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Middle School Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Conference Session

Making Elementary Engineering Work: Lessons from Partnerships and Practice

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth A. Parry, North Carolina State University

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AC 2011-1333: MAKING ELEMENTARY ENGINEERING WORK: PART-NERSHIPS AND PRACTICE–NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITYElizabeth A Parry, North Carolina State University Elizabeth Parry is a K-12 STEM curriculum and professional development consultant and the coordinator of K-20 STEM Partnership Development at North Carolina State University’s College of Engineering. She has over twenty five years of experience in industry and STEM education. Prior to her current position, Ms. Parry was the project director of RAMP-UP, an NSF and GE funded project focused on increasing math achievement in K-12 through the use of collaboration between undergraduate and graduate STEM students and classroom teachers. She is an active member of

Conference Session

Exemplary Outreach Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karen Davis, University of Cincinnati

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, and (3)manufacturing of plastic pellets using the creation of pixel cookies as a hands-on classroom activity.The undergraduate mentors leverage their industrial and academic experiences to create the lessons andact as role models for college and professional success. Evaluation of the activities includes a mappingto academic content standards, student interest surveys, and mentors’ reflections on their experiences.1. IntroductionThe Computer Science Investigations (CSI: Cincinnati) project brings undergraduates in engineeringand computing-related fields into urban STEM classrooms to interact with and teach high schoolstudents. CSI: Cincinnati is funded under the National Science Foundation’s Broadening Participation inComputing program and

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Curriculum and Programming Resources, Part 1 of 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shakira Renee McCall, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Randi Michelle Taylor, Arizona State University; Odesma Onika Dalrymple, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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development of faculty expertise in outcomes-based course de- sign through the use of the Instructional Module Development (IMOD) system, a self-guided web-based training tool.Dr. Shawn S Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus Shawn Jordan, Ph.D.is an Assistant Professor in theDepartment of Engineering atArizona State Univer- sity. He is the PI on three NSF-funded projects: CAREER: Engineering Design Across Navajo Culture, Community, and Society (EEC 1351728), Might Young Makers be the Engineers of the Future?(EEC 1329321), and Broadening the Reach of Engineering through Community Engagement (BRECE)(DUE 1259356). He is also Co-PI on one NSF-funded project: Should Makers be the Engineers of the Fu- ture

Conference Session

Evaluation: Technology and Tools for K-12 Engineering Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeff Gregorio, Drexel University; David S Rosen, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Brandon Gregory Morton, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Alyssa M Batula, Drexel University; Michael Caro; Jeffrey Scott, Drexel University; Youngmoo Kim, Drexel University; Kara Martine Lindstrom, Drexel University, ExCITe Center

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research in novel musical interfaces and machine learning applications in music information retrieval.Mr. David S Rosen, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.) David Rosen is a doctoral student in Drexel University’s Applied Cognitive and Brain Sciences program. He has an M.S degree in Teaching and Instruction and several years of experience as a public school edu- cator. Working in the Music and Entertainment Technology (MET-Lab) and Creativity Research Lab, his interdisciplinary research explores the underlying cognitive mechanisms and factors of creativity, expres- sion, insight, and flow, specifically within the domain of music performance and improvisation. He has also worked on several research projects which

Conference Session

Innovative Program and Curricular Development

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carolyn A. Vallas, University of Virginia; Juliet J. Trail, University of Virginia, Center for Diversity in Engineering

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

as a program administrator in the UVA School of Engineering & Applied Science, Ms. Trail served as a project manager and administrator for the UVA School of Medicine. Juliet is also a doctoral candidate with the Center for the Study of Higher Education at the UVA Curry School of Education, studying university organization, leadership, program evaluation and collaboration. Page 22.1251.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 RET Program Yields Elementary, Middle, and High School Teaching InnovationsIntroductionThe Research

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Out-of-School and Informal Activities

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul A. Klenk Ph.D., Duke University; Gary A. Ybarra, Duke University; Rodger D Dalton Jr, Techsplorers

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

oper- ated a private tutoring business that served hundreds of students and developed curriculum for the electric circuits lab. While attending graduate school at Duke, he coordinated the Techtronics after-school pro- gram at Rogers Herr Middle School in Durham, N.C. The excitement of working with younger students led Dalton to create Techsplorers in 2009. Techsplorers is an engineering enrichment program that oper- ates summer camps at three locations in Raleigh and Chapel Hill in addition to online learning via HD streaming videos and electronics project kits. Page 25.297.1 c

