Conference Session

Exemplary Outreach Programs in Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pamela Lottero-Perdue, Towson State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

children in informal settings and studies the ways in which the children do so critically, and has recently partnered with a school district to implement engineering instruction in elementary schools using Engineering is Elementary units of instruction. Page 14.319.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Children’s Conceptions and Critical Analysis of Technology Before and After Participating in an Informal Engineering ClubAbstractThis mixed-methods study examines the way in which elementary-aged children participating inan informal engineering club and using Engineering is Elementary (EiE

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and K-12 Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Faik Karatas, Purdue University; George Bodner, Purdue University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Kelly Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, Education, and Engineering at Purdue University, where he has been head of the Division of Chemical Education in the Department of Chemistry and a member of the faculty of the newly constituted Department of Engineering Education. Address: Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, 560 Oval Drive, West Lafayette, IN, 47907; e-mail gmbodner@purdue.edu Page 14.1273.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Toward a Technologically Literate Society: Elementary School Teachers’ Views of the Nature of EngineeringAbstract Generating a

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and K-12 Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Sanders, Virginia Tech; Thomas Sherman, Virginia Tech; Hyuksoo Kwon, Virginia Tech; James Pembridge, Virginia Tech

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2009-2090: TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES:TEACHERS' BELIEFS AND PRACTICES IN PERSPECTIVEMark Sanders, Virginia TechThomas Sherman, Virginia TechHyuksoo Kwon, Virginia TechJames Pembridge, Virginia Tech Page 14.1170.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Technology Education in the United States: Teachers’ Beliefs and Practices in PerspectiveSince changing its name in 1985, the field/school subject known as Technology Education hasworked to transform its curriculum and teaching practice from one dominated by craft andindustry-related technologies, to “a curriculum to reflect technology.”1 Over the past threedecades

Conference Session

Enhancing K12 Mathematics Education with Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M. David Burghardt, Hofstra University; Michael Hacker, Hofstra University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2008-179: DEVELOPMENT OF A MATH INFUSION MODEL FOR MIDDLESCHOOL ENGINEERING/TECHNOLOGY EDUCATIONM. David Burghardt, Hofstra UniversityMichael Hacker, Hofstra University Page 13.407.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Development of a Math Infusion Model for Middle School Engineering/Technology EducationAbstractEngineering design projects can provide a rich opportunity to enhance middle school studentknowledge in core disciplinary subject areas, such as mathematics and science and forms animportant aspect of the NSF supported Mathematics, Science, Technology Education Partnership(MSTP) project. A key goal of the project has been to

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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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2007-435: BUILDING MATH SKILLS IN CONTEXT: INTEGRATING HIGHSCHOOL MATHEMATICS WITH ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGYMichael Pelletier, Northern Essex Community CollegePaul Chanley, Northern Essex Community College Page 12.334.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Building Math Skills in Context: Integrating Mathematics with Engineering and Technology, A Professional Development Course for Middle and High School TeachersAbstractBetween February 5 and June 6 of 2005, as part of Power Up! North, Northern EssexCommunity College, with funding from Boston's Museum of Science, conducted a 15

Conference Session

Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs & Issues

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marcelo Caplan, Columbia College

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2010-628: EXPLORING A VALID AND RELIABLE ASSESSMENT OFENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION LEARNING IN THECLASSROOMMarcelo Caplan, Columbia College Associate professor at the Science and Mathematics Department, Columbia College Chicago. In addition to teaching responsibilities, Mr. Caplan participates in the outreach programs and activities of the department through its Science Institute and coordinated several of those programs. Actually the main focus is his work to develop programs to bring science technology engineering and mathematics (STEM) to the community through their after school activities, to promote urban youth to be scientific literate and to motivate them to pursue future

Conference Session

Think Outside the Box! K-12 Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Debra Gilbuena, Oregon State University; Adam Kirsch, Crescent Valley High School

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2009-830: ENGAGING HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENTS IN ENGINEERING,SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY USING VIRTUAL LABORATORIESMilo Koretsky, Oregon State University Milo Koretsky is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Oregon State University. He currently has research activity in areas related to thin film materials processing and engineering education. He is interested in integrating technology into effective educational practices and in promoting the use of higher level cognitive skills in engineering problem solving. Dr. Koretsky is a six-time Intel Faculty Fellow and has won awards for his work in engineering education at the university and national levels.Debra Gilbuena, Oregon State University

