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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 12: Resource Exchange

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephany Coffman-Wolph, Ohio Northern University; Marcia Pool, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Kimberlyn Gray, West Virginia University Institute of Technology; John T. Hird, West Virginia University Institute of Technology

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Undergraduate Programs in the Depart- ment of Bioengineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). She has been active in improving undergraduate education including developing laboratories to enhance experimental design skills and mentoring and guiding student teams through the capstone design and a translational course following capstone design. In her Director role, she works closely with the departmental leadership to manage the undergraduate program including: developing course offering plan, chairing the undergrad- uate curriculum committee, reviewing and approving course articulations for study abroad, serving as Chief Advisor, and representing the department at the college level meetings. She is

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Principal Skinner's Secrets: Cultivating STEM in Remote Locations, Steamed Hams!

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Frank Bowman, University of North Dakota; Bethany Jean Klemetsrud P.E., University of North Dakota; Emine Ozturk, North Carolina State University; Julie Robinson, University of North Dakota; Erin Lacina

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within and across school districts. PD sessions includedtime for teachers to develop lesson plans, explore resources, and reflect on their learning.We used a mixed methods research design to investigate the impact of the PD program onteacher self-efficacy and classroom pedagogy with a focus on cultural relevance and engineeringdesign. Quantitative pre/post data was collected using three survey instruments: TeachingEngineering Self-Efficacy Scale (TESS), Culturally Responsive Teaching Self-Efficacy Scale(CRTSE), and Culturally Congruent Instruction Survey (CCIS). Qualitative data includedvideotaped classroom observations, individual teacher interviews after each design task, andteacher focus groups and written reflections during the summer and

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 12: Resource Exchange

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hoda Ehsan, The Hill School ; Abeera P. Rehmat, Georgia Institute of Technology; Samieh Askarian Khanamani

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beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic[2-5]. Parents suddenly had to become teachers; teachers who never received training to teach.That was especially true for parents with early elementary-aged and younger children. Parentsused available resources to help their children learn different subjects. Resources on somesubjects were more accessible and available than others. And teaching subjects like engineeringthat had very limited resources became the least of parents’ priority, if not eliminatedcompletely. Thus, in an effort to help parents with young children, by using resources previouslypublished [6-9] and to expand engineering education resources for parents, we planned a seriesof workshops for parents to help teach their kids engineering using

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 1: Partnerships Making It Real!

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Betsy Chesnutt, University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Anne Skutnik, Tickle College of Engineering; Laura Knight, University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Jessica Danielle Jeffers, University of Tennessee at Knoxville

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occurred at the planning stage, meaning that faculty, staff,and students interested in outreach had to navigate roadblocks to engage in meaningful outreachwith K-12 populations. A change of leadership and operating philosophy in 2019 brought about areorganization of priorities and allowed the authors of this paper the ability to create a new visionof outreach for the College of Engineering.In this paper, we will elaborate on how we moved from our silos to a purposeful system ofoutreach that has allowed us to expand our outreach into student ambassadors, service learningcoursework, freely available pre-college lessons, and other resources. In this, we are hoping toserve as a model for collaborative outreach work across a College of Engineering. We

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dyanne Baptiste Porter, Georgia Tech Center for Education, Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Engineering (CEISMC); Jessica D Gale, Georgia Institute of Technology; Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Sunni Haag Newton, Georgia Institute of Technology; Abeera P. Rehmat, Georgia Institute of Technology; Talia Capozzoli, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeffrey H Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jasmine Choi, Georgia Institute of Technology; Roxanne Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology

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population of engineering teachers andstudents. To this end, during the 2022-23 school year, STEM-ID is being implemented by a newcohort of six teachers in five schools within a much larger school district, with plans to addadditional cohorts for the next three years.Participants: Participants are six teachers from five middle schools in the second largest countyof a metro city located in the southeastern part of the United States. The group includes twomales and four females, with engineering teaching experience varying from zero to eight years,and two of the five teachers co-teaching at the same school. Teachers’ backgrounds includemathematics, science, and computer science teaching, with three teachers having over 20 yearsof teaching experience

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 12: Resource Exchange

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christine M. Cunningham, Pennsylvania State University; Darshita N. Shah, The Pennsylvania State University

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. (6–8) Videos situate the problem in a real-world context.Engineering Notebook: Records students’ observations, sketches, plans, and reflections.Print Materials: Include print materials for group activities such as cards or signs.Slides: Facilitate classroom projection of guiding questions, discussion prompts, sentence frames, and images.Vocabulary Cards: Introduce new vocabulary through visual cards that can be posted on an engineering vocabulary wall.Assessment Tools: Include opportunities and rubrics to evaluate students’ engineering growth.Family Resources: Spur conversations about engineering at home and connect students’ learning to their communities.Optional Lessons: Provide either additional background that

