Conference Session

Research and Models for Professional Development

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cher C. Hendricks, Georgia Institute of Technology; Barbara Burks Fasse, Georgia Institute of Technology; Donna C. Llewellyn, Georgia Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Burks Fasse is a Senior Research Scientist in the Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech. Dr. Fasse studies the efficacy and value of student-centered learning initiatives, specif- ically Problem-Based and Project-Based Inquiry Learning, in classrooms, instructional labs, and under- graduate research experiences. She joined the BME faculty in 2007 following ten years with 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 team. Dr. Fasse also conducted an NSF-funded ethnographic study of learning in a problem-driven, project-based bio-robotics research lab at Georgia Tech. She is on the

Conference Session

Mentoring & Outreach for Girls & Minorities

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andres Goza, Rice University; David Garland, Rice University; Brent Houchens, Rice University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

achievedthrough a design project, which allows Rice University engineering students (mentors) todevelop relationships with their mentees and promote higher education. Currently, DREAMserves three Houston, Texas public schools: Austin High School (AHS), Chavez High School(CHS), and KIPP Houston High School (KIPP). Mentees included in this study range fromgrades 9-12 at AHS, grades 9 and 11 at CHS, and only grade 9 at KIPP. Throughout theprogram, greater than 95% of mentees have been from underrepresented groups. Projects aredesigned, fabricated, and tested over a 5-7 week period. Mentees present and test their finaldesigns at Rice University on DREAM Day.Intuition Inventory (I.I.) and Physics Concepts Inventory (P.C.I.) data tracks the menteesprogress in

Conference Session

Extending a Hand Back: Older Students Inspiring Younger Students

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sunni H. Newton, Georgia Institute of Technology; Tristan T. Utschig, Georgia Institute of Technology; Donna C. Llewellyn, Georgia Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-2544: A DEMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF ENGINEERING MA-JORS WITH AN INTEREST IN TEACHINGSunni H. Newton, Georgia Institute of Technology Sunni H. Newton is currently in her 5th year of Georgia Tech’s PhD program in industrial organizational psychology, with a minor in quantitative psychology. She attended Georgia Tech as an undergraduate, double-majoring in psychology and management. She worked for several years as a graduate research assistant in a psychology lab where she helped conduct studies on adult learning. She currently works as a graduate research assistant in Georgia Tech’s Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning where she assists with assessment and data analysis for ongoing CETL projects

Conference Session

Engineering Student Involvement in K12 Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

universities. Recognizing the importance of partnerships with the informal learning communities, she has built strong ties with national museums and science centers with goals that align with the academic community she represents. While at Caltech, she launched the NSF-funded Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory Science Education Center project and served as senior advisor for development of the $5M hands-on exhibit and learning center. She currently sits on the Board of Advisors for the UM Exhibit Museum of Natural History, is a member of the UM Museum Studies Program Steering Committee, and consults to national science centers such as the Exploratorium, the

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering Outreach Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leo McAfee, University of Michigan; Andrew Kim, Michigan State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

the WIMS ERC, (d) provide an academically conducive and safe living and learningresidential experience, and (e) strongly encourage young women to reach their fullest potential.This program provides knowledge and research-based experimental learning in cutting-edgeWIMS technologies. Additional instruction includes college-level calculus, Unigraphics, C++programming, Internet research, topical seminars exploring various majors in engineering, andspecial topics for future women engineers. The topical seminars introduce various disciplinesof engineering (mechanical, electrical, chemical, material science, computer science, civil andenvironmental). During the program, students engage in group projects, with competitionsengendering high motivation

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K12 Teachers

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jodi Cullum, Utah State University; Christine Hailey, Utah State University; Daniel Householder, Utah State University; Chris Merrill, Illinois State University; James Dorward, Utah State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2008-1018: FORMATIVE EVALUATION OF A PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS INFUSINGENGINEERING DESIGN INTO THE CLASSROOMJodi Cullum, Utah State University Jodi Cullum is a doctoral student in the Experimental and Applied Psychology program at Utah State University. Her interests lie in outcomes research in health psychology and program evaluation more broadly. Jodi has been involved in numerous small-scale research studies in Canada and the United States as well as large-scale national projects. She has been involved in STEM evaluation for the National Center for Engineering and Technology Education since May 2007.Christine Hailey, Utah State University

