Conference Session

Pre K-12 Track - Technical Session V

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Michael Frye, University of the Incarnate Word; Chaoyi Wang, University of the Incarnate Word; Sreerenjini C. Nair, University of the Incarnate Word; Yvonne Calvo Burns, Camp Program Coordinator

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Pre K-12 Education

must complete for a total of 22 credits; 2) The requirement that each graduating eighth grader select one of five Endorsements (listed below), which are broad categories of career related courses; and 3) A Distinguished Level of Achievement for outstanding performance within the chosen endorsement. The five endorsements are: 1) STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics), 2) Business and Industry (including vocational training), 3) Public Services, 4) Arts and Humanities, and 5) Multidisciplinary Studies. A consequence of the law is that career conversations

Conference Session

PreK-12 Track -. Technical Session III

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Bhumi Mevawala, Engineers on Wheels; Angelique Tucker, Engineers on Wheels; Amanda Rose Basantis, Engineers on Wheels; Elizabeth Beatty, Engineers on Wheels; Joseph Egan, Engineers on Wheels; Kauser Jahan, Rowan University

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Pre K-12 Education

, P.E. Bhumi Mevawala, Student Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Angelique Tucker, Student Rowan University Amanda Basantis, Student Glassboro, New Jersey, USA Elizabeth Beatty, Student jahan@rowan.edu Joseph Egan, Student Abstract- Engineers on Wheels (EOW) is a mobile diverse opportunities for engineering, science, and technicalengineering outreach program sponsored by Rowan careers—and they are more likely to see these careers asUniversity. Each semester, a group

Conference Session

Pre-K12 Track - Technical Session II

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Ardice Hartry, University of California, Berkeley; Maia Werner-Avidon, MWA Insights; Sherry Hsi, Concord Consortium; Ariel J. Ortiz, Lawrence Hall of Science; Kathryn Chong Quigley, Lawrence Hall of Science

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Diversity, Pre K-12 Education

central evaluation questions addressed by the evaluation were as follows: 1. What do youth learn about the design process and engineering through participation? 2. How does participation in the program influence youth attitudes towards STEM in general and engineering in particular? 3. How does participation in the program influence youth plans for future college and career?ProgramDesignThe TechHive program was designed to create a culture of HOMAGO (Hang Out, Mess Around& Geek Out) for participants. HOMAGO was initially developed as a theory of how youthinteract with new media, using it to “hang out” and extend their friendships, “mess around” toexplore their interests and tinker, and “geek out” by diving deeply into

Conference Session

Pre-K12 Track - Technical Session II

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Jacqueline Handley, University of Michigan; Elizabeth Birr Moje

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Diversity, Pre K-12 Education

]. Further, the lack of access andinclusion begins much earlier than the college level. Traditionally, access to pre-collegeengineering education programming in classrooms could be described as limited and sporadic,with most such programs in extra-curricular or summer programming [16]–[19]. Such programsare important but depend on students being able to access them and may not be sustained overmore than a few weeks’ time. Thus, issues of access and exclusion in engineering can begin inK-12 education: students without access to such programming have had less opportunity todevelop an engineering identity, defined here as relating to, “…[students] earliest conceptions ofengineering and potential career aspirations and how these conceptions and

Conference Session

Pre K-12 Track - Technical Session V

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Kayla R. Maxey, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jessica Rush Leeker, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Morgan M. Hynes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity, Pre K-12 Education

gradeandtheirperceptionsofengineering? MechanicalEngineers Hollands Career Centerhttp://www.utsa.edu/careercenter/images/riasec/riasec.png http://www.onetonline.org PreliminaryResults:InterestFit of Personal Interests and Perceptions of Engineering Survey (F-PIPES) 3.00 2.90 2.80 2.70 2.60 All Students 2.50 2.40 2.30 2.20 2.10 2.00 Realistic Investigative Artistic Social Enterprising Conventional Interests (N=715) 2.57 2.55 2.50 2.80 2.63 2.42 Perceptions (N=653

Conference Session

PreK-12 Track -. Technical Session III

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University

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Pre K-12 Education

representation of women in theundergraduate population. Gender diversification was not the only goal of the program. Ethnicand socio-economic diversity are also major goals. In addition, the access for students with awide range of disabilities to engineering as a potential career was an important priority. Whensetting out to design an approach to engineering outreach, these goals might appear to beconflicting. One might conclude that separate programming would be necessary, such asengineering camps specifically for girls or a day on campus specifically for blind students. Thesetypes of efforts have their place, but how does one balance them with programming that is opento students who do not fit the particular categories. After all, a program for white

Conference Session

Pre K-12 Track - Technical Session VI

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Suzanne Sontgerath, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Ryan Nicole Meadows, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Diversity, Pre K-12 Education

Jobs," Occupational Outlook Quarterly, vol. Spring, pp. 3-12, 2014. http://www.bls.gov/ooq[4] (2016). Science and Engineering Indicators Digest 2016.[5] A. Ball, H. D. Joyce, and D. Anderson-Butcher, "Exploring 21st Century Skills and Learning Environments for Middle School Youth," International Journal of School Social Work, vol. 1, no. 1, p. 25, 2016.[6] S. Bell, "Project-Based Learning for the 21st Century: Skills for the Future," The Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, vol. 83, no. 2, pp. 39-43, 2010/01/29 2010.[7] J. Cohen, M. Renken, and B. Calandra, Urban Middle School Students, Twenty-First Century Skills, and STEM-ICT Careers: Selected Findings from a