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 7: Partnerships Making It Real! II

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Faiza Zafar, Rice University; Roger Ramirez, Rice University; Christina Anlynette Alston, Rice University; Carolyn Nichol, Rice University

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communityapproach, iRIDE gauges middle school students’ interests in STEM activities. Therefore, thispaper aims to evaluate iRIDE’s community approach with two guiding research questions: 1.How are student participants’ voices utilized to align engineering activities with their grade-levelcurriculum and future career plans? and 2. How do the facilitators engage the students inprogram activities to ensure a community-based approach?Literature Review Allowing students to bring their experiences into school-based educational activities iscritical in fostering their interest, especially in STEM careers. Various schools nationwide haveprograms that aim to pique students’ interests in STEM, such as Engineering for All and I AMSTEM [5,6]. Such programs

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Geling Xu, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach; David Zabner, Tufts University; Jennifer Light Cross, Tufts University; Dustin Ryan Nadler; Steven V. Coxon; Karen Engelkenjohn

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elementary students. With ML-powered controllers to animate students’ roboticinventions, we believe it is possible to provide students without any previous engineering orprogramming experiences with ML learning opportunities.In this paper, we introduce the integrating AI program, design, preliminary pilot findings, and thefuture plan for this three-year ongoing project.2. Overview of Integrating AI2.1 Robotics PlatformWe designed a hardware platform for these pilot tests with the following criteria:(1) Built-in multiple ML algorithms to support students in exploring the learning behavior ofdifferent algorithms.(2) A system that was compatible with upper elementary classrooms. Specifically focusing onhardware that is safe, accessible, and easy

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Instructional Showcase

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aaron Richardson, University of Connecticut; Todd Campbell, University of Connecticut; Marina A. Creed, UConn Health and UConn School of Medicine; Kristina M. Wagstrom, University of Connecticut

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can directly impact students’ lives and communities to inform the direction of the unit plan. It is his hope that these and the future curricula he will work on will help to include and empower more diverse students to see themselves in the fields of science and engineering, as well as see themselves as advocates for change and innovation in their communities. Aaron Richardson is a trained horticulturist with fifteen years of experience in the field dating back to his time in the National FFA Youth Organization, and has gone on to acquire Bachelor’s degrees in Horticulture, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, and Biology Education from the University of Connecticut (UConn). Aaron is currently a Master’s student

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Instructional Showcase

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julian Andrew Schmitt; Marlene Urbina, Illinois State University; Alexander Michael Perhay; Orla Maire Sheridan; Chance William Tyler, Illinois State University; Jeritt Williams, Illinois State University; Matthew Aldeman, Illinois State University; Jin Ho Jo, Illinois State University; Allison Antink-Meyer, Illinois State University

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Aldeman is an Associate Professor of Technology at Illinois State University, where he teaches in the Sustainable & Renewable Energy and Engineering Technology undergraduate programs.Dr. Jin Ho Jo, Illinois State University Dr. Jin Ho Jo is a Professor of Technology at Illinois State University, teaching in the Sustainable and Renewable Energy program. Dr. Jo also leads the Sustainable Energy Consortium at the university. Dr. Jo is an honors graduate of Purdue University, where he earned a B.S. in Building Construction Management. He earned his M.S. in Urban Planning from Columbia University, where he investigated critical environmental justice issues in New York City. His 2010 Ph.D. from Arizona State University

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 1: Partnerships Making It Real!

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathryn Schulte Grahame, Northeastern University; Anne E. Shea, Northeastern University; Christiane Amstutz

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S-L relationships are mutually beneficial, with the ultimate goal being atransformational partnership. Transformational relationships are characterized by closeness,equity, and integrity, and grounded in lenses of collaboration, reciprocity, and diversity [14].Distinctions among S-L relationships depend on factors such as goal integration, resourcesharing, planning, coordination, and communication [14]. The Transformational RelationshipEvaluation Scale (TRES) gives a quantitative rating of a given relationship, based on 9 keyattributes: outcomes, common goals, decision-making, resources, conflict management, identityformation, power, significance, and satisfaction and change for the better [15]. This scale offers aguideline for S-L

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Flanders' Fellowship: Building STEM Community Impact, Hi-Diddly-Ho!

