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Best Practices in K-12 Engineering Panel

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stacy Klein-Gardner; Michele Dischino; Manjit Khosla, HALS Academy; Patrick Foster, Central Connecticut State University; Carol Shields, Stevens Institute of Technology; Dan Fagan, Wallace Primary School; Martha Cyr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; John Staley, Doherty Memorial High School

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engineering education at the 2009ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition in Austin, TX. To do this, the Division is sponsoringa panel session on Best Practices in K-12 and university partnerships. Submissions chosen forparticipation in this session demonstrate a true partnership between a K-12 school (or schools)and an engineering school/college at a university.Selected partnerships have proven success in the classroom and demonstrate engineeringengagement and knowledge acquisition by K-12 students through age appropriate activities andlessons. Best Practices Partnership Panel winners' papers are authored collaboratively betweenengineering and technology education faculty and K-12 teachers. Details on the partnership'sstructure and goals and the

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Special Session: Moving Towards the Intended, Explicit, and Authentic: Addressing Critical Misalignments in Engineering Learning within Secondary and University Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin Anderson, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Sandra Shaw Courter, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Mitchell J. Nathan, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amy C. Prevost, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Christine G. Nicometo, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Traci M. Nathans-Kelly, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Thomas Dean McGlamery, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amy K. Atwood, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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University of Wisconsin-Madison to teach in the College of Engineering’s Technical Communica- tion program, the MEPP program, and the MEES program. She instructs a variety of topics, including technical communication (graduate and undergraduate), technical presentations (graduate and undergrad- uate), technical editing, writing user manuals, and other courses. She is active in the Society for Technical Communication (STC) as Senior Member, where she is the Manager for International Technical Commu- nication Special Interest Group, she is a member of the Committee on Global Strategies, and she judges at the international level for the STC Publications contests for scholarly journals, scholarly articles, and information

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Engineering in Middle Schools

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John McLaughlin, MacLaughlin Associates; Gail Hardinge, College of William and Mary; Eugene Brown, Virginia Tech; Kirk Jenne, Office of Naval Research; Robert Stiegler, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division

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• Communication: internal and external • Project management across levels • Ongoing performance measurement and evaluation • Future funding efforts for sustainability and diffusion Page 12.1425.8 2. Implementation Fidelity • Quality of professional development, technical assistance, and Electronic Emissary as measured through post-implementation feedback surveys and interviews • Quality of classroom delivery as measured by classroom observations, interviews, and surveys administered during and post-implementation. 3. Outcomes for Teachers and Navy

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Engineering in Middle Schools

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Juanita Jo Matkins, College of William and Mary; John A. McLaughlin, McLauglin Associates; Eugene Brown, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Gail Hardinge, College of William and Mary; Nancy West, College of William and Mary; Robert Stiegler, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division; Kirk Jenne, Office of Naval Research

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general knowledge inmathematics and science,” and 3) “In 1999, only 41% of US 8th grade students receivedinstruction from a mathematics teacher who specialized in mathematics, considerably lower thanthe international average of 71%.” There is clearly ample room for improvement here.Segal and Yochelson (2006)2 remind us: “Top-down federal spending alone will not win the racefor global leadership in science and technology. It will take a hands-on commitment from allinvolved in the US innovation enterprise to build world-class talent from the bottom up.” Page 13.572.3As if anticipating a need for such a “bottom up” commitment, in 2004, the Office of

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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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Joseph Foy, L&N STEM Academy, Knox County Schools; Chien-fei Chen, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Erin James Wills, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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labswere developed. The sequence developed during labs one through three seems effective, asdemonstrated by the rapid and efficient execution of labs 4 and 5, which were guided by thesequence in Figure 3. The fourth lab involved passing an analog value to the microcontroller sothat it could be converted to a digital value and displayed on an external LED. The fifth lab usedthree interrupts to initiate different LED lighting patterns. The final labs operated much betterthan the initial labs. The following section describes specific activities for each new lab.C. Modified LabsThe fourth lab used an internal Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC). Lectures explained analogand digital signals, and how one represented the other. A potentiometer on the

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K-12 & Pre- College Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tameshia Ballard Baldwin, North Carolina State University; Vincent William DeLuca, North Carolina State University; Aaron C. Clark, North Carolina State University

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cyber infrastructure for technology, engineering and design educators.Dr. Aaron C. Clark, North Carolina State University Aaron C. Clark is a Professor of Technology, Design, and Engineering Education within the College of Education and is the Director of Graduate Programs and Associate Department Head for the Depart- ment of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education. He has worked in both industry and education. Dr. Clark’s teaching specialties are in visual theory, 3-D modeling, technical animation, and STEM-based pedagogy. Research areas include graphics education, game art and design, scien- tific/technical visualization and professional development for technology and engineering education. He

