Paper ID #22619Fundamental: A Teacher Professional Development Program in EngineeringResearch with Entrepreneurship and Industry ExperiencesMr. Sai Prasanth Krishnamoorthy, New York University Sai Prasanth Krishnamoorthy received his BSEE from Amrita University and M.S in Mechatronics from NYU Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, NY. He is currently a Ph.D. student in Mechanical En- gineering at NYU Tandon School of Engineering, serving as a research assistant under NSF-funded RET Site project. He conducts research in Mechatronics, Robotics and Controls Laboratory at NYU and his research interests include automation
success in first-year engineering, engineering in K-12, introducing entrepreneurship into engineering, and international service and engineering. He has written two texts in Digital Electronics, including the text used by Project Lead the Way. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Innovating Teamwork Instruction in High School: Using Pandemic (WIP)IntroductionTeamwork is an important aspect of the engineering profession. Criterion 3.d of the ABETStudent Outcomes for undergraduate engineering education states the need for anengineering graduate to have “an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams” [1]. Moregenerally, applied learning outcomes that teamwork
, Arizona State University Hope Parker is Associate Director for Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering PreK-14 Engineering Educa- tion and Outreach at Arizona State University. She and her team work to bring awareness, enthusiasm, interest, opportunity and understanding of engineering and social entrepreneurship to students. In 2017, the team served roughly 16,000 PreK through community college students in a variety of yearlong pro- grams, events and teacher trainings. Hope serves on the PCEE board as Member at Large as well as assisted with the 2017 PCEE K12 conference. Hope has worked in education for more than 15 years including elementary and post-secondary settings. Prior to her current role, she served as Assistant
Paper ID #30442Evaluating Student Success in a Pre-College General Engineering Program(Evaluation)Dr. Duncan Davis, Northeastern University Duncan Davis is an Assistant Teaching Professor in First Year Engineering. His research focuses on using gamification to convey course content in first year classes. Mostly recently, he has implemented a series of escape room projects to teach engineering to first year students through the process of designing, prototyping, and building these play experiences.Mr. Matthew BurnsDr. John Sangster P.E., Northeastern University Dr. Sangster is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the First
University, where she studies teachers’ experiences as they learn about robotics, how they envision incorporating robotics in their curriculum and challenges that they face.Dr. Vikram Kapila, NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering Vikram Kapila is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at NYU Tandon School of Engineering (NYU Tandon), where he directs a Mechatronics, Controls, and Robotics Laboratory, a Research Experience for Teachers Site in Mechatronics and Entrepreneurship, a DR K-12 research project, and an ITEST re- search project, all funded by NSF. He has held visiting positions with the Air Force Research Laboratories in Dayton, OH. His research interests include K-12 STEM education, mechatronics, robotics, and con
82 of the top teams ranging from 1st through12th grade presenting their inventions at the state finals held at Georgia Tech. IC is unique in that it is generally teacher-facilitated, teamwork-oriented, and flexible.Students are free to work on a project of their choosing, and teachers are free to implementInVenture lessons where they see fit, and they often collaborate with teachers in other disciplinesto do so. Teachers have used InVenture curriculum in Gifted classes, after-school programs, APscience and math courses, and even English classes, because of the heavy communicationrequirements. IC event offerings include teacher professional development workshops in the summer,virtual (online) interim pitch feedback for students
, wepropose that engineering can be taught to students in all Science, Technology, Entrepreneurship,Arts, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEAEM) courses through practical hands-on learningexperiences. Therefore, instead of resurrecting standalone shop classes in their original IndustrialArts manifestation, we recommend an alternative. Inexpensive and topically-relevant hands-onlearning activities should be developed competent for ubiquitous and seamless insertion intoSTEAEM courses. When offered to teachers as educational kits, these activities could beselected a la carte from a catalog to integrate with existing classes. This approach inducesminimal curriculum disruption, facilitates easy instructor adoption, and allows high schools tocontinue
