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K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Krystal S. Corbett, Cyber Innovation Center; Joshua M. Coriell, Cyber Innovation Center; Sara Hahler, Louisiana Tech University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

initiative, the National Integrated Cyber Education Research Center(NICERC) curriculum development specialists created middle school elective curricula forgrades 6th, 7th, and 8th. The curricula use science and design projects framed by the engineeringdesign process to engage students. The content is presented in a modularly, increasing indifficulty through the grade levels. Each module consists of a design project lastingapproximately three weeks if presented in a singular class one hour in length.This work in progress assesses the first year implementation of NICERC’s STEM: Explore,Discover, Apply (STEM EDA) curricula at three diverse K-12 schools. Through the pilotschools, the versatility of the curricula is showcased. The curricula are being

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2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

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Manoochehr Zoghi; Hernan Maldonado; Syreeta Martinez

academically at-risk, peer mentoring programs, professional speaker series, field trips,tutoring services, professional development workshops, and numerous other opportunities thatwill be elaborated herein.IntroductionIn a recent report, published by the National Science Board, entitled: “Moving Forward toImprove Engineering Education,” it is accentuated that rapid changes are taking place forengineering on a global scale, which require Federal leadership to respond quickly andinformatively.1 Following an extensive deliberation via a series of workshops, the Boardidentified three key challenges in engineering education: (1) responding to the changing globalcontext of engineering, (2) changing the public perceptions of engineering, and (3) retention

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Multidisciplinary Programs and Curricula

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert W. Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

college of engineering to develop and lead the program. Faculty from mechanicalengineering, electrical and computer engineering and computer science departments, however,each extensively contributed to development of the program curriculum. Faculty from thesedepartments now also teach required specific courses from within their own respectivedepartments as well as the new integrated core-courses required for this engineering degree. TheBS in Robotics Engineering at Lawrence Tech is one of three known such degrees in the UnitedStates, the other two being Worchester Polytechnic Institute, the first to offer a BS in RoboticsEngineering, and University of California Santa Cruse, that also initiated a BS in RoboticsEngineering degree in the fall of

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Erick Jacob Nefcy, Oregon State University; Debra M. Gilbuena, Oregon State University; Jaynie L. Whinnery, Oregon State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

solving. His research interests particularly focus on what prevents students from being able to integrate and extend the knowledge developed in specific courses in the core curriculum to the more complex, authentic problems and projects they face as professionals. Dr. Koretsky is one of the founding members of the Center for Lifelong STEM Education Research at OSU.Erick Jacob Nefcy, Oregon State UniversityDr. Debra M. Gilbuena, Oregon State University Debra Gilbuena is a postdoctoral scholar in the School of Chemical, Biological, and Environmental Engi- neering at Oregon State University. Debra has an M.BA, an M.S, and four years of industrial experience including a position in sensor development. Sensor development is

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Addressing the NGSS, Part 1 of 3: Supporting K-8 Science Teachers in Engineering Pedagogy and Engineering-Science Connections

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary McCormick, Tufts University; Kristen B. Wendell, University of Massachusetts Boston; Brian Patrick O'Connell, Tufts University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #9447Student Videos as a Tool for Elementary Teacher Development in TeachingEngineering: What Do Teachers Notice? (research to practice)Ms. Mary McCormick, Tufts University Mary McCormick is a PhD student in STEM Education at Tufts University. She received a BS in Civil Engineering from University of Massachusetts Lowell and an MS in Civil Engineering from Tufts Univer- sity. Her current research involves exploring how elementary students’ nascent resources for engineering design emerge during integrated engineering and literacy activities.Kristen B Wendell, University of Massachusetts Boston Kristen B. Wendell is

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sharon A. Jones P.E., University of Portland; Zulema Naegele, University of Portland; Tammy VanDeGrift, University of Portland

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

December 2013, data was gathered from an end of semester survey given to the 55academically at-risk first-year and second-year engineering students. Table 3 describes thesurvey responders and Table 4 summarizes how they responded. Recall that 33 of the 55students voluntarily participated in the retention counseling sessions and the professionalworkshops. These 33 belong to the “Participant” categories shown in Table 3. The other 22comprise the “Non-participant” categories. Furthermore, first-year students who did not placeinto calculus started behind in the curriculum and are in the category “Start Behind”. Second-year students who are behind their cohort by up to two courses are in the “Fall Behind” category.The survey was a formative assessment

