Conference Session

Core Concepts, Standards, and Policy in K-12 Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ronald L. Carr, Purdue University; Nilson E. Martinez-Lopez, Purdue University; Jose Daniel Bravo, INSPIRE

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

into their proper location in their state listing. The first worksheet of the standards database that was created gives an overview of theengineering standards that were found in the survey of the standards. The degree to the amountof engineering and technology design standards is indicated in the first column as either: A) Noengineering or technology design standards found; B) States with explicit engineering standards;C) States with engineering in the context of technology design; D) States with some mention ofengineering components; and E) States with some mention of engineering in the context oftechnology design. A brief descriptive identifier is provided to indicate in which area of contentthe standards were found such as Science

Conference Session

Promoting Scientific and Technological Literacy

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suzanne Soled, University of Cincinnati; Patricia McNerney, University of Cincinnati; Laura Koehl, University of Cincinnati; Kelly Obarski, University of Cincinnati; Anant Kukreti, University of Cincinnati

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, University of Cincinnati PATTY D. MCNERNEY, Doctoral Student in C & I Education/Technology, College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services, UC. She has spent the last 15 years in the K-12 education arena with teaching experience in the areas of math, science, technology and served as district technology director. Her research is focused in two areas: integration of emerging technology into education and teacher training. She serves as the Evaluation Coordinator for Project STEP.Laura Koehl, University of Cincinnati LAURA A. KOEHL, Ed.D., Educational Consultant, UC and Miami University. Her research focuses on the experience of women scientists. Dr. Koehl worked in

Conference Session

Linking K-12 to Post-secondary

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alok K. Verma P.E., Old Dominion University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

theirdisposition towards STEM careers in shipbuilding, repair and maritime industries.Acknowledgements The authors is grateful to National Shipbuilding Research Program for funding theresearch project for the development of Marine Kits 1-4 and to National Science Foundation forthe McTech project which includes SBRCD events.Bibliography 1. B. F. Jones, C. Rasmusses, & M Moffit. Real life problem solving, American Psychological Associatio, Washington DC 1997 2. B.J.S. Barron, D. L. Schwartz, N. J. Vye, A. Petrosino, L. Zech, J. D. Bransford & The Cognition and Technology Group at Vanderbilt. Doing with understanding: Lessons from research on problem- and project-based learning, Journal of the Learning Sciences, 7(3

Conference Session

Broadening Participation of Minority Students in and with K-12 Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allison Anderson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Guillermo Luis Trotti, Trotti & Asssociates, Inc.; Suzanne Marie Wilcox, ExplorationWorks Museum of Science and Culture; Elizabeth Perry Gundersen, ExplorationWorks Museum of Science and Culture; Dava J. Newman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering, Minorities in Engineering

sensitive to access within the community to the internet, availability of technical hardware such as computers, and user’s familiarity with technology.The Knowledge Station (KS) exhibit was developed for Montana’s Big Sky Space Education and Page 22.1638.5is analyzed as an example of how these six issues are incorporated into museum exhibit designfor rural communities. The KS portal, shown in Figure 2, uses human and robotic spaceFigure 2. The Knowledge Station exhibit. A) The exhibit portal with panels behind. B) View of thefloor and Knowledge Station screen. C) Screenshot of the software program.exploration explained at the middle school

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-college Engineering: Educational Policy and Research

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitchell Nathan, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Greg Pearson, National Academy of Engineering

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. 2000. A review of the integration of science and mathematics: Implications for further research. School Science and Mathematics, 100(2), 73-82.16. Hartzler, D.S. 2000. A meta-analysis of studies conducted on integrated curriculum programs and their effects on student achievement. Ed.D. Dissertation, Indiana University, Bloomington.17. Lehrer, R., L. Schauble, and D. Lucas. 2008. Supporting development of the epistemology of inquiry. Cognitive Development, 24: 512-529.18. Sherin, B. 2001. How students understand physics equations. Cognition and Instruction, 19, 479-541.19. DiSessa, A. 2000. Changing Minds. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.20. Sengupta, P. and U. Wilensky. 2011. Lowering the learning threshold: Multi-agent-based

Conference Session

Engineering as the STEM Glue

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joan Barth, University of Alabama; Debra M. McCallum, University of Alabama; Beth Todd, University of Alabama; Rosanna E. Guadagno, University of Alabama; Beverly Roskos, University of Alabama; Carmen Burkhalter, University of Alabama; Marion J Goldston, University of Alabama