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K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shamsnaz Virani, University of Texas, El Paso; Iris B. Burnham, Burnham Wood Charter School District; Virgilio Gonzalez, University of Texas, El Paso; Miroslava Barua, University of Texas, El Paso; Elaine Fredericksen, Ph.D., University of Texas, El Paso; Sally J. Andrade, Andrade & Associates, Inc., El Paso, TX

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Alabama at Huntsville, where she taught undergraduate courses in industrial and systems engineering and served as the faculty advisor for the In- stitute of Industrial Engineering local student chapter. At RIMES, she is involved in developing graduate courses and exploring research opportunities in systems engineering. She has written research proposals to National Science Foundation, Locked Martin Aeronautical, Raytheon Energy Systems, Texas Higher Education Board, and Texas High School Project. She conducts research with a local charter high school assessing the attitudinal changes in high school students in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. She has published in several peer-reviewed journals and conferences

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

profes- sionals. Dr. High is a trainer for Project Lead the Way pre-Engineering. Additionally, she works with middle school teachers and students on engineering projects.Melanie C Page, Oklahoma State University Melanie C. Page received her Ph.D. in Quantitative Psychology from Arizona State University in 1998. She is currently a professor in the Department of Psyhcology and Director of the OSU Institute for Cre- ativity and Innovation (ICI) in the School of Entrepreneurship. Her research interests are mainly in pre- vention/intervention research; She is currently involved in several projects. One major project is looking at decreasing childhood overweight through family and peer interventions (FiSH project) with

Conference Session

Curriculum Exchange

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen M Clapper Bergsman, Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering; Eric H. Chudler, University of Washington; Lise Johnson, The Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering; Michael W. Shaw, Cleveland STEM High School; Shannon Jephson-Hernandez, Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering

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neural engineering be applied to develop solutions to issues that result from traumaticbrain injury?” This essential question guides the curriculum unit. Using the Project-BasedLearning model, students assume the role of neurologists, neural engineers, and journalists inorder to produce a special investigative report that will inform their audience about peopleaffected by traumatic brain injuries and the technologies that are being designed to improve theirlives. The seven lesson plans apply a neural networking approach to understanding interactionswithin the brain on both a macroscopic and microscopic level. During the unit, students engagein web quests, research projects, hands-on investigations, lab work, video production, andpresentations

Conference Session

Addressing the NGSS, Part 2 of 3: Supporting K-12 Science Teachers in Engineering Pedagogy and Engineering-Science Connections, Part 2 of 3

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Schnittka, Auburn University; George Edward Turner Jr., Auburn University; Randall William Colvin, Auburn University; Mary Lou Ewald, Auburn University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

ofScience (RE2-FoCUS) project is a 3-year teacher professional development (TPD) initiativedesigned to stimulate project-based STEM education throughout the state of Alabama. Theimmediate purpose of the project is to increase the number of middle school students in Alabamawho participate in STEM-centered, project-based learning activities and programs that promoteteamwork, problem solving, critical thinking skills, and authentic, real-world situations. Teacherprofessional development, when it is sustained, intensive, and content focused, has the potentialto significantly and positively impact not only teacher performance, but student learning (Yoon,Duncan, Lee, Scarloss, & Shapley, 2007). Through a targeted and intensive professionaldevelopment

Conference Session

Certifying Teachers in Engineering or Integrated STEM

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

AnnMarie Thomas, University of Saint Thomas; Jan B Hansen, University of Saint Thomas; Sarah H. Cohn, Science Museum of Minnesota; Brian Phillip Jensen, University of St. Thomas

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outreach through the nonprofit ”Educate Tanzania” of which she is president and CEO.Sarah H Cohn, Science Museum of Minnesota Sarah Cohn is The Science Museum of Minnesota’s Evaluation and Research in Learning Department’s coordinator and evaluation associate. Sarah’s thesis was focused on the impacts of museum theatre out- reach. Through various evaluation projects, Sarah has focused on the educational impacts of programs, classes, and other products. She has presented at numerous conferences including AAM, ACM and VSA. Sarah is currently the lead evaluator on SMM evaluations of the Collectors’ Corner Nature Trading Posts, the Science Live Theater productions, the Warner Nature Center, and the programs created through

