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Women in K-12 Engineeering & Outreach Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ari Epstein, MIT; Beverly Mire, Cambridge Youth Programs; Trent Ramsey, Cambridge Youth Programs; Karen Gareis, Goodman Research Group; Emily Davidson, MIT; Elizabeth Jones, MIT; Michelle Slosberg, MIT; Rafael Bras, MIT

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Birmingham-Southern College with a Bachelor of Arts in English and Sociology.Karen Gareis, Goodman Research Group KAREN C. GAREIS, Ph.D., is a Research Associate at Goodman Research Group, Inc., a research firm specializing in educational program evaluation. She is currently managing evaluations of several NSF-funded programs in the area of STEM education, including Terrascope Youth Radio; It’s About Discovery, an ITEST science curriculum for grades 8-10; and the Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program, in which outstanding K–12 STEM teachers are placed in appropriate federal agencies such as NSF for a year. Dr. Gareis received her doctorate and M.A. in Social Psychology from

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Lessons learned

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ibrahim F. Zeid, Northeastern University; William L. DUPE Chan, Josiah Quincy High School; Kristina Buenafe, Josiah Quincy High School; Jessica Chin, Northeastern University

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understanding of and the appropriate use of mathematical modeling breadth and depth of study.As a result of JQUS’ acceptance as an IB school, math teachers felt the need toincorporate projects that teach these skills, emphasizing critical thinking andinternational-mindedness in keeping with the IB learner profile and Common Corestandards [5-7]. Adjusting to a new curriculum while meeting district and staterequirements, the adherence of all standards poses considerable challenges to JQUS forteaching project-based learning, writing, mathematical content and technology content.EBL via the CAPSULE program was chosen as an approach for transitioning the school’sSTEM curriculum into the IB Diploma Programme.With every teacher limited by physical and

Conference Session

Successful K-12 Programs for Girls & Minorities

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patricia Tolley, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Deborah Sharer, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Anthony Brizendine, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Michael Phillips, Department of Engineering Technology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Adam Harris

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AC 2008-955: ENHANCING DIVERSITY IN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY:PHASE 2 OF NORTH CAROLINA JUNIOR ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGYSOCIETY (NCJETS)Patricia Tolley, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Patricia Tolley is Assistant Dean in the Lee College of Engineering. She provides leadership for the development and continuous improvement of curriculum and programs related to the freshman year experience including recruiting, freshman orientation and advising, scholarships, the introduction to engineering and engineering technology courses, and three nationally recognized programs: the residential freshman learning community, the MAPS (Maximizing Academic and Professional Success) Program, and the

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Gender & Minority Issues in K-12 Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adam Christensen, Georgia Institute of Technology; Willard Nott, American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Douglas Edwards, Westlake High School; Leann Yoder, Jets, Inc.; Christina Ho, Engineers Without Borders; Shannon Flanagan, Engineers Without Borders; Stephanie Hurd, JETS, Inc.; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Donna Llewellyn, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeffrey Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology; Cathy Leslie, Engineers Without Borders; Samuel Graham, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Education", Science and Engineering Ethics Vol. 10, 2004, pp. 343-351.[2] Herkert, J.R., "Ethical Responsibility and Societal Context: Integrating Ethics and Public Policy Considerations in the Engineering Curriculum", 30th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Kansas City, MO: American Society of Engineering Education, 2000, pp. S1F-5.[3] Thom, D.," Engineering Education and the New Industrial Revolution", International Journal of Engineering Education Vol. 14, No. 4, 1998, pp. 89-94.[4] Ashford, N.A.," Major Challenges to Engineering Education for Sustainable Development", International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education Vol. 5, No. 3, 2004, pp. 239-250.[5] Devon, R., and J. Liu," Global

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Best Practices in K-12 Engineering Panel

