State University, where he teaches in the Sustainable & Renewable Energy and Engineering Technology undergraduate programs.Dr. Jin Ho Jo, Illinois State University Dr. Jin Ho Jo is a Professor of Technology at Illinois State University, teaching in the Sustainable and Renewable Energy program. Dr. Jo also leads the Sustainable Energy Consortium at the university. Dr. Jo is an honors graduate of Purdue University, where he earned a B.S. in Building Construction Management. He earned his M.S. in Urban Planning from Columbia University, where he investigated critical environmental justice issues in New York City. His 2010 Ph.D. from Arizona State University was the nation’s first in sustainability. His
affordances for authenticity of role-play-basedproject work in a Swedish upper secondary software engineering course. The project requiredstudents (aged 17–18) to assume the role of software engineer employees at a web-designbusiness with the task of creating a website for a gaming company, where the course instructorassumed the role of the web business owner. The six-week project included the formulation of adesign plan, back-end programming, developing and refining the design and layout, adjustingcontent for accessibility, and publication of the web site. Inductive analysis of observations fromthe unfolding role-play in five student groups (total 22 students), and interviews with fourstudents and the teacher exposed salient themes related to
. 3.2. Walked through the parts of the sensor using example sensor that we (the virtual instructor) had. (*Note – At Pitt, we had the same monitor so we were able to talk about the monitor through both pictures on the slides and physically over Zoom.) 4. To prepare for the next module, we instructed the students to consider what places or areas they want to set up the monitor to collect data. Module Session 5 LO 5. Creating a Monitoring Program and Collecting Data 1. Reviewed major takeaways from previous modules 2. Creating a Monitoring Plan 2.1. Defined what a Monitoring Plan is for the students 2.2. Think-Pair-Share Exercise on brainstorming AQ monitoring locations 2.3. Finalized the Monitoring Plan
elementarygrades, many elementary teachers report a lack of time, teaching self-efficacy, and disciplinaryknowledge for planning and enacting engineering learning experiences in their classrooms [4].To address these challenges, professional development workshops and graduate courses havebeen developed to support elementary teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge and teachingengineering self-efficacy. Indeed, recent studies have shown that these standalone professionaldevelopment experiences can result in significant gains for in-service elementary teachers’teaching self-efficacy and reduce their perceived barriers to teaching engineering in theirclassrooms [5], [6]. However, this raises the question about how elementary preservice teachers(PSTs), those
Invitation EXAMPLE PROMPTS Prompt 1: Explore Prompt 2: Create EXAMPLE RESPONSES This is Penny's Civil Engineering Here is the beginning plans forproject. She drew a picture of our street Brady’s birdhouse. He will begin and labeled things that civil engineers collecting materials this week. helped plan. Gabby’s Birdhouse Brady’s Holiday Themed Birdhouse LESSONS LEARNED During recruitment, when families express interest in the program, I 1 recommend having a QR code for them to accept the Remind invitation
among instructors [13]. These challengesnecessitate thoughtful planning, coordinated execution, and frequent assessment of studentoutcomes to ensure that team teaching remains effective.In engineering education, team teaching takes on additional layers of complexity. The technicalrigor required in engineering courses demands a blend of expert knowledge and pedagogicalunderstanding. However, teaching teams may find it challenging to coordinate professionalinteraction among skilled instructors and ensure that all perspectives are integrated seamlesslyinto the course content [14]. In addition, engineering educators may seem reluctant to share aclassroom with peers or even uncomfortable at being assessed by students and peers alike [15].Looking
internship opportunities at LBNL for high school students,and engage directly with LBNL’s employees through job shadow, career mapping and speednetworking sessions. In this paper, we will present an overview of the event organization,challenges faced during planning and execution of the event, discuss the lessons learned from thefirst Empowerment in STEM Day and suggest strategies for incorporating such events at othernational laboratories and academic institutions as part of a vital effort into recruiting andretaining more high school girls in STEM-based careers. Additionally, since this was the first in-person event hosted by LBNL’s K-12 Program after the pandemic, we will also share thestrategies implemented at the event so as to engage both
