Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen B. Wendell, University of Massachusetts, Boston; Christopher George Wright, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Patricia C. Paugh, University of Massachusetts, Boston

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

following research questions. 1. What patterns of language constitute reflective decision-making by elementary students during engineering design? 2. What linguistic resources for engaging in reflective decision-making do elementary school students bring to engineering design? 3. How do paper-based and digital engineering notebook tools support engineering processes (via students’ reflective decision-making) and products (students’ tangible design constructions)?In this paper specifically, we highlight work with teacher researchers in identifying the practicesand linguistic patterns associated with reflective decision-making in engineering planning anddesign. In this first phase of the

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering and Pre-College Outreach Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Messiha Saad, North Carolina A&T State University; William Craft, North Carolina A&T State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

segments of the presentations; there are instructorhandouts and PowerPoint files, and lots of photos of specific events that should behelpful to the participants. Page 12.979.17Table 4. Week 2 portion of the 2006 Teacher workshop Sessions at North CarolinaA&T State UniversityTeacher Post-Workshop Assessment Activities for 2006The following questions were included in the assessment form, and the results are shownin Figure 15: 1. I had an interesting and positive experience at A&T. 2. The information provided was useful in my lesson planning. 3. I incorporated information from the workshop into the classroom curriculum

Conference Session

Engineering Collaboration: Faculty and Student Involvement in K-12 Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robin Autenrieth, Texas A&M University; Karen Butler-Purry, Texas A&M University; Cheryl Page, Texas A&M University; L. Diane Hurtado, Texas A&M University; Jennifer Welch, Texas A&M University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

(RET) program and is hosted by the College of Engineering (COE) at Texas A&MUniversity (TAMU). The E3 RET program is an integral part of the COE outreach plan andtargets secondary STEM teachers across Texas. Since each teacher may reach 1000+ students inhis/her career, this initiative can have tremendous impact in encouraging young people intotechnology fields and preparing teachers to equip them for success in their journey. The goal ofthe outreach efforts is to increase the pool of engineering applicants and build a network torecruit partner teachers.Although many RET programs focus on a single research area, the E3 RET program providesaccess to engineering faculty across 12 departments, thus allowing for a better match of researchareas

Conference Session

Approaches to K -12 Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Pelletier, Northern Essex Community College; Wayne Kibbe, Northern Essex Community College; Paul Chanley, Northern Essex Community College

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

understanding of STEM issues through a variety of professionaldevelopment programs. Each team of STEM fellows was then asked to develop aCapstone Plan to improve STEM efforts in their districts.This paper describes a STEM Fellows professional development course providedbetween March 3, 2005 and June 9, 2005 by the Engineering Science faculty of NorthernEssex Community College in Massachusetts, entitled Embedded Computer Systems andPhotonics.This 45-hour professional development course introduced aspects of the content fields ofApplied Mathematics (using algebra, geometry, and trigonometry in EmbeddedComputer Systems and Fiber Optics), Computer Science and Information Technology(including math for information technology, Boolean Algebra, digital logic

Conference Session

Curriculum Exchange

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip S. Schmidt P.E., University of Texas, Austin; Christina Soontornvat, iFLY ; Stuart B Wallock

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

2011. As Chief Marketing Officer, he oversees the company’s corporate and product marketing, franchisee and consumer marketing, social media, communications, brand strategy and application development. At Dell, Stuart was Director of Site Innovation and Social Commerce. Previously, he was Director of Marketing at Newegg.com, overseeing all marketing and web development programs. Before Newegg, he was Director of Business Planning at Sony Electronics. Since assuming his present role with SkyVenture/iFLY, one of Stuart’s major objectives has been the development of the team building and education programs at iFLY– from concept through implementation–with the goal of making physics, math, technology, the science of

Conference Session

Research & Evaluation on K-12 Teachers and Teaching.

