Office of STEM Engagement (R-STEM). R-STEM provides teacher professional development to elementary and secondary teachers in science and math content and pedagogy, while alsoMariana Elizabeth Quinn, Rice University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Insights from the NanoEnvironmental Engineering for Teachers (NEET) Graduate Course on Teachers’ Self-Efficacy in Teaching Engineering (Evaluation) Introduction Teacher professional development programs ensure educators are equipped with thenecessary tools to meet the diverse needs of their students. As demands shift toward a morehands-on approach to learning
Figard is a graduate student in Engineering Education and Systems Design and Universal Experi- ence (UX) Design at Arizona State University.Dr. Kenneth Reid, University of Indianapolis Kenneth Reid is the Associate Dean and Director of Engineering at the R. B. Annis School of Engineering at the University of Indianapolis. He and his coauthors were awarded the Wickenden award (Journal of Engineering Education, 2014) and Best Paper award, Educational Research and Methods Division (ASEE, 2014). He was awarded an IEEE-USA Professional Achievement Award (2013) for designing the B.S. degree in Engineering Education. He is a co-PI on the ”Engineering for Us All” (e4usa) project to develop a high school engineering course
Paper ID #41663Exploring K-12 Teachers’ Confidence in Using Machine Learning EmergingTechnologies through Co-design Workshop (RTP)Geling Xu, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach Geling (Jazz) Xu is a Ph.D. student in STEM Education at Tufts University and a research assistant at Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach. She is interested in K-12 STEM education, makerspace, how kids use technology to solve real-world problem, AI education, robotics education, playful learning, and course design.Milan Dahal, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach I am a graduate student in Mechanical
woman issues of diversity and inequality are deeply important to her bothpersonally and professionally. She grew up in Sri Lanka, a developing country with a multi-cultural environment. She finished her high school and college education in Sri Lanka and thenmoved to the United States to pursue multiple higher education degrees (MS and PhD). After shestarted her graduate studies on foreign soil, her awareness and appreciation of cross-culturalunderstanding continually grew. Her native language is Sinhala which means she had to learnEnglish as a second language to succeed in the United States. She understands the challenges, aswell as the benefits of diversity, that many of the camp participants have experienced, and sheuses this understanding in
University. Dr. Strimel conducts research on design pedagogy, cognition, and assessment as well as the pre-service engineering teacher education.Tori Constantine, Purdue University at West Lafayette Tori Constantine is a graduate research assistant pursing her Master’s degree in Technology Leadership & Innovation at Purdue University. She currently works with the SCALE K12 research group in exploring microelectronics curriculum.Deana M. Lucas, Purdue University at West Lafayette Deana M. Lucas is a PhD student in the Technology Leadership and Innovation Department at Purdue University. Deana’s background in Technology and Engineering Education drives her passion for working in spaces where disciplinary content
Pre-College Engineering Education for Building a STEM Pipeline – Work in ProgressIntroductionEngineering education programs prepare graduates to meet the required workforce needs invarious disciplines and develop the next generation of experts to advance technology for solvingreal-world problems. Emphasis over the last several decades has been to prepare adequatequalified engineers to meet the demand in the workforce. Most of the tech-related industriesfocused on creating a STEM pipeline by raising awareness in K-12 students and supportingmotivation and education efforts for this purpose. Higher education institutions supported thisinitiative by engaging engineering students as mentors and role models for K-12
, University of Nebraska, LincolnDr. Minji Jeon, University of Nebraska, Lincoln Dr. Minji Jeon is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.Amanda Thomas, University of Nebraska, Lincoln ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Purposefully Designing Integrated STEM Learning Experiences within Elementary Teacher Education (Work in Progress)Introduction Over a decade and since the publication of the Next Generation Science Standards(NGSS) document [1], the incorporation of engineering and engineering design in elementarygrades has been fairly visible [2], [3]. Yet despite this adoption of engineering in
Paper ID #37626Promoting STEM Education through the Preparation of MulticulturalNational Robotics Teams in Qatar (Evaluation)Tala Katbeh, Texas A&M University at Qatar Tala Katbeh is a STEM Instructor and Program Coordinator at Texas A&M University at Qatar (TAMUQ) where she applies her enthusiasm for engineering to create curricula and engineering courses for school students. Katbeh is currently also pursuing her PhD at Texas A&M University, having graduated from TAMUQ with a BSc and MSc both in chemical engineering.Mr. G. Benjamin Cieslinski, Texas A&M University at Qatar STEM Initiatives and Laboratory
