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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dyanne Baptiste Porter, Georgia Tech Center for Education, Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Engineering (CEISMC); Jessica D Gale, Georgia Institute of Technology; Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Sunni Haag Newton, Georgia Institute of Technology; Abeera P. Rehmat, Georgia Institute of Technology; Talia Capozzoli, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeffrey H Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jasmine Choi, Georgia Institute of Technology; Roxanne Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Paper ID #38457Board 186: Work in- Progress: Scaling STEM-ID—Research Strategies toInform Initial Scaling of Middle School Engineering CurriculaDr. Dyanne Baptiste Porter, Georgia Tech Center for Education, Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Engi-neering (CEISMC) Dyanne Baptiste Porter is a postdoctoral research fellow at Georgia Tech Center for Education Integrating Mathematics, Science, and Computing (CEISMC). Prior to earning her Ph.D. in Mathematics Educa- tion, she taught high school mathematics for eight years. Her research interests include interdisciplinary mathematics teaching and learning, equitable teaching and

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Principal Skinner's Secrets: Cultivating STEM in Remote Locations, Steamed Hams!

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Taryn Melkus Bayles, University of Pittsburgh; Claudia J. Morrell, STEM Equity Initiative, LLC; Sandra Staklis, RTI International; Kevin A Jordan, RTI International

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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

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ibrahim H. Yeter, Nanyang Technological University; Jingyi Xie, Nanyang Technological University of Singapore

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Paper ID #38946Board 168A: Initial Development of a Pre-college Engineering Framework:An Analysis of the Engineering Accreditation Board in Southeast AsiaDr. Ibrahim H. Yeter, Nanyang Technological University Ibrahim H. Yeter, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor at the National Institute of Education (NIE) at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore. He is an affiliated faculty member of the NTU Centre for Research and Development in Learning (CRADLE) and the NTU Institute for Science and Technology for Humanity (NISTH). Additionally, he is the Director of the World MOON Project, the Associate Editor of the IEEE

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeanette Chipps, The Johns Hopkins University; Stacy S Klein-Gardner, Vanderbilt University; Cathy P. Lachapelle, STEM Education Insights; Sabina Anne Schill, Colorado School of Mines

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Paper ID #42715Board 159: Development and Initial Findings of a Summative Assessment forHigh School Engineering Course (Evaluation, Work in Progress)Dr. Jeanette Chipps, The Johns Hopkins University Jeannie Chipps is a research assistant at the IDEALS institute at Johns Hopkins. Her interests are in supporting teachers in their efforts to create learning environments that support diverse learners in STEM.Dr. Stacy S Klein-Gardner, Vanderbilt University Dr. Stacy Klein-Gardner serves as an Adjunct Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Vanderbilt University. She is the co-PI and co-Director of the NSF-funded Engineering for

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 1: Partnerships Making It Real!

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Catherine Lynn Biesecker; Justin McFadden; Thomas Tretter, University of Louisville; Brian Scott Robinson, University of Louisville; James E. Lewis, University of Louisville

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Paper ID #38103Reinvigorating Energy Teaching via Research with Engineers (Evaluation)Catherine Lynn BieseckerJustin McFaddenDr. Thomas Tretter, University of Louisville Thomas Tretter is professor of science education and director of the Gheens Science Hall & Rauch Plan- etarium at the University of Louisville. His scholarship includes collaborative efforts with science and engineering faculty targeting retention of STEM majors in entry-level STEM courses.Dr. Brian Scott Robinson, University of Louisville Brian Robinson is an Associate Professor with the Department of Engineering Fundamentals at the Uni- versity of

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 14:Robotics and Careers

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Ricardo Medina, Golecki Group; Jaylynn Kim, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Katelynn Ohk; Dominique Kisantear; Jorge Jimenez; Gavin Tian; Conor Walsh P.E., Harvard University; Holly M Golecki, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

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Paper ID #39803Pre-College Robotics: Best Practices for Adapting Research to OutreachDavid Ricardo Medina, Golecki Group David is a rising senior in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana- Illinois. He has worked with the Golecki Group for two years and has worked on onboarding, outreach, and electrical/computer engineering components of projects.Jaylynn Kim, University of Illinois at Urbana - ChampaignKatelynn OhkDominique KisantearJorge JimenezGavin TianProf. Conor Walsh P.E., Harvard University Conor is Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering at the Harvard School

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 1: Partnerships Making It Real!

