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2015 ASEE Workshop on K-12 Engineering Education

Authors

Larry G. Richards, University of Virginia

Paper ID #14304Using Engineering Design Challenges to Foster Integrative STEM EducationDr. Larry G. Richards, University of Virginia Larry G Richards is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Virginia. He leads the Virginia Middle School Engineering Education Initiative, and is active in K 12 outreach and professional development activities locally and nationally. Larry’s research interests include creativity, entrepreneurship, engineering design, innovation, and K-12 engineering education. He is a founding member of the K-12 Division and is a Fellow of ASEE

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2015 ASEE Workshop on K-12 Engineering Education

Authors

Diane Lashinsky, Project Lead The Way; Elizabeth A. Beaty

feel of a contemporary engineering/prototyping shop. It is a student-directed interdisciplinary innovation lab where students can practice leadership and entrepreneurship while learning engineering fundamentals. It meets the need for creative and engaged people who understand iteration and risk and disciplined self-management on a team.3) Dr. Shepherd Siegel is a music, career/technical and special education educator. He has over thirty publications. He joined as Project Lead The Way’s Director of School Engagement (WA) after having strong success with the program in ten Seattle secondary schools. The KAPPAN published his article about a meaningful high school diploma in 2010. He also works on a book about play, and how it could