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Engineering Professional Development for K12 Teachers

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brant Miller, University Of Minnesota; Tamara Moore, University Of Minnesota

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engineering communities which are building a knowledge that has never been done before. Itis because of this integration with the practicing science community that teachers feel theirknowledge of science has greater validity, and subsequently, teachers feel excitement for gettingback to their classroom to share their experience in the role of practicing scientist with students.Research Experiences for Teachers and the Impact on StudentsStudent impact from the RET model of professional development is of great interest to the NSFand to those responsible for administering such programs. It is easy enough to put highlymotivated, effective teachers into an engineering research lab, an act that will have numerouspositive impacts, and receive incredibly

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Engineering Student Involvement in K12 Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Malinda Zarske, University of Colorado at Boulder; Jacquelyn Sullivan, University of Colorado at Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado at Boulder; Janet Yowell, University of Colorado at Boulder

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AC 2008-2393: THE IMPACT ON ENGINEERING GRADUATE STUDENTS OFTEACHING IN K-12 ENGINEERING PROGRAMSMalinda Zarske, University of Colorado at Boulder MALINDA SCHAEFER ZARSKE is a K-12 engineering coordinator for the Integrated Teaching and Learning Program at the University of Colorado at Boulder. She is the curricula coordinator for the TEAMS Program, on the development team as well as a content editor for the TeachEngineering digital library, and has co-created and co-taught engineering elective courses for both high school and undergraduate students. A former middle and high school math and science teacher, she received her MAT in secondary science from the Johns Hopkins University and her

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Engineering Student Involvement in K12 Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lynn Albers, North Carolina State University; Althea Smith, North Carolina State University; Kate Caldwell, North Carolina State University; Jessica McCoy, North Carolina State University; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Elizabeth Parry, North Carolina State University

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AC 2008-1907: THE IMPACT OF OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME (OST) MATH ANDSCIENCE CLUBS ON ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS,TEACHERS, SCHOOLS AND THE UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATEFELLOWS THAT FACILITATE THEMLynn Albers, North Carolina State University Lynn Albers is a third-year NSF-GE Foundation RAMP-UP graduate Fellow. She received her B.S. in Mathematics with a minor in Music from MIT in 1992 and her M.S. in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Nuclear Engineering from Manhattan College in 1996. After working for Nortel Networks and the NC Solar Center, Lynn matriculated at North Carolina State University where she is a Ph.D. candidate in Mechanical Engineering, focusing on renewable energy.Althea Smith

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Engineering Student Involvement in K12 Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jill Andrews, University of Michigan; Lorelle Meadows, University of Michigan; Joy Oguntebi, University of Michigan

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mathematics principles to real-world (engineering) applications, helping secondarystudents understand the importance of a college education, and providing hands-on science andengineering activities.Both Fellows and volunteer undergraduate student tutorsi assist secondary students withhomework, improving study skills, and standardized tests and examinations preparation. Summerscience experiences and academic year activities for teachers offer opportunities to work onengineering research projects with university faculty. Parents are gaining “College Knowledge”through a model Professional Learning Communities / Critical Friends Group format. The modelis designed to be exportable nationwide.This paper focuses on the involvement of university graduate and

Conference Session

Successful K-12 Programs for Girls & Minorities

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bruce Gehrig, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Deborah Sharer, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Stephen Kuyath, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Anthony Brizendine, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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established clubs that are focused onseveral activities during the academic year. These activities are designed to illustrate the STEM fields andthe interdependence of multiple professions, while offering opportunities for students to participate inindividual and team events. Specifically, academic year activities for NCJETS high school clubs involve: 1. Applied mechanical engineering principles through the design, analysis, simulation, construction, fabrication and testing of trebuchets, culminating in a competition on the university campus. 2. A career exploration contest which promotes student research of career / educational opportunities in STEM fields by addressing a specified open-ended problem with a specified

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Engineering Professional Development for K12 Teachers

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jodi Cullum, Utah State University; Christine Hailey, Utah State University; Daniel Householder, Utah State University; Chris Merrill, Illinois State University; James Dorward, Utah State University

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AC 2008-1018: FORMATIVE EVALUATION OF A PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS INFUSINGENGINEERING DESIGN INTO THE CLASSROOMJodi Cullum, Utah State University Jodi Cullum is a doctoral student in the Experimental and Applied Psychology program at Utah State University. Her interests lie in outcomes research in health psychology and program evaluation more broadly. Jodi has been involved in numerous small-scale research studies in Canada and the United States as well as large-scale national projects. She has been involved in STEM evaluation for the National Center for Engineering and Technology Education since May 2007.Christine Hailey, Utah State University

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Engineering in Middle Schools

