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Approaches to K -12 Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Barrett, University of Wyoming; Jerry Hamann, University of Wyoming; Dennis Coon, University of Wyoming; Paul Crips, Laramie Middle School; John Pierre, University of Wyoming

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quality of undergraduate engineering students.Dennis Coon, University of Wyoming Dennis N. Coon received a BS in Ceramic Engineering from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University in 1979, an MS in Ceramic Science from the Pensylvannia State University in 1984, and a Ph.D. in Ceramic Science from the Pennsylvannia State University in 1986. He was employed at the Idaho National Environmental and Engineering Laboratory from 1985 through 1988 where his primary interest was in the devlopment of advanced materials for high temperature engines. He was a member of the development team that was awarded a R&D 100 award by Research and Development Magazine for development of

Conference Session

Programs for High School Students

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patrick Rousche, University of Illinois-Chicago; Michael Cho, University of Illinois-Chicago; Yang Dai, University of Illinois-Chicago; Hui Lu, University of Illinois-Chicago; J Hetling, University of Illinois-Chicago; jie liang, University of Illinois-Chicago; Susan McCormick, University of Illinois-Chicago; David Schneeweis, University of Illinois-Chicago; Richard Magin, University of Illinois-Chicago

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industryfacilities. In camp year one (CY1), senior students were targeted. In CY2 and CY3,sophomores and juniors were targeted. Each day began with a special-topics lecture in amixed student/teacher setting. Lectures were typically followed by group tours of universityor commercial medical/bioengineering facilities. A group lunch for all participants includingthe camp faculty was provided each day. Mid-week, a separate lunch was arranged for thehigh school teachers and university faculty alone. In CY1 , students were assigned to a singlelaboratory to complete a project (a vote was used to try and match students to their preferredlaboratory). In CY2 and CY3, students rotated throughout the laboratories in small workinggroups of 4-8 students. Teachers were

Conference Session

Programs for High School Students

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Mativo, Ohio Northern University; Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University

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. Students use these materials and components in decision making in refining theirdesign ideas by eliminating alternatives. Students were seen rapid prototyping machineand actually operated NC laser cutter and engraver to make components. Machine shopand the plastics laboratory’s capabilities were utilized with the help of the authors and thedepartment technician. A reverse engineering laboratory was also conducted as seen inFigure 3.Figure 3. Reverse Engineering Laboratory – Dissecting a mechatronic ladybugWhile still being involved in further development of the structure and mechanisms,students went through basic electronics laboratory exercises and completed theseexercises rapidly. The experiments gave background on various types of actuators

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Programs for High School Students

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bill Elmore, Mississippi State University; Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University

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areas include integrated freshman engineering and courses throughout the chemical engineering curriculum including unit operations laboratories and reactor design. His current research activities include engineering educational reform, enzyme-based catalytic reactions in micro-scale reactor systems, and bioengineering applied to renewable fuels and chemicals. Page 11.1406.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Using Research as a Tool for Student RecruitingABSTRACTThe Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering, in conjunction with the MississippiScience and Mathematics School

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Programs for High School Students

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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June Marshall, St. Joseph's College; John Marshall, University of Southern Maine

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five additional high school students(including one diverse) that are in the process of making application.The ProgramThe University’s relationship with a local high school began with a simple invitation totheir technology education teacher. When asked if he would be interested in bringing aclass to tour our Industrial Power Transmission and Control laboratory, our phone callwas answered with a slightly skeptical – perhaps. The teacher wanted to visit us first anddetermine the usefulness of bringing a class to campus.His skepticism resulted from a fear that a highly theoretical environment wouldintimidate and turn-off his students. He was however, searching for a method tomotivate and challenge his classes. Immediately upon arriving, he began

Conference Session

Promoting Scientific and Technological Literacy

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Douglas, Southern Methodist University