multiple potential materials to house the smartsensors and will decide which material will work best to allow for data collection at multiplesites based on the mechanism of collection that they choose. Within this lesson, students willrefer to aspects of the engineering design process that include defining the problem and designrequirement, planning for and evaluating multiple design solutions, and optimizing the chosendesign solution based on feedback from both the community educator and camp experts. Theseexperts include electrical engineers who are working with our funding source, [redacted], todesign smart optical sensors so that students receive authentic engineering feedback.Measures to evaluate the projectAlthough this is a work-in-progress
various playgrounds in the world, analyzingusers’ photos, interacting with various users, andreading playground engineers’ stories. DAY1: PHYSICAL FORCES Students rotate to three learning centers to investigate forces in playground equipment. Swing set: Discuss how gravity and inertia are involved in swing sets and calculate the rate of the pendulum swing. Slide: Investigate how different materials influence friction on the slide. Seesaw: Predict and investigate how a lever works. DAY 2: ENTER THE USERS’ WORLD Enter: Identify users and problems that they need to solve. Plan to understand the users’ experiences
received her M.S. in User Experience from Arizona State University and B.S. in Industrial Engineering from North Carolina State University. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024Broadening Participation and the Mission of Engineering for US All: A Case Study of Engineering in a Classroom Serving Students with Disabilities (Work in Progress) AbstractStrategic Goal 1 of the NSF 2022-2026 Strategic Plan aims to broaden the participation of the "MissingMillions" or under-served, underrepresented, and marginalized populations to fully participate in STEM.Students with disabilities represent one of these marginalized groups. In response to this NSF
variables. Open-ended survey items were used as a supplementary data source. Thepreliminary results from the first year of implementation (2022-2023 academic year) suggest thatsimilar to the original study, there is an increase across some of the student constructs, includingstudent engagement. This finding was also supported by engineering teachers’ input aboutstudent engagement in the classroom. As the study progresses into its planned 2 nd and 3rd yearsof curriculum implementation, we will be able to further discern the extent to which multipleyears of course enrollment might differentially impact the attitudinal factors of interest (i.e.,dosage effects
with the rubric encouraged educators to internalize itsconcepts, making inclusivity a central consideration in their pedagogical planning and execution.In addition, the rubric was adaptively used in action research projects, underscoring its versatilityand applicability across various educational initiatives. Although it was not initially specified asa requirement for these projects, educators intuitively incorporated the rubric into their researchmethodologies. This spontaneous adoption highlights the rubric’s utility in structuring inquiriesinto inclusive practices, enabling educators to conduct meaningful investigations that contributeto the broader discourse on equity in STEM education.Through both its immediate application during the
within and across school districts. PD sessions includedtime for teachers to develop lesson plans, explore resources, and reflect on their learning.We used a mixed methods research design to investigate the impact of the PD program onteacher self-efficacy and classroom pedagogy with a focus on cultural relevance and engineeringdesign. Quantitative pre/post data was collected using three survey instruments: TeachingEngineering Self-Efficacy Scale (TESS), Culturally Responsive Teaching Self-Efficacy Scale(CRTSE), and Culturally Congruent Instruction Survey (CCIS). Qualitative data includedvideotaped classroom observations, individual teacher interviews after each design task, andteacher focus groups and written reflections during the summer and
can directly impact students’ lives and communities to inform the direction of the unit plan. It is his hope that these and the future curricula he will work on will help to include and empower more diverse students to see themselves in the fields of science and engineering, as well as see themselves as advocates for change and innovation in their communities. Aaron Richardson is a trained horticulturist with fifteen years of experience in the field dating back to his time in the National FFA Youth Organization, and has gone on to acquire Bachelor’s degrees in Horticulture, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, and Biology Education from the University of Connecticut (UConn). Aaron is currently a Master’s student
