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

growth, from 32% to50%. However, the make-up of those interested consistentlyshowed a higher percentage of males. The most common REFERENCESreasons for why not in the beginning survey was becausethey did not know what it meant to be an engineer. After the [1] https://eie.org/overview/engineering-childrenprogram, those who were still not interested had othercareers and interests in mind. Some of those careers includedthe medical fields and athletics. Others said that they simplydid not enjoy science and math. Those who were interestedgave the reason of already being interested in science andonce a greater understanding was achieved, found fieldspecific reasons for entering into an engineering program.An

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

types of minds and every person needs to be literate in engineering and technology. She is an ASEE and IEEE Fellow and PAESMEM awardee. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Enhancing Diversity through Explicitly Designed Engineering OutreachThe Engineering Place at NC State University was founded in 1999 and grew as an extension ofthe Women in Engineering Program with the desire to attract more women to engineering byreaching out to younger students. It was soon evident that any efforts to attract women toengineering would also be beneficial for underrepresented populations and all students. Workingin the preK-12 space also highlighted the need to inform the public about the true nature

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

Paper ID #226052018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and ComputingDiversity Conference: Crystal City, Virginia Apr 29TechHive: Team-based, real-world engineering challenges for teensDr. Ardice Hartry, University of California, Berkeley Ardice Hartry is currently an Associate Director of the Lawrence Hall of Science at University of Cali- fornia, Berkeley. She has conducted research and evaluation of PK–16 educational and community-based programs for more than 15 years. At the Hall, she led a statewide study of the current condition of science education in California. In addition, she oversees research on

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

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Pre K-12 Education

inthe design of the afterschool engineering program, emerging in how Adina viewed problemsolving in this environment. In the robotics example, the problem seemed more straight forwardthan when her cousins were fighting. Adina’s acknowledgement that there are “always two sidesof the stories” brings to mind the different stakeholders in engineering design problems [4], [23].Connecting to the work that we were doing in the community engineering program, Adina wasthen asked about how she would describe the data-driven community engineering program: “Cooperative…instead of us just saying, ‘one person choose where they want to work at or work with,’ we all came together and was like, ‘you know what, instead of doing… instead of