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K-12 & Pre- College Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rosalyn Hobson Hargraves, Virginia Commonwealth University; LaChelle Monique Waller, Virginia Commonwealth University

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fromfruits and vegetables 2. Lego Mindstorms Robot Challenge, and 3. Electrical Sound EffectCircuits Page 26.625.5Table 2: Program Schedule for the Everyday Engineering Summer ProgramDay of the 8:15 am – 11: 45 am 11: 45 am – 12: 45 – 3:30 pm 3:30-5:00 pmWeek 12: 30 pmMonday Introductions Lunch Engineering Design Health lifestyles Group assignments Session activities Role of Engineering and Invention ideation STEM Session Student

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K-12 & Pre- College Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Nowak Jr., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Daniel A Kaczmarek, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Elizabeth S. Herkenham, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Johnson Samuel, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Paper ID #11950Communicating Advanced Manufacturing Concepts to Middle-school Stu-dents Using Lego-machines (Work in Progress)Mr. James Nowak Jr., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute James Nowak is a senior at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Class of 2015) majoring in Mechanical En- gineering. His research work includes 3-D printing on nano-composite materials and machining studies on bio-materials. He is passionate about inspiring local students to pursue engineering careers in ad- vanced manufacturing. James is the recipient of the 2013 Haas Student Manufacturing Award and 2014 Rensselaer Founder’s Award of Excellence.Mr

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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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Anton Dukeman, Vanderbilt University; Shashank Shekhar, Vanderbilt University; Faruk Caglar, Vanderbilt University; Aniruddha Gokhale, Vanderbilt University; Gautam Biswas, Vanderbilt University; John S. Kinnebrew, Vanderbilt University

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Science) from Washington Uni- versity in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO in 1998. Prior to his current position at Vanderbilt University, he was a Member of Technical Staff at Lucent Bell Labs. He is a Senior Member of both the IEEE and ACM.His research interests are in solving distributed systems challenges for real-time and embedded sys- tems through effective software engineering principles and algorithm development. He is applying these expertise to develop an effective, cloud-based and ubiquitous infrastructure for scalable, collaborative STEM education.Prof. Gautam Biswas, Vanderbilt University Gautam Biswas is a Professor of Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Engineering Manage- ment in the EECS Department

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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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Shashank Shekhar, Vanderbilt University; Faruk Caglar, Vanderbilt University; Anton Dukeman, Vanderbilt University; Liyan Hou; Aniruddha Gokhale, Vanderbilt University; John S. Kinnebrew, Vanderbilt University; Gautam Biswas, Vanderbilt University

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1992; and PhD (Computer Science) from Washington Uni- versity in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO in 1998. Prior to his current position at Vanderbilt University, he was a Member of Technical Staff at Lucent Bell Labs. He is a Senior Member of both the IEEE and ACM.His research interests are in solving distributed systems challenges for real-time and embedded sys- tems through effective software engineering principles and algorithm development. He is applying these expertise to develop an effective, cloud-based and ubiquitous infrastructure for scalable, collaborative STEM education.Dr. John S Kinnebrew, Vanderbilt UniversityProf. Gautam Biswas, Vanderbilt Universityhttp://www.asee.org/public/person sessions/logout Gautam

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K-12 & Pre- College Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hamid R. Parsaei, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Brady Creel, Texas A&M University at Qatar; John S Small, Texas A&M University at Qatar

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 Arabian  Gulf  (Persian  Gulf),  which  also  separates  this  country  from  island  of  Bahrain.    The  current  population  of  the  country  is  estimated  to  be  about  2.2  million,  of  which  an  estimated  10-­‐15  percent  are  Qatari  nationals  (2).  Qatar’s  relatively  small  population  creates  greater  demand  and  importance  for  a  qualified  technical  workforce  of  Qatari  nationals  to  capitalize  on  Qatar’s  natural  resources.  Qatar  is  the  among  the  richest  country  in  the  world  in  terms  of  per  capita  gross  domestic  product  (3)  and  is  considered  as  one  of  the  most  developed  countries  in  the  Middle  East  region.    Qatar  holds  about  13  percent  of  the  world’s  natural  gas

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K-12 & Pre- College Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charlotte De Vries, Penn State Erie, the Behrend College; Yi WU, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Melanie R. Ford, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Oladipo Onipede Jr., Pennsylvania State University, Erie

