Conference Session

Women in K-12 Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Porche, Wellesley Centers for Women; Corinne McKamey, Wellesley Centers for Women; Peter Wong, Museum of Science

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, technological design, and engineering into their revision standards.This will open an even larger opportunity for all students to know what is engineeringand help them think about engineering careers. Colleges and Universities are also veryinterested in recruiting more girls to engineering and have a range of programs fromsummer camps to college student outreach into classrooms to bringing students ontocampus. There is a need to study and compile best practices from these recruitmentactivities (i.e., How do students perceive the messages?, How successful are theserecruitment activities?, How do engineers present themselves?). Dissemination of thesebest practices might help to recruit women and minorities into engineering on largerscales. For a partial

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K12 Teachers

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sean Brophy, Purdue University; Gemma Mann, Purdue University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

college graduates surveyedthink of design more as “blueprints and drawings” rather than “a creative process of solvingproblems” (p82) 10. Despite the prevalence of so called “technology” courses in schools, itseems that students do not necessarily develop knowledge to identify and use technology in theireveryday lives, or “evaluate the appropriateness and effectiveness of various technologies” (p2)11 . There is certainly far less prevalence of engineering in schools even though engineering andtechnology are closely linked 12 and engineering is also not recognized for what it is despitemuch effort 13. Some effort has been made to provide teachers with courses in engineering andtechnology that can be integrated into the classroom 9, 11, 14 but

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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privileges, and perhaps most tragically, the inability to recognize faces.Consequently, AMD has a severe impact on the afflicted individual’s quality of life.According to the American Academy of Ophthalmology, AMD is the leading cause ofcentral vision loss in the United States today for those over the age of fifty years. Thefrequency of AMD is nearly 30 percent for individuals over 75 years old. Other riskfactors for AMD include smoking, obesity, race, family history and gender. Currentlythere is no cure for AMD. The BMES ERC, however, is developing a retinal prostheticdevice that may one day restore eyesight to those suffering from AMD.This lab’s research group focuses on the response of the outer retina to injury and howthis response can lead to

Conference Session

Curriculum Exchange

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Paper ID #11752Exploring Neural Engineering with a Teacher-Authored Science Curriculum(Curriculum Exchange)Kristen M Clapper Bergsman, Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering Kristen Clapper Bergsman is the Pre-College Education Manager at the Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering at the University of Washington. She is also a doctoral student and graduate research assistant in Learning Sciences and Human Development at the University of Washington. Previously, Kristen worked as an educational consultant offering support in curriculum development and production. She received her M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction

Conference Session

Programs for High School Students

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

P. Ruby Mawasha, Wright State University; Kumar Yelamarthi, Wright State University; Paul Lam, University of Akron

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, American Society of Mechanical Engineers and American Society for Engineering Education. Dr. Mawasha has received numerous honors including Omicron Delta Kappa (Leadership), Pi Tau Sigma (Mechanical Engineering), Pi Mu Epsilon (Mathematics), and Tau Beta Pi (Engineering). His research interests include thermo-fluids sciences, bioengineering, applied mathematics, and engineering education.Kumar Yelamarthi, Wright State University KUMAR YELAMARTHI is a Ph.D. student. He holds the MSEE from Wright State University. He serves as the lead Graduate Teaching Assistant for the Freshman Engineering and Computer Science Program. He was honored as the most outstanding graduate student in 2004, outstanding

Conference Session

Secondary (6-12) Outreach

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ethan Alexander Peritz, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach; Morgan M Hynes, Arizona State University

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availability. This project allows students to practice building whileexposing them to architectural design considerations without requiring them to build an actualmodel house. It is grounded in chemical frameworks, fostering a strong relationship betweenengineering and science.The semester continues with a larger, multidimensional project that places heavy emphasis onblueprinting and human factors of design. Students will design a one story, one bedroomapartment for someone with a physical disability. Students will have to research the servicesavailable for physical disabled people and determine which of those features are important for Page

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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procedures and select the appropriate student performance indicators from the state content standards.(4) Apply an engineering design process to research, design, construct, computer program, and communicate robot designs for mock surgical procedures.(5) Prepare one or more lesson plans that integrate mock surgical procedures into the school/district curriculum, and propose instructional strategies or practices such that students develop their critical thinking, problem-solving, and content knowledge for real-world medical conditions by applying the engineering design process. Page 15.9.7The capstone task was to create a new surgery

