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High School Outreach: A Look At Renewable Energy

Conference Session: K-12 Engineering Outreach Programs
Collection: 2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Taryn Bayles, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Jonathan Rice, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Greg Russ, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Tania Monterastelli, University of Maryland-Baltimore County
Tagged Divisions: K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

gifted and talented high school students from theBaltimore/Washington areas who have a strong aptitude in mathematics and sciencefields. Letters are sent to Science, Mathematics, Technology and Engineering HighSchool teachers requesting the nomination of students for participation in the program.This program was founded in 2002 and is funded by the Historical Electronics Museumwith a grant from Northrop Grumman. YESS has presented speakers on topics as diverseas plasma physics, stealth radar, biomedical imagery, super computers/micro technology,aeronautical engineering, astrophysics and satellite reconnaissance.In recent years, the program has been revised from a strictly seminar series, to a hands-onprogram designed to help students understand

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Using Simcity 4 Software As An Educational Tool To Complement Middle School Science And Mathematics

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
Tagged Divisions: K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

community.This 6th grade SimCity project was one of a series of engineering lesson modules implementedby a team of two graduate students working in the 5th and 6th grade classrooms at MarthaWashington Elementary School, in west Philadelphia. These GK-12 modules were designed togenerate excitement about Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) fields. Theparticipating teachers developed new perspectives on innovative ways of teaching science andmathematics. The graduate student teaching fellows, in turn, learned to meet the challenges of amiddle school classroom and gleaned valuable insight and teaching experience, particularly asthey worked with a student audience much different than their traditional graduate peers. Themiddle school students

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Classroom Learning And Instruction In High School Precollege Engineering Settings: A Video Based Analysis

Conference Session: High-School Engineering Education
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Mitchell Nathan, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Kyle Oliver, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amy Prevost, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Natalie Tran, California State University, Bakersfield; Allen Phelps, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Tagged Divisions: K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

schools gradually became schools of physics andmathematics; medical schools became schools of biological science, business schools becameschools of finite mathematics” (p. 111). As Cajas5 noted, this is still true decades later: The way in which future technologists (e.g., engineers or medical doctors) are generally prepared is the following: Students first take science classes with the assumption that such classes can be applied to specific technological problems (e.g., engineering problems, medical problems). The justification of taking science classes (physics for example in the case of engineers or physiology in the case of medicine) is that these classes are the bases of their future professional

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Gifted Students’ Perceptions Of Engineers ? A Study Of Students In A Summer Outreach Program

Conference Session: Engineering in Elementary Schools
Collection: 2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Euridice Oware, Purdue University; Brenda Capobianco, Purdue University; Heidi Diefes-Dux, Purdue University
Tagged Divisions: K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Professor in the Department of Engineering Education (ENE) at Purdue University with a joint appointment in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering (ABE). She is the chair of the ENE Graduate Committee and she is a member of the Teaching Academy at Purdue. She received her B.S. and M.S. in Food Science from Cornell University and her Ph.D. from ABE in 1997. Her research interests include open-ended problem solving, evaluation of education technology, and first-year and graduate curriculum development. Page 12.784.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007

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Successful Pre College Summer Programs

Conference Session: K-12 Engineering Outreach Programs
Collection: 2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Leo McAfee, University of Michigan; Andrew Kim, Michigan State University
Tagged Divisions: K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

-College Education team has been active in outreach programs such as theSally Ride Festival for 5th to 8th grade girls, Michigan Young Engineers and Scientists (YES)Expo, Pfizer Science Teacher Open House, MSU Science, Engineering, and Technology Day,UM Technology Day, Detroit Area Pre-College Engineering Program (DAPCEP) Open House,and the Detroit Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) Chapter.The WIMS ERC pre-college educational team has also been busy sharing information about theWIMS education progress and efforts at a number of national professional organizationconferences, including the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Pre-collegesummit in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 2004, the National Association for Minority

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Change in Elementary Student Conceptions of Engineering Following an Intervention as Seen from the Draw-an-Engineer Test

