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Professional Development for Pre-Service and In-Service Teachers

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jerome P. Lavelle, North Carolina State University; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Amber L. M. Kendall, North Carolina State University; Matthew T. Stimpson, North Carolina State University

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Pre-College Engineering Education

types of research activities the teams participated in, thecontent and focus of the professional development activities, and an overview of the developedlesson plans.1. IntroductionAs an aspect of the extensive K-12 outreach and extension activities of The Engineering Place inthe College of Engineering at NC State University the authors submitted and were awarded anNSF Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) Site[1] grant. The grant concept involves stratifiedlaboratory research teams working on aspects of NAE Engineering Grand Challenge[2]-focusedproblems including: sustainability (solar/renewable energy), health (biomechanics), security(computer network security), and joy of living (personalized learning). Each research teamincludes one

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 11

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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J. Jill Rogers, The University of Arizona; Tirupalavanam G. Ganesh, Arizona State University; Jennifer Velez M.Ed., Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, Arizona State University

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still happen? What software tools could be leveraged? How wouldfaculty and students adapt? A rolling parade of cancellations plagued each colleges’ summerofferings for high school students: everything in May, then June, then July and August wascanceled. The months of hard work and planning for the summers’ educational events were nowfor naught and this reality had negative effects on the morale of both faculty and staff. Almost asan afterthought, the TriU Partnership circled back to the idea of an online event and held its firstTriU Committee planning meetings on May 8, 2020. Working as one team and on a tight timeschedule, the TriU Committee brainstormed ideas, decided on a direction and freely sharedresources. After many long meetings, The

Conference Session

PCEE Resource Exchange

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Annmarie Thomas, University of St. Thomas; Deborah Besser P.E., University of St. Thomas; Paige Huschka, Playful Learning Lab; Hannah French; MiKyla Jean Harjamaki, Playful Learning Lab; Maria Baklund, University of St. Thomas; Esmée Verschoor, Playful Learning Lab

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designed to solve the same problemto compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each performs.1-PS4-1 Plan and conduct investigations to provide evidence that vibrating materials canmake sound and that sound can make materials vibrate.2-PS1-1 Plan and conduct an investigation to describe and classify different kinds ofmaterials by their observable properties.2-PS1-2 Analyze data obtained from testing different materials to determine whichmaterials have the properties that are best suited for an intended purpose.*4-PS4-3 Generate and compare multiple solutions that use patterns to transferinformation.5-PS1-3 Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on theirproperties.MATERIALS

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 8

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Emel Cevik, Texas A&M University; Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University; Michael D. Johnson, Texas A&M University; Mathew Kuttolamadom, Texas A&M University; Jay R. Porter, Texas A&M University; Jennifer Whitfield, Texas A&M University

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societyand how engineering processes work [7-11]. Several studies reported that engineering-focused teacher PD programs and short courses were effective at developing theparticipating teachers’ knowledge of the engineering design process and positivelyimproving their perceptions of engineering [4, 11-16]. Some other studies stated that PDprograms provided the necessary knowledge and motivation to the teachers to implementengineering concepts and practices into their curricula [9, 17, 18].In the present study, the research team has designed, planned, and implemented a two-week summer PD program for middle school science and mathematics teachers. Theprogram had ten periods each lasted eight hours. Through this engineering focused PDendeavor, teachers

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Susan Beth D'Amico, North Carolina State University; Amber L. M. Kendall, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach; Daniel Gordon Mendiola Bates, North Carolina State University; Whitney N. McCoy, North Carolina State University

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their householdincome.The agenda (see Figure 1) for the camp provides scaffolded activities throughout the morning toallow students to build background knowledge and understanding of engineering concepts. In theafternoon, students are given adequate time to collaborate and utilize the engineering designprocess to complete an engineering challenge based on a book that identifies a real-worldproblem that needs to be solved.Scaffolding activities are selected to support the larger activity that is planned for the afternoon.Scaffolding activities break down the components of the larger activity enough that a focus canbe made to gain perspective and mastery before having to manage doing all of the elementstogether. Scaffolding activities are similar

