Conference Session

K-12 & Pre- College Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawrence E. Whitman, Wichita State University; Alex Petersen, STEMpact2020; Christopher D Wyant, Wichita East High School

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

successful with mentors. Takaghaj2 described the impact of mentoring girls in STEM.Feldhaus3 describes a mentoring program, which involves under-represented mentors. Sarder4discusses the impact of a mentor in designing K12 curriculum. Rochefort5 describes a programthat used graduate students as mentors. Mentoring has been attempted in many places for a singleprogram. This paper describes an effort, which strives to increase the number of STEM mentorsacross many programs in a single community.The Wichita Coalition is comprised of individuals and organizations that are passionate about thefuture of our community. Wichita has a high concentration of STEM professionals (the 3rdhighest concentration of engineers in the nation, according to Forbes). In

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Descriptions of Outreach Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David W. Richerson, University of Utah; Cynthia Furse, University of Utah; Amy Aldous Bergerson, University of Utah

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

ofpowering snowmaking machines for a local ski resort. The high school students formed smallerteams to compete with each other for designing the best concept. Each team then gave a formalpresentation at the end of the year. The high school students loved the project and theengineering experience, and most of them entered engineering or science programs atuniversities after graduation. Assessment interviews revealed that the undergraduates, through Page 22.1581.5their mentoring, enhanced their engineering experience and their commitment to continuing tograduation in engineering. This partnership with AMES is an excellent model of an activity thatwas

Conference Session

Computational/CS Initiatives

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nikunja Swain P.E., South Carolina State University; Wanda Moses, South Carolina State University; James Allen Anderson, South Carolina State University; Cynthia T Davis, SC State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Page 23.317.2Unfortunately, most of the graduates do not perform well in required introductory computing coursesdue to lack of preparation and interest in STEM subjects, especially computing in K-12 levels. Educatorsare challenged to find ways to address this problem. The STARS (Students & Technology in Academia, Research & Service) Student Leadership Corps (SLC), STARS SLC (http://www.starsalliance.org/leadershipCorps.html), a NSF funded initiative at University of North Carolina at Charlotte, is designed to aid the educators in addressing this challenge. The primary objective of STARS SLC is broadening participation in computing through best practices and community building, and there is an alliance of more than 40 academic

Conference Session

Gender & Minority Issues in K-12 Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karla Korpela, Michigan Technological University; Shalini Suryanarayana, Michigan Technological University; Christine Anderson, Michigan Technological University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

teacher professional development programs. She routinely works with faculty to develop strategies for addressing the broader impact of their research and to support faculty recruitment and retention. Page 13.1318.3© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 University & Community Partnerships: Growing the Numbers of Underrepresented Students in the STEM PipelineAbstract:Increasing student interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careersis a national issue that continues to challenge educators to produce a workforce strong inscientific and technical capabilities

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering Outreach Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leo McAfee, University of Michigan; Andrew Kim, Michigan State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Research Center (ERC) for WirelessIntegrated MicroSystems (WIMS) has conducted pre-college programs for seven summers (inyears 2000 to 2006). During these seven summers, more than 880 pre-college students haveenrolled in 30 courses. Moreover, female and minority categories each constitute more than50% of the participants. Indeed, youth are being greatly impacted by the WIMS summerprograms. The significance of the summer programs can be indicated with several factors:1. Phenomenal participation count and percentages by female and minority students.2. Educational content of the programs; each program has a subset of the core topics.3. WIMS core components (microsystems and miniaturization, sensors

Conference Session

Exemplary Outreach Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen Davis, University of Cincinnati

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

) Individual brainstorming on pipe layout design; (b) completed design on CAD layout.3. Vision and Precision Allison Mayborg graduated from the University of Cincinnati in June of 2009 with a degree inMechanical Engineering. During her co-op terms at three different companies, she worked in variousindustries, roles, and locations. At L'Oreal USA Manufacturing, Allison worked in the packaging areafor shampoo and conditioner, running time studies and starting up a new packaging line. She then wentto work for Duke Energy in the generation maintenance service group. She provided technical supportfor capital projects at the coal fired power plants in the Midwest region. Her next assignment with DukeEnergy took her to Charlotte, North Carolina where she

