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Best Practices in Out-of-School Time

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chris San Antonio-Tunis, Museum of Science, Boston; Joelle Clark, Northern Arizona University; Christine M. Cunningham, Museum of Science, Boston; Cathy P. Lachapelle, Museum of Science, Boston

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, technology, and math in professional devel- opment for K-12 teachers. She also directed the Women’s Experiences in College Engineering (WECE) project, the first national, longitudinal, large-scale study of the factors that support young women pursu- ing engineering degrees. At Cornell University, where she began her career, she created environmental science curricula and professional development. Cunningham has received a number of awards; in 2017 her work was recognized with the prestigious Harold W. McGraw Jr. Prize in Education. Cunningham holds joint B.A. and M.A. degrees in biology from Yale University and a Ph.D. in Science Education from Cornell University.Dr. Cathy P. Lachapelle, Museum of Science, Boston

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Professional Development for Pre-Service and In-Service Teachers

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elena Nicolescu Veety, North Carolina State University; James Edward Lamberth III, Enloe High School; Evelyn L. Baldwin, Wake STEM Early College High School

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smaller cohorts from 2017 and 2018. Group Aconsisted of 32 teachers, 53% High School and 47% Middle School. Group B consisted of 9teachers, 89% High School and 11% Middle School. The teachers’ subject area expertiseincluded Science, Math, Career and Technical Education (CTE), English, History, Health/PE,and Special Education). Figure 1 shows the percentage of teachers by primary subject areataught. 60% 50% Group A %of Participants 40% Group B 30% 20% 10% 0

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PCEE Biomedical Engineering

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Martina Nieswandt, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Elizabeth McEneaney, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

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conceptualizes these scientificand engineering practices as overlapping but distinct. Knowledge of both domains, it is argued, will helpstudents to become critical consumers of scientific information, to understand the impact of scientists’ andengineers’ work on daily life and how this work addresses major societal challenges (e.g., treating ofdiseases, addressing climate change or generating sufficient and affordable energy), and lead them toconsider a career in a STEM field. This new focus on scientific practices accompanies a call for more sustained emphasis on inquiryand engineering design activities, particularly as part of a constructivist science curriculum centered oncollaborative activities done in small groups. While the structure of the

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Engineering Professional Development using Robotics Activities

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Veena Jayasree Krishnan, NYU Tandon School of Engineering; Sheila Borges Rajguru, NYU Tandon School of Engineering; Vikram Kapila, NYU Tandon School of Engineering

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professional development(PD) program in brief while Section 5 presents the science and math lesson that were observedand assessed. Section 6 describes the research conducted for this study and Section 7 highlightsthe results of teacher surveys, classroom observations, and pre-/post-tests of students. Section 8presents the discussion of the results and Section 9 provides conclusion and discusses future work.2. Literature ReviewAdopting the use of robotics in middle school education is important because, as students begin toconsider future education and careers opportunities, engagement in positive STEM learningexperiences that impart a sense of success and competence [11] can arrest the early decline of theirSTEM interest [8] and prevent them from

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicole Alexandra Batrouny, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach; Karen Miel, Tufts University; Kristen B. Wendell, Tufts University

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. In 2016 she was a recipient of the U.S. Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). https://engineering.tufts.edu/me/people/faculty/kristen- bethke-wendell c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Elementary students’ disciplinary talk in a classroom with an explicit engineering decision making scaffold (Work in Progress)While engineering grows as a part of elementary education, important questions arise about theskills and practices we ask of students. Though the engineering design challenge is widely usedas a structure for doing engineering in educational settings [1], there are still questions about howto best organize design challenges to promote

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Henriette D. Burns, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Samantha A. Murphy, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Matt Johnson; Georgia Bracey, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Mark McKenney, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; Ann Vogel, iBIO Institute

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, TalentSparks! R teacher professional development, Stellar Girls after-school STEM program for middle school girls, STEMgirls Summer Camps, and SCI: Science Career Investigation R . Ann has led the Education Subcommittee of the national Coalition of State Bio- science Institutes for five years and has twice been elected to serve on the Executive Committee, which she currently Co-chairs. Prior to joining the Institute in 2006, Ann successfully directed BiTmaP, a first of its kind, U.S. Department of Labor-sponsored initiative with the University of Illinois at Chicago that provides bioinformatics training to IT professionals. Prior to BiTmaP, she assisted in the management of technology start-ups and small businesses in

