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Michael Hunter, Georgia Institute of Technology; Dwayne Henclewood, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Mshadoni Smith, Georgia Institute of Technology; Laurie Garrow, Georgia Institute of Technology; Angshuman Guin, Georgia Institute of Technology

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the University of Massachusetts Amherst (2007), he was a Mathematics and Science teacher at St. George’s College H.S., Kingston, Jamaica.Mshadoni Smith, Georgia Institute of Technology Ms. Mshadoni Smith is a Ph.D. student at the Georgia Institute of Technology. She has ten years of experience in Civil Engineering, seven in planning, design, management and operations of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) with Federal Highway Administration.Laurie Garrow, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Laurie Garrow is an Assistant Professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Prior to joining the faculty, she worked for four years as a

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Ross McCurdy, Ponaganset High School

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missionof Ponaganset High School’s Fuel Cell Education Initiative is to further the understanding andimplementation of fuel cell technology and to make a contribution towards a more rapid andwide-scale use of fuel cells in society. Education through demonstration is our way of leadingby example, and the initiative strives to demonstrate in a clear and exciting manner that fuel celltechnology is here, now, and it works. The students of today are the leaders of tomorrow; byclearly showing our students the means for a better future, we can make this vision a reality andenable it to become a reality sooner. This report includes the means and methods undertaken byPonaganset High School to achieve the mission, including future plans and goals.Background

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Carol Gattis, University of Arkansas; Shannon Davis, University of Arkansas; Bryan Hill, University of Arkansas; Edgar Clausen, University of Arkansas; Christa Hestekin, University of Arkansas; Bradley Dearing, Illinois State University

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for use in the individual classrooms ≠ A discussion of how the experiment fits into the state mandated science frameworks ≠ A daily evaluationAs an example, consider the production of ethanol by fermentation, the experiment of Day 6.The background focused on ethanol as an alternative fuel source (from sugars, corn,lignocellulosics), the yeast as a living organism and its ability to grow both aerobically andanaerobically, and the planned execution of the experiment. The experiment then followed,where the teachers compared anaerobic growth and production of ethanol vs. aerobic growth(and no ethanol), and CO2 production during ethanol production both with and without agitation.The faculty member and teachers

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Augusto Macalalag, Stevens Institute of Technology; Debra Brockway, Stevens Institute of Technology; Mercedes McKay, Stevens Institute of Technology; Elisabeth McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology

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process. The EiE curricula integrateengineering and technology concepts and skills with elementary science lessons. EiE materialsengage students in hands-on, real world engineering experiences that can enliven science lessonsand motivate students to learn concepts by illustrating relevant applications.By the end of the first year of the PISA program, teachers had received in-depth, contentspecific, pedagogical support, 124 hours of continuous professional development, and frequent(monthly) on-site support (coaching, modeling, curriculum alignment, planning) by projectpartners. The production of a STEM Learning Module through collaboration and in-depth/topic-oriented professional development promoted teachers’ pedagogical content

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Christopher Papadopoulos; Adeeb Rahman, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Josh Bostwick, Cornell University

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correcting details, but rather, to engender within mechanicspedagogy the well-conceived and planned articulation of the concepts that underpin thesedetails. Without such an approach, we will be left with our current situation, so keenly describedby Hestenes et al., The implications could not be more serious. Since the students have evidently not learned the most basic Newtonian concepts, they must have failed to comprehend most of the material in the course. They have been forced to cope with the subject by rote memorization of isolated fragments and by carrying out meaningless tasks. No wonder so many are repelled! The few who are successful have done so by their own devices, the course and the teacher having supplied only the

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Nathan Klingbeil, Wright State University; Richard Mercer, Wright State University; Kuldip Rattan, Wright State University; Michael Raymer, Wright State University; David Reynolds, Wright State University

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come.AcknowledgementsThis work has been supported by a planning grant from the National Science Foundation,Division of Engineering Education and Centers, under program solicitation NSF-03-562,"Department Level Reform of Undergraduate Engineering Education," Grant Number EEC-0343214. This work has also been supported by the College of Engineering & ComputerScience and the Department of Mathematics & Statistics at Wright State University. Page 11.1073.12Bibliography1. Adelman, Clifford, 1998, "Women and Men of the Engineering Path: A Model for Analyses of Undergraduate Careers," U.S. Department of Education Report, May, 1998.2. Pomalaza-Raez

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James Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Patrick Brophy, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Engineering, Inc.; MMS-A/E; Skidmore,Owings & Merrill LLP; Spencer Engineering, Inc.; Thorton-Thomasetti Group; andWalter P. Moore and Associates, Inc. The authors are very grateful to the Office ofInstitutional Research, Planning, and Assessment at Rose-Hulman for their assistancein developing and administering the surveys. The authors would also like to thankProfessor Mark Yoder from the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department atRose-Hulman for assistance with the Electrical Engineering examples.References1. Puri, P. S. (Moderator) “Computer Misuse – Are We Dealing with a Time Bomb?”, Forensic Engineering: Proceedings of the First Congress, Task Committee on Avoiding Failures Caused by Computer Misuse, Forensic Engineering Division