Sustainable Technologies Related to Plastic MaterialsAbstractThis contribution will discuss some activities that were offered to high school students enrolled inthe 2019 Summer Academy for Math and Science program at Carnegie Mellon University. Duringthis program, students explored mainly the chemical engineering processes involved in soapmanufacturing, polymer processing, their properties and applications. The goal was to raise studentawareness in product design, manufacture and sustainability. Given the relevance and scope of theplastics crisis, we spent the majority of the class exploring how plastics contribute to waste andwhat strategies exist to alleviate this problem. Engineering aspects of the physical, mechanical andchemical properties of
pointed out that students were not particularly interested in the topic, and they, as teachers,had to further explained to them why the topic was relevant to them if they intend to pursue anengineering career. One of [my students], has to take that class, the entrepreneurship class in September […]. I had to explain to them how that class [and the presentation of entrepreneurship in this workshop] falls into, you know, building not only about robot but something, you know, so they can, put it in the market and then so on and so forth. (Leo, interview 1)Leo considered his responsibility to explain the connection between engineering andentrepreneurship for the students knowing the importance of it in engineering practices. In coding,we
addition to the highschool courses that all students take. Students attend the Academy (a separate physical campus)by starting their classes earlier during the morning hours. Students return to their base schoolsafter their morning at the Academy. During the three-hour timeframe that students are at theAcademy, students take courses in the content and practice of engineering fundamentals, variousblended fields of engineering, with an instructional focus on the practical design based problemsolving approach. These courses are aligned with science and math courses that are gradeappropriate. With access to a precision machine shop and 3-D prototyping technology, thestudents also gain valuable hands-on experiences not found in the traditional
. Borges is treasurer and co-chair of the Northeastern Association for Science Teacher Education (NE-ASTE) where faculty, researchers, and educators inform STEM teaching and learning and inform policy.Dr. Vikram Kapila, NYU Tandon School of Engineering Vikram Kapila is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at NYU Tandon School of Engineering (NYU Tandon), where he directs a Mechatronics, Controls, and Robotics Laboratory, a Research Experience for Teachers Site in Mechatronics and Entrepreneurship, a DR K-12 research project, and an ITEST re- search project, all funded by NSF. He has held visiting positions with the Air Force Research Laboratories in Dayton, OH. His research interests include K-12 STEM education
Teacher Education (NE-ASTE) where faculty, researchers, and educators inform STEM teaching and learning and inform policy.Dr. Vikram Kapila, NYU Tandon School of Engineering Vikram Kapila is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at NYU Tandon School of Engineering (NYU Tandon), where he directs a Mechatronics, Controls, and Robotics Laboratory, a Research Experience for Teachers Site in Mechatronics and Entrepreneurship, a DR K-12 research project, and an ITEST re- search project, all funded by NSF. He has held visiting positions with the Air Force Research Laboratories in Dayton, OH. His research interests include K-12 STEM education, mechatronics, robotics, and con- trol system technology. Under a Research Experience
mentorship todevelop student-selected invention projects. Unlike previous years, learning objectives weredivided into four categories: manufacturing, electronics, entrepreneurship, and design.In the first two weeks, the teaching team used in-class workshops and activities to equip studentswith a basic understanding of the available tools in the college setting, such as rapid prototyping,3D CAD, Arduino microcontrollers and programming, 3D printing, laser cutting, and traditionalmanufacturing tools. Students were also exposed to weekly one-hour lectures to broaden theirexpectations of-of college engineering beyond the first year of typical engineering studies.Examples included introductions to topics such as sorting algorithms, Python programming
the Northeastern Association for Science Teacher Education (NE-ASTE) where faculty, researchers, and educators inform STEM teaching and learning and inform policy.Dr. Vikram Kapila, NYU Tandon School of Engineering Vikram Kapila is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at NYU Tandon School of Engineering (NYU Tandon), where he directs a Mechatronics, Controls, and Robotics Laboratory, a Research Experience for Teachers Site in Mechatronics and Entrepreneurship, a DR K-12 research project, and an ITEST re- search project, all funded by NSF. He has held visiting positions with the Air Force Research Laboratories in Dayton, OH. His research interests include K-12 STEM education, mechatronics, robotics, and con- trol
from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, India, and M.Tech degree in Mechatronics Engineering from NITK, Surathkal, India. She is currently a Ph.D. student in Mechanical Engineering at NYU Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, NY. She is serving as a research assistant under an NSF-funded DR K-12 project.Dr. Vikram Kapila, NYU Tandon School of Engineering Vikram Kapila is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at NYU Tandon School of Engineering (NYU Tandon), where he directs a Mechatronics, Controls, and Robotics Laboratory, a Research Experience for Teachers Site in Mechatronics and Entrepreneurship, a DR K-12 research project, and an ITEST re- search project, all funded by NSF. He has held visiting