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MINDSTORMS NXT Motor System. IEEE Transactions on Education, 54(3), 452-461, 2011.2. Cruz Martín, J.A. Fernández Madrigal, USING LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT ROBOTS FOR CONTROL SYSTEMS COURSES IN UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING PROGRAMS, 2nd International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation, 5887-5898, 16-18 November, 2009, Madrid, Spain.3. Strogatz, Steven H. Nonlinear dynamics and chaos: with applications to physics, biology, chemistry, and engineering. Westview press, 2014.4. Skaza, H., Crippen, K. J. and Carroll, K. R. (2013), Teachers’ barriers to introducing system dynamics in K-12 STEM curriculum. Syst. Dyn. Rev., 29: 157–169. doi: 10.1002/sdr.15005. Baillie, C., & Fitzgerald, G. (2000). Motivation and attrition in engineering

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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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Nancy E. Study, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Robert Edwards, Pennsylvania State University, Erie

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, K., Charlesworth, P. (2005). Developing 3-D Spatial Visualization Skills for Non-Engineering Students. Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Portland, OR.4. Sourin, A., Wei, L. (2009) Visual immersive haptic mathematics. Virtual Reality 13:221–2345. Tanhua-Piiroinen, E., Pystynen, J., Raisamo, R., (2010). Haptic Applications as Physics Teaching Tools. Proceedings of the 2010 International Symposium on HAVE – Haptic Audio Visual Environments and Games, Phoenix Arizona.6. Study, N. E. (2011). Long-term impact of improving visualization abilities of minority engineering and technology students: preliminary results. The Engineering Design Graphics Journal

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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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Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Marisa Exter, Purdue University; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Todd P. Shuba, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ji Hyun Yu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mindy Hart, EPICS; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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experiences impact pathways into engineering. This work-in-progress paper describes the development and piloting of a survey instrument, which can begiven to students before and after they participate in the program.IntroductionMeeting global challenges requires a technical workforce that is both diverse and highly trained.A significant effort has aimed at increasing the number and diversity of practicing engineers overthe last two decades, but little progress has been made. One promising approach is the EPICSHigh Program, which engages high school and middle school students in engineering projectsthat meet a need within their own community. The approach of introducing students toengineering through community-based service-learning projects

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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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Eric Daney, Downingtown Area School District & Villanova University; Aaron P. Wemhoff, Villanova University; Gerard F. Jones, Villanova University

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interactions with experts, as well as authentic data, will make this application-based exploration more engaging for students.IV. Bibliography 1. Pearson, G.; Young, A. T. (2002) Technically Speaking: Why all Americans Need to Know More about Technology. National Academy Press: Washington, DC. 2. DeWaters, J.; Powers, S.; Graham, M. (2007) Developing an Energy Literacy Scale. Presented at 2007 ASEE Annual Conference. 3. DeWaters, J. E.; Powers, S. E. (2011) Energy Literacy of Secondary Students in New York State (USA): a Measure of Knowledge, Affect, and Behavior. Energy Policy, 39(3), 1699-1710. 4. Bayraktar, T.; Williamson, K.; Bayraktar, I. (2006) Connecting Elementary School Students to Energy

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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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individuals as they are embarking ontheir careers.STEM interest, efficacy, and identity are all expected to be increased via exposure to hands-on,team-based technical design projects supported by the Innovation Center (IC). Although theinitial center is up-and-running, plans have been made for a larger 40,000 square foot stand-alonefacility to further develop the next generation of innovators. The IC will support K-12 studentsas innovative risk-takers who are internally motivated to strike out on their own as their careersunfold. This effort will be disseminated as a a starting road-map for school districts that have adesire to expand K-12 engineering out of the classroom and into the community.Table 1: STEM Academy Attitude Survey Results, Fall 2013

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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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processes to inject into that process the perspective of student end-users of the machines.The high school students will also provide critical feedback on what aspects of the program’scontent and its delivery can be improved to make them more robust when the program iseventually rolled out for middle school students.The pilot-scale program to be vetted by high school students will consist of six modules. Eachmodule will take place in a 3-hour meeting between the Escuela Verde high school students, theΤΒΠ collegiate honor society members, and the non-profit organization staff. Among themeetings, there will be one 8-hour session, a full-day workshop during which the tropismmachines will be designed and some components built. The location of module

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K-12 & Pre- College Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawrence E. Whitman, Wichita State University; Alex Petersen, STEMpact2020; Christopher D Wyant, Wichita East High School

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Paper ID #13640Work-in-Progress: Moving from volunteering to mentoring K12 students:What does it take?Dr. Lawrence E. Whitman, Wichita State University Lawrence Whitman, PhD, is professor of Industrial Engineering at Wichita State University. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Oklahoma State University. His Ph.D. is from The University of Texas at Arlington and is in Industrial Engineering. He has been the Kansas Affiliate Director for PLTW since 2007 and is active in promoting STEM careers and graduates in Kansas. He is Chair of the International Federation for Automated Control Technical Committee (TC) 5.3 on

