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Mr. Burns' Brainchild: AI in the Springfield STEM Classroom, Release the Hounds!

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alvin Talmadge Hughes IV, University of Florida; Jacob Casey Yarick, University of Florida; Nancy Ruzycki, University of Florida; Hajymyrat Serdarovich Geldimuradov, University of Florida; Sarah Louise Langham, University of Florida; Katherine Miller, University of Florida

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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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Shouling He, Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology

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,application, and operations.In April 2021, Vaughn College applied for an FAA grant to educate the next generation ofpilots and aviation professionals as part of the Aviation Workforce Development GrantsProgram. The grant aims to provide a tuition-free early higher education experience for highschool students, allowing them to fulfill 80% of the UAS certificate program’s credits duringthe summer, evenings, or weekends while they are still enrolled in high school. The FAAstrongly supports this proposal because creating a robust pipeline of skilled and diverseprofessionals is essential to maintaining the safest and most efficient aerospace system, andeducation needs to start from young adults. The college plan to recruit students fromeconomically

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 10: Broadening Participation in P12

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dayna L. Martínez, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Inc.; Esther Gonzalez; Deanna Drako; Andrea D. Beattie; Ashleigh Tierney; Enrique Guzman; Kimberly D Douglas P.E., Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Inc.

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know about different kinds of STEM jobs.• Question #2: Because of this STEM lab, I am better at building things.• Question #3: This STEM lab has taught me skills that will help me do better in my science classes at school.• Question #4: Because of this STEM lab, I know I can be a scientist or engineer one day.• Question #5: This STEM lab has provided me with the knowledge necessary to understand science concepts.• Question #6: This STEM lab has helped me see that I am a science person. Fig. 6: Program Impact Survey Results for April 2023Future DirectionThe future of VSL includes a plan to continue with once-a-month offerings with two distincttime options. In addition, program leadership is investing time in

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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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Ibrahim H. Yeter, Nanyang Technological University; Jingyi Xie, Nanyang Technological University of Singapore

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processes for engineering education research is beneficial and essentialconsidering the innovative and adaptive nature of engineering. Hence, iterative revision cycleswere planned to develop a framework encompassing the essential elements of qualityengineering education. The study begins by outlining the final framework and then describes itsdevelopment from a modified ABET Criterion 3: Student Outcomes. Each time, multipleresearchers coded academic standards from multiple states (e.g., MOE's latest physics syllabus),then compared and discussed the results. A detailed coding protocol was developed for eachround iteration to facilitate content analysis and maximize the review process's validity andreliability. As part of the design research cycle

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Mr. Burns' Brainchild: AI in the Springfield STEM Classroom, Release the Hounds!

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Geling Xu, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach; Milan Dahal, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach; Brian Gravel, Tufts University

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generalizable data from these workshops. However, thefacilitators noticed a positive shift in teachers’ confidence, many of whom were introducingtechnology in their classrooms for the first time.In the future, we plan to get more student data from these participants’ classrooms to find howthe growth in teachers’ confidence influences their teaching and benefits their students and howwe, as researchers, can support the emerging ML tools related to the teaching and learningprocess.AcknowledgmentsThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under GrantNo. IIS-2119174. We want to thank all the teachers who participated in the co-designworkshop.References[1] Henriikka Vartiainen, Matti Tedre, and Teemu Valtonen. Learning

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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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Latanya Robinson, Florida International University; Alexandra Coso Strong, Florida International University

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, or specific body parts? I think we need to plan the exoskeleton selection a bit more.Computer Engineer: Companies that focus a lot on exoskeletons are in the technology sector.Biomedical Engineer: I thought the main companies were in the healthcare sector. Also, that isn’treally answering the questions I have.Computer Engineer: The technology sector for exoskeletons is growing and will soon be the mainsector. We should consider future exoskeleton needs to better meet users' needs.Biomedical Engineer: Can you explain why you are leaning towards this technology sector-focus overhealthcare or other applications that come from what we know about the user group?Computer Engineer: The technology sector designs the exoskeletons that the healthcare