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Olivia Ryan, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Maija A Benitz, Roger Williams University

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new‬A‭expectations for teaching engineering. First, Grade 4 teachers were invited to the university’s‬ ‭campus for a day-long professional development workshop centered around the NGSS‬ ‭engineering learning outcomes and their intersection with designing wind turbines. The second‬ ‭tier of the intervention was to provide demonstration lessons in the Grade 4 classrooms that were‬ ‭planned and taught by interdisciplinary teams of engineering and education majors.‬‭ he engineering and education faculty members developed a five-lesson arc of topics adapted to‬T‭the appropriate grade level from KidWind’s WindWise Education curriculum‬‭[9]‬‭for the‬ ‭undergraduate participants to follow when designing and implementing their hour-long lessons.‬ ‭The five

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tanja L. Greene, E.S. Witchger School of Engineering, Marian University; Hansika I. Sirikumara, E.S. Witchger School of Engineering, Marian University Indianapolis, IN; Binh Q. Tran, Marian University

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while offering increasedawareness and broadening the participation in engineering.Positionality StatementBoth the director and the assistant camp director are first generation, females in engineering whoare also university faculty teaching difficult STEM subjects such as physics, biophysics,programming, and linear circuits analysis. Each had hurdles to overcome to be where they are,and these hardships helped the directors to shape the organization and planning of the camp. Thedirector (first author) understands the challenges faced by many of the camp participants becauseshe herself was raised in a low-income family within a rural community where resources andopportunities were lacking. Through hard work and dedication, she financed her own

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 6: Engineering in the Home

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jubie Tan, State University of New York at Binghamton; Amber Simpson, State University of New York at Binghamton; Peter N. Knox, University of Vermont; Sawsan Werfelli, State University of New York at Binghamton; Adam Maltese, Indiana University-Bloomington

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engineeringliterate students, and as argued by others [11]-[12], can be seamlessly integrated into thecurriculum to support young children’s learning development. Additionally, some prior researchsuggests that practicing and prospective educators may have difficulty planning, designing, andimplementing lessons and activities that develop and promote children’s HoM as engineers [12]-[13]. This may be due to several reasons such as lack of readiness to teach engineering [14], lowengineering self-efficacy and low teacher efficacy related to engineering pedagogical contentknowledge [15], lack of engineering pedagogical content knowledge [16], and misconceptionsregarding the field of engineering [17].Out-of-school learning environments may be an alternative

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 9: Practices of Mentorship & Liaisons

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Deanna Bailey, Morgan State University; Michel A. Kornegay, Johns Hopkins University ; LaDawn Partlow, Morgan State University; Charnee Bowens; Karen Gareis, Goodman Research Group, Inc.; Kevin Kornegay, Morgan State University

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workingalongside CAP Center faculty members. Each student facilitator possessed a four-year college degree inElectrical and Computer Engineering. Student facilitator selection was based upon their level of knowledgein cyber concepts and their desire to work with young girls. The makeup of the team is noted below:Program Director: Provided overall supervision of GenCyber camp including activity planning andimplementation.Program Coordinator: Facilitated camp marketing, recruitment, and registration; managed daily campactivities and program office.Lead Instructor: Provided development of cyber course curriculum related to camp theme and oversawcourse content delivery to participants.Curriculum Developer: Provided K-12 pedagogical expertise in student

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Marge's Mission: Empowering STEM Innovation

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emily M. Haluschak, Purdue University; Melissa Colonis PhD, Purdue University; Kaitlyn B. Myers, Purdue University; Tamara J Moore, Purdue University

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, adjustment of elements of theirteaching on the spot. Engagement in the classroom can be difficult to study because of the widevariability in how engagement is defined, how types of engagement are distinguished, and howthese constructs are measured. While behavioral, emotional/affective, and cognitive engagementconstitute the heart of engagement [11] researchers have expanded these categories to includesocial-behavioral, volitional, and agentic engagement [11–12]. Past research on studentengagement in science and engineering classrooms centers around core scientific principles likeengagement through argumentation with evidence or working in groups while planning andtesting designs [12].Indicators of student engagement may look different in

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Marge's Mission: Empowering STEM Innovation

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue, Towson University

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engineering-focused teacher practitioner articles, chapters, and research articles, and presents her research regularly through the ASEE Pre-College Engineering Education Division, a division she has chaired. Her current research includes investigating how children plan, fail, and productively persist; how mixed-reality simulated classroom environments can be used to help pre-service and in-service teachers practice facilitating challenging discussions in science and engineering; and how undergraduate engineering design teaching assistants address (and may be able to practice addressing) team conflict within similar simulated environments. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024

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Principal Skinner's Secrets: Cultivating STEM in Remote Locations, Steamed Hams!

