Galley, D., & Martin, G. S., & Stone, J. C., & Hunt, B., & Laswell, J., & Mortensen, L., & Sibert, J. W. (2015, June), A View From The High School/Two Year College Partnership Interface: Our Best Practices Employed In Engineering And Technology Education  Paper presented at 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Seattle, Washington. 10.18260/p.23472

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  Galley, D., \& Martin, G. S., \& Stone, J. C., \& Hunt, B., \& Laswell, J., \& Mortensen, L., \& Sibert, J. W. (2015, June), \emph{A View From The High School/Two Year College Partnership Interface: Our Best Practices Employed In Engineering And Technology Education}
  Paper presented at 2015 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Seattle, Washington.
  10.18260/p.23472

Dave Galley, Gena S Martin, Jeannie Christine Stone, Becky Hunt, Jean Laswell, Lynn Mortensen, and John W. Sibert.  "A View From The High School/Two Year College Partnership Interface: Our Best Practices Employed In Engineering And Technology Education".  2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Seattle, Washington, 2015, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2015.  https://peer.asee.org/23472 Internet.  08 Dec, 2023

\bibitem{asee_peer_23472}
  Dave Galley, Gena S Martin, Jeannie Christine Stone, Becky Hunt, Jean Laswell, Lynn Mortensen, and John W. Sibert.
  "A View From The High School/Two Year College Partnership Interface: Our Best Practices Employed In Engineering And Technology Education".
  \emph{2015 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Seattle, Washington, 2015, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2015.
  https://peer.asee.org/23472 Internet.  08 Dec, 2023

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AB  -           A View From The High School/Two Year College Partnership                   Interface: Our Best Practices Employed                  In Engineering And Technology EducationOur Two-Year College, three Independent School District (ISD) partners and our Universitypartner have established a joint effort to significantly increase the students engaged in Science,Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)1 with the ultimate goal of having thesestudents join the STEM workforce after a two-year degree, a 2 (AS) + 2 (BS) pathway or a four-year degree. Building upon previous cooperation among these institutions, best practice methodshave been identified and are being implemented to bring about a cultural change that will lead toa sustained increase in the production of STEM-trained graduates needed by local high-techbusinesses. In order to expand the diameter of the STEM pipeline, new non-traditional studentpopulations must be recruited and not traditionally “weeded-out.” Our research and BestPractices center on two specific populations: females and non-top 15% students that areconsidering whether college is part of their pathway. Our experience is that boys need“confirmation” to continue strongly in engineering, whereas girls need “confirmation” only after“affirmation” and “visualization.” Therefore, based on our NSF recognized Robotics CampModel, unique models for our “All-Girls” Robotics Camp and for our “Girls Night Out WithFemale Engineers” utilize female speakers/mentors/role models from industry to aid the girls inthe “affirmation”/“visualization” process. The format, logistics, and assessments utilized to reachthis population are presented2,3,4,5.Our work builds upon a very successful five year NSF STEM Talent Expansion Program (STEP)grant in which curriculum alignment and clean college/university articulations wereaccomplished. In this work, we present results of concerted efforts across the high school/two-year college interface that have resulted in clear flowcharted articulated pathways for students tosuccessfully navigate. The effort to strengthen recruitment into introductory engineering coursestaken in high school as technical dual college credit (TDC) has produced significant results.After studying five TDC years6,7, we find that of all the students who participated in TDCclasses, 59% of those students took only TDC classes and did not take academic dual creditcourses. This finding is critical to Best Practice recruiting (particularly for non-top 15% students)and shows a unique way to increase the number of students attending college classes.At the college entry level, it is very important to create support bridges for incoming studentretention and persistence7,8. Best Practices are presented showing an engaged Robotics club thatsupports ASEE competitions/the aforementioned outreach camps and the utilization of uniquetwo-year college student chapters of professional organizations such as the Society of WomenEngineers and the Information Systems Security Association.As the end goal is to produce students with relevant skill sets for local industry, strategies thatresult in “industry in the classroom” through interaction with local business councils, corporateadvisory boards with members who are engaged across the “interface,” and through the use of aunique industry match-making website resource are described. In conclusion, our presentationhighlights unique approaches that attempt to encourage and to minimize the hurdles confrontedby a potential STEM student9.References    1.   Augustine, N. R., Barrett, C. R., Cassell, G., Chu, S., Gates, R. M., Grasmick, N. S., Holliday, C. O.,         Jackson, S. A., Jones, A. K., Lederberg, J., Levin, R., Mote, C. D., Murray, C., O’Donnell, P., Raymond, L.         R., Richardson, R. C., Vagelos, P. R., Vest, C. M., Whitesides, G. M., Zare, R. N., 2007, Rising Above the         Gathering Storm, National Academies Press, Washington, DC.    2.   Holdren, J.P. and Lander, E. (2012). “Engage to Excel: Producing One Million Additional College         Graduates with Degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.” Washington, D.C.: 2012         Report to the President.    3.   Crumpton-Young, L., Elde, A. and Ambrose, K. (2014). “Mentoring Practices Proven to Broaden         Participation in STEM Disciplines.” 2014 121st ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition (Indianapolis),         Paper #10508.    4.   Perez-Castillejos, R. and Santhanam, P.R. (2014). “Student-led Mentoring Program Fostering Retention of         Female Undergraduate Students in STEM Fields.” 2014 121st ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition         (Indianapolis), Paper #10147.    5.   STEM Connector (2014). “Million Women Mentors: Advancing Women and Girls in STEM Careers         Through Mentoring.” STEM Connector, www.MillionWomenMentors.org.    6.   The American Institutes For Research (March 2011). “Research Study of Texas Dual Credit Programs and         Courses.” Submitted to: Texas Education Agency, 2011.    7.   Adelman, C. (2006). “The Toolbox Revisited: Paths to Degree Completion from High School Through         College.” Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Education.    8.   Christe, B. (2013, July-September). “The Importance of Faculty-Student Connections in STEM         Disciplines: A Literature Review.” Journal of STEM Education , 14(3), 22-26. 15.    9.   Brown, F., Trampus, K. and Odell, M. (2009). “The Path to STEM Careers: Student Perceptions of         College Pathways and Barriers to Success.” 2009 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference (Baylor         University), Session TB1-4             7th -10th Robotics Camps, Engineering Nights                                                                                                                                                                  STEM Need Driven Service                7th -10th Robotics Camps, Engineering Nights                                                                                                Engaged Advisory Boards                                         Professional Community Service                                    10th - 12th Technical Dual Credit (TDC)                                                                                                                                        Student Flow3 Independent School District Partners               Student Flow         Two-Year College Partner                             Students Have Needed Skill Set                                                                                                                                                                                      Engaged Industry                                                   Clear Articulation                                                                                                                                                                                          Partners                                                                              Engaged Robotics Club         Student Flow                                            Student Flow                                                      Curriculum              SWE & ISSA Chapters         Clear Articulation    Four-Year University Partner       Students Have7        8          9     10       11        12       Partnership                                                                                                 Needed Skill Set                                                                                         Copy Exact University Partner                                                                                             Coursework    Middle School              High School                                        Student Flow                                         The High School/Two-Year College Partnership Interface In Perspective
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