Conference Session

Interest & Identity

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Murad Musa Mahmoud, Wartburg College; Jessica Marie Faber, Wartburg College; Luke G. Grzech, Wartburg College; Kurt Henry Becker, Utah State University

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Pre-College Engineering Education

coded based on the four themes: Educational Activates, Hobbies and Interests,Future Plans and Relationships. During this cycle of coding, the coders and faculty advisorfound and discussed the sub-themes which was used in the second cycle of coding. During boththe first and second cycles of coding, the coders met to arbitrate the results until agreement wasmade on the codes. The target was an interrater reliability Cronbach’s Alpha of 0.8 [14].The results from coding the qualitative data was then interpreted in conjunction with those fromthe quantitative portion. This was completed according to recommendations from the literatureabout mixed methods research, such as Creswell’s book, Designing and Conducting MixedMethods Research [15

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 3

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Cayla Lenore Anderson, Clemson University; Dhaval Gajjar, Clemson University

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Paper ID #34171Cross Sectional Assessment of CEM Curriculum Offerings at thePre-college level in North Carolina (Evaluation)Ms. Cayla Lenore Anderson, Clemson University Cayla Anderson is a doctoral student and graduate research assistant in the Planning, Design, and Built Environment program at Clemson University. Her research interests include construction education at the pre-college level, workforce development for minorities in construction, and gender and space in- tersections on construction jobsites. Her interests stems from her experience as a Black woman in the construction industry. Cayla received a dual

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 1

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Scott M. Randol, OMSI; Carla Herran, Oregon Museum of Science and Industry ; Smirla Ramos-Montanez, OMSI; Todd Shagott; Marcie R. Benne, Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI)

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Pre-College Engineering Education

plan, building and testingdesigns, making improvements, and assessing completion. In this study, facets of engineeringawareness of learners were determined by examining their ability to identify engineering-relatedpractices, strategies, and processes they used; and associating those practices, strategies, andprocesses with the construct of engineering.To conduct this exploration, researchers implemented three approaches to measure facets ofengineering awareness: observations, interviews and surveys. These methods provided data toaddress the following research questions: 1. What engineering practices do researchers observe visitors exercising? (Related to a facet of procedural knowledge) 2. From a list provided, what engineering

Conference Session

Elementary Engineering

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Teresa Porter, Ohio State University; Meg E. West, Ohio State University; Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University; Kathy Lea Malone, Nazarbayev University; Karen E. Irving, Ohio State University

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Pre-College Engineering Education

communicating information, (3) planning and carrying out investigations, (4)analyzing and interpreting data, (5) engaging in argument from evidence, (6) developing andusing models, (7) using mathematics and computational thinking, (8) constructing explanationsand designing solutions.The first engineering epistemic practice is that engineering is a social field and requires real-world context [11], [12]. Engineers work directly with clients to develop a set of criteria andconstraints (time, money, resources, etc.) and to define the problem [8], [11]. Before any projectcan begin, engineers must see the problem in context [11]. Therefore, every EiE lesson beginswith a narrative which allows students to gain interest in the topic, understand the need

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 6

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Janille A. Smith-Colin, Southern Methodist University; Jeanna Wieselmann, Southern Methodist University

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Pre-College Engineering Education

valued,supporting students’ sense of belonging, etc.) [30] work to diffuse stereotype threat and promoteidentity amongst young women is little understood. Understanding the role, impact, and designof these strategies to reduce stereotype threat is one of the primary goals of this project.MethodologyContext. This study focuses on a STEM Academy run by a local chapter of an international not-for-profit organization. The not-for-profit is committed to enriching, sustaining, and ensuring thecultural and economic survival of African Americans and other people of African Ancestry. Ledby a planning team of 12, the local chapter of approximately 60 members in the south-centralU.S. has delivered STEM Academy programming for 8 years, with the goals of

