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Innovative K-12 Engineering Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Lee, University of South Florida; Linda Nook, Riverview High School; William Massolio, Riverview High School; Robert Liming, Riverview High School; Nancy Smith, Riverview High School; Susan Pantling, Riverview High School; Rodeny Jones, Riverview High School; Jan Davis, RIverview High School; Judy Meksraitis, Riverview High School; Effa Beauette, Riverview High School

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professional societies (including the American Societyfor Engineering Education ) have also stressed the value of the liberal arts (see note 2) part ofundergraduate engineering education. Kranzberg=s 1993 article1 presents a good overview ofthis subject as it relates to engineering. Dr. Shirley Jackson=s 2001 speech2 is another goodsummary along with a document produced by the Liberal Education Division of ASEE3. TheRoyal Academy of Engineering in Great Britain has also addressed the issue of involving the artsin engineering4.Various innovative approaches have been proposed and implemented to allow the engineeringstudent more exploration in the liberal arts (for example, see the summary by Florman5).Examples of undergraduate academic programs which

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Gender and Accessibility Issues in K-12 Engineering Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Linda Hirsch, New Jersey Institute of Technology; John Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Howard Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Ronald Rockland, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Joel Bloom, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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AC 2007-392: THE DIFFERENTIAL EFFECTS OF FEMALE ONLY VS. CO-EDENRICHMENT PROGRAMS ON MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS' ATTITUDESTOWARD SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS AND ENGINEERINGLinda Hirsch, New Jersey Institute of Technology DR. LINDA S. HIRSCH is the Program Evaluator in the Center for Pre-College programs. She has a doctoral degree in educational psychology with a specialty in psychometrics and a Masters degree in statistics. She has been involved in all aspects of educational and psychological research for 15 years. Dr. Hirsch has extensive experience conducting longitudinal research studies and is proficient in database management, experimental design, instrument development, psychometrics and

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Innovative K-12 Engineering Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dewey Spangler, Virginia Tech; Olga Pierrakos, Virginia Tech

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product multiplication, anduse of i, j, k unit vectors), unit conversions, and dimensional analysis. If they lack calculus orvector algebra, an introductory course in these subjects could be taken during the first semesterof their senior year while taking GSEN. Topics such as vector algebra and dimensional analysiscan easily be integrated into existing algebra and pre-calculus courses. In many cases thesetopics are already being taught and only lack an engineering applications emphasis. In somecases special primer courses can be developed to address deficiencies in pre-requisite subjects.The instructor(s) for a GSEN type course does not need to possess an engineering background(although preferred). Only a background in instructional applied

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers – II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daphne Duncan, Purdue University; Euridice Oware, Purdue University; Monica Cox, Purdue University; Heidi Diefes-Dux, Purdue University

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offering of the INSPIRE Summer Academies.Quantitative and qualitative assessments were used to ascertain local and national Academyparticipants’ views on how well the INSPIRE Summer Academy program objectives were met aswell as the quality and applicability of the curricular lessons for their own students. The aim isto understand the impact of the INSPIRE Academies upon teachers’ views of engineering andopportunities and challenges for implementing engineering activities in their classrooms.I. Introduction“More S&P [Standard & Poor's] 500 CEOs obtained their undergraduate degrees in engineeringthan in any other field.”1 This would lead one to believe that students would be clamoring to gainentrance into our nation’s engineering programs

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Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs and Issues

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sean Brophy, Purdue University; Demetra Evangelou, Purdue University

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instructions. At times, multiple buildingprojects were in progress simultaneously; on average there were 2 simultaneous projects.When the children decided to construct something with the blocks, they may or may not elicit theassistance of 1 or more classmates. Sometimes, a child decided to start a project solo and wasthen approached by an interested classmate. The classmate first asked for permission to assistand then joined in if permission was granted – if permission was denied they either started theirown project or moved along to another play area. Permission was rarely denied and rarely, if atall, did the other children just watch. If the child had already decided what s/he wanted to buildthen they would give verbal instructions and guidance to

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Enhancing K-12 Mathematics Education with Engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Pelletier, Northern Essex Community College; Paul Chanley, Northern Essex Community College

