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Interest & Identity

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Ann Jacobs, Manhattan College; Zahra Shahbazi, Manhattan College

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Amir Kabir Univer- sity of Techonology (biomedical engineering) and a Ph.D. degrees from the University of Conecticut (mechanical engineering). She also received a certificate in college instruction from the University of Connecticut. Her current research involves modeling and simulation of protein molecules as nano bio robots with applications in new drug design. The other aspect of her research is engineering education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Best Practices in Encouraging STEM Majors Among Grade 6-12 StudentsThe world is always in need of people who are interested and knowledgeable in STEM topics.Engineering Ambassadors is

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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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Ibrahim H. Yeter, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Anastasia Marie Rynearson, Campbell University; Hoda Ehsan, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Abeera P. Rehmat, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Annwesa Dasgupta, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Barbara Fagundes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Muhsin Menekse, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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interests focus on early P-12 engineering education and identity development.Ms. Hoda Ehsan, Purdue University, West Lafayette Hoda is a Ph.D. student in the School of Engineering Education, Purdue. She received her B.S. in me- chanical engineering in Iran, and obtained her M.S. in Childhood Education and New York teaching certification from City College of New York (CUNY-CCNY). She is now a graduate research assistant on STEM+C project. Her research interests include designing informal setting for engineering learning, and promoting engineering thinking in differently abled students in informal and formal settings.Dr. Abeera P. Rehmat, Purdue University, West Lafayette A Post-doctoral Research Associate at Purdue

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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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Susheela Shanta, Governor's STEM Academy @ the Burton Center for Arts and Technology - Center for Engineering

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at the natural intersections of learning within the continuum of content areas, educational environments, and academic levels [6].The absence of such pedagogical practices presents a key problem for promoting studentdevelopment of higher order thinking skills necessary for critical thinking and problem solving(CT and PS) in the context of the 21st century needs. Engineering in K-12 provides theopportunity to bring together the science and mathematics content and practices within thecontext of design-based authentic problem-solving. Researchers [7] argue that a sequenced andcohesive K-12 engineering program would be a reasonable option to encourage and preparestudents to STEM career pathways and prepare them for a successful

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PCEE Resource Exchange

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Lorenzo Greene, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Christine Nguyen, University of Pittsburgh; David V.P. Sanchez, University of Pittsburgh

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Paper ID #27409Identifying Phenomena and Developing Sustainable Engineering EducationalModules that Integrate STEM Education Best Practices and Next GenerationScience Standards for Middle School Science TeachersMr. Michael Lorenzo Greene, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus Michael Greene is a PhD Student at Arizona State University. He is pursuing his degree in the Engineering Education Systems and Design program, concurrently while pursuing a Master’s degree in Engineering. Michael graduated with his B.S. in Mechanical engineering from University of Pittsburgh in April of 2018. His research interest lies in diversity

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Best Practices in Out-of-School Time

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jean S. Larson, Arizona State University; Megan O'Donnell; Wendy M. Barnard, Arizona State University; Alison Cook-Davis, Arizona State University; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University; Stephanie B. Adams

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through similar research experiencesand outreach events. The education leadership team and evaluators from these NSF-fundedcenters have formed a consortium to share information and resources in an effort to leverage thecombined expertise and resources.Consortium team members submitted, and were recently awarded, an NSF ERC Supplement tofund these collaborative efforts. The major focus of this supplement was to address the challengeof evaluating and standardizing instruments developed to measure the impact of education anddiversity efforts. As stated in Section 4.6 of the NSF ERC Best Practice Manual [7], “NSFrecognizes the importance of assessing the impact of all ERC University and PrecollegeEducation programs and the General Outreach to involve

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew M. Johnson, Penn State University; Amber Cesare, Penn State Center for Science and the Schools; Gabe Knowles, Center for Science and the Schools, Penn State University; Taylor S. Wood, Penn State Center for Science and the Schools

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Schools at Penn State University as a STEM Education Outreach Specialist. Amber works with STEM researchers on the broader impacts component of NSF grants in order to develop and implement K-12 teacher professional development workshops centered on the practices of scientists and engineers. Amber also works to develop relationships with Pennsylvania school divisions to better support science education and enhance professional development opportunities for teachers.Gabe Knowles, Center for Science and the Schools, Penn State University Gabe Knowles joined the Center for Science and the Schools at Penn State University as a STEM Ed- ucation Outreach Specialist in 2018. His role with CSATS is to collaborate with Penn