Conference Session

K-12 Professional Development II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary R. Mayer, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; Allison Jane Fahsl, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; Stephen McCaire Marlette, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; Georgia Bracey, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Page 23.1355.13collaborated on the selection of materials most appropriate for their school settings. A list ofsuggested materials related to engineering design, including those used during the summerworkshop, was provided. The professional learning communities established during the summerremained intact throughout the following fall in the form of lesson study groups. The idea was tocontinue the collaborative inquiry process among the teachers and promote the verticalintegration of content within the school districts.Lesson study is a method of teacher research that focuses on the development and refinement oflessons to provide instruction that reflects best practices in teaching. The lesson study processused for the purposes of this project

Conference Session

Approaches to K -12 Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ayyana Chakravartula, University of California-Berkeley; Barbara Ando, Lawrence Hall of Science; Cheng Li, University of California-Berkeley; Shikha Gupta, University of California-Berkeley; Lisa Pruitt, University of California-Berkeley

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

-appropriate literature and assessment activities designed to measure the children’s learning to atarget audience of LHS visitors, children ranging in age from 4th to 5th grade who visit themuseum. This final project has enormous potential for learning for both the undergraduatestudents and the younger children. The undergraduate students are given the unique experienceof determining how engineering lessons can be most effectively presented while the youngerchildren are exposed to interesting engineering research and applications in a format that isdesigned to attract and hold their attention. The lively interaction between undergraduates andthe visiting children is a rare opportunity for a diverse group of youth to interact with Universitystudents

Conference Session

Topics in K-12 Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Goldberg, Buffalo State College; Paul Siciliano, Buffalo State College; Clark Greene, Buffalo State College; Steve Macho, Buffalo State College

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Page 13.617.3and discussions of best practices for in-class implementation. As part of the grant, participantswere given laboratory equipment and software for use in their classrooms, providing continuityand motivation to implement these activities in their schools.DECS workshop participants were also given a memory stick containing curricular materials andsupport documentation for the lab experiments. They were encouraged to register on theElectronics in Schools Strategy (EISS) website3. This website provides teachers with access to adedicated training resource and in-depth support material, designed to help promote, teach andsupport Electronics, Communications and Technology (ECT) within school curricula.II PedagogyWorkshops were developed

Conference Session

Broadening Participation

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Cruz, Great Minds in STEM; Lupe Munoz Alvarado, Great Minds in STEM

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

both formal and informallearning opportunities.This paper presents STEM-UpTM to the engineering community as a comprehensive best-practicethat makes math and science a common vernacular within an underrepresented community. Thispaper is not a qualitative or quantitative study in the traditional sense of formal research. Rather,this paper highlights aspects of STEM-UpTM as an informal science initiative that has created amenu of opportunities – i.e. a value chain - to broadly engage an entire community in creating a Page 25.268.3sustained network for an affinity toward science, technology, engineering and math.Literature ReviewIn the last

Conference Session

It's Elementary

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eduardo Alfonso Suescun-Florez, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Ryan Francis Cain, PS 3 The Bedford Village School; Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Magued G. Iskander P.E., Polytechnic Institute of New York University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

conference papers. He has mentored four doctoral students, eleven masters students, 25 undergraduate research students, and eleven undergraduate senior design project teams; over 300 K-12 teachers and 95 high school student researchers; and eighteen undergraduate GK-12 Fellows and 53 graduate GK-12 Fellows. Moreover, he directs K-12 education, training, mentoring, and outreach programs that currently enrich the STEM education of over 2,000 students annually.Dr. Magued G. Iskander P.E., Polytechnic Institute of New York University Dr. Magued Iskander is a professor of Civil and Urban Engineering at NYU-Poly. Dr. Iskander is a recip- ient of NSF CAREER award, Chi Epsilon (Civil Engineering Honor Society) Metropolitan

Conference Session

Curriculum Development

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lindsey G. Groark, Southern Methodist University; Delores M. Etter, Southern Methodist University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

semester to complete a follow-up assessment withquestions related to their use of the curriculum, suggested modifications or best practices for itsuse and the number of additional students impacted by the camp materials. A follow-on paperwill address these results.Program ExpansionDue to the positive results received during the first three years executing the summer camps, thisprogram has been expanded to include CSI Camps-for-a-Day and CSI Teacher Trainings andProfessional Certification Workshops around the country. Each of these programs furtherextends the impact of the CSI Camp curriculum and provides diverse communities around thecountry with the opportunity to engage with this impactful curriculum.CSI Camp-for-a-Day. Based on the positive