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Research, 97, 52-63.Endnotesa Two repeated measures MANOVAs were conducted one each for Efficacy and Interest. Thestatistical design was a multi-level factorial design: 2(Gender) X 3(Starting Grade: 5th, 8th, or11th) X 2(Transition: before or after) X 2(Subject: math or science).b The results for Efficacy indicated a significant effect for Gender F (1, 556) = 9.90, p < .002,partial eta2 = .02, and a significant effect for the three-way interaction between Transition,Subject, and Gender, F (1, 556) = 5.14, p < .024, Wilk’s lambda = .991.c There were three significant main effects for Interest: Transition F(1, 568) = 7.97, p < .005,Wilks = .986; Subject, F(1, 568) = 8.86, p < .003, Wilks = .985; and Gender F(1, 568) =5.36, p < .021

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers – I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leyla Conrad, Georgia Institute of Technology; Edward Conrad, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jill Auerbach, Georgia Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2007-1754: THE DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION AND ASSESSMENTOF AN ENGINEERING RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR PHYSICS TEACHERSLeyla Conrad, Georgia Institute of Technology Leyla Conrad is the Director of Outreach in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the Georgia Institute of Technology. She has been developing and leading programs for high school students and teachers, as well as ECE female students that supports the ECE’s undergraduate recruitment and retention efforts. Before her current appointment, she was the Education Director of the Microsystems Packaging Research Center (a NSF Engineering Research Center) where she created and implemented a highly integrated and

Conference Session

Innovative K-12 Engineering Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelly Hutchinson, Purdue University; Lynn Bryan, Purdue University; George Bodner, Purdue University; Nicholas Giordano, Purdue University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

thesurvey. Once the categories were created, the transcripts were re-read for disconfirmingevidence to further refine the categories. Transcripts were then coded using the followingcategories: (a) relevance to life, (b) novelty, (c) hands-on, (d) no relevance to life, (e) high priorknowledge, and (f) no involvement.FindingsGeneral TrendsAnalysis of the entire population of students’ responses to the phenomena and driving questionsindicated that the activities students were most interested in learning about were the WaterproofPants and Easy-Stir, while students were least interested in learning about the Hopping Magnet.The driving question that the students were most interested in learning about was the CDquestion, and they were least interested in

Conference Session

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

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati; Anant R. Kukreti, University of Cincinnati; Julie Steimle, University of Cincinnati; Catherine Maltbie, University of Cincinnati

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

managed academic programs in two non-profit organi- zations, Pregnancy Care of Cincinnati and the Literacy Network of Greater Cincinnati, before coming to the University of Cincinnati in 2009. Ms. Steimle initially coordinated UC’s Supplemental Educational Services Program. Currently, she is the Project Director of the Cincinnati Engineering Enhanced Math and Science Program.Dr. Catherine Maltbie, University of Cincinnati Dr. Cathy Maltbie is a Research Associate at the University of Cincinnati with a joint appointment with the Evaluation Services Center and the Arlitt Child and Family Research and Education Center. She has a BS in Chemical Engineering and a Doctorate in Educational Foundations. Her research areas

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering Resources: Best Practices in Curriculum Design, Part 1 of 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Malinda S. Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder; Madison J. Gallipo, University of Colorado Boulder; Janet L. Yowell, University of Colorado, Boulder; Derek T. Reamon, University of Colorado, Boulder

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

will succeed (earn an A or B) in my science courses.Pretend you are going to volunteer for community service sometime in the next year. Ratehow you feel about the following.Community Service (13 items) Improving communities is important to maintaining a quality society. I am responsible for doing something about improving the community. It's my responsibility to take some real measures to help others in need.Statistical AnalysisThe data was analyzed for missing values and data entry errors. Any missing values wereexamined for patterns, and no student skipped more than one or two items in each administrationof the survey. Few students skipped any questions, and there were not any substantial differencesbetween those skipped items

Conference Session

iSTEM

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy S Klein-Gardner, Harpeth Hall School and Vanderbilt University; Crystal Tricia Chukwurah, Duke University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

engineers toward empowering young women to be STEM literate citizens or to pursue STEM careers.4) Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) Fair Attendees learned about specific programs that allow the teacher participant to do actual engineering research and create instructional materials based on those research experiences.Day 2-July 19, 2012Registration took place between 7:00-8:00am. The day consisted of four hour-long ConcurrentSessions A-D (See Appendix A and B). Attendees were able to pick one presentation to attendfor each particular session. Between the sessions was Welcome and Keynote Speaker ProfessorChris Rogers of Tufts University: “Engineering from Kindergarten to College.” (9:15–10:15am); Break (10:15–10:45am