Engineering at NYU Tandon School of Engineering (NYU Tandon), where he directs a Mechatronics, Controls, and Robotics Laboratory, a Research Experience for Teachers Site in Mechatronics and Entrepreneurship, a DR K-12 research project, and an ITEST re- search project, all funded by NSF. He has held visiting positions with the Air Force Research Laboratories in Dayton, OH. His research interests include K-12 STEM education, mechatronics, robotics, and con- trol system technology. Under a Research Experience for Teachers Site, a DR K-12 project, and GK-12 Fellows programs, funded by NSF, and the Central Brooklyn STEM Initiative (CBSI), funded by six phil- anthropic foundations, he has conducted significant K-12 education
Research Experience for Teachers Site in Mechatronics and Entrepreneurship, a DR K-12 research project, and an ITEST re- search project, all funded by NSF. He has held visiting positions with the Air Force Research Laboratories in Dayton, OH. His research interests include K-12 STEM education, mechatronics, robotics, and con- trol system technology. Under a Research Experience for Teachers Site, a DR K-12 project, and GK-12 Fellows programs, funded by NSF, and the Central Brooklyn STEM Initiative (CBSI), funded by six phil- anthropic foundations, he has conducted significant K-12 education, training, mentoring, and outreach activities to integrate engineering concepts in science classrooms and labs of dozens of New York
college level and 13 different high school courses in mathematics and science. She has worked with teacher professional development for over 20 years, and served as mathematics curriculum coordinator for 8 years. She works with teachers from all corners of Texas with teacher quality grants, including a number of teachers in the juvenile justice schools.Devyn Chae RiceRayan Tejani, Allen Academy Rayan Tejani is a high school senior, taking AP Calculus BC and planning to major in engineering in college beginning Fall 2020. He is interested in engineering education and entrepreneurship. Currently, he’s working with a Texas A&M University professor on an innovative device and possible patent. He is also the
, sointroducing them to the design process at a younger age is helpful in helping them retain theircreative spirit [21]. Our school focuses its curriculum towards these matters of studentengagement, collaboration, and creative expression, and this paper reviews my implementation,methodology, and results from prioritizing these aspects of learning.Our company, NuVu Studio, runs a full-time innovation school with a pedagogy based on thearchitectural studio model and geared around interdisciplinary, collaborative projects [22].Instead of taking classes in discrete academic subjects, students take interdisciplinary studioswhere they focus on one topic for the full day for several weeks at a time. The company also haspartner schools around the world where
Technology (“Georgia Tech”), providingteachers with curriculum resources, professional development, and site visit opportunities.Additionally, the university hosts the annual statewide competition each year [3]. The goal of theK-12 IP program is to increase students’ exposure to and experience with engineering andentrepreneurship, while placing a unique emphasis on student choice, collaboration, andteamwork [2]-[4]. Since the beginning of the program in 2012, teachers have adapted K-12 IPlesson plans in Kindergarten through 12th grade, implementing lessons in core classes, giftedclasses, out-of-school clubs, or with students working independently outside of school [2], [3],[6]. Over 12,000 students from across the state have participated in the K-12
undergraduate classes as well as integration of innovation and entrepreneurship into the engineering curriculum. In particular, she is interested in the impact that these tools can have on student perception of the classroom environment, motivation and learning outcomes. She obtained her certifica- tion as a Training and Development Professional (CTDP) from the Canadian Society for Training and Development (CSTD) in 2010, providing her with a solid background in instructional design, facilitation and evaluation. She was selected to participate in the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Fron- tiers of Engineering Education Symposium in 2013 and awarded the American Society for Engineering Education Educational Research
data. Five of the papers reviewed did not state any achieved outcomes, whileother papers made anecdotal or generalized statements about results. Furthermore, achievedoutcomes often did not map to the proposed outcomes.It is still worthwhile to look at the outcome statements collected (shown in Table 1). Proposedoutcomes ranged from "provide a place to host the classes for the cyber classroom" [23] to "usedigital technologies to advance [youth's] educational, occupational, and civic engagement aims[by] create[ing] a community-based geographic information system" [24]. As regions andschools vary on their access to technology and needs from it, so do the programs. Furthermore,the progress towards developing digital skills programs varies