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl Farmer, UTeachEngineering; David T. Allen, University of Texas, Austin; Leema Kuhn Berland, University of Texas, Austin; Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin; Lisa Guerra, NASA

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. UTeachEngineering responded tothis charge by convening a course design team comprising engineering faculty, clinicalengineering faculty (professionals with experience as both practicing engineers and secondaryclassroom teachers), engineering research fellows, and learning sciences faculty. Incorporatingfeedback from high school teachers involved in an earlier pilot project, this team undertook arigorous, 18-month course design process.Defining the Target Student Audience for Engineer Your WorldThe target student audience for Engineer Your World was defined by the opportunity to whichthe UTeachEngineering project has responded: the approval of Engineering Design and ProblemSolving to be offered for fourth-year science credit to students in an academic track

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Evan C. Lemley, University of Central Oklahoma; Bob Melton, Putnam City Schools; Elizabeth Ann Allan, University of Central Oklahoma; Grant M. Armstrong, University of Central Oklahoma ; James E. Stewart, University of Central Oklahoma; Morshed Khandaker, University of Central Oklahoma

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Paper ID #10585Leading by Example for Engineering Design (LEED) to Meet Next Genera-tion Science Standards in Middle and High School Science and Math ClassesDr. Evan C. Lemley, University of Central OklahomaMr. Bob Melton, Putnam City Schools Bob Melton is the Assessment Coordinator/ STEM Facilitator for Putnam City Schools. Mr. Melton began his career in 1974 at Putnam City West High School, taught at Edmond Memorial High School, and was the Science Curriculum Coordinator for Putnam City Schools from 1993 to 2013. From1999 through 2003 he served as project director of a USDOE program to research the effective- ness of

Conference Session

Approaches to K -12 Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Eschenbach, Humboldt State University; James H. Johnson, Howard University; Chris Brus, University of Iowa; Dan Giammar, Washington University; Bette Grauer, McPherson High School; Patricia Carlson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Liesl Hotaling, Stevens Institute of Technology; Gbekeloluwa Oguntimein, Morgan State University; Steven Safferman, Michigan State University; Tim Wentling, National Center for Supercomputing Applications

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pre-collegiate/collegiate/graduate educators in setting research agendas and distributing results for the benefit of society. • Provide broadly accessible, state-of-the-art information bases and shared research and education tools.From these goals, a range of educational reform objectives evolved – covering delivery ofinstruction, learning outcomes, teacher/instructor training and professional development, andsocial impacts. The Education Committee selected five target populations that include K-12,Undergraduates, Graduate Students, Industry representatives, and citizens.The focus of this paper is the K-12 target population (students and teachers). In addition, inputon how best to construct a plan so that WATERS Network can

Conference Session

Successful K-12 Programs for Girls & Minorities

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zbigniew Pasek, University of Windsor

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for the tips, grips, bodies, caps, and inks to be used in thepen design. Each of the pen parts has distinct attributes that either match or conflict with thequalities the market research subjects requested, allowing for 1,953,125 different pen designs,and the user must engage in the nontrivial task of selecting the parts that would best reflect thedesires of the target market. By placing the user in a goal-based “embodied story”, or a narrativewhere the visitor is interactively playing the central role, the intent is to motivate and engage thevisitor and to encourage a lengthier involvement in the game 17.Figure 4: Screen shot from one of the pen design steps.Another strategy to lengthen the visitor interaction time draws from current

Conference Session

Professional Development Programs for Teachers

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Thompson, University of South Carolina; Jed Lyons, University of South Carolina; Amber Caicedo, University of South Carolina

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Thompson, and J. Pelt, (2005). “Measuring the Influence of Engineer and Elementary Science TeacherCollaborations Using the Draw an Engineer Instrument.” Paper presented at the Association for the Education ofTeachers of Science Annual Conference, Colorado Springs, Colorado, January 20, 2005.11. S. Thompson, (2002). "The Influence of a Graduate Teaching Fellows Collaboration on Science Teachers'Inquiry Practices and Perceptions," Doctoral Thesis, Vanderbilt University, December 2002, 205 pp.12. L. Avery, N. Trautmann, and M. Krasny, (2003). “Impacts of Participation in a GK-12 Fellowship Program onTeachers’ Conceptions and Use of Inquiry Science,” 2003 National Association for Research in Science TeachingAnnual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Conference Session