Conference Session

Enhancing K-12 STEM Education with Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Prevost, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Mitchell Nathan, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Benjamin Stein, University of Wisconsin; Natalie Tran, California State University, Bakersfield; Allen Phelps, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

of explicit integration of mathematicsconcepts in three pre-engineering curricula that make up the 3-year foundations sequence for awidely adopted high school technical education program, Project Lead the Way (PLTW).Explicit integration is defined as any instance wherein the materials specifically point to amathematics principle, law, or formula, and depict how it is used to carry out or understand anengineering concept, task or skill. We used the Standards as adopted by the National Council ofTeachers of Mathematics to determine the target math concepts. For each of the threefoundations courses, we analyzed the content of: (a) the intended curricula, including planningmaterials, performance objectives and classroom activities; (b) the

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre- College Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Danial J. Neebel PE, Loras College

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #12137Engineering an Integrated STEM Education for TeachersDr. Danial J. Neebel PE, Loras College Page 26.613.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Engineering an Integrated STEM Education for Teachers (Work-In-Progress)Abstract There is a strong movement in K-12 education toward integrated STEM curricula (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). This paper describes an engineering course in robotics that is part of Master of Arts

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Curriculum Exchange

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen J. Ressler, U.S. Military Academy; Catherine Eve Bale, U.S. Military Academy

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #9807Curriculum Exchange: Cantilever BridgingDr. Stephen J. Ressler, U.S. Military Academy Stephen Ressler, P.E. Ph.D. is Professor Emeritus from the U.S. Military Academy (USMA) at West Point and currently serves as President of the Board of Directors for Engineering Encounters, a non-profit organization founded to promote K-12 engineering outreach. He earned a B.S. degree from USMA in 1979, a Master of Science in Civil Engineering from Lehigh University in 1989, and a Ph.D. from Lehigh in 1991. As an active duty Army officer, he served in a variety of military engineering assignments around the world. He

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharlene Yang, Museum of Science; Lydia Beall, Museum of Science

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #6140Engineering Everywhere: Bridging Formal and Informal STEM Education(Works in Progress)Sharlene Yang, Museum of Science Sharlene Yang is the director of Partnerships for the Engineering is Elementary project. In this position she is working with organizations and individuals across the country to help them support implementation of elementary engineering with area schools and teachers. She also led the efforts and initiatives of EiE professional development team, which now reach approximately 300 teachers a year. Yang has been active with STEM education for the past fifteen years; prior to her work with EiE

Conference Session

Curriculum Exchange

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Robert Stambach, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara M. Moskal, Colorado School of Mines

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #11980Bringing Mining and Environmental Engineering to PreCollege ClassroomsMr. Nicholas Robert Stambach, Colorado School of Mines Nicholas Stambach is currently a graduate student in the Chemistry Department at the Colorado School at Mines. As a graduate student, Nicholas is the graduate student manager of the Trefny Institute for Educational Innovation. As part of Trefny, Nicholas has worked with elementary and middle school teachers in teaching science and engineering lessons. Prior to attending graduate school, Nicholas taught high school chemistry for 4 years. Nicholas has a BA in chemistry (2007) and an MA in

Conference Session

Engineering Design

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University; John M. Mativo, University of Georgia

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2012-5362: OUTREACH ACTIVITIES IN TEACHING ENGINEERINGDESIGNDr. Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University Arif Sirinterlikci is a professor of engineering at Robert Morris University School of Engineering, Math- ematics, and Science. He also serves as a Director of Engineering Laboratories as well as Co-head of the Research and Outreach Center. He has been an active member of ASEE and SME, serving as an officer of both societies and engaged in engineering education and K-12 outreach.Dr. John M. Mativo, University of Georgia John Mativo is Assistant Professor at the University of Georgia, Workforce Education/Faculty of Engi- neering

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Curriculum Exchange

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean M. Trusedell, Purdue University; Mindy Hart, EPICS

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #8624The EPICS Program: Innovative Education for Authentic LearningMrs. Jean M. Trusedell, Purdue University Jean Trusedell is a Nationally Board Certified Teacher with extensive experience working with K-12 Ed- ucators and students. Her current project is working with the EPICS (Engineering Projects in Community Service) at Purdue University to create curriculum that can be used with students throughout the coun- try to integrate best classroom practices with engineering principles. Previously, she was the Science and Technology Coach for MSD of Decatur Township in Indianapolis, IN. Ms. Trusedell is pursuing a

