 x xMST 2 xMST 3MST 5 x xMST 9 xEdFac = College of education faculty member, EngFac = College of engineering faculty memberMST = Middle school teacher, *element is linked to MS-ETS-3 in the NGSSPracticality and clarity. With a typical middle school science course in mind, the PACED-LRwas applied. The researchers found that use of the PACED-LR instrument was very valuable indiscerning lessons for their feasibility and replicability in a middle school classroom. In a fewcases

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Impact of the You’re Hired! Program on Student Attitudes and Understanding of Engineering (RTP, Strand 4)

Conference Session: Research to Practice: STRAND 4 – K-12 Engineering Resources: Best Practices in Curriculum Design (Part 1)
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Kristin M Brevik, North Dakota State College of Science; Kristi Jean, North Dakota State College of Science; Frank M. Bowman, University of North Dakota; Bradley Bowen, North Dakota State University
Tagged Divisions: K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

-thinking skills that come from studying inSTEM environments.[8] STEM learning environments provide opportunities for students to focuson discovery and the ability to solidify educational concepts in their minds by understanding aconcept in a variety of contexts. A true STEM environment has students engaged in all aspects ofa topic, incorporating knowledge and approaches from all the core K-12 subjects, not just scienceand math. Unfortunately, current methods of educating K-12 students about engineering andengineering careers have shown little impact on improving the number of students pursuing anengineering related degree.[9]Students must have a positive impression of engineering before they will consider it for theirprofession, as behavior will

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Novel Approach to Developing and Implementing Curriculum in a 2-Week High School Summer Engineering Experience (Work in Progress)

Conference Session: K-12 & Pre- College Engineering Division Poster Session
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Lauren Redfern, Duke University; A. Leyf Peirce Starling, North Carolina State University; Claudia K Gunsch, Duke University
Tagged Divisions: K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Universityresearchers and students to promote the “engineering habits of mind” and provide students withopportunities to practice engineering problem solving in a college engineering laboratory as theybuild their STEM identity.IntroductionDuke University’s High School Bioscience and Engineering camps have employed our modelduring four 2-week sessions over the summers of 2013 and 2014. Each session had between 26and 40 high school-aged students that were either over-night or day campers. Currently,enrollment is open to all applicants with no conditions, though the activities and model designmay be adapted towards experiences with targeted enrollments (i.e. gender, ethnicity, etc). Thecurrent cost of this particular camp is around $200/day for residential

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Transformation of STEM to STEAM – How a Traditionally Run STEM Camp Successfully Incorporated the Arts into its Framework Resulting in a Successful STEAM Camp (Work in Progress)

Conference Session: K-12 & Pre- College Engineering Division Poster Session
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Arthur D. Kney, Lafayette College; Emily Isabelle McGonigle
Tagged Divisions: K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #12617Transformation of STEM to STEAM – How a traditionally run STEM campsuccessfully incorporated the ARTS into its framework resulting in a success-ful STEAM Camp (Work in Progress)Dr. Arthur D. Kney, Lafayette College Arthur D. Kney received his doctorate of philosophy (Ph.D.) in Environmental Engineering from Lehigh University in 1999 and his professional engineering license in 2007. He is currently serving as an As- sociate Professor and Department Head in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Lafayette College. Throughout Kney’s career he has been active in the community, at the local, state

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Understanding Youth Collaboration: How Learners Experience the Design Process in a Collaborative Context (Fundamentals)

Conference Session: Fundamental: K-12 Students and Engineering Design Practices (Part 2)
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Michelle E Jordan , Arizona State University; Tonatiuh Munguia-Villanueva, Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

opportunities of the futurerequires that they learn to engage in analytical thinking, argumentation, and collaborativeteamwork and that they see such practices as central to design processes. Engaging middleschool learners in collaborative engineering design projects can provide them with opportunitiesto develop communicative competencies related to speaking like an engineer by participating intalk about designed products, design processes, and metacommunicative talk about designcommunication itself.9-11The K-12 engineering education community also recognizes collaborative interaction as a keyengineering practice. The National Research Council identified communication as a vitalengineering “habit of mind.”12 Additionally, the Next Generation Science

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Building Human Capacity to Meet Demand for Engineers and Scientists in the Middle East and North Africa (other)

Conference Session: K-12 & Pre- College Engineering Division Poster Session
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Hamid R. Parsaei, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Brady Creel, Texas A&M University at Qatar; John S Small, Texas A&M University at Qatar
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

University at Qatar has been recognized as one of the leading institutions offering engineering degrees in the region. The campus has attracted over 85 full-‐time faculty members representing some of the best minds in engineering education and scholarship. STEM Education The State of Qatar has long acknowledged the intrinsic value of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) for empowering upcoming Qatari talent and to transform this fast-‐growing country into a world-‐class research and discovery icon in the region. Further, Qatar’s efforts to nationalize its energy workforce and reduce dependence on foreign workers creates an