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marcelo Caplan, Columbia College

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improvements. 5. Implementation of the Pilot plan – Project MicroGrid V 1.0Using the resources developed to facilitate the Implementation of the educational model for remoteblended learning, the organization of the logistics arrangements that led to the successfulImplementation of the course began in August 2023. The following table details the implementationsteps.Table 2. Description of the timetable for the Implementation of the pilot project Dates Description August – September Administrative meetings to arrange the logistics needs of the project – Pilot (2023) Plan Project MicroGrid V 1.0 September- Implementation in the local institutions of the course MicroGrid

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 12: Resource Exchange

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lucy Brizzolara; Elizabeth Ann McNeela; Thomas Tran; Holly M. Golecki, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

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Paper ID #39852Earning Daisy Girl Scout Robotics Badges with a Hands-on Soft RobotGripper Design Activity (Resource Exchange)Lucy BrizzolaraElizabeth Ann McNeela Bioengineering undergraduate student interested in the effects of outreach programs and curriculums on engineering enrollment.Thomas Tran, Thomas Tran is currently an undergraduate student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the Bioengineering department. He plans to attend the University of Chicago and pursue a Master’s in Molecular Engineeging. His research focuses on utilizing soft robotics as a means to expose K12 students to engineering

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 14:Robotics and Careers

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tala Katbeh, Texas A&M University at Qatar; G. Benjamin Cieslinski, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Hassan Bazzi

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from one another, and gain hands-on experience in the field of robotics.This will not only enhance their STEM education but also foster a more inclusive and diverseSTEM community that will be especially useful for preparing this next generation for their future.2. Planning Phase and Team AssemblyPrior to the start of the training, the planning phase was completed to ensure that the students willgain the best learning experience. This included creating a task list as well as resource andcommunication plans to establish the roles and responsibilities of the team members with the priorknowledge that they will be assembled from different schools around Qatar to work together as ateam. The following steps taken are part of the general program

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 12: Resource Exchange

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michelle Jordan, Arizona State University; Janet M. Ankrum; Melany Coates; Cheryl Carswell; Andrew Centanni; Mia Delarosa; Rebekah Jongewaard, Arizona State University; Maryan Robledo; Steven J. Zuiker, Arizona State University

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for agri-PV solar panel racking systems. Panel placement should optimize (a) growing conditions for seasonal crops (e.g., dappled light, optimal temperatures), and (b) efficient power generation (e.g., angle of panels). Students learn mechanical and electrical engineering as they design mobile PV structures. ● Planning fall and spring garden beds in the Sonoran Desert. To collect, analyze, and report on agri-PV data, students must be able to recognize parts of plants. However, they often struggle to differentiate between flowers, flower buds, fruits, and leaves. Students arrange parts of plants collected from native species in the Sonoran Desert, as well as food crops cultivated by

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 12: Resource Exchange

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cristian Eduardo Vargas-Ordóñez, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Morgan M. Hynes, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Andrew James Gray, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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. Plan – Session 2 Show the students the following video related to creating stories : Moore, T. & Douglas, K. A. (2016) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpWHZJZQDSE. Next, ask them to create a story step by step, drawing, writing, or both, on a sheet of paper, divided into six boxes: Box 1 - Character or characters intro with their characteristics, the setting they see, and their location in Remember… time. Boxes 2 to 6 - Central moments of the story (Introduction, Rising

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Uma Balaji, Fairfield University; Elif Kongar, University of New Haven

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challenges of today and tomorrow. Teachers whooften do not have the materials for hands-on activities for STEM and Sustainability can receivesupport from such initiatives in collaboration with higher education institutions. With supportfrom Constellation Energy [6], the authors of this work in progress have attempted to educateand train over two hundred middle school students of the local underserved community onsustainability issues, particularly on those related to energy and environment through relevanthands-on activities. The following sections describe the materials and methods applied ineducating the underserved community of students and teachers and its potential impact.Materials and MethodsThe faculty involved in the project began planning

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Milhouse's Moment: Engineering Inclusivity, Everything's Coming Up Milhouse!