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Juanita Jo Matkins, College of William and Mary; John A. McLaughlin, McLauglin Associates; Eugene Brown, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Gail Hardinge, College of William and Mary; Nancy West, College of William and Mary; Robert Stiegler, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division; Kirk Jenne, Office of Naval Research

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principal and the assistant principal wereinterviewed separately. Both administrators commented positively on the impact of the programon both teachers and students. They remarked on impacts on classroom practice, student affectand student knowledge gain. They said: “It [VDP] is a good opportunity to use problem-basedlearning in the classroom. It is an excellent way to get the classroom involved instead of justgiving the students notes. It is very hands-on.” And added: “It not only benefits the studentsacademically, but it is fun as well.” On a personal level: “It is a motivation for students. Theytake ownership in the final product. The teachers also take pride in the program.” And finally,they said: “N-STAR [VDP] definitely brought in

Conference Session

Engineering in High Schools

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicholas Oswald, Oklahoma State University; Charlie Huddleston, Oklahoma State University; Alan Cheville, Oklahoma State University

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circuits.This format proved to be somewhat problematic in practice. Since the fabrication tasks areconsecutive—i.e. the CAD design needs to be done before the printed circuit board can becreated—many students on a team had too much free time. The instructors initially assumed thatthis free time would be filled assembling the car kit and designing a paint scheme for the car.These tasks were not as time consuming as the actual control board fabrication however.Initially there were three graduate student instructors assigned to the course, one for each of thefabrication steps, but one instructor was not available and management of the course wasproblematic in this first iteration and may affect learning outcomes.Once the teams’ cars were assembled they

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Public Engineering of Engineering, K12 Standards, and Overview

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Nelson, University of Texas at Tyler; Michael Odell, University of Texas at Tyler; William Geiger, University of Texas at Tyler; Kristian Trampus, University of Texas at Tyler

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joined the faculty of the University of Texas at Tyler as a lecturer in Curriculum & Instruction and as the Assistant Director of the East Texas STEM Center. She currently works as the Director of the East Texas STEM Center implementing numerous STEM reform initiatives. Ms. Trampus’ primary research interests are in STEM reform. She has been actively involved in evaluating and implementing best practices in recruitment and retention of historically underserved student populations into the STEM fields, evaluation of P-16 alignment in Texas in STEM, implementing reform initiatives in secondary STEM curriculum and pre-service/in-service training for secondary STEM

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Public Engineering of Engineering, K12 Standards, and Overview

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Welty, University of Wisconsin, Stout; Linda Katehi, University of Illinois; Greg Pearson, National Academy of Engineering; Michael Feder, National Research Council

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National Academy ofEngineering and the National Research Council. Some of the materials explicitly espouse thestudy of engineering in their titles, while others do not aspire to teach engineering but arenoteworthy because they utilize engineering contexts and design to make the core curriculummore authentic, interdisciplinary, or engaging for students.For the purposes of this research, engineering was operationally defined as “design underconstraint,”11 12 where the constraints include the laws of nature, cost, safety, reliability,environmental impact, manufacturability, and many other factors. While science attempts todiscover what is, engineering is concerned with what might be—with extending humancapability through modifying the natural world

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Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teac

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Morgan, Texas A&M University; Luciana Barroso, Texas A&M University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

)techniques for motivating students unsure of “why they need…”, and (4) a better understandingof where their future students are coming from.The North Texas-STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) center is a partnership ofour university and a Dallas Independent School District (DISD) that establishes a center forSTEM education that will research, create, and provide information on best practices forinnovative teaching and learning. Our strategy is to create campus design teams, bringingtogether school administrators, teachers, students, STEM professors, STEM business partners,community-based informal STEM institutions such as museums and existing science networks inorder to provide opportunity for interaction between all of these

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K12 Teachers

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

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Innovative K-12 Engineering Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

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

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Successful K-12 Programs for Girls & Minorities

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zbigniew Pasek, University of Windsor

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

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

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Topics in K-12 Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

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Public Engineering of Engineering, K12 Standards, and Overview

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tylisha Baber, Michigan State University; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering

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found on the Social Impact Games website. • The Learning Federation Project[6] of the Federation of American Scientists (FAS) works on research and development strategies to harness the potential of emerging information technologies to improve how we teach and learn. In October of 2005, the FAS hosted a Summit on Educational Games. This summit marked the first meeting of individuals from academia, government, private foundations and the software development industry to determine the challenges that need to be addressed to create a strong marketplace for educational games. Although three games were identified on the website[7], none was determined to have a focus on engineering. • Finally, a general search of the web

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Engineering Professional Development for K12 Teachers

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Austin Talley, University of Texas at Austin; Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas at Austin; Kristin Wood, University of Texas at Austin; Richard Crawford, University of Texas at Austin