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engineering. The curriculum consists of (1) a course text, (2)integrated laboratory exercises with real-time signal processing hardware, (3) summerteacher training institutes, and (4) a web community portal for information sharing(www.infinity-project.org). Started in 1999, the Infinity Project is in over 150 highschools across twenty-five states and is garnering some interest in other countries acrossthe world as an innovative educational intervention to promote and increase awareness ofengineering and technology education in young people today.While careful assessment and tracking of pre-college student populations on a large scaleis challenging – see the comments in Section 4 of this paper – the Infinity Project attractsboth students and teachers

Conference Session

Elementary School Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karen High, Oklahoma State University; Caroline Beller, Oklahoma State University; Pamela Fry, Oklahoma State University; Adrienne Redmond, Oklahoma State University

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Science and Engineering?AbstractDr. Karen High, faculty member in Chemical Engineering, was a Laboratory Instructorfor the fall 2005 Semester for CIED (Curriculum and Instruction Education) 4353 atOklahoma State University. The course is “Science in the Elementary SchoolCurriculum.” This course covers the purposes, selection and organization of content,teaching and learning procedures and evaluation of outcomes in elementary schoolscience and its participants consist of education students typically without anybackground in engineering or science.Approximately 75% of class time is devoted to laboratory activities and field experiencesthat promote the science content, process, learning theory, philosophy and curriculaappropriate for grades 1-8

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Professional Development Programs for Teachers

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Hunter, Tennessee Technological University; Jessica Matson, Tennessee Technological University; Susan Elkins, Tennessee Technological University

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2006-2500: PREPARING FOR EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES: A GRASS-ROOTSAPPROACH TO ENHANCING K-12 EDUCATIONKenneth Hunter, Tennessee Technological University Kenneth Hunter is currently Associate Professor of Basic Engineering at Tennessee Technological University. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in mechanical engineering from Tennessee Technological University. He has over 30 years of engineering experience, including positions in academia, industry, the United States Army, a government laboratory, and his own consulting business. He is a licensed P.E. in the State of Tennessee.Jessica Matson, Tennessee Technological University Jessica Matson is currently Professor and Chair of the Industrial and

Conference Session

Engineering in High School

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stacy Klein-Gardner; Cynthia Paschal, Vanderbilt University; Christopher Garay, Vanderbilt University; Aubrey McKelvey, Vanderbilt University; Patrick Gonzales, Vanderbilt University; Alex Nguyen, University of Rochester

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generate ideasabout what more they need to learn. Careful selection of this challenge is critical tomotivating the target student populations and preparing for a guided inquiry experience Page 11.756.2into the field of biomedical imaging.Each curriculum unit is provided in three parts – an instructor’s manual, slidepresentations, and a student edition of the laboratory manual. The instructor’s manualprovides an overview of the curriculum, including the challenges and suggestions forhow to engage the students in those challenges, and gives specific suggestions about thehands-on exercises. The slide presentations describe and illustrate the

Conference Session

Assessing K - 12 Engineering Education Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donna Barrett, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology

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2004-05 academic year.Overview of Scientific Work Experience Programs for Teachers There are two common terms, SWEPT and RET, that describe professional developmentopportunities for teachers that place them in 4 – 8 week summer internships or fellowships inresearch laboratories and/or in corporate settings. According to the Triangle Coalition forScience and Technology Education, Scientific Work Experience Programs for Teachers(SWEPTs) are summer programs in which elementary and secondary science and math teacherswork with scientists or engineers to do supervised, paid work in areas that are relevant tosubjects that they teach. The Triangle Coalition asserts that “SWEPTs provide industry, labor,government, higher education, alliances

Conference Session

Professional Development Programs for Teachers

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anant Kukreti, University of Cincinnati; Patricia McNerney, University of Cincinnati; Suzanne Soled, University of Cincinnati; Kelly Obarski, University of Cincinnati; Mingming Lu, University of Cincinnati; Richard Miller, University of Cincinnati; Daniel Oerther, University of Cincinnati; Heng Wei, University of Cincinnati; Thaddeus Fowler, University of Cincinnati