Conference Session

K-12 Activities

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dean Aslam, Michigan State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

2006-2645: TECHNOLOGY ASSISTED SCIENCE, ENGINEERING ANDMATHEMATICS (TASEM) EDUCATION AT ALL LEVELS USING K-PH.D.CONCEPTDean Aslam, Michigan State University Page 11.1240.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006Technology Assisted Science, Engineering and Mathematics Education at all Levels using K-Ph.D. ConceptIntroduction Although United States is the world leader in a number of technological innovations, othercountries are increasingly challenging this leadership by introducing science, technology, engineeringand mathematics (STEM) education with greater depth of knowledge at the grass root level (elementaryand middle schools). For example

Conference Session

Pre-Service Development Initiatives

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Tillman, The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP)

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #7813Engineering Related Activities Using Digital Fabrication in an InstructionalTechnology Course For Preservice Elementary TeachersDr. Daniel Tillman, The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) Page 23.517.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Engineering Related Activities Using Digital Fabrication in an Instructional Technology Course For Preservice Elementary TeachersAbstractThis study focused on ways in which an instructional technology course featuringengineering

Conference Session

Teacher and Counselor Professional Development

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth English, State University of New York, Buffalo; Deborah Moore-Russo, State University of New York, Buffalo; Thomas Schroeder, University at Buffalo-SUNY; Gilberto Mosqueda, University at Buffalo-SUNY; Sofia Tangalos, University at Buffalo-SUNY

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2010-1210: USING TECHNOLOGY-BASED EXPERIENCES TO CONNECTENGINEERING DESIGN, SCIENCE, AND MATHEMATICS FOR SECONDARYSCHOOL TEACHERSKenneth English, State University of New York, BuffaloDeborah Moore-Russo, State University of New York, BuffaloThomas Schroeder, University at Buffalo-SUNYGilberto Mosqueda, University at Buffalo-SUNYSofia Tangalos, University at Buffalo-SUNY Page 15.1339.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Using Technology-based Experiences to Connect Engineering Design, Science, and Mathematics for Secondary School TeachersAbstractEducators are faced with an ongoing challenge of creating engaging, student-centered learningsituations

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation of K-12 Engineering Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tao Hong, Purdue University; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering and Public Policy, K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-2243: USING FACTOR ANALYSIS TO RE-VISIT THE TEACH-ING DESIGN, ENGINEERING, AND TECHNOLOGY (DET) SURVEYTAO HONG, Purdue University Tao Hong is a Post-doctoral Research Associate in College of Engineering Education at Purdue University. He earned his Ph.D degree in Educational Measurement and Research Methodology at Purdue Univer- sity. His B.S. degree is in Business Management. His principal research focus is assessment methods in engineering education and service learning program evaluation.Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette Senay Purzer is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering Education and is the Co-Director of Assessment Research for the Institute for P-12 Engineering Research

Conference Session

Examining Problem-based Learning

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2012-4035: PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING IN A PRE-SERVICE TECH-NOLOGY AND ENGINEERING EDUCATION COURSEDr. Nicholas Massa, Springfield Technical Community College Nicholas Massa is a Full Professor in the Laser Electro-Optics Technology Department at Springfield Technical Community College in Springfield, Mass. He holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engi- neering from Western New England College and a Ph.D. in educational leadership/adult learning from the University of Connecticut. Massa is currently Co-principal Investigator on the NSF-ATE STEM PBL Project of the New England Board of Higher Education.Dr. Michele Dischino, Central Connecticut State UniversityMs. Judith Franzosa Donnelly, Three Rivers Community

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

Jeremy V. Ernst, Virginia Tech; Laura J. Segedin, Virginia Tech; Aaron C. Clark, North Carolina State University; Vincent William DeLuca, North Carolina State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #8919Technology, Engineering, and Design Educator Professional Development Sys-tem Implementation: Initial Pilot ResultsDr. Jeremy V Ernst, Virginia Tech Jeremy V. Ernst is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning at Virginia Tech. He currently teaches graduate courses in STEM education foundations and contemporary issues in Integrative STEM Education. Jeremy specializes in research focused on dynamic intervention means for STEM education students categorized as at-risk of dropping out of school. He also has curriculum research and development experiences in technology, engineering, and