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Louis Nadelson, Utah State University; Anne Seifert, Idaho National Laboratory; J. Kade Hendricks, Utah State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

STEM practices teaching and learning.The NGSS science and engineering practice standards were designed to engage students in thepractices associated with scientific investigations and engineering design11. Thus, the NGSSpractice standards are: 1. Asking questions (for science) and defining problems (for engineering) 2. Developing and using models 3. Planning and carrying out investigations 4. Analyzing and interpreting data 5. Using mathematics and computational thinking 6. Constructing explanations (for science) and designing solutions (for engineering) 7. Engaging in argument from evidence 8. Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information,Again, the intention of the NGSS

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

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

period. In this paper, the authorsdiscuss the results of this initial study and their plans for future studies to determine theeffect of exposure frequency on the long-term student perception of engineering as acourse of study in the future.IntroductionEngineering outreach programs to middle and high school students are designed toincrease students’ interest in, and understanding of, engineering so as to inspire them tochoose engineering in their future study and career. Before beginning their current study,the authors reviewed the existing literature concerning the influence of these programs onparticipating students. Many of the outreach programs studied ranged from half-day, oneday, a single week or multi-week long summer camp1-13. To

Conference Session

Public Engineering of Engineering, K12 Standards, and Overview

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tylisha Baber, Michigan State University; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

commercials[26, 27].As recommended by the workshop, the show should be grounded in a compelling narrative withaccessible characters, but be accurate in its use of engineering principles and analysis. Teamsmust not only submit a final “film,” but also a marketing plan that leverages spin-off mediaproducts (web, cell phones, etc.), cross-marketing initiatives, etc. Scoring is done on thetechnical accuracy, film quality, and entrepreneurial plan. (The requirement for a marketing planresponds to the workshop recommendation that consideration be given to a multimediamarketing and collateral product development plan.) Each scoring category would contributeequally to the overall composite score. Pursuing this strategy contributes to the long-term goalwhile

Conference Session

Research Initiatives

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric N. Wiebe, North Carolina State University; Malinda Faber, The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation; Jeni Corn, Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, NC State University; Tracey Louise Collins, North Carolina State University; Alana Unfried, North Carolina State University; LaTricia Townsend

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, and mathematics (STEM) outreach programs, and working closely with university enrollment management and data management professionals at the Friday Institute at North Carolina State University (NCSU). She works closely with both large and small NCSU outreach groups offering K-12 outreach to teachers and students. She also assists with planning, implementing, managing, and reporting of project activities which include survey development, coordination of data collection, interfacing with data managers, coor- dination of meetings and workshops for outreach providers to gather feedback, identify best practices, and disseminate findings to stakeholders. In addition, she assists with annual report writing and conference

Conference Session

Linking K-12 to Post-secondary

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Letrece Dillihunt, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Derrick Wayne Smith, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Phillip A. Farrington, University of Alabama, Huntsville

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

class or physics class. While all of the students participated inthe InSPIRESS project not all of them were planning to pursue a STEM career in college if theyplanned to attend college at all.Implementation: The researchers in this study collected multiple measures and utilized a quasi-experimental design to assess the impact of the project’s authentic learning activities on thestudents’ attitudes, motivation and self-efficacy toward engineering.At the beginning of the school year, the students were provided with consent forms explainingthe research study. After receipt of the signed consent forms, the Pre-surveys were administeredby the researchers to students who, along with their parents, agreed to participate in the project.The rest of the

Conference Session

Addressing the NGSS, Part 1 of 3: Supporting K-8 Science Teachers in Engineering Pedagogy and Engineering-Science Connections

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

So Yoon Yoon, Texas A&M University; Yi Kong, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Johannes Strobel, Texas A&M

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, poor,fair, good, and excellent or strongly agree, agree, neutral, disagree, and strongly disagree) andeight open-ended questions. For the purpose of this study, we only examined the open-endedquestions from the survey as they pertained to our research questions. Among the eight open-ended questions, seven questions inquire about three important things teachers learned from theengineering TPD, meaningful aspects of the engineering TPD, how they were motivated by theTPD, teacher’s plans for future classroom instruction, suggestions for future topics, andcomments regarding the Summer Academy, including one question to clarify responses on theprior questions if needed. The last question requested comments about the instructors. This studyutilized

Conference Session

Focus on Elementary

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ming-Chien Hsu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

refer to the group ofstudents who received engineering instructions as the instruction group. These students were2nd through 4th graders from 10 different classrooms with teachers who had attended a week-long teacher professional development program on implementing engineering content in K-12 classrooms. The audio recordings of the interviews with the students were transcribed andanalyzed using grounded method 33 by two independent coders. Differences in coding wereresolved by consensus among the two coders. Seven coding categories emerged. We mappedfive of the coding categories to the language used in the Engineering is Elementary designprocess model (Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, Test, Improve). Please refer to Table 2 for therubric and