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2008-1064: ACTIVE LEARNING IN ACTION, UNDERSTANDING THEEFFECTS: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE “NEW” WEARS OFF IN TEACHERTRAININGAustin Talley, University of Texas at Austin AUSTIN TALLEY is a graduate student in the Mechanical Engineering Department at The University of Texas at Austin. His research focus is in design methodology and engineering education. He received his B.S. from Texas A&M University. He previously worked for National Instruments Corporation. Contact Austin@talleyweb.comKathy Schmidt, University of Texas at Austin KATHY J. SCHMIDT is the Director of the Faculty Innovation Center for the College of Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. In this position, she promotes

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Engineering Professional Development for K12 Teachers

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

readings were provided on-line and participants wereable to submit assignments on-line. Three graduate credits from Endicott College weremade available to participants in each institute. After the summer sessions of eachinstitute, participants designed and field tested in their own classrooms a lesson onalternative energy. At the end of each institute, participants received kits of smallelectrical parts or SNAP circuits and digital multi-meters to use with their classes.During the summer of 2006, a 45-hour Summer Content Institute entitled STEMS(Science, Technology and Engineering for Middle Schools) was held at Northern EssexCommunity College in Massachusetts. The STEMS Content Institute provided educatorsat the Grade 6-12 level with science and

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Engineering Student Involvement in K12 Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

education projects from kindergarten through graduate school. She has extensive experience in designing, directing, and evaluating science education programs. Dr. Sterling is a frequent speaker at national and international conferences and an author of over seventy-five articles, books, and reports.Philip Henning, James Madison University Phil Henning is an Adjunct Associate Professor in the department of Integrated Science and Technology at James Madison University. He is the external Project evaluator for SUNRISE at George Mason University. Page 13.964.1© American Society for Engineering

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Successful K-12 Programs for Girls & Minorities

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patricia Tolley, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Deborah Sharer, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Anthony Brizendine, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Michael Phillips, Department of Engineering Technology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Adam Harris

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the NCJETSteams advanced to the national competition based on their TEAM+S scores.Two week-long resident technology camps are also held each summer on the UNC Charlottecampus. One camp targets middle school students and the other targets high school students. Thepurpose of both camps is to introduce students to engineering and engineering technologythrough fun and educational hands-on activities. Club sponsors are also invited to a day-longworkshop each summer as a way to share best practices and identify opportunities forimprovement.Lee College of Engineering students, some of whom participated in NCJETS in high school,serve as mentors for some of the clubs. They meet weekly with NCJETS participants and provideguidance regarding the design

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Public Engineering of Engineering, K12 Standards, and Overview

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Sanders, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

activity. The “design brief,” an idea importedfrom the United Kingdom, was typically a 1- or 2-page description of a design challenge thatprovided just enough structure to direct students to use the tools and materials of a TE laboratoryto design, build, and test a technological solution to the problem posed in the brief. A subset of“problem-based learning” (PBL), this “technological method” (also commonly referred to as“technological design,” “engineering design,” “design & technology,” or just design-basedinstruction”) challenged students in ways that the project method generally did not. Design briefstypically provided students with opportunities for “research” (information gathering), higherlevel thinking, intellectual and aesthetic

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Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs and Issues

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Petros Katsioloudis, Berea College

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

and works towards a Best Practices international Symposium that will benefit the educators of Cyprus and other countries. Page 13.679.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Identification of Quality Indicators of Visual-Based Learning Material in Technology Education Programs for Grades 7-12.Abstract – The purpose of this study was to identify the quality indicators of visual-basedlearning material in technology education for grades 7-12. A three-round modified Delphimethod was used to answer the following research questions: RQ1: What indicators

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K-12 Engineering Outreach Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kelly Crittenden, Louisiana Tech University; James Nelson, Louisiana Tech University; Galen Turner, Louisiana Tech University; Alicia Boudreaux, Louisiana Tech University

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area and regional math and science teachers inDiscovery Weekends for high school students. Our overall goal is an annual increase in STEMgraduation rates from 220 students per year to a sustainable 300 students per year.High School Partnerships and Discovery WeekendsThe goal of TechSTEP is the development of partnerships with key feeder high schools in ourarea. These partnerships are formed through a series of three Teacher Workshops, each leadingto a Discovery Weekend for students. They are held on Saturdays from 9:00 am to 4:00pm andare designed around a common engineering or science theme for the year. The TeacherWorkshops, led by engineering, mathematics, and science faculty at Louisiana Tech University,illustrate practical applications of

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Engineering in High Schools

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mitchell Nathan, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Natalie Tran, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Allen Phelps, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Amy Prevost, University of Wisconsin - Madison

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materials being evaluated and theselected learning goals. The validity of this curriculum-analysis procedure has been verified by aresearch study using assessment items and student work. The results of this study suggest thatthis procedure is an effective tool for analysis of mathematical content of assessment items andof a set of standards. The analysis of student work also suggests that student thinking does notalways reflect the standard identified as best aligned with the learning goals of an item4.The National Research Council (NRC) also commissioned a curriculum study to evaluate thequality of evaluations of a total of 19 curricula, including 13 mathematics curricula supported bythe National Foundation (NSF), and 6 commercially generated