Gender and Minority Issues in K-12 Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Siddika Guzey, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Tamara Moore, University of Minnesota; Gillian Roehrig, University of Minnesota

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

activities and integrating technology into science classrooms. Technology Enhanced Communities (TEC) funded by the Minnesota Office of Higher Education is an online learning community developed in collaboration with graduate students David Groos and Joel Donna for middle school science teachers in Minneapolis Public Schools working to integrate technology into their classrooms. TEC will be extended to include teachers on the White Earth Reservation. Page 14.288.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Bridge Design on the Reservation: A Study of Curriculum

Conference Session

Thinking Outside the Box! Innovative Curriculum Exchange for K12 Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zachary Vonder Haar, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Taryn Melkus Bayles, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Julia M. Ross, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

the subject, the projects that theyare working on in school and their goals and aspirations after graduation. The video alsohighlights the importance of teamwork throughout the design process and the need to worktogether and collaborate to have a successful design. The goal of this video is to give thestudents an idea of what engineers are like, the opportunities that are available for engineers andhow each student can prepare to become an engineer. The second video entitled "The InvisibleMedical Team" introduces the students to the field of medical laboratory scientist. Medicallaboratory scientists do much of the background research and perform tests to diagnose patientsthat the doctors then use to design a treatment for the patient. This

Conference Session

Fundamental: K-12 Students' Beliefs, Motivation, and Self-efficacy

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joel Alejandro Mejia, West Virginia University; Dustin Drake, Utah State University; Amy Wilson-Lopez, Utah State University - Teacher Education and Leadership

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #13238Changes in Latino/a Adolescents’ Engineering Self-efficacy and Perceptionsof Engineering After Addressing Authentic Engineering Design ChallengesDr. Joel Alejandro Mejia, West Virginia University Joel Alejandro Mejia is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at West Virginia University. He is interested in research regarding underrepresentation of minority groups in Science, Technology, Engi- neering, and Mathematics (STEM), especially the use of culturally responsive practices in engineering education. He is particularly interested in the use of comprehension strategy instruction in linguistically

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre- College Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Ernzen, Arizona State University; Eugene Judson, Arizona State University; Ying-Chih Chen, Arizona State University; Stephen J Krause, Arizona State University; James A Middleton, Arizona State University; Kendra Rae Beeley

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Page 26.1753.5 impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions. MS-ETS1-3. Students, who demonstrate understanding, will be able to analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success.Respondents were provided a link that allowed them to view these performance expectationswithin the NGSS context. This enabled them to view the other Engineering Design performanceexpectations, as well as the Science and Engineering Practices, Disciplinary Core Ideas, andCrosscutting Concepts which the NGSS indicate underpin these

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce Gehrig, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Lyndon Abrams, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Deborah Bosley, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; James Conrad, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Stephen Kuyath, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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and counseling.The TECT workshop, a National Science Foundation (NSF) funded proof-of-concept project,incorporates the well-established STEM model of hands-on problem-based learning to improvestudent learning and comprehension. To reinforce this approach, the TECT workshop makes useof existing engineering related student summer camps to conduct concurrent teacher andcounselor in-service education and promote best practices that reach across the diversity ofstudent learning styles and interests. In the TECT workshops, the teachers and counselorsinteract with students in the summer camps, learn new engineering and pedagogical content, andparticipate in teaching selected summer camp activities.To date, three TECT workshops have been held that

Conference Session

Enhancing K-12 STEM Education with Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom Benton, University of Texas, Austin; Taylor Martin, Univ of Texas at Austin

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

). Curriculum authoring tools and inclusive classroom teaching practice: a longitudinalstudy. British Journal of Educational Technology, 37(2), 177-189.7. McKenney, S. (2005). Technology for Curriculum And Teacher Development: Software to Help Educators LearnWhile Designing Teacher Guides. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 38(2), 167-190.8. Schwatrz, D., Lin, X., Brophy, S.P., & Bransford, J. (1999) Towards the Development of Flexibly AdaptiveInstructional Designs. In C.M. Reigeluth (Ed.), Instructional-design Theories and Models: A new paradigm ofinstructional theory (183-214). New York: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.9. Giorgio, T.B., Brophy, S.P. (2001). Challenge-Based Learning in Biomedical Engineering: A Legacy Cycle for