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K-12 & Pre- College Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Andrew Albright, South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics; Karen R. Den Braven, South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics; Elaine R. Parshall, SC Governor's School of Science and Mathematics

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integration of skills, knowledge, and dispositions acquired across the program. TheEnglish component of Accelerate merges the liberal with the technical, as it reinforces theprogram’s overall standing as an integrated STEM initiative. The junior-level compositionsequence’s cultural studies platform, for example, allows students to negotiate topics and issuesnear to them and their disciplines in ways that directly relate to their ongoing work as engineeringstudents. The Accelerate English classroom thus becomes one of the program’s most importantsites in making visible to internal and external stakeholders the ethos of integration that overlaysand drives the program.Program Challenges: Many of the challenges that we have experienced in offering a

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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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James F. Groves, University of Virginia; Leigh R. Abts, University of Maryland, College Park; Gail Lynn Goldberg

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from UVA. All of his earned degrees are in engineering. In 2000, Dr. Groves co-founded Directed Vapor Technologies International (www.directedvapor.com), based upon his Ph.D. research and four U.S. patents derived from that research. Since 2002 James has been the director of distance learning in UVA’s engineering school, a responsibility that includes adminis- tration of the school’s participation in the master’s level Commonwealth Graduate Engineering Program and the bachelor’s level Engineers PRODUCED in Virginia initiative.Dr. Leigh R Abts, University of Maryland, College Park Dr. Abts received his Bachelor’s of Science in 1973 from Brown University. In 1982, he graduated with his Doctorate in Engineering from

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K-12 & Pre- College Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barbara M. Moskal, Colorado School of Mines; Joe Saboe, Denver Public Schools

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publications in the United States, e.g.,“Engage to Excel: Producing One Million Additional College Graduates with Degrees inScience, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics” [1], “Rising Above the Gathering Storm”[2], “Before It’s Too Late” [3], and “A Nation at Risk” [4]. By 2018, 35% of all STEM jobs willrequire training beyond high school [5]. Yet, only 14% of current college degrees are awarded inSTEM fields [6]. In 2012, the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology(PCAST) submitted a report [1] which emphasizes the need to prepare high school students topursue degrees in STEM. An NSF report [7], argued, “To succeed in this new information-basedand highly technological society, all students need to develop their capabilities in

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K-12 & Pre- College Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paula Rees, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Christine Olson, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Charles M Schweik, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Steven D Brewer, University of Massachusetts Amherst

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. (2007). Three theories of career development and choice. Proven practices forrecruiting women to STEM careers in ATE programs, National Science Foundation, 0501971, 4-12.[30] Hein, G. and Monte, A. (2004). A Student Mentoring and Development Program for Underrepresented Groupsin Engineering. In: Proceedings of the 34th Annual Frontiers in Education Conference, vol. 3, pp. S1G/4-S1G/8.[31] UMass Donahue Institute, Economic and Public Policy Research Division (2014). University of Massachusetts Page 26.1751.14Economic Contribution Analysis FY2013, UMass Donahue Institute, Hadley, MA, 31 p.[32] Flipped Learning Network (FLN) (2014

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K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Terence J. Fagan, Central Piedmont Community College; Gerald D. Holt, Project Lead The Way

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were varied and included safety grant writing,hand tools, electronics, pneumatics, and public speaking. All modules were designed under theconstructionism framework facilitated by the college. The technical modules were adapted fromexisting courses in collaboration with community college instructors. Selecting key concepts andactivities from a full semester course for students to learn during a 90 minute session waschallenging. The first iteration of the student module was effective. More development isplanned for next season. A unique approach to helping students develop their public speakingskills was accomplished by hiring a theatre coach to train students to project their voices andcommunicate effectively to large groups.This effort

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K-12 Engineering and Pre-College Outreach Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore

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based on the activity they participated in, forelementary/middle school “technology education” class. Each student was provided witha Lego Mindstorm guidebook [18] and hyperlinks to various internet sites that providedFigure 3: FullyAssembled Robotic Tank (Tankbot) Figure 4: Robotic Workshop Session at 2006 PSTI Page 12.1380.7information on the new paradigm of “technology education” for K-12. The evaluation ofthe lesson plans developed by the students formed an integral part of the EDCI 498course assessment. Figure 4 is a photograph taken during the robotic workshop session atthe 2006 PSTI in the Office of Education facilities at NASA