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stacy Klein-Gardner, Vanderbilt University; Marlene Aviles, Dr. Ercel Webb School # 22, Jersey City School District; Jennifer Case, East Middle School; Augusto Macalalag, Stevens Institute of Technology; John Brockway, East Middle School; Christie O'Hara, Colorado School of Mines; Michael Asheim, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara Moskal, Colorado School of Mines; Brian Lien, Princeton High School; Eugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati

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partnership included six urbandistricts in northern N.J., a science center, teacher education institution, and an engineering college.Teachers received 124 hours of continuous professional development including a two week summerinstitute, one hour monthly classroom support visits (coaching, modeling, curriculum alignment, andplanning), and three professional development days during the school year. The project is now in itsthird year.The partnership goals are to (1) increase teachers’ content knowledge in specific science topics andengineering, (2) improve the teachers’ notions of scientific inquiry, (3) increase participating teachers’preparedness in creating, adapting, and delivering inquiry-based science and engineering lessons, and(4) increase

Conference Session

Principles of K-12 Engineering Education and Practice

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michelle E. Jordan , Arizona State University

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Paper ID #10605Exploring How Design Critique Processes Shape Fifth Graders’ Peer Inter-action in Collaborative Engineering ProjectsDr. Michelle E. Jordan , Arizona State University Michelle Jordan earned her PhD in Educational Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin, focusing her studies on learning, cognition, and motivation with an emphasis on classroom discourse. She joined the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University in 2010. Her interdisciplinary research draws on traditions in qualitative inquiry, sociolinguistics, complexity theories, and the learning sciences. Partnering with teachers

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Examining Problem-based Learning

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicholas Massa, Springfield Technical Community College; Michele Dischino, Central Connecticut State University; Judith Franzosa Donnelly, Three Rivers Community-Technical College; Fenna D. Hanes, New Engalnd Board of Higher Education; James A. DeLaura, Central Connecticut State University

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://www.pblprojects.org.Knowledge, Skills and AttitudesThe knowledge, skills and attitudes that students bring to learning situations are important factorsrelated to successful learning outcomes. According to Bransford23 et al, the prior knowledge andunderstanding students bring with them into new learning situations impacts their ability to buildupon and integrate new knowledge with their prior knowledge and understanding. Beforelearning can occur, students’ prior knowledge must first be brought to the surface so that currentunderstanding can be examined, and misconceptions corrected in order to create a solidfoundation upon which new knowledge can be built. Second, for students to develop competencein an area of inquiry, they must develop a deep and retrievable base of

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research in K-12

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karen A. High, Oklahoma State University; Melanie C. Page, Oklahoma State University; Julie Thomas, Oklahoma State University

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Educational Research and Methods, K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

education. Journal of Engineering Education,309-318.4. Halpern, D.F., Benbow, C.P., Geary, D.C., Gur, R.C., Hyde, J.S., & Gernsbacher, M.A. (2007). The science of sex differences in science and mathematics. Psychological Science in the Public Interest. 8(1), 1-51.5. Walters, A.M., & Brown, L.M. (2005). The role of ethnicity on the gender-gap in mathematics. In A.M. Gallagher & J.C. Kaufman (Eds.), Gender differences in mathematics: An integrative psychological approach (pp. 207-219). New York: Cambridge University Press.6. Catsambis, S. (1995). Gender, race, ethnicity, and science education in the middle grades. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 32, 243-257.7. Margolis, J. & Fisher, A. (2002

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Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs & Issues

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marcelo Caplan, Columbia College

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students’ knowledge in the topics learnedduring the course.MethodologyColumbia College Chicago is an art and media communication schools that does not offer amajor in science or engineering. The class “Science and Technology in the Arts” is taught atColumbia College Chicago as part of the Liberal Arts and Science curriculum offer by thecollege to provide the required general education credits. This course is not a requirement for anyof the majors offered at the institution. Checking the rosters from the past six years of studentsthat took this course, it is possible to see that there is not a pattern that links students’ majorswith taking the course. Students’ majors vary between the 26 majors offered by the school fromFilm and Video through