Conference Session: K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Poster Session
Collection: 2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Ronald L. Carr, Purdue University; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette
Tagged Divisions: K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2012-4338: CHANGE IN ELEMENTARY STUDENT CONCEPTIONSOF ENGINEERING FOLLOWING AN INTERVENTION AS SEEN FROMTHE DRAW-AN-ENGINEER TESTMr. Ronald L. Carr, Purdue University Ronald Carr serves as the P-12 Engineering Education Research Fellow for the Institute for P-12 En- gineering Research and Learning (INSPIRE) in Purdue University’s School of Engineering Education. Carr is a doctoral student in the Learning Design and Technology program through the Purdue College of Education and holds a master’s degree in educational studies/gifted and talented education and a bach- elor’s degree in elementary education from Purdue. In addition to curriculum design related to problem solving and cognitive strategies, Carr’s

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Outreach With Game Design Education

Conference Session: K-12 Engineering Outreach Programs
Collection: 2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: David Schwartz, Cornell University; Catherine Norton, Cornell University; Sue Schwartz, The Learning Web
Tagged Divisions: K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2007-2032: OUTREACH WITH GAME DESIGN EDUCATIONDavid Schwartz, Cornell University After finishing his dissertation in Civil Engineering and writing two textbooks as a graduate student in 1999, Cornell's Computer Science department made an offer David I. Schwartz couldn't refuse. Schwartz has made a career in researching and developing new curricula and educational technology. Over the past five years, he has collaborated with faculty and staff to build the Cornell Library Collaborative Learning Computer Laboratory (CL3) and the Game Design Initiative at Cornell (GDIAC; http://gdiac.cis.cornell.edu). CL3 currently hosts Cornell's new game courses, which now belong to a new

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Summer Engineering Academy (SEA), a University of Arizona STEM Initiative to Recruit High School Students into Engineering and Science Disciplines

Conference Session: Descriptions of Outreach Programs
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Ranji K. Vaidyanathan, Oklahoma State University
Tagged Divisions: K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Center faculty to develop a major research and technology transfer thrust in composite materials. Page 22.1354.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Summer Engineering Academy (SEA), a STEM initiative to recruit high-school students into engineering and science disciplinesIntroductionAccording to a recent report on K-12 Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)education by the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) to thePresident, the success of the United States in the 21st century will depend on the

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Factors Cited By Secondary Students As Influencing Their Interests In Nanoscale Science And Engineering

Conference Session: Innovative K-12 Engineering Programs
Collection: 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Kelly Hutchinson, Purdue University; Lynn Bryan, Purdue University; George Bodner, Purdue University; Nicholas Giordano, Purdue University
Tagged Divisions: K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

interdisciplinary nature, nanoscale science andengineering is one way of simultaneously increasing students’ interest in science and engineeringas well as infusing more engineering into grade 7-12 classrooms.Importance of Nanotechnology in STEM EducationThe development of nanotechnology comes about through the blending of all science andengineering disciplines on the nanometer scale. Because of this convergence, it is believed thatthe impact of NSE will be broader than any other technological revolutions. Already, research in Page 13.604.2the development of nanotechnologies has exploded in nanoelectronics, medicine, healthcare,pharmaceutical industries

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The Games We Play, Qualitative And Quantitative Assessment From A 9 12 Engineering Camp

Conference Session: K-12 Engineering Outreach Programs
Collection: 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Devdas Pai, North Carolina A&T State University; Alice Stewart, NCA&T State University; Jagannathan Sankar, North Carolina A&T State University
Tagged Divisions: K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Engineering Education, 2008Abstract:This paper describes the outreach activities that have been effective in educating students aboutthe area of advanced materials as an engineering career, and discusses the impact that ourUniversity’s Engineers Starters Program has on motivating underrepresented minority students toconsider the engineering educational and career paths. The overall goal of the program is togenerate or sustain adolescents’ interest in engineering and technology and to enhance self-confidence and motivation toward education. The portion of the program developed by theCenter for Advanced Materials and Smart Structures (CAMSS) is shaped by a philosophicalapproach that emphasizes the direct benefit of learning by active methods and by

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Connecting Science with Engineering: Using Inquiry and Design in a Teacher Professional Development Course