Conference Session

K-12 Professional Development II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy V Ernst, Virginia Tech; Aaron C. Clark, North Carolina State University; Vincent William DeLuca, North Carolina State University; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #6184Professional Development System Design for Grades 6-12 Technology, Engi-neering, and Design EducatorsDr. Jeremy V Ernst, Virginia Tech Dr. Jeremy V. Ernst is an assistant professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning at Virginia Tech. He currently teaches graduate courses in STEM education foundations and contemporary issues in Integrative STEM Education. Dr. Ernst specializes in research focused on dynamic intervention means for STEM education students categorized as at-risk of dropping out of school. He also has curriculum research and development experiences in technology, engineering, and design

Conference Session

Promoting Scientific and Technological Literacy

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Douglas, Southern Methodist University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

engineering. The curriculum consists of (1) a course text, (2)integrated laboratory exercises with real-time signal processing hardware, (3) summerteacher training institutes, and (4) a web community portal for information sharing(www.infinity-project.org). Started in 1999, the Infinity Project is in over 150 highschools across twenty-five states and is garnering some interest in other countries acrossthe world as an innovative educational intervention to promote and increase awareness ofengineering and technology education in young people today.While careful assessment and tracking of pre-college student populations on a large scaleis challenging – see the comments in Section 4 of this paper – the Infinity Project attractsboth students and teachers

Conference Session

Assessing Perceptions of Engineers and Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharon Kurpius-Robinson, Arizona State University; Dale Baker, Arizona State University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Chell Roberts, Arizona State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

2006-1120: A VALID AND RELIABLE SURVEY INSTRUMENT FOR MEASURINGK-12 TEACHERS' PERCEPTIONS AND NEEDS ON DESIGN, ENGINEERING,AND TECHNOLOGYSenay Yasar, Arizona State University Senay Yasar is a Ph.D. student in Science Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction at ASU. She earned her MA degree in Science Education at Arizona State University. Her BS degree is in Physics Education. Her principle research areas are inquiry-based learning and science and technology education. She teaches an elementary science methods course for undergraduate students.Dale Baker, Arizona State University Dale R. Baker is a Professor of science education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and K-12 Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Klenk, Duke University; Gary Ybarra, Duke University; Anne D'Agostino, Compass Consulting, LLC; Ed Maxa, North Carolina Cooperative Extension; Kate Guerdat, North Carolina Cooperative Extension

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Engineering at Duke University, the Department of 4-H Youth Development andFamily & Consumer Sciences at North Carolina State University and the National 4-H Council.The TechXcite: Discover Engineering curriculum is centered on seven themes (WirelessCommunication, Biomedical Technology, Digital Imaging, Alternative Energy, Transportation,Architecture, and GIS/GPS). Within each theme are modules containing 4-6 activities designedto engage kids in the engineering design and scientific thinking process in an informal setting.Each module is intended to introduce a modern and exciting technology that children encounterin their everyday lives while encouraging meaningful exploration and use of math and science asproblem solving tools. After-school

Conference Session

Professional Development Programs for Teachers

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Hunter, Tennessee Technological University; Jessica Matson, Tennessee Technological University; Susan Elkins, Tennessee Technological University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

2006-2500: PREPARING FOR EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES: A GRASS-ROOTSAPPROACH TO ENHANCING K-12 EDUCATIONKenneth Hunter, Tennessee Technological University Kenneth Hunter is currently Associate Professor of Basic Engineering at Tennessee Technological University. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in mechanical engineering from Tennessee Technological University. He has over 30 years of engineering experience, including positions in academia, industry, the United States Army, a government laboratory, and his own consulting business. He is a licensed P.E. in the State of Tennessee.Jessica Matson, Tennessee Technological University Jessica Matson is currently Professor and Chair of the Industrial and

Conference Session

Curriculum Exchange II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Devin R. Berg, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Lucas A. Harder, University of Minnesota; Arthur G. Erdman, University of Minnesota