Conference Session

Making Elementary Engineering Work: Lessons from Partnerships and Practice

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elisabeth W. McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology; Carol Shields, Stevens Institute of Technology; Augusto Z. Macalalag Jr., Stevens Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

andopportunistic. First, we believe that engaging young students in engineering may increasemotivation and persistence in STEM study for larger numbers of students who may experiencegreater satisfaction with learning and therefore be less susceptible to negative stereotypes later inlife. Second, the elementary classroom, despite high stakes testing pressures in mathematics andlanguage arts/literacy, has the greatest flexibility and opportunity for infusion of engineeringcurricula that can connect with other core subjects such as science and reading. Although CIESEconducts STEM programming and education research across the K-20 spectrum, this paper willfocus on elementary engineering initiatives.Elementary Engineering ProgramsSince 2004, planning for

Conference Session

Gender and Minority Issues in K-12 Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Winn, Virginia Military Institute; Gary Winn, West Virginia University; Robin Hensel, West Virginia University; Reagan Curtis, West Virginia University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

adaptivedecisions.In impoverished and under-resourced Appalachian communities, the stressors are unique andinclude, as the literature review here suggests, poverty, out-migration, unemployment, lowercollege completion rates, lower family incomes, higher dependency rates, major industries influx, isolation by geography, absence of role models, a penchant for gender-specific careerchoices, and others. The authors propose that these stressors can be reduced by exposingAppalachian females to age and culture-matched peers through a variety of planned activities asshown in Figure 1. If their preferred channels of information reception and interests towardSTEM fields can be measured effectively, then recruitment and retention efforts can be

Conference Session

High School Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamed Abdelrahman, Tennessee Technological University; Holly Stretz, Tennessee Technological University; Angela McCulley, White County High School; Bridget Pugh, Monterey High School

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

presented in a separate paper1, buta glimpse is provided below. The project participants worked with 5 mentors from chemicalengineering, mechanical engineering and industrial engineering. The overall management of thesummer research institute was the responsibility of the principal investigator while the follow upactivities and assessment of the implementation is the responsibility of the co-principalinvestigator.The RET program2 was designed such that the teachers have a significant understanding of theresearch process. The teachers were asked with the help from their mentors and project directorsto formulate a research question based on the mentors’ ongoing research. The teachers designedand carried out the research plan and adapted it, as

Conference Session

Mentoring & Outreach for Girls & Minorities

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Backer, San Jose State University; Belle Wei, San Jose State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

our project by selecting two high schools, Silver Creek and Mount Pleasant, in theEast Side Union High School District to participate in our program. We held community forumsat both high schools to meet with the parents and answer any questions they had. Research showsthat students are more likely to pursue computing disciplines if they are encouraged by theirparents13 14. One of the co-PIs for this project, Dr. Julio Garcia, is a native Spanish speaker. Hetook the lead in presenting this project to Hispanic parents and community members. The ProjectDirector also attended the meeting in addition to the high school club advisors. Figure 1. Timeline for the SVCC Completion Date Planning Tasks January 2009 ≠ Select two high

Conference Session

K-12 Outreach and Out-of-School Time Engineering Programming and Research

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tracey Louise Collins, North Carolina State University; Eric N. Wiebe, North Carolina State University; Pam Van Dyk, Evaluation Resources

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

project are to: 1) Provide an innovative network of support and communications among University-based outreach project directors and educational evaluation experts, creating a learning community to promote sharing of best practices and innovation that will deepen the impact of NCSU’s pre-college STEM programs on students’ future academic and career choices. 2) Develop and demonstrate a system of data-driven planning and analysis guided by best practices to facilitate longitudinal assessment of participant outcomes through development of a common STEM Outreach Evaluation Protocol as well as a database integrating records of NCSU K-12 outreach participants with NC Department of Public Instruction

Conference Session

Engineering Across the K-12 Curriculum: Integration with the Arts, Social Studies, Sciences, and the Common Core

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica M. Harlan, University of South Alabama ; Susan A. Pruet, STEMWorks, LLC; James Van Haneghan, University of South Alabama; Melissa Divonne Dean, Mobile Area Education Foundation