Conference Session: Engineering Design in Pedagogy
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Louis S. Nadelson, Boise State University; Patricia Pyke, Boise State University; Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Anne Hay, Boise State University; Joshua Pfiester, Boise State University; Mark A. Emmet, Boise State University
Tagged Divisions: Design in Engineering Education, K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

increasing commitment by Americanindustry and the Obama Administration to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics(STEM) is further illustrated by the Change the Equation initiative(http://www.changetheequation.org). Key to achieving the goals of comprehensive STEMeducation initiatives is attending to the essential variables that contribute to developing highlycapable and inspirational STEM teachers. Using the extant literature, our experience, and theneeds communicated by the K-5 teacher community, we identified a number of these essentialcognitive, affective and pedagogical variables and used them as a guide to refine the SySTEMicSolution, a professional development program designed to enhance the STEM teaching capacityof teachers grades

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Show Them Nand Gates And They Will Come

Conference Session: Approaches to K -12 Engineering
Collection: 2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Steven Barrett, University of Wyoming; Jerry Hamann, University of Wyoming; Dennis Coon, University of Wyoming; Paul Crips, Laramie Middle School; John Pierre, University of Wyoming
Tagged Divisions: K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

2006-265: SHOW THEM NAND GATES AND THEY WILL COMESteven Barrett, University of Wyoming Steven F. Barrett received the BS Electronic Engineering Technology from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 1979, the M.E.E.E. from the University of Idaho at Moscow in 1986, and the Ph.D. from The University of Texas at Austin in 1993. He was formally an active duty faculty member at the United States Air Force Academy, Colorado and is now an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wyoming. He is a member of IEEE (senior) and Tau Beta Pi (chief faculty advisor). His research interests include digital and analog image processing, computer-assisted laser surgery

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The Evaluation Of A Comprehensive Middle School Outreach Program The Strategy, The Results, And The Challenges

Conference Session: Engineering in Middle Schools
Collection: 2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: John McLaughlin, MacLaughlin Associates; Gail Hardinge, College of William and Mary; Eugene Brown, Virginia Tech; Kirk Jenne, Office of Naval Research; Robert Stiegler, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division
Tagged Divisions: K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

research in the areas of computational fluid dynamics and aircraft propulsion.Kirk Jenne, Office of Naval Research Kirk Jenne is the director of the N-STAR (Naval Research--Science and Technology for America's Readiness) program at the Office of Naval Research. His on a rotational assignment from the Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Newport, Rhode Island. His research interests are in ocean engineering, materials, and underwater acoustics and sensors.Robert Stiegler, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division Robert Stiegler is currently supporting the USMC Targeting and Engagement Systems and the Office of Naval Research, N-STAR initiative. His recent career experience has included

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A Race Car Design Build Test Project For Low Income, First Generation Pre College Students

Conference Session: Engineering in High Schools
Collection: 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Nicholas Oswald, Oklahoma State University; Charlie Huddleston, Oklahoma State University; Alan Cheville, Oklahoma State University
Tagged Divisions: K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2008-882: A RACE CAR DESIGN-BUILD-TEST PROJECT FOR LOWINCOME, FIRST GENERATION PRE-COLLEGE STUDENTSNicholas Oswald, Oklahoma State UniversityCharlie Huddleston, Oklahoma State University Charlie Huddleston is currently earning his Masters degree in electrical engineering at Oklahoma State University. His experience in embedded systems and electronic design has enabled him to be technical lead on a wide variety of technology development projects both at OSU and for small technology companies.Alan Cheville, Oklahoma State University Page 13.95.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008

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The Design Process as an Approach to Understanding Engineering as a Profession

Conference Session: Engineering Design in Pedagogy
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Rebecca N. Macdonald, University of Alabama; Beth Todd, University of Alabama
Tagged Divisions: Design in Engineering Education, K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-2179: THE DESIGN PROCESS AS AN APPROACH TO UNDER-STANDING ENGINEERING AS A PROFESSIONRebecca N. Macdonald, University of Alabama NSF GK-12 Fellow, Doctoral student in Civil EngineeringBeth Todd, University of Alabama Dr. Beth Todd is an Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Alabama. Page 22.1438.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 The Design Process as an Approach to Understanding Engineering as a ProfessionIntroduction and BackgroundThe importance of furthering science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) in

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Incorporating Nanoscale Science And Engineering Concepts Into Middle And High School Curricula

