Conference Session

Curriculum Exchange

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joi-lynn Mondisa, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Krystal S Corbett, Cyber Innovation Center

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Apply Earthquakes, 8th grade students perform global earthquake engineering activities that addresscommunity needs. The Engineering Design Process (EDP) guides the students through the design and implementation of projects and concepts relatedto earthquake design. The end result is that students build a model structure using various materials such as balsa wood, cotton balls, and craft sticks towithstand earthquakes simulated by a shake table.Target Grade Level(s) Module PremiseApply - 8th grade Everyone in your group is a member of Engineers Without Borders USA

Conference Session

Curriculum Exchange

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aran W Glancy, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Tom Cozzolino; Susan Margaret Spector

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

DescriptionThe EngrTEAMS project is an engineering, design-based approach to teacher professionaldevelopment that has 50 teachers per year designing curricular units for science topic areasrelated to the Next Generation Science Standards. The project includes summer professionaldevelopment and curriculum writing workshops, paired with coaching, to allow teams ofteachers to design engineering curricular units focused on science concepts, meaningful dataanalysis, and measurement. Each unit goes through an extensive design research cycle to ensureits quality and is published in an online format.Unit DescriptionThis unit is designed for students in grade 5 to learn about force and motion as well asengineering design. The unit is centered around a central

Conference Session

Curriculum Exchange

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary McCormick, Tufts University; Elissa C Milto, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

STEM topics. Inspired by kids and grounded in research, Novel Engineering is aninnovative approach to integrate engineering and literacy in elementary and middle school. As part ofNovel Engineering students develop projects based on texts they read in English Language Arts or othercontent classes, such as history. The characters become their clients and students pull information fromthe text to scope problems and set constraints as they engage in engineering design. The open-endeddesign context provides students with space to explore their ideas through engineering while workingtowards classroom goals. Teachers play an integral role in supporting student learning in engineering byproviding a supportive, responsive environment that will allow

Conference Session

K-12 Robotics

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University; Selin Frances Sirinterlikci, Carnegie Mellon University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

projects to basic research activities. At thesame time, the previously independent K-12 outreach arm of the school was added tooutreach segment of the center. In the last decade, the K-12 outreach arm has beenoperating by offering teacher and student workshops, organizing conferences andcompetitions as well as summer camps. Events organized by the school have includedExpanding Your Horizons (EYH) Conference, MathCounts and First Tech Challenge(FTC) Competitions, and summer camps in Animatronics, CSI/Forensics, AlternativeEnergy/Sustainability, and Ecology. In addition, the outreach arm has been activelyengaged in the local exhibitions and fairs including Carnegie Science Center events.A new initiative has been developed to present research

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Thinking Outside the Box! Innovative Curriculum Exchange for K12 Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samuel Abbas Johnson, University of St. Thomas; AnnMarie Thomas, University of Saint Thomas

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

greatly reduces its conductivity. In simple circuitbuilding, it isn‟t necessary to include the insulating dough. However, when making morecomplex shapes and structures to incorporate squishy circuits, insulating dough can be used toprevent short circuits4. This provides potential to develop more sophisticated designs thatincorporate genuine creativity.Making Squishy Circuits3,8Recipes and instructions, which can be found on the project website, to make both conductive Page 22.672.2and insulating play dough are reproduced below:Conductive Dough Ingredients:  1 cup Water  1 cup Flour  ¼ cup Salt  3 Tbsp. Cream of Tartar  1

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Engineering Collaboration: Faculty & Student in K-12 Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Holly Anthony, Tennessee Technological University; Melissa Geist, Tennessee Tech University; Sally Pardue, Tennessee Tech University; Mohamed Abdelrahman, Tennessee Technological University; Evangelynn Thurber, Cookeville High School

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

immerses high school mathematics and science teachers into the design andprocesses of engineering research. Teachers conduct their research alongside engineeringstudents (undergraduate and graduate) with supervision from engineering faculty in variousdisciplines (mechanical, chemical, etc.). Of central importance to the project team is how tofoster the translation of that research into practice, specifically into the high school mathematicsand science curriculum. This paper explores the viability and flexibility of the Legacy Cycle as avehicle to (1) train teachers to be researchers, and (2) as a planning and implementation modelteachers can use to take engineering concepts and research into their classrooms.RETainUS is designed so that teachers

