Paper ID #37605Board 157: Conducting the Pilot Study of Integrating AI: An ExperienceIntegrating Machine Learning into Upper Elementary Robotics Learning(Work in Progress)Ms. Geling Xu, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach Geling (Jazz) Xu is a Ph.D. student in STEM Education at Tufts University and a research assistant at Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach(CEEO). She is interested in K-12 STEM education, playful learning, MakerSpace, LEGO education, making and learning, and course design. Her current work at Tufts CEEO Fetlab is on integrative AI and Novel Engineering for upper elementary school
an Associate Professor and Academy Professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering at the United States Military Academy. He currently serves as the director of the Environmental Engineering and Science Program. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 A Summer Leader Experience for Rising High School Seniors – Integrating an Introduction to Environmental Science & EngineeringAbstractEach summer the United States Military Academy at West Point hosts approximately 1,110rising high school seniors in a unique week-long immersive program called the West PointSummer Leader Experience (SLE). SLE students experience life at West Point, which includesexposure to academic
) J. Geoff Knowles, PhD, Bryan College Jung Han, PhD, Purdue University Todd Kelley, PhD, Purdue University Abstract TRAILS is an integrated STEM education program designed to partnersecondary teachers in engineering technology education with science teachers toimplement integrated STEM curriculum. This year, an NSF scale-up grant wasfunded to continue research and implementation of the TRAILS project, TRAILS2.0. The continuation of this work is now expanded to include a collaboration ofpartners. The TRAILS 2.0 project will address the needs of diverse populationsin rural school settings. TRAILS seeks to impact underserved, underrepresentedstudents
, and Computing (CEISMC). She is involved with engineering education innoMr. Jeffrey H. Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology After 14 years in the middle and high school math and engineering classroom where Mr. Rosen was working on the integration of engineering and robotics into the teaching of the core curricula classrooms. He has now been at Georgia Tech’s CEISMC for the pasDr. Marc Weissburg ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 A Case Study Investigating High School Teachers’ Implementation of an Engineering-focused Biologically Inspired Design Curriculum (Fundamental Research)AbstractThis research study explores teachers’ implementation of an
interested in leveraging integrated curriculum development in K-12 settings to positively impact underserved populations in the field of engineering. She utilizes past experiences in STEM program evaluation, education policy, and chemical engineering research.Ms. Azizi Penn, Purdue Engineering Education Azizi Penn is a professional software engineer, a California State University, Sacramento adjunct professor, and an engineering education Ph.D. student at Purdue University. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Paper ID #43246Ms. Breejha Sene Quezada, Purdue Engineering EducationDeana Lucas, Purdue
et al. found that to enable teachers to teachCS and CT in an integrated manner, teachers need support staff, physical resources, willingness toexperiment, and the ability to notice student responses. Teachers faced many obstacles thatimpeded successful integration of CS and engineering into the elementary curriculum. Theystruggled to justify the time spent on CS and engineering when it was not part of standard,state-mandated curriculum. Despite the obstacles, support staff of PD researchers was a veryhelpful resource that enabled integration.3 MethodologyTo mitigate these challenges, it is first important to identify promising practices and techniques soteachers can be trained in those practices. We wanted to learn more about what
completely different. She accepted a job teaching chemistry and physics at Bayonne High School. Since then she was able to write curriculum for a science research program and an engineering program. Now she teaches mostly pre-college engineering. She also brought in many new programs to her school including FIRST Tech Challenge, Lemelson InvenTeam, Technology Students Association, and Society for Science with a local science fair and ISEF.Kathryn Hoppe ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024Empowering the Future: Integrating Invention and Intellectual Property Education in P-12 Engineering to Foster Innovation (RE, Diversity, Curriculum)AbstractOver the years, the U.S
understanding of theirsubjects impact their pedagogy [28], [29], [30], [31]. Teacher beliefs are a “messy construct” [32] butare related to teaching and encompass teacher knowledge, practices, and students [33]. Teachers' beliefsare instrumental in shaping teachers as individuals and influence their teaching decisions and application[32], [34], [35]. Teachers’ beliefs and perceptions have a powerful impact on their willingness to adaptnew pedagogies and teaching strategies [36]. As STEM-integrated curricula like BID become an integralpart of K -12 curricula, it is important to examine the impact of BID on teachers’ BID understanding andpedagogy. In Rehmat et al.’s [15] study, teachers’ implementation of the BID curriculum differed dueto teaching and