Conference Session: Innovative K-12 Engineering Programs
Collection: 2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Shanna Daly, Purdue University; Kelly Hutchinson, Purdue University; Lynn Bryan, Purdue University
Tagged Divisions: K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

capabilities of understanding nanoscale phenomena. The nanoscalematerials and opportunities are designed to impact national Science, Technology, Engineering,and Mathematics (STEM) education, therefore allowing an efficient integration into currentscience curricula.Defining NanoThe National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) defines nanotechnology as “the understandingand control of matter at dimensions of roughly 1 to 100 nanometers, where unique phenomenaenable novel applications. Encompassing nanoscale science, engineering and technology,nanotechnology involves imaging, measuring, modeling, and manipulating matter at this lengthscale.”2 The National Science Foundation (NSF) emphasizes many of the special properties thatoccur on the nanoscale and call

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Engineering Teaching Kits, Experiments, and Demonstrations as Part of Workshops for Teachers to Facilitate Learning of Science and Engineering

Conference Session: K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Poster Session
Collection: 2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Caridad Cruz, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla; Lourdes Gazca, American University in Puebla, Mexico; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla
Tagged Divisions: K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2012-4365: ENGINEERING TEACHING KITS, EXPERIMENTS, ANDDEMONSTRATIONS AS PART OF WORKSHOPS FOR TEACHERS TOFACILITATE LEARNING OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERINGMiss Caridad Cruz, Universidad de las Americas, PueblaMs. Lourdes Gazca, American University in Puebla, MexicoProf. Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla Aurelio Lopez-Malo is professor and Past Chair, Department of Chemical, Food, and Environmental En- gineering at Universidad de las Americas, Puebla, in Mexico. He teaches food science and engineering related courses. His research interests include emerging technologies for food processing, natural antimi- crobials, and active learning.Dr. Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla Enrique

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STEM Integration in a Pre-College Course in Digital Electronics: Analysis of the Enacted Curriculum

Conference Session: Engineering as the STEM Glue
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Amy C. Prevost, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Mitchell J. Nathan, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amy Kathleen Atwood, University of Wisconsin - Madison; L. Allen Phelps, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Tagged Divisions: K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-908: STEM INTEGRATION IN A PRE-COLLEGE COURSE INDIGITAL ELECTRONICS: ANALYSIS OF THE ENACTED CURRICU-LUMAmy C. Prevost, University of Wisconsin-Madison Ms. Prevost is a doctoral student in Education Leadership and Policy Analysis at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research is focused on the STEM career pipeline, especially related to engi- neering, engineering education and the molecular biosciences. In addition to her work in education re- search, she is also the Director of scientific courses at the BioPharmaceutical Technology Center Institute in Madison, WI, where she coordinates curricula in the area of molecular biology.Mitchell Nathan, University of Wisconsin, Madison Mitchell J. Nathan, BSEE

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Making Math And Science Exciting Through Engineering Sport: The Wright State University Trebuchet Competition

Conference Session: K-12 Engineering Outreach Programs
Collection: 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Joseph Slater, Wright State University
Tagged Divisions: K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

outreach activities are performed by universities and professional societies and otherorganizations each year with goals of improving understanding by K-12 students of STEMM (Sci-ence, Technology, Engineering, Math, and Medicine) and positively impacting performance andrecruitment of students into these fields through more informed educational choices. Examples ofthese are the NSF STEP programs 1 , Science Fairs, the First Lego League 2 the TEAMS competi- Page 13.861.2tion 3 , the West Point Bridge Design Competition 4 and others. 5 Assessment of the impact of theseevents is challenging as the independent impact of a single event amongst many

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A Novel Program Of Parallel Pre Engineering And Visual And Performing Arts Education At The High School Level

Conference Session: Innovative K-12 Engineering Programs
Collection: 2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: William Lee, University of South Florida; Linda Nook, Riverview High School; William Massolio, Riverview High School; Robert Liming, Riverview High School; Nancy Smith, Riverview High School; Susan Pantling, Riverview High School; Rodeny Jones, Riverview High School; Jan Davis, RIverview High School; Judy Meksraitis, Riverview High School; Effa Beauette, Riverview High School
Tagged Divisions: K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

parent=s son/daughter) wascurrently at the junior or senior level (determination assisted by the teachers/schools); and 2) thestudent (or parent=s son/daughter) intended to pursue some engineering discipline at the collegelevel (determined via self-report). Students and parents from three types of high schoolenvironments were pursued: 1) International Baccalaureate (IB) programs; 2)Technology/Engineering (TE) magnet programs; and 3) general high school (HS) programs. Perthe Institutional Review Board (IRB) policies, all participants were anonymous and schoolidentities/affiliations known only to the investigators. Furthermore, no attempt was made to linkup parents and their son/daughter

