Paper ID #46992Pre-College Microelectronics Curriculum Units Developed Using an IntegratedMicroelectronics Framework (Resource Exchange)Prof. Tamara J Moore, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PWL) (COE) Tamara J. Moore, Ph.D., is a Professor of Engineering Education and University Faculty Scholar at Purdue University, as well as the Executive Co-Director of the INSPIRE Research Institute for Precollege Engineering. Dr. Moore’s research is focused on the integration of STEM concepts in K-12 and postsecondary classrooms in order to help students make connections among the STEM disciplines and achieve deep understanding
of the lived experiences of students and their families in urban settings, and 4) ability to implement culturally responsive teaching strategies.Open-ended prompts follow each survey statement to explain their response. This same surveywas designed to be administered at other points in time along the TPP curriculum (e.g., start ofTPP, before and after student teaching practicum). Our Noyce program evaluator collected thesurvey data and held a focus group with the students at the end of the pilot course.Upon enrollment in the pilot foundational course, TPP students shared that they werecomfortable with teaching in an urban environment that includes a wide range of diversity,verifying that they have had previous experience working with
Paper ID #49033Developing and Evaluating a High School Summer Research Program in anUrban District Through a University-School Partnership (Evaluation)Nidaa Makki, The University of Akron Dr. Nidaa Makki is a Professor in the LeBron James Family Foundation School of Education at The University of Akron. Her work focuses on STEM curriculum integration and teacher professional development.Dr. Katrina B Halasa Halasa Science and Health Learning Specialist k-12 since July 2006 for Akron Public Schools. She is in charge of professional development, curriculum and assessment development. She taught biology, chemistry, human anatomy
offer opportunities for local high schoolstudents, particularly underrepresented and first-generation students, to take college-equivalentcourses that are otherwise not available to them. The study will focus on five main themes thatwere integral to the course design: strategies used to create a cohesive and engaging learningcommunity, methods employed to help students manage their learning in an online environment,building students' self-efficacy in their engineering abilities, approaches used to maintain studentengagement, learning and motivation in a virtual setting, and the implementation of onlinehands-on laboratory sessions that students completed at home. By examining these themes, thepaper aims to provide insights into the effectiveness
) 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
educators, we are challenged to integrate sustainabilityunderstanding not only into civil engineering education but across the curriculum, withinengineering practice, and beyond into K-12 schools and the general public.Resources for integrating sustainability into K-12 education are becoming increasinglypopular. The U.S. Green Building Council offers an online education platform and professionalcertificate program for K-12 teachers focused on sustainability [6]. Penn State University heldtheir first K-12 Sustainability Summit in 2024 [7] and provides links to several resources foreducators through their Center for Global Studies [8]. Vanderbilt University provides resourcesfor teaching sustainability through their Center for Teaching [9]. Also
Paper ID #45689The Role of Teacher Feedback in Shaping the Curriculum of a Pre-CollegeEngineering Program (Evaluation)Dr. Medha Dalal, Arizona State University Medha Dalal, Ph.D., is an Associate Director of Scholarly Initiatives and Assistant Research Professor of Engineering Education Systems & Design within the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. Her career as an engineering educator and researcher focuses on addressing complex engineering education challenges by building capacity for stakeholders at the grassroots, while also informing policy. Specifically, her research seeks to
education, Jennifer taught middle school science for 15 years and earned a BS in Biological Sciences and an MS in Environmental Sciences. She led the Creative Engineering Design project to advance the NSF-funded ASPIRE Engineering Research Center’s roadway electrification efforts in the pre-college engineering space.Dr. Nick A. Stites, University of Colorado Boulder Nick Stites is the Director of the Integrated Teaching and Learning Program at CU Boulder and an instructor with the Integrated Design Engineering program. Dr. Stites is the principal investigator (PI) of the Denver-Metro Engineering Consortium, which is a partnership between local community colleges and universities to support engineering pathways for
sustainability, risk analysis, cost estimation, and concrete performance. He also has significant expertise in STEM education and research, particularly in innovative teaching methodologies and curriculum development aimed at enhancing student engagement in STEM fields. Dr. Khalafalla has authored numerous peer-reviewed journal articles, conference proceedings, and technical reports. He earned his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Auburn University, an M.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, an MBA from the University of Khartoum, and a Master of Science in Law (MSL) from Northwestern University.Dr. Tejal Mulay, Florida A&M University - Florida State University Dr. Tejal Mulay is a
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
Paper ID #47372Development of a Pre-College Curriculum for Nuclear Science and Engineering(Fundamental)Daniel Alejandro Gonzalez, Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteBrandon Costelloe-Kuehn, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Department of Science and Technology Studies Brandon Costelloe-Kuehn is an anthropologically-oriented scholar working in the interdisciplinary field of science and technology studies (STS). His research lies at the intersection of community engagement, design research and pedagogy, and environmental justice. His scholarly work on the contexts that enable effective collaboration, communication, and engagement
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
teenagers,presentations by transportation practitioners, and a few field trips. In addition, a welcomeluncheon, a SAT preparation session, team-building exercises, and a graduation ceremony arevital components of the program. Additional modules are added to the curriculum when theprogram is expanded from one week to two weeks, such as a campus tour, an OSHA safetypresentation, a job shadowing field trip, a visit to a precast concrete plant, geotechnicalengineering, a field trip to a highway construction site, submarine vehicle design andcompetition, engineering surveying, sustainability, visit to a "green building", and aerospaceimpact analysis. To accommodate students who take public transit to the host university campus,one hour in the morning