Conference Session

Principles of K-12 Engineering Education and Practice

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue, Towson University; Elizabeth A Parry, North Carolina State University

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for Public Service from the University System of Maryland Board of Regents, and currently serves as the Chair-Elect of the K-12 and Pre-College Division of ASEE.Elizabeth A Parry, North Carolina State University Elizabeth A. Parry is the secondary contributor to this paper. She is an engineer and consultant in K-12 STEM Curriculum, Coaching and Professional Development and the coordinator of K-20 STEM Partner- ship Development at the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University. For the past fifteen years, she has worked extensively with students from kindergarten to graduate school, parents and pre- service and in service teachers to both educate and excite them about engineering. As the Co-PI and

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Taylor Martin, University of Texas, Austin; Pat Ko, University of Texas, Austin; Stephanie Baker Peacock, University of Texas, Austin; Jennifer Rudolph, University of Texas, Austin

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unaccustomed to solving unfamiliar problems andfeel threatened.1 The GI stage allows students to practice, develop tactics, and acclimate tofacing new challenges.Design-based instruction (DBI)Experts agree that high school engineering should be centered on design.39 To this end, weadapted elements of CBI to create a new framework for classroom Design Based Instruction(DBI). Figure 2 shows the steps in the DBI cycle that we used. Like its predecessor, DBIstructures curriculum around extended projects that may not include fixed paths to success.Called design challenges, these projects integrate engineering design methodology with a widevariety of applied STEM content. Design challenges utilize an adapted version of CBI's SLCycle to shepherd students

Conference Session

Extending a Hand Back: Older Students Inspiring Younger Students

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Noah Salzman, Purdue University; Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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AC 2011-2846: MOTIVATIONS AND BENEFITS FOR COLLEGE STU-DENTS SERVING AS MENTORS IN A HIGH SCHOOL ROBOTICS COM-PETITIONNoah Salzman, Purdue University Noah Salzman is a graduate student in Engineering Education and Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University. He received his B.S. in Engineering from Swarthmore College, and his M.Ed. in Secondary Science Education from University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He has work experience as both an engi- neer and taught science, technology, engineering, and mathematics at the high school level.Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette Johannes Strobel is Director of INSPIRE, Institute for P-12 Engineering Research and Learning and As- sistant Professor of Engineering

Conference Session

Diversity in K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joel Alejandro Mejia, Utah State University; Amy Wilson-Lopez, Utah State University - College of Education; Christine E. Hailey, Utah State University; Indhira Maria Hasbun, Utah State University; Daniel L. Householder, Utah State University

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Latino adolescents use engineering design processes to solve community-based projects, and how their household bodies of knowledge and social practices with their peers may connect to these design processes. Alex is particularly interested in the use of comprehension strategy instruction in linguistically and culturally diverse classrooms, physical and digital manipulatives and their application in engineering courses, and education and outreach for minorities in STEM.Dr. Amy Alexandra Wilson, Utah State University - College of Education Amy Alexandra Wilson is an assistant professor in the School of Teacher Education and Leadership at Utah State University. She studies disciplinary literacy instruction for adolescents in

Conference Session

Engineering Student Involvement in K12 Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jill Andrews, University of Michigan; Lorelle Meadows, University of Michigan; Joy Oguntebi, University of Michigan

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Engineering. Until recently, she served as a research faculty member of the department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (NAME). Through her tenure in the NAME department, she became an integral and managing member of the department’s Ocean Engineering Laboratory, and more recently the Marine Hydrodynamics Laboratories. Her main research experience and interests lie in the development of understanding of the influence of physical processes on the nearshore zone. Most of this work has focused on the Great Lakes and associated larger inland water bodies, with some work on ocean coastal regions as well. Many of the research projects in which she has been involved host an