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristen B. Wendell, University of Massachusetts, Boston

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Atlanta, GA.Hynes, M. (2009). Teaching middle-school engineering: An investigation of teachers' subject matter and pedagogical content knowledge. Doctoral dissertation, Tufts University, Medford, MA.Nadelson, L., Seifer, A. L., & Hettinger, J. K. (2012). Teaching by design: Preparing K-12 teachers to use design across the curriculum. In Proceedings of the 119th American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, San Antonio, TX.National Research Council. (2012). A framework for K-12 science education: Practices, crosscutting concepts, and core ideas. Washington, D.C.: The National Academies Press.National

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Teaching Communication I

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rebecca R Essig, Purdue University; Cary David Troy, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brent K Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Josh Boyd, Purdue University; Natascha Trellinger Buswell, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

demonstrate non-technical student outcomes, including those pertaining to ethics,global issues, economics, and understanding of environmental and societal contexts.2When the objective is to improve student writing skills (“learning to write”), an integrated, orwriting across the curriculum (WAC) approach to teaching technical writing is consideredfavorable over the alternative of isolated, stand-alone communication courses that oftendecontextualize writing.3-4 In the integrated approach, communication instruction and practice isdistributed throughout the curriculum and embedded in technical courses, well beyond thestandard inclusion of laboratory reports in laboratory classes. Such an approach also maximallyleverages the writing process towards the

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University (Tech.); Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University (Tech.); Radian G. Belu, Drexel University (Tech.)

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

focused our efforts toward developing the Agent-basedTutor and Simulator System (ATSS). The ATSS is still under the development, these tutorialsbeing an integrant part of it. The purpose of this system with an embedded-intelligence andknowledge base is to guide and support students in remote operations within the safety and Page 24.421.8functional boundaries of the equipment. Its main function is to aid remote users in lieu of the 6teacher’s absence through the graphical projection of process plan and process knowledge inmachining and

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Sustainability

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Justin L. Hess, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sarah Aileen Brownell, Rochester Institute of Technology; Alexander T. Dale, Engineers for a Sustainable World

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

. Existing programs are often uniquelydesigned for their host institutions and may be difficult to adapt and replicate. In aiding manyschools in overcoming these barriers, several options exist. For example, entirely digital coursesor regional collaborations with co-taught components are possible.Engineers for a Sustainable World (ESW) is a national network built upon relatively autonomousindividual chapters. Because of this, we chose to focus our responses on a hybrid of physicalclasses that are asynchronously connected to shared curriculum content, community, andprofessional expertise. An asynchronous approach allows greater scale by avoiding the need toschedule several classes simultaneously. Our overall response is titled the Wicked Problems

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Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer I

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Martin William Weiser, Eastern Washington University; Hani Serhal Saad, Eastern Washington University; Robert E. Gerlick, Eastern Washington University

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Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #10002Challenges and Evolution of Combined and Separate Thermodynamics Coursesin a Mechanical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering Technology Pro-gramProf. Martin William Weiser, Eastern Washington University Martin Weiser is an Assistant Professor in the Engineering and Design Department at Eastern Washington University. He earned his BS in Ceramic Engineering from the Ohio State University and his MS and PhD in Materials Science and Mineral Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley. He then joined the Mechanical Engineering department at the University of New Mexico where he taught Materials

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Future Career and Professional Success for Graduate Students

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sara E. Branch, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jeremi S. London, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Benjamin Ahn, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Graduate Studies

current graduate curriculum is preparing them for success in the areas that they identified?Through this work, a survey was developed to capture graduate students regarding these researchquestions. Results of this survey are presented in this work.Literature ReviewThrough the last decade, many researchers have noted a misalignment between knowledge,skills, and attributes desired by employers hiring engineering graduates and the skills whichengineering possess upon graduation. This misalignment occurs both for engineers holdingbachelor’s degrees as well as in Ph.D. students and graduates, pursuing both industry andacademic careers. Many studies have examined the desired skills of baccalaureate-levelengineering graduates (usually from an

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jianyu Dong, California State University, Los Angeles; Pearl Chen, California State University, Los Angeles