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering and Pre-College Outreach Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kauser Jahan, Rowan University; Kathleen Sernak, Rowan University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2007-1125: ENGINEERING CLINICS FOR TEACHERSKauser Jahan, Rowan University Kauser Jahan is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Rowan University. She completed her Ph.D. studies in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis in 1993. After completion of her graduate studies, she worked as an environmental engineer for the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP). Her research interests include bioremediation of contaminated groundwater and soils; the fate and transport of pollutants in the environment; and applied microbiology in environmental engineering. She is also actively involved in encouraging

Conference Session

Outreach to K-12 Females

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Muhittin Yilmaz, Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK); Nuri Yilmazer, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Eusebio Cuellar Torres, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; Tamara Denise Guillen, Texas A&M University-Kingsville

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Paper ID #7933A Female-Only Camp for STEM DisciplinesDr. Muhittin Yilmaz, Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) Dr. Muhittin Yilmaz received a B.S. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Gazi University at Ankara, Turkey, and the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Pennsylvania State University at University Park. He has been an assistant professor with the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department, Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) since 2007. His research interests include robust and control system optimization, model identification and validation, robotics

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre- College Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tameshia Ballard Baldwin, North Carolina State University; Vincent William DeLuca, North Carolina State University; Aaron C. Clark, North Carolina State University

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impactful scholarly research. For example, there are opportunities toinvestigate the effect of teacher PCK on student performance and achievement in engineering atthe K-12 level. There’s also a need to explore the relationship between teacher PCK and K-12students’ interest levels in engineering careers. Moreover, evaluation of this type of a programcould generate best practices for developing PCK in secondary engineering teachers. Overall,this Master’s degree program has the potential to increase the number of qualified Technology,Engineering and Design Education teachers in the state of North Carolina, and is a great exampleof how two colleges can work together to find a solution for societal needs.References1. PCAST. 2012. Engage to excel

Conference Session

K-12 Teacher Pre-Service and Undergraduate Instructor Training

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Howard L. Greene, The Ohio State University; Xi Zhan, Department of Educational Studies, The Ohio State University; Anika Anthony, The Ohio State University; Paul E. Post, The Ohio State University; Andrew James Parkhurst, Ohio state university

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whether they primarily have a teaching orengineering background, can benefit from increased levels of self-efficacy to introduce K12students to engineering.Translating Engineering Research to K8 Students (TEK8) is a university-school partnership thathas been designed and implemented as part of an outreach collaboration between the Colleges ofEngineering and Education at The Ohio State University. The program aims to advance thebroader impacts of federally funded engineering research while increasing urban middle schoolstudents’ interest in engineering and preparing practicing teachers and engineering students tointroduce middle school students to the engineering design process.This paper describes the TEK8 university-school partnership and

Conference Session

Diversity in K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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University. His research in- terests include low-power, reliable, and high-performance circuit design for nano-scale technologies. He has many publications in journals and conferences and 5 U.S. patents. He was a recipient of the 2008 SRC Inventor Recognition Award, the 2006 IEEE Circuits and Systems Society VLSI Transactions Best Paper Award, 2005 SRC Technical Excellence Award, and the Best Paper Award of the 2004 International Con- ference on Computer Design. He is a technical program committee member of International Symposium on Low Power Electronics Design and International Symposium on Quality Electronics Design.Dr. Hao Jiang, San Francisco State University Hao Jiang received the B.S. degree in materials sciences

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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466 individualstudents attending the clubs at least once over the course of the grant period.Club structureRRRC clubs meet once per week for approximately one hour. During this time, the followingformat and structure is implemented: 1) Club meetings begin with an introduction to the main concept underlying the day’s lesson and activity. This introduction includes probing questions designed to gauge student comprehension and promote lesson engagement. 2) A multimedia presentation follows, delivered by engineering graduate and undergraduate student mentors. The presentation further elaborates on concepts from the STEM lesson and the relationship of these

Conference Session

Topics in K-12 Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Miller, Society of Automotive Engineers International; Elizabeth Bachrach, Goodman Research Group, Inc.

