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Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs & Issues

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fleur Gooden, Virginia Tech; Maura Borrego, Virginia Tech; Whitney Edmister, Virginia Tech; Tremayne Waller, Cornell University; Bevlee Watford, Virginia Tech

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2010-2224: AN ASSESSMENT OF LONG-TERM IMPACTS OF THREEON-CAMPUS K-12 ENRICHMENT PROGRAMSFleur Gooden, Virginia Tech Fleur Gooden earned a B.S. degree in Computer Science and Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a M.S. degree in Management Information Systems from the University of the West Indies, Mona. She is currently completing her Ph.D. In Planning, Governance and Globalization at Virginia Tech while working for the Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity (CEED) in the College of Engineering. Her research efforts are focused on reducing crime through the implementation of activities targeting at-risk youth.Maura Borrego, Virginia Tech

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Women in K-12 Engineeering & Outreach Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arlisa Labrie Richardson, Estrella Mountain Community College; Maria Reyes, Estrella Mountain Community College; Marge Goodman, Intel Corporation

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

by Hispanic students. Thesefigures have basically remained steady since 1995.In an effort to address the growing issue of under-representation of Latinas in science,technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), Estrella Mountain Community College andIntel Corporation collaborated to host a conference specifically aimed at closing the gender anddiversity gap in the STEM fields. Estrella Mountain, a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI),partnered with Intel to plan and design the Hermanas: Dise a Tu Futuro conference. IntelCorporation collaborates with educators in communities around the Valley to improve the qualityof STEM education by providing commitments of time, programs and resources to help studentsrealize their full potential.Hosted by

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Enhancing K-12 STEM Education with Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Virginia Westheider, University of Cincinnati; Patrick Brown, University of Cincinnati

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

classes needed to prepare for these careers. We observed enough enthusiasm for theproject to conclude that all students derived benefit from it. The sample size was too small todraw statistical conclusions about the effect of the project on the choice of careers of themembers of the class, but their attitudes stayed positive, as measured by the attitude surveys.The project provided experience in problem solving in a three-dimensional way that is differentthan traditional paper-and-pencil problem solving, since it requires planning, application ofconcepts, testing, evaluating, and re-testing. This process is a good example of the types of skillsand processes the STEM fields require

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Engineering in the Middle Grades

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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M. David Burghardt, Hofstra University; Michael Hacker, Hofstra University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, leaders from STEM education,assessment specialists, school administrators, and STEM teachers—met to discuss the importanceof creating connections between the fields in schools. There was agreement across professionalsthat these connections would be powerful in helping students learn the concepts and achieve ahigher level of proficiency.The Bedroom Design CurriculumThe curriculum selected for the mathematics infusion study that is the subject of this paper isBedroom Design, a middle school ETE unit that engages students in the planning, design, andphysical modeling of a bedroom that must meet specific cost and building requirements (e.g., thewindow area must be at least 20% of the floor area, the minimum room size is 120 square feet,the budget is

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Enhancing K-12 STEM Education with Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steve Macho, Buffalo State College

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2010-2063: A FUNCTIONAL K-12 CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FORTEACHING TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACYSteve Macho, Buffalo State College Steve Macho completed a BS at St Cloud State University, and M.A. & Ed.D. in Technology Education at West Virginia University. Steve is a Minnesota farm boy who has been involved in technology his entire life. He worked at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico Highlands University, and is currently an Assistant Professor of Technology Education for at Buffalo State College. He became a member of the Oxford Roundtable in 2008 and plans to present another paper there in 2010

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High School Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Douglas Oppliger, Michigan Technological University; Jean Kampe, Michigan Technological University; Valorie Troesch, Michigan Technological Univeristy

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

coached by specially-trained highschool teachers called “teacher-coaches.” Teams have access to real-world expertise andmentoring from professionals in academia and industry. HSE teams write business plans, solvereal-world problems, perform testing and analyses, build prototypes, manufacture parts, operatewithin budgets, and manage their projects. Each spring, HSE teams showcase their workalongside college students at the Michigan Tech’s Undergraduate Expo. At the conclusion oftheir HSE experiences, it is expected that the students will demonstrate proficiency in appliedworkforce skills, they will be more disposed to enter STEM careers, and they will be prepared toundertake the training and education needed to enter these careers