Conference Session

Think Outside the Box! K-12 Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brittany Luken, Georgia Institute of Technology; Stacey Mumbower, Georgia Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2010-1638: POSTER: ENGAGING TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERINGACTIVITIES FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTSBrittany Luken, Georgia Institute of Technology Brittany Luken is a doctoral student at the Georgia Institute of Technology. She is pursuing a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, specializing in Transportation Engineering with her research focus on travel demand modeling in aviation. She was recently awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. She was also selected as one of ten recipients nationally of the Graduate Research Award Program for Airport Cooperative Research Group for the academic year 2009-2010. Brittany graduated cum laude from Vanderbilt University in

Conference Session

Topics in K-12 Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melanie Ford, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2008-1164: ENGINEERING MYTHBUSTERS BRINGS ENGINEERINGPRINCIPLES TO KIDSMelanie Ford, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College Page 13.515.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Engineering MythBusters Brings Engineering Principles to KidsAbstractPenn State Erie, The Behrend College hosts a summer program called College for Kids. It is aseries of week long courses for kids, ages 6 to 18, which are 15 hours in length. Over 80 coursesare offered in a variety of topics ranging from art, music and writing, to sports, crafts and theater.There has been a demand for engineering offerings from both parents and the director of theprogram.“Engineering MythBusters” is a

Conference Session

Thinking Outside the Box! Innovative Curriculum Exchange for K12 Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gail Ellen Gerdemann, Oregon State University; Willie (Skip) E. Rochefort, Oregon State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-2777: EXCHANGE: OOBLECK, SLIME, AND PLAYDOUGH MA-TERIALS ENGINEERING FOR THE ELEMENTARY CLASSROOMGail Ellen Gerdemann, Oregon State University Elementary classroom teacher for over 30 years including teaching junior high science as a Peace Corps volunteer in Montserrat, West Indies, 6th grade in Virginia, primary and intermediate grades in Albany and Corvallis, Oregon. K-5 STEPs Coordinator at Oregon State University funded by Howard Hughes Medical Institute grant since 1994 working with classroom teachers and university/community scientists developing STEM curriculum and training teachers. Currently also employed by Corvallis School Dis- trict to develop, pilot, manufacture materials kits, and inservice

Conference Session

High-School Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Muhammad Kehnemouyi, Montgomery College; Uchechukwu Abanulo, Montgomery College

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2009-882: ENGINEERING YOUR FUTURE PROJECT FOR HIGH-SCHOOLSTUDENTSMuhammad Kehnemouyi, Montgomery CollegeUchechukwu Abanulo, Montgomery College Page 14.561.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Engineering Your Future Project for High School StudentsAbstractThrough a program known as, “The College Institute”, Montgomery College, Rockville,offers a series of freshmen college-level courses to high schools in Montgomery County.One of the courses offered is ‘Introduction to Engineering Design’, also known as ES100, which offers a wide variety of introduction topics in engineering, as well as anopportunity for students to work on a design project in teams

Conference Session

Curriculum Exchange

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alison Lynn Fielding, Centennial High School, Boise, ID; Dale Brown, Boise State University; Richard Livingston, Department of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering, Boise State University ; Curtis Heishman, Boise State University; Louis Nadelson, Utah State University; David Estrada, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, ID, USA

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #11248Production and Characterization of Graphene and Other 2-dimensional Nano-materials: An AP High School Inquiry Lab (Curriculum Exchange)Mrs. Alison Lynn Fielding, Centennial High School, Boise, ID Mrs. Alison Fielding teaches Advanced Placement Chemistry and College Preparatory Chemistry at Centennial High School in Boise, ID. She earned her BS in Earth Science Education from Boise State University in 2013 with a minors in Chemistry. She is currently pursuing a Masters of Science degree in STEM from Boise State University. In an effort to explore new pedagogical approaches she worked with Boise State