, collaboratingwith industry partners and government agencies to stay at the forefront of technological advancementsand threats. The center also provides mentorship, internships and scholarships to undergraduate andgraduate students, in addition to opportunities and assistance with achieving post-graduate degrees inembedded systems or cybersecurity (CAP Center, n.d). CEAMLS engages in research, education, andoutreach efforts to address ethical considerations and mitigate biases in these technologies, contributing toa more equitable and just use of AI and machine learning systems (CEAMLS, n.d). Both centers aredeeply involved in cultivating the next generation of engineers through K - 12 school partnerships,seminars, workshops and summer camps. The CAP
with diversity equity inclusion justice (DEIJ)topics, students from secondary Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs have largelybeen omitted [1]. Previously known by the name “vocational education,” CTE has a history ofbeing seen as the alternative for students who are not pursing higher education due to theirperceived deficits in ability or behavioral, psychological, or social problems, which make normalparticipation in traditional public schools difficult [1, 2, 3]. These stereotypes frame CTEnegatively and often inaccurately. Given that there is wide-spread lack of familiarity with CTEhigh schools, and a historically negative perspective of CTE, this study seeks to provide anempirically grounded understanding of the outcomes of
. Carroll earned his PhD in Engineering Education with an interdisciplinary specialization in Quantitative Research Evaluation and Methodology from The Ohio State University. Prior to joining the College of Education, he was a postdoctoral researcher in the College of Education and Human Ecology at The Ohio State University. Prior to his graduate work he worked as an engineer at the Air Force Research Laboratory in Dayton, OH.Dr. Jessica R Hoehn, University of Colorado Boulder Dr. Jessica R. Hoehn is a postdoctoral researcher at University of Colorado Boulder. She received her PhD in Physics Education Research from CU, studying ontological, epistemological, and social aspects of student reasoning in quantum mechanics. Dr
engineering management. She has also spent 25 years teaching Chemical Engineering at the University of Nevada Reno, University of Pittsburgh, University of Maryland College Park and the University of Maryland Baltimore County. Her current research focuses on Engineering Education and Outreach. The goal of this research is to increase awareness of and interest in pursuing engineering as a career, as well as to understand what factors help students be successful once they have chosen engineering as a major.Ms. Claudia J. Morrell, STEM Equity Initiative, LLC Morrell’s decades of research and practice have focused on understanding and enacting strategies to increase access and educational equity for all students, including
theseautonomous robots is that the robots can map and retrieve objects in areas that are too hazardousfor humans. An example would be a highly radioactive area, thereby avoiding human exposure.Along with the project, the apprentices listened to weekly pathways talks and talks from guestspeakers. Presented topics included STEM Pathways, Team Building, and Mental Health andSTEM. The guest speakers included the NMT Campus Principal Investigator (PI), Dr. O’Malley,a Sandia National Labs researcher, a Cybersecurity graduate student, NMT Admissions, and aTechnical Communication professor in the NMT Mechanical Engineering department. Thevariety of guest speakers showed apprentices some of the options that are available to them in theSTEM fields and especially
Paper ID #43121Board 171: The Design of a Course to Train STEM Pre-Service Teachers(Work-in-progress)Dr. Garth V Crosby, Texas A&M University Dr. Garth V. Crosby is an associate professor in the Engineering Technology & Industrial Distribution Department at Texas A & M University. He obtained his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Florida International University in Computer Engineering and ElectricalDr. Maram H Alaqra, Sharjah Education Academy Dr. Maram Alaqra has over 17 years’ experience in education, working across higher education and K-12 settings. Dr. Alaqra has taught graduate and undergraduate courses at
education. He has extensive international experience working on technical training and engineering projects funded by the Asian Development Bank, World Bank, and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Countries where he has worked include Armenia, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, China, Egypt, Indonesia, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, and Thailand. In addition, he has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in engineering education for the department. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Gender Differences with Regards to Interest in STEM (Evaluation)IntroductionIn an era of reform, Science, and Technology. Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) educationis a hot topic in
