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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 8: Assessment, Framworks, Standards, Oh My!

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Greg J. Strimel, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Amy Evans Sabarre; Tanner J. Huffman, The College of New Jersey

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component of engineering literacy(i.e., habits of mind, practices, and knowledge) and details what students could learn by the endof secondary school, it does not specify a potential blueprint of how the engineering conceptsand sub-concepts may be related and build upon each other to arrive at these endpoints.Accordingly, following the review of literature and the collection of insights from a variety ofengineering education stakeholders, including teachers, professors, and industry representatives,an Engineering Performance Matrix (EPM) conceptual model was created to provide aninstructional/assessment blueprint for engineering programs/initiatives. In addition, an EPM foreach engineering concept found within the framework was drafted to help

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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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Garth V Crosby, Texas A&M University; Maram H Alaqra, Sharjah Education Academy ; Pamela Simmons-Brooks, Texas A&M University; Morgan H. Krauss, Texas A&M University; Shelly Tornquist, Texas A&M University; Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University

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the efforts to teach the preservice STEM teachers. The outreach program on campus generated and delivered “programs for elementary, middle, and high school students, as well as outreach to science, math, and career and technical education (CTE) educators throughout the state, to help attract young minds to engineering.” Methods Research Design We conducted a mixed methods design [12-14] to explore the students’ experiences in the course and the effectiveness of the course activities on their teaching approaches and self-efficacy to teach integrated STEM lessons using the newly emerged technologies. In the Spring 2023 semester, four students enrolled in the course. Because this is a relatively low number of

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Inspiring Future Engineers: Targeted Summer Programs for Diverse STEM Pathways

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mir M Hayder, Savannah State University; Alberto G De La Cruz, Savannah State University

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Paper ID #45498Cybersecurity Summer Camp for Middle School Underrepresented Minority(URM) and Female StudentsDr. Mir M Hayder, Savannah State University Dr. Hayder is a Professor and the Coordinator of the Mechanical Engineering Technology program at Savannah State University.Prof. Alberto G De La Cruz, Savannah State University Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator of Computer Science Technology at Savannah State University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Cybersecurity Summer Camp for Middle School Underrepresented Minority (URM) and Female

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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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Erik James Schettig, North Carolina State University at Raleigh

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flourish, it should be kept in mind that resources provided to school promote practices oftechnological and engineering literacy while also remaining relevant and appropriately challenging.Resources Universities, industries, and community-based STEM partnerships are important resources of materials andinformation as identified through supported research and student responses. STEM partnerships support teachers andschools through the provision of equipment and curriculum. Student responses to the e-dragster project support thatpartnership-provided instructions and materials, along with an opportunity for collaboration with peers were themost helpful resources during experience. Opening access to these experiences through a STEM

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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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Amelia Yeo, Nanyang Technological University; Ibrahim H. Yeter, Nanyang Technological University; Sharyn Anastasia Limas, Nanyang Technological University

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/a0022128Hostetter, A. B., & Alibali, M. W. (2008). Visible embodiment: Gestures as simulated action. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 15(3), 495–514. https://doi.org/10.3758/pbr.15.3.495Lachapelle, C. P., Cunningham, C. M., Jocz, J., Kay, A. E., Lee, T. J., John, H. N., Preeya Mabikke, Phadnis, S., & Sullivan. (2011). Engineering is elementary: An evaluation of years 4 through 6 field testing. Boston, MA: Museum of Science.Mcneill, D. (1992). Hand and mind : What gestures reveal about thought. University of Chicago Press.Moonga, M., Hammack, R., & Yeter, I. H. (2023). Board 167: Exploring elementary pre-service teachers’ personal engineering efficacy and engineering teaching efficacy in a science

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Inspiring Future Engineers: Targeted Summer Programs for Diverse STEM Pathways

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tahmid Latif, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Douglas Eric Dow, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Gloria Guohua Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Mirza Farzana Halim

