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
Noble, Geniene graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and joined Teach for America. While earning her Masters of Education from Do- minican University, Geniene worked at CPS’s Bronzeville Scholastic Institute, where she contributed to the school becoming an IB World School.Dr. Meagan C. Pollock, Engineer Inclusion As an engineer turned educator, through her company, Engineer Inclusion, Dr. Meagan Pollock focuses on helping others intentionally engineer inclusion™ in education and the workforce. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Concrete Tools to Practice Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging in theSTEM ClassroomIntroduction Science, Technology
;E Department.The school’s mission centers around empowering girls to be confident, intellectual, and ethicalleaders who advance the world. With the school’s mission in mind, the CS&E Departmentdefined a curricular scope and sequence aimed at introducing the various disciplines ofengineering, focusing on engineering as a “helping profession” and cultivating students’engineering habits of mind and identity. The focus of this paper is to zoom in on a 2nd gradelesson that reflects the goals of the CS&E curricular scope and sequence.At the Primary School level, which includes grades K-5, the pre-transformed curriculumenhanced students’ knowledge of and skills with block-based coding and robotics. Building onthis strength, and after a
beginning of the ECIIA project togauge their knowledge about autism, and their attitudes towards autistic individuals, and to measure theiradvocacy for autistic individuals to be included in engineering education and industry. Research fromHuws & Jones (2010) and Obeid et al. (2015) informed the development of the semi-structured focusgroup that measures autism knowledge and attitudes24-26. The questions posed to CommunityCollaborators are presented in Table 1.Table 1Focus Group Questions for Community Collaborators 1. What comes to your mind when you think about autism? What are autism spectrum disorders in your own words? 2. How would you know if someone has autism? 3. Can you tell me how you got these ideas about autism
Paper ID #43952Head, Heart, Hands: A Rubric for Creating Inclusive STEM Learning EnvironmentsDr. Meagan C Pollock, Engineer Inclusion As an engineer turned educator, through her company, Engineer Inclusion, Dr. Meagan Pollock focuses on helping others intentionally engineer inclusion® in education and the workforce.Lara Hebert, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Serves as the Outreach and Public Engagement Coordinator for The Grainger College of Engineering. She brings to this position and this initiative expertise in teacher education and curriculum design.Dr. Lynford Goddard, University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignDr. Luisa
Paper ID #37959Exploring the nature of engineering during home-based engineeringactivities designed for Spanish- and English-speaking families withyoung children (Fundamental, Diversity)Catherine Wagner, University of Notre Dame Catherine Wagner is a research staff member at the Center for STEM Education at the University of Notre Dame. She earned her Master of Education degree from Notre Dame in 2019 while teaching middle school science. She has collaborated with faculty in the Center for STEM on engineering research for several years, most recently leading an undergraduate research lab on early childhood engineering
experiences across the precollegecontinuum for outreach programming at North Carolina State University. These tools willinvestigate development of engineering habits of mind, perceptions, self-efficacy, acquireddisciplinary knowledge, and other making skills. This work has broader impact of training otheruniversities how to assess informal engineering summer programs or providing guidelines forfaculty who do precollege engineering outreach.Introduction Some universities have large K12 engineering outreach programming that includesafterschool, weekend, and summer programming. As summer programming requires hugeadministrative and program delivery demands, staff in outreach offices must prioritizecurriculum development, teacher training
majors and careers. Based on interviews with and surveys offourth- and fifth-grade girls participating in an engineering outreach program, we questionwhether youth are looking for career role models, and we challenge the assumption that youthwill take up an adult as a role model simply because the adult is presented as such. We questionwhat role these “models” play in the minds and lives of youth and argue that it may differ fromwhat we expect. To be clear, we are not arguing that engineering role models are not importantor not influential. Rather, we think it is important to gain a better understanding of how youth,particularly girls, view these potential engineering role models, which will allow us to optimizethe significance of these adults
Paper ID #43932Evaluating the Impact of a Summer Engineering Program Using the NationalStudent Clearinghouse (Evaluation of Program)Dr. Edward Collins, Non-profit Edward Collins has experience and research interests in learning analytics, assessment, and college student choice. Edward obtained his doctoral degree from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, master’s from the University of New Orleans, and bachelor’s from Louisiana State University.Dr. Rochelle L Williams, Northeastern University Rochelle L. Williams, Ph.D. is the Chief Programs Officer at the National Society of Black Engineers. She is a former Chair of the MIND
Paper ID #36957Fortitude in frustration, failure: Exploring emotional responses withinan at-home elementary engineering program.Peter N. Knox, University of VermontAmber Simpson, State University of New York at Binghamton Amber Simpson is an Associate Professor of Mathematics Education in the Teaching, Leaming and Edu- cational Leadership Department at Binghamton University. Her research interests include (1) examining individual’s identity(ies) in one or more STEM disciplines, (2) understanding the role of making a.11d tinkering in formal and informal learning environments, and (3) investigating family engagement in and