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Engineering Circuit Analysis, s-plane, 1 complex frequency Optics Snell's Law and Critical angle of reflection 1 Applications of radian measure Radian-degree conversions, Arc Length, Area 1 and degree equivalencies of a sector of a circle, Angular velocity and linear velocity, word problems. Logarithms and Natural Logs and Sound & Decibels, Time Constants, R-L and 1 Properties R-C electric circuits in the time domain. Statistics Data Interpretation, Statistical process control 1 Space Shuttle & NASA NASA Application

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Enhancing K-12 Mathematics Education with Engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donna Diaz, Clemson University; Pam King, Clemson University

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7 1 .3 2005 70 65 60 55 50 Sch o o l A Sch o o l B Sch o o l C Schoo l D S o u t h C a r o li n a Page 12.175.9 Schools A

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Engineering Student Involvement in K-12 Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jed Lyons, University of South Carolina; Veronica Addison, University of South Carolina; Stephen Thompson, University of South Carolina

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the multidisciplinary aspect ofengineering related activities in order to show connections between math and science.AcknowledgementThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Page 12.785.10Foundation under Grant Number 0440568. All opinions expressed withinare the authors' and do not necessarily reflect those of the National Science Foundation.Bibliography1. National Science Foundation, NSF Graduate Teaching Fellows In K-12 Education (GK-12) http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5472&from=fund2. A. Caicedo, J. Lyons, S. Thompson, (2006) “Investigating Outcomes for GK-12 Teacher Partners and GK-12

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Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers – II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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ingroups and prefer same-sex groups over mixed group settings.20 They also prefer problem-centered and socially relevant topics and activities.2,3,4 Research also indicates that females andminority students tend to prefer cooperative activities over competitions.22,23In addition, STEM students from underrepresented groups have identified cultural factors ashaving the greatest impact on their retention. This seems to beg attention for enhanced culturalunderstanding by those who are responsible for supporting students and mentoring thesedeveloping professionals.14 Multicultural counseling and teaching has emerged as a concern overthe years. In the early 1990’s multicultural competencies for human services were developed.24These competencies centered

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Innovative K-12 Engineering Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Summer Dann Johnson; Warren Waggenspack, Louisiana State University; Brenda Nixon, Louisiana State University; Daivon Craft, Louisiana State University; Cheryle Peters, Louisiana State University

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. Historical and current data indicate that the need for science and engineering careers isincreasing, yet the number of students choosing and completing traditional science degrees isdecreasing. The decrease in students choosing and/or being qualified to enter science andengineering fields is continuing even with the programs geared towards increasing awarenessand preparedness. The gap between students entering science and engineering (S&E) fields andgraduating to meet the S&E employment needs was first noted in the early 1990’s. Manyresearchers suggested that recruitment and retention into the qualitative science fields shouldinclude women and minorities to assist in filling in the employment gap. Since a large numberof women and minorities

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Gender and Accessibility Issues in K-12 Engineering Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Veronica Burrows, Arizona State University; Judy Sutor, Arizona State University; Marilyn Carlson, Arizona State University

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/Ethnic Sensitive Engineering Activities and Career Guidance.” Just a single componentof the usual five-component topic format was used. This was the presentation of literaturefindings on possible types of classroom engineering activities with gender/minority sensitivityfor awareness of future courses and careers related to engineering disciplines. Such suggestedactivities included: 1) take apart (and maybe rebuild) items such as appliances, cell phones, andcomputers; 2) learn about the engineering design process in terms of how a component(s) of afamiliar system, such as a bicycle or running shoe, are engineered from concept tomanufacturing; 3) redesign common household objects to meet the needs of children, women/minorities, and the elderly; 4

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Engineering in High Schools

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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emphasized emphasized emphasized3 = main goal of the activity2 = fairly well addressed Page 12.902.81 = slightly addressed0 = not addressed at allRepresentation of Female Role Models in ScienceOne of our findings during the analysis of the data was the absence of a balanced representationof females and males in the course's activities and speakers. We determined this by analyzing theactivities which Mr. Q. used in the classroom: videos, guest speakers, and the selection of topicsof the various activities and Mr. Q.’s awareness of gender issues.None of the selected videos included female