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University ‘MTM Engineering Camp for Girls:’ Generating Under-Represented Pathway Prospects Through A Diversity-Rich Pre-College Outreach Project,” Women in Engineering ProActive Network, Jan. 2005.[4] J. Rodriguez, S. Butt, and T. Fredericks, “Pre-college activities to promote positive perception of engineering and engineering technology careers,” In 2014 International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning (ICL) (pp. 715-719). Dec. 2014. IEEE.[5] P. Kotlikoff, A. S. Rahman, and K. A. Smith, “Minding the gap: academic outcomes from pre-college programs”. Education Economics, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 3–28, 2021.[6] B. Zhou, "Effectiveness of a Precollege STEM Outreach Program." Journal of Higher

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Lisa's Legacy: Guiding Students Toward Engineering Careers, Excellent!

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Benjamin Goldschneider, University of Virginia

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Paper ID #42840Finding Home: Pre-College Socialization and Anticipatory Belonging on Campus(Fundamental)Dr. Benjamin Goldschneider, University of Virginia Benjamin Goldschneider is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Foundations at the University of Virginia. He holds a Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Virginia Tech, as well as a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University. His research interests include students’ sense of belonging, socialization, program development, and pre-college introductions to STEM material. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Finding Home

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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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Maria Perez-Piza, University of Texas at El Paso

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engineering activities [44], middle, grade level engineering learning experiences,learning interaction, student conceptions of engineering changes, educators/pre-collegeengineering education, and Matusovich et at. [46] integrated civil engineering with social aspects[46]. It was not until 2021 that Holly [39] wrote that the following words more clearly signify thetendency of engineering and CRP like engineering educators; these include pre-collegeengineering education, engineering student, the engineering community, pre-college engineeringlearning experience, engineering teaching, engineering learning interaction, to learn engineering,engineering habits of mind, engineering ecosystems, conceptions of engineering,multidimensional of engineering

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Supporting Teacher Practices for Inclusive and Culturally Relevant Engineering Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue Ph.D., Towson University; Jamie Mikeska

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Paper ID #46181Middle School Preservice Teachers’ Discussion Prompts to Help a StudentAvatar Overcome Idea Fixation during Brainstorming (Fundamental)Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue Ph.D., Towson University Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue, Ph.D., is Professor of Science and Engineering Education in the Department of Physics, Astronomy & Geosciences at Towson University. She has integrated engineering into courses for PreK-8 teacher candidates, developed and directed a graduate STEM program for PreK-6 teachers, and partnered with teachers to implement PreK-8 science-integrated engineering learning experiences. She has authored

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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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Luis E Montero-Moguel, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Joel Alejandro Mejia, The University of Texas at San Antonio

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Paper ID #38985Board 185: Work in Progress: Engaging Students in the UN SustainableDevelopment Goals through Funds of Knowledge: A Middle School BilingualClassroom Case StudyLuis E Montero-Moguel, The University of Texas at San Antonio Luis Montero is a Ph.D. student in Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching at the University of Texas at San Antonio, currently in his second year of study. He earned his Master’s degree in Mathematics Teach- ing from the University of Guadalajara in Mexico and his Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Technological Institute of Merida, also in Mexico. With 11 years of

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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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Allison Antink-Meyer, Illinois State University; Matthew Aldeman, Illinois State University; Jin Ho Jo; Jeritt Williams, Illinois State University; Maria Luisa Zamudio

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integration of the otherdomains as well as for the skills and knowledge associated with those domains. Thus, we usedthe characteristics of engagement were comprised by Cunningham and Kelly’s (2017) epistemicpractices of engineering in this study because they are reflective of the nature of engineering,specific to the habits of mind reflected in the Framework for P12 Engineering Learning, butgeneral enough to be more likely to arise in the interviews. The three groups of stakeholderswhose views were examined in this study are not engineers and it was unlikely that theirreflections on STEM engagement would be specific enough for the Framework (2020) to be themost meaningful descriptors of their views. For example, it was unlikely that the community