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eleazar Vasquez III, University of Central Florida; Melissa A. Dagley, University of Central Florida; Hyoung Jin Cho, University of Central Florida; Damla Turgut, University of Central Florida; Alireza Karbalaei, University of Central Florida

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, technology, engineering, and mathematics programs.Prof. Hyoung Jin Cho, University of Central Florida Hyoung Jin Cho is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the Uni- versity of Central Florida. He earned his PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Cincinnati in 2002, MS and BS in Materials Engineering from Seoul National University in 1991 and 1989, respec- tively. He was a recipient of NSF CAREER award in 2004. His main research interest is in the develop- ment of microscale actuators, sensors and microfluidic components based on micro- and nanotechnology.Dr. Damla Turgut, University of Central Florida Damla Turgut is Charles Millican Professor of Computer Science at

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Pre-College Engineering Education in the Formal Classroom

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Saira Anwar, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Muhsin Menekse, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Siddika Selcen Guzey, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Valarie L. Bogan, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Shelbi C. Smeathers , Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ji Yoon Jung, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Utkuhan Genc, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Statistics mi- nor to further expand his data analytics and visualization skills. Education and healthcare are the two main career focus interests for Utkuhan and he wishes to use data-driven optimization solutions to improve the lives of others. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Effect of Integrated Life Science Units on Middle School Students’ EngagementAbstract This research to practice paper explores the effect of an integrated life sciences unit onmiddle school students' engagement. Prior research on middle school students’ engagementprovides the evidence of two primary findings: 1) students’ engagement in STEM courses showsa decline over

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 14

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René F. Reitsma, Oregon State University; Brian Gordon Hoglund, Oregon State University; Dua Chaker, University of Colorado, Boulder; Andrea Marks, Oregon State University; Michael Soltys, University of Colorado, Boulder

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. Robert, visNetwork: Network Visualization using “vis. js” Library. R package version, 1(1). 2016.[15] L.J. Sampsel, “Finding Open Educational Resources for Music: OER Commons, MERLOT II, Openstax CNX, and MIT OpenCourseWare,” Music Reference Services Quarterly, vol. 20. pp. 224-226, 2017.[16] C. Cunningham, and C. Lachapelle, “The impact of Engineering Is Elementary (EIE) on students' attitudes toward engineering and science,” ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Louisville, KY, ASEE, 2010.[17] G. Bottoms, and J. Uhm, ”Project Lead The Way Works: A New Type of Career and Technical Program,” Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), vol. 8, 2005.

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 15

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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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participants recognized integrating engineering into their science classrooms asbeing important for their students and cited the desire to give their students engineeringexperiences as their motivation for attending the PD. A participant described integratingengineering as being “essential for our students to get a grasp of [a] huge career field anddevelop the skills that engineers employ on a daily basis.” While this may be compellingmotivation for some, other participants discussed direct personal benefits, such as college credit,money, and teaching support, as being what motivates teachers to join engineering PD. Thesemotivating factors described by the participants will be used to aid our recruitment for the nextiteration of our PD. We will

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Engineering Professional Development using Robotics Activities

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shramana Ghosh, NYU Tandon School of Engineering; Veena Jayasree Krishnan, NYU Tandon School of Engineering; Sheila Borges Rajguru, NYU Tandon School of Engineering; Vikram Kapila, NYU Tandon School of Engineering

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Robotics

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Abhidipta Mallik, New York University; Sheila Borges Rajguru, New York University; Vikram Kapila, New York University

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Professional Development for Teachers

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hillary E. Merzdorf, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Amanda C. Johnston, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kerrie A. Douglas, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tamara J. Moore, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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. Tamara J. Moore, Purdue University, West Lafayette Tamara J. Moore, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering Education and Director of STEM Integration in the INSPIRE Institute at Purdue University. Dr. Moore’s research is centered on the integration of STEM concepts in K-12 and postsecondary classrooms in order to help students make connections among the STEM disciplines and achieve deep understanding. Her work focuses on defining STEM integration and investigating its power for student learning. Tamara Moore received an NSF Early CAREER award in 2010 and a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) in 2012. c American Society for

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Elementary Students: Computational Thinking, Reasoning, and Troubleshooting