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a.m. to noon each day with aCEE faculty member and a dedicated graduate student on a research project for six weeks duringthe summer in their laboratories. In the afternoon from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. the teachers tookprofessional development seminars taught by education and engineering faculty members andpracticing engineers, and went on four field trips. They also worked with a team of engineeringand education graduate Fellows working for a NSF Graduate K-12 Fellows Grant to developlesson plans that would be implemented in their classrooms before they finished the summer Page 11.183.3RET summer experience. They presented their research findings

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Standards Based Approaches to K -12 Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chris Merrill, Illinois State University; Vincent Childress, North Carolina A&T; Rodney Custer, Illinois State University; Craig Rhodes, North Carolina A&T

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. Teamwork is very important in order to succeed at engineering design.3. Becoming an engineer demands dedication.Among the highest rated (mean = 4 for very useful) parts of the Bridges workshops andprofessional development were: • What engineers do • Steps in the design process • Tours of engineering design firms • Students’ perspective on engineering • Communication skills in engineering • Engineering sciences • Engineering laboratory exercises • Engineering design results • Women in engineering • International design.Among the most low rated (mean = 3 for useful; not very low at all) workshop components are: • Principles of statics • Design process in industry • Principles of kinematics, dynamics • Gears and

Conference Session

Ensuring Access to K - 12 Engineering Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amit Nimunkar, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Sandra Courter, University of Wisconsin-Madison; GWEN EBERT, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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twenty years. The goal for ESP is to prepare high school students for collegestudy in the field of engineering and science, and to attract these students to the UW-Madison.The program targets students from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds including AfricanAmerican, Latino, Native American, Cambodian, Laotian, Hmong or Vietnamese. We alsoselect female students who would be first generation college students.The students are exposed to basic foundational courses that are fundamental to the engineeringdiscipline: pre-calculus or calculus depending on the background of the student, physics,chemistry, computer science, and technical writing. Students are exposed to various engineeringfields through short discipline specific laboratories and

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Ensuring Access to K - 12 Engineering Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lawrence Genalo, Iowa State University; Jamie Gilchrist, Iowa State University

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2006-1007: HOME SCHOOLERS IN AN ENGINEERING/EDUCATION K12OUTREACH PROGRAMLawrence Genalo, Iowa State University LAWRENCE J. GENALO is Professor and Assistant Chair of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Iowa State University. He received a Ph. D. in Applied Mathematics with Systems Engineering emphasis in 1977, served as Chair for Freshman Programs and DELOS Divisions, and runs the Toying With TechnologySM Program at Iowa State.Jamie Gilchrist, Iowa State University Jamie Gilchrist is a preservice teacher in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction's elementary education program. She is an undergraduate teaching and laboratory assistant for the Toying With

Conference Session

Engineering in High School

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Don Engelberg, Queensborough Community College; Cheryl Bluestone, Queensborough Community College; Amy Bieber, Queensborough Community College; James Valentino, Queensborough Community College; Patrick Wallach, Queensborough Community College; Joseph Goldenberg, Queensborough Community College; Clara Wajngurt, Queensborough Community College; Paul Marchese, Queensborough Community College

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in the Social Sciences Department at the College. She is also PI or co-PI on several other NSF-funded projects.Amy Bieber, Queensborough Community College Co-PI Dr. Amy Bieber holds a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Johns Hopkins University and a Ph.D. degree from the Institute for Optics of the University of Rochester. She also held a post-doctoral fellowship at Sandia National Laboratory, working in photonics research and nanostructure and semiconductor physics. She developed the laser and general optics segments for TechASCEND. Author of two books for students, Dr. Bieber has published articles on several laser-related topics. She is currently coordinator of the

Conference Session

Approaches to K -12 Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carolyn Vallas, University of Virginia; Larry Richards, University of Virginia; Anaïs Miodek, University of Virginia

