Paper ID #6414Elementary Teacher as Teacher of Engineering: Identities in Concert andConflictPamela S. Lottero-Perdue Ph.D., Towson University Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Science Education in the Department of Physics, Astronomy & Geosciences at Towson University. She has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, worked briefly as a process engineer, and taught high school physics and pre-engineering. She has taught engineering and science to elementary children in multiple informal settings, and is a collaborator with the Engineering is Elementary (EiE) program. As a pre-service
Paper ID #7259Dynamics of 5th Grade Students Engineering Service Learning ProjectsMs. Jessica E S Swenson, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and OutreachDr. Merredith D Portsmore, Tufts University Page 23.444.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Dynamics of 5th Grade Students’ Evaluation of Solutions for Engineering Service Learning ProjectsIntroductionYoung students are natural problem solvers and engineers and therefore we are interested inunderstanding the ways in which they tackle
Paper ID #6100A Survey of Former GK-12 FellowsDr. Jed S. Lyons, University of South Carolina Dr. Jed Lyons is professor of Mechanical Engineering and interim associate dean for Academic Affairs in the College of Engineering and Computing at the University of South Carolina. His passion is developing hands-on learning experiences for engineering students from grades K through Ph.D.Ms. Erica Pfister-Altschul, University of South Carolina Erica Pfister-Altschul has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT, and an ME in Mechanical Engi- neering from the University of South Carolina. In addition to eight years of industry
Paper ID #7471STEM Applications: Integrating Informal Learning with the Formal Learn-ing EnvironmentDr. Krystal S Corbett, Cyber Innovation CenterMs. JoAnn M. Marshall, Cyber Innovation Center/National Integrated Cyber Education Research Center JoAnn M. Marshall is the events coordinator for the Cyber Innovation Center. In that role, she recruits schools to participate in the Regional Autonomous Robotics Circuit (RARC), facilitates committee meet- ings, coordinates event logistics, and serves as a resource to participating teachers. JoAnn received her Bachelor degree from the University of Alabama and her Master degree from
Paper ID #5785STEM Think Tank and Conference: Encouraging K-12 Teachers to IntegrateSTEM in the ClassroomDr. Stacy S Klein-Gardner, Harpeth Hall School and Vanderbilt University Dr. Stacy Klein-Gardner took on the position of director of the Center for STEM Education in April 2011 just as the Center began. An engineer by training and in her ways of thinking, she received a B.S.E. in Biomedical and Electrical Engineering from Duke University in 1991. She then earned her M.S. from Drexel University in 1993 and her Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Vanderbilt University in 1996. Dr. Klein-Gardner’s career focuses on K
Instructional and Curriculum Leadership from Northcentral University. Burr-Alexander has nearly three decades of experience in management, curriculum development, and im- plementation of projects for educators, students, and their parents in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (STEM) education.Dr. Howard S. Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of TechnologyDr. John D. Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology Dr. John D. Carpinelli is a professor of electrical and computer engineering and executive director of the Center for Pre-college programs at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. He has served as coordinator of activities at NJIT for the Gateway Engineering Education Coalition and as a member of the
Paper ID #7945A Study of the Impact of a National Project Based Learning Curriculum(PLTW) on Student Continuation to Postsecondary InstitutionsDr. David G. Rethwisch, University of Iowa Dr. Rethwisch is a professor of chemical and biochemical engineering at the University of Iowa. His current research interest is assessing the impact of secondary curricula (particularly problem/project based learning curricula) on student interest and performance in science and mathematics, and on their interest in careers in STEM fields.Dr. Soko S Starobin, Iowa State University Dr. Starobin’s research focuses on gender issues in STEM
