joined the United States Air Force in 2004 as an F-16 AvionicsTechnician. During 42 months of active duty service, Thomas received Airman of the Quarterand was nominated for the Technician of the Year. After leaving the Air Force, he received hisBachelors in Secondary Education and Mathematics from the University of Cincinnati in 2012.Thomas is currently teaching math and Foundations of Engineering at Norwood High School.2)3) WORKSHOP INFORMATIONProposed Title:Algebra II and the Engineering Design ProcessAbstract: Please provide a concise description that includes the workshop’s learning objectives(maximum 750 characters). The abstract is used on the ASEE website, program materials, andotherK-12 Workshop
more than onepresenter, designate one person as the organizer and provide only that person’s contactinformation. The organizer is responsible for communicating to co-presenters.Number of Presenters: 2Presenter Name(s):1) Last Vezino First Beau Affiliation University of Arizona2) Last Weiler First Scott Affiliation Amphitheater Middle School3) Last First AffiliationContact Person’s Name: Beau VezinoContact Person’s Email: beauvezino@email.arizona.eduContact Person’s Phone: 4802081967 Page 18.6.2Contact Person’s Alternate Phone:Creative Engineering & Programming with MaKey MaKey invention
developing engineering challenge materials for parents and teachers who do not have an engineering background. She was the K-12 and Pre-College Division's Program Chair for ASEE 2013. WORKSHOP INFORMATIONProposed Title: Using Engineering Design Challenges to Foster Integrative STEM EducationAbstract: Please provide a concise description that includes the workshop’s learning objectives(maximum 750 characters). The abstract is used on the ASEE website, program materials, andother K-12 Workshop promotional activities.We will emphasize the "E" in STEM by demonstrating the inherently integrative nature ofengineering design and how that nature promotes learning in science and mathematics whiledeveloping man
. Page 18.12.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 WORKSHOP PROPOSAL FORM 2015 Annual ASEE K-12 Workshop on Engineering Education “Authentic Engineering: Representing & Emphasizing the E in STEM” Presented by Dassault Systems Saturday, June 13, 2015 8:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. Sheraton Seattle | Seattle | WAPlease complete this form, save it as a PDF file only and upload it through the ASEE PaperManagement system as shown in the K12 Workshop Presenter’s Kit.All notifications will be by email from the ASEE Paper Management
curriculum, instruction, assessment, professional development, materials and equipment support and administrative and community support, 2) Facilitating alignment of science and engineering instructional materials to state and national standards and, 3) Establishing a K-8 science and engineering program that is designed to improve teaching and learning in classrooms and schools across Washington State in the 21st Century.Immersive engineering experiences and our science/engineering notebook tool will be featured. Page 18.27.3WA LASER 2015-ASEE-K12-Proposal-Form.docxPage 2 of 7 WORKSHOP PROPOSAL FORM 2015
avehicle for teaching the curriculum. Liz is the chairperson of an ASEE Board Committeelooking at making strategic plans for ASEE’s involvement in K-12 Engineering. WORKSHOP INFORMATIONProposed Title:Teaching Sound in Elementary, Middle and High School Physical ScienceAbstract: Please provide a concise description that includes the workshop’s learning objectives(maximum 750 characters). The abstract is used on the ASEE website, program materials, andotherK-12 Workshop promotional activities.This workshop uses an engineering design challenge to teach about the aspects of sound,including its wave nature, how it transfers energy, how it has frequency and intensity and howhumans make use of the nature of sound for our
HS-ETS1-1. Analyze a major global challenge to specify qualitative and quantitative criteria and constraints for solutions that account for societal needs and wants. Page 18.8.8 HS-ETS1-2. Design a solution to a complex real-world problem by breaking it down into smaller, more manageable problems that can be solved through engineering.2015-ASEE-K12-Proposal-Form_EPICS_HCD_submit.docx Page 7 of 8 WORKSHOP PROPOSAL FORM 2015 Annual ASEE K-12 Workshop on Engineering Education “Authentic Engineering