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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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Sabina Anne Schill, Florida International University; Stacy S. Klein-Gardner, Vanderbilt University

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helped us kind of foster a new community” as they worked with the teacher tonavigate remote learning and support dual credit classes at the high school. UL3 did not plan onhaving a relationship with their partner school after their kids had graduated; however, e4usa“provided an opportunity to keep involved with the school and with the teacher who is trying todo the engineering aspect of this.” Furthering relationships with the high schools also expandedbeyond just teachers. For example, UL1 mentioned that “we don’t just know [School’s] faculty.In one case, we know the principal of the school now who’s been involved.”Campus Visits were the next most-mentioned excitement. UL3 expressed the importance ofmeeting with students personally, sharing

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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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Nicolas Léger, Florida International University; Stacy S Klein-Gardner, Vanderbilt University; Bruk T Berhane, Florida International University

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NAE's GrandChallenges, which states that the world's water supply is facing increasing threats [4]. Afterforming teams and learning about effective teamwork, teams progress through the steps of theengineering design process. This involves identifying constraints and success criteria, reviewingrelevant scientific information, coming up with design solutions using the MATLAB tool,building prototypes, and creating a plan for testing. Finally, teams must consider how to improvetheir design and effectively communicate their solution to relevant parties.In this activity, the students are prompted by their teacher to create a water filter on theircamping trip to substitute for the filter they left at home using only materials found in theirbackpack

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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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Tala Katbeh, Texas A&M University; Gerald Benjamin Cieslinski, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Hassan Said Bazzi, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Syed Mustafa Husain Abidi, Texas A&M University at Qatar

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students utilized the REV Robotics kits. They were then taskedto design and assemble a robot with a functioning operation system to sense, have a plan they willprogram through an algorithm, and act accordingly based on the final challenge tasks. Instructionsand tips were provided to the students so they could utilize the required tools to assemble differentframes, screws, brackets, and motor mounts. Figure 5 shows a team working on their basic robotstructure with all the required tools and materials.On the second day, the students focused on designing and creating a robot that will accomplish allthe required tasks for their competition that was held on the final day. The students were taskedwith competing as teams in a final challenge that was

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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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Monsuru O Ramoni, Navajo Technical University; Calsey T Nez, Navajo Technical University

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than non-dual-credit students. Additionally, dual-credit engineering courses have been shownto increase the persistence of minority students in engineering majors [23, 24, 25].Dual-credit programs, also known as dual enrollment or concurrent enrollment, emerged during the 1970s[18, 26, 27]. Initially developed for gifted and high-achieving students planning to attend college, theseprograms allow students to take college courses to build confidence, experience college expectations, andprepare for the transition to higher education.NTU offers dual-credit engineering to promote engineering literacy, reinforce engineering concepts, andinspire confidence among young Native American students to enroll in engineering programs. NTU'sdual-credit

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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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) were encouraged. Opportunities for Teacher’s Quantum Workshop organized in Summer 2022 and 2023 communication and provided a set-up for teachers to listen quantum fundamentals from creativity scientists, convey their questions, and interact with the projects team and other teachers to apply what they learn in their teaching during their formal curriculum plan. Continuous Iterative revisions during the first two years of the project helped improvement improve the instructional design, implementation, and evaluation processes.In this paper we specifically elaborate on the first design principle that aligned the expectationsand instructions

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 3: Let's Get Thinking on Design

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Povinelli, Syracuse University

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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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Natasha Lagoudas Wilkerson, Texas A&M University; Joanne K Olson, Texas A&M University; Karen E Rambo-Hernandez, Texas A&M University; Rachelle M Pedersen, Texas A&M University

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based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem. 3-5 ETS1-3: Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and Which NGSS failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that engineering can be improved performance MS ETS1-1: Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with expectations are sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution taking into account relevant addressed in the scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural intervention