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Paper ID #10784A Case Study: How Collaborative PBL Affects Learning of Minority Stu-dents in Engineering Courses at Senior LevelDr. Jianyu Dong, California State University, Los AngelesDr. Pearl Chen, California State University, Los Angeles Page 24.22.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 A Case Study: How Collaborative PBL Affects Learning of Minority Students in Engineering Courses at Senior LevelAbstractThis paper presents the current progress and preliminary findings of an NSF

Conference Session

California on the Move: A Robust Array of Student Success Initiatives

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sharnnia Artis, University of California, Berkeley; Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech

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Two Year College Division

curriculum and the way it is taught canalso impact students self-efficacy; well-structured collaborative experiences and hands-onactivities have been shown to have positive implications for self-efficacy across majority andminority students enrolled in an engineering major [12, 13].Despite the awareness of the importance of self-efficacy, this concept has been studied in alimited sense among community college students [14]. The literature does not address what typesof experiences can improve or enhance self-efficacy among college students as it relates toresearch, and among community college students specifically. This study addresses the gap inthe literature by examining what experiences in the Transfer-to-Excellence Summer ResearchProgram can

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Student-Centered Information Literacy

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer (Cong Yan) Zhao, McGill University; Tara Mawhinney, McGill University

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Engineering Libraries

Mechanics, Mechanical Engi- neering, and Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at McGill University’s Schulich Library of Science and Engineering in Montreal, Quebec. Her research interests include collection development in science and engineering librarianship, information literacy competencies, discovery search tools, and social network- ing sites for teaching and research. She completed an MLIS from McGill’s School of Information Studies in 2005. Page 24.686.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Identifying Challenges Faced by Chinese Undergraduate

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Pedagogy and Learning 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nancy K. Lape, Harvey Mudd College; Rachel Levy, Harvey Mudd College; Darryl H. Yong, Harvey Mudd College; Karl A. Haushalter, Harvey Mudd College; Rebecca Eddy, Cobblestone Applied Research & Evaluation, Inc.; Nancy Hankel, Cobblestone Applied Research & Evaluation, Inc.

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #9475Probing the Inverted Classroom: A Controlled Study of Teaching and Learn-ing Outcomes in Undergraduate Engineering and MathematicsDr. Nancy K Lape, Harvey Mudd CollegeDr. Rachel Levy, Harvey Mudd College Rachel Levy is an associate Professor of Mathematics at Harvey Mudd College. She has an MA in Instructional Design from UNC-CH and a MA/PhD in Applied Mathematics from NCSU. In addition to mathematics, she regularly teaches first-year writing. She serves on the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) Education Committee, as Editor-in-chief of SIURO, SIAM Undergraduate Research Online, and

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Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1: In the Classroom

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Deanna H. Matthews, Carnegie Mellon University

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Engineering and Public Policy

problems, to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams, and to consider non-technical perspectives, long before the characteristics of the “Engineer of 2020”1 was everdefined.This paper discusses the EPP program over its four decades and how the program integrates withthe traditional engineering programs. We discuss the curriculum over time, the course selectionsstudents make, and the benefits our alumni receive from the program. We will give an overviewof our capstone EPP Projects course, a truly interdisciplinary teamwork situation addressingcurrent technology issues. Finally we reflect on how the program achieves the ABET (a) through(k) outcomes and work in the ABET system, and how the program has been successful these past40 years.We do not

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K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Turner Ralph Swanson, Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society; Justin Matthew Collins, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Jill Frey, Sweet Water Foundation; Joey Zocher, Escuela Verde; Matthew J. Traum, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Through An Integrated Multicourse Model Rocketry Project,”Proceedings of the 120th American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Conference andExposition, Atlanta, GA, June 23-26, 2013.[8] M. J. Traum, V. C. Prantil, W. C. Farrow, H. L. Weiss, “New Capabilities and DiscoveredInterconnectivities for a Curriculum-Integrated Multicourse Model Rocketry Project,”Proceedings of the 23rd Annual Wisconsin Space Conference, Milwaukee, WI, August 15-16,2013.[9] Social Development Commission, “Poverty In Milwaukee – 2012,” accessed 1/5/2014, URL: Page 24.626.10http://www.cr- sdc.org/DefaultFilePile/PolicyandResearch/POVERTYFACTSHEET201210-10-12.pdf