Conference Session

Innovative K-12 Engineering Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Michael Khoo, University of Southern California; Ellis Meng, University of Southern California; Joseph Cocozza, University of Southern California

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

program and experiencing a sense ofaccomplishment, which contributes to their science teaching efficacy.All BMERET projects were designed to demonstrate basic science knowledge,engineering principles and technology innovations for and with the teachers. TheBMERET teachers have been able to take what they learned and experienced in theirBME laboratory and make connections too specific grade-level standards in the life andphysical sciences. Emphasis was placed on the broader context of the BMERETparticipant’s project and its contribution to society. This ensured that the teacher’s newfound knowledge was translated into relevant classroom activities for their students.As an example, in addition to specific grade level standards, the investigative

Conference Session

Exemplary Outreach Programs in Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

a Research Experience for Undergraduate Program. Thisresearch involves providing collaborative research and training opportunities for middle and highschool teachers in urban settings and undergraduate engineering and science students frominstitutions with underrepresented students and the assessment of learning from this collaborativeexperience. Four assessment metrics were used to judge the success of this collaborative project:(1) A STEM efficacy scale, (2) a collaborative research and leadership measure, (3) a rubric forlaboratory presentations and lessons and (4) a collaborative focus group interview. Findings fromthese metrics indicate that both the undergraduates and the K-12 educators became moreefficacious from the collaborative

Conference Session

Enhancing Recruitment and Retention in Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, higher salaries, and a higher standard of living for localresidents, and will reduce family and economic disparities.In pursuit of this goal for West Virginia residents, West Virginia University's (WVU) CollegeEngineering and Mineral Resources, along with the Colleges of Human Resources andEducation, and Arts and Sciences, embarked on a multi-intervention plan to attract high schoolstudents to STEM careers, and put more STEM graduates into the STEM career pipeline, with afocus on women and underrepresented minorities. The primary vehicle for this project is a STEPgrant through the National Science Foundation (NSF) which supports exactly this kind ofinitiative.One important part of WVU's Engineers of Tomorrow (EoT) project is

Conference Session

Assessing K - 12 Engineering Education Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gordon Kingsley, Georgia Institute of Technology; Monica Gaughan, Georgia Institute of Technology; Donna Llewellyn, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Gordon Kingsley is an Associate Professor in the School of Public Policy at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Gordon is the project evaluator for the STEP NSF grant, and PI on the Alternative Approaches to Evaluating STEM Education Partnerships NSF grant. His area of research interests are the interactions of public-private partnerships to harness developments in science and technology, and the nature and assessment of educational partnerships.Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Marion C. Usselman is a Senior Research Scientist at the Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing (CEISMC) at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Marion received her Ph.D. in

Conference Session

Research and Models for Professional Development

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Augusto Z. Macalalag Jr., Stevens Institute of Technology; Chris Jurado, Stevens Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Institute of Technology Chris Jurado is involved in the development of research activities such as collection and analysis of data and publications as part of the National Science Foundation’s Science Partnerships Program as well as in the implementation of capstone projects at the Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Educa- tion (CIESE). Prior to joining CIESE he was a practicing chemical engineer on water treatments, envi- ronmental management systems and quality assurance. Chris received a BE in in Chemical Engineering from University of Guayaquil, an Environmental Technology Certificate from the Swedish International Development Agency, and a ME in Engineering Management from Stevens Institute of

Conference Session

Engineering Design in Pedagogy

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan Mentzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kyungsuk Park, Utah State University

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Design in Engineering Education, K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

development, this research project will have implications forhigh school curriculum development, learning, and teaching methodologies.Design problems in these previous studies are ill-structured and open-ended. These kinds ofproblems have many potential solution paths stemming from an ambiguous identification of aneed. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching has prepared a series ofstudies including a focus on educating engineers 14. Sheppard’s research identified reflectivejudgment as an appropriate framework for understanding the cognitive development of designthinking. “As individuals develop mature reflective judgment, their epistemological assumptionsand their ability to evaluate knowledge claims and evidence and to justify their