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary E. Loveless, Baylor School; Louie C. Elliott; Benjamin H. Holt; Ramon Antonio Herrera; Elizabeth Burnette

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-engineering-and-the-gender-gap (accessed Feb. 06, 2023).[7] “Common Core State Standards |.” https://learning.ccsso.org/common-core-state-standards- initiative (accessed Feb. 06, 2023).[8] T. Kettler and J. S. Puryear, “Research Experiences for High School Students: A Curriculum for Expertise and Authentic Practice,” in Modern Curriculum for Gifted and Advanced Academic Students, Routledge, 2016.[9] “AP Research – AP Students | College Board.” https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/courses/ap-research (accessed Feb. 06, 2023).[10] M. Abdullah, R. A. Majid, B. Bais, N. S. Bahri, and M. F. Asillam, “Fostering research aptitude among high school students through space weather competition,” Adv. Space Res., vol. 61, no. 1, pp. 478–486

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Flaming Moe's Influence: Bio-Inspired STEM Explorations, Hot Stuff!

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Abeera P. Rehmat, Georgia Institute of Technology; Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Dyanne Baptiste Porter, Georgia Institute of Technology; Michael Helms; Jeffrey H Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marc Weissburg, Georgia Institute of Technology

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qualitative studies and useful for examining the perspective of participants. Weemployed Braun and Clarke's [45] six-phase method for thematic analysis, which encompassedfamiliarizing yourself with data, generating initial codes, searching for themes, reviewing,defining, and naming the themes, and creating the report. Though the method is presented asbeing linear, we took an iterative and reflective process that involved constantly moving backand forth between phases [45], [46] and enriched with deep discussions among the coders todevelop themes. Agreements and disagreements were discussed through deep conversationsamong multiple researchers at different stages [47].The triangulation of data and following the trustworthiness criteria suggested by

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Flanders' Fellowship: Building STEM Community Impact, Hi-Diddly-Ho!

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Senay Purzer, Purdue University; TABE AKO ABANE, Purdue University

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Paper ID #43033Fundamental Research: A Framework for Socially Transformative Engineeringthrough Conscientious Design (Other)Dr. Senay Purzer, Purdue University Senay Purzer is a Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her research is on engineering design reasoning.TABE AKO ABANE, Purdue University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Fundamental Research: A Framework for Socially Transformative Engineering through Conscientious Design (Other) AbstractEngineering education holds a profound potential to

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 13: Attitudes & Prespectives of Teachers

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adrienne Decker, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Monica McGill, CSEdResearch.org

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workshop that bringstogether teachers and researchers. In our search for research and materials, we were unable to findpublications that covered this type of workshop. Finding none, we designed our workshop basedon research conducted on ways to engage two or more groups. Our initial planning discussionssurfaced our main tenet in the workshop design. We wanted to center and focus on the teacherperspectives and experiences. For researchers, we wanted them to better understand the needs ofthe teachers while they were designing their future research projects.2.1 GoalsWe started our development of workshop activities by creating goals for the participants first andthen designing activities that would achieve those goals. We wanted to ensure that the

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Mr. Burns' Brainchild: AI in the Springfield STEM Classroom, Release the Hounds!

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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S. Shailja, University of California, Santa Barbara; Satish Kumar, University of California, Santa Barbara; Arthur Caetano, University of California, Santa Barbara; Ayush Pandey, University of California, Merced

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reported low percentage of high schools who offer CS courses.For example, in California [10], only 39% of the high schools offer CS courses. Some reasons forthis include the lack of rigorous CS teacher preparation [10], limited resources to expand CS ed-ucation capacity [11], and research gaps in analyzing efficacy of CS education at the high schoollevel. Initiatives like “AI4K12” and “AI4ALL” are aligned with this need.AI programs for high school students: Educators and professionals have taught AI to high schoolstudents at various levels, scales, and duration [12, 13]. Here, we review a selected number of suchprograms and refer the reader to other systematic reviews for more details. Notably, we do not re-view educational programs at the

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Flaming Moe's Influence: Bio-Inspired STEM Explorations, Hot Stuff!

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Abeera P. Rehmat, Georgia Institute of Technology; Michael Helms; Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeffrey H Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology

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priordesign studies on biologically inspired design have shown increases in idea generation [22], [23].The analysis above demonstrates several patterns in students’ design ideation behavior.First, research suggests that equipping students with ideation techniques can support thegeneration of a greater number of varying ideas [20], [38]. The curriculum, therefore, includedvarious ideation techniques documented in the literature (i.e., SCAMPER, morphologicalanalysis) in addition to biologically inspired design. To aid in idea generation, teachers weretrained on these techniques, and supporting lessons and worksheet scaffolds were provided.Nonetheless, no student team documented more than two initial design concepts, and most (14out of 18) generated

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 8: Assessment, Framworks, Standards, Oh My!