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K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Steckel, St. Vrain Valley School District; Patty Ann Quinones, St. Vrain Valley School District; Malinda S. Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #9863Innovation Center: Preparing High School Students for the 21st CenturyEconomy by Providing Resources and Opportunities to Create Genuine Projectswith Industry Partners (work in progress)Mr. John Steckel, St. Vrain Valley School DistrictMs. Patty Ann Quinones, St. Vrain Valley School District Patty Quinones new Executive Director of Innovation for the St. Vrain School District will direct the Race to the Top grant (16.6 mil). Her leadership will be critical to execute the STEM Initiatives in this grant. Her lead in the areas of K-12 programming, integrating STEM curriculum in cores, developing teacher

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Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1: In the Classroom

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Murray Teitell, DeVry University, Long Beach; William S. Sullivan, DeVry University, Long Beach

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Engineering and Public Policy

Safer weapons Test bed for FFISfor equipment and weaponsDependable and rugged Safety of FFIS Laws requiring use of FFISequipment and weapons Page 24.1131.9Conclusions Students used these statistical methods to select the public policy thatsupported their senior project and the products and services. Engineers andtechnologists are not educated or trained to consider or incorporate public policy intheir services or products. The addition of metrics designed to integrate public policyconsideration in senior projects allows students to develop an understanding of publicpolicy. Taking the public policies into

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Addressing the NGSS, Part 3 of 3: Supporting High School Science Teachers in Engineering Pedagogy and Engineering-Science Connections

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julia M. Ross, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Jenny Daugherty, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Rodney L Custer, Black Hills State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

above and built upon theexperience of the project team in working with high school teachers to integrate engineeringconcepts into their classrooms. The leadership team began by generating and clustering a list ofmajor components or conceptual themes that we thought best represented the engineeringinfusion innovation (based on standards documents, related literature and our own priorexperiences with curriculum and professional development). This process involved numerousdiscussions and a series of iterations and yielded three major organizational themes. These are: Page 24.1333.3 A. Curriculum Materials The curriculum materials

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Addressing the NGSS, Part 3 of 3: Supporting High School Science Teachers in Engineering Pedagogy and Engineering-Science Connections

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rodney L Custer, Black Hills State University; Julia M. Ross, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Jenny Daugherty, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

“word pictures” of how the innovationis being put into action by describing the different forms that an innovation might take whenbeing implemented. For the purpose of the current project, the innovation was defined as “usingengineering concepts to teach science.” The project’s IC Map includes three dimensions: (a)curriculum materials, (b) teacher practices associated with design, and (c) teacher practicesassociated with engagement of engineering concepts. Each dimension contains a number ofcomponents with a range of descriptions that can be used to document the component’simplementation from ideal to nonexistent. Each level of implementation is described in terms ofobservable teacher behavior. The pilot test teachers helped refine the

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Addressing the NGSS, Part 1 of 3: Supporting K-8 Science Teachers in Engineering Pedagogy and Engineering-Science Connections

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Morgan M. Hynes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tamara J. Moore, Purdue University; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #9224Teachers’ Attempts Assessing Middle School Engineering Design WorkDr. Morgan M Hynes, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Morgan Hynes is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. He received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and Ph.D. in Engineering Education (both at Tufts University). In his research, Hynes explores the use of engineering to integrate academic subjects in K-12 classrooms. From close observations of classroom teaching and learning, he studies how students come to understand what engineering is and how learners conceptualize and engage in engineering and

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Addressing the NGSS, Part 2 of 3: Supporting K-12 Science Teachers in Engineering Pedagogy and Engineering-Science Connections, Part 2 of 3

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mounir Ben Ghalia, The University of Texas, Pan American; Hasina Huq, University of Texas, Pan American

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

building an experimental setup to study thefeasibility of using electrospun carbon nanofibers as the basis for a glucose biosensor. The paperprovides an overview of the research project conducted by the teachers and describes thechallenges of translating the engineering research experience into engineering curriculumcontent for the teachers’ classrooms. The results of the engineering curriculum contentsdeveloped through this program and the observations of their implementations in teachers’classrooms during the academic year are reported and discussed.Hands-On Engineering Design Experience for TeachersThe professional development program at UTPA engages middle and high school math andscience teachers in engineering research activities that are

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Addressing the NGSS, Part 2 of 3: Supporting K-12 Science Teachers in Engineering Pedagogy and Engineering-Science Connections, Part 2 of 3