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nina Kamath Telang, University of Texas at Austin; Anjali Maguie Raghavan, University of Texas at Austin

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. Then, the week’s designated topic was covered for the remaining 45-50 minutes.As this first cohort consisted of younger high school students, the content was primarily gearedtoward the engineering disciplines and painted a general image of the college applicationprocess. An example lesson plan showing the structure of a seminar (from the first meeting) isshown below, with subsequent meetings following a similar format. Topic UT Austin Engineering Program Overview Learning After this session, students will: Objectives: ● Get to know their Cockrell School student mentors. ● Recall important facts about UT Austin’s Engineering Program. ● Become familiar with engineering

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rachel E. Gehr, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tamara J Moore, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kerrie A Douglas, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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].While the workforce continues to expand, teenagers still show disinterest in entering themicroelectronics industry [6]. According to Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT), students’awareness and motivation of working in a certain field will only increase if multiple exposureopportunities are provided [7]. Without an increase in the upcoming generation’s motivation topursue careers in the microelectronics workforce, the plan to continue expanding ourinvolvement in this industry will suffer.We propose that embedding engaging microelectronics content into existing middle and highschool curriculum will increase student awareness of and interest in the field. This work inprogress will evaluate 11 units that are implemented during the 2023 – 24

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 11: Summer Camps and more!

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Moses Ling P.E., Pennsylvania State University; Maureen Kelliher; Jonathan Michael Broyles, Pennsylvania State University; Ryan L. Solnosky P.E., Pennsylvania State University; Heui Young Park; Lily X. Li, Pennsylvania State University; Baraa J. Alkhatatbeh; Lorine Awuor Ouma

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20 years, the UnitedStates has faced a shortage of engineers [11]; part of the reason is exposure in the K-12 Settings [12]. Overthis same time period, a significant number of Pre-college STEM initiatives have been established tostimulate interest in STEM disciplines and improve the coordination of efforts between K-12 and highereducation. Of the many established initiatives, effective recruitment tools for STEM majors include: K-12school outreach, University open house sessions, hands-on workshops, competitions and demonstration,and summer camps [9]. The idea of using summer camps to promote STEM disciplines is not new [12]. A review of theSTEM summer camp literature by Kuyath [13] yielded several themes related to the planning

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 4: Engaging Authentic Engineering Practices

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Azizi Penn, Purdue University; Rachel E. Higbee, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Hillary E. Merzdorf, Texas A&M University; Siddika Selcen Guzey, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Morgan M Hynes, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Kerrie A Douglas, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Tamara J Moore, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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communication and teamwork to work through six pre-defined steps: Define the problem,learn about the problem, plan a solution, try a solution, test a solution, and decide whether thesolution is good enough. To motivate students and foster intrinsic motivation, each unit beganwith a letter from a "client," often a university or company, asking this group of young scientistsand engineers to help them solve a problem with real-world environmental and societal impact.The next 4-7 lessons in the unit focused on interactively introducing STEM concepts. TheseSTEM concepts equipped students with the background knowledge to develop design solutions,followed by a Design lesson for creating prototypes, a Test lesson for making hypotheses aboutthe design's

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Homer's Handy Homework: STEM Adventures from Sofa to School, Mmm... STEM

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amber Simpson, Binghamton University; Sawsan Werfelli, State University of New York at Binghamton

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materials for the districts to utilize, including SeeSawannouncements, teacher emails, and social media content. Each of these materials featured avideo introducing our team and offering an overview of the program. As this study took placeduring the pandemic, we did not target our recruitment to any one social group. Subsequently,for families that expressed interest, we held Zoom meetings with each family to discuss logisticalaspects and acquire both adult consent and child assent.Between January 2020 and April 2020, families actively engaged in completing 4-6 engineeringkits designed by the researcher team within their home settings. These kits were structured tolead families through an engineering design process - research, plan/design, create

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 13: Attitudes & Prespectives of Teachers

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tyler S. Love, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Andrew John Hughes, California State University, San Bernardino

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, there were no significant differences between the twogroups. Supplemental post-survey questions revealed that while most participants indicated theyplan to integrate more physical computing concepts within their courses, no significantdifferences existed between male and female teachers’ intentions to integrate such concepts. Thisstudy contributes to the limited literature on P-12 physical computing research within the U.S. Ithas implications for improving physical computing PD efforts offered by higher educationinstitutions and engineering education programs. Moreover, it provides some insight into males’and females’ attitudes toward physical computing, which can help inform the planning of futurephysical computing design challenges and PD

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 13: Attitudes & Prespectives of Teachers

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adrienne Decker, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Monica McGill, CSEdResearch.org

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workshop that bringstogether teachers and researchers. In our search for research and materials, we were unable to findpublications that covered this type of workshop. Finding none, we designed our workshop basedon research conducted on ways to engage two or more groups. Our initial planning discussionssurfaced our main tenet in the workshop design. We wanted to center and focus on the teacherperspectives and experiences. For researchers, we wanted them to better understand the needs ofthe teachers while they were designing their future research projects.2.1 GoalsWe started our development of workshop activities by creating goals for the participants first andthen designing activities that would achieve those goals. We wanted to ensure that the