Conference Session

Enhancing Recruitment and Retention in Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Deborah Hochstein, University of Memphis; Shelia Moses, University of Memphis; Daphne Jones, Memphis City Schools

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careers and various resources such as summer and after school programs that canhelp students to explore engineering as a possible career.12Future PlansIn 2004, the ASEE Engineering K-12 Center produced a report titled “Engineering in the K-12Classroom: An Analysis of Current Practices & Guidelines for the Future”, that included six Page 14.602.11guidelines for improving K-12 engineering education and outreach.13 Three of these guidelineswere fundamental to our 2008 Expanding Your Horizons conference. ≠ “Hands-on learning: Make K-12 science curriculum less theory-based and more context-based (hand-on), emphasizing the social good

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Fundamental: K-12 Students and Engineering Design Practices (Part 2)

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michelle E Jordan , Arizona State University; Tonatiuh Munguia-Villanueva, Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco

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Paper ID #11273Understanding Youth Collaboration: How learners experience the designprocess in a collaborative context (fundamental)Dr. Michelle E Jordan , Arizona State University Michelle Jordan earned her PhD in Educational Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin, focusing her studies on learning, cognition, and motivation with an emphasis on classroom discourse. She joined the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University in 2010. Her interdisciplinary research draws on traditions in qualitative inquiry, sociolinguistics, complexity theories, and the learning sciences. Partnering with teachers

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Exemplary Outreach Programs in Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Joseph Cocozza, University of Southern California

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biomedical engineering jobs will increase by 31.4 percentthrough 2010---double the rate for all other jobs combined.” 3 Overall job growth in this fieldwill average 15.2% through the end of the decade. The U.S. Department of Labor reportattributed the rapid rise in biomedical engineering jobs in part to an aging U.S. population andthe increasing demand for improved medical devices and systems. Specific growth areas cited inthe report included computer-assisted surgery, cellular and tissue engineering, rehabilitation, andorthopedic engineering. Accordingly, it id essential to increase the number of K-12 andundergraduate students in to this important engineering field. This can happen at two levels, byrecruiting undergraduate students from other

Conference Session

Enhancing Recruitment and Retention in Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gary Winn, West Virginia University; Laura Winn, Waynesburg Central High School; Reagan Curtis, West Virginia University; Robin Hensel, West Virginia University

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student in three ways. First, we are taking two-hour, undergraduate-led, real-life engineering design exercises to the high schools; second, wehave created a web-based, for-credit course in basic engineering (notions of design, career paths,ethics, etc.) to bridge the gap; and third, we have created an opportunity for high school teachersto create their own web-based engineering teaching modules called Tools for Integrating Mathand Engineering, or TIME Kits.As part of a full program evaluation of our EoT project, we are also collecting and reporting dataon whether peer-led freshman physics homework sessions 20 and peer-led first-calculushomework sessions are useful in decreasing failure rates; these results are reported elsewhere,but the data

Conference Session

Women in K-12 Engineeering & Outreach Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tirupalavanam Ganesh, Arizona State University; John Thieken, Arizona State University

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. Page 15.735.14Scientific Significance of the StudyWe have discerned that by engaging youth in learning, which emphasizes both utilitarian andinquiry-based motivations, the outcome leads to enhanced learning in the specified content area.The analysis from this study demonstrates the effectiveness of a technologically centereddiscovery-based curriculum on student learning. When given the chance to independentlyexplore ideas and contexts, students are capable of achieving significant learning gains in bothacademic and technology centered contexts; as such they become an empowered part of thelearning process.Care needs be taken when interpreting learning achievements resulting from inquiry-basedcurriculum. In the case of our study we found a

Conference Session

Engineering Student Involvement in K-12 Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kate Caldwell, North Carolina State University; Jessica McCoy, North Carolina State University; Lynn Albers, North Carolina State University; Althea Smith, North Carolina State University; Elizabeth Parry, North Carolina State University

