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Programs for High School Students

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bill Elmore, Mississippi State University; Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University

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compiled under direction of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.,, p.9, 2002.4. Kearns, David and James Harvey, A Legacy of Learning, Washington, D. C., Brookings Institute Press, 2000.5. Sterling, M. J. H. (Oct. 2002). Engineering—the future: of engineering the future. Eng. Sci. and Ed. J., 173-184.6. Truxal, J. G. (Aug. 1978). Engineering Colleges and Secondary Schools. Proceedings of the IEEE, 66:8, 927- 931.7. Narayanan, R. M. (July 1999). Use of Objective-based Undergraduate Research Project Experience as a Graduate Student Recruitment Tool. J. Eng. Ed., 361-365.8. Fromm, E. (April, 2003). The Changing Engineering Educational Paradigm. J. Eng. Edu., 113-121.9. Jordan, W.M., B. B. Elmore, C. Sundberg; A Model

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Approaches to K -12 Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eugene Brown, Virginia Tech; Robert Kavetsky, Office of Naval Research; Robert L. Stiegler, NSWCDD; Peter N. Squire, NSWCDD; Juanita Jo Matkins, College of William and Mary; Gail Hardinge