experience teaching mathe- matics at the high school, engineering, and business bachelor levels, He has developed a comprehensive understanding of the needs of diverse student populations. He holds an iSTEAM certificate from the University of Texas at San Antonio and is currently pursuing his Engineering Education Graduate Certifi- cate at the same institution. His research interests lie in creating equal opportunities for all students and developing research and teaching proposals in STEM-integrated education that promote quality, equity, inclusivity, and student-centered instruction. He also brings 18 years of experience in project engineering to his work, specializing in the design of stainless-steel equipment
and Computing Education in SUCCEED and FIU’s STEM Transformation InstituteDr. Alexandra Coso Strong, Florida International University As an assistant professor of engineering education at Florida International University, Dr. Alexandra Coso Strong works and teaches at the intersection of engineering education, faculty development, and complex systems design. Alexandra completed her graduate degrees in Aerospace Engineering from Georgia Tech (PhD) and Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia (UVa). Prior to attending Georgia Tech, Alexandra received a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering from MIT and a master’s degree in systems engineering from the University of Virginia. Alexandra comes to FIU
Paper ID #41581Board 150: Systematic Review of the Design Fixation Phenomenon at theK-12 Engineering Education (Other)Mr. Sopheak Seng, Purdue University, West Lafayette Sopheak Seng is a graduate student at Purdue University. He earned an undergraduate degree in Physics before went on to complete a MS in physics from Sogang University in South Korea. Prior to being admitted into the Science Education program at Purdue University, He spent more than four years teaching middle and high school physics. Currently, as a graduate student in the college of education, his research interest focuses on students’ ideation in K-12
students.Significantly, engineering faculty do not prioritize the teaching of design practices in K-12,preferring instead that students concentrate on developing a strong foundation in math andnatural sciences. However, these topics are inconsistent with the prevailing focus of K-12engineering education that centers around developing design practices, often through thedevelopment of a physical prototype to meet criteria [17]-[25].Importantly, the topics most valued by faculty, such as math and science, should not be taken asa recommendation for promoting this learning within an engineering context. Emerging researchhas shown that engineering design activities rarely make explicit use of science concepts, whichindicates that time to learn science is being
-honored tradition: the pinewood derby. Students used science and physics to engineer their own cars from a simple block of wood by combining topics on potential and kinetic energy, friction, air resistance, weight distribution, and statistics to race their cars.These programs not only supplement classroom learning but also bridge the gap between theoryand practice, enabling students to apply their knowledge in real-world scenarios through hands-onprojects. In this paper, the multifaceted dimensions of these four distinct summer programs areoutlined by examining their pedagogical approaches, student outcomes, and their comprehensivecontributions to the advancement of STEM education.2. General Program StructureThe
, NVIDIA’s GauGAN software,Google Colaboratory, and Pixlr.Faculty engagementThe workshops conducted in both Arizona and Georgia a were designed and conducted byfaculty researchers from Arizona State University (ASU) and the University of Georgia (UGA).The coordination of workshop roll out was done by both teams. The expertise of the facultyincluded Engineering, Media Arts, and Education. The Arizona team conducted their workshopsfirst and then Georgia’s team followed. All four faculty and graduate students participated invarious aspects of the workshops. The first year, all workshops were conducted virtually. Thesecond year ushered in-person workshops for teachers as students continued with the virtualparticipation.RecruitmentIn Arizona, teachers
Paper ID #39311Board 167: Exploring Elementary Pre-service Teachers’ PersonalEngineering Efficacy and Engineering Teaching Efficacy in a ScienceMethods Course Incorporating Engineering Design Activities (Work inProgress)Mr. Miracle Moonga, Montana State University - Bozeman Miracle Moonga is a graduate student in the Curriculum and Instruction program at Montana State Uni- versity (MSU). He also works as a teaching assistant in the department of education at MSU where he teaches a science methods course and a laboratory safety course. His research interests are in K-12 science and engineering education.Dr. Rebekah J. Hammack