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Standards and K-12 Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eugene F. Brown, Virginia Tech; Larry G. Richards, University of Virginia; Elizabeth A. Parry, North Carolina State University; Malinda S. Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder; Stacy S. Klein-Gardner, Vanderbilt University and Harpeth Hall School

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, serving as a regional partner for the Museum of Science, Boston’s Engineering is Elementary cur- riculum program, and participating in the Family Engineering project. She currently serves as the Chair of the American Society for Engineering Education K-12 and Pre-college Division. Other professional affiliations include the International Technology Education Association, the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and the National Science Teachers Association and serving on the Board of Directors for the Triangle Coalition for STEM Education. Prior to joining NCSU, Parry worked in engineering and management positions at IBM Corporation for ten years and co-owned an informal science education business.Dr. Malinda S

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Evaluation: Exploring the Impact of Programs for K-12 Teachers.

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laura E. LeMire, The Community College of Baltimore County

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reached a stepthey were unable to complete, they could not respond to any further questions.Train the Trainer Project 2010 to 2014The results of the PD assessments and surveys consistently showed that the training was veryeffective in boosting technical skills and building teacher confidence. Teacher feedbackregularly included requests for additional training time as well as PD in advanced concepts. Byadding specialized training to address higher skill levels, PLTW teachers are able to ensure thattheir students’ capability to excel is not limited by their own lack of advanced instruction.Following an Inventor Level 3 training session, a teacher wrote, “I’ve learned several newcommands that I would never have time to discover on my own. This will

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Principles of K-12 Engineering Education and Practice

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yosef S. Allam, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Alexander Danial Manasseh, Prometheus Education, Inc; Asher Michael Smith; William Miceli, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Shiv D Panjwani; Cierra Sparks; Joseph Anthony Alequin; Joshua Lee Dankson, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University; Cody David Clarke; Nicholas James Maskiell; Nathalie Vazquez, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Marco Alan Schoener, SENAET

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issues in quality of lesson plans, technical issues, and the feasibility oflearning objectives for the respective cohorts, given action words and the level ofconceptualization expected per Bloom’s Taxonomy-related materials. Student-teacher masteryof the material was expected to develop through the course of the four-hour weekly sessions(typical setting shown in Figure 3) on each topic, the discussions within the groups of three andsubsequent cohort-specific lesson planning, discussions with student project leadership, and finaladjustments and edits to lesson plans. In addition, subsequent lessons build on previous lessons,providing further conceptual reinforcement. At the conclusion of the semester, lesson plans werereviewed by teachers of the

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The Role of Robotics in K-12 Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Can Saygin, University of Texas, San Antonio; Timothy T. Yuen, University of Texas, San Antonio; Heather J. Shipley, University of Texas, San Antonio; Hung-da Wan, University of Texas, San Antonio; David Akopian, University of Texas, San Antonio

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. The last step ofthe learning model is on design. Due to the progression of five steps leading to open-ended Page 25.404.4design problems, the ALC model facilitates project-based learning, which makes it exciting and 3 REVISED MANUSCRIPT ASEE 2012 – K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division – Paper# 3021relevant to real-life. This approach has been implemented in several programs offered by theITEC Center through the University of Texas at San Antonio.The ALC model engages students to be active learners

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Computer Science-related Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ning Fang, Utah State University; Karen Nielson, Utah State University; Stephanie M. Kawamura, InTech Collegiate High School

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than 60 technical papers published in refereed international journals and conference proceedings. He is a Senior Member of the Society for Manufacturing Engineering and a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. He is also a member of the American Society for Engineering Education and a member of the American Educational Research Association.Ms. Karen Nielson, Utah State University Karen Nielson is a junior studying mechanical engineering at Utah State University, emphasizing in aerospace engineering. She will go on to graduate school after graduating with her bachelor’s of sci- ence in May 2013. Nielson plans on earning her Ph.D. and then pursuing a career as a professor. It is her dream to research

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Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers – I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kimberly Ogden, University of Arizona; Gregory Ogden, University of Arizona

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lead some of these workshops. The pre-service teachers intern with the teachers duringthe following academic year to aid transfer of new knowledge gained from the RET experienceinto the classroom. In addition, project evaluators, faculty, industrial mentors, and engineeringstudents visit the K-12 classroom during the academic year.IntroductionThere are two major opportunities for improvement of science and math teaching. One of these isto increase teachers’ familiarity with the National Science and Math Education Standards 1-3 andto convince the teachers of the value of guiding instruction by the use of those Standards. Theintent of the Standards is that science and math be taught with an emphasis on depth rather thanon breadth of coverage, as