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to dedicate themselves to K-12 outreach.References1. Tori L. Bailey, Alexander T. Tung, and Beth L. Pruitt, Integration of K-12 Outreach with Design Projects in an Introductory Mechanical Engineering Course, Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education/Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

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Research Related to Learning and Teaching Engineering in Elementary Classrooms

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeremy V. Ernst, North Carolina State University; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Elizabeth A. Parry, North Carolina State University; Jerome P. Lavelle, North Carolina State University

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AC 2011-227: ELEMENTARY ENGINEERING IMPLEMENTATION ANDSTUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMESJeremy V Ernst, North Carolina State University Jeremy V. Ernst is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education at North Carolina State University. He currently teaches courses in digital media and emerging technologies. Jeremy specializes in research involving students categorized as at-risk of dropping out of school. He also has curriculum research and development experiences in technology and trade and industrial education.Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University Laura Bottomley received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering in 1984 and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering

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Evaluation: Diversity in K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer R Amos, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Carla D Hunter, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Kathryn B. H. Clancy, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Ayesha Sherita Tillman, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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true, complete solution to many of the problems we care about should includeeconomics, psychology, behavior, sociology21”. K-12 education and outreach by universitiesprovides an ideal platform to begin to develop engineering skills and engineering interest for thenext generation. This type of integrated education also meets the 2013 Next Generation Sciencestandards22 including the emphasis on students’ ability to “design solution in a safe and ethicalmanner, including considerations of environmental, social, and personal impacts”23, 24. In thecoming year, we have the opportunity to offer this curriculum to a mixed gender audience as partof the Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering camp called Discover Engineering, which isoffered for

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Core Concepts, Standards, and Policy in K-12 Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ronald L. Carr, Purdue University; Nilson E. Martinez-Lopez, Purdue University; Jose Daniel Bravo, INSPIRE

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creating standards that can be integrated into the other subjects using Page 22.1095.7NATIONAL  SURVEY  OF  STATES’  P-­‐12  ENGINEERING  STANDARDS    engineering and design contexts, creating an education center for “21st-century curriculum” (p.2) that ensures an engineering presence in K-12 education, a computer facility to maintainengineering curriculum materials, and design of a process that will monitor and evaluateengineering standards and materials. The NAE Standards Committee’s report calls for fundingby interested parties to support the development of core engineering ideas and guidelines forinstructional materials, research by

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Core Concepts, Standards, and Policy in K-12 Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jenny L. Daugherty, Purdue University; Rodney L. Custer, Illinois State University; Raymond A. Dixon, Illinois State University, CeMaST

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groundingin content, which poses serious problems for curriculum and professional development,assessment, and standards development. In order to address this gap Custer, Daugherty, and Meyer,4 in a study funded by theNational Center for Engineering and Technology Education (NCETE)1 (an National ScienceFoundation funded center for learning and teaching), identified thirteen engineering conceptsdeemed to be core to engineering and appropriate for the secondary level. A full report of thatstudy is presented in the Journal of Technology Education, however an overview of this study isprovided in this paper as background to the focus group study conducted to investigate the use ofconcept mapping in pre-college engineering education. As a next step

Conference Session

Engineering Collaboration: Faculty & Student in K-12 Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Holly Anthony, Tennessee Technological University; Melissa Geist, Tennessee Tech University; Sally Pardue, Tennessee Tech University; Mohamed Abdelrahman, Tennessee Technological University; Evangelynn Thurber, Cookeville High School

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important since each teacher is expected to develop a LegacyCycle aligned to state curriculum standards that integrates engineering concepts and researchlearned as a result of their participation in the project. Their Legacy Cycle then serves as avehicle through which their research is translated into the classroom.This paper addresses how we have used the Legacy Cycle model to achieve project goals. Wehighlight the unique features of a Legacy Cycle approach and how those features contribute tothe successful initiation of teachers into the research process, and to the successful translation ofresearch into practice. Examples of the generated Legacy Cycles from the first year of theRETainUS program will be presented and distinctive features of these