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Powers, Clarkson University; Bruce Brydges, SUNY Potsdam; Jan DeWaters, Clarkson University; Mary Margaret Small, Clarkson University; Gail Gotham, St. Lawrence-Lewis BOCES; Peter Turner, Clarkson University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2010-177: K-12 TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EFFECTIVELYOFFERED BY STEM FACULTY FROM A RESEARCH UNIVERSITYSusan Powers, Clarkson University Dr. Susan E. Powers is the Assoc. Dean of Engineering for Research and Graduate Studies at Clarkson University. She has been a PI or co-PI on K-12 outreach projects for the last decade. Her contributions are especially in the area of energy education.Bruce Brydges, SUNY Potsdam Dr. Bruce C. Brydges is the Director of Academic Assessment/Institutional Research in the Office of Institutional Effectiveness at the State University College of New York - Potsdam. He has served as the evaluator on the teacher PD institutes described here.Jan DeWaters

Conference Session

Pre-Service Development Initiatives

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew D. Lammi, North Carolina State University; Cameron Denson, North Carolina State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

testing transitioning into the mathematical model. One of the principal differences between technological design and engineering design is thegeneration and analysis of a mathematical model 10 . The mathematical model may berepresented early in the design process in tandem with the conceptual model. However, theaccuracy, detail, and rigor of the mathematical model will typically improve over time in thedesign process. Mathematical modeling and analysis are essential to engineering design yet,mathematical modeling is often treated as an afterthought or ignored in K-12 education1 . Alandscape study of K-12 engineering curricula did not find any projects or units in whichstudents were instructed to develop and use mathematical models to assist

Conference Session

Successful Mentoring and Outreach Programs for Girls and Minorities

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anant Kukreti, University of Cincinnati; Kenneth Simonson, University of Cincinnati; Latiera Evans, University of Cincinnati

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

students accepted into theUC’s College of Engineering are invited to participate in our Summer Bridge Program. The E3Program has a long history of providing pre-college programs; beginning with the Family ScienceAcademy serving 502 students from 1995 -2005, the Summer Institute, serving 316 students form1990 – 1998, and the Summer Bridge Program for entering underrepresented first yearengineering students serving 382 students form 1989 – 2008. Both the Family Science Academyand the Summer Institute were reconstituted in 2007 with emphasis on project-based ;earningactivities and contextual learning. While these programs have a long history, an independentevaluation was necessary for all programs to better measure their impact of increasingawareness

Conference Session

Gender and Accessibility Issues in K-12 Engineering Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Veronica Burrows, Arizona State University; Judy Sutor, Arizona State University; Marilyn Carlson, Arizona State University

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introductory materials engineering classes. Most recently, he has been working on Project Pathways, an NSF supported Math Science Partnership, in developing modules for a courses on Connecting Mathematics with Physics and Chemistry and also a course on Engineering Capstone Design.Veronica Burrows, Arizona State University Veronica Burrows is Associate Director of the Center for Research on Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology and Associate professor in the Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering at Arizona State University. She received her B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Drexel University and her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Princeton

Conference Session

Enhancing K-12 Mathematics Education with Engineering

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Feldhaus, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; Kenneth Reid; Pete Hylton; Marguerite Hart, Washington Township Schools; Kathy Rieke, Washington Township Schools; Douglas Gorham, IEEE

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: • Provide concrete and immediate visual representations to math concepts, as a way of improving students’ conceptual understanding; • Use computer technology as an instrument for implementing new and “higher order” goals embedded in the standards of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM); • Use interactive software to support an inquiry model of learning where students function as co-manipulators, rather than inactive recipients, of concepts and information; • Integrate computers, inquiry methods of learning, and cooperative learning to create a new classroom dynamic that puts more responsibility in the hands of students; • Provide students with experiences that are project-based

Conference Session

Innovative K-12 Engineering Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Liesl Hotaling, Stevens Institute of Technology; Beth McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology; Carol Shields, Stevens Institute of Technology; Mercedes McKay, Stevens Institute of Technology; Susan Lowes, Columbia University; Christine Cunningham, Museum of Science, Boston; Cathy Lachapelle, Museum of Science, Boston; Shih-Ying Yao, Museum of Science, Boston

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for 26 years in the Bridgewater-Raritan School District. She has also worked in the school programs department at Liberty Science Center and as a marine life instructor for the National Audubon Society.Susan Lowes, Columbia University Dr. Susan Lowes, Institute for Learning Technologies, Teachers College, Columbia University, will conduct formative and summative evaluations over the three years. ILT has conducted evaluations of projects that develop, test, and implement new pedagogical approaches in the university, K-12, and community and after school environments, including those funded by NSF, the U.S. Dept. of Education, and others.Christine Cunningham, Museum of Science, Boston