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Greg J. Strimel, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Amy Evans Sabarre; Tanner J. Huffman, The College of New Jersey

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Paper ID #38341P-12 Engineering Performance Matrices: Where Did They Come From andHowCan They Be Used? (Research to Practice)Dr. Greg J. Strimel, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI) Greg J. Strimel, Ph.D., is an associate professor of Technology Leadership and Innovation and the program leader for the Design & Innovation Minor at Purdue University. Dr. Strimel conducts research on design pedagogy, cognition, and assessment as well as P-12 engineering teacher preparation.Mrs. Amy Evans Sabarre,Dr. Tanner J. Huffman, The College of New Jersey Tanner Huffman is an associate professor in the Department of Integrative STEM

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 2: Let's Get Thinking Computationally

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Abeera P. Rehmat, Georgia Institute of Technology; Hoda Ehsan, The Hill School ; Monica E. Cardella, Florida International University

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Paper ID #39546K-2 Grade-Age Children and Their Parents’ Experiences Engaging inEngineering and Computational Thinking Activities in Informal LearningSetting (Fundamental Research)Dr. Abeera P. Rehmat, Georgia Institute of TechnologyDr. Hoda Ehsan, The Hill School Hoda is Chair for Engineering and Computer Science Department and the Director of Quadrivium Design and Engineering at The Hill School. She holds a Ph.D in Engineering Education from Purdue University, M.S. in Childhood Education from City University of New York, and B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Bahonar University in Iran.Dr. Monica E. Cardella, Florida

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 13: Attitudes & Prespectives of Teachers

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Abeera P. Rehmat, Georgia Institute of Technology; Alexandra A. Towner, Georgia Institute of Technology; Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Michael Helms, Georgia Institute of Technology; Dyanne Baptiste Porter, Georgia Institute of Technology; Roxanne Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeffrey H. Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marc Weissburg

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Paper ID #38314A Case Study Investigating High School Teachers’ Implementation of anEngineering-focused Biologically Inspired Design Curriculum (FundamentalResearch)Dr. Abeera P. Rehmat, Georgia Institute of TechnologyAlexandra A. Towner, Georgia Institute of TechnologyDr. Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Meltem Alemdar is Associate Director and Principal Research Scientist at Georgia Institute of Tech- nology’s Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing (CEISMC). Her research focuses on improving K-12 STEM education through research on curriculum development, teacher pro- fessional

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Building Engineering Identity and Practice in Rural and Pre-College Contexts

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alison Haugh Nowariak, University of Minnesota; Gillian Roehrig, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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Paper ID #45930Assessing the Engineering Identity of Elementary School Students Throughthe Application of a Critical Thinking Skills Framework: Pre-college Researchto PracticeMs. Alison Haugh Nowariak, University of Minnesota Alison Haugh Nowariak is a Ph.D candidate at the University of Minnesota in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. She is also a STEM specialist teacher for K-5th grade students in ISD 196 in Minnesota. Prior to working in the schools and attending the University of Minnesota, she worked as an undergraduate researcher at the Playful Learning Lab in the Department of Engineering at the University of

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Homer's Epiphany: Making STEM Elementary Woo-hoo!

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gina Navoa Svarovsky, University of Notre Dame; Catherine Wagner, University of Notre Dame; Mia Lettau, University of Notre Dame; Kimberly Marfo, University of Notre Dame; Scott Pattison; Smirla Ramos-Montañez; Viviana López Burgos; Amy R Corbett; Maria D. Quijano; Diana Contreras

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current study, the RSG team during the 2022-2023 academic year worked together withthe REACH-ECE researchers to implement and adapt the three activities from the earlier DBRstudy in the RSG classrooms and program activities. In order to best support the early childhoodeducators, the researchers worked together with the REACH-ECE team to develop a set ofprofessional supports - including professional development sessions, physical activity kitmaterials, and communication and collaboration structures - to facilitate the use andmodification of the engineering activities. Initial ideas for these educator supports were based onstudies of effective teacher professional development [11], [37], [38], [39], studies ofSTEM-focused professional development

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Duff's Dynamic Duo: Harnessing the Power of Teamwork for STEM Excellence!