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2012-3822: GENERATING INTEREST IN TECHNOLOGY AND MED-ICAL DEVICES THROUGH AN INTERACTIVE EDUCATIONAL GAMEMr. Devin R. Berg, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Devin R. Berg is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Minnesota. Through his work at the Medical Devices Center, he has been involved with a number of engineering outreach activities targeted at K-12 students and has mentored numerous undergraduate and graduate students through their product design and research projects in the area of medical device engi- neering. His research interests are in the area of design as applied to the health care field with a focus on mechatronics and biomimicry, and he is pursuing

Conference Session

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

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norman "Storm" Robinson III, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeffrey H Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeremy A. Lingle, Georgia Tech

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

developing and managing university-K-12 educational partnership programs. She currently leads up a team of educators and educational researchers who are exploring how to integrate science, mathematics and engineering within authentic school contexts and researching the nature of the resultant student learning.Dr. Jeremy A. Lingle, Georgia Tech Page 24.792.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Integrative  STEM:   Design  and  Implementation  of  an  8   grade  Technology  Curriculum

Conference Session

Secondary (6-12) Outreach

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeff Gregorio, Drexel University; Brandon G Morton, Music Technology as a Vehicle to STEM for High School Students; Youngmoo Kim, Drexel University; Jessica S Ward, Drexel University (Eng.)

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #7649Music Technology as a Vehicle to STEM/STEAM for High School StudentsMr. Jeff Gregorio, Drexel University Jeff Gregorio is currently pursuing a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Drexel University. He received his BSEE from Temple University in 2011, and MSEE from Drexel in 2013. Jeff currently studies with Dr. Youngmoo Kim in Drexel’s Music Entertainment Technology lab, pursuing research in novel musical interfaces and machine learning applications in music information retrieval. In 2012, he received the NSF-funded GK-12 Fellowship, for which he designs activities for Philadelphia high school

Conference Session

Promoting Scientific and Technological Literacy

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jan DeWaters, Clarkson University; Susan Powers, Clarkson University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

in science, technology,engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Engineering and science students from ClarksonUniversity work in partnership with area teachers to develop and teach modules that requirestudents to learn and apply standards-based mathematics and science content and process skillsas they work to solve a real-world problem that is relevant to their school or community. Acombination of quantitative and qualitative assessment results demonstrate that the programsuccessfully enhances student interest and confidence in STEM, and contributes to measuredimprovements in mathematics and science achievement scores.IntroductionWhile today’s science instructors struggle to meet the demands of increasingly complex learningstandards [1-4] and

Conference Session

Promoting Scientific and Technological Literacy

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pam Newberry, Project Lead The Way; T. Richard Grimsley, Project Lead The Way; John Hansen, The University of Texas-Tyler; Anne Spence, University of Maryland-Baltimore County

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

2006-1115: RESEARCH OF PROJECT LEAD THE WAY (PLTW) CURRICULA,PEDAGOGY, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: ACTIVITIESREGARDING INCREASING ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGICALLITERACY OF K-12 STUDENTS IN THE PLTW NETWORKPam Newberry, Project Lead The Way Pam B. Newberry is the Director of Curriculum for Project Lead The Way®. PLTW is a non-profit organization that provides pre-engineering curricula for schools in 45 states and the District of Columbia with approximately 1300 schools and 26 affiliated universities and colleges. Prior to joining PLTW in July 2002, she served as the Associate Director for the International Technology Education Association’s Technology for All Americans Project for five years. She taught

Conference Session

Promoting Scientific and Technological Literacy

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suzanne Soled, University of Cincinnati; Patricia McNerney, University of Cincinnati; Laura Koehl, University of Cincinnati; Kelly Obarski, University of Cincinnati; Anant Kukreti, University of Cincinnati

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

so that the secondary students can be effectively engaged in STEM learning.Furthermore the fellows help students relate science, technology, engineering, andmathematics (STEM) knowledge to the world in which they live. The Fellows have Page 11.352.2been and continue to be exemplary in enhancing and reinforcing basic scientific andmathematical concepts by integrating inquiry-based, open-ended problems pertinentto the student's community.The second goal is to design, develop, and implement hands-on activities andtechnology-driven inquiry-based projects, which relate to the students' communityissues, as vehicles to authentically teach STEM skills. The