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lectures and team based hands-on laboratory components.The lectures focus on the contributions chemistry makes to society, and its applications to fieldssuch as medicine and health-care and the environment. Since chemistry’s role in society is notusually included in introductory chemistry classes in high school, the material is new to mostparticipants. The practical experience in the laboratory has the participants work fundamentalqualitative chemical techniques. Some of the projects have included thin layer chromatology andseparation of substances. Some of the participants have previously conducted chemicallaboratory experiments similar to those used by ITE, but that has not detracted from theirexperience. In most cases these participants are

Conference Session

Engineering in High School

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Meetu Walia, Polytechnic University; EDWIN YU, Polytechnic University; Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic University; Magued Iskander, Polytechnic University; Noel Kriftcher, Polytechnic University

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Laboratory, an NSF funded Research Experience for Teachers Site in Mechatronics that has been featured on WABC-TV and NY1 News, and an NSF funded GK-12 Fellows project. He has held visiting positions with the Air Force Research Laboratories in Dayton, OH. His research interests are in cooperative control; distributed spacecraft formation control; linear/nonlinear control with applications to robust control, saturation control, and time-delay systems; closed-loop input shaping; spacecraft attitude control; mechatronics; and DSP/PC/microcontroller-based real-time control. He received Polytechnic’s 2002 Jacob’s Excellence in Education Award and 2003 Distinguished Teacher Award. In 2004, he was selected

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Approaches to K -12 Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leslie Wilkins, Maui Economic Development Board

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students. This feedback is consistentwith research findings that hands-on activities and cooperative learning have been found tostimulate interest in STEM for all students, especially girls (Land of Plenty, 2000).Year FourThe fourth annual Tech Careers event was held in March, 2002. A full-day conference was heldat the Park followed by a site visit to the facilities of the Maui Space Surveillance Complex onthe second day. The event was sponsored by the County of Maui, Maui High PerformanceComputing Center, the U. S. Air Force Research Laboratory (Detachment 15), and the U. S.Department of Labor. WIT again visited local high schools to promote the program. Duringmany of the presentations given this year, past participants spoke up to recommend the

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Standards Based Approaches to K -12 Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Levelle Burr-Alexander, New Jersey Institute of Technology; John Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Ronald Rockland, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Howard Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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engineering/technology applications of the scienceconcepts presented in the textbook [27]. Most textbooks do not have any laboratory activitiesthat allow students to apply engineering principles and design to scientific concepts. Studentsmay use some of the engineering processes, e.g., identify problems or design opportunities, butthey are usually limited to science activities/experiments that do not have real worldtechnological applications. Only occasionally is an engineering activity found in the physics partof a physical science textbook, e.g., design and testing of a model bridge. Teachers can designtheir own activities to give more engineering applications of the science concepts but withoutformal courses in their pre-service programs or in

Conference Session

Promoting Scientific and Technological Literacy

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Suzanne Soled, University of Cincinnati; Patricia McNerney, University of Cincinnati; Laura Koehl, University of Cincinnati; Kelly Obarski, University of Cincinnati; Anant Kukreti, University of Cincinnati

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, demonstrations, laboratory exercises, individual andgroup projects, and field experiences to: 1) enable high school students to directlyexperience authentic learning practices that require them to use higher-order thinkingskills; 2) encourage creative problem-solving skills that require collaborative learning,teamwork, writing, and presentation; 3) cultivate an interest in service learning, in whichstudents are active participants, achieve outcomes that show a perceptible impact, andengage in evaluative reflection; and 4) better motivate and prepare secondary schoolstudents for advanced education. The Fellows have been and continue to be trained tocreate and implement these activities.Through the course of each year, the Fellows complete a specially

Conference Session

Assessing Perceptions of Engineers and Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Olga Pierrakos, Virginia Tech; Michael Alley, Virginia Tech; Pavlos Vlachos, Virginia Tech