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Morgan R Broberg, Purdue Applied Research Institute; Jose Capa Salinas, Purdue University; Susan Khalifah

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Paper ID #42381Lessons Learned through Multi-Year Team Teaching of an Engineering Coursefor Pre-College StudentsDr. Morgan R Broberg, Purdue Applied Research Institute Dr. Morgan Broberg is a Research Engineer at the Purdue Applied Research Institute (PARI). She received a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Purdue University and a B.S. in Engineering from LeTourneau University. Her research interests include modeling, analysis, and design of steel-concrete composite systems and effective teaching in civil engineering.Jose Capa Salinas, Purdue University Jose Capa Salinas is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Lyles School of Civil

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WIP Poster Session: Emerging Research and Practices in Pre-College Engineering Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jabari Wilson, University of Florida; Atayliya Natasha Irving, University of Florida; Kimberly Jacoby Morris; Jeremy A. Magruder Waisome, University of Florida

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. 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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WIP Poster Session: Emerging Research and Practices in Pre-College Engineering Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy Brothers, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jacqueline Rohde, Georgia Institute of Technology; Mary Ann Weitnauer, Georgia Institute of Technology; Martta Sareva; Kristen Lyle; Kayla Henderson-Simms, Georgia Institute of Technology

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during the summers of 2006 to 2008 and at Idaho National Labs in 2010. She held the Georgia Tech ADVANCE Professorship with the College of Engineering from 2006 to 2012, where she was responsible for initiatives to help the female faculty of the college succeed. She was an Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing from 2009 to 2012. She was the Senior Associate Chair of the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering from 2016-2021, where she was responsible for academic operations. Prof. Weitnauer’s research focus is currently split between MIMO wireless communications and sensor-driven, marker-less, interactive and immersive digital art. She leads the Electronic ARTrium laboratory, which she

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WIP Poster Session: Emerging Research and Practices in Pre-College Engineering Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mariam Manuel, University of Houston ; Jerrod A Henderson, University of Houston - COE; Bereket Mego, University of Houston

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examines how participation in asummer research and professional development program, funded by the National ScienceFoundation and hosted at the University of Houston, influences their instructional beliefs, lessonplanning, and approaches to student-centered learning in diverse classrooms. By focusing on theintersection of EDP and CRP, this work contributes to research aimed at strengthening STEMteacher preparation and fostering inclusive instructional environments.1.1 Program StructureThe six-week summer program was designed as a collaborative initiative between the Universityof Houston’s College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics STEM teacher preparation program,teachHOUSTON, the Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine., and local

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WIP Poster Session: Emerging Research and Practices in Pre-College Engineering Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wesley Lawson, University of Maryland, College Park; Hamza Shaikh, University of Maryland College Park; Jennifer Kouo, The Johns Hopkins University

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, 2025. [Online.] Available: 091621-Best-Practices-for-Diversity- Inclusion-in-STEM.pdf[4] X.W. Wang, N. Lake, “Why Diversity in STEM Matters,” Packard Foundation. Accessed: Mar. 22, 2025. [Online.] Available: https://www.packard.org/insights/perspectives/why-diversity-in-stem-matters/[5] C. Moss-Racusin, E. Pietri, J. van der Toorn, L. Ashburn-Nardo, “Boosting the Sustainable Representation of Women in STEM With Evidence-Based Policy Initiatives,” Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 50– 58, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1177/2372732220980092.[6] L. Tsui, “Effective Strategies to Increase Diversity in STEM Fields: A Review of the Research Literature.” The

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WIP Poster Session: Emerging Research and Practices in Pre-College Engineering Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erik Schettig, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Marissa Franzen, North Carolina State University at Raleigh

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focuses on incorporating technologythrough an engineering design process. The study was held at a large land-grant university in thesoutheastern United States with a particular focus on how students utilize digital notebook toolscompared to physical notebook tools during course design challenges. Data has been gatheredthrough de-identified submissions of digital notebooks and student feedback to assess theusability, benefits, and challenges of these tools. The proposed research questions, shown below,are the initial focus of this work-in-progress as the team evaluates survey questions andopen-access resources that can lead to enhancements in pre-college engineering classroompractices and open-access tools.Research questions: 1.​ What are the

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WIP Poster Session: Emerging Research and Practices in Pre-College Engineering Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicholas Choi, University of California, Irvine; Kan Li, University of California, Irvine; Kristin Roher, University of California, Irvine; Liang Li Wu, University of California, Irvine

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academic and professional perspective. To provide high school 3students with a comprehensive understanding of multiple engineering disciplines and exposure tocutting-edge research performed at the university level, the following academic seminars wereincorporated into the program schedule: ●​ Mechanical and Aerospace Student Design Project Lab Tour ●​ Makerspace Tour ●​ Energy Fuel Cell Research Center Tour ●​ Introduction to Machine Learning ●​ Casting Center TourDuring the program’s initial inception, it was noted in a literature review that many STEMsummer programs lack exposure to post-university engineering opportunities, which