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 15

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Meg E. West, Ohio State University; J. Blake Hylton, Ohio Northern University; Patrick James Herak, Ohio State University; Bruce Wellman, Olathe Engineering Academy at Northwest High School; Todd France, Ohio Northern University

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: Engineering Professional Development SequenceThe first day consisted of the participants completing an activity intended to help studentsunderstand the similarities and differences of engineering and science. An engineering designexperience was also included that consisted of the participants following the engineering designprocess based on a given scenario. It entailed the participants practicing problem-framing,planning a solution, and developing a prototype of their design. This allowed them to take on thestudent perspective of the type of lesson they will be teaching. A discussion of best practices forfacilitating this kind of experience concluded the first day. The second day was dedicated to thefamiliarization of the problem-framing activities

Conference Session

PCEE Evaluation Studies

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Murad Musa Mahmoud, Utah State University; Kurt Henry Becker, Utah State University - Engineering Education; Max L Longhurst, Utah State University; R. Ryan Dupont, Utah State University; Nancy Mesner, Utah State University; Jim Dorward, Utah State University

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Pre-College Engineering Education

Post Deviation I am interested in careers that use science 3.78 4.00 0.98 0.1610 I am interested in careers that use mathematics 3.69 4.12 0.75 0.0030 I am interested in careers that use technology 3.91 4.24 0.79 0.0190 I am interested in careers that involve engineering 3.94 4.12 0.64 0.1100 I plan to use STEM in my future career 3.93 4.17 0.54 0.0140 I am interested in careers that involve STEM 3.82 4.12 0.53 0.0030 STEM interest average 3.92 4.07 0.31 0.0080As can be seen in Table 3, there was a significant upward change in

Conference Session

Elementary Students: Computational Thinking, Reasoning, and Troubleshooting

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emilie A. Siverling, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Elizabeth Suazo-Flores; Tamara J. Moore, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Pre-College Engineering Education

including standards, assessments, and curricula[27]. The curricular unit used in this study was designed and developed with guidance from boththe STEM integration framework [24] and The Framework for Quality K-12 EngineeringEducation [27]. The latter framework identifies nine key characteristics of quality pre-collegeengineering; the first of these characteristics, the Process of Design (POD), is most pertinent tothis study. POD has six sub-indicators which represent the fundamental characteristics of designprocesses: problem, background, plan, implement, test, and evaluate. POD can be broken intotwo stages: problem scoping and solution generation. The problem scoping stage is composed ofidentifying the problem, criteria, and constraints and

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 15

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Sarah Hug, Colorado Evaluation and Research Consulting; Suzanne Eyerman, Fairhaven Research and Evaluation; Trina L. Fletcher, Florida International University; Araceli Martinez Ortiz, Texas State University; Michael A. Soltys, University of Colorado, Boulder

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16(16) 2020-21 3 37* 32 2021-22 4 75 64 2022-23 5 100 128 *In 2020, a website error may have influenced low participation in the applications Table 1. The actual versus planned number of Ambassadors by cohort between 2018 and 2023Girls apply to serve as Ambassadors in the spring preceding their Ambassador year, and theyalso select an adult sponsor who will help them implement their project. Decisions regardingwho will be included in the program are made in early summer. Girls receive

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 13

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Perihan Fidan, Tennessee Tech University; Stephanie L. Wendt, Tennessee Tech University; Jeremy Wendt, Tennessee Tech University; Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Tech University

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due to the complexity of designing, time management,and money constraints. 3D pens offer a lower cost alternative that provide immediate gratification for users. Inthis project, instructors demonstrate how 3D pens can be used to teach biomedical engineering in middleschool classrooms.This STEM lesson will use hands-on/minds-on materials while walking students through the EngineeringDesign Process: Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, Improve (Museum of Science Boston, 2020). During the unit, thestudents integrate each of the STEM disciplines (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) in a fun andaccessible way by using 3D pens to create models. LEARNING GOALS: Students will effectively design and construct a prototype prosthesis using a 3D pen

