Conference Session

Assessing K - 12 Engineering Education Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin Cejka, Tufts University; Chris Rogers, Tufts University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, and encouragingthem to pursue their interests.Volunteers from IndustryIndustry serves as a valuable resource for bringing engineering education to the K-12 classroom.Employees of engineering and technical companies, make ideal mentors and helpers in theclassroom. Volunteer programs at these companies can support teachers in bringing hands-onengineering lessons to their students by providing volunteers as classroom helpers, makingdesign projects more manageable. These volunteers are active in engineering and research on adaily basis, and thus are freshly knowledgeable with engineering concepts. The volunteer-teacherteam collaborates to develop and implement interactive engineering lessons, with a focus onintegrating the engineering content