connect it to engineering. In addition to building rapport with students, Mr. Sagun began each lesson with a mindfulnessactivity. The investment of approximately 2 minutes involved a video-guided meditation. In Lesson 2.1, Mr.Sagun even asked students to identify their current emotions, with some students sharing that they weretired or calm. The mindfulness activities provided a moment for students to reset and refocus, andsupported student engagement in the lessons.Embedding IEP Goals and Objectives With intention, Mr. Sagun ensured that the lessons also supported students’ IEP goals andobjectives and led to opportunities to collect progress monitoring data. For example, in Lesson 2.1 Mr.Sagun was able to gather data on students
experiences outside of classrooms have an increasedinterest in STEM and a desire to pursue STEM careers [2]. Middle school years are prime years of career awareness, especially when students seeadults in STEM careers; it resonates with them and piques their interest [3,4]. Moreover, whenstudents engage in authentic hands-on activities and can see applications of STEM in their lives,it further motivates them to pursue STEM careers [3]. Therefore, keeping the research in mind,Introduction to Research and Innovative Design in Engineering (iRIDE) was initiated in thespring of 2019 for middle school students as an after-school extracurricular club followed by asummer academy to stimulate their interest in engineering. Using an asset-based
Paper ID #37961Board 169: Making Families Aware of Engineering through the PublicLibrary (Work in Progress)Dr. Kelli Paul, Indiana University-Bloomington Dr. Kelli Paul is an Assistant Research Scientist at the Center for Research on Learning and Technology at Indiana University where her research focuses on the development of STEM interests, identity, and career aspirations in children and adolescents.Dr. Jungsun Kim, Indiana University-Bloomington Jungsun Kim, Ph.D. is a research scientist at Indiana University at Bloomington. Her research focuses on how students can consistently develop their talent throughout their
participated inweekly engineering design challenges aligned to science and math standards that covered topicssuch as rocketry, robotics, and chemistry with connections to STEM careers and current events inspace exploration. Space Club also involved team activities, mentoring, and goal setting to builda foundation of engineering habits of mind that improve student confidence, increase persistence,and improve academic performance. The program culminated in a district-wide competitionwhere students worked in teams to design a colony on Mars that featured engineering design,science research, architecture, and mental health solutions. Teams presented to local STEMprofessionals and were joined by families at an award ceremony. The program ended with a
Paper ID #37984Board 152: An Analysis of School District Adoption of K-12 EngineeringCurriculum (Evaluation) (DEI)Dr. Michael R. Odell, University of Texas at Tyler Michael R.L. Odell, Ph.D. is a Professor of STEM Education and holds the endowed Roosth Chair in Ed- ucation. Dr. Odell holds a joint appointment in the College of Education and Psychology and the College of Engineering. He is currently the Co-Coordinator for the Ed.D. in School Improvement program and the Co-Director of the UTeach STEM Teacher Preparation Program. Dr. Odell has published numerous articles, book chapters, proceedings, and technical reports.Li Feng
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Paper ID #42518Exploring How Contextual Factors Influence the Implementation of MiddleSchool Engineering Curricula (Fundamental)Dr. Jessica D Gale, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Jessica Gale is a Senior Research Scientist at Georgia Tech’s Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC). As a member of CEISMC’s Research and Evaluation Group, Dr. Gale’s recent work explores the development, implementation, and effectiveness of innovative STEM and STEAM curricula and programs. Dr. Gale’s research spans and often connects diverse subjects within K-12 education including: project-based
Paper ID #42713Developing an AI and Engineering Design Hybrid-Remote Summer CampProgram for Underrepresented Students (Evaluation)Alvin Talmadge Hughes IV, University of Florida Alvin (TJ) Hughes is a graduate of the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Science in Materials Science and Engineering and a minor in Engineering Innovation. He has interests in additive manufacturing, materials analysis, and data analytics. He is the Data Science/AI curriculum lead for the EQuIPD grant at the University of Florida currently manages teams working on Python Professional Development for teachers interested in Data Science, as
for this integration of NEIR with engineering curriculum and the delivery process, whichprovided the pedagogical framework.The developed PD was then delivered during a full day review to individuals who are SubjectMatter Experts (SMEs) with expertise working with secondary STEM education (16 years ormore). The SMEs provided expertise in teacher professional development, equity education andservice learning, and both science and engineering education.They were also asked to provide suggestions on how the PD program could be improved. Basedon their feedback, the SEEE team revised the PD content and PD materials. They also kept theSMEs suggestions in mind as they delivered the PD in Year One and found that the suggestionswould continue to be
combat suchnegative gender stereotypes in the fields of engineering and technology, while preparing younggirls to undertake careers in engineering. Studies have shown that female students, in particular,are attracted to careers with communal and altruistic goals, showing that female students aremost interested in the social relevance of the work, exploring career opportunities of engineeringfields that link communal goals with engineering practice [5-8]. Studies have also shown thatoutreach camps and programs that strive to provide an outlet for like-minded students to interactwith each other are a great tool for introducing young students to careers in the STEM fields [9].Traditional workshop goals include teaching participants certain skills
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
/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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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