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Engineering Design for Elementary Students

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hoda Ehsan, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Paper ID #27412Investigating Children with Autism’s Engagement in Engineering Practices:Problem Scoping (Fundamental)Ms. Hoda Ehsan, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Hoda is a Ph.D. student in the School of Engineering Education, Purdue. She received her B.S. in me- chanical engineering in Iran, and obtained her M.S. in Childhood Education and New York teaching certification from City College of New York (CUNY-CCNY). She is now a graduate research assistant on STEM+C project. Her research interests include designing informal setting for engineering learning, and promoting engineering

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Best Practices in Out-of-School Time

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tawni Paradise, Virginia Tech; Ashley R. Taylor, Virginia Tech; Kim Lester, Virginia Tech; Karis Boyd-Sinkler, Virginia Tech; Bevlee A. Watford, Virginia Tech

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Graduate Research Assistant on the VT PEERS project studying middle school students regularly engaging in engineering activities. Drawing on previous experiences as a mathematics and engineering teacher, her current re- search interests include studying the disconnect between home and school, with a specific emphasis on prekindergarten students. She will continue to pursue these research interests in the coming years with the support of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowships Program. In addition, she dedicates her spare time to exhibiting at the Virginia Tech Science Festival and hosting several sessions for the Kindergarden-to- college (K2C) Initiative.Ms. Ashley R. Taylor, Virginia Tech Ashley Taylor is a doctoral

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Best Practices in Out-of-School Time

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joni M. Lakin, Auburn University; Mary Lou Ewald, Auburn University; Virginia A. Davis, Auburn University

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the fair includes engineering and the Next GenerationScience Standards (which inform our state standards) incorporates engineering design practices,we feel our findings on S&E fairs will inform P-12 research on engineering education.Despite the possible benefits, S&E fair projects are often optional and students must rely heavilyon parental resources and knowledge to design a successful project [9, 10]. In the third author’sexperience in running a regional S&E fair, schools with higher poverty rates and fewer schoolresources are less likely to hold school-level fairs at all. When these schools do hold fairs andsend students to the regional competition, the projects are noticeably lower in quality fromstudents who come from better

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Informal Engineering Education with Secondary Students

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tameshia Ballard Baldwin, North Carolina State University; Latricia Walker Townsend, North Carolina State University; Braska Williams Jr., North Carolina State University; Angelitha Daniel, North Carolina State University; Javon Marcell Adams, North Carolina State University

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findings at the end of the summer experience.Year 3The focus of the final year of the research methods course was the preparation of students for theculminating summer research experience with a STEM faculty mentor. Course activities weredesigned to allow students to gain a greater understanding of and practice in: 1) formulatingresearch questions, 2) developing experimental designs, 3) creating and testing researchhypotheses and 4) data collection and analysis. Students were tasked with integrating both thescientific method and engineering design process in the modeling, design and testing of amousetrap car. Students explored the effect of wheel size, type and number, center of gravity, massand friction on mousetrap car performance. Participants

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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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Engineering Education, 2019 Engineering Interest and Attitude Development In Out-of-School TimeAbstractSince its inclusion in the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), engineering has continuedto emerge in classrooms and informal settings. As educators become familiar with this discipline,there is opportunity for research to inform our understanding of how youth are relating toengineering concepts and practices. This paper examines how engaging with engineering in out-of-school-time (OST) settings impacts youths’ interests and attitudes toward engineering. Dataare drawn from four OST sites that implemented a hands-on engineering curriculum with 52middle-school-aged youth. Quantitative analysis of

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Best Practices in Out-of-School Time

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nena E. Bloom, Northern Arizona University; Elisabeth Roberts, Northern Arizona University; Lori Rubino-Hare, Northern Arizona University; Haylee Nichole Archer, Northern Arizona University; Christine M. Cunningham, Museum of Science, Boston; Joelle Clark, Northern Arizona University

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that improve STEM education with a particular focus on teaching science with geospatial technologies. She is currently researching best practices for facilitator development models as well as out-of-school time educator needs.Haylee Nichole Archer, Northern Arizona University University of North Dakota, Physics, B.S., 2017 Northern Arizona University, Teaching Science, M.A., 2017-PresentDr. Christine M. Cunningham, Museum of Science, Boston Dr. Christine Cunningham is an educational researcher who works to make engineering and science more relevant, accessible, and understandable, especially for underserved and underrepresented populations. A vice president at the Museum of Science, Boston since 2003, she founded

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Pre-College Engineering Education Focused on Female Students

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary B. Isaac, HEDGE Co.