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Curriculum Exchange

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Krystal S. Corbett, Cyber Innovation Center; Joshua M Coriell, Cyber Innovation Center

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

(Curriculum Exchange) Course Summary STEM: Explore, Discover, Apply (STEM EDA) is a three course elective sequence for middle school grades 6-8. The curriculum is based on a modular approach; and students spend three weeks on one of the design projects before progressing to the next module. The engineering design process (EDP) guides the students through the design and implementation of the projects and concepts. In addition to

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Lam, California State University, Bakersfield; Melissa Danforth, California State University, Bakersfield; Hani Mehrpouyan P.E., California State University, Bakersfield; Ronald Hughes, CSUB STEM Affinity Group

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

currently the Project Director of CSUB’s US Department of Education Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program (MSEIP) grant (P120A110050). He is also the co-PI of NSF Federal Cyber Service grant (NSF-DUE1241636).Dr. Melissa Danforth, California State University, Bakersfield Melissa Danforth is an Associate Professor and the Interim Chair of the Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at CSUB. Dr. Danforth is the PI for a NSF Federal Cyber Service grant (NSF-DUE1241636) to create models for information assurance education and outreach. Dr. Danforth is the acting Project Director for a U.S. Department of Education grant (P031S100081) to create engineering pathways for students in

Conference Session

Gender and Minority Issues in K-12 Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tirupalavanam Ganesh, Arizona State University; John Thieken, Arizona State University; Monica Elser, Arizona State University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Dale Baker, Arizona State University; Chell Roberts, Arizona State University; Sharon Kurpius-Robinson, Arizona State University; James Middleton, Arizona State University; Jay Golden, Arizona State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

John Thieken, MEd, is a PhD student in the Mathematics Education concentration in Curriculum and Instruction at Arizona State University. He has a Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering and currently works as a high school mathematics teacher in Arizona.Monica Elser, Arizona State University Monica Elser, M.S., M.Ed., is the education manager for ASU’s Global Institute of Sustainability (GIOS). She has expertise in ecology and sustainability education, and administering after-school science clubs. She developed and administers the award-winning Ecology Explorers program and Service at Salado project. At GIOS, she directs the sustainability education programs for the National Science

Conference Session

Robot Mania in Precollegiate Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elisabeth McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology; Susan Lowes, Teachers College, Columbia University; Peiyi Lin, Teachers College, Columbia University; Jason Sayres, Stevens Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2009-492: ANALYSIS OF MIDDLE- AND HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENTS’LEARNING OF SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS, AND ENGINEERING CONCEPTSTHROUGH A LEGO UNDERWATER ROBOTICS DESIGN CHALLENGEElisabeth McGrath, Stevens Institute of TechnologySusan Lowes, Teachers College, Columbia UniversityPeiyi Lin, Teachers College, Columbia UniversityJason Sayres, Stevens Institute of Technology Page 14.215.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Analysis of Middle and High School Student Learning of Science, Mathematics and Engineering Concepts Through a LEGO Underwater Robotics Design ChallengeAbstractThe Build IT project is a university-school collaboration to

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Enhancing K-12 Mathematics Education with Engineering

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Celina Bochis, University of Alabama; Steven Hsia, University of Alabama; Pauline Johnson, University of Alabama; Karen Boykin, University of Alabama; Sandra Wood, University of Alabama; Larry Bowen, University of Alabama; Kevin Whitaker, University of Alabama

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Award in 2006. Dr Johnson is Co-PI on the NSF-EMAP project described in this paper and also co-founder and faculty adviser of the University of Alabama Chapter of Engineers without Borders.Karen Boykin, University of Alabama Dr. is the Assistant Director of the University of Alabama's Environmental Institute and a Research Engineer. She has broad experiences in environmental engineering and science. Dr. Boykin's personal research interests involve the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from both anthropogenic and non-anthropogenic sources. Prior work included modification of EPA landfill emission model to include applications for soil amendments to cover systems. Efforts have also