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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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Daniel Loke, Nanyang Technological University; Jeffrey D Radloff, SUNY, Cortland; Ibrahim H. Yeter, Nanyang Technological University

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passionate about making STEM and AI education relevant and accessible to learners of all ages.Jeffrey D Radloff, SUNY, Cortland Dr. Jeffrey Radloff is an Assistant Professor in the Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department at SUNY Cortland, where he teaches elementary science methods, STEM foundations, and critical media literacy courses. He has a background in biology and pre-college engineering education, and he received his Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from Purdue University. Dr. Radloff’s interests are in understanding how to best support pre- and in-service teachers’ integration of interdisciplinary STEM instruction, as well as exploring related instructional variation across classrooms. His current work

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Meet at Springfield Middle: Where Engineering Meets Education, Woozle Wuzzle!

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zeynep Gonca Akdemir, Purdue University; Muhsin Menekse, Purdue University; Erica W. Carlson, Purdue University; Nicholas Dang, Purdue University; Mahdi Hosseini, Northwestern University; Dongyang Li, Purdue University

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Paper ID #42524Supporting Middle School Students’ Learning Outcomes and Engagementwith NGSS-Aligned Quantum-Infused Science CurriculumDr. Zeynep Gonca Akdemir, Purdue University I am a research assistant within the School of Engineering Education and a fresh Ph.D. in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction in Science Education at Purdue University. My research specialization lies in the development of innovative science and engineering curricula tailored for K-12 students. My primary focus is on crafting hands-on, engaging learning materials that promote learning and engagement. I am also passionate about training

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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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Tristan Robert Straight, Wartburg College; Jennah Meyer, Wartburg College; Murad Musa Mahmoud, Wartburg College; Cristian Gerardo Allen, Wartburg College; Kurt Henry Becker, Utah State University

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Paper ID #43165Gender Differences with Regards to Interest in STEM (Evaluation)Tristan Robert Straight, Wartburg CollegeJennah Meyer, Wartburg CollegeMurad Musa Mahmoud, Wartburg College Murad is an Assistant Professor at the Engineering Science Department at Wartburg College. He has a Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Utah State University. Research interests include recruitment into STEM, diversity in STEM as well pedagogy.Dr. Cristian Gerardo Allen, Wartburg College Cristian graduated in 2017 from the University of North Texas with a Ph.D. in Mathematics under Dr. Su Gao. He is currently an Assistant Professor of

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Lisa's Legacy: Guiding Students Toward Engineering Careers, Excellent!

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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V. Sanchez Padilla, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Universidad ECOTEC, Ecuador; Lisa Schibelius, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Paper ID #43397College Choice Decisions: An Evaluation of Perna’s Conceptual Model AcrossPopulations and Cultural ContextsV. Sanchez Padilla, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Universidad ECOTEC, Ecuador V. Sanchez Padilla (Member, IEEE) is a doctoral candidate in the Engineering Education Department, College of Engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA. He holds a master’s degree in telecommunications engineering with a concentration in wireless communications from George Mason University, VA, USA. He is certified in fieldbus networks and wireless network

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Inspiring Future Engineers: Targeted Summer Programs for Diverse STEM Pathways

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Federica Aveta, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Afsaneh Ghanavati, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Marisha Rawlins, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Pilin Junsangsri, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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accompany such a bridging process because making anEKG measurement was challenging and required patience and trial and error.Trial and error are the foundation of scientific thinking when any task can be approached as aniterative process. It is indeed imperative to educate young minds with the foundations ofengineering mindset through hands-on learning of technical systems, before the start of their“higher education” cycle.CE ModuleComputer Engineering focuses on both the hardware and software aspects of a computingsystem. The field of computer engineering has many key areas including processor design,embedded systems, software design, and computer networking. Because of the limited 6-hourduration, the co-facilitators of the Computer Engineering