Conference Session

Broadening Participation of Minority Students in and with K-12 Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allison Anderson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Guillermo Luis Trotti, Trotti & Asssociates, Inc.; Suzanne Marie Wilcox, ExplorationWorks Museum of Science and Culture; Elizabeth Perry Gundersen, ExplorationWorks Museum of Science and Culture; Dava J. Newman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering, Minorities in Engineering

responsible for the designed and construction of hospitality, mixed use, residential, industrial, and sustainable architectural projects as well as educational, commercial and military products, and space systems. Mr. Trotti is a co-founder and was the Associate Director of the Sasakawa International Center for Space Architecture (SICSA) at the University of Houston where he taught graduate courses in Experimental Architecture Design. He has extensive design and research experience in modular and inflatable structures, construction methods in Space, and space mission architectures. His design studio won the NSF/AIA National Competition for a new South Pole Station, utilizing many parallels and lessons learned from the

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Louis S. Nadelson, Boise State University; Amy J. Moll, Boise State University; Anne Louise Seifert, Idaho National Laboratory

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

teachers’ affective states in relation to teachingSTEM, their STEM content knowledge, and STEM pedagogy. For example, our courseexplored a wide range of topics from materials science and engineering to make the contentrelevant and engaging to the teachers in learning in ways that were intended to enhance theircapacity and desire to teach an array of STEM content.Our Research The goal of this research project was to develop and implement a professional developmentcourse for teachers grade 4-9 focused on enhancing their capacity to teach STEM using thecontext of materials science, scientific inquiry, and engineering design. We sought to model theprocesses of inquiry and design for teaching STEM through a series of activities that madeexplicit an

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

Louis Nadelson, Boise State University; Anne Louise Seifert, Idaho National Laboratory; Meagan McKinney, Boise State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

4, 5, 6.The integrated STEM focus in our K-12 educator professional development (PD) project hasincreased the importance of knowing the degree by which K-12 educators are leveraging place-based or community resources for teaching and learning STEM. The effectiveness of anintegrated STEM approach is enhanced when teachers to think outside the classroom byconsidering use of place-based resources. Consistent with the work of others, we argue thatwhen teachers become aware of the local resources and opportunities, and align thoseopportunities to the curriculum 7, they can broaden the curriculum focus and more effectivelyintegrate STEM content using the local resources as context for teaching and learning. A place-based curriculum necessitates

Conference Session

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

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia Marie Baker, University of Nebraska, Lincoln - Mid American Transportation Center; Laurence R Rilett P.E., University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Gina M. Kunz; Gwen C. Nugent

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

analysis, traffic engineering, and transportation planning. He has been awarded two TAMU Department of Civil Engineering teaching awards: the Zachry Award for Excellence in Teaching in 1997 and the Dick and Joyce Birdwell Endowed Teaching Award for 1999. In 2001, he was honored as the inaugural holder of the E.B. Snead II Professorship at TAMU. Dr. Rilett’s field of research is in the transportation system analysis area and his specific research may be divided into two main areas: Intelligent Transportation Systems applications and large-scale transporta- tion system modeling. Dr. Rilett has been a principal investigator or co-principal investigator on over 30 research projects with total funding in excess of $25

Conference Session

Engineering Student Involvement in K12 Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Industrial Engineering from North Carolina State University in the summer of 2007. She was an NSF-GE Foundation RAMP-UP graduate fellow during the 2006-2007 academic year.Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State UniversityElizabeth Parry, North Carolina State University Elizabeth Parry received her B.S. in Engineering Management-Mechanical Engineering from the University of Missouri-Rolla in 1983. After working for IBM for 10 years, Mrs. Parry left to raise her children and start a science education business. Since 1999, she has directed two major grant programs for the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University. Currently, she is the engineering project director for RAMP-UP

Conference Session

Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs and Issues

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Austin Talley, University of Texas, Austin; Marilyn Fowler, Austin Children's Museum; Christina Soontornvat, Austin Children's Museum; Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas, Austin

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

unit (NXT brick) thathas four inputs and three outputs. Outputs for the NXT brick are motors and lamps (lights).Inputs for the NXT brick are light, sound, rotation, distance, touch and other custom sensors.The robots are built from LEGO Technic components and other craft materials. Programs tocontrol the robots are written on computers with the NXT software and then transferred to therobots. An example of an NXT robotics project is shown in Figure 1. Page 14.488.2 Figure 1: LEGO NXT Robotics Example In the robotics program the students explore concepts about automated devices withactive learning principles. The