curriculum andprofessional development programs in the future. In addition to the most frequently used fields for PCK models in the literature (contentknowledge, general pedagogical knowledge, and contextual knowledge), our study come up withengineering integration PCK domain distinctively due to engineering’s interdisciplinary nature.Similarly, Yeter (2021)’s results also demonstrated that unit-specific content knowledge andinterdisciplinary application were distinctive domains in his instrument development study to elicitelementary teachers’ engineering PCK. To sum up, we hope that the framework of EIPCK willguide educational practitioners and researchers in the development of an instrument to elicitteachers' pedagogical content knowledge
Paper ID #42881Cross-functional, Multi-organizational STEM Camp Partnership: TeachingTechnology and Human-Centered Design in a Project-Based Curriculum (Other,Diversity)Dr. Joshua D. Carl, Milwaukee School of Engineering Joshua Carl is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at the Milwaukee School of Engineering. He received a B.S. degree in Computer Engineering from Milwaukee School of Engineering in 2005, and attended graduate school at Vanderbilt University where he earned his PhD in Electrical Engineering in 2016. He primarily teaches courses in embedded systems, programming, and digital systems.Ms. Amii LaPointe
elementary teachers to teach engineering: Impact on self‐efficacy and outcome expectancy. School Science and Mathematics, 119(3), 161-170.Radloff, J., & McCormick, K. (2022, October). Exploring STEM education in prekindergarten settings: a systematic review. In SSMA 2022 Annual Convention: Missoula, MT (Vol. 2021, p. 38).Roehrig, G. H., Dare, E. A., Ring-Whalen, E., & Wieselmann, J. R. (2021). Understanding coherence and integration in integrated STEM curriculum. International Journal of STEM Education, 8, 1-21.Ring, E. A., Dare, E. A., Crotty, E. A., & Roehrig, G. H. (2017). The Evolution of Teacher Conceptions of STEM Education Throughout an Intensive Professional Development
“…specific instructional practices that supportstudents’ integration of engineering with concepts and practices from other STEM subjects,” aspressing issues driving professional development [1]. However, since curriculum innovationsthat work in some educational settings may not work in others [3], educators need guidance onhow to balance innovation and implementation that can be sustained and maintained throughteacher-informed classroom practices, especially when meeting the needs of diverse learners.Understanding how and why innovations in engineering education work is necessary forreplicating success across classrooms and school districts.Middle school engineering continues to be an important area of research. With growing evidenceof positive
, particularly within the context of quantumcomputers. The purpose of this step was to foster a comprehensive understanding of whyrandomness behaves predictably in the classical physics while exhibiting unique characteristicsin the quantum domain [14].MethodsThis study integrated two methods, conjecture mapping as a method of DBR and a pretestposttest research design to examine the desired outcomes of IQ-PARC project. Conjecturemapping involves the explicit delineation of specific conjectures and their anticipatedinteractions to facilitate learning [18]. Like how the flight of an airplane is contingent onachieving adequate lift, designs alone cannot directly yield outcomes; rather, they necessitatemediating processes. Consequently, each curriculum
studies and design challenges. Richards andcolleagues [9] define five elements of a case study: Relevance, Motivation, Active Involvement,Consolidation/Integration, and Transfer (see Table 1). There are multiple similarities whencompared with the elements of a design challenge (see Table 2). For instance, the activeinvolvement element requires effective communication with peers to come up with viablesolutions. Given these similarities and the ability of a case study to connect to the practices ofengineers, there is an opportunity to examine the potential for this pedagogical method withinengineering education in elementary classrooms. Table 1 Case Study Elements Elements Description Relevance Cases
Paper ID #40217Board 159: Developing An Assessment Toolkit for Pre-college SummerEngineering Workshops (Works-in-Progress)Dr. Tamecia R. Jones, North Carolina State University at Raleigh Tamecia Jones is an assistant professor in the STEM Education Department at North Carolina State Uni- versity College of Education with a research focus on K-12 engineering education, assessment, and infor- mal and formal learning environments.Dr. Leah Bug, North Carolina State University at Raleigh Dr. Leah Bug has over 35 years of experience teaching both formal and informal K-20 STEM education, with over 20 years in designing and