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 2

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Nicole Alexandra Batrouny, Tufts University; Kristen B. Wendell, Tufts University; Chelsea Joy Andrews, Tufts University; Tejaswini S. Dalvi, University of Massachusetts, Boston

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Pre-College Engineering Education

expect that the physicalartifact which a group creates is representative of a shared understanding among the group, fromstudies of engineering design with adults, we know that coming to this shared understanding ofthe problem, the team strategy, and the design artifact itself requires intense negotiation.Designers must communicate across all members of a team in order to establish roles andrelationships, plan and change activities, gather and share information, generate and adoptconcepts, and avoid and resolve conflict (Cross, 2011). Studies of elementary engineeringeducation illustrate the ways in which young children manage these elements of designingtogether (Jordan & McDaniel, 2014; Roth, 1996; Moore et al., 2019; Wright et al., 2018

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Darlee Gerrard, University of Toronto; Paul R. Chiarot, State University of New York at Binghamton

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Pre-College Engineering Education

camp program.The logistics were co-determined by the participating institutions and were based on the planned,annual activities of the experienced outreach organization. The experiences of the US studentcohort mirrored the activities (on a modified timeline) that participating Canadian studentsendured. For this project, we worked within a qualitative research paradigm to explore theelements of the collaboration. Data collection thus far for the project was conducted through twomethods: document analysis and open-ended survey. Document analysis examined the physicalartifacts [9] from the Canadian and US outreach groups, including agenda, program schedules,manuals, curriculum documents, and training materials. Documents were assessed

Conference Session

Elementary Engineering

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brenda M. Capobianco, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jeffrey D. Radloff, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Pre-College Engineering Education

togenerate coherent explanations of natural phenomena; they understand how claims are justified;how to represent their thinking to others; critique one another’s ideas; and revise their ideas inresponse to evidence and argument. The hallmark of this pedagogy is its adaptiveness tostudents’ needs and thinking, and examples of this approach have set new standards for rigor andequity in practice across several subject matter areas [6] - [9].Windschitl, Thompson, Braaten, and Stroupe [2] define four high-leverage practices for scienceteaching that make up what they refer to as “the core repertoire of ambitious teaching” (p. 880).These practices include constructing big ideas (planning of a science lesson); eliciting andinterpreting students’ ideas

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 16

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Jessica Marie Faber, Wartburg College; Luke G. Grzech, Wartburg College; Murad Musa Mahmoud, Wartburg College; Kurt Henry Becker, Utah State University

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Pre-College Engineering Education

Male Total Interested in STEM Career/Future Plans 27 39 66 27 40 67 Fun/Enjoyable 16 11 27 10 8 18 STEM Subjects 16 23 39 9 7 16 Engaging/Hands-on 6 9 15 8 5 13 Activities Ability 4 1 5 1 2 3 Camps 0 2 2 5 4 9Table 6: Subcategory Data Results Undecided Pre Post

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Resource Exchange

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Kristen Clapper Bergsman, University of Washington; Eric H. Chudler, University of Washington

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: Circuitry and Sensory Substitution Curriculum UnitTime: Two weeks Lessons: 4 Grades: 10-12 Focus: Physics/Cambridge IGCSE PhysicsIn this unit, physics students extend their knowledge of basic electric circuits by studying the function and use of more complex components [1, 2]. Students are introduced to basic neuroscience principles and use these concepts to design, build, and optimize a prototype of a sensory-substitution device on circuit boards. They present their models on a scientific poster. https://centerforneurotech.uw.edu/education-k-12-lesson- plans/circuitry-and

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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Jennifer Kouo, Towson University; Stacy S. Klein-Gardner, Vanderbilt University; Medha Dalal, Arizona State University; W. Ethan Eagle, University of Maryland

