Conference Session

Extending a Hand Back: Older Students Inspiring Younger Students

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

AJ Almaguer, University of California, Berkeley; Roy Tangsombatvisit, University of California, Berkeley; Matthew Ford, University of California, Berkeley; Susan Yushan Chen, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley Engineers and Mentors; Lisa A. Pruitt, University of California, Berkeley; Neil Ray, University of California, Berkeley

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-2368: BUILDING ENGINEERS AND MENTORS: A MODEL FORSTUDENT-LED ENGINEERING OUTREACHAJ Almaguer, UC Berkeley AJ Almaguer studied Mechanical Engineering and Material Science Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. He was one of the founding members of BEAM.ROY TANGSOMBATVISIT, UC BerkeleyMatthew Ford, UC BerkeleySusan Yushan Chen, Berkeley Engineers and Mentors at the University of California, Berkeley I am a Bioengineering senior at UC Berkeley. I joined BEAM in my junior year because I have always wanted to mentor. I have since been working with BEAM as staff and mentor. I have also helped establish BEAM as a more prominent engineering outreach organization on campus. I plan to enroll in graduate

Conference Session

Engineering Design in Pedagogy

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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

engineering and technology education teachers to help create anunderstanding of what the overarching goals of the study were and their role providingresearchers with access to the school facilities and students. Once the teacher was familiar withthe study, a member of the research team made classroom visits to begin the recruitment process.The researcher explained the purpose of the study and the student’s role within the study.The target student for the pilot study was one who had completed several engineering basedcourses at the high school level. Senior students were targeted for the pilot study because theywere most likely to demonstrate design thinking after having studied multiple courses, thusallowing researchers to pilot the methodology. The

Conference Session

Descriptions of Outreach Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rayshun J. Dorsey, WizKidz Science and Technology Centers, Inc.; Ayanna M. Howard, Georgia Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

unable to meet highexpectations. They tend to demand less academically and behaviorally, which translates intofewer opportunities to achieve and a decreased chance of graduating and going on to highereducation. As an example of this belief system, one teacher at a low-income school once said ofher students [6]: “We need to tell them, ‘You’re not all going to college.’ Some are not collegematerial and we should tell them that. They should set lower goals and follow them.” To combat this issue found in many underserved communities, we designed andimplemented a number of after school programs for at-risk elementary, middle, and high schoolstudents who have expressed or demonstrated interest in any aspect of science, technology,engineering and/or

Conference Session

Making Elementary Engineering Work: Lessons from Partnerships and Practice

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elisabeth W. McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology; Carol Shields, Stevens Institute of Technology; Augusto Z. Macalalag Jr., Stevens Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, andimprove their own water filters. Figure 1(2) Catching the Wind (Mechanical Engineering)This module (Figure 2) guides students to learn about wind andthe ways engineers design machines to capture wind energy.Students explore different materials and shapes conducive tocatching the wind. For the design activity, students create theirown windmills that can lift a small weight. FElementary Pilot Study Results Figure 2The EiE modules were used in 13 New Jersey schools to assess the impact of grade appropriateengineering curricula for elementary students

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research in K-12

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen A. High, Oklahoma State University; Melanie C. Page, Oklahoma State University; Julie Thomas, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods, K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

profes- sionals. Dr. High is a trainer for Project Lead the Way pre-Engineering. Additionally, she works with middle school teachers and students on engineering projects.Melanie C Page, Oklahoma State University Melanie C. Page received her Ph.D. in Quantitative Psychology from Arizona State University in 1998. She is currently a professor in the Department of Psyhcology and Director of the OSU Institute for Cre- ativity and Innovation (ICI) in the School of Entrepreneurship. Her research interests are mainly in pre- vention/intervention research; She is currently involved in several projects. One major project is looking at decreasing childhood overweight through family and peer interventions (FiSH project) with