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

managed over 35 projects at GRG, ranging from national outreach initiatives accompanying public television series and documentaries to multimedia educational packages, and professional development workshops and distance learning for K-12 teachers. In addition to managing multiple projects, she has written proposals and designed evaluation plans for projects that have received funding from the NSF, NIH, and HHS, and serves as an internal consultant on several evaluations. Dr. Bachrach earned a Certificate of Completion from RIVA (Research in Values and Attitudes) Moderator Training and has expertise conducting focus groups with children and adults as well as evaluating

Conference Session

High School Engineering Programs, Curriculum, and Evaluation

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelly B Crittenden, Louisiana Tech University; Galen E. Turner III, Louisiana Tech University; James D. Nelson, Louisiana Tech University; Jane A. Petrus, Louisiana Tech University

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series of three Teacher Workshops, each leading to a DiscoveryWeekend for students. They are held on Saturdays from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm and are designedaround a common engineering or science theme for the year. The Teacher Workshops, led byengineering, mathematics, and science faculty at Louisiana Tech, illustrate practical applicationsof high school mathematics and science topics. The Discovery Weekends include project-oriented, hands-on engineering and science activities following the same theme as the TeacherWorkshops. The culminating Challenge Weekend includes a design competition in whichstudents apply knowledge gained throughout the year.As opposed to a show-and-go project that typically takes place over one day or less, our projectsspan an

Conference Session

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

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathalie Mukolobwiez, Saint Ursula Academy; Michelle Beach, Midpark High School; Jaswinder Dhillon, Withrow High School; Raviteja Chalasani, University of Cincinnati; Anant Kukreti, University of Cincinnati

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translated into the high schoolclassroom. In this paper, we first present a summary of the high school teachers’ researchresults. Then we describe an outline of the lessons they developed and implemented and theevaluations conducted.Introduction The Research Experience for Teachers (RET) is a six week-program sponsored by theNational Science Foundation (NSF). A group of twelve science and mathematics teachers werechosen to spend the summer working on current civil engineering research topics. During theirsummer, they learned about engineering, and developed skills necessary to implement a researchproject. They also collaborated with faculty and graduate students, acquiring a betterunderstanding about which skills their students need to have

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers – II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce Gehrig, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Lyndon Abrams, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Deborah Bosley, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; James Conrad, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Stephen Kuyath, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Dawn Denney, Northwest Cabarrus High School; Kelly Teague, J.M. Robinson High School; Bill Welch, J.M. Robinson High School

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focused on students whoare underrepresented in engineering related majors. The TECT workshop will make use of thesummer camps as a time to conduct concurrent teacher and counselor in-service education andpromote best practices that reach across the diversity of student learning styles and interests. Inthe TECT workshops the teachers and counselors will be observers of students, learners of newengineering and pedagogical content and participants in teaching the summer camp activities.As the project is currently on-going, empirical data concerning the effectiveness of the approachis not available. Rather, this paper focuses on some of the lessons-learned by the project teamduring the development of the materials for the workshop. The paper first

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre- College Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hamid R. Parsaei, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Brady Creel, Texas A&M University at Qatar; John S Small, Texas A&M University at Qatar

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

 University  at  Qatar  has  been  recognized  as  one  of  the  leading  institutions  offering  engineering  degrees  in  the  region.    The  campus  has  attracted  over  85  full-­‐time  faculty  members  representing  some  of  the  best  minds  in  engineering  education  and  scholarship.    STEM  Education    The  State  of  Qatar  has  long  acknowledged  the  intrinsic  value  of  science,  technology,  engineering  and  mathematics  (STEM)  for  empowering  upcoming  Qatari  talent  and  to  transform  this  fast-­‐growing  country  into  a  world-­‐class  research  and  discovery  icon  in  the  region.    Further,  Qatar’s  efforts  to  nationalize  its  energy  workforce  and  reduce  dependence  on  foreign  workers  creates  an

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Exemplary Teacher and Counselor Professional Development

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Macon Beck, Purdue University; Heidi Diefes-Dux, Purdue Universtiy; Teri Reed-Rhoads, Purdue University

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need help deciding their educational andoccupational plans2.B. PurposeThe purpose of this pilot study was to determine what types of support school counselors need.It also involves the exploration of school counselors’ perceptions of engineering. Specifically,this study is guided by the following research questions: ≠ “What are school counselors’ perceptions of engineering?” ≠ “What is the self-reported need for and support desired by professional school counselors to aid their work with academic and career development related to students and engineering?”II. MethodThis study followed a cross-sectional survey design with quantitative and qualitativequestions15. This method allowed us to reach our intended audience in an