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remote teacher PD, especially focusing on how we responded to teachers bysupporting them as they prepared to teach engineering content in online and hybrid modalities. e4usa Teacher Professional Development In summer 2019, e4usa staff delivered a week-long, in-person, intensive PD for 9teachers. Starting from this framework, we initially planned to replicate this in 3 geographiclocations across the country for 30 new teachers in 2020. Due to COVID-19, the PD shifted to avirtual modality, with two available versions, “Marathon” and “Sprint.” This adjustment, alongwith many others, was a timely opportunity to model flexibility in our online instruction and shareemerging best practices amidst the pandemic. We

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kimberly Christian, Stony Brook University; Angela M. Kelly, Stony Brook University; Monica Bugallo, Stony Brook University; Keith Sheppard, Stony Brook University

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Pre-College Engineering Education

include planning of a project. 52 43 4 0 0 4. I am interested in learning more about engineering and design through in- 30 57 4 9 0 service workshops. 5. I am interested in learning more about engineering and design through 27 26 26 17 4 college courses. 6. I am interested in learning more about engineering and design through peer 30 43 22 4 0 training. 7. I would like to be able to teach my students to understand the design 52 35 9 4 0 process. 8. I would like to be able to teach students to understand the types of problems 57 35 9 0 0 to which engineering and design can be applied. 9. Engineering and design

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 20

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Vemitra M. White, NASA Marshall & Stennis Space Flight Centers/ Texas State University ; Debra Prince, Mississippi State University; Jamel Hill Alexander, DoD

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assessed thedifferences in student perceptions towards pursuing an engineering degree by grade level, race,and gender post taking part in a week-long residential academy. Results show that majority ofthe participants’ interests and knowledge of engineering increased because of taking part in theweek-long academies. More boys (84.3%) planned to take more math and science courses inhigh school than girls (60%) post completing the academies. Also, highlighted in the findingswere the representations of groups who are traditionally under-represented in the fields ofengineering. The academy tailored for girls were very successful in recruiting African Americanstudents. Overall, the week-long academies and instructors on the university campus

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 11

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Stacey L. Vaziri, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Jacob R. Grohs, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Liesl M. Baum, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Marlena McGlothlin Lester, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Phyllis Leary Newbill

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Radford University. She received her doctorate in instructional design and technology from Virginia Tech.Dr. Marlena McGlothlin Lester, Virginia Tech Marlena McGlothlin Lester is the Director of Advising for the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. She leads the undergraduate advising team and oversees the advising process for all General Engineering students. She is responsible for the development of a hands-on, minds-on orien- tation model for all first-year engineering students, the creation of a comprehensive engineering major exploration tool, Explore Engineering, and enhancement of the academic planning resources available for first-year engineering students. Marlena strives to transform the

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 5

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Marialice Mastronardi, University of Texas at Austin; Maura J. Borrego, University of Texas at Austin; Risa D. Hartman, University of Texas at Austin

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/engineering curriculum for thefollowing school year. In line with NSF goals, the program offers strong support in curriculumdevelopment, thanks to the introduction of a “mentor teacher”, who is a former RET participant(who attended the program twice) with expertise in curriculum development. The mentor teacherserves as a role model and helps during the lesson design. NASCENT organizes weekly cohortmeetings where teachers share their ideas, receive feedback on their lesson plan and networkwith other RET participants and NASCENT faculty and staff. Cumulatively, NASCENT has supported 51 teachers over the past seven years, affectingan estimated 5,000 students. To date, these teachers created 33 lessons posted on the NASCENTwebsite, 8 of which have

Conference Session

Bridge Programs Connecting to First-Year Engineering

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rezvan Nazempour; Houshang Darabi, University of Illinois, Chicago; Peter C. Nelson, University of Illinois, Chicago; Renata A. Revelo, University of Illinois, Chicago; Yeow Siow, University of Illinois, Chicago; Jeremiah Abiade