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emily M. Haluschak, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michelle L. Stevens, Lafayette School Corporation; Tamara J. Moore, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kristina Maruyama Tank, Iowa State University; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Morgan M. Hynes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Elizabeth Gajdzik, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ruben D. Lopez-Parra, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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curriculum in her classroom. She continued working on STEM research, specifically prob- lem scoping for young children, at Purdue University in the summer of 2017.Dr. Tamara J. Moore, Purdue University, West Lafayette Tamara J. Moore, Ph.D., is a Professor in the School of Engineering Education and Director of STEM Integration in the INSPIRE Institute at Purdue University. Dr. Moore’s research is centered on the integra- tion of STEM concepts in K-12 and postsecondary classrooms in order to help students make connections among the STEM disciplines and achieve deep understanding. Her work focuses on defining STEM inte- gration and investigating its power for student learning. Tamara Moore received an NSF Early CAREER award

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 10

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Eunsil Lee, Florida International University; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University; Medha Dalal, Arizona State University; Matthew J. Miller PhD, Loyola University Chicago

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their ability to perform engineering design and engineeringas a future career pathway. A pre and post-survey design was used for the larger study to comparethe students’ responses before and after the course; the current study only used the data from thepost-survey. The data were collected using a survey developed by the e4usa research teamconsisting of researchers in engineering education, psychology, and traditional engineeringdisciplines. The complete survey contains 56 items broken down into three sections, including sixdemographic items.Student self-efficacy to conduct engineering design activities was examined using the EDSE scale[5]. The scale prompts participants to rate their degree of confidence, i.e., self-efficacy, to

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 12

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Amy Wilson-Lopez, Utah State University; Jorge Americo Acosta Feliz

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educators at the local technical college, in orderto better support his students’ career pathways in the community.Although González and colleagues recommended that teachers visit students’ homes to learnabout their funds of knowledge,4 both teachers worked in school districts whose policiesprohibited middle school teachers from visiting students in their homes. Given this constraint,Andrew and Alex both participated in a multi-year professional development project in whichthey read articles about pedagogies for linguistically diverse students, including funds ofknowledge pedagogies and honoring and incorporating students’ home languages and linguisticrepertoires through using strategies recommended in translanguaging approaches. They alsoobserved

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 11

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Sara Willner-Giwerc, Tufts University; Miela Efraim, Tufts University; Chris B. Rogers, Tufts University

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challenges encourage students to think for themselves and come up with theirown ideas in the absence of the step-by-step instructions often provided in classroom settings.Above all else, the literature indicates that robotics competitions provide students with exposureto STEM fields and help increase their likelihood of pursuing a career in STEM [5,6].The widespread success of many in-person educational robotics competitions combined with theincreasing capabilities of the digital world has led to the existence of several asynchronousonline robotics competitions [7]. These competitions provide a challenge prompt, deadlines, andcriteria by which each submission will be judged. Participants work on the challenge in teams oras individuals and then

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Resource Exchange

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William A. Kitch, Angelo State University; Andrea L. Robledo, Angelo State University; Wanda James Green

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Paper ID #34756A Model for Conducting K-12 STEM Summer Outreach Programs DuringtheCOVID-19 PandemicDr. William A. Kitch, Angelo State University Dr. Kitch is Professor and Chair of the David L. Hirschfeld Department of Engineering at Angelo State University. Before starting his academic career he spent 24 years as a practicing engineer in both the public and private sector. He is a registered professional engineer in Colorado, California and TexasMs. Andrea L. Robledo, Angelo State University Dr. Andrea Robledo received her PhD in Higher Education and Student Affairs from Indiana University. Dr. Robledo currently serves as

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 18

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Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University; John M. Mativo, University of Georgia; Johnny Thien Pham, Robert Morris University

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pursue STEM. It is important to note that the high interest levelof the participants to have careers in STEM field did not change during the workshop. However,it is important to point out there was high resolve to pursue a STEM field at the post assessmentas evidenced by statements such as “Yeah, I’m a lot more interested now” and “Strengtheneddesire to be a game developer.” It would have informative to find whether a participant view hadchanged. This will be done next time by coding the participant responses to matching pre-andpost-assessments. 3) to reach out to parents and inform them about the upcoming workshopsbecause it was effective method of contact for the participants.A future workshop, to be sponsored by a local foundation for