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Engaging Middle School Students In Engineering: The Robotics System Design Camp Nature As Inspiration

Conference Session: Engineering in Middle Schools
Collection: 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Reid Bailey, University of Virginia; Susan Donohue, University of Virginia
Tagged Divisions: K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

outreachprograms.IntroductionPlacing institutional values of professional and community service in action, the Department ofSystems and Information Engineering at the University of Virginia (SIE) developed andimplemented the Robotics Systems Design Camp: Nature as Inspiration in 2007 as a means toengage in outreach to the crucial-to-interest-in-engineering demographic of middle schoolstudents. We report on the development and performance of the camp in this paper with the goalof providing sufficient information and motivation for others to follow, since it will indeed “takea (professional and institutional) village” to combat the well-known shortfall expected in thescience, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professions as the two trends ofbaby-boomers retiring

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Evaluating A Comprehensive Middle School Outreach Program—The Results

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
Tagged Divisions: K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

college and college-level teaching of geology and science instructional methods. She has served as coordinator of mathematics and science curriculum for a school district. Her interests and experience focus on field studies and problem-based learning.Robert Stiegler, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division Robert Stiegler is currently supporting the USMC Targeting and Engagement Systems and the Office of Naval Research, N-STAR initiative. His recent career experience has included service as a program manager for USMC science and technology programs, Science Advisor to the Commanding General, Fleet Marine Forces Atlantic, and Head, NAVSEA Combat Systems Safety and Engineering

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Supporting Secondary Teachers As They Implement New Science And Engineering Curricula: Case Examples From Nanoscale Science And Engineering Education

Conference Session: Think Outside the Box! K-12 Engineering Curriculum
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Kelly Hutchinson, Purdue University; Lynn Bryan, Purdue University; George Bodner, Purdue University
Tagged Divisions: K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

created “to develop the nextgeneration of leaders in nanoscale science and engineering teaching and learning, with anemphasis on NSEE [nanoscale science and engineering education] capacity building, providing astrong impact on national science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education.” Oneinitiative of the NCLT is a professional development program designed to facilitate 7-12 gradescience teachers’ development of NSE content knowledge and integration of NSE concepts intothe current secondary science curricula. Teachers who participate in the NCLT’s professionaldevelopment program were required to integrate at least one NSE lesson during the school year

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Engineering Images In Television: An Analysis Focusing On The Images Developed By High School Juniors And Seniors

Conference Session: Topics in K-12 Engineering
Collection: 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: William Lee, University of South Florida
Tagged Divisions: K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

South Florida’s IRB andalso Hillsborough County school systems. Junior and senior students were selected fromthree regional general high schools, two engineering/technology high school magnetprograms, and two IB (International Baccalaureate) high school programs. A total of277 students participated, of which 72.9% were seniors and 27.1% were juniors. Of thesestudents, 11.6% considered themselves to be on a pre-engineering track, 29.2% on a pre-science (including pre-med) track, and 59.2% on another track, did not have plans topursue college, or were undecided. In terms of type of high school, 50.2% were fromregular high schools, 22.4% from the engineering/technology magnets, and 27.4% fromthe IB programs. Gender composition was 52.0% male and

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Middle School Sustainable Outreach? Fun Activities In Math And Engineering: A 2 Year Case Study

Conference Session: Engineering in the Middle Grades
Collection: 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Althea Smith, North Carolina State University; Elizabeth Parry, North Carolina State University; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Lynn Albers, North Carolina State University
Tagged Divisions: K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

programs has been shown to be associated with educationalsuccess including greater engagement in learning and higher academic performance.4Programs based in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) haveoften shaped and developed future scientists. For students to succeed in STEM fieldsJolly, Campbell and Perlman3 suggest the necessary trilogy: engagement, capacity andcontinuity. Meaning students are engaged by having interests and motivation for theinvolvement in the sciences, student have the capacity or required skills needed toadvance in these disciplines and students have the academic support and materialresources (continuity) needed for these interests. After-school programs can provide avehicle for realization of this