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

Mary McCormick, Tufts University; Kristen B. Wendell, University of Massachusetts Boston; Brian Patrick O'Connell, Tufts University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

engineering. A National ScienceFoundation supported project at Tufts University’s Center for Engineering Education andOutreach aims to provide this support to elementary teachers as they learn to develop andimplement integrated engineering and literacy (IEL) activities in their classrooms. As part of theongoing professional development (PD) for this project, participating teachers discussinstructional practices for creating and implementing literature-based engineering activities intheir classrooms. These instructional practices involve attending to student reasoning andfostering student engagement in engineering areas of problem scoping, conceptual planning, andrealizing and testing design ideas.This qualitative research study focuses on elementary

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

Morgan M. Hynes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tamara J. Moore, Purdue University; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Education at Purdue University. In 2011, she received a NSF CAREER award, which examines how engineering students approach innovation. She is also a NAE/CASEE New Faculty Fellow. Purzer conducts research on aspects of design education such as innovativeness and information literacy. Page 24.1155.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014Teachers’ Attempts Assessing Middle SchoolEngineering Design WorkAbstractEngineering has made its way into many K-12 classrooms over the past ten years. Teachers areasked to teach engineering through engaging engineering design projects with little

Conference Session

Engineering in High Schools

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramzi Bualuan, University of Notre Dame

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

highschool students who have just completed their junior year. Students come from all aroundthe country, and in some cases from abroad. IEP’s purpose is to provide participants withan overview of all fields in engineering, while giving the students a taste of college life, alook at career opportunities, and a chance to meet professional engineers as well asengineering faculty. Students work on several projects, attend lectures, write reports,code programs, give presentations, do problem solving and design, go on field trips, andinteract with a very diverse group of peers.In this paper we describe the IEP program, and provide an overview of its selectionprocess and its structure and content. We examine how effective the program has been,and describe

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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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

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

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

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robin Autenrieth, Texas A&M University; Karen Butler-Purry, Texas A&M University; Cheryl Page, Texas A&M University; L. Diane Hurtado, Texas A&M University; Jennifer Welch, Texas A&M University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

used to continuously improvethe program experience and impact. It should be noted that this is not a research project, and assuch, there are neither research questions nor a research design. However, the E3 program hasgoals and anticipated outcomes, and has used qualitative questions to measure these outcomes.The program has become more refined and impact is being felt through the state. Teachers arerecruited from targeted schools, but the application is open to all teachers. Selection is rigorousand competition for available positions has intensified. Selected secondary (grade 8-12) science,technology, engineering, and math (STEM) teachers work in teams of 2 with engineering facultyin his/her laboratory during a 4-week summer residential

Conference Session

Promoting Scientific and Technological Literacy

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy Ernst, North Carolina State University; Aaron Clark, North Carolina State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Page 11.1181.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Supporting Technological Literacy Through the Integration of Engineering, Mathematic, Scientific, and Technological ConceptsABSTRACTNational emphasis is placed on schools to produce technologically literate students whilepromoting and teaching pre-engineering education. A technologically literate personunderstands and effectively communicates basic technological concepts, processes, andinterrelationships with engineering, mathematics, science, and society. Federal and stateagencies have been funding projects related to these areas over the past decades and will mostlikely continue to do so.VisTE (Visualization in Technology Education) is a National Science Foundation

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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

engineering design process and that theworkshops empowered them and their students to tackle projects previously perceived asbeyond their skill level. Insufficient preparation for troubleshooting hardware andsoftware issues was listed as the greatest barrier to fully realizing the technology’spotential in the classroom. Also highlighted was a lack of resources for development ofmeaningful lesson plans using this nascent technology.IntroductionDuring the summers of 2013 and 2014 four workshops were held for high school scienceand technology teachers. The workshop participants built and commissioned their ownRepRap 3D printers in order to take them back to their schools to use in classrooms.Workshops were intended to provide the tools and basic

Conference Session

Diversity in K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica M. Scolnic, Tufts University Center for Engineering Education and Outreach; Kathleen Spencer, Tufts University; Merredith D. Portsmore, Tufts University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Research Associate at the Center for Engineering Education and Outreach at Tufts University. Her area of expertise is reading and writing instruction, particularly in the content areas and in project-based learning contexts. Her current research focuses on the effects of text-based engineering units on reading comprehension and oral argumentation. She is particularly interested in how interactive, hand-on learning environments can support literacy development among students with reading disabilities.Dr. Merredith D Portsmore, Tufts University Page 24.1358.1 c American Society for