andrelationships to understand how failure and frustration might manifest to shape motivation andinterests, despite children spending most of their waking hours outside of school environments[36].Parents, Emotional Socialization, and LearningAlongside educators and typical classroom spaces, families and out-of-school contexts often playan important role in the learning and development of children [37], [38]. Ma and colleagues [39]discuss several domains of learning outcomes for young children (e.g., behavioral involvement,personal involvement, intellectual involvement) all of which include parents or caregiversplaying an integral and influential role. The parent-child relationship itself has been found toinclude several relational domains, which also
, 4: 761–800.7. Angela Calabrese Barton and Edna Tan. 2019. Designing for rightful presence in STEM: The role of making present practices. Journal of the Learning Sciences 28, 4–5: 616–658.8. Jessica R. Chittum, Brett D. Jones, Sehmuz Akalin, and Ásta B. Schram. 2017. The effects of an afterschool STEM program on students’ motivation and engagement. International journal of STEM education 4, 1: 11.9. Sharon Lynn Chu, Rebecca Schlegel, Francis Quek, Andrew Christy, and Kaiyuan Chen. 2017. “I make, therefore I am”: The Effects of Curriculum-Aligned Making on Children’s Self-Identity. In Proceedings of the 2017 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 109–120.10. Jennifer D. Cribbs, Zahra Hazari, Gerhard Sonnert
high schools that haveJROTC programs. The Project offers a multi-year pathway to JROTC Cadets in order to earn abadge (an award of recognition) from their JROTC programs (Figure 1), and supports the missionof CSforALL, which is to make high-quality CS education an integral part of the educationalexperience for all cadets and teachers.To build capacity for CS and cybersecurity education among the 30 schools invited as part of theDemonstration Project cohort, CSforALL implemented a modified version of their SCRIPTworkshop [6]. This workshop provided a strategic way to encourage and develop evidence-basedCS course (e.g., AP CS Principles) offerings. Each school had a team of educators (e.g.,administrators, teachers, JROTC instructors, and/or
crucial aspects of its implementation to improve its organization andexecution in future iterations. The primary goal of this curriculum is to provide a pathway forunderrepresented minority (URM) students to gain experience with Artificial Intelligence (AI)and Programming topics, equipping them with relevant knowledge and inspiring them to pursuefuture careers in the industry.Owing to the potential of AI systems to reduce workloads and expand the capacity of variouspublic services, AI is being integrated in an increasing number of industries, ranging fromhealthcare, law enforcement, department stores, to aspects of the judicial system [1,2]. Theseservices are an integral part of citizens’ lives, and the outcome of these AI algorithms can
increasingly acknowledging the importance of creativityin engineering design. All recognize that the shifting world presents challenges that requireinnovation, and as such, engineering education should concentrate on training engineers with thecapacity to innovate.The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and the National Research Council (NRC) Centerfor Education established principles in 2006 to guide pre-college engineering education,including emphasizing engineering design and promoting an engineering mindset thatencourages creativity [8]. However, integrating engineering concepts into pre-college curricularemains difficult, particularly in STEM classrooms. Despite engineering occupying a significantplace in STEM, it is often seen as separate from
, e4usa [7] found that administrators from a singleschool site reported a desire for a more holistic approach to adopting engineering at the highschool level than simply providing a curriculum. This included reporting a desire for professionaldevelopment for teachers, connections to larger curricular and standards movements, andconnections to industry or community. Several studies have also explored the role of administrators within STEM integrationand broader STEM initiatives in order to understand how administrators can facilitate or hinderthe success of such initiatives [8,9]. For instance, in an evaluation of a state-wide multi-yearinitiative to increase the use of STEM integration in high schools, Havice et al. (2019) found
in Singapore which will be discussed later in the paper.Thirdly, STEM Inc., an entity under the Science Centre Singapore, supports schoolsimplementing STEM-related curriculums. Similarly, the Multi-centric Education Research andIndustry STEM Centre at the National Institute of Education (meriSTEM@NIE Centre) alsoplayed a vital role in leading and facilitating STEM education development in Singapore. Lastlyare the ground-up efforts such as STEM co-curricular activities, competitions, research projects,and industrial visits. The current initiatives have demonstrated a relatively surface level of STEMand engineering integration. Many potentials can be seen, and gaps in the system await educatorsto address and further refine.Potentials and