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Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Powers, Clarkson University; Bruce Brydges, SUNY Potsdam; Jan DeWaters, Clarkson University; Mary Margaret Small, Clarkson University; Gail Gotham, St. Lawrence-Lewis BOCES; Peter Turner, Clarkson University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, Clarkson University Ms. DeWaters is a PhD candidate in the Environmental Science and Engineering program at Clarkson University. Her research focuses on assessing and improving energy literacy among middle and high school students.Mary Margaret Small, Clarkson University Dr. Mary Margaret Small is the program coordinator for the projects described here. She has experience as a classroom teacher and school administrator and currently works for Clarkson University's Office of Educational Partnerships.Gail Gotham, St. Lawrence-Lewis BOCES Gail Gotham is the Administrator for Program Planning and Development for the St. Lawrence-Lewis BOCES, Canton NY. She has experience as a classroom teacher and

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Mentoring & Outreach for Girls & Minorities

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Keith Holbert, Arizona State University; Lisa Grable, North Carolina State University; Patricia Dixon, Florida State University; Sharon Schulze, North Carolina State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

streaming video on the ERC website.Graduate students are challenged to make the mentees a full participant in laboratory activities,help plan a research project that builds on mentees’ individual interests, and teach mentees basiclaboratory safety, research methods, and ethics. Graduate students are also responsible formaintaining contact with mentees through graduation from high school or college, continuing toencourage their scientific and engineering interests, and updating them on laboratory and Centeractivities. REU students assigned to the same laboratories as Young Scholars also take part inthe Scholars’ mentoring.Research Experience for TeachersOnce facet of the FREEDM precollege program is the Research Experience for Teachers (RETs).Middle

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Thinking, Reasoning & Engineering in Elementary School

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

by the school systems and trained in teaching EiE. The teachers weresupported by staff and professors of engineering, technology, mathematics, and science from twocommunity colleges.This paper describes the year-long process to introduce a unit of EiE into the classrooms of eachof the twenty-two elementary school teachers, in such a way that each selected unit meshed withthe unique curriculum of each elementary school.The paper also describes the work done implementing surveys of student attitudes andimplementing pre- and post-tests of student learning about engineers, the engineering designprocess and a unit of EiE.Each school district also developed and began to implement appropriate plans for theprofessional development of additional

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Mentoring & Outreach for Girls & Minorities

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lindsey Jenkins-Stark, Iridescent; Tara Chklovski, Iridescent

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

management, and initiative. Engineersgo through 16 weeks of training during which they share their current research through two setsof four-session Family Science Courses. Their training addresses: how people learn, audiencetypes and motivations, strategies for working with various age groups and designing engagingmulti-media experiences61. The training also gives engineers a model for effective directinstruction, opportunities for them to practice their new skills and ways for them to self-evaluatetheir teaching.Engineers are given a lesson plan template that helps them break down complex ideas intosimple lessons, identify learning objectives, design learner-directed experiments and assesslearning. Engineers limit direct instruction to 15

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Best Practices in K-12 Engineering Panel

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stacy Klein-Gardner, Vanderbilt University; Marlene Aviles, Dr. Ercel Webb School # 22, Jersey City School District; Jennifer Case, East Middle School; Augusto Macalalag, Stevens Institute of Technology; John Brockway, East Middle School; Christie O'Hara, Colorado School of Mines; Michael Asheim, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara Moskal, Colorado School of Mines; Brian Lien, Princeton High School; Eugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

skills learned duringthe professional development and remained motivated and excited about their participation in theprogram, monthly classroom visits and mentoring via the program listserve as well as email and phonecalls have proven invaluable. Recommended strategies for classroom visits are a combination of co-teaching, modeling, and observation/feedback.Sample Student Products Attached ≠ Just Passing Through: Exploring Membranes ≠ Just Passing Through: Designing Model Membranes PLAN ≠ Just Passing Through: Designing Model Membranes CREATE ≠ Student Photos o Lesson One: Designing Model Membranes o Lesson Two: Inventors of Tomorrow

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Enhancing Recruitment and Retention in Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Beth McGinnis-Cavanaugh, Springfield Technical Community College; Glenn Ellis, Smith College; Diana Fiumefreddo, Smith College

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

materials, tools, and machines needed coherent written, oral, or visual to construct a prototype of a given engineering design. presentation. (2.1)2.5 Explain how such design features as size, shape, weight, ≠ Develop plans, including function, and cost limitations would affect the drawings with measurements and construction of a given prototype. details of construction, and construct a model of the solution2.6 Identify the five elements of a universal systems model: to a problem, exhibiting a degree goal, inputs, processes, outputs, and feedback

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Teacher and Counselor Professional Development