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WIP Poster Session: Emerging Research and Practices in Pre-College Engineering Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Syeda Fizza Ali, Texas A&M University; Ayaan Sunil Rege, The Hill School; Susanna Angela Ponniah, The Hill School; Hoda Ehsan, The Hill School ; Saira Anwar, Texas A&M University

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? Why or why not?Procedure & AnalysisBefore conducting the analysis, the data were cleaned and compiled. The responses wereanalyzed using qualitative thematic analysis [29]. This approach involves six steps: 1)familiarizing oneself with the data, 2) generating initial codes, 3) searching for themes, 4)reviewing themes, 5) defining themes, and 6) reporting the themes [30, 31]. Following thisapproach, three research team members thoroughly read through the data and coded thestudent responses to the survey using in-vivo coding, which involves using participants'words to form codes. We then refined the codes to enhance clarity. Next, we grouped similarcodes together and then generated themes to represent those codes. Lastly, to lend

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WIP Poster Session: Emerging Research and Practices in Pre-College Engineering Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Kouo, The Johns Hopkins University; Jeanette Chipps, The Johns Hopkins University

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Autism (ECIIA): Leveraging Virtual Reality (VR) Technology and Community Collaborators to Broaden Participation in Engineering (Work in Progress) AbstractEngineering Community Inclusion of Individuals with Autism (ECIIA), an NSF Eddie Bernice JohnsonInclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineeringand Science Initiative (INCLUDES)-funded project, advances the mission and research of Engineering forUS All (e4usa™), which aims to revolutionize high school engineering education and building students’skills to become tomorrow’s engineers. ECIIA leverages virtual reality (VR) technology to developenrichment

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WIP Poster Session: Emerging Research and Practices in Pre-College Engineering Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yash Ajay Garje, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Morgan M Hynes, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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Paper ID #47595BOARD # 209: More Than Just a Toy: Uncovering the Complexities andUntapped Potential of Robotics in K-12 STEM Education (Work in Progress)Yash Ajay Garje, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE) Yash is a Ph.D. student at the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. His research aims at broadening student participation in STEM through robotics education. His research focuses on enhancing STEM participation through robotics education, employing learning technologies and storytelling to craft inclusive educational experiences that foster student belonging.Dr. Morgan M Hynes, Purdue University at West

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WIP Poster Session: Emerging Research and Practices in Pre-College Engineering Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amber Simpson, State University of New York at Binghamton; Adam Maltese, Indiana University-Bloomington; Kelli Paul, Indiana University-Bloomington; Lauren Penney, Indiana University-Bloomington

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Paper ID #45563BOARD # 204: Enhancing Engineering Education for Homeschool FamiliesThrough MAKEngineering Kits (Work in Progress)Dr. Amber Simpson, State University of New York at Binghamton Amber Simpson is a Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education in the Teaching, Learning and Educational Leadership Department at Binghamton University. Her research interests include (1) examining individual’s identity(ies) in one or more STEM discipline, and (2) investigating family engagement in and interactions around STEM-related activities.Dr. Adam Maltese, Indiana University-Bloomington Professor of Science EducationDr. Kelli Paul

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WIP Poster Session: Emerging Research and Practices in Pre-College Engineering Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Casey Eaton, The University of Alabama in Huntsville; Bryan Mesmer, The University of Alabama in Huntsville

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, government entities involved inSTEM, industries, professional organizations [4]. This research discusses the development oflow-cost engineering outreach pilot activity for Alabama students 3rd-6th grade to enablerefinement for larger-scale implementation. Many engineering outreach activities are available for use in Alabama, developed byorganizations including the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Office of STEM 1Engagement, Alabama State Department of Education’s Alabama Math, Science, andTechnology Initiative (AMSTI), multiple universities, and private companies. This activity addsto the available activities by providing a low-cost

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WIP Poster Session: Emerging Research and Practices in Pre-College Engineering Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bárbara Fagundes, Purdue University; Tamara J Moore, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PWL) (COE)

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Instructional Excellence (CIE), I work as a postdoctoral researcher, collaborating on faculty development, mentoring undergraduate students, and supporting curriculum initiatives. My passion lies in promoting STEM education, advocating for increased participation in STEM fields. Alongside my primary research, I am interested in human-computer interaction, AI in education, educational robotics, and user experience (UX) design, focusing on how technology can improve teaching and learning for all learners.Prof. Tamara J Moore, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PWL) (COE) Tamara J. Moore, Ph.D., is a Professor of Engineering Education and University Faculty Scholar at Purdue University, as well as the Executive Co-Director of