Associate Professor in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. He is active in en- gineering within K-12, serving on the TSA Board of Directors. He and his coauthors were awarded the William Elgin Wickenden award for 2014, recognizing the best paper in the Journal of Engineering Education. He was awarded an IEEE-USA Professional Achievement Award in 2013 for designing the nation’s first BS degree in Engineering Education. He was named NETI Faculty Fellow for 2013-2014, and the Herbert F. Alter Chair of Engineering (Ohio Northern University) in 2010. His research interests include success in first-year engineering, engineering in K-12, introducing entrepreneurship into engi- neering, and international service and
Mechatronics and Entrepreneurship, a DR K-12 research project, and an ITEST re- search project, all funded by NSF. He has held visiting positions with the Air Force Research Laboratories in Dayton, OH. His research interests include K-12 STEM education, mechatronics, robotics, and con- trol system technology. Under a Research Experience for Teachers Site, a DR K-12 project, and GK-12 Fellows programs, funded by NSF, and the Central Brooklyn STEM Initiative (CBSI), funded by six phil- anthropic foundations, he has conducted significant K-12 education, training, mentoring, and outreach activities to integrate engineering concepts in science classrooms and labs of dozens of New York City public schools. He received NYU
activity before.) At first, I went back to schools and classrooms where I had contacts and a network. These were typically upper middle class schools where many students were already college bound. As the program grew, we branched out to middle and elementary schools and landed in some communities with much larger contingents of under-represented students and lower socio-economic status. I quickly saw that, for those K-12 students, the value of our workshops went beyond introducing them to STEAM fields. Their engagement with college students may have caused them to see themselves as potential college students, where before they might not have had that self-perception. From that point on
relationship between students’ interests and the practices and cultures of engineering. Her current work at the FACE lab is on teaching strategies for K-12 STEM educators integrating engineering design and the development of engineering skills of K-12 learners.Prof. Rong Su, University of Iowa Dr. Rong Su is an Assistant Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship at the Henry B. Tippie College of Business, University of Iowa. She received her Ph.D. degree in Organizational Psychology with a minor in Quantitative Psychology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and previously served on the faculty in the Department of Psychological Sciences, Purdue University. Her research centers on the role of individual
provide PD that aligns to The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Since 2008 she has provided teacher PD to science teachers in the tri-state area, including international visiting teachers and scholars. Dr. Borges’ research interests include: building STEM professional-teacher relationships, diversity and equity, and enhancing urban science teaching and learning.Dr. Vikram Kapila, New York University Vikram Kapila is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at NYU Tandon School of Engineering (NYU Tandon), where he directs a Mechatronics, Controls, and Robotics Laboratory, a Research Experience for Teachers Site in Mechatronics and Entrepreneurship, a DR K-12 research project, and an ITEST re- search project
, and educators inform STEM teaching and learning and inform policy.Dr. Vikram Kapila, NYU Tandon School of Engineering Vikram Kapila is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at NYU Tandon School of Engineering (NYU Tandon), where he directs a Mechatronics, Controls, and Robotics Laboratory, a Research Experience for Teachers Site in Mechatronics and Entrepreneurship, a DR K-12 research project, and an ITEST re- search project, all funded by NSF. He has held visiting positions with the Air Force Research Laboratories in Dayton, OH. His research interests include K-12 STEM education, mechatronics, robotics, and con- trol system technology. Under a Research Experience for Teachers Site, a DR K-12 project, and GK-12
spiritually, and enjoying her family and friends. Moreover, Dr. Borges is treasurer and co-chair of the Northeastern Association for Science Teacher Education (NE-ASTE) where faculty, researchers, and educators inform STEM teaching and learning and inform policy.Dr. Vikram Kapila, NYU Tandon School of Engineering Vikram Kapila is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at NYU Tandon School of Engineering (NYU Tandon), where he directs a Mechatronics, Controls, and Robotics Laboratory, a Research Experience for Teachers Site in Mechatronics and Entrepreneurship, a DR K-12 research project, and an ITEST re- search project, all funded by NSF. He has held visiting positions with the Air Force Research Laboratories in Dayton, OH