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Inclusive and Reflective Practices in Pre-College Engineering Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ju Hui Kang, University of Cincinnati; Soo Hyeon Kim, Indiana University Indianapolis; Gi Woong Choi, University of Cincinnati; Mansi Rajendra Kasar, Indiana University, Indianapolis

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, K. M. Paul, J. Kim, A. V. Maltese, and A. Simpson, “At-Home Engineering: Caregivers’ Support During Problem-Solving,” presented at the 17th International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS) 2023, Oct. 2023, pp. 1170–1173. doi: 10.22318/icls2023.116765.[23] L. S. VYGOTSKY, Mind in Society. Harvard University Press, 1978. doi: 10.2307/j.ctvjf9vz4.[24] L. Rahman, “Vygotsky’s Zone of Proximal Development of Teaching and Learning in STEM Education,” Int. J. Eng. Res., vol. 13, no. 08.[25] A. Simpson, J. Yang, P. Knox, and A. Maltese, “Caregivers’ Multiple Roles in Supporting their Child through an Engineering Design Project (Fundamental),” in 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access Proceedings

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Equity, Identity, and Pedagogy in Pre-College Engineering Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessica D Gale, Georgia Institute of Technology; Dyanne Baptiste Porter, Georgia Institute of Technology; Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Sunni Haag Newton, Georgia Institute of Technology; Abeera P. Rehmat, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jasmine Choi, Georgia Institute of Technology

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research on curriculum development, teacher professional development, and student learning in integrated STEM environments. Dr. Alemdar currently serves as PI and co-PI for research on various NSF funded projects that focuses on engineering education, teacher networks and STEM learning environments. Her expertise includes program evaluation, social network analysis, mixed methods, and advanced quantitative methods. Dr. Alemdar is passionate advocate for equitable and inclusive STEM education. She actively engages with educators, students, and communities to promote the importance of STEM disciplines and education research in preparing the next generation for the challenges of the future.She received her Ph.D. in

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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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Jessica Nhu Tran, University of British Columbia; Jessica Wolf, University of British Columbia; Shouka Farrokh, University of British Columbia; Katherine Lyon, University of British Columbia; Robyn Newell, University of British Columbia; Jenna Felice Usprech, University of British Columbia; Karen C. Cheung, University of British Columbia; Agnes Germaine d'Entremont P.Eng., University of British Columbia

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Paper ID #43909Methodologies for Evaluating the Impact of STEM Outreach on HistoricallyMarginalized Groups in Engineering: a Systematic Literature Review (Other,Diversity)Jessica Nhu Tran, University of British Columbia Jessica Tran is an oncoming graduate student pursing a master’s degree in engineering education at the University of British Columbia (UBC). They are interested in exploring justice-oriented pedagogies and praxis, decolonization, and EDI (equity, diversity, and inclusion) within engineering education spaces, particularly within K-12 STEM outreach.Jessica Wolf, University of British Columbia Jessica Wolf is a

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Building Engineering Identity and Practice in Rural and Pre-College Contexts

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Soo Hyeon Kim, Indiana University Indianapolis; Gi Woong Choi, University of Cincinnati; Ju Hui Kang, University of Cincinnati

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understanding of engineering-related FoK in rural communities,which is understudied and limited in current literature. Everyday activities—such as, repurposingmaterials in DIY projects, playing sports or video games with family members, engaging inconversations about recent events and phenomenon related to STEM, or helping othercommunity members—fostered essential engineering habits of mind like creativity,resourcefulness, and critical thinking. For instance, children gained knowledge about thelifecycle in nature, food production, ethical use of environmental resources while spending timewith their parents outside the home to engage in home improvement and leisure activities,similar to how children learned through observation and working closely with

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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