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Engineering in High Schools

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Darryl Morrell, Arizona State University; Chell Roberts, Arizona State University; Dale Baker, Arizona State University; Tirupalavanam Ganesh, Arizona State University; Annapurna Ganesh, Mesa Community College; Rachelle Beard, Arizona State University; Janel White-Taylor, Arizona State University; Neeru Khosla, CK12 Foundation; Murugan Pal, CK12 Foundation; John Kobara, CK12 Foundation; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Meera Vaidyanathan, CK12 Foundation

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“seed” textbooksfor the CK12 Foundation; these books are intended to form the nucleus around which communitieswill form that use, extend, and adapt the material.A team of university faculty was assembled to write the book. This team included faculty withexpertise in K–12 STEM from the Mary Lou Fulton College of Education at Arizona State Univer-sity; engineering faculty from the Engineering Department at the Polytechnic campus at ASU; andfaculty from the Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering at ASU. Several members of this team hadworked together previously on proposals and funded research projects; the development of a highschool engineering text was a new endeavor for all involved.This paper is a progress report on the development of the

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Best Practices in K-12 Engineering Panel

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy Klein-Gardner; Michele Dischino; Manjit Khosla, HALS Academy; Patrick Foster, Central Connecticut State University; Carol Shields, Stevens Institute of Technology; Dan Fagan, Wallace Primary School; Martha Cyr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; John Staley, Doherty Memorial High School

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StructureThe Partnership to Improve Student Achievement (PISA) project is a New Jersey Department ofEducation-sponsored Math-Science Partnership (MSP) grant that provides elementary teachers inNew Jersey with professional development in innovative, research-based, science andengineering curricula; classroom-based technical and pedagogical support; and ongoing coachingand mentoring. Two universities, a science center, and a teacher education institution arecollaborating in delivering these services to 56 Grade 3-5 teachers from six urban districts inNorthern New Jersey.The Center for Innovation in Engineering (CIESE) at Stevens Institute of Technology is the leadpartner in the program. The two-week summer institutes are held on the Stevens Campus

Conference Session

Enhancing K-12 Mathematics Education with Engineering

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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development course for middle and high school teachers developed by theengineering faculty of Northern Essex Community College under contract to the PowerUpProject. PowerUp is a National Science Foundation (NSF) advanced technological educationinitiative. The project is a collaboration between the Boston Museum of Science, threecommunity colleges in Massachusetts, eight local high school districts, the Department ofEducation and local businesses. The PowerUp goals include:• Improving the teaching and learning of engineering and engineering technology among teachers and students in Massachusetts' secondary schools and community colleges,• Strengthening high school teachers’ knowledge and capabilities,• Fostering articulation pathways; and

Conference Session

Service as an Element of Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Rippon, Arizona State University; James Collofello, Arizona State University

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teacher candidates each monththroughout the school year to introduce engineering concepts and to model instructionalstrategies necessary to implement project-based learning and integrated STEM education in theelementary school classroom. Each of the 250 teacher candidates, under the direction of theirmentor teachers, is delivering 8 STEM units, impacting nearly 7,000 students overall during the2011-2012 school year. Trained engineering students are assisting the teacher candidates andmentor teachers with delivering the STEM units and are serving as role models for the K-8 Page 25.565.2students.This paper inspects the collaboration and reviews

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Enhancing Recruitment and Retention in Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Beth McGinnis-Cavanaugh, Springfield Technical Community College; Glenn Ellis, Smith College; Diana Fiumefreddo, Smith College

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that they will have the skills, materials, and enthusiasm to excite their students about engineering, and ≠ To create a fluid and dynamic engineering education pipeline where each level informs the preceding level about the skill base needed to ensure successThe overall objective of the grant is to enable teachers to reach and inspire students typicallyoutside of the engineering “pipeline”. Fundamental to the project is supporting teacherprofessional development that is based upon research from the learning sciences. In particular,the research shows that effective instruction requires teachers to have both a deep understandingof the subject area and an understanding of how students develop their understanding

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Curriculum Exchange

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrian Lee, Central Illinois Technology and Education Research Institute

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topic and software operation. By forming a social, collaborative environment, the Girls CREATE program encouragesfuture interest in science, engineering, and technology through the strengthening of creativewriting skills. The instructional material is intended to teach the students how to identify, plan,solve, and portray solutions to the types of problems scientists and engineers encounter inpractice using a hands-on, three-dimensional building approach. By utilizing modern technologyand software, the program’s curriculum includes projects designed to prepare students for theirfuture academic careers and teach them about the role of technology in society.List of Engineering Topics: 1. Environment: e.g., air pollution, recycling, clean

