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

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Linda S. Hirsch, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Howard S. Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology; John D. Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

introduction of the Next Generation Science Standards. Although reports onthe results of most RET programs appear to be positive in terms of teacher satisfaction, gainingresearch skills and improved content knowledge about engineering, few programs have reportedon the use of any systematic process to guide teachers in the development of their instructionalmodules or lesson plans, and most programs appear to lack follow-up and\or reports ofclassroom implementation from the lessons.Our University has completed one three-year RET program in the area of pharmaceuticalengineering and has begun a second. Each participating teacher has been able to enrich his or herown knowledge-base as a STEM education professional as an active member of a research

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Research to Practice: STRAND 4 K-12 Engineering Resources: Best Practices in Curriculum Design (Part 2)

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shashi S. Nambisan P.E., University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Jennifer Richards, University of Tennessee; Wenshu Li, The University of Tennessee

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Paper ID #14160Transportation System Based Summer Academy for Teachers (RTP, Strand4)Dr. Shashi S. Nambisan P.E., University of Tennessee, Knoxville Shashi Nambisan is a Professor of Civil Engineering at University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UT). Since 1989, he has led efforts on more than 165 research, education, and outreach projects that have addressed local, statewide, regional and national issues in transportation and infrastructure systems management related to policy, planning, operations, safety, and risk analysis. He has authored or co-authored more than 125 peer reviewed journal and conference publications. Along

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Fundamental: K-12 Students and Engineering Design Practices (Part 1)

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristen Bethke Wendell, University of Massachusetts Boston; Christopher George Wright, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Patricia C Paugh, University of Massachusetts Boston

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

-making does take place during engineering designexperiences in culturally and linguistically diverse urban classrooms, and we present two studentgroup case studies to support that argument. We discuss implications of this work for elementaryengineering instructional design, pedagogy, and educational research.IntroductionIn its Framework for K-12 Science Education, the National Research Council writes, “Engineers,too, make decisions based on evidence that a given design will work; they rarely rely on trial anderror” (NRC, 2012, p. 62). For engineers to plan feasible solutions and revise solutions they havealready tested, they need to engage in reflective decision-making that takes into accountinformation about design options. This intentional

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Fundamental: Tools and Content for K-12 Engineering Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Cady, National Academy of Engineering; Greg Pearson, National Academy of Engineering; David R. Heil, David Heil & Associates, Inc.; Derek W Rector, Diamax Information Systems; Jana Jurukovska, Diamax Information Systems

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Apple. Active in promoting public understanding of science and engineering for over 35 years, he was the lead Editor of the popular book Family Science (1999) and a Co-Author of the recently published Family Engineering: An Activity & Event Planning Guide (2011). DHA provides the STEM education and science center fields with Research & Evaluation, Strategic Planning, and Materials Development and Implementation services. David Heil is a sought after national and international presenter on STEM education, is a past Director of Informal Science Education for the National Science Teachers Association, and served 2 years on the ASEE K-12 & Pre-College Division Board of Directors.Mr. Derek W Rector, Diamax

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Best Papers in K-12 / Pre-college Division

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Corey A Mathis, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Emilie A. Siverling, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Aran W Glancy, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Tamara J Moore, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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are elementary or middle schoolscience or STEM teachers, and the content areas for the units were either earth science orphysical science. The teachers in this study represented eight different schools within two urbandistricts with high diversity in the Midwestern region of the U.S. Teacher grade levels rangedfrom 4th grade to 7th grade.Data Sources & Analysis. The data used for this study consisted of written curriculardocuments generated by the teachers for the four units. These documents included lesson plans,worksheets, rubrics, and other supplemental artifacts such as PowerPoint slides and readings.Content analysis methods were used to examine the documents. This analytical method wasselected because it is a systematic way of

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Curriculum Exchange

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Mitchell, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; John M. Keller, California Polytechnic State University; Victor M Castillo Jr, California Polytechnic State University

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, homes, and businesses, unless the students can create a diversion plan to keep the water out ofsensitive areas and routed around the town. Students are able to dig trenches and make mounds within thesimulation. During class, students take their first attempts at saving Rivertown, testing ideas andredesigning their diversion plan within the computational model. After becoming familiar with the scenario,and brainstorming ideas, students complete the project at home. They must create a diversion plan, makethe digs and mounds, raise the river to the appropriate flooding level, and see how well their diversion planworked. They must then go back and do a redesign, attempting to keep the sensitive parts of Rivertowncompletely dry, using the fewest