Conference Session

High School Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd Kaiser, Montana State University; Peggy Taylor, Montana State University; Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University; Howard Tenenbaum, La Jolla High School, San Diego Unified School District; Seth Hodges, St. Michael Indian School, St. Michaels, AZ

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

licenses. Taylor holds a BS in Biology with Chemistry minor, MS in Science Education, and Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction.Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University Carolyn Plumb is the Director of Educational Innovation and Strategic Projects in the College of Engineering at Montana State University. She works on various curriculum and instruction projects including instructional development for faculty and graduate students. She also serves as the college’s assessment and evaluation expert, currently evaluating the success of various programs and projects, including the Designing Our Community program, the Providing Resources for Engineering Preparedness program (funded by the U.S

Conference Session

Thinking, Reasoning & Engineering in Elementary School

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gerald Mora, New Mexico Tech; Ricardo Negron, WPAFB; Robert McGahern, DDR&E; Eugene Brown, Virginia Tech

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

institutions to make directconnections between the curricula and the practice of science and engineering.The motivation for such educational outreach programs is well known. Among the features thatsuch programs are designed to include are providing real-world exposure to the use of scienceand engineering for middle and high-school students, enhancing the technical literacy of thegeneral population, and increasing the number of U.S. citizens earning degrees in science andengineering.Two Air Force K-12 programs will be described. They are the Dayton Regional STEM CenterPartnership at the Wright Patterson AFB (WPAFB), OH, and the Air Force Research Laboratory(AFRL) La Luz Academy at the Kirtland AFB (KAFB), NM.The Dayton Regional STEM Center

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K-12 Engineering Outreach Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Powers, Clarkson University; Bruce Brydges, SUNY Potsdam; Gail Gotham, SLL BOCES; James Carroll, Clarkson University; Peter Turner, Clarkson University; Douglas Bohl, Clarkson University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2008-1652: SUCCESSFUL INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF K-12 OUTREACHPROGRAMSSusan Powers, Clarkson University Dr. Susan Powers is a Professor of Environmental Engineering and the Associate Dean of Engineering for Research and Graduate Studies at Clarkson University. She has been the PI on two NSF GK-12 grants.Bruce Brydges, SUNY Potsdam Bruce Carl Brydges Ed.D. is the Coordinator of Assessment at the School of Education and Professional Studies, SUNY Potsdam. He has designed and coordinated the assessment program for the Math and STEM Partnership programs.Peter Turner, Clarkson University Dr. Peter Turner is the Chair of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Clarkson

Conference Session

Engineering in High School

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tammy VanDeGrift, University of Portland; Sheryl Burgstahler, University of Washington; Richard Ladner, University of Washington; Annemarie Poginy, University of Portland

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

full of hundreds of cellular automata that can be made into interesting behaviors. As mentioned earlier, to actually program a behavior it takes an understanding of Wolfram’s numbering system for two state automata. There are many beautiful designs that can be created from very simple rules. • Tactile Maps: One of the more interesting projects in recent years is taking color maps of the university campus and processing them for printing on an embosser so that they can used by blind students and visitors to the campus. This is actually a very large research project, but pieces of it were done in the Game of Life workshop. Types of processing that had to be done include replacing one color by

Conference Session

The Role of Engineering in Integrated STEM--uh STEAM--uh Education!

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bettina J. Casad, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Mariappan Jawaharlal, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

committee report notes inefficiencyin preparing students for the workplace and higher education.2 Of particular concern is the lownumbers of college graduates in STEM fields who will help the U.S. retain its global lead inscience and technology.2 In response to these concerns, educators have been developinginnovative strategies to introduce STEM education earlier in the education timeline.3-4The objective of this research is to test the effectiveness of a guided discovery approach inpromoting STEM education through the use of robotics among students who are nationallyunderrepresented in STEM. The research question driving this investigation is whether a

Conference Session

Ensuring Access to K - 12 Engineering Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taryn Bayles, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Ted Foster, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Dean Sheridan, Glen Elg High School, Howard County Public Schools, Maryland; Carolyn Parker, George Washington University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

and mentoring awards and the 2006 USM Regents Award for Collaboration in Public Service.Ted Foster, University of Maryland-Baltimore County Ted Foster, Ph.D. is Assistant Dean of the UMBC College of Engineering and Information Technology, where he coordinates accreditation activities and directs graduate programs in Systems Engineering and Engineering Management. Prior to coming to UMBC, he had a 36-year career at Westinghouse and Northrop Grumman, managing research and advanced development in microelectronics and microwave technology for modern radar systems.Dean Sheridan, Glen Elg High School, Howard County Public Schools, Maryland Dean Sheridan has been an engineering design

