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Nancy K. DeJarnette; Ruba S. Deeb; Jani M. Pallis

). Oftentimes inschools, an attempt to focus on STEM can lead to actually ‘siloing’ science and math as separateentities. Teacher preparation, until most recently, did not include the integrated subjects ofSTEM, which was not only true at the 7-12 grade levels, but especially true at the elementaryand early childhood levels. The lack of effective teacher training for STEM content and theNGSS negatively impacts K-12 students as they lack positive engaging hands-on experiences inSTEM education that is very motivational. Prepare and Inspire [1] states that “we must inspire allstudents to learn STEM and, in the process, motivate them to pursue STEM careers.” There is adirect link between teachers’ self-efficacy in their ability to plan and facilitate

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2021 Northeast Section Meeting

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to have a large number ofparticipants from many institutions contributing atthis in-person conference in this pandemic era.Our mission is to showcase the latestdevelopments in engineering education andstrengthen partnerships among engineeringeducators in the region. We are committed to bringing together the best talents fromour engineering community and fostering their growth. This is an ideal forum to interactwith engineering educators and to listen to the methods of educators in otherinstitutions as well as to listen to undergraduate and graduate students’ research. Wehope that this regional conference on engineering education will inspire and motivateour younger generation to pursue a career in engineering fields that uplift our worldand