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Curriculum Exchange

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katheryn Kennedy, Stevens Institute of Technology, CIESE

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ideas Select a solution Build the device Test and evaluate the device Present/share your device 4. ReflectionFor resources that include the lesson plans with instructor notes and student secret agent packetscontact:Katheryn KennedyStevens Institute of Technology, CIESE, Castle Point on Hudson,Hoboken, New Jersey 07030 Katheryn.Kennedy@stevens.edu Page 26.1359.2

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

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

competitions. Some students enter the course with a portfolio in hand. The teacherserves as resource and mentor, as the students present weekly plans and progress for a grade.This year a third course is being piloted called Engineering Technology. Designed primarily for9th grade students, the course focuses on engineering design, project management and hands ontechnical skills, which allows them to advance to the Intro to Engineering course with a richerpreparation. Evaluation will include the effectiveness of the course, the program’s impact on thestudents, and an assessment of the student work.IntroductionThe quest to design a new engineering program, deciding where to start, establishing the runningthemes for a whole new course, or set of courses

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K-12 & Pre- College Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bradley Bowen, North Dakota State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Page 26.1459.5 Table 3. Statistical analysis comparing current cohort’s current (pre) and intended (post) frequency of STEM classroom practices Question Survey N Mean Std. Dev. P-value How often do you use (or plan to use) Pre 20 3.80 1.322 0.673 teacher-led lectures or discussion Post 16 3.63 1.088 How often do you use (or plan to use) Pre 20 2.00 0.918 0.033* student-led class discussions or Post 16 2.81 1.276 presentations How often do you have (or plan to Pre 20 4.25 0.911 0.865 have) students

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

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katey Shirey, University of Maryland, College Park

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Generation Science Standards1 (NGSS) and an all-out push by President Obama andthe Department of Education seek to reform science education by introducing engineeringcontent and practices into Kindergarten through 12th-grade instruction. Science teachers acrossthe grades are tasked with including engineering in their science curricula creating the need forresearch on NGSS execution and roadblocks. This qualitative study stemmed from anexperienced high school physics teacher’s unexpected change in co-planned engineeringinstruction during a math and science enrichment camp. In an attempt to understand Evan’s*actions, this study examined the origins of and tensions within Evan’s engineering educationepistemology (EEE). My main research questions were

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Research to Practice: STRAND 4 K-12 Engineering Resources: Best Practices in Curriculum Design (Part 2)

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ayora Berry, Boston University; Don DeRosa, Boston University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

engineering curricula -Test engineering curricula -Use the Explore-Create-Share model to structure -Familiarize with engineering/design software curriculum planning -Share best practices in STEM education -Recieve support from teacher mentorsteachers with the opportunity to learn about engineering concepts informed by classroom andindustry practices, test curriculum materials, collaborate with industry and education experts,familiarize with engineering and product development software, and share best practices inSTEM education. The second phase is the Authoring Phase. This phase focuses on training

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K-12 & Pre- College Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tameshia Ballard Baldwin, North Carolina State University; Vincent William DeLuca, North Carolina State University; Aaron C. Clark, North Carolina State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

engaging in serious reflection on how to use the knowledge of student misconceptions inphysics was needed to guide transformation of the content in planning for instruction18. Baumertet al.19 attempted to answer questions such as: what kind of subject matter knowledge do teachersneed to be well prepared for their instructional tasks and to what degree does their mastery of thecontent influence their instructional repertoire? In agreement with other studies, a positive effectof teacher PCK on students’ learning gains mediated by the provision of cognitive activation andindividual learning support was shown19. Another important tentative conclusion drawn fromthat study was that teacher education programs that compromise on subject matter training do

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Research to Practice: STRAND 5 Other Topics in K-12 Engineering Education.