Conference Session

Standards Based Approaches to K -12 Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Levelle Burr-Alexander, New Jersey Institute of Technology; John Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Ronald Rockland, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Howard Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

2006-309: BRINGING ENGINEERING INTO K-12 SCHOOLS: A PROBLEMLOOKING FOR SOLUTIONS?Howard Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology HOWARD KIMMEL is Professor of Chemical Engineering and Executive Director of the Center for Pre-College Programs at New Jersey Institute of Technology. He has spent the past twenty-five years designing and implementing professional development programs and curricula for K-12 teachers in science and technology. At the college level, he collaborates on projects exploring teaching methodologies and assessment strategies in first year college courses in the sciences, engineering, and computer science.John Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology DR. JOHN

Conference Session

Fundamental: K-12 Students and Engineering Design Practices (Part 1)

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Molly H Goldstein, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mitch Zielinski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Robin Adams, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

design is limited. A 2008literature review concluded that many K-12 engineering education projects lacked data collectionand analysis to provide reliable evidence of learning.1 Design is a complex cognitive process2,3and in the context of K-12 science education, engineering design is a complex cognitive activityin which students learn and apply science concepts to solve open-ended problems withconstraints to meet specified criteria.The complexity, open-endedness, and length of an engineering design process create uniqueopportunities for students to make science connections. The focus of engineering designassessment is not simply on whether or not students “get the right answer,” but on how theyacquire science and engineering knowledge and skills

Conference Session

Evaluation: Exploring High School Engineering Education Initiatives

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacob L. Segil, University of Colorado at Boulder; Brian Huang, Sparkfun Electronics; Beth A Myers, University of Colorado Boulder; Lindsay Diamond, SparkFun Electronics

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

(Evaluation)IntroductionFor over twenty years, a first year introduction to engineering design course at the University ofColorado Boulder has provided an experiential hands-on design experience that has been shownto significantly improve retention of engineering students [1]. Many studies have previouslydescribed K-12 STEM programs (as reviewed in [2]) however this curriculum attempts to takeadvantage of the strengths of the engineering design course at the University of ColoradoBoulder and Sparkfun Electronics hardware. This course introduces a variety of engineeringdisciplines including mechanical, electrical, and computer engineering using both formaldelivery of technical curriculum and hands-on design projects. We leveraged the

Conference Session

Starting Them Early

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brianna L Dorie, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

), mechanical toys, gear kits, train set. § Games/Puzzles Board games (Blockus, Chess, Crack the Case, Guess Who?), Sudoku, puzzles § Computers West Point Bridge Designer, educational computer games (math or physics), helping to install programs.Hands-on Activities § Building Paper airplanes, helping around house, crafts, model car, sand castles, and simple construction projects. § Experiment Chemistry experiments (cleaning pennies, Mentos & Coke), science fair projects, combining materials and noting results. § Tinkering

Conference Session

Curriculum Exchange II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dani Sledz, Colorado School of Mines; Allison M. Silvaggio, STEM Magnet Lab School

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. . Page 25.603.5 3. STEM Magnet Lab School Parent and District Handbook. December 11, 2011 . 4. Stats and Test Results – Tennyson Knolls Elementary School. Great Schoools.org, December 14, 2011. 5. NEED National Energy Education Development Project. December 15, 2011. .6. Energy Kids. U.S. Energy Information Administration, December 15, 2011. .7. PECO Energizing Education Program, December 15, 2011. .8. Educational Resources. National Renewable Energy Lab. Alliance for Sustainable Energy LLC, August 29, 2011. .9. Renewable Energy Lesson Plans - Infinite Power.org, Texas State Energy Conservation Office, 2005. < http://www.infinitepower.org/lessonplans.htm>

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 Design

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University; John M. Mativo, University of Georgia