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy V. Ernst, Virginia Tech; Laura J. Segedin, Virginia Tech; Aaron C. Clark, North Carolina State University; Vincent William DeLuca, North Carolina State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #8919Technology, Engineering, and Design Educator Professional Development Sys-tem Implementation: Initial Pilot ResultsDr. Jeremy V Ernst, Virginia Tech Jeremy V. Ernst is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning at Virginia Tech. He currently teaches graduate courses in STEM education foundations and contemporary issues in Integrative STEM Education. Jeremy specializes in research focused on dynamic intervention means for STEM education students categorized as at-risk of dropping out of school. He also has curriculum research and development experiences in technology, engineering, and

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Addressing the NGSS, Part 1 of 3: Supporting K-8 Science Teachers in Engineering Pedagogy and Engineering-Science Connections

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary McCormick, Tufts University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

provided with curricular examples or classroom-based evidence to guidethem in identifying student learning or progress in meeting performance expectations. Teacherswho are reading the Executive Summary of NGSS learn only that: “If implemented properly, the NGSS will result in coherent, rigorous instruction that will result in students being able to acquire and apply scientific knowledge to unique situations as well as have the ability to think and reason scientifically.” 2Further, teachers are expected to focus curriculum and instruction on “bundles” of performanceexpectations by developing contextualized learning experiences for students. The looselystructured, integrated approach suggests that classroom instruction should not

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Addressing the NGSS, Part 3 of 3: Supporting High School Science Teachers in Engineering Pedagogy and Engineering-Science Connections

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin Shaw, University of Southern California; Minh Tuan La, University of Southern California; Richard Phillips; Erin B. Reilly, University of Southern California Annenberg Innovation Lab

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

and build upon the idea to further expand onthe creative exchange.PLAY is based on five core principles for participatory learning that have been identified overtwo years of working with elementary and secondary teachers from the Los Angeles UnifiedSchool District who were seeking to develop a more participatory environment in theirclassroom2. • Participants have many chances to exercise creativity through diverse media, tools, and practices; • Participants adopt an ethos of co-learning, respecting each person’s skills and knowledge; • Participants experience heightened motivation and engagement through meaningful play; • Activities feel relevant to the learners’ identities and interests; • An integrated

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Student Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Marie Reck, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Student

isapproximately $114.In addition to the kit, each laboratory group will need a computer with MATLAB/Simulink and anetwork connection to the Raspberry Pi. The license for MATLAB and Simulink have not beenincluded in the cost of either lab setup because it is assumed that a school with an existingcontrols curriculum will already have a site license.A kit has been developed that will replace the technical functionality of four out of the six labsfor GE320. It is currently about $30 over the target, however with bulk ordering and diligentprice comparisons the kit cost could be reduced even further. GE320 Lab 2 could not bereplicated with this kit, at this time it is not clear if the educational objectives it to be included inthe curriculum. This lab could be

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 3

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terry Allen Michmerhuizen, College of Aviation, Western Michigan University

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Aerospace

trainingaviation maintenance technicians in accordance with Federal Aviation Regulation Part 147 areadded to the traditional academic requirements, a total of 1900 (student clock) hours must beintegrated and the challenge becomes even greater. Training aviation maintenance students is anextremely complex process, and programs should include transportable “soft skills” such as thefour “C’s” presented in this paper.Historical PerspectiveAn ideal formula for establishing an aviation maintenance curriculum would be to develop itbased upon what the Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs) require, and what industry needs.Although the FARs provide general subject matter topics, and specify a level of proficiencywhich the student must possess upon completion, they

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elsa Q. Villa, University of Texas, El Paso; Peter Golding CPEng, University of Texas, El Paso

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

; Soloway, 1998) and implement an engineering course re-design.Re-designing curriculum using an inquiry-based learning approach is a vital step in addressingthis serious gap in student achievement (Brooks & Brooks, 1993; Brown, Collins, & Duguid,1989; Fosnot & Perry, 2005). A recent national report (Katehi, Pearson, & Feder, 2009)advocates identifying and introducing engineering content in school curricula to improve STEM Page 24.242.3learning by integrating mathematics and science education through engineering applications.This report correlates with the NRC’s recent release of the aforementioned A Framework for K-12 Science