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Best Practices in Research & Assessment Tools for Pre-College Engineering Education

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cathy P. Lachapelle, Museum of Science, Boston; Christine M. Cunningham, Museum of Science, Boston

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, elementary, and middle school curriculum and teacher professional development. Her recent book, Engineering in Elementary STEM Education, describes what she has learned. Cunningham has previously served as director of en- gineering education research at the Tufts University Center for Engineering Educational Outreach, where her work focused on integrating engineering with science, technology, and math in professional devel- opment for K-12 teachers. She also directed the Women’s Experiences in College Engineering (WECE) project, the first national, longitudinal, large-scale study of the factors that support young women pursu- ing engineering degrees. At Cornell University, where she began her career, she created

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 4

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

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send more positivemessages about who can be an engineer and who can be involved in STEM fields asfuture career choices. Rosenthal [4] notes that when teachers have negative stereotypes ofscience, scientists and engineers, their views and images are transferred to their teachingin a negative manner. This can cause students to develop negative views and imagestowards STEM. Since the teachers’ perceptions are strongly related with their students’perceptions, understanding and improving how teachers comprehend the concepts ofengineers and engineering can be used to improve students’ perceptions toward the sameconcepts and improve the number of students who choose STEM fields as their futurecareers.One effective way of understanding people’s

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 19

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Abhidipta Mallik, New York University Tandon School of Engineering; Pooneh Sabouri, New York University Tandon School of Engineering; Shramana Ghosh, New York University Tandon School of Engineering; Vikram Kapila, New York University Tandon School of Engineering

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, what they can do, and what it takes to design, build, and operate them. We posit that given thelimited direct experience in working with or observing robotics engineers, teachers (and students)mostly form their ideas about robots based on representations in media (e.g., science fiction booksand movies). As shown in this paper, most of the teachers envision robots as sophisticatedhumanoid machines. When teachers convey such advanced and fantastical visions of robots totheir students, it may cause students to believe that robotics engineering represents a highlysophisticated field in which a career for them may be unattainable. Thus, students may decide notto consider and pursue the field as their future profession. Another possible implication

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 3

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Jorge H. Kurita, Universidad Nacional de Asunción; Derlis Ortiz Coronel; Lucas Domingo Moreira Bogado, Universidad Nacional de Asunción; Blas Fernando Vega, Universidad Tecnológica Nacional Unidad de Formación Superior

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, Paraguay↑↑↑UFS, CoNAE-Universidad Tecnológica Nacional, Argentina↑↑↑↑AEP, Agencia Espacial del Paraguay, Paraguay1 derlis_ortiz79@hotmail.com, 2lmoreira@ing.una.py, 3jmoreira@ing.una.py,4 dstalder@ing.una.py, 5bvega@conae.gov.ar, 6jkurita@aep.gov.pyAbstractIn a developed country, for every 2,000 inhabitants there is at least one graduate engineer per year.However, in Paraguay for every 30,000 inhabitants, just one engineer graduates. For a country solagging behind in the development of infrastructure this relationship is catastrophic. Additionally,the interest on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) careers has decreasedbecause of the lack of knowledge and the poor performance in subjects related on these areas.According

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 17

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Allison Antink-Meyer, Illinois State University; Ryan A. Brown, Illinois State University

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believed to be accessible to a population with limitedengineering training. Both authors had engineering training and engineering education expertise, Social: often team-based; develops through X X X client, peer, and colleague feedback and insightthe first author also had career experience in engineering. The questions were designed to beauthentic enough that engineers with expert knowledge relevant to the scenarios may have space Interdisciplinary: science, technology, and X X

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 4

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Melissa A. Dagley, University of Central Florida; Damla Turgut, University of Central Florida; Hyoung Jin Cho, University of Central Florida; Eleazar Vasquez

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journals and international conferences. She is a member of IEEE, ACM, and the Upsilon Pi Epsilon honorary society.Prof. Hyoung Jin Cho, University of Central Florida Hyoung Jin Cho is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the Uni- versity of Central Florida. He earned his PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Cincinnati in 2002, MS and BS in Materials Engineering from Seoul National University in 1991 and 1989, respec- tively. He was a recipient of NSF CAREER award in 2004. His main research interest is in the develop- ment of microscale actuators, sensors and microfluidic components based on micro- and nanotechnology.Dr. Eleazar Vasquez Director and Professor for the