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Innovative K-12 Engineering Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Roger Tormoehlen, Purdue University; Jeffrey Nagle, Purdue University

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viasynchronous, two-way IP video.Based on the findings of the study in comparison of the two methodologies, it was found thatparticipants in both the traditional, face-to-face methodology and the synchronous, two-way IPvideo methodology were able to increase knowledge and hands-on skills from pretest to posttest.Additionally, the study found there to be no statistically significant difference in participants’knowledge or skill gains between the two educational methodologies.IntroductionThe 4-H program got its start in the early 1900’s in youth corn clubs. Over time, these corn clubsand other similar clubs became of interest to Cooperative Extension Service educators. Theeducators discovered teaching youth new and innovative techniques could help to

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Enhancing K-12 Mathematics Education with Engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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preference for Arts and Science across the data with UAshowing the highest percentage enrolment compared to the state and national data (data fromU.S. Department of Education, Alabama Commission on Higher Education and The Universityof Alabama) [1], [7], [8].Table 1. Distribution of Undergraduate Students Enrolled in Doctoral Granting Colleges as ofFall 2005 (Percentages unless otherwise noted) [1], [7], [8] College Enrolment/Total State of Alabama National UA University Enrolment (including UA) Engineering 5.8 11.3 9.2 A&S/Total

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K-12 Engineering and Pre-College Outreach Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sylvanus Wosu, University of Pittsburgh

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achieving satisfactoryresults with traditionally under-represented minority students. National figures show that fewer and fewer African-Americans are receiving Ph.D.'s in the sciences. The high attrition rate of African Americans from the STEMpipeline has been identified as a greater barrier to increased representation than their attraction to non-quantitative Page 12.1198.2fields. Critical thinking skills and self-directed inquiry are two areas, that if enhanced at the entry level of scienceand engineering education, could possibly increase motivation for STEM careers for minority students when otherbarriers are addressed [3-8

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Gender and Accessibility Issues in K-12 Engineering Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Klenk, Duke University; Frank Dreher, Duke University; Emilie Condon, Githens Middle School; Gary Ybarra, Duke University; Lara Oliver, Duke University; Glenda Kelly, Duke University; Nancy Shaw, Duke University

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Conference Session

Engineering in High Schools

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ramzi Bualuan, University of Notre Dame

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to2001, our office would send a brochure to guidance counselors at thousands of highschools from around the country, hoping that they would alert their students to ourprogram. The web site, followed by word of mouth resulting our success, has made ourprogram much more visible.As the numbers have increased, we have been forced to set a cap. While numbers in themid-50’s per session are usually ideal, we have recently been able to properly manageover 60 students per session. We feel though that a cap of mid-60’s is necessary, as a Page 12.986.9higher number would have a negative effect on the quality of the program.Figure 2 below depicts the

Conference Session

Engineering in Elementary Schools

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Euridice Oware, Purdue University; Brenda Capobianco, Purdue University; Heidi Diefes-Dux, Purdue University

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Washington, D. C.: National Academies Press. pg.ES-2.2. Jackson, S. A. (2002). The Quiet Crisis: Falling Short of Producing American Scientific and Technical Talent [Electronic Version]. Retrieved October 23, 2006.3. National Science Board. (2004). Science and Engineering Indicators 2004 Two volumes. Arlington, VA: National Science Foundation (volume 1, NSB 04-1; volume 2, NSB 04-1A).4. Pearson, G. (2004). Collaboration conundrum (Editorial). Journal of Technology Education, 15(2), 66-76.5. National Academies of Engineering. (2004). Ninth Annual Symposium on Frontiers of Engineering. Washington, D.C.: National Academy of Science.6. Pearson, G., & Young, T. (2002). Technically speaking: Why all Americans need to know more about

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K-12 Engineering and Pre-College Outreach Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kauser Jahan, Rowan University; Kathleen Sernak, Rowan University