Conference Session

Infusing Engineering Content Through Curricular Innovation

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Pelletier, Northern Essex Community College; Linda Desjardins, Northern Essex Community College; Paul Chanley, Northern Essex Community College; Lori Heymans, Northern Essex Community College

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

14.998.3Elementary school teachers were reported by their administrators to be most comfortablewith the life sciences and least with the physical sciences and largely ignorant ofengineers and engineering design.Moreover, at both the elementary school and middle school levels, there was perceived tobe a lack of awareness of STEM fields and careers and their importance.Following that meeting, an e-mail was sent to the Northeast Network partners askingthem to bring a list of "best practices" STEM programs for students in upper elementaryand middle schools to the next meeting of the Advisory Council. At this next meeting, theAdvisory Council members decided to concentrate on in-school programs for theelementary school students, as opposed to after school

Conference Session

Exemplary Outreach Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kimberly Edginton Bigelow, University of Dayton

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

career motivators for girls and the messages that girls hear about Page 15.1024.3engineering. One of the most important motivators that help girls determine what field to go intois the ability to make a difference, yet their understanding of engineering comes from themessages they hear that engineering is challenging, difficult but rewarding, and uses math andscience to solve problems.5 If this perception can be changed through exposure to theengineering fields that best exemplify this ability to make a difference and impact lives, femalesmay be more likely to go into engineering.This paper discusses a service-learning outreach assignment

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Enhancing K-12 STEM Education with Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lydotta Taylor, EdVenture Group; Erika Shaffer, EdVenture Group; Gary Winn, West Virginia University; Robin Hensel, West Virginia University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

unit for analysis by WVU professors to determine the effectiveness of the unit from acontent and engineering knowledge perspective. The data is used to make modifications to theunit for future use and planning for new workshops.2.3 TIME Kit Development: Stage ThreeStage three is the ongoing research and program evaluation. Our goal for the 2009 workshop isto conduct a full field evaluation on every TIME Kit developed (20). Each teacher whoimplements a unit and a comparison teacher in that same school will conduct pre and postassessment of engineering content, math content, and student attitudes related to that unit. Thisevaluation design will allow us to examine whether learning and attitude changes differ amongstudents who receive TIME Kit

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering Outreach Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Larry Lim, University of Southern California

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

engineers fromindustry and the universities, students get a hands-on inside look at the engineering profession.In six intense weeks in January and February, students and engineers work together tobrainstorm, design, construct, and test their robot built from scratch from an initially common setof motors, pneumatics, and electronics. The local Regional Competition is usually held in Marchat the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena where nearly 60 robots “battle.”Recognition of achievement is also important. At the close of each year, we host a year-endbanquet where student achievement is recognized. Graduating seniors also step forward toannounce the college they will enroll in and major they will pursue. This serves as strongmotivation for younger

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High School Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas Oppliger, Michigan Technological University; Jean Kampe, Michigan Technological University; Valorie Troesch, Michigan Technological Univeristy

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

measurements. • Our Mission to be Green: The Arthur Hill H.S. DIPLOMATS are researching, designing, and constructing a Michigan Natural Green Spot, consisting of a variety of floral plants, vegetables, and shrubs along with a pathway in an 80 x 130 foot area on the school’s campus. It will provide an educational space for the students and a place for the community to visit. • Underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) Competition: Utica Community Schools students participated in the annual MATE (Marine Advanced Technology Education) Underwater ROV competition. Preparation for this starts early in the school year and extends beyond the end of the year into the summer months. In 2009, the Utica team

Conference Session

Engineering in Middle Schools

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Crips, Laramie Middle School; William Parker, Laramie County School District 1; Steven Barrett, University of Wyoming; Jerry Hamann, University of Wyoming

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

learning environment?3. One of the discovery projects mottos was the “WOW” factor. How can the wow factor be incorporated into the everyday educational experience of a learner?4. This has been a big year for teacher training with this project. What ideas does this group have toward bringing the best researchers to contribute to the overall content knowledge and retooling the educational landscape to meet the learners’ needs?5. The discovery project has changed our direction and emphasis many times over the last two years; still we have learned to trust certain practices to enhance learning. In a corporate or higher education environment, what leadership practices to you employ to promote best practices which reinforce the concept