of an integrated technology design curriculum,” Educational Technology Researchand Development, vol. 70, pp. 119–147, 2022. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-021-10061-0.[10] L. Cabrera, D. J. Ketelhut, K. Mills, H. Killen, M. Coenraad, V. L. Byrne, and J. D. Plane,“Designing a framework for teachers' integration of computational thinking into elementaryscience,” Journal of Research in Science Teaching, vol. 61, no. 6, pp. 1326–1361, 2024.[11] A. Miyake, N. P. Friedman, M. J. Emerson, A. H. Witzki, A. Howerter, and T. D. Wager,“The unity and diversity of executive functions and their contributions to complex 'frontal lobe'tasks: A latent variable analysis,” Cognitive Psychology, vol. 41, no. 1, pp. 49–100, 2000. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1006
Paper ID #46198Exploring Elementary Students’ Emotional States within Engineering DesignTasks in an Afterschool Program (Fundamental)Ms. Leyli Nouraei Yeganeh, Binghamton University Leyli Nouraei Yeganeh is a Ph.D. student in the Ed.D. program at Binghamton University, specializing in the Department of Teaching, Learning, and Educational Leadership. Currently, in her final semester of coursework, her research interests include the integration of immersive technologies such as the Metaverse in education, with a particular focus on STEM learning and students with disabilities.Amber Simpson, Binghamton University State
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
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
Paper ID #47630How faculty focused on pre-college engineering education and outreach canleverage this free digital library of engineering resources. (Pre-college Resource/CurriculuExchange)Mrs. Stephanie Weber, National Center for Women & Information Technology https://ncwit.org/profile/stephanie-weber/Dr. Lyn Ely Swackhamer, NCWIT/University of Colorado Dr. Lyn Swackhamer is the PI on the NSF funded Teach Engineering grant. Teach Engineering is a digital library of K-12 engineering education materials. Dr. Swackhamer has a PhD in education innovation with an emphasis on research and evaluation methodology. She has been the
Paper ID #48064Impact of An Engineering Task on Development of Middle School Students’Engineering Design Practices (Fundamental)Dr. Natasha Wilkerson, Vivify, LLC Natasha Wilkerson is co-founder of Vivify STEM and President of the Cosmic Leap Foundation. Natasha specializes in research and development of engineering curricula and programming for K-8 grades. Natasha has a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Curriculum & Instruction from Texas A&M University.Joanne K Olson, Texas A&M UniversityJustin Wilkerson, Texas A&M University ©American Society for Engineering
, management, and research.References 1. J. K. Nagel, R. Pidaparti, C. S. Rose, C. L. Beverly, “Enhancing the pedagogy of bio- inspired design in an engineering curriculum,” Proceedings of 2016 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, New Orleans, LA, 2016. 2. Full, H. A. Bhatti, P. Jennings, R. Ruopp, T. Jafar, J. Matsui, M. Estrada, “Eyes toward tomorrow program enhancing collaboration, connections, and community using bioinspired design,” Integrative and Comparative Biology, vol. 61, no. 5, pp. 1966-1980, 2021. 3. M. E. Helms, H. Ehsan, E. Kim, R. Moore, M. Alemdar, C. J. Cappelli, J. Rose, M. Weissburg, “Getting beyond the hairy house: Using structure-function-mechanism to advance biologically inspired design
includes four sections: an‘intro’ session; a ‘play’ session in which students experiment with materials; a ‘learn’ session inwhich students review and practice relevant algebra standards; and a ‘build’ component, inwhich students build a design using algebra skills, following the Engineering Design Process[20]. Example mission topics are technical rescue, machine learning, soundproofing, businessoptimization, and urban heat islands. The course was conceptualized as an Algebra I applicationscourse; each mission integrated relevant Algebra I standards (refer to Appendix A) and built onthe Engineering Design Process (Ask, Research, Imagine, Plan, Create, Test, Reflect, andImprove). Moreover, the course functioned as a survey course to engineering
Paper ID #46475Can I Be An Engineer? Factors Influencing Women’s Decisions to PursueUndergraduate Engineering Studies in Lebanon (Fundamental)Rasha Malaeb, American University of Beirut Rasha Malaeb (she/her) is a Computer and Computer Engineering student at the American University of Beirut. She is a research assistant and event coordinator at the Pipeline and Mentorship Initiative at the American University of Beirut where she works on student support-projects as the Peer2Peer Mentorship . Rasha is an applicant of the Women Leader’s in Engineering Full Scholarship and her research is focused on enhancing women’s
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
region and to learn about their structures and functions before studentsthen designed their own shelters that would withstand winter winds and snow.As teachers reflected on their SE with incorporating community and cultural connections, theyindicated that direct instruction in culturally relevant pedagogy and opportunities to research andplan for these connections throughout the PD were transformative to their teaching. As Bettydescribed integrating cultural connections across content areas, she explained, “I think culturalrelevance is now, it's just an active part of me as a teacher now, I don't even think about it.” Katiedescribed her enthusiasm with connecting to her Indigenous students’ lived experiences. “I justfelt a lot more comfortable
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
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
thoseunderrepresented in STEM, succeed and persist in STEM coursework and programs[5-8]. An ELErequires administrators, teachers, counselors, community members, and parents to workcollaboratively to understand the foundational practices required to improve all students’outcomes[9]. Understanding of the importance of diverse and culturally relevant learningenvironments in engineering education is growing[10]. However, the field lacks effective PD(Professional Development) models and curriculum for developing and sustaining ELEs in ruralsettings to improve students’ pursuit of postsecondary engineering programs. Rural schools oftenlack access to engineering professionals or rigorous high-quality engineering education[11]. Webelieve that needs to change.This