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

related to STEM workforce needs forthe region. Following a year of collaboration and planning, a pilot initiative emerged calledEngaging Youth through Engineering (EYE). The goal of EYE is to engage area youth in grades4-9 in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) academics and careers byproviding students with a coordinated continuum of curricular and extra-curricular experiencesthat use real life engineering design challenges as a “hook.” Once “hooked,” and with carefulguidance and support of “adult influencers” (teachers, counselors, parents, and businessvolunteers), the theory of action is that youth will become motivated to choose to take the highschool mathematics and science coursework that are needed in preparation for

Conference Session

Engineering Student Involvement in K-12 Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Blust, University of Dayton; Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

to their personal sphere of experience.5 Bycontinually expanding this sphere of experience through service and experientiallearning, students will broaden their potential career choices to include STEM fields. Bydeveloping a central repository for these educational resources and designing it to beuser-friendly and easily assessable, educators are more likely to implement them intotheir curriculum thus influencing or even persuading young women to pursue careers inthe STEM fields. Page 12.1561.4General ApproachA plan was developed which included several elements to complete the site. Elementsincluded were; identification of appropriate resources, and

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering Outreach Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Rodriguez, Western Michigan University; Tycho Fredericks, Western Michigan University; Steven Butt, Western Michigan University; Luis Rodriguez, University of Wisconsin - Waukesha

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

discover howimagination, creativity, technology, and engineering tools combine to turn their ideas into reality.Active learning in a collaborative, discovery-oriented design environment that involves studentsin a competitive, real-world type of project provides the opportunity for the students to acquireand/or apply multiple talents and skills. The students are constantly challenged during theprograms as they conceptualize and plan a product or system, develop models, build prototypes,evaluate and redesign their product, and present a finished product prototype and marketingstrategy to the “contracting company” (i.e., industry people, Institute participants and parents).For both, the institute and the long workshops, the design philosophy

Conference Session

Innovative K-12 Engineering Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dewey Spangler, Virginia Tech; Olga Pierrakos, Virginia Tech

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

teachingstudents. One way of achieving this is to provide students with workstations having thenecessary engineering software and hardware. RVGS plans to provide on-site engineeringworkstations which include the following items: • Plotting devices capable of printing A through E size drawings. • One or more universal material testing machine(s). • Networked lap top computers (one per student) with necessary computer software, including: o three dimensional parametric CAD software (e.g. Inventor), o control systems software (e.g. Lab View) , o mathematical numeric and symbolic software (e.g. Matlab), o statics and strength of materials instructional software (e.g. MDSolids

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers – I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. Mark Nelms, Auburn University; Regina Halpin, Program Evaluation and Assessment

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

solar house and learn how to integrate weather-related activities with the alternative energy concepts. The teachers discovered from theseactivities that the topic of weather, which is familiar to all students, was an interestingintroduction to the more complex alternative energy concepts. Furthermore, they were able tolearn how to integrate language arts into their lesson plans by completing open-ended activitiesthat required writing explanations and descriptions using the weather and energy data from theInternet. This led into a discussion of how the content was interdisciplinary. Page 12.712.8 Figure 3. The Auburn

Conference Session

Engineering in Middle Schools

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Cathell, Drexel University; Michael Birnkrant, Drexel University; Jean Robinson, Martha Washington Elementary School; Priscilla Blount, Martha Washington Elementary School; Adam Fontecchio, Drexel University; Eli Fromm, Drexel University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

were exposed to engineering through inquiry-based interactive learning,with lesson activities that both complemented and enhanced the standard math and sciencecurriculum.StrategiesThe 6th grade science core curriculum in the School District of Philadelphia is based on a triad ofthree major units designed around Pennsylvania educational standards: Landforms, Astronomyand Environments. Each of these units is designed as an inquiry-based science experience,supported by FOSS activity kits (Landforms and Environments) and Holt Science andTechnology Short Course materials (Astronomy). Modular lesson plans incorporating SimCity 4were developed to support the Landforms and Environments units of the 6th grade curriculum.By accompanying and enhancing

Conference Session

Engineering in Middle Schools

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juanita Jo Matkins, College of William and Mary; John A. McLaughlin, McLauglin Associates; Eugene Brown, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Gail Hardinge, College of William and Mary; Nancy West, College of William and Mary; Robert Stiegler, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division; Kirk Jenne, Office of Naval Research