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

left to students to determine. From the yearlong project thatinvolved seven classes, the most load that was supported by four index cards four inches fromthe ground was 166 lb. This was more than the group had predicted. Its initial prediction was 80lb because during the individual loading one card had held 20 lb.Details of Outreach for the Pennsylvania Summer Camp Activities: Computer-AidedEngineering in a SnapshotPennsylvania secondary school students attending Robert Morris University Summer Camps andtheir teacher chaperons were exposed to the role of Computer-Aided Design (CAD) andEngineering (CAE) in product design and development process. The main goal of the campswere designing and developing animated toys, Figure 4. However, the

Conference Session

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

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott C. Molitor, University of Toledo; Joan N. Kaderavek, University of Toledo; Hoangha Dao, University of Toledo; Nicholas J. Liber; Regina Rotshtein, University of Toledo; Geoff Milewski, The University of Toledo; Charlene M. Czerniak, The University of Toledo

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

articles. Her publications have appeared in the Journal of Science Teacher Education, Journal of Research in Sci- ence Teaching, School Science and Mathematics, Science Scope, and Science and Children. Professor Czerniak is co-author of a textbook published by Routledge on project based science teaching. She also has five chapters in books and illustrated 12 children’s science education books. Most recently, Czerniak authored a chapter entitled Interdisciplinary Science Teaching in the Handbook of Research on Science Education, published by Lawrence Erlbaum and Associates. Professor Czerniak has been an author and director of numerous grant funded projects in excess of $30 million dollars that targeted professional de

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Cross, Carnegie Mellon University; Emily Hamner, Carnegie Mellon University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

pace with their interests andtalents, and the teachers who are able to provide these enrichment opportunities to their studentsby drawing on the robotics expertise of Carnegie Mellon University.Evaluation Tools and Experimental DesignThe third component of the current work is the formal evaluation of the Arts & Bots program.Building on evaluation tools from the earlier pilot studies, which focused on technologicalfluency, we are developing summative and formative evaluation tools aimed to answer tworesearch questions: 1) how does contextualized creative technology allow students to engagewith aspects of learning that would otherwise not appeal to them, and 2) how can a teacher usecross-disciplinary team projects, such as Arts & Bots

Conference Session

Extending a Hand Back: Older Students Inspiring Younger Students

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Education & Educational Technology at Purdue University. After study- ing philosophy, religious studies and information science at three universities in Germany, he received his M.Ed. and Ph.D. (2004) in Learning Technologies from the University of Missouri-Columbia, USA. NSF, SSHRC, FQRSC, and several private foundations fund his research. His research and teaching focuses on the intersection between learning, engineering, the social sciences, and technology, particularly sus- tainability, designing open-ended problem/project-based learning environments, social computing/gaming applications for education, and problem solving in ill-structured/complex domains

Conference Session

Think Outside the Box! K-12 Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Wendell, Tufts University; Kathleen Connolly, Tufts University; Christopher Wright, Tufts University; Linda Jarvin, Tufts University; Mike Barnett, Boston College; Chris Rogers, Tufts University; Ismail Marulcu, Boston College

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

improved understanding of the science they use in the service of designcompletion.6 In this paper, we describe a curriculum research and development project devotedto exploring this hypothesis. We consider the theoretical background that supports this endeavor,the initial set of four engineering design-based science curriculum units that have been created,and the preliminary findings on the science content learning that occurs during unit enactment.The purpose of our project is to explore an overarching research question: what are theconsequences of using engineering-design-based activities as contexts for specific sciencecontent instruction in the upper elementary grades? To investigate this question, we havecollaborated with local teachers to

Conference Session

Engineering in the Middle Grades

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Morgan Hynes, Tufts University; David Crismond, The City College of New York; Ethan Danahy, Tufts University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

introduceengineering and the engineering design process (EDP) to K-12 students and that have aimed tocontextualize and motivate STEM subject learning through design tasks (e.g., the InfinityProject, Project Lead The Way, Learning By Design, LEGOengineering.com). State standards inMassachusetts and New York include engineering design among the basic process skills studentsmust learn. New materials are needed that scaffold students with as-needed content-basedtutorials, support team-based design work, and help student avoid common pitfalls whendesigning. Common pitfalls include students: doing “idea fixation”6, where design ideasremainunchanged over multiple iterations; not doing meaningful research, which could lead to betterdesign plans7; creating “design