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and K-12 Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vaneshette Henderson, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Kelly Rusch, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Brenda Nixon, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Warren Waggenspack, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Program: Increasing the STEM PipelineAbstractIn June 2009, the College of Engineering’s Office for Diversity Programs at Louisiana StateUniversity (LSU) and the LSU Center for Scientific, Technological, Engineering andMathematical Literacy hosted the first annual High School Teacher Engineering AwarenessProgram (HSTEAP). Funded by Marathon Oil Corporation, HSTEAP was developed by facultyand staff of LSU and hired facilitators. The Office for Diversity Programs at LSU institutedHSTEAP to help Louisiana science and mathematics teachers build an engineering infrastructureof knowledge and understanding, thereby promoting and strengthening the positive image ofengineering and increasing interest in the high school classroom.The program consisted of a

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and K-12 Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam Wathen, Georgia Institute of Technology; William Hunt, Georgia Institute of Technology; Donna Llewellyn, Georgia Institute of Technology; Peter Ludovice, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2010-674: A STUDY OF INQUIRY-BASED INFORMAL SCIENCEEDUCATION IN AN URBAN HIGH SCHOOL PHYSICS CLASSAdam Wathen, Georgia Institute of Technology Adam received a B.S. from Purdue University and an M.S. from the Georgia Institute of Technology, both in electrical engineering. After working in industry for two and a half years as a systems engineer in the defense industry, Adam returned to Georgia Tech to pursue a Ph.D in electrical engineering. He is currently a Ph.D candidate under the direction of Dr. William Hunt with research interests in the fields of solid state acoustics, piezoelectric materials and devices (e.g. sensors and filters), and their applications to multiplexed biological and chemical

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and K-12 Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rene Reitsma, Oregon State University; Paul Klenk, Duke University; Malinda Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jacquelyn Sullivan, University of Colorado, Boulder

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Engineering Initiative and has led the TeachEngineering digital library project from its inception. In 2004, she founded the ASEE K-12 Division and in 2008 received NAE’s Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education. Page 15.189.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Are French Fries and Grades Bad for You? Conflicting Evidence on How K-12 Teachers Search in a K-12 Engineering Digital LibraryAbstractThe TeachEngineering digital library provides teacher-tested, standards-based engineeringcontent for K-12 teachers to use in

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and K-12 Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Essinger, Drexel University; Ryan Coote, Drexel University; Pete Konstantopoulos, CAPA High School; Jason Silverman, Drexel University; Gail Rosen, Drexel University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

continue bioinformatics laboratory development as a part of the educational component. Page 15.1023.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Reflections and Measures of STEM Teaching and Learning on K-12 Creative And Performing Arts StudentsAbstract Despite the fact that many students with interests in the creative and performing arts havethe potential to be successful in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), theyoften rule out pursuing careers in STEM. We argue that one reason for this is the broader societaldichotomy between creative and technical fields: students

Conference Session

Evaluation: Technology and Tools for K-12 Engineering Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John L. Irwin, Michigan Technological University; Douglas E. Oppliger P.E., Michigan Technological University; Joshua M Pearce, Department of Materials Science & Engineering and Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Michigan Technological University; Gerald Anzalone, Michigan Technological University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #12036Evaluation of RepRap 3D Printer Workshops in K-12 STEMDr. John L. Irwin, Michigan Technological University As Associate Professor for Mechanical Engineering Technology since 2006 at Michigan Technological University, Dr. Irwin teaches courses in Product Design & Development, FEA and CAE Applications, Parametric Modeling, and Computer Aided Manufacturing. Research interests include STEM education, where as PI for Improving Teacher Quality grants (2010 & 2013) he has developed and implemented professional development courses for K-12 science teachers to implement inquiry-based learning while

Conference Session

Engineering in the Elementary School

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Manisha Shrestha, George Mason University; Kelly Morris, MPES; Rajesh Ganesan, George Mason University; Donna Sterling, George Mason University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2008-1470: AN IMPACT STUDY OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ANINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RICH PHYSICAL SCIENCE MODULE AT THEFOURTH GRADE LEVELManisha Shrestha, George Mason University SUNRISE Fellow, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, George Mason UniversityKelly Morris, MPES K-12 Teacher, Manassas Park Elementary SchoolRajesh Ganesan, George Mason University SUNRISE PI, Systems Engineering and Operations Research, George Mason UniversityDonna Sterling, George Mason University SUNRISE Co-PI, College of Education and Human Development, George Mason University Page 13.181.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008