Conference Session

Evaluation: Exploring High School Engineering Education Initiatives

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen M Clapper Bergsman, Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering; Eric H. Chudler, University of Washington; Laura J Collins, Center for Research and Learning; Jill Lynn Weber, The Center for Research and Learning; Lise Johnson, The Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

engineering lab, under the guidanceof an assigned mentor (usually a graduate student) and supervision of a faculty member. In thelab setting, students work on an authentic research project. Participants also attend a weeklyscientific communications class, weekly seminars, and social events. At the culmination of theexperience, students present a research talk to the research community and participate in a postersession at the university-wide Undergraduate Research Symposium. Students receive a $5,000stipend for participation in the program. Each lab that hosts a summer student receives $500 forsupplies and each student’s primary mentor receives $500 to support their travel to a conference.The YSP is funded by the National Science Foundation

Conference Session

Evaluation: Diversity in K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret Baguio, University of Texas at Austin; Wallace T. Fowler P.E., University of Texas, Austin; Susana Ramirez, PSJA ISD; Judit Györgyey Ries, The University of Texas

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

previously felt encouraged topursue STEM. Summer of Innovation (SoI) was designed to give students an opportunity toengage in OST learning at an early age and during a critical period in the education cycle:summer. While professionals in STEM may attribute their decision to pursue STEM careers toan out-of-school experience, many formal and informal educators do not feel they have the skillsand knowledge to successfully engage youth in programs to positively impact STEM learning.In 2009, President Obama announced the “Educate to Innovate” campaign to foster a renewedcommitment to strengthen Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education. InJanuary 2010, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) launched theSummer of

Conference Session

Research to Practice: STRAND 1 – Addressing the NGSS: Supporting K-12 Teachers in Engineering Pedagogy and Engineering Science Connections (Part 2)

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marie Anne Aloia, Bayonne High School; Howard S. Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

method, systems engineering, creative problem solving, reverse engineering,team building exercises, and an overview of the engineering disciplines and applications. Eachtopic includes introductory notes, a glossary of terms and vocabulary quiz, problem sets, at leastone project, and documentation. Since a textbook is not used, students are expected to build areference binder for notes, handouts, and assignments, and maintain an engineering notebook fortheir small projects. In the second year engineering class, students select their own projects andbuild a personal portfolio. Lightly structured, the Engineering class comes with a FIRST TechChallenge robotics team, a chapter of the Technology Students Association, and access to localprograms and

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K-12 & Pre- College Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rosalyn Hobson Hargraves, Virginia Commonwealth University; LaChelle Monique Waller, Virginia Commonwealth University

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

presenting their inventions (flip chart and oral) to engineering faculty, technologytransfer faculty, parents and friends.While many of the programs described above focused on components of STEM, the EverydayEngineering program is unique as it focused on a diverse array of fields in engineering as theyrelate to all aspects of STEM including bioengineering, computer science, robotics, and electricalcircuits. Everyday Engineering was also unique in that the students were presented with thechallenge of designing an invention of their own making. Thus encouraging the students toexplore design topics most relevant to their own personal experience and fleshing out these ideasthrough team building, collaboration, and critique. Everyday Engineering engaged