. . . creAte. iMagine. Succeed.) which engages more than 2,200 K-12 students in engineering throughout the academic year and summer months. She is also a contributing cur- riculum writer and editor for the TeachEngineering digital library, also an NSF-funded project. Janet holds a B.A. in Communication from CU-Boulder and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Information and Learning Technology at CU-Denver.Dr. Malinda S Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder Dr. Malinda S. Zarske is the director of K-12 Engineering Education at the University of Colorado Boul- der’s College of Engineering and Applied Science. A former high school and middle school science and math teacher, she has advanced degrees in teaching
Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Drexel University. He received his Ph.D. from the MIT Media Lab and holds Master’s degrees in Electrical Engineering and Music (Vocal Perfor- mance Practice) from Stanford and degrees in Engineering and Music from Swarthmore. Dr. Kim pursues multi-disciplinary research at the convergence of technology and creative expression and the advancement of arts-integrated learning in science and engineering and is a 2013 Apple Distinguished Educator.Jessica S Ward, Drexel University (Eng.) Page 23.921.1 c American Society for Engineering
career has been dedicated to non-profit organizations in the form of events planning, development, grant writing, and coordinating educational activities for K-12 students.Dr. Krystal S Corbett, Cyber Innovation CenterMr. Geoffrey ”G.B.” Cazes, Cyber Innovation Center/National Integrated Cyber Education Research Center G.B. Cazes serves as the Cyber Innovation Center’s (CIC) Vice President and Director of the CIC’s Na- tional Integrated Cyber Education Research Center (NICERC). The CIC is a 501c3 not-for-profit corpora- tion whose mission is to support the development of a knowledge-based economy throughout the region. To that end, the CIC developed NICERC to oversee its robust academic outreach and workforce devel
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” program, which is facilitated once a week at a science museum and isdesigned for children aged 3-6 years old. Within this context, we have set up an engineeringstation, where children and adults are invited to engage in engineering design-build activitieswith the understanding that participating in these activities also entails participation in theresearch study. The child(ren) and adult(s) attend to two different engineering challenges(“design a tower as tall as this plant out of foam blocks” and “design as tall a tower as you canusing the Dado Squares”), working on each task until the child is ready to be done, while video-recorders capture the family’s interactions (see Figure 1). The two challenges were selected tocapture variation based on
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mathematical descriptions and functions in order to inform a design decision.Table 2Coding Mathematical Modeling Purpose Mathematical Usage Coding Description Student Example Description Quantifying “So, the park is about 50 feet wide.” Function The action of using mathematics. “Since the park is 50 feet wide No evidence that it informs and 100 feet long, that means I design decisions directly. have 5,000 ft2 .” Preceded by a mathematical description(s). Explanation Result of a
Taking things (music box, toaster, boxes) apart or put them back together.Outreach § Programs Girl Scouts, afterschool programs, space day/camps. § Designed Children’s Museum(s), Aquariums, Science Centers. EnvironmentsEducation § Kits Circuit kits, Lego robotics, and telescopes. § Curricular Helping with homework, giving extra tasks (i.e. math quizzes, workbooks in summer) Page 23.501.4Informal DiscussionsA vast majority of the parents (n=96%) mentioned that informal discussions were part oftheir repertoire for
Ph.D. student in the Page 23.59.1 Department of Statistics at North Carolina State University.LaTricia Townsend c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 A Large-scale Survey of K-12 Students about STEM: Implications for Engineering Curriculum Development and Outreach Efforts (Research to Practice)AbstractThis paper reports on the use of a new survey instrument, the S-STEM survey, as a model fordata-driven decision making both formal and informal K-12 STEM education initiatives. Currentnational policy and research findings regarding K-12 STEM
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PlayDoh container lidstaped to the motor hubs to act as wheels. Thelight sensor is mounted to the back of thevehicle with the aforementioned piece ofcardstock leaning against it to shade it. Once thelight sensor was exposed to light, it began tomove forward. On the front of the vehicle was afeature designed to insert itself into a receptacleon the next robot. Page 23.956.6 Fig. 3. Group 1's robot. (Photo by author) Fig. 4. Group 2's robot. (Photo by author)The fifth group’s robot was a drag sled, shown Fig. 5. Group 4's Robot. (Photo by author)in figure 7. In the receptacle feature on
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