Conference Session

Think Outside the Box! K-12 Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Virginia Mayfield, Monterey High School; Kenneth Currie, Tennessee Technological University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2010-773: POSTER: BRINGING ENGINEERING IDEAS INTO THEMATHEMATICS CLASSROOM - USING LINEAR PROGRAMMING TOINTEGRATE INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING INTO THE HIGH SCHOOLCLASSROOMVirginia Mayfield, Monterey High SchoolKenneth Currie, Tennessee Technological University Page 15.960.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Bringing Engineering Ideas into the Mathematics Classroom: Using Linear Programming to Integrate Industrial Engineering into the High School ClassroomAbstract:As a participant in the TTU Research Experience for Teachers (RET) project, Iconducted research alongside industrial engineers at Tennessee Tech Universityfocused on the use

Conference Session

Descriptions of Curricular and Model Development

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Marshall, University of Southern Maine

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-587: CREATING LINKAGES BETWEEN UNIVERSITY AND TECH-NOLOGY EDUCATION PROGRAMSJohn Marshall, University of Southern Maine John Marshall received his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University and is the Departmental Internship Co- ordinator at the University of Southern Maine. His areas of specialization include Power and Energy Processing, Applied Process Control Engineering, Automation, Fluid Power, and Facility Planning. Page 22.396.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Creating Linkages Between University and Technology Education

Conference Session

Curriculum Exchange

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Huang, Sparkfun Electronics

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #13636Digital Sandbox (Arduino Programmers Kit) - Curriculum ExchangeMr. Brian Huang, Sparkfun Electronics Brian Huang is an Education Engineer for SparkFun Electronics, a cutting edge open-source hardware and electronics education company. Brian started his career in engineering with wireless transport tech- nologies for ADC Telecommunications in Minneapolis, MN. While working at ADC, Brian volunteered at the Science Museum of Minnesota and quickly discovered a passion for teaching and working with students - especially in an environment that fostered and supported the ”wow” factor associated with in- quiry

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Murray, Pittsburg State University; Randy Winzer, Pittsburg State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

associate professor in the Electronics Engineering Technology program at Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, KS; he served as the program coordinator from 2002 until 2007. He holds both BS and MS degrees in Engineering Technology and has several years of experience supporting various information technology infrastructure projects; primarily those in support of educational content delivery and K-12 education. The past nine summers Professor Winzer has conducted a STEM outreach effort titled ’Adventures in Robotics’ which has had over 500 participants. Page 22.1647.1 c American Society

Conference Session

K-12 Teacher Pre-Service and Undergraduate Instructor Training

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Crehan, University of Limerick; Niall Seery, University of Limerick; Donal Canty, University of Limerick; Diarmaid Lane, University of Limerick

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #10907Pre-service STEM educators’ perceptions of the design activities to informeducational practice (Research to Practice - Strand: Other)Mr. Michael Crehan, University of LimerickDr. Niall Seery, University of LimerickMr. Donal Canty, University of LimerickDr. Diarmaid Lane, University of Limerick Diarmaid is a Lecturer in Technology Teacher Education at the University of Limerick. His research interests are in the areas of freehand sketching, cognition and spatial visualization. He is currently Director of Membership of the Engineering Design Graphics Division (EDGD

Conference Session

Engineering in Elementary Schools

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Parsons, Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School; Debbie O'Hare, Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Elementary School; Robin Little, Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Elementary School; Pat Van Driessche, Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School; Kim Parsons, Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School; Marilyn Barger, University of South Florida; Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2007-1857: SUPPORTING MATH AND SCIENCE THROUGH ELEMENTARYENGINEERING IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATIONCharles Parsons, Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School CHARLES PARSONS is the Science Coach at Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School Center for Mathematics and Engineering. He earned a B.A. in Elementary Education from the University of South Florida. His experiences include over 30 years teaching in Kindergarten through fifth grade classrooms and 1 ½ years as a resource teacher. Chuck has curriculum writing experience and has presented at various state and national venues.Debbie O'Hare, Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Elementary School DEBORAH O'HARE is a 4th and 5th grade teacher at Douglas L

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K12 Teachers

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Pelletier, Northern Essex Community College; Lori Heymans, Northern Essex Community College; Paul Chanley, Northern Essex Community College

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2008-1235: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTES ONALTERNATIVE ENERGYMichael Pelletier, Northern Essex Community CollegeLori Heymans, Northern Essex Community CollegePaul Chanley, Northern Essex Community College Page 13.1003.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Professional Development Institutes on Alternative EnergyAbstractThis paper describes three Professional Development Institutes for middle and highschool teachers exploring the science, technology, engineering, and math behind thegeneration of electricity by wind, water, and solar power.Each institute was organized and delivered as a Web-companion course. All lecturenotes, assignments, and required