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in STEM fields,particularly engineering and technology, the more gender-stereotyped fields. But what exactly isit about role models and mentors that influences females’ decisions to pursue careers inengineering and technology, especially while still in secondary school?Research indicates that role models who fit stereotypes of engineers or IT may actually turn bothfemales and males off to the fields. Additionally, for females with lower self-confidence, rolemodels who were both extremely attractive and highly competent academically were also notnecessarily the best exemplars due to their negative impact on females’ perceived self-worth –why should they even bother trying? [16], [17], [18], [19] Interacting with a tangible exemplarwho

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Theresa Green, Utah State University - Engineering Education; Angela Minichiello P.E., Utah State University; Amy Wilson-Lopez, Utah State University, Teacher Education and Leadership

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Paper ID #26025Board 114: Developing a Model of Disciplinary Literacy Instruction for K-12Engineering Education: Comparing the Literacy Practices of Electrical andMechanical Engineers (Fundamental)Theresa Green, Utah State University - Engineering Education Theresa Green is a graduate student at Utah State University pursuing a PhD in Engineering Education. Her research interests include K-12 STEM integration and improving diversity and inclusion in engineer- ing.Dr. Angela Minichiello P.E., Utah State University Angela Minichiello is an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Utah State

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Engineering Design for Elementary Students

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John C. Oliva, Corteva Agriscience; Diane Spence

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that were remarkably good.One of the best is shown here as Figure 1, depicting an engineer working on a computer,performing calculations on a white board, and displaying a design drawing on an easel. Thecoffee cup and what might be a diploma hanging on the wall really added to the accuracy of thepicture. Figure 1. Sample illustration submitted in response to the survey prompt “Draw an engineer doing their work”.Overall, the survey responses indicate a quantifiable impact that the “4th Grade Engineering”sessions and in-class STEM activities were having on students’ perceptions and understandingsof the engineering profession. Compared to the students that were not exposed to those sameengineering elements, their understanding of engineering

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Engineering Design for Elementary Students

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue Ph.D., Towson University; Ming C. Tomayko, Towson University

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includes engineering in her elementary and early childhood science methods courses and developed and taught an engineering methods course for middle school teachers. She also developed a graduate-level engineering education course for PreK-6 teachers. Dr. Lottero has provided professional learning experiences in multiple schools and school systems in Maryland. She has co-authored numerous engineering-focused articles for the teacher practitioner journal, Science and Chil- dren, and presents her research regularly through the American Society for Engineering Education. Her current research includes investigating how K-5 students plan, fail, and productively persist. She is the Director of the Integrated STEM

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Bridge Programs Connecting to First-Year Engineering

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kuldeep S. Rawat, Elizabeth City State University; Robin Renee Mangham, Elizabeth City State University; Orestes Devino Gooden, Elizabeth City State University; Elton L. Stone, Elizabeth City State University

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First-Year Programs, Pre-College Engineering Education

Surveys, Dimensions of Success (DoS) Observation tool, pre/post topic self-efficacy, and survey student interviews. The results showed that engineering design activitieshad a positive impact on attitude towards STEM learning and careers. Integration ofengineering design principles, student demographics and evaluation instruments and resultsare discussed in this paper.IntroductionEngineering is a natural platform for the integration of science, technology, engineering, andmathematics (STEM) content into K-12 classrooms, while sparking creativity amongst youngminds. Research around effective learning in K-12 classrooms demonstrates that anengineering approach to identifying and solving problems is valuable across all disciplines.Educators and

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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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a PD program. From middle schools in NewYork City (NYC), 23 teachers were recruited and engaged to learn and practice the design,development, and implementation of robotics-based STEM lessons for classroom usage. The threeweeks long eight-hours per day PD program, conducted at the NYU Tandon School ofEngineering, was led by engineering and education faculty who mentored graduate students andpostdoctoral researchers to: develop robotics-based STEM lessons, conduct the PD sessions, andsupport varied instructional and feedback activities during the PD. The PD program included anarray of foundational learning theories, robotics fundamentals, and robotics-based math andscience lessons. Each morning and afternoon session included a short formal