Paper ID #37528Board 151: An After-school STEM Program with a Novel Equitable andInclusive Structure (Work in Progress, Diversity)Dr. Matthew Aldeman, Illinois State University Matt Aldeman is an Associate Professor of Technology at Illinois State University, where he teaches in the Renewable Energy and Engineering Technology programs. Matt joined the Technology department faculty after working at the Illinois State University Center for Renewable Energy for over five years. Previously, he worked at General Electric as a wind site manager at the Grand Ridge and Rail Splitter wind projects. Matt’s experience also
]. Available: https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/use-the-data[5] U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, “Employment Projections: Fastest growing occupations,” 2022. Accessed: Feb. 12, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm[6] T. Simley et al., “Assessing the Efficacy of Integrating Computer Science, Math, and Science in a Middle School Sphero Robotics Summer Program,” in 2020 Research on Equity and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology, RESPECT 2020 - Proceedings, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., Mar. 2020. doi: 10.1109/RESPECT49803.2020.9272479.[7] A. Sullivan and M. U. Bers, “Robotics in the early childhood classroom: learning outcomes from an 8
Engineering Education, 2024 Lighting a Pathway to Energy Transitions: Collecting, interpreting and sharing engineering designs and research data across a school-based agrivoltaics citizen science network (Resource Exchange)Grade level: 1-12 Time: School year integration Standards Focus: NGSS 3-5 ETSThe Sonoran Photovoltaics Laboratory (SPV Lab) is a network of K-12 students and teachers,scientists, engineers, and community partners encouraging equitable, lasting, sustainableenergy transitions. Specifically, SPV Lab is developing an innovative model for school-basedcitizen science that supports a networked approach to building knowledge in agrivoltaics, a
adapt contexts outside of their typical content area to their classrooms, we are askingthe following research questions: RQ1: How and why do high school mathematics teachers adapt when experiencing technological issues during an integrated microelectronics, engineering, and mathematics curriculum unit? RQ2: How do these adaptations help students reengage in the curriculum?Literature ReviewThis section begins with an overview of perspectives on student engagement in the classroomand connects subthemes of adaptive expertise to adaptive performance.Student EngagementTo be able to learn, students must be engaged in the classroom. In practice, this looks liketeacher observation of student engagement and as a result
Paper ID #38035Board 155: Broadening Participation and the Mission of Engineering forUS All (e4usa) through Design Projects That Engage Students withDisabilities as Stakeholders (Work in Progress)Dr. Jennifer Kouo, The Institute for Innovation in Development, Engagement, and Learning Systems (IDE-ALS) at the Johns Hopkins University School of Education Dr. Jennifer Kouo is an Assistant Research Scientist at the IDEALS Institute. Jennifer’s areas of expertise include Universal Design for Learning, technology integration, assistive technologies, and serving stu- dents with a range of disabilities, particularly autism spectrum
technology education to T&E education. These standardswere offered as a voluntary resource for Pennsylvania’s schools and guided T&E curriculum,instruction, assessment, and teacher preparation until the adoption of the Science, Technology &Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) standards in July of 2022.Like the previous Pennsylvania standards, the STEELS feature an integrative science and T&Eperspective [6]. The T&E standards within the STEELS were developed on the followingfoundational beliefs: • Every student is capable of technological and engineering literacy. • Technology and engineering can be explored through an integrated and active learning process. • Iteration and reflection
examined. After careful consideration, the Robolink Co-drone [1] was chosenas the experimental platform for students to study drone flight, control and stabilize a drone.However, developing a set of comprehensible lectures proved to be a difficult task. Based onthe requirements of the certificate program, the lectures were designed to cover the followingtopics: (a) an overview of fundamentals of drone flight principles, including the forces actingon a drone such as lift, weight, drag, and thrust, as well as the selection of on-boardcomponents and trade-offs for proper payload and force balance; (b) an introduction to theproportional-integral-directive (PID) controller and its role in stabilizing a drone and reducingsteady-state errors; (c) an
their learning to theirclassroom curriculum. The second part of the iRIDE program is a two-week-long Summer Academy facilitated by the programlead and teachers from the affiliated middle schools.Students from affiliated schools apply for the Academyand immerse themselves in an extensive engineeringprogram through hands-on projects and other activitiesgeared towards engineering. In the two weeks, studentstour the university campus, participate in hands-on STEMactivities, attend guest speaker sessions from varyingengineering fields, and complete a Capstone Project usingtheir prior experiences and community dynamics (see Figure 3: Summer 2022 CohortFigure 4 for Summer Academy