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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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al. [37] positedthat teacher beliefs influence teachers’ willingness to adopt new pedagogies and teachingstrategies (e.g., active learning, team-based learning, and discussions). Yasar and colleagues [37]argue that understanding teachers’ views about engineering and engineering practices isnecessary to integrate technology and design into pre-college education effectively. Engineeringdesign challenges are student-centered and require students to actively utilize an iterative processto prepare, plan, and evaluate their solutions at each stage of their design. However, howengineering is implemented in the classroom depends on teachers’ views of how students learn[31]. Hence, for students to understand and engage in the EDP effectively

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 3: Let's Get Thinking on Design

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Latanya Robinson, Florida International University; Monica E. Cardella, Florida International University; Alexandra Coso Strong, Florida International University

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problem.Model Shareability and Reusability None of the activities required the production of mathematical solutions that are sharedwith a client. Also, there were no requirements in the activities to create mathematical solutionsthat could be modified for other engineering situations.Effective Prototype A requirement in the Mmm Cupcakes: What's Their Life Cycle Impact activity was thatthe mathematical model could be used with different sets of data for the problem. The purpose ofthe mathematical model was to design an optimal life-cycle plan with the least amount ofenvironmental impact. There was no requirement in the activity that the mathematical model beused in a similar engineering context. For this reason, the activity partially met

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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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Kelli Paul, Indiana University-Bloomington; Lauren Penney, Indiana University-Bloomington; Adam Maltese, Indiana University-Bloomington; Amber Simpson, State University of New York at Binghamton; Jungsun Kim, Indiana University-Bloomington

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recordings of this project from this family.Throughout this project, Betty provides mainly managerial support and verbal support, thoughshe also steps in to provide physical support several times. She is mostly a project manager andfacilitator, keeping Harper moving through the project while also balancing home lifemanagement. While Harper is still designing her bot, Betty collaborates in parallel as sheattempts to figure out how to connect the battery and motor. Betty’s managerial support is partlyproject related, partly behavior related, and partly family life related. Betty’s involvement andsupport is interrupted by friends visiting, dinner plans, baby brother, and other household tasks.While Betty is present for much of the activity, she is off

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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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Tyler S. Love, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Brandt Hutzel, Pennsylvania Department of Education; Sharon Brusic, Millersville University of Pennsylvania

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with each standard. These boxes closely resemble the format of those created for the NGSS [Fig. 8]. • Curriculum Frameworks: Provides a roadmap for curriculum development.• Instructional Resources: Examples of lesson plans aligned with the new standards, teaching observation rubrics, and other resources to assist educators and school districts.• Curriculum Resources: Vetted resources from national standards documents aimed to assist educators and school districts in developing standards-aligned curriculum while also meeting the needs specific to their community and students.• Research Resources: Articles and reports related to NGSS and STEL research studies.• Professional Learning: Recorded training sessions covering

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Flaming Moe's Influence: Bio-Inspired STEM Explorations, Hot Stuff!

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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past experiences. The results showed that the teacher with an engineering backgroundtended to emphasize the engineering activities, while the teacher with a biology background modifiedlessons to deepen students’ understanding of biology. Furthermore, teachers emphasized parts of theBID curricula that aligned with their teaching backgrounds and training.Teachers’ understanding of integrated curricula also impacts students learning [37]. As such, they tendto plan, modify, and enact curricula based on their perception of its relevance to their students. In onestudy, Steven et al. [38] found that designing activities that incorporated exploring illustrated examplesin nuanced ways that attended to students’ learning needs impacted their retention

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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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as a result. Separately, any excerpts that were reflective of the strength ofthe participants’ anticipatory and initial—prior to and following their first year of study,respectively—SoB were captured, often In Vivo to maintain the students’ individual voices [31].In a second round of coding, the socialization experiences were then sorted into two categoriescapturing the participants’ exposure to their university and their planned discipline. Finally, theparticipants’ anticipatory and initial belonging was mapped against their pre-college experiencesto find themes across the eight students.PositionalityThe author recognizes his own positionality with respect to the work done in this study. Heacknowledges his privilege in having been able to