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First-Year Programs, Pre-College Engineering Education

component is to prepare the Scholars for successful acquisition of an internship and eventually a full-time position. It also provides the Scholars with an opportunity to begin establishing a network, understand the components of a high- quality resume and online professional profile, and evaluate internship opportunities. By participating in this activity prior to entering college, the Scholars are expected to be able to start planning a career path during their first year. A total of three one-hour sessions are scheduled during the two-week program, and are facilitated by professional staff from the university career center. 3.2. WorkshopsThe SBP programming includes a variety of informational and

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 5

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Bonnie Achee, Southeastern Louisiana University; Ahmad Fayed, Southeastern Louisiana University; Mehmet Emre Bahadir, Southeastern Louisiana University; Deborah Athas Dardis, Southeastern Louisiana University; Troy Williams, Southeastern Louisiana University; Wendy J. Conarro, Southeastern Louisiana University; Mohammad Saadeh, Southeastern Louisiana University; Tireka Cobb Ph.D., Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance

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institutes. Professionaldevelopment facilitators have been forced to rethink the model for STEM focused professionaldevelopment. Virtual professional development with a STEM focus faces challenges that are notencountered in traditional face to face settings. These challenges require creative practices toovercome obstacles faced during implementation. (Brasili and Allen 2019)Program DetailsSTILE-Ed Summer STEM Institute provided teachers with five days of interactive instruction onusing the virtual Harvard LabXchange simulation platform for Biology and Physics, and alsoincorporated 3D Design & Printing and Computer Science. On the sixth day, teachers prepared aLabXchange pathway to use as a lesson plan for their students. Fourteen teachers

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Katherine C. Chen, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Shari Weaver, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Gretchen Fougere, STEM Leadership Advisors

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surveys by students deciding whether to apply to TPP, 53% were“exploring teaching” and 27% professed “to go into teaching after working in industry,” and13% said they were “interested in becoming a teacher immediately after graduation.” In contrast,out of the current TPP students interviewed, 13 of the 16 students (81%) intend to teachsecondary school at some point. In fact, four TPP students indicated that they had matriculated toWPI because of the TPP. With these data, we see that the students who end up doing the TPP arequite committed to teaching. Because many of our TPP students plan to wait before becoming teachers in the classroom, itwas important to understand why. They were asked in the interview what they wanted to learnfirst before

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 7

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Reagan Curtis, West Virginia University; Darran Cairns, University of Missouri - Kansas City; Johnna Bolyard, West Virginia University

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here on how Project TESAL participating teachersshifted their stance toward ambiguity, developed comfort with the design process for integratingmathematics and science instruction, and how their lesson plans and focus group interviewsrevealed such change over time. We discuss findings from analyses of data across three yearsfrom content knowledge tests (Diagnostic Mathematics Assessments for Middle School Teachers[DTAMS]), surveys (Teacher Efficacy and Attitudes Toward STEM [T-STEM], individualinterviews and focus groups, teacher generated design lesson plans, and observations asparticipating teachers implemented lessons in their classrooms.Teachers who participated all three years discussed the integration of engineering design,complex

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 8

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Miiri Kotche, University of Illinois at Chicago; Jennifer D. Olson, University of Illinois at Chicago; Darrin Collins, University of Illinois at Chicago

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Pre-College Engineering Education

features aredeepening content knowledge, promotion of active learning, fostering coherence, perceivedenhancement of knowledge and skills, and influence in teachers’ classroom teaching practice [2].Their results suggest that sustained and intensive professional development that focuses onspecific academic subject matter, coupled with planning for classroom implementation andalignment with national and state standards is more likely to produce enhanced knowledge andskills. This paper discusses the evolution of the Bioengineering Experience for ScienceTeachers (BEST) Program at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). As the largest urbanpublic research institute in Chicago, our Research 1 university is proud to serve an extremelydiverse