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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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Giti Javidi, University of South Florida; Ehsan Sheybani, University of South Florida

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past many years. In the recent years, she has been conducting research on exploring gender bias in IT and its impact on retention and recruitment in the field. She has been a longtime supporter of National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) and its mission, having spearheaded the establishment of an Academic Affiliation between NCWIT and VSU and most recently, USFSM. At the local and national level, she has collaborated with several organizations in their efforts to develop methods and strategies for increasing diversity in STEM. Dr. Javidi has been the recipient of a number of NSF, NASA, Google and Microsoft grants. She has also been a long time member of ACM and IEEE among a number other

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Engineering Professional Development using Robotics Activities

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hye Sun You, NYU Tandon School of Engineering; Sonia Mary Chacko, NYU Tandon School of Engineering; Vikram Kapila, NYU Tandon School of Engineering

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, and 2012 Inaugural Distin- guished Award for Excellence in the category Inspiration through Leadership. Moreover, he is a recipient of 2014-2015 University Distinguished Teaching Award at NYU. His scholarly activities have included 3 edited books, 9 chapters in edited books, 1 book review, 62 journal articles, and 154 conference pa- pers. He has mentored 1 B.S., 35 M.S., and 5 Ph.D. thesis students; 58 undergraduate research students and 11 undergraduate senior design project teams; over 500 K-12 teachers and 118 high school student researchers; and 18 undergraduate GK-12 Fellows and 59 graduate GK-12 Fellows. Moreover, he di- rects K-12 education, training, mentoring, and outreach programs that enrich the STEM

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Engineering Design Process Activities with Secondary Students

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Briscoe, American Society of Naval Engineers; Leigh S. McCue, George Mason University; Dale A. Lumme, American Society of Naval Engineers

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video game players has found that they use language ofagency and power when describing their role and feelings while engaging in gameplay [6].FLEET’s design is intended to use some of these same game-based levers to allow students toimprove their agency in considering a STEM career and becoming a naval engineer.Data Analysis from 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 CohortsAt the end of the 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 school years, researchers collected data on twocohorts of students to ascertain FLEET’s impact to date. At this point two of the four missionswere complete, so researchers engaged in formal and informal data collection to evaluateFLEET’s impact on students and to steer future development. Formal data collection efforts usedanonymous, optional

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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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]. The field should not expect commercial technology to have desiredeffects without close collaboration with pedagogical experts [4] who can lead best practice. Theobjective of this RET site: Collaborative Multidisciplinary Engineering Design Experiences forTeachers (CoMET) program is to provide K-12 teachers with a hands-on engineering designexperience covering all aspects of the Internet-of-Things, from the manufacturing of a sensor, tothe hardware and software that allows it to connect to the Internet. In order to support the STEMeducational services for teachers and students in K-12, our site program aims at creatingcompetent teacher trainers who will ensure quality pre-service and in-service teacher education,by providing multidisciplinary

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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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Wesley G. Lawson, University of Maryland, College Park; Jennifer Lee Kouo, Towson University; Vaishnavi Murthy, University of Maryland, College Park

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, Towson University Jennifer L. Kouo, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Special Education at Towson University in Maryland. Dr. Kouo received her PhD in Special Education with an emphasis in severe disabilities and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) from the University of Maryland at College Park. She is passionate about both instructional and assistive technology, as well as Universal Design for Learning (UDL), and utilizing inclusive practices to support all students. Dr. Kouo is currently engaged in multiple research projects that involve multidisciplinary collaborations in the field of engineering, medicine, and education, as well as research on teacher preparation and the conducting of evidence-based

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Bridge Programs Connecting to First-Year Engineering

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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,increasing research participation, increasing student retention and increasing student graduationrate have been taken into consideration. For example, Yoder [8] identified summer bridgeprograms as a best practice for retention in engineering. Pickering-Reyna [9] also showed thatstudents who participate in summer bridge programs are more likely to be retained in their major.Tomasko et al. [10] found that URMs who attended the summer bridge program had higher third-year retention rates in their STEM discipline in comparison with the general population of studentsadmitted to STEM majors at the same university. Strayhorn [11] reported that these programs wereespecially beneficial for low-income, academically underprepared students. Moreover, Brown [12

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Energy & Technology in Pre-College Engineering Education