Conference Session

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

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Louis Vadnal, Liberty University; Barbara Eileen Bragg, Ranken Technical College; Jonathan M. Whitt C.Ec.D., Virginia's Region 2000 Technology Council

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several regional technology-based economic development projects, including the creation of the Region 2000 Partnership, the Center for Advanced Engineering and Research, and the Future Focus Educational Foundation. Prior to his position with the Region 2000 Technology Council, Whitt was Co-founder and CEO of NetWave Internet, a pioneer in the deployment of wireless broadband networks. NetWave’s service area encompassed the Lynchburg and Roanoke, Va., markets. Whitt is a long-time advocate for broadband deployment and STEM education initiatives, having served on numerous committees and workgroups related to these issues. Whitt has also been an active entrepreneur and technologist, with four business start-ups to his

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Thinking, Reasoning, and Engineering in Elementary School

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Augusto Macalalag, Stevens Institute of Technology; Susan Lowes, Teachers College/Columbia University; Mercedes McKay, Stevens Institute of Technology; Karen Guo, Teachers College/Columbia University; Elisabeth McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology

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knowledge in specific science topics andengineering. This paper will focus on the data collected from teachers regarding thesecond goal of this project, which is improving the teachers’ notions of scientific inquiry.Future papers will focus on findings that will address the other goals.Each year of the PISA program focuses on a different science discipline withcorresponding technology and engineering lessons. The first year was devoted to life andenvironmental sciences, earth and space sciences this year, and physical sciences nextyear.During the two-week summer institute held in 2008, teachers learned earth and spacescience content through lectures, hands-on activities, field trips, webquests, collaborativework, reflections, model-based inquiry

Conference Session

Fundamental: Tools and Content for K-12 Engineering Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jale F. Akyurtlu, Hampton University; Otsebele E Nare, Hampton University; Lumumba Harnett, University of Kansas

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clearly the underlying principles for the application of mathematical methods inthe development of design projects. These were named as „Algebra-in-Action‟ projects, whichmay also be used in the context of project-based learning. Thus, they will provide a deep Page 26.1451.4satisfaction of solving a complex problem resulting in building confidence in tackling word Comprehension of System (Draw a simplified picture) Specify all the System Variables Mathematical Theory Description

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New and Innovative Ideas

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer S. Atchison, Drexel University; Danielle Tadros, Drexel University; Yury Gogotsi, Drexel University; Paul Holt; William Andrew Stoy, North Carolina State University; Joy A. Kots, Father Judge High School; Caroline Louise Schauer, Drexel University

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microscopy. Atchison has served as the Director of the Science Program at the Achievement Project and was awarded the NSF GK-12 Fellowship for two years. She is a dedicated educator who emphasizes excellence, innovation, and bridging of theory and practice.Ms. Danielle Tadros, Drexel UniversityProf. Yury Gogotsi, Drexel University Yury Gogotsi is Distinguished University Professor and Trustee Chair of Materials Science and Engineer- ing at Drexel University. He also serves as Director of the A.J. Drexel Nanotechnology Institute. His research group works on nanostructured carbons and other nanomaterials. He has co-authored two books, edited ten books, obtained more than 20 patents and authored more than 250 research papers

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Standards and K-12 Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eugene F. Brown, Virginia Tech; Larry G. Richards, University of Virginia; Elizabeth A. Parry, North Carolina State University; Malinda S. Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder; Stacy S. Klein-Gardner, Vanderbilt University and Harpeth Hall School

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- velopment at the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University. For the past 15 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 Project Director of a National Science Foundation GK-12 grant, Parry developed a highly effective tiered mentoring model for graduate and undergraduate engineering and education teams, as well as a popular Family STEM event offering for both elementary and middle school communities. Current projects include providing com- prehensive professional development and program consulting for multiple K-8 STEM using engineering schools

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

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mariana Tafur-Arciniegas P.E., Purdue University, West Lafayette; K. Anna Douglas, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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students’ knowledge of engineering change during two consecutive years of instruction?• Are those changes significantly different between those students receiving engineering instruction during second and third grade and those receiving it during third and fourth grade?• Are those changes significant different between those students with and without previous engineering experience?BackgroundThrough a National Science Foundation five-year funded project, researchers in EngineeringEducation from Purdue University’s Institute for P-12 Engineering Research and Learning(INSPIRE) partnered with a large school district to provide professional development forelementary teachers to integrate engineering into their classrooms. INSPIRE