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 13

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Marcelo Caplan, Columbia College

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STEAM Conference: An Event to Promote Youth to Explore STEAM-related Fields and Potential Careers Paper presented at 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition , Tampa, Florida. 10.18260/1-2—33427[15] Caplan, M. (2017, June), Scientists for Tomorrow - A Self-Sustained Initiative toPromote STEM in Out-of-School Time Frameworks in Under-served Community-BasedOrganizations: Evaluation and Lessons Learned Paper presented at 2017 ASEE AnnualConference & Exposition, Columbus, Ohio. 10.18260/1-2—28812[16] The Digital Divide and COVID -19Teachers' Perceptions of Inequities in Students'Internet Access and Participation in Remote Learning - Retrieve on April 18 -https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RRA100/RRA134-3

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 18

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Krista Schumacher, University of St. Thomas; Molly Roche, University of St. Thomas; Esmée Julia Verschoor, Playful Learning Lab; Hannah French; Alyssa Marie Eggersgluss, Playful Learning Lab; MiKyla Jean Harjamaki, Playful Learning Lab; Mary Fagot; Jeff Jalkio, University of St. Thomas; Annmarie Thomas, University of St. Thomas; Collin John Goldbach, Playful Learning Lab; Deborah Besser P.E., University of St. Thomas; Abby Bensen, University of St. Thomas

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can motivatestudents who have lower self efficacy in certain subject areas, such as engineering, to approachthe task with more confidence knowing that it is applicable in careers outside of the perceived“typical” STEM realm. The website also provides behind-the-scenes content showing how themusic videos were made. These videos often describe the math and science behind the visualeffects the band is known for. This again offers students a look into how engineering and otherSTEAM concepts can be applied in the real world, especially in jobs that seem unrelated.Students may feel more inclined to attempt the task at hand when they see that it can be used inatypical ways that serve a practical purpose.Literature ReviewBybee offers perspective into

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 3

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Jeanna R. Wieselmann, Southern Methodist University; Elizabeth A. Ring-Whalen, St. Catherine University; Gillian Roehrig, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

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. 70]. Students in the STEMschool revealed they had these experiences through the examples of in-school engineering theydescribed, yet when they were asked to define engineering, they still focused on fixing andbuilding.Although students did not have fully articulated views of engineering, they viewed engineeringpositively, discussing opportunities for hands-on activities, choice, and creativity as appealing tothem. They believed engineering helps to improve things in the world and prepares them forfurther education and careers. The messaging around students, both in school and out of school,has left them with the impression that engineering is important. This belief may support theirongoing participation in engineering.Despite some

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 17

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Wendy Roldan, University of Washington; Taryn Shalini Bipat, University of Washington; Jessica Carr, University of Washington; Elena Agapie, University of Washington; Andrew Davidson, University of Washington; Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington

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, we have realized that human centered design as a college major is not wellknown among typical pre-college students. If students do not discover the department until wellinto their college careers, this does not allow them to have an opportunity to start thinking aboutcareer options in this field early enough so they can take courses and set their sights on it.Having hands-on, interactive STEAM workshops in this field has brought awareness of designengineering and human centered technologies. We offer an introduction of human centereddesign at a more formative age. Most importantly, from a service-learning perspective inengineering, outreach can be beneficial for undergraduate facilitators, students who lead theworkshop in the community

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Middle School Students' Engineering Identity, Efficacy, Attitudes, and Perceptions

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Glenn W. Ellis, Smith College; Isabel Huff, Springfield Technical Community College; Al Rudnitsky, Smith College; Beth McGinnis-Cavanaugh, Springfield Technical Community College; Sonia K. Ellis, Smith College

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education had numerous benefitsincluding improved learning and achievement in science and mathematics; increased awarenessof engineering and the work of engineers; understanding of and the ability to engage inengineering design; interest in pursuing engineering as a career; and increased technologicalliteracy.2Initially, individual states led the effort to include engineering in K-12 education. More recently,attention has shifted to the national level with the integration of engineering design into the NextGeneration Science Standards (NGSS). The NRC notes that the insight and interest students gainfrom this integration should “help students see how science and engineering are instrumental inaddressing major challenges that confront society today