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Research Related to Learning and Teaching Engineering in Elementary Classrooms

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue, Towson University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-628: CLASSROOM TEACHER - ENRICHMENT TEACHER PAIRS:CO-TEACHING AS A MEANS TO IMPLEMENT ELEMENTARY ENGI-NEERING EDUCATIONPamela S. Lottero-Perdue, Towson University Dr. Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue is an Assistant Professor of Science Education in the Department of Physics, Astronomy & Geosciences at Towson University. She began her career as process engineer, taught high school physics and pre-engineering, and has been involved in both Project Lead the Way and Project FIRST robotics. She was a Hub Site Partner for Engineering is Elementary (EiE) through their National Dissemination through Regional Partners program. As a pre-service teacher educator, she has added engineering to her elementary and early

Conference Session

RET Initiatives

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton; Rebecca P. Blust, University of Dayton; Suzanne Franco, Wright State University; Renee Beach; Sandra M Preiss, Dayton Regional STEM Center

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

of this six week program for K-12 STEM teachers and pre-serviceteachers entitled Engineering Innovation and Design for STEM Teachers was to enhance theknowledge of teachers and pre-service teachers about engineering innovation and design so thatthey can facilitate inspirational engineering and innovation experiences in their classrooms aswell as better inform their students of potential career fields and societal needs related to STEM.During the first and second summers of this program, ten teachers and five pre-service teacherswere placed on teams with an engineering student, engineering faculty and an industrial mentoror community partner. Each team participated in an introductory engineering innovation anddesign project as well as a more

Conference Session

Diversity in K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joel Alejandro Mejia, Utah State University; Amy Wilson-Lopez, Utah State University - College of Education; Christine E. Hailey, Utah State University; Indhira Maria Hasbun, Utah State University; Daniel L. Householder, Utah State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #9703Funds of Knowledge in Hispanic Students’ Communities and Householdsthat Enhance Engineering Design ThinkingMr. Joel Alejandro Mejia, Utah State University Joel Alejandro Mejia (Alex) is a PhD student in Engineering Education and Graduate Research Assistant at Utah State University. He received his B.S. in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering from the Uni- versity of Texas at El Paso, and his M.S. in Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Utah. Prior to coming to Utah State University, Alex worked in industry as a Materials Engineer and Project Engi- neer. His current research focuses on how

Conference Session

Fundamental: K-12 Students and Engineering Design Practices (Part 2)

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle E Jordan , Arizona State University; Tonatiuh Munguia-Villanueva, Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

events ranging from conduct- ing demonstrations of scientific phenomena for K-12 students to participating on the XIII International Symposium of the ”Instituto Polit´ecnico Nacional”. On 2014 he was honored to participate on the ”Latin American Summer Research Program” at the University of Arizona under the mentoring of Michelle E. Jordan, PhD, exploring the experiences of learners engaged in collaborative engineering design projects. Page 26.1629.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Understanding Youth Collaboration: How Middle School Learners Experience the

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Mentoring & Outreach for Girls & Minorities

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ehsan Sheybani, Virginia State University; Giti Javidi, VSU

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2010-1755: TRAINING AND PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT OF MINORITYSTUDENTS IN STEMEhsan Sheybani, Virginia State UniversityGiti Javidi, VSU Page 15.1275.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Training and Performance Assessment of Minority Students in STEMAbstractThe proposed study is designed to implement and test the efficacy of an intervention developed as part of an NSF-funded project by the team of investigators at Longwood University and Virginia State University. This interventiondevelops the underlying thinking skills in students necessary for success in STEM courses and careers. Rather thanrelying only on classroom content and high-level thinking

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K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fred J Figliano, Troy University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

students at various grade levels. This study tookplace in a low-income school district that has a 100% minority population. This group ofstudents allowed for a unique lens, which looked at underrepresented groups and their experiencewith engineering design.Data Collection & Analysis Data collection included Audio/Video recordings, field notes, and group interviews overthe course of several engineering design projects. Student work was aligned with teaching fortransfer lessons to identify whether the instruction was fostering the transfer of STEM content.Findings & Conclusions Preliminary findings indicate that when students are overtly made aware of STEMcontent connections in the initial design projects they are more likely to