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girls. The purpose of the program is to introduce participants toengineering and related technologies through various hands-on activities, laboratories, andpresentations. Student Transition Engineering Program (STEP) is a five-week orientation programfor new students entering Virginia Tech's College of Engineering. Students participate in anintensive academic program during the summer prior to their freshman year. Hypatia, a learning community for first-year women engineering students, is a programdesigned to bring together students in a residential environment to provide encouragement andsupport in their pursuit of a career in engineering. Galileo, a learning community for men in engineering, is a program designed

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Promoting Scientific and Technological Literacy

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jan DeWaters, Clarkson University; Susan Powers, Clarkson University

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more engaged as a resultof the project-based learning, and feel that they can understand the “big picture” of scienceprocesses better than ever before. One teacher stated and another agreed that on the middleschool level, the students may not be specifically improving their understanding ofmath/science/technology, but are more excited about it. Most consistently indicate that thestudents love the hands-on approach to learning, and note that the program helps studentsbecome more comfortable operating in the science lab and using laboratory equipment. Severalteachers have noted an improvement in students’ ability to integrate various subject material,noting that many of them have opened up to math/science/technology in a way they were notdoing

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Assessing Perceptions of Engineers and Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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innovative education in engineering, including a Materials ConceptInventory, and also in adapting design, engineering and technology concepts to K-12 education. He is currentlyworking on an NSF sponsored MSP developing courses for high school teachers connecting math, science andengineering.CHELL A. ROBERTS is an Associate Professor and industrial engineer who conducts research in design, robotics,and engineering systems. He is Director of Engineering Development at ASU and has led the redesign of thefreshman engineering design curriculum and also founded the Integrate Manufacturing Laboratory. He received hisPh.D. in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from Virginia Tech in 1991. He has a MS in IndustrialEngineering and a BA in

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Assessing Perceptions of Engineers and Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Reginald Hobbs, Tufts University; Nataliia Perova, Tufts University; Igor Verner, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology; Chris Rogers, Tufts University

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are better able toconstruct meaning in practical ways so that knowledge can be applied outside of school settings.Howard Gardner developed the idea of multiple intelligences: several different kinds ofintelligence exist in humans, each relating to a different area of human life and activity.10 Anylearning environment can be organized to draw on most of Gardner’s multiple intelligences byincluding a variety of learning activities, such as lectures rich with visual information,discussions that promote student–student interactions, group projects that allow for creativeelements and laboratory investigations that engage learners in the physical doing of science.11This module with its hands-on application, discussions based upon observation, and

Conference Session

Professional Development Programs for Teachers

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kelly Bradley, University of Kentucky; Janet Lumpp, University of Kentucky

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College of Engineering, College of Education, publictelevision station (KET), local industry (SMC, Inc.), naval research laboratory (Crane NSWC),local school district (Fayette County Public Schools), and Appalachian school districts in EasternKentucky, and are connected by in-service teachers at various career stages. The connection ofteachers across disciplines at different career stages has had initial success as recent KEEP PDworkshops trained several teachers from the same school representing math and sciencedepartments. Following Simon’s cycles of learning, our PD format emphasizes the “modeling”phase where each step is demonstrated and repeated. The “scaffolded practice” phase has beenused to help teachers overcome the confidence barrier

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Standards Based Approaches to K -12 Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kazem Kazerounian, University of Connecticut; David M. Moss, University of Connecticut; David Giblin, University of Connecticut; Elias Faraclas, University of Connecticut; Cathi Koehler, University of Connecticut

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“cookbook” laboratory exercises assigned by the teacher. For example, in atypical physical science class, students “solve problems” that determine the voltage needed for2mA of current through two 50Ω resistors. As we were investigating how engineering might beintegrated into science frameworks, we were searching for evidence where students woulddevelop their own circuit diagrams based on the physical fluid system and determine data basedon reasonable assumptions that they have made about their design to solve the given problem. Asstudents design products within constraints of their given requirements, they can make intelligentdecisions by weighing trade-offs for an efficient design. This is how an engineer operates whenposed with a problem