characters). The abstract is used on the ASEE website, program materials, andotherK-12 Workshop promotional activities.Novel Engineering (NE), an NSF-funded project at Tufts Center for Engineering EducationOutreach, engages 1st-8th grade students and educators in engineering, using books as a contextfor client-centered, open-ended design challenges. In this hands-on interactive workshopparticipants will be introduced to the NE approach and work in groups to apply it to a text. Theywill use NE to begin to learn how to integrate engineering and literacy, recognize texts as richcontext for engineering design, identify problems, scope constrains surrounding the problem, and
Paper ID #14280Introduction to LinkEngineeringDr. Elizabeth Cady, National Academy of Engineering Dr. Elizabeth T. Cady is a Program Officer at the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), where she facilitates the deployment of innovative policies, practices, and tools designed to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of systems for the formal, informal, and lifelong education of engineers. She staffs the Frontiers of Engineering Education symposium and also co-edited a collection of resources that translated research on women in science and engineering into short documents containing practical tips for faculty
student of Environmental Engineering Science at theColorado School of Mines. As a fellow of the Trefny Institute for Educational Innovation atCSM, Veronika works in elementary school classrooms, assisting teachers with implementingvarious STEM lessons throughout the week, and runs an after school science club for upperelementary students. Veronika also does research of water and wastewater treatment techniques.3) WORKSHOP INFORMATIONProposed Title:Water Reuse EngineeringAbstract: Please provide a concise description that includes the workshop’s learning objectives(maximum 750 characters). The abstract is used on the ASEE website, program materials, andotherK-12 Workshop promotional activities.Teams will design, build
Paper ID #14336Creativity and Intuitive Ideation in EngineeringMs. Cheryl Farmer, University of Texas, Austin Cheryl Farmer is the founding program director of UTeachEngineering. In this role she has led the suc- cessful development and launch of the design-based high school engineering course Engineer Your World and has overseen the creation of degree programs for pre-service and in-service teachers of engineering at The University of Texas. Ms. Farmer is co-leading ongoing national efforts to define standards for professional development for K-12 teachers of engineering
Paper ID #14298Engaging Engineering Experiences for K-5Melanie Villatoro P.E., New York City College of Technology Melanie Villatoro, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Construction Management and Civil En- gineering Technology at NYC College of Technology, is a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of New York. Professor Villatoro serves on the Advisory Board of two local high schools; she has served as Program Director for the National Summer Transportation at City Tech for two consecutive years and is passionate about engineering outreach in the K-12 population.Servena Narine, Daniel Hale Williams Public
Paper ID #14300Reinforcing Learning Concepts via Engineering Lesson PlanningJessica S Ward, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.) Jessica S Ward has over 9 years of Engineering Education experience and is currently the Director of Operations for the DragonsTeach program supported by the National Math and Science Initiative and UTeach Institute and serves as the National Science Foundation STEM GK-12 Program Manager at Drexel University.Dr. Adam K Fontecchio, Drexel University Dr. Adam Fontecchio is a Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Drexel University, and is the inaugural Director of
: Engineering Disaster Proof HousingAbstract: Please provide a concise description that includes the workshop’s learning objectives(maximum 750 characters). The abstract is used on the ASEE website, program materials, andotherK-12 Workshop promotional activities. The inclusion of Engineering Design in the K-12 classroom enables teachers to bring realworld issue into the curriculum. Global imperatives, such as the need for adequate housing,access to clean water, reliable infrastructure, energy needs, and sustainability, will frame veryreal problems for the future citizens who are in today’s classrooms. Engineering allows youngpeople to actively pursue solutions, empowering them rather than simply informing them. The“Building a Better World” project
-authored about fifty journal and conference proceeding publications and served asPI or co-PI of several federal, state, and industry grants totaling more than $2 million. WORKSHOP INFORMATIONProposed Title:Reinforcing K-12 Math Education through Engineering ApplicationsAbstract: Please provide a concise description that includes the workshop’s learning objectives(maximum 750 characters). The abstract is used on the ASEE website, program materials, andotherK-12 Workshop promotional activities.This session will present three engineering case studies that use math and science conceptsapplied to civil, electrical, and industrial engineering designs. Teaching math as an abstractsubject has been the main turn-off for
8:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. Sheraton Seattle | Seattle | WAPlease provide a one-paragraph bio for each presenter (in the order listed above). The bio shouldnot exceed 70 words and should be written as you would want it to appear on the ASEE websiteand program materials.WILLIAM SCHELL (PE, PEM) is an Assistant Professor of Industrial and Management SystemsEngineering at Montana State. He earned his PhD in Industrial and Systems Engineering from theUniversity of Alabama - Huntsville. During more than fourteen years in industry, he held positionsfocused on process improvement and organizational development with Fortune 50 and Inc. 500companies, designing and implementing many large scale change initiatives to improve
Paper ID #14281Algae to the Rescue: Infusing engineering into High School BiologyKatheryn Kennedy, CIESE, Stevens Institute of Technology Kathy Kennedy is a Program Manager for CIESE at Stevens Institute of Technology. Kathy is an ex- perienced college, high school, and middle school science teacher and has led numerous K-12 teacher professional development programs in engineering and STEM education. Kathy holds a degree in bi- ology from Siena College, a Masters in Biomedical Science from Baylor University, and is currently enrolled in a doctoral program at Walden University
education from the University of Delaware and an M.S. in environmentalscience and management from the University of Rhode Island.3) WORKSHOP INFORMATIONProposed Title:Why Do You Think So? Asking Effective Questions in Engineering ActivitiesAbstract: Please provide a concise description that includes the workshop’s learning objectives(maximum 750 characters). The abstract is used on the ASEE website, program materials, andotherK-12 Workshop promotional activities.Developing engineering habits of mind in students requires that teachers ask effective questionsthat encourage students to think critically about their designs and persevere through failure. Inthis activity, participants will observe and analyze the process
youth and their parents in authentic engineering practices and design challenges.Attendees will interact with more than a dozen hands-on activities and design challenges fromthe nationally acclaimed Family Engineering program that foster engineering habits of mindincluding creative problem solving and designing, teamwork, systems thinking andcommunication. The session will also explore how to successfully engage professionalengineers and engineering students in public outreach and family education activities and events.Participants will leave the workshop with tools and resources that will help them host successful Page 18.16.3Family Engineering
Paper ID #14337Hands-On Standards: Using an Engineering Mini-Challenge to ”Bundle”StandardsMs. Cheryl Farmer, University of Texas, Austin Cheryl Farmer is the founding program director of UTeachEngineering. In this role she has led the suc- cessful development and launch of the design-based high school engineering course Engineer Your World and has overseen the creation of degree programs for pre-service and in-service teachers of engineering at The University of Texas. Ms. Farmer is co-leading ongoing national efforts to define standards for professional development for K-12 teachers of engineering
manage and use storm water data through lab analysis, dynamic online mapping andmodeling tools, and direct involvement with staff at their respective water districts, (4) Investigatingsolutions to storm water problems, and (5) Participating in public outreach activities.This highly hands-on learning model involves numerous STEM areas, including: engineering design,science, computer modeling, and information technology; therefore, satisfying many NGSS requirements,especially those related to the “science and engineering practices” core value. With its focus oninvestigating and improving water quality, this model will attract a diversity of individuals and communityentities, including females, Native Americans, African Americans and rural high
from Texas Woman’s University.Meagan currently develops programs and products that help educators improve equity in the classroom, ultimately toincrease the participation of women and students of color in high-demand, high-wage careers.As an engineer turned educator, Meagan is focused on engineering equity into education. Page 18.13.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 WORKSHOP 2015 PROPOSAL Annual ASEE K-12 Workshop FORM on Engineering