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Innovative K-12 Engineering Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elisabeth McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology; Susan Lowes, Teachers College, Columbia University; Peiyi Lin, Teachers College, Columbia University; Jason Sayres, Stevens Institute of Technology; Liesl Hotaling, The Beacon Institute; Rustam Stolkin, Stevens Institute of Technology

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, activities, and impact of the curriculum development, teacherand student summer institutes, and preliminary classroom implementation results for the firstphase of the project: designing the wire-guided, underwater ROV and controlling it to performthe initial set of performance challenges related to maneuvering around the pool andcollecting/placing wiffle balls in a goal.BUILD IT Program and Learning Goals and ActivitiesIn meeting the ITEST program goals to provide more students with experience and motivation topursue IT and STEM study and careers, the BUILD IT project focuses on three keyconstituencies: (1) middle and high school teachers; (2) their students; and (3) guidancecounselors. In addition, we have sought to engage parents and the greater

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Engineering in the Elementary School

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mercedes McKay, Stevens Institute of Technology; Augusto Macalalag, Stevens Institute of Technology; Carol Shields, Stevens Institute of Technology; Debra Brockway, Stevens Institute of Technology; Beth McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology

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13.963.3teachers will have an impact on student learning of science topics and processes, technology, andengineering. The program was designed to integrate engineering/technology and science in away that supports the learning in each of these disciplines. Engineering complements theinstruction of science by supplying a context for application outside of the science lesson.Curricula Content and Structure of Teacher Professional DevelopmentEach year of the three-year MSP program focuses on a different science discipline. The firstyear, which ends in June, 2008 focuses on life science, environmental science and technology.Table 1 shows the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards covered in the first year.Subsequent years will focus on earth science and

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Gender & Minority Issues in K-12 Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karla Korpela, Michigan Technological University; Shalini Suryanarayana, Michigan Technological University; Christine Anderson, Michigan Technological University

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teacher professional development programs. She routinely works with faculty to develop strategies for addressing the broader impact of their research and to support faculty recruitment and retention. Page 13.1318.3© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 University & Community Partnerships: Growing the Numbers of Underrepresented Students in the STEM PipelineAbstract:Increasing student interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careersis a national issue that continues to challenge educators to produce a workforce strong inscientific and technical capabilities

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Topics in K-12 Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Goldberg, Buffalo State College; Paul Siciliano, Buffalo State College; Clark Greene, Buffalo State College; Steve Macho, Buffalo State College

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Page 13.617.3and discussions of best practices for in-class implementation. As part of the grant, participantswere given laboratory equipment and software for use in their classrooms, providing continuityand motivation to implement these activities in their schools.DECS workshop participants were also given a memory stick containing curricular materials andsupport documentation for the lab experiments. They were encouraged to register on theElectronics in Schools Strategy (EISS) website3. This website provides teachers with access to adedicated training resource and in-depth support material, designed to help promote, teach andsupport Electronics, Communications and Technology (ECT) within school curricula.II PedagogyWorkshops were developed

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K-12 Engineering Outreach Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Powers, Clarkson University; Bruce Brydges, SUNY Potsdam; Gail Gotham, SLL BOCES; James Carroll, Clarkson University; Peter Turner, Clarkson University; Douglas Bohl, Clarkson University

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AC 2008-1652: SUCCESSFUL INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF K-12 OUTREACHPROGRAMSSusan Powers, Clarkson University Dr. Susan Powers is a Professor of Environmental Engineering and the Associate Dean of Engineering for Research and Graduate Studies at Clarkson University. She has been the PI on two NSF GK-12 grants.Bruce Brydges, SUNY Potsdam Bruce Carl Brydges Ed.D. is the Coordinator of Assessment at the School of Education and Professional Studies, SUNY Potsdam. He has designed and coordinated the assessment program for the Math and STEM Partnership programs.Peter Turner, Clarkson University Dr. Peter Turner is the Chair of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Clarkson

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K-12 Engineering Outreach Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Larry Lim, University of Southern California

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engineers fromindustry and the universities, students get a hands-on inside look at the engineering profession.In six intense weeks in January and February, students and engineers work together tobrainstorm, design, construct, and test their robot built from scratch from an initially common setof motors, pneumatics, and electronics. The local Regional Competition is usually held in Marchat the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena where nearly 60 robots “battle.”Recognition of achievement is also important. At the close of each year, we host a year-endbanquet where student achievement is recognized. Graduating seniors also step forward toannounce the college they will enroll in and major they will pursue. This serves as strongmotivation for younger