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Taylor Tucker, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Saadeddine Shehab, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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engineering students for navigating the demands and nuances of the workplace whilebeing mindful of their users’ needs, it is necessary to train them to consider the design problemthrough both technical and human-centered perspectives.The Siebel Center for Design offers multiple undergraduate-level courses that expose students toelements of HCD and its iterative design process [5]. However, our team’s scope goes beyondmaking HCD accessible to students already in college. It is equally important to consider ways inwhich the world of STEM can be made accessible to high school students who are navigating thepost-high school planning process. As educators, it is our duty to expand students’ horizons andhelp them discover different educational

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 2: Let's Get Thinking Computationally

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Abeera P. Rehmat, Georgia Institute of Technology; Hoda Ehsan, The Hill School ; Monica E. Cardella, Florida International University

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, andliteracy.CT and engineering require thinking and decision-making.Parents expressed that many of the CT activities in the exhibit they engaged in with theirchildren required them to think and make decisions. For example, a parent asserted, “It is logicalthinking” (P2). This parent further suggested, “You have to start from the beginning with an endin mind. It requires step-by-step thinking” (P2). Another parent claimed, “It is like solvingcomplex problems” (P3), connecting it to the exhibit activities where they had to figure out themost effective way to deliver medicine to the animals. Likewise, another coupled CT activitieswith problem-solving and decision-making, the parent stated, “I think of it as problem-solving,like different pieces to the

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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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Abeera P. Rehmat, Georgia Institute of Technology; Alexandra A. Towner, Georgia Institute of Technology; Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Michael Helms, Georgia Institute of Technology; Dyanne Baptiste Porter, Georgia Institute of Technology; Roxanne Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeffrey H. Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marc Weissburg

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Porter, Georgia Institute of Technology Dyanne Baptiste Porter is a postdoctoral research fellow at Georgia Tech Center for Education Integrating Mathematics, Science, and Computing (CEISMC). Prior to earning her Ph.D. in Mathematics Educa- tion, she taught high school mathematics for eight years. Her research interests include interdisciplinary mathematics teaching and learning, equitable teaching and learning practices in STEM, and increasing representation in advanced mathematical sciences.Roxanne Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology Roxanne Moore is currently a Research Engineer at Georgia Tech with appointments in the school of Mechanical Engineering and the Center for Education Integrating Mathematics, Science

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Innovations and Inclusion in Pre-Service and Pre-College STEM Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael M. Malschützky, Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg, University of Applied Sciences, Germany; Gesche Neusel, Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences; Steven McAlpine, University of Maryland Baltimore County; Jamie R Gurganus, University of Maryland Baltimore County

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expectations and to give female pupils the opportunityto discover their interest in computer science and engineering through practical experience withlike-minded people. Main objective is to establish and enhance a domain specific self-efficacythrough the experience of mastery in engineering and computing tasks, which favors the choiceof these study programs.The offered activities range from one-day projects during school hours to one-week coursesduring the school vacations and are open to female pupils from the 5th grade onwards from alltypes of German secondary education schools. As successful performance is the primary vehicleof psychological change [5], activities contain different tasks for pupils of grade 5 to 7 and grade8 and above, to ensure

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Scaling Impactful Pre-College STEM + C Programs: Lessons from Transportation, Technology, and Engineering Camps

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joshua E. Katz, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Yang Victoria Shao, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign; Yuting W. Chen, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Paper ID #48041A Comparison Between a Week-Long Electrical and Computer EngineeringSummer Camp’s Session on Middle School Students’ Interests in STEM (Evaluation)Joshua E. Katz, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign Joshua E. Katz is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, DELTA program, at UIUC, where his research centers on collaborative learning in engineering education and other STEM disciplines. He obtained his B.S. in Technology and Engineering Education in 2019 and his M.S. in STEM Education and Leadership in 2021 from Illinois State University. Additionally, he holds a professional

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Krusty's Creations: Robotics and Electronics in Springfield STEAM, Hey Hey!