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
. Design a solution to a complex real-world problem by breaking it down into smaller, more manageable problems that can be solved through engineering. HS-ETS1-3. Evaluate a solution to a complex real-world problem based on prioritized criteria and trade-offs that account for a range of constraints, including cost, safety, reliability, and aesthetics, as well as possible social, cultural, and environmental impacts. National for ELA ELA/Literacy – SL.11-12.1d- Respond thoughtfully to diverse perspectives; synthesize comments, claims, and evidence made on all sides of an issue; resolve contradictions when possible; and determine what
Paper ID #14345Engaging Youth (and Partners) through Engineering: Strategies to SecurePartnerships to Enrich and Sustain STEM CurriculumMs. Melissa Divonne Dean, Mobile Area Education Foundation Melissa Dean is a respected leader in STEM education in Mobile, Alabama. As the K-8 Program Direc- tor of Mobile Area Education Foundation (MAEF), she has led the Engaging Youth through Engineering Program. In that capacity, she has coordinated the development of a series of STEM modules for mid- dle school grades that truly integrate science, technology, engineering and mathematics learning in the classroom.Ms. Judith French Duke
. WORKSHOP INFORMATIONProposed Title: A World in MotionTM: Utilizing the Engineering Habits of Mind and TEAMSmodel to engage students in gear car construction and a hill climb.Abstract: Please provide a concise description that includes the workshop’s learning objectives(maximum 750 characters). The abstract is used on the ASEE website, program materials, andother K-12 Workshop promotional activities.Utilizing the TEAMS model (Teaching Engineering Applications in Math and Science),participants will gain a greater knowledge of math and science content and an awareness of whatengineers do using a problem-based engineering design challenge. The TEAMS model is basedon the engineering habits of mind including learning from failure, teamwork and
Paper ID #14275Effective STEM Curriculum for GirlsDr. Stacy S Klein-Gardner, Harpeth Hall School and Vanderbilt University Dr. Stacy Klein-Gardner serves as the Director of the Center for STEM Education for Girls at the Harpeth Hall School in Nashville, TN. Here she leads professional development opportunities in STEM. This Center also leads a program for rising high school girls that integrates community service and engineering design in a global context. She continues to serve as an Adjoint Professor of the Practice of Biomedical Engineering Vanderbilt University
learning objectives(maximum 750 characters). The abstract is used on the ASEE website, program materials, andotherK-12 Workshop promotional activities.EngrTEAMS is a curricular project that strives to increase student learning of science andmathematics (data analysis and measurement), by using an engineering design-based approachfor integrated STEM instruction. One example module is entitled “Rehash Your Trash,” using Page 18.24.3the context of waste management and recycling to engage students in learning math and scienceconcepts. An engineering design challenge is presented to students asking them to design anautomated sorting process for a
problem. Laura will share her ideas for otherengineering challenges that can be used in chemistry, biology, and Earth scienceclasses and then participants will brainstorm to create a list of additional ideas.Learning Objectives: A. Students will practice the following Engineering Habits: a. Being creative b. Working and negotiating in teams c. Adopting optimistic mindsets when problem solving and designing d. Considering the ethical nature of engineering and its products B. The following NGSS standards will be addressed: a. Design a solution to a complex real-world problem by breaking it down into smaller, more manageable problems that can be solved through
is majoringin Mechanical Engineering. She is a research student in the Playful Learning Lab.3) AnnMarie Thomas is a professor in the School of Engineering at the University of St. Thomaswhere she is the director of the UST Center for Engineering Education. Her research group, thePlayful Learning Lab, focuses on engineering and design education for learners of all ages. WORKSHOP INFORMATIONProposed Title: Creative CircuitryAbstract:This workshop will be a hands-on introduction to “Creative Circuitry.” Participants will learnabout craft and art projects which incorporate electrical circuits. Special emphasis will be placedon using these projects and methods in programs for children from diverse backgrounds