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Engineering Collaboration: Faculty & Student in K-12 Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rajesh Ganesan, George Mason University; Philip Henning, James Madison University; Donna Sterling, George Mason University

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developedthrough my work in this fellowship is the ability to distill concepts into their essence, allowingthem to be expressed in a way that people without technical background in my field canunderstand."One of many of the positive comments from the teachers: "My fellow has done an outstandingjob developing STEM lessons that are engaging and informative for my students. One exampleis when we where teaching the students about sound waves. J developed a lesson that comparedthe sound waves of different sea creatures. She integrated technology by creating a web questand allowing the students to hear, see, and measure the sound waves.J’s ability to support and enhance the curriculum had a great impact on my students’ ability toaccess and enjoy both science

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Diversity in K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amelito G. Enriquez, Canada College; Wenshen Pong, San Francisco State University; Nilgun Melek Ozer, San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University; Hao Jiang, San Francisco State University; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University; Hamid Shahnasser, San Francisco State University; Nick Patrick Rentsch, San Francisco State University

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from Tsinghua University, China, in 1994 and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of California, San Diego, in 2000. Page 24.390.1 Hao Jiang has been with San Francisco State University since August 2007 as an assistant professor in electrical engineering. Prior joining SFSU, he worked for Broadcom Corporation, Jazz Semiconductor and Conexant Systems Inc. His research interests are in the general area of analog integrated circuits, particularly in ultra-low-power circuits for biomedical applications. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014

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The Role of Robotics in K-12 Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Irina Igel, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Ronald Leonel Poveda, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Magued G. Iskander P.E., Polytechnic Institute of New York University

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educational technologies, teachers can be expected to be more preparedto implement technology in the classroom.18 Teacher readiness and professional educationrequire significant effort to facilitate integration of engineering and technology content in theteaching of science and math.19,20 Several papers focusing on the use of robotics in STEMeducation have explicitly acknowledged the challenge of teacher preparation. For example,teacher training has been identified as one of the main challenges preventing the adoption ofrobotics in STEM education.5 Moreover, teachers often find it difficult to link robotic activitiesto the curriculum outcomes.7 Finally, if teachers are not comfortable with the robotics material,then the project implementation and

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

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Eschenbach, Humboldt State University; Mary Virnoche, Humboldt State University; Lonny Grafman, Humboldt State University; Forrest Stamper, Hoopa Valley High School; Laura Atkins, Humboldt State University; Rebecca Raymond, Humboldt State University; Katie Mills, Humboldt State University

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environment duringinstitute activities, specifically mentioning snacks, coffee, and an on-site lunch service. The on-site services allowed them to stay focused and saved valuable time for project work.Follow-Up Activities Should Focus on Integrating ConceptsMost participants expressed interest in creating or sharing guidelines to integrate engineeringconcepts into curriculum. This interest is consistent with previously mentioned findings from thefocus group. Participants wanted to learn more about actual projects implemented in classrooms.Additionally, several participants wanted to spend some time following up with the teacher(s)who implemented the ENGR 215 course. Other suggestions included spending some timeplanning for next year's institute

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Middle School Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cher C. Hendricks, Georgia Institute of Technology; Barbara Burks Fasse Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology

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Barbara Burks Fasse is a Senior Research Scientist in the Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) at Georgia Tech. Fasse studies the efficacy and value of student-centered learning initiatives, specifically problem-based and project-based learning, in classrooms, instructional labs, and undergraduate research experiences. She joined the BME faculty in 2007, following 10 years in Georgia Tech’s College of Computing where she was a member of the NSF-funded Learning By Design problem-based learning curriculum development and research project. She also conducted an NSF-funded ethnographic study of learning in a problem-driven, project-based bio-robotics research lab at Georgia Tech. In addition to her duties in BME, she