Aldeman is an Associate Professor of Technology at Illinois State University, where he teaches in the Sustainable & Renewable Energy and Engineering Technology undergraduate programs.Dr. Jin Ho Jo, Illinois State University Dr. Jin Ho Jo is a Professor of Technology at Illinois State University, teaching in the Sustainable and Renewable Energy program. Dr. Jo also leads the Sustainable Energy Consortium at the university. Dr. Jo is an honors graduate of Purdue University, where he earned a B.S. in Building Construction Management. He earned his M.S. in Urban Planning from Columbia University, where he investigated critical environmental justice issues in New York City. His 2010 Ph.D. from Arizona State University
newAexpectations for teaching engineering. First, Grade 4 teachers were invited to the university’s campus for a day-long professional development workshop centered around the NGSS engineering learning outcomes and their intersection with designing wind turbines. The second tier of the intervention was to provide demonstration lessons in the Grade 4 classrooms that were planned and taught by interdisciplinary teams of engineering and education majors. he engineering and education faculty members developed a five-lesson arc of topics adapted toTthe appropriate grade level from KidWind’s WindWise Education curriculum[9]for the undergraduate participants to follow when designing and implementing their hour-long lessons. The five
, adjustment of elements of theirteaching on the spot. Engagement in the classroom can be difficult to study because of the widevariability in how engagement is defined, how types of engagement are distinguished, and howthese constructs are measured. While behavioral, emotional/affective, and cognitive engagementconstitute the heart of engagement [11] researchers have expanded these categories to includesocial-behavioral, volitional, and agentic engagement [11–12]. Past research on studentengagement in science and engineering classrooms centers around core scientific principles likeengagement through argumentation with evidence or working in groups while planning andtesting designs [12].Indicators of student engagement may look different in
engineering-focused teacher practitioner articles, chapters, and research articles, and presents her research regularly through the ASEE Pre-College Engineering Education Division, a division she has chaired. Her current research includes investigating how children plan, fail, and productively persist; how mixed-reality simulated classroom environments can be used to help pre-service and in-service teachers practice facilitating challenging discussions in science and engineering; and how undergraduate engineering design teaching assistants address (and may be able to practice addressing) team conflict within similar simulated environments. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024
improvements. 5. Implementation of the Pilot plan – Project MicroGrid V 1.0Using the resources developed to facilitate the Implementation of the educational model for remoteblended learning, the organization of the logistics arrangements that led to the successfulImplementation of the course began in August 2023. The following table details the implementationsteps.Table 2. Description of the timetable for the Implementation of the pilot project Dates Description August – September Administrative meetings to arrange the logistics needs of the project – Pilot (2023) Plan Project MicroGrid V 1.0 September- Implementation in the local institutions of the course MicroGrid
. Then, the week’s designated topic was covered for the remaining 45-50 minutes.As this first cohort consisted of younger high school students, the content was primarily gearedtoward the engineering disciplines and painted a general image of the college applicationprocess. An example lesson plan showing the structure of a seminar (from the first meeting) isshown below, with subsequent meetings following a similar format. Topic UT Austin Engineering Program Overview Learning After this session, students will: Objectives: ● Get to know their Cockrell School student mentors. ● Recall important facts about UT Austin’s Engineering Program. ● Become familiar with engineering
].While the workforce continues to expand, teenagers still show disinterest in entering themicroelectronics industry [6]. According to Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT), students’awareness and motivation of working in a certain field will only increase if multiple exposureopportunities are provided [7]. Without an increase in the upcoming generation’s motivation topursue careers in the microelectronics workforce, the plan to continue expanding ourinvolvement in this industry will suffer.We propose that embedding engaging microelectronics content into existing middle and highschool curriculum will increase student awareness of and interest in the field. This work inprogress will evaluate 11 units that are implemented during the 2023 – 24