intersection of engineering education, faculty development, and complex systems design. Alexandra completed her graduate degrees in Aerospace Engineering from Georgia Tech (PhD) and Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia (UVa). ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Preliminary Design of an Engineering Case Study for Elementary Students (Work in Progress)AbstractThe dominant stories about engineering in the media illustrate a field with a chronic shortage ofengineers and where “doing engineering” is about math, science, and building. Recent literaturereviews examining engineering practice and engineering careers provide a broader picture ofwhat engineers do
Noble, Geniene graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and joined Teach for America. While earning her Masters of Education from Do- minican University, Geniene worked at CPS’s Bronzeville Scholastic Institute, where she contributed to the school becoming an IB World School.Dr. Meagan C. Pollock, Engineer Inclusion As an engineer turned educator, through her company, Engineer Inclusion, Dr. Meagan Pollock focuses on helping others intentionally engineer inclusion™ in education and the workforce. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Concrete Tools to Practice Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging in theSTEM ClassroomIntroduction Science, Technology
Computer Science As a Test Case (Research to Practice)AbstractIntroduction: Because developing integrated computer science (CS) curriculum is aresource-intensive process, there is interest in leveraging the capabilities of AI tools, includinglarge language models (LLMs), to streamline this task. However, given the novelty of LLMs,little is known about their ability to generate appropriate curriculum content.Research Question: How do current LLMs perform on the task of creating appropriate learningactivities for integrated computer science education?Methods: We tested two LLMs (Claude 3.5 Sonnet and ChatGPT 4-o) by providing them with asubset of K-12 national learning standards for both CS and language arts and
awarded the Fiona and Michael Goodchild best graduate student mentor award during her PhD. She has also been named an NSF iRedefine ECE Fellow for leadership potential among underrepresented graduate students across US/Canada. Shailja’s research vision is to develop AI methods for healthcare that ”close-the-loop” between surgeons, research scientists, educators, and engineers.Mr. Satish Kumar, University of California, Santa Barbara Machine Learning Researcher-PhD student at UC Santa Barbara with 10+ years of research experience building advanced algorithms for large-scale solutions. It includes 6+ years in computer vision and machine learning algorithms and infrastructure at Vision Research Lab at UCSB. The current
, Arizona. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Dual-Credit Engineering Program in Native American Serving School District: Best Practices and Findings (RTP, Diversity)ABSTRACTEarly exposure to engineering is a valuable strategy to ignite interest, curiosity, and enthusiasm amongstudents from a young age. Early exposure to engineering programs - such as after-school activities,career exploration events, guest speakers, and industry visits - can provide engineering concepts andhands-on experiences to help students develop a strong foundation and inspire the next generation ofminority engineers, fostering a diverse and innovative workforce.However, implementing most early exposure to engineering
are Cyber Stars’ Daily Schedules Commented [1]: I added general schedules for both virtual and F2F programs.The program was designed to provide middle school female students with active learning experiences underthe guidance of graduate student facilitators and STEM faculty. In other words, our goal was to include anabundance of interactive activities and projects for participants to complete in small groups. The activitieswere related to everyday items students encounter in their homes to help with drawing connections betweenthe concepts learned in the classroom and real-world contexts. Students routinely
. Upon graduating, Atayliya aspires to pursue a career that broadens interest and representation in the STEM + C fields. Atayliya N. Irving is currently pursuing her Ph.D. at the University of Florida (UF). She initially enrolled in the electrical and computer engineering (ECE) department at UF, but later switched to the engineering education department in her second semester. Atayliya holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Jackson State University (JSU), which she earned in the spring of 2022. While studying at JSU, she conducted research with the Engineering Research Development Center (ERDC) in the Critical Infrastructure-Cyber Protection (CICP) program. During her time there, she worked on research
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