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joshua E. Katz, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Robin Jephthah Rajarathinam, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Yang Victoria Shao, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Yuting W. Chen, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Paper ID #42148Understanding the Influence of a Week-Long Electrical and Computer EngineeringSummer Camp on Middle School Students’ Interests in STEM (RTP)Joshua E. Katz, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Joshua E. Katz is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, DELTA program, at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where his research centers on collaborative learning in engineering education and other STEM disciplines. He obtained his B.S. in Technology and Engineering Education in 2019 and his M.S. in STEM Education and Leadership in 2021, both from Illinois State University

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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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with her students, inviting community members whowere impacted (many of her students’ relatives) to come present to the class. As a result, the fourth-grade students engaged in the engineering design process to construct and test dam designs withthe community context in mind, grappled with the ethics of engineering, and offered alternativesolutions. This example demonstrates the power of connecting an engineering task to place, localhistory, and community and cultural contexts to increase relevance and importance for students.Other CRED tasks developed by teachers included areas of interest such as: designing a filtrationsystem to improve indoor air quality, developing a severe weather app to be used by teen drivers,creating a model of a

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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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Leah Bug, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University at Raleigh

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engineering habits of mind,and comparisons between science, math, and engineering. Yet both workshops could not beidentical, due to the unique needs of each audience.The paper includes a description of the content of both workshops, observations of theparticipants as they engaged in engineering design challenges, and evaluation results of eachworkshop. Also included is a discussion of the realities of providing professional development asthe K-12 outreach and engagement team at The Engineering Place @ NC State UniversityCollege of Engineering versus the theoretical optimum approach and how to deal with theconstraints of working with fund- and time-limited groups of professionals.IntroductionOur mission at The Engineering Place, a K-12 Engineering

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Engaging and Empowering K-12 Students through Collaborative STEM Projects and Inclusive Outreach

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vanessa Blas, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Joshua E. Katz, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Molly H Goldstein, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Tamara J Moore, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PWL) (COE); Greg J Strimel, Purdue Polytechnic Institute, Purdue University – West Lafayette; Morgan M Hynes, Purdue University – West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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.[5] L. D. Baber, M. J. Pifer, C. Colbeck, and T. Furman, “Increasing Diversity in the Geosciences: Recruitment Programs and Student Self-Efficacy,” Journal of Geoscience Education, vol. 58, no. 1, pp. 32–42, Jan. 2010, doi: 10.5408/1.3544292.[6] N. Asper and B. Sepahpour, “Utilizing Team Building Skills In Engineering Projects,” in 2003 Annual Conference Proceedings, Nashville, Tennessee: ASEE Conferences, Jun. 2003, p. 8.1273.1-8.1273.13. doi: 10.18260/1-2--11567.[7] T. Monroe-White and E. McGee, “Toward a Race-Conscious Entrepreneurship Education,” Entrepreneurship Education and Pedagogy, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 161–189, Apr. 2024, doi: 10.1177/25151274231164927.[8] L. S. Vygotsky and M. Cole, “Mind in society: The development

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Innovative Pathways in K–12 STEM: Bridging Emerging Technologies and Engineering Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yubin Lee, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Greg J Strimel, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Tori Constantine, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Deana M. Lucas, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Emily M. Haluschak, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Tamara J Moore, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PWL) (COE); Morgan M. Hynes, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PWL) (COE); Siddika Selcen Guzey, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PWL) (COE)

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managing the complexity ofworkforce-driven initiatives. Nonetheless, these themes and the lessons learned may guide others workingto vertically align workforce development efforts. Leveraging Pre-Existing Engineering Curricula. Using existing engineering curricula was a commoninitial strategy for integrating semiconductor concepts. While engineering courses are a logical entry point,two important caveats emerged. First, engineering curricula are not automatically equivalent tosemiconductor education. Although they cover foundational concepts like circuits, design, and problem-solving, they can lack attention to semiconductor-specific content such as doping, photolithography, or chipfabrication. A simple solution is to ensure mindful, explicit