materials for the districts to utilize, including SeeSawannouncements, teacher emails, and social media content. Each of these materials featured avideo introducing our team and offering an overview of the program. As this study took placeduring the pandemic, we did not target our recruitment to any one social group. Subsequently,for families that expressed interest, we held Zoom meetings with each family to discuss logisticalaspects and acquire both adult consent and child assent.Between January 2020 and April 2020, families actively engaged in completing 4-6 engineeringkits designed by the researcher team within their home settings. These kits were structured tolead families through an engineering design process - research, plan/design, create
students enjoyed and highly valued their experience. Teachers were supportiveand recommended expanding the program to other schools.We adapted a college-level lab experience to make it more accessible to high school students andenhanced the campus tour to provide them with a holistic view of university life. We have foundthat the key takeaway from this initiative is the ease and success of the endeavor. Our programrepresents a new contribution to pre-college engineering education by providing high schoolstudents with hands-on exposure to engineering concepts and a glimpse into life as collegestudents. Our future plans include making this an annual event, expanding it to other schools andstudent communities, and improving non-lab activities to
and Human Resources (EHR) and the Division of Human Resource Development (HRD)called for increased accessibility to and diversity of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics(STEM) fields and STEM education to include marginalized and underrepresented people1. In the NSF2022-2026 Strategic Plan, Strategic Goal 1 aims to broaden the participation of the "Missing Millions" orunder-served, underrepresented, and marginalized populations to fully participate in STEM2. Furthermore,the Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering (CEOSE) is charged by the UnitedStates Congress to advise NSF to increase the full participation of women, historically underrepresentedracial and ethnic populations, and neurodiverse individuals
: whatperceptions and attitudes related to AI usage contribute to PSTs‘ consideration of it as aneducational tool? Implications are provided in the ensuing discussion.Qualitative FindingsFirst, we analyzed the 26 empirical studies to better understand PSTs’ perceptions of AIintegration into STEM education. This qualitative analysis focused on identifying PSTs’perceptions, experiences, and challenges in considering adopting and implementing AI withinSTEM lesson plans. The results revealed several unique themes that are summarized below.Opportunities and Concerns in AI-integrated STEM educationThe first theme that emerged was the collective agreement among PSTs for more proactive useof AI tools in teaching methodologies. According to Kannan (2022), for
, knowledge, or attitudes learned in onesituation to another learning situation [5]. While the concept and practice of transferring learninghave always been intrinsic to educational objectives, it was not until it was defined as an explicitgoal of education plans that it was formally named. Fundamentally, ToL asks students to applytheir learning to contexts different than where they originally learned them [3]. ToL is central inengineering education, given the complex nature of problems in engineering and the tailored,problem-specific solutions they demand. In engineering classrooms, learners must applyfoundational concepts creatively and flexibly in varied contexts [6]. ToL can be promotedthrough strategies like inquiry, problem-based, or project
undergraduate mentors who joined remotely.Building Sustainability in Year TwoThe GGEE team understood that a shift toward more sustainable practices and partnershipswould allow for the program to continue into another year and expand across the state. Whenplanning for the second year of GGEE summer programs, the following areas were identified tobuild out a preliminary sustainability plan: 1) methods to recruit interested schools and districts,2) increase program ownership by schools and districts, 3) engage cost-sharing partnerships, 4)recruit students to participate in programs, 5) research and program assessment, and 6) providingmultiple opportunities for students to return to the program. These six factors were chosenthrough a deconstruction of the
discussion with a question to the students, asking them how they arrived at theIOE building that day. The students volunteered answers about their mode of transportation, suchas taking the bus or driving with a parent. This initiating question prompted a conversation abouthow the vehicle operator knew how to get to the destination in the most efficient way possible.The discussion about the mode of transportation transitioned into a conversation aboutnavigation applications and their route-planning algorithms. The familiar topic of navigationapplications served as a starting point for curiosity about how the “best” route is selected.Students volunteered answers about the factors that the algorithm might consider when selectingthe best route, such as