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content. The workshop also allows engineering and education faculty to collaborativelywork on training the teachers. This is a more realistic way of teacher preparation than havingengineering educators offer such workshops alone. Page 12.620.10References:[1] Connant, J.B. (1959) The American High School, McGraw-Hill, New York.[2] http://www.nsf.gov[3] http://www.engineeringk12.org/Engineering in the K-12 Classroom.pdf[4] Jahan, K., Marchese, A. J., Hesketh, R. P., Slater, C. S, Schmalzel, J. L., Chandrupatla, T. R. and Dusseau, R. A. (1997), “The Rowan Engineering Program : Preparing Students for the Future Job Market”, Proceedings of the

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Enhancing K-12 Mathematics Education with Engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Moss, Clemson University; Dorothy Moss, Clemson University

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. (2002). Discourse That Promotes Conceptual Understanding. In Chambers, D. L., ed. PuttingResearch into Practice in the Elementary Grades: Readings from Journals of the National Council of Teachers ofMathematics. Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.23. Kennedy, L., S. Tipps, and A. Johnson. (2004). Guiding Children’s Learning of Mathematics. Belmont, CA:Thomson/Wadsworth Learning.24. Kilpatrick, J., J. Swafford, and B. Findell, eds. (2001). Adding It Up: Helping Children Learn Mathematics.Washington, DC: National Academy Press.25. Lawson, A. E., M.R. Abraham, and J. W. Renner. (1989). A Theory of Instruction: Using the Learning Cycle to

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Engineering in Elementary Schools

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kate Hester, Museum of Science, Boston; Christine Cunningham, Museum of Science, Boston

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draft that will be used in pilot testing.Curricular MaterialsWith our lead teachers, we have identified a set of curricular materials and resources to supportengineering teaching. EiE materials include: • A storybook narrated by a child character from around the world. As the child tries to solve a problem, s/he is introduced to engineering, some basic engineering concepts, related science content, and cultural knowledge about the country. The storybook sets the context for the engineering challenge that readers will engage with. • Lessons plans with detailed instructions for teachers. • Duplication masters--ready-to-photocopy activities and handouts for students available in two levels: basic and advanced

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers – I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Sullivan, The College of New Jersey; Stephen O'Brien, The College of New Jersey; John Karsnitz, The College of New Jersey

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period of time: ‚ The Internet has gone from the research tool and the “next new thing” for technophiles to being an almost defacto necessity for conducting our daily lives. ‚ The cell phone has gone from the defining aspect of being a “Yuppie” to being a part of the standard walking around items for a huge percentage of the global population. As of 2006, 80% of world's population has mobile phone coverage.[3] ‚ Television screens have become bigger while the sets have become thin, film cameras have been replaced by the CCD, GPS navigation has become a standard option on most cars, CD’s have been replaced by MP3’s, which have been replaced by iTunes, and China has become the factory for the world.As

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Engineering in Middle Schools

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ibrahim Zeid, Northeastern University; Randal August, Northeastern University; Ronald Perry, Northeastern University; Emanuel Mason, Northeastern University; Jannon Farkis, Northeastern University; Marta Hersek, Northeastern University; Morgan Hynes, TechBoston; Haruna Tada, TechBoston; Felicia Vargas, TechBoston

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challenged population. The students’ activities culminate in a finalpresentation where student teams present their products to a panel of judges. D. Judging Robotics ProjectStudents are required to demonstrate their finished robotics assistive devices to a Judges Panel.The judges are given the following instructions:During the ten sessions of this program, we emphasize the following Massachusetts frameworkstandards:2.1 Identify and explain the steps of the engineering design process, i.e., identify the need or problem, research the problem, develop possible solutions, select the best possible solution(s), construct a prototype, test and evaluate, communicate the solution(s), and redesign.2.2 Demonstrate methods of representing

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Enhancing K-12 Mathematics Education with Engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles Feldhaus, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; Kenneth Reid; Pete Hylton; Marguerite Hart, Washington Township Schools; Kathy Rieke, Washington Township Schools; Douglas Gorham, IEEE

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Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers – I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shanna Daly, Purdue University; Lynn Bryan, Purdue University