Conference Session

Engineering Collaboration: Faculty & Student in K-12 Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rajesh Ganesan, George Mason University; Philip Henning, James Madison University; Donna Sterling, George Mason University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Investigator of the NSF funded SUNRISE GK-12 project at George Mason University.Philip Henning, James Madison UniversityDonna Sterling, George Mason University Page 15.667.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Impact of a University-School Division Partnership on Professional Development of Graduate StudentsAbstractThis paper documents the development, implementation efforts, and results of SUNRISE(Schools, University ‘N’ (and) Resources In the Sciences and Engineering-A National ScienceFoundation (NSF)/George Mason University (GMU) GK-12 Fellows Project), a unique graduateFellowship program at GMU

Conference Session

Engineering in High School

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tammy VanDeGrift, University of Portland; Sheryl Burgstahler, University of Washington; Richard Ladner, University of Washington; Annemarie Poginy, University of Portland

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

) and Accessible Technology Services at the University of Washington. DO-IT promotes the success of students with disabilities in postsecondary programs and careers, employing technology as an empowering too.Richard Ladner, University of Washington Richard E. Ladner, Boeing Professor in Computer Science and Engineering, graduated from St. Mary's College of California with a B.S. in 1965 and received a Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of California, Berkeley in 1971, at which time he joined the faculty of the University of Washington. Since 1994, as part of the DO-IT Project, he has held a one week summer workshop for disabled high school students encouraging them to pursue college

Conference Session

Outreach Along the K-12 Pathways to Engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelly Doyle P.E., University of Nevada, Reno; Lelli Van Den Einde, University of California, San Diego; Catherine W. French, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Heidi A Tremayne P.E., Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center; Sean P Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #7191Using Educational ”Hands-On” Experiential Tools to Introduce Math, Sci-ence and Engineering Concepts to K-16 Students (Research to Practice)Ms. Kelly Doyle P.E., University of Nevada, Reno Kelly Doyle is a licensed professional engineer and has B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil Engineering from University of Nevada, Reno. She currently works as Administrative Faculty at the University where she recently managed a large research project on curved bridges in the Large-Scale Structures Laboratory. In addition to her research and management capacity, Doyle handles educational outreach for the Center for Civil

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Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs and Issues

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noemi Mendoza Diaz, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Cox, Purdue University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2008-1684: OVERVIEW OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION ASSESSMENT ATPRESCHOOL-12TH GRADE LEVELSNoemi Mendoza Diaz, Purdue University, West Lafayette Noemi V. Mendoza-Diaz, PhD, is a Post-doctoral Fellow working within INSPIRE’s Assessment team at Purdue University. Dr. Mendoza-Diaz received her B.S. and M.S. in Telecommunications Engineering from National Polytechnic Institute Mexico and her Ph.D. in Educational Administration and Human Resource Development from Texas A&M University. She worked as a professor for two Mexican Universities prior to her arrival at Purdue. During her Ph.D. studies at Texas A&M, she was the coordinator of the “NSF: CONACYT Two way video infrastructure” project, an

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

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alyssa M. Batula, Drexel University; Brandon Gregory Morton, Drexel University; Raymond Migneco, Drexel University; Matthew Prockup, Drexel University; Erik M. Schmidt, Drexel University; David Kurt Grunberg, Drexel University; Youngmoo Kim, Drexel University; Adam K. Fontecchio, Drexel University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

from high school1. In orderto remain competitive innovators on a global scale, we need to create more interest andexcitement about STEM fields at the high school level. In order to motivate students, STEMtopics need to be approached in ways that are relevant and interesting to high school students.One proposed method is to connect everyday technology to scientific and mathematicalconcepts. This has been done before through the INFINITY Project, which pioneeredcollaboration between high schools, universities, and industry to create a project-basedengineering curriculum2.Music technology, as shown by its inclusion in the INFINITY project, is a potential topic formotivating students into STEM fields. Music is an integral part of students’ daily