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

the evaluation of applicationmaterial submitted by the candidates (e.g., cover letter, formal application approved by theschool principal, scholastic record, vita, statement of interest, strength of letters ofrecommendation, commitment to develop and integrate hands-on engineering activities in thecurriculum, etc.). The finalists are informed of their selection in the program and asked toprovide a signed commitment to attend the program. A meeting of the project personnel andselected teachers is conducted to plan the summer program and facilitate teacher-mentormatching. Table I summarizes various recruitment and selection activities. Table I: Summary of Recruitment and Selection Activities January Web announcement

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Mentoring & Outreach for Girls & Minorities

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robin Liles, NCA&T State University; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Devdas Pai, North Carolina A&T State University; Courtney Lambeth, NCA&T State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Page 15.899.7innovation, diversity of thinking, and entrepreneurship. The goal of evidence-centeredassessment is to capture valid and reliable data for decision-makers to determine education andprogrammatic effectiveness12. Following are descriptions of an assessment plan and relatedoutcomes for the ERC Education and Outreach Nano-to-Bio Summer Camp. The assessmentplan’s pre-/post design was evidence-centered, potentially producing information to determineaccountability for student learning outcomes13. For design purposes, the word student refers tocampers participating in the Nano-to-Bio Summer Camp. The plan was developed andimplemented to answer the following question: How effective is the summer camp in forwardingthe purpose of the ERC

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Engineering Collaboration: Faculty & Student in K-12 Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Holly Anthony, Tennessee Technological University; Melissa Geist, Tennessee Tech University; Sally Pardue, Tennessee Tech University; Mohamed Abdelrahman, Tennessee Technological University; Evangelynn Thurber, Cookeville High School

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

immerses high school mathematics and science teachers into the design andprocesses of engineering research. Teachers conduct their research alongside engineeringstudents (undergraduate and graduate) with supervision from engineering faculty in variousdisciplines (mechanical, chemical, etc.). Of central importance to the project team is how tofoster the translation of that research into practice, specifically into the high school mathematicsand science curriculum. This paper explores the viability and flexibility of the Legacy Cycle as avehicle to (1) train teachers to be researchers, and (2) as a planning and implementation modelteachers can use to take engineering concepts and research into their classrooms.RETainUS is designed so that teachers

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Engineering in the Middle Grades

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Morgan Hynes, Tufts University; David Crismond, The City College of New York; Ethan Danahy, Tufts University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Page 15.1336.4 Table 1. Robocart curriculum pedagogical model Bybee’s 5E Model Instructional Model for StudentRoboBooks Engage Review design brief, understand problem context Explore “Mess about” with LEGO structures, programs, and sensors. Explain Learn how the device work; Plan “fair tests” to explore key design variables, variations on programs Elaborate Plan solutions and describe product’s preferred behavior Diagnose and iteratively improve prototype Evaluate Conduct final tests and give presentations The planned RoboBookcurriculum starts off by presentingstudents with a design brief thatoutlines the main design challenge

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Teacher and Counselor Professional Development

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beth Spencer, Georgia Institute of Technology; Donna Llewellyn, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

engineeringstudents into K-12 STEM education, including partnerships with other institutions, educationalcourses, advising, educational and outreach events, scholarships, and networking. The goal isnot to discourage students from working as engineers or scientists, but to promote teaching as avalued career goal and to provide support for STEM majors who are interested in pursuingteaching. Tech to Teaching also includes a robust evaluation plan that will allow a morethorough analysis in the future of which initiatives are effective at promoting teaching careers,and that will enable tracking of these students. This current study provides an analysis of thebaseline data, and details the initiatives that make up the Tech to Teaching program.Tech to Teaching

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Thinking, Reasoning & Engineering in Elementary School

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Bedward, North Carolina State University; Eric Wiebe, North Carolina State University; Lauren Madden, North Carolina State University; James Minogue, North Carolina State University; Mike Carter, North Carolina State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

(measuring and creating devices), science contentknowledge and the practice of scientific inquiry. For the purposes of this study we are interestedin how the inquiry process is used in a similar fashion to the engineering design cycle (as definedby Informed Design) to investigate phenomena, answer questions and solve engineeringproblems. This is not unlike other initiatives that take a design-science approach to exploreengineering problems 9. Inquiry involves posing questions and making predictions, backgroundresearch, planning investigations, making observations, gathering evidence, proposingexplanations and communicating findings 4. There are opportunities to use inquiry-based sciencekits to engage in engineering problem-based learning but the

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Thinking, Reasoning & Engineering in Elementary School

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gerald Mora, New Mexico Tech; Ricardo Negron, WPAFB; Robert McGahern, DDR&E; Eugene Brown, Virginia Tech

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

DaytonRegional STEM Center is an unprecedented partnership that combines the strength of educationprofessionals with the realities of industry needs, allowing students to make the connectionbetween what they are learning and how it will be used in future careers.Lesson Plans – The Center develops inquiry-based, hands-on STEM curriculum utilizingregional workplace sectors or clusters that map to real-world work being done at the AFRL in theareas of sensors, power/propulsion/energy, advance materials/manufacturing, air systems andmedicine/human performance. The Center works closely with AFRL STEM Fellows to developinquiry-based/hands-on instructional lessons based on AFRL work in order to capture the real-life connection between the study of math and

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Think Outside the Box! K-12 Engineering Curriculum

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brandon Turek-Krengel, U. of St. Thomas - St. Paul; Scott Woelber, Edina Public Schools; Ellen Johnson, Edina Public Schools; AnnMarie Thomas, University of St. Thomas

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

specific focus on theterms A(amplitude) and (angular velocity). There were four primary goals for this project: (1)to open lines of communication between the University Saint Thomas and local PK-12 teachers,(2) to aid in the teaching of trigonometry lessons through the use of hands-on activities created tosatisfy MN Academic Standard #9.2.1., (3) to incorporate engineering content into math lessons,and (4) to hone students’ visual-to-mathematic conversion skills, which has been recognized asan increasingly important skill1 for students to possess. This paper discusses the collaborationprocess and presents a lesson plan that can be replicated by other schools.IntroductionThe engineering department at the University of Saint Thomas was approached by

Conference Session

Engineering Collaboration: Faculty & Student in K-12 Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Holly Anthony; Josh Price; Joe Harris

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

number of male and female students with a variety of learning Page 15.711.4challenges, including students that qualify for (Individualized Education Plans) IEPs and thosewho are English Language Learners (ELLs). There were also a number of students that were ator below grade level in mathematics and who have had limited success in previous educationalsettings.This Legacy Cycle was written to be used in Grades 9–12, but could easily be modified for usein Grades 6–8. The students were not expected to have prior knowledge for the project––in factmost of the students had never been exposed to the terms introduced during the lesson.The Legacy Cycle

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Think Outside the Box! K-12 Engineering Curriculum

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heath Tims, Louisiana Tech University; Krystal Corbett, Louisiana Tech University; Galen Turner, Louisiana Tech University; David Hall, Louisiana Tech University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

strategies, providing an opportunityfor in-class competitions. These hands-on projects buildexcitement and foster the development of student confidenceand creativity.While careful planning ensures that this curriculum is not intimidating to teachers, it is importantthat the curriculum be rigorous and challenging. Additionally, the authors recognize that it mustbe appropriate for and within the grasp of high school students and must meet local and stateeducation standards. Collaborative partnerships developed with area high schools ensure that allof these conditions are met.The crucial component of implementing a project-based hands-on curriculum in schools is theteachers. Master teachers for the pilot curriculum were chosen from three schools that

Conference Session

Exemplary Outreach Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen Davis, University of Cincinnati

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, onestudent conducted the lesson while the rest of the team members sat with small groups of students tointeract informally and assist with the lesson activities. Materials developed for activities include anonline repository, lesson plans, supply lists, activity descriptions, and other supporting documents [2, 3]. In this paper, we present lessons developed by three Mechanical Engineering majors in the areas ofpipe design layout, computer vision systems, and plastic production, based on the students’ professionalexperiences. The students acquired the necessary background for their lessons while participating in theUniversity of Cincinnati’s co-operative education (co-op) program. In addition, two of the studentsattended the 2009 ACM SIGCSE

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Women in K-12 Engineeering & Outreach Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sharnnia Artis, The Ohio State University; Ruth Friedman, The Ohio State University; Glenda LaRue, The Ohio State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

attractiveness to female students as a way ofincreasing the overall number of women in the engineering pipeline.Outside of summer camps in computing and computer science very few reports have been madeon single-discipline and single-sex summer camps in engineering8, 9. As a result, the purpose ofthis paper is three-fold: 1) to provide an overview of the development of a single-discipline,single-sex pre-engineering camp; 2) to discuss a formative evaluation plan for assessing the pre-engineering camp; and 3) to reveal anecdotal lessons learned to assist future camp directors. Inthe next sections, this paper uses CheME & YOU @ OSU as an exemplar single-discipline,single-sex pre-college engineering outreach program designed to attract young women

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Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

strategies andcurriculum, learning outcomes, and within the context of professional development programs.Some of the key factors identified for effective professional development include1-8:≠ Engaging teachers in practicing concrete tasks related to teaching, assessment, and observation of learning.≠ Drawing upon teachers' questions, inquiry, and experiences.≠ Including time for collaboration, sharing and exchange of ideas and practices.≠ Building on teachers' current work with students, as well as new ideas.≠ Providing modeling, coaching and problem-solving around specific areas of practice.The planning of professional development programs that effectively employ these factors andlead to desired teaching practices is not a simple

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and K-12 Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vaneshette Henderson, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Kelly Rusch, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Brenda Nixon, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Warren Waggenspack, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

and build their the HSTEAP planning team for proper Savonius Wind Turbine. documentation techniques. Page 15.66.7• Case Study Scenario – Savonius Wind Turbine – The history of the wind turbine, and the advantage of wind as a power source was discussed to introduce electrical engineering and power. The use of wind as a power source lead into a discussion of natural resource depletion and innovate ways to generate different power sources. The teachers built a wind turbine to demonstrate and learn about power, alternative fuel sources, rotors and torque. During the activity, the teachers had to develop a scenario

Conference Session

Think Outside the Box! K-12 Engineering Curriculum

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristen Wendell, Tufts University; Kathleen Connolly, Tufts University; Christopher Wright, Tufts University; Linda Jarvin, Tufts University; Mike Barnett, Boston College; Chris Rogers, Tufts University; Ismail Marulcu, Boston College

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

choice pre-post tests, and created teachers leave 2006) Learn: Basic better performance in automatically, program because they mechanics, designing experiments, and specify are not able to adjust Newton’s laws of planning data collection, “ritualizing to a new kind of motion and collaborating. practices” to help classroom control. construct culture.Across these three approaches, there are several commonalities in how classroom instructionalpractice is structured. All students

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Engineering Collaboration: Faculty & Student in K-12 Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic University; Magued Iskander, Polytechnic University; Noel Kriftcher, Polytechnic University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, algebra, andgeometry.4.2 Management Skills Team-building Skills: Fellows collaborate with one-another in a peer-learningenvironment to use laboratory lesson plans developed by others in their classrooms. Fellowspartner with their teachers to implement laboratory lessons in their classrooms. Moreover,Fellows work with students to prepare for and compete in the FLL robotics competitions.Finally, Fellows work with research mentors toward their research assignments. To performsuccessfully in these activities, Fellows are developing and mastering team-building skills. Leadership Skills: Fellows serve as STEM role-models to students and as technicaladvisors to teachers in K-12 classrooms. In addition, Fellows provide technical mentoring

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Women in K-12 Engineeering & Outreach Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ari Epstein, MIT; Beverly Mire, Cambridge Youth Programs; Trent Ramsey, Cambridge Youth Programs; Karen Gareis, Goodman Research Group; Emily Davidson, MIT; Elizabeth Jones, MIT; Michelle Slosberg, MIT; Rafael Bras, MIT

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Boston University’s graduate program in Human Development and a B.S. in Psychology from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.Emily Davidson, MIT EMILY DAVIDSON is a senior at MIT, majoring in Chemical Engineering with a double minor in Physics and Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences. She has been a mentor to teen interns at Terrascope Youth Radio since the program's inception, and helped to develop the education plan for the program's first summer intensive session.Elizabeth Jones, MIT ELIZABETH JONES is a sophomore at MIT, majoring in Environmental Engineering. She has been a mentor to teen interns in Terrascope Youth Radio since 2009, when she played a major role in

Conference Session

Thinking, Reasoning & Engineering in Elementary School

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Cunningham, Museum of Science, Boston; Cathy Lachapelle, Museum of Science, Boston

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Each EiE unit has commonelements, including a four-lesson structure. The first lesson introduces a field of engineering anda design challenge through a fictional story. The second lesson explores the field of engineeringmore broadly through hands-on activities. The third lesson includes a controlled experiment formore in-depth exploration of different materials, processes, or design elements that will informthe final design. For the fourth lesson, students plan, create, test, evaluate and improve theirdesigns. As a result of engaging in engineering challenges and better understanding engineeringconcepts and being exposed to the kind of work of engineers do, some students might also reportincreases in their attitudes and self efficacy related