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2008-2810: EVALUATING A COMPREHENSIVE MIDDLE SCHOOLOUTREACH PROGRAM—THE RESULTSJuanita Jo Matkins, College of William and Mary Juanita Jo Matkins is an Assistant Professor of Science Education at the College of William and Mary. She was a K-12 teacher for 18 years, and the Virginia recipient of the 1995 Presidential Award for Excellence in Secondary Science Teaching. She has written and published several papers and reports on various issues in teacher education, including assessment, gender and multicultural issues in science education.John A. McLaughlin, McLauglin Associates John McLaughlin is a senior consultant in strategic planning, performance measurement, and program

Conference Session

Enhancing K-12 STEM Education with Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrie Koehler, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Eugenia Fernandez, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Charles Feldhaus, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

science”1.Additionally, “forty-eight states now have standards for what students should know and be able to dowith technology”2. As states require more STEM graduation requirements, there must be morequalified teachers to instruct students in these topics.In order to alleviate teaching shortages, states have increased legislation to allow people to becomecertified to teach secondary education through alternative methods. These alternative teachercertification programs began in the 1980s. Now, nearly all states have such certification plans in place.These plans vary in structure. Some programs focus on aiding former soldiers in their transition tobecome teacher certified while others encourage midcareer professionals to shift into the

Conference Session

Evaluation: Exploring the Impact of Summer Programs on K-12 Youth.

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Burwell-Woo, Cañada College; Ray Lapuz, Canada College; Tracy Huang, Cañada College; Nicholas Langhoff, Canada College

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

academic success in science and engineering. Page 26.660.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Enhancing Knowledge, Interest and Self-Efficacy in STEM through a Summer STEM Exploration Program (Research to Practice) Strand: OtherAbstract:Many researchers believe that career interests and career plans start developing as early asmiddle school. However, high school students often passively eliminate technical career optionswith course choices that do not meet the needs of a STEM academic path. Consequently,providing career exploration

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

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

underrepresented in STEM fields, including girls, minorities, students from low socio-economic backgrounds, students with individualized education plans, and English-language learners. (p. 117) With these considerations in mind, we present our research as one component of a largermission that seeks to provide a framework for K-12 students to engage the engineering designprocess through their self-determined interests. While organizations such as the NationalResearch Council and National Academy of Engineering communicate concerns for the increaseof women and minority participation in engineering, students also need the liberty to expresstheir individual diversity within engineering8. Regardless of shared ethnicity, socio-economicstatus

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

Afrin Naz, West Virginia University Inst. of Tech.; Mingyu Lu, West Virginia University Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

course you will incorporate into curriculum?” We are verydelighted to learn that, 60% of the participants plan to use at least 25% of our activities andresources in their teaching. Indeed during the workshop, our participants frequently requestedpermission for them to use our lecture slides, assignments, and video tutorials in theirclassrooms. In response, we kept most of our materials available online for extended time afterthe workshop to allow the participants to make copies. Below are some of the comments fromour participants.  “I just watched the video on the Parts of a Computer. It was excellent. I would like to use this video as well as some of the PowerPoints in my Information Processing

Conference Session

Engineering in the Elementary School

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edmond Saliklis, California Polytechnic State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

the study by Carroll6, namely to keep theteaching module within a one hour time slot and to introduce pictures of real structures alongsidethe model making activities. We received encouragement for this activity from our department,and to some extent from the wider university community. This type of scholarship is valued andis growing in importance. Other researchers have recently noticed an ever-growing appreciationof such research7.The VehicleWe originally planned to center the building activity on the creation of a laminated thin shellarch. The structural units or tiles would be laid flat in a staggered fashion in order to cover orbreak the joints of adjacent layers. This method of construction results in an extremely thin shellarch or

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering Outreach Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Rogers, Murray State University; Steve Cobb, Murray State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

courses appropriate for engineering such asphysics and calculus while also developing decision making and teamwork skills are vital.However, brainstorming, organizing, marketing, funding, and delivering, effective K-12 outreachactivities can be an enormous task. The purpose of this paper is to provide some insight intosome strategies in each of these planning areas in the context of a large-scale, year-long outreachactivity. Page 12.1456.2Figure 1: A Moonbuggy (left) is a human-powered vehicle that must fit or be collapsible to fit into a 4 foot cubic volume (right) and be carried 20 feet by its two drivers (1 male and 1 female).The West