Conference Session

Best Zone Paper Competition

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Council of Sections

, and mentoringin innovative science and engineering curricula designed to make use of constructivistapproaches to teaching and learning. Two universities, a science center, and a teacher educationinstitution collaborated in delivering project services to schools. Through intensive professionaldevelopment, teachers engaged in science inquiry lessons, learned about and practiced theengineering design process (EDP), and interacted with science and engineering faculty to bolstertheir science content knowledge in life and environmental sciences. Preliminary findings fromthe pre and post tests of treatment group teachers indicate that participants significantly increasedtheir content knowledge in specific life science topics and concepts involving

Conference Session

Best Zone Paper Competition

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Council of Sections

for the Technology Education Association of Illinois and served on the Board of Directors for the past 12 years. He is active in professional research and publications, as well as continuing work towards professional development, state and national standards and curriculum projects. Page 15.1286.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 UASPP: Three Years of Helping Middle School Teachers Devise Their Own Hands-on Engineering and Science Activities Shannon G. Davis1, Bryan W. Hill1, Carol S. Gattis2, Bradley M. Dearing3, Christa N. Hestekin4 and Edgar C

Conference Session

Best Zone Paper Competition

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Council of Sections

that were developed for thisweek-long camp. The first lesson provided a brief overview of the transportation sector and itsevolution and introduced the process through which transportation projects are initiated andcompleted. The second lesson introduced students to the fundamentals of developing signaltiming plans for a single signalized intersection. The final lesson introduced coordinationconcepts that are involved in programming multiple intersections.The goal of these instructions was to enable the students to understand the impact of theinteraction between intersections on traffic flow and then using this knowledge coordinate theflows and minimize the delay for a network of two signalized intersections. The students werefirst introduced

Conference Session

Best Zone Paper Competition

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelito Enriquez, Canada College

Tagged Divisions

Council of Sections

combination ofboth factors are responsible for improved student performance. Additionally, these studiesshould attempt to delineate the effects of Tablet PC use by the instructor from the effects broughtabout by enhanced interactivity due to student use of Tablet PCs in the classroom.Similar studies should be done on courses with high attrition rates: courses that are traditional“bottle necks” for STEM students, and courses that are problem-solving intensive and requiringhigh levels of critical thinking. Finally, other software applications that promote interactivity inthe classroom should be considered in conjunction with Tablet PC use.5. AcknowledgementsThis project was supported by Hewlett Packard through the Technology for Teaching grant