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- 105.4 Douglas, J., Iverson, E. & Kalyandurg, C. (2004). Engineering in the K-12 classroom: An analysis of currentpractices & guidelines for the future. American Society for Engineering Education: Washington, DC.5 Iversen, E., Kalyandurg, C., & de Lapeyrouse, S. (2004). Why k-12 engineering? Available online;http://www.engineeringk12.org/. Retrieved December 2006.6 Foley, E. T., & Hersam, M. C. (2006). Assessing the need for nanotechnology education reform in the unitedstates. Nanotechnology Law & Business, 3(4), 467-484.7 Coll, R. (2005). The role of models/and analogies in science education: implications from research. InternationalJournal of Science Education, 27(2), 183-198.8 National Center for Learning and Teaching

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Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers – II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patricia Carlson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Dale Bremmer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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the Cognition and Technology Group at Vanderbilt. (2001). “Adventures in Anchored Instruction: Lessons from beyond the Ivory Tower,” In R. Glaser (Ed.), Advances in Instructional Psychology, Vol. 5 (pp. 35-71). Mahwah, NH: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.[7] Bremmer, D and Carlson, P. (2006). “An Assessment Framework for a Large-Scale, Web-Delivered Resource Project for Middle School Teachers of Math, Science, and Technology,” Proceedings, ASEE Conference, 18 - 22 June, Chicago, IL.[8] Brown, J. S. (March/April 2000). “Growing Up Digital,” Change Magazine. Available: http://www.aahe.org/change/digital.pdf[9] Butler, D. (2000), “Gender, Girls, and Computer Technology: What’s the Status Now?” Clearing House, 73(4):225-29.[10

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Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs and Issues

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Valerie Galarza, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Mariela Figueroa, UPRMUniversity of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Cristina Lugo, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Ricardo Rodriguez, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Francisco Rivera, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Alexandra Medina-Borja, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

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5 4 Public 3 Frequency 2 Private 1 Rural 0 s t ty

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K-12 Engineering and Pre-College Outreach Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Piechota, University of Nevada-Las Vegas

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reinforcement of the need to stay on task and turn in assignments in a timely manner. High school students are also more likely to lose focus and become diverted in to other topics that interested them.Bibliography1. Wallace, D.R., and P. Mutooni, 1997. A comparative evaluation of World Wide Web-based and classroom teaching, Journal of Engineering Education, 86(3): 211-219.2. Haag, S., and J.C. Palais, 2002. Engineering Online: Assessing Innovative Education, Journal of Engineering Education, 91(3): 285-290.3. Rutz, E., R. Eckart, J.E. Wade, C. Maltbie, C. Rafter, V. Elkins, 2003. Student Performance and Acceptance of Instructional Technology: Comparing Technology-Enhanced and Traditional Instruction for a Course in

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Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs and Issues

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christine Cunningham, Museum of Science, Boston; Cathy Lachapelle, Museum of Science, Boston

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Page 12.640.3reduced lunch— preliminary post-hoc examination of the data has not shown evidence ofinteraction effects.Because control data was collected in the 2005-2006 school year, comparison against a controlpopulation has not been possible for questions developed after 2005. For these more recentquestions—most of them unit questions—only the EiE student results are presented.Sample SizeWe are working with a sample size of 5,139 students who used the EiE curriculum and 1,827students from the control sample who did not. Each EiE student completed a GeneralEngineering assessment, as well as questions from the EiE unit(s) he or she completed. Eachcontrol student completed 1/3 of the General Engineering assessment (questions randomlyassigned

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K-12 Engineering Outreach Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Schwartz, Cornell University; Catherine Norton, Cornell University; Sue Schwartz, The Learning Web

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organization. We decided tohave interested youth join college students directly within the game courses and work alongsideeach other. If we could demonstrate that this approach would engage the participants, then wecould offer a template for a relatively cheap way to provide an outreach program. Moreover, wecould show how academic groups could partner with local community organizations using games.2.3 The Outreach ProgramOur outreach program found college student volunteers who mentored with apprentices (alsocalled interns). TLW gathered a list of prospective apprentices, screened by the courseinstructor(s). While the college student groups coalesced early in the semester, the instructorcalled for mentors and matched apprentices to them. The