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew J. Traum, Engineer Inc.; Sharon Liz Karackattu, Oak Hall School

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merelystudying engineering concepts; and how middle/high school science, math, and technologyinstructors should teach engineering practice remain open debates in the Engineering Educationliterature [13]. To provide clarity for our project, we identified two attributes we feel uniquelydefine high-quality middle/high school engineering practice instruction: 1) using a formalengineering design process and 2) conveying the complexity and interconnectivity associatedwith engineering practice. While there are variations, the formal engineering design processrecommended for use in middle/high schools is proposed by Hynes et al, and it contains thefollowing steps: 1) Identify the problem, 2) Research the problem, 3) Develop possible solutions,4) Down-Select the

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Computational Thinking in Pre-College Engineering

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carson Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Hoda Ehsan, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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develop more scientific thinking [5]. Asmall number of research studies have explored the ways that parents can help improvechildren’s engineering thinking and skills [e.g. 8-12]. For example, in a recent study, Svarovskyand colleagues examined parent-child conversations to investigate how parents can facilitateengineering design practices in the context of short design activities [11]. The research onparents’ roles in facilitating children’s engagement in other skill sets and knowledge basesrelated to engineering, such as computational thinking (CT), is even more limited. In our ownwork, in another study we explored the roles of parents in engaging children in computationalthinking (CT) during an engineering design activity [12]. However, we are

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Engineering Design Process Activities with Secondary Students

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew J. Traum, Engineer Inc.; Sharon Liz Karackattu, Oak Hall School

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-serving engineering universities in the U.S. Dr. Traum coordinated MSOE’s first crowd-funded senior design project. He also co-founded with students EASENET, a start- up renewable energy company to commercialize waste-to-energy biomass processors. Dr. Traum began his academic career as a founding faculty member in the Mechanical & Energy Engineer- ing Department at the University of North Texas - Denton where he established a successful, externally- funded researcher incubator that trained undergraduates to perform experimental research and encouraged matriculation to graduate school. Traum received a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he held a research

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Communication in Pre-College Engineering Education

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jenny P. Quintana-Cifuentes, Purdue University; Senay Purzer, Purdue University; Molly H. Goldstein, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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expressed in this paper,however, are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect e views of the NSF.References[1] Achieve, “Closing the expectation gap:2013 annual report on the aligment of state K-12 policies and practice with the demands of college careers,” 2013.[2] National Research Council, Next generation science standards: For states, by states. 2013.[3] B. M. Capobianco, M. Brenda, C. Nyquist, and N. Tyire, “Shedding light on engineering design.,” Sci. Child., vol. 50, no. 5, pp. 58–64, 2013.[4] N. Cross, The expertise of exceptional designers. Sidney, Austrialia: University of Technology, 2003.[5] N. R. Council, A framework for K-12 science education: Practices, crosscutting concepts, and core ideas

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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George J. Delagrammatikas, Cooper Union; Estuardo Rodas, Cooper Union

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their findings. These experiments include the study of cantileverbeams, electric motors, water pumps, flame speed vs. air-fuel ratio, and basic electronics andmicrocontroller exercises.After the first week of experiments, students develop a design project that is inspired by anurgent research problem the FSAE team needs to solve. During the past three years, these haveincluded: 1) rebuilding, instrumenting and using a torsion rig to characterize the torsional rigidityof the vehicle’s frame, 2) building and using a dynamic impact attenuator test rig, 3) aggressiveuse of carbon fiber for weight savings in the steering wheel, suspension, pedal system, impactattenuator, and body, 4) novel techniques for the design and manufacture of

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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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Sylvia W. Thomas, University of South Florida; Scott W. Campbell, University of South Florida; Manopriya Devisetty Subramanyam, University of South Florida; Cheryl R. Ellerbrock, University of South Florida

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incorporate engineering into their curricula; 2) the Engineering Design Cycle approachin STEM and relevance to real-world problems; and 3) the five sequence stages for teaching andlearning [Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, and Evaluate (5E’s)] integration into a STEMLesson Plan (course product). The goal of the course is to provide high impact experiences for middle school pre-serviceteachers in their preparation to develop and teach STEM curriculum and engage future STEMinnovators. The course is driven by problem-solving, discovery and exploratory learning thatrequires pre-service teachers actively explore the nature of technology, engineering design,systems thinking, independent and collaborative projects, critical thinking, and