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shaobo Huang, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Cassandra M Birrenkott, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Marius D Ellingsen, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Mark David Bedillion, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Karim Heinz Muci-Kuchler, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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and the US. He can be reached at Karim.Muci@sdsmt.edu. Page 26.1040.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Investigating the Impact of an Outreach Activity on High School Students’ Attitudes toward STEM DisciplinesIntroductionScience, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education is a growing interest inthe United States. A recent five-year strategic plan published by the National ScienceTechnology Council’s Committee on STEM Education clearly outlines STEM education as anational priority, defining STEM jobs as “the jobs of the future” 1. The

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Research to Practice: STRAND 2- Engineering Across the Curriculum: Integration with the Arts, Social Studies, Science, and the Common Core

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jay B. Brockman, University of Notre Dame; Douglas C. Hall, University of Notre Dame; Sean Patrick Martin, University of Notre Dame's DeBartolo Performing Arts Center; L. Arielle Phillips, University of Notre Dame

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

event, werecritical to its design and implementation. A one-credit, pass/fail course withapproximately 40 students from a wide variety of majors focused on the design andconstruction of the musical instruments. Students in this class were also required todevelop lesson plans for the small group sessions. Students in a senior-level ElectricalEngineering audio technology course developed, together with the faculty member, aseries of demonstrations for the museum-like portion of the event.There is currently a growing interest in K-12 programs that integrate STEM educationwith the Arts, commonly known by the acronym STEAM.1, 2, 6, 9, 10 Even as the nationadvocates for advances in K-12 STEM education to spur greater employment andeconomic

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Research & Evaluation on K-12 Teachers and Teaching.

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Birgit Fahrman, KTH Royal Institute of Technology; Lena B. Gumaelius, KTH Royal Institute of Technology; Per G. Norström, KTH Royal Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

the teachers’ education is important for teaching structure andcontent. Bjurulf also mentions that classroom and group size affects the choice of content. Allteachers in the Bjurulf study performed design and make tasks, but it was found that the taskswere handled in very different ways and that reflection for a deeper understanding by thestudents was lacking in some cases.Blomdahl13 shows that teachers’ lack of knowledge about pupils’ preconceptions can causeproblems in planning and implementation classroom activities. Not knowing the pastexperiences of students has been found to be an uncertainty factor.Mattson14 discusses how teachers, student teachers, and pupils view technology. Her workshows that teachers need subject competence to give

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Curriculum Exchange

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicholas Robert Stambach, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara M. Moskal, Colorado School of Mines

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Classrooms (Curriculum Exchange)AuthorsNicholas Stambach, Graduate Student Manager, nstambac@mines.eduBarbara Moskal, Director, bmoskal@mines.eduProgram Websitehttp://trefny.mines.edu/Program SummaryThe lesson plan that is proposed for presentation here wascreated as part of a larger, kindergarten through twelfth grade(K-12) outreach program. A unique feature of this program is theinclusion of all grade-levels, K-12, within a given district.Additionally, this program is modeled after a National ScienceFoundation GK-12 program, which was originally funded overten years ago. The lesson presented here targets grades 5 through8. Teachers who participate in this program attend a two-weeksummer workshop which is taught by

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Research to Practice: STRAND 5 Other Topics in K-12 Engineering Education.

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rosemary L Edzie, University of Nebraska ; Brett Meyer, University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Engineering

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

projectbooklet. Page 26.727.7Figure 4 Engineering Activity RubricCATEGORY 4 3 2 1 ScoreConstruction Project plan and Project plan is neat Project plan is not Project plan andManagement: structure is neat and and orderly, but the neat and orderly, but structure are notDesign orderly. structure is not. the structure is. neat and orderly.Construction Building is complete Building is Building is Building isManagement: and per architectural

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Evaluation: Technology and Tools for K-12 Engineering Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John L. Irwin, Michigan Technological University; Douglas E. Oppliger P.E., Michigan Technological University; Joshua M Pearce, Department of Materials Science & Engineering and Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Michigan Technological University; Gerald Anzalone, Michigan Technological University

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engineering design process and that theworkshops empowered them and their students to tackle projects previously perceived asbeyond their skill level. Insufficient preparation for troubleshooting hardware andsoftware issues was listed as the greatest barrier to fully realizing the technology’spotential in the classroom. Also highlighted was a lack of resources for development ofmeaningful lesson plans using this nascent technology.IntroductionDuring the summers of 2013 and 2014 four workshops were held for high school scienceand technology teachers. The workshop participants built and commissioned their ownRepRap 3D printers in order to take them back to their schools to use in classrooms.Workshops were intended to provide the tools and basic

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Curriculum Exchange

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Gajdzik, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Johannes Strobel, Texas A&M University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

heating to create a design plan and develop a materials budget for their passive solar house. (NGSS 4- PS3-4, 3-5-ETS1-2; CCSS 4.MD.A.3, 4.MD.A.2, SL.4.1)• Make a Prototype: Teams use their design plans to build their models. (NGSS 4-PS3-4; CCSS SL.4.1)• Test the Prototype: Teams conduct fair tests to determine if their models meet the criteria of the problem. Students calculate the total open area on each side of the house and roof. Teams prepare and present their findings. The class then compares their designs to determine the relationship between the team designs that were most successful and the features of those designs. (NGSS 4-PS3-4, 3-5-ETS1-3; CCSS SL.4.1)• Reflect and Redesign: Teams

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K-12 & Pre- College Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Wilson Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Michael Hannigan, University of Colorado - Boulder; Madeline Polmear, University of Colorado, Boulder; Lisa Gardiner, UCAR Center for Science Education; Katya Anna Hafich, University of Colorado - Boulder; Ashley Monika Collier, University of Colorado, Boulder

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-based public discussion and inform publicpolicy.1The SRN model incorporates public stakeholders into the research throughout the project forresearch activities, rather than peripherally for broader impacts goals. Hence, the tasks ofeducation, outreach and outcomes assessment assume a larger role than in some NSF projectsand are envisioned to work closely with researchers to foster relationships with stakeholders thatbenefit both research and broader impacts goals.Outreach in STEM fieldsThe National Science Foundation emphasizes education and outreach activities in its science andengineering awards through its required broader impacts section in all submitted researchproposals. Funded researchers are required to make a plan for sharing results

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K-12 & Pre- College Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Andrew Albright, South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics; Karen R. Den Braven, South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics; Elaine R. Parshall, SC Governor's School of Science and Mathematics

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the three-time National Championship SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge Team and is a Fellow of ASME. Dr. Den Braven joined SCGSSM in early 2014 as the director of the GSSM residential engineering program and Accelerate, the new virtual engineering program for gifted high-school students in the state.Dr. Elaine R. Parshall, SC Governors School of Science and Mathematics Elaine R. Parshall is the Academic Coordinator for Accelerate, a blended online high-school engineering program offered to students grades 10-12 around the state. Her current responsibilities include course integration, planning summer camps and Saturday experiences, working with faculty, and general trouble- shooting for this new program. Formerly, she

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Research on Diversification & Inclusion

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jane L. Lehr, California Polytechnic State University; Michael Haungs, California Polytechnic State University

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, New Engineering Educators, Student, Women in Engineering

major with a high level of one-on-one advising. However, a high degree of flexibility also contributes. In the LSE program,iterative revision and recreation of an individualized curriculum and career plan are understoodas signs of success rather than failure or deviation. Students are encouraged to understand anddesign their major as a “whole-person technical degree” that does not require them to pass, toassimilate, to compartmentalize, or to conform to stereotypes. We suggest that this holisticflexibility may disrupt barriers such as impostor syndrome by positioning the student not asimpostor but as designer and creator – even when enrolled in technical courses in which thesex/gender ratio is skewed male. Lessons learned from “liberal studies

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K-12 & Pre- College Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hamid R. Parsaei, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Brady Creel, Texas A&M University at Qatar; John S Small, Texas A&M University at Qatar

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 problem  solving  and  design  exercises.  Students  also  learn   about  teamwork  and  leadership  through  group  activities.   • Future  Engineers.    This  eight-­‐day  program  has  been  structured  exclusively  for  high   performing  students  in  grades  10  and  11  and  is  intended  to  promote  engineering  as   discipline  of  choice  as  those  students  begin  thinking  about  plans  for  university  studies.     In  addition  to  hands-­‐on  engineering  design  activities  and  team  projects,  including   computer  aided  design  and  3D  printing,  participants  are  introduced  to  engineering   disciplines  along  with  advanced  math  and  sciences,  and

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Evaluation: Exploring High School Engineering Education Initiatives

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacob L. Segil, University of Colorado at Boulder; Brian Huang, Sparkfun Electronics; Beth A Myers, University of Colorado Boulder; Lindsay Diamond, SparkFun Electronics

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does not intervene duringthe assembly process. Another practical example of an adjustment made occurs in the lectureconcerning computer programming. The various computer programming concepts includingvariables, functions, and structures are presented as an analogy to parts of speech like nouns,verbs, and punctuation. The analogy grounds the computer programming concepts into adiscipline (language arts) that high school students have more familiarity. The instructormaterials were also revised to provide more background information concerning the lessons andmore detailed lesson plans. A daily lesson plan was developed for the high school versionincluding a minute-to-minute timeline of the day. A significant difference in a high school course

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Research to Practice: STRAND 3 – Principles of K-12 Engineering Education and Practice

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bassant Mohamed Yasser, Qatar University; Mahmoud Abdulwahed, Qatar University; Rashid Alammari, Qatar University; Saud A Ghani, Qatar University; Mazen O. Hasna, Qatar University

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change, disruptive/transformative innovation, development studies, strategic planning, and public policy. Mahmoud has authored/co-authored 50+ peer-reviewed published papers in well-reputed international conferences and journals, in addition to 25+ institutional/curricular frameworks and internal reports. Mahmoud has attained a number of research funding grants from the UK, Malaysia, and Qatar, and won a number of awards and scholarships during his studies and professional career. After finishing his Doctorate, Mahmoud worked as a researcher at Loughborough University, UK. In Fall 2011, he moved to Qatar University (QU), Qatar, as a faculty member with the Dean’s Office, College of Engineering. In Fall 2012, Mahmoud

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Curriculum Exchange

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristen M Clapper Bergsman, Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering; Eric H. Chudler, University of Washington; Lise Johnson, The Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering; Michael W. Shaw, Cleveland STEM High School; Shannon Jephson-Hernandez, Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering

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in the hopes of making better use of my credentials. Teaching was the natural choice as I am passionate about providing rigorous science instruction to high Page 26.731.1 school students. I currently am in my third year of teaching at Cleveland High School in Seattle, WA. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Exploring Neural Engineering with a Teacher-Authored Science Curriculum (Curriculum Exchange)Contact Information—Pre-college Education Manager, Kristen Bergsman, bergsman@uw.eduWebsite: www.csne-erc.org/content/lesson-plans

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

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Keshwani, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Krista Lynn Adams, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

theemphasis from a discipline-based focus to crosscutting concepts that connect many disciplines.These crosscutting concepts, such as systems and system models, promote a deeperunderstanding of science and engineering concepts. Traditional education programs often do notprepare teachers to build these connections between science and engineering concepts. Theobjective of this study was to determine if formal interactions with engineering students tofacilitate afterschool science clubs would provide a means for pre-service teachers to learn howto make these connections in their instructional practices.In this study, undergraduate elementary education and biological systems engineering studentsworked together to plan and facilitate afterschool science

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Research to Practice: STRAND 5 Other Topics in K-12 Engineering Education.

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Cozzens, Southern Utah University

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available across the state of Utah in the 2014 FallSemester. Again, data was collected from these courses and used to improve it in the nextphase.2.4 Summary of the Research HistoryThe TICE grant has provided the state of Utah the opportunity to reach the Governor HerbertEducational Plan, ‘On Pace to 66% by 2020’2. The objectives of this research helps fulfill thefirst three steps of the PACE plan: 1. Reach young students. 2. Provide STEM related curriculum to small rural schools (providing access to all students). 3. Help students complete a degree by receiving concurrent high school and college credit.On a much larger scale, the contribution of this research could not only help preserve theexisting engineering and technology

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Research to Practice: STRAND 3 – Principles of K-12 Engineering Education and Practice

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie C. Vereen, University of Alabama; Allison D. Vereen, North Douglas Elementary, Douglas County School System

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

technology, followed bymath, and then science. No respondents indicated the highest level of interest in engineering.Many school systems and states include “math” and “science”. Most elementary school teachersdo not have engineering training6 so often when teachers hear “engineering” they think thesubject involves more than they are capable of teaching and is therefore out of their comfort zoneand abilities. As noted in the conclusions, efforts will be made by the planning to committee toaddress this perception.Approximately half of the teachers were interested in pursuing a Math or Science endorsement ifthere were local opportunities. The percentage of teachers willing to pursue professionalopportunities increases to 58% when a stipend was

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Curriculum Exchange

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristina Maruyama Tank, Iowa State University; Tamara J Moore, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

 STEM   • Treasure  Hunt   • Design  your  own   • Sort  materials  by   • Testing  materials   • Create  toy  Integration   modeling  activity   “standard”   physical  properties   • Planning   organizers  Activities   • Describe  objects  in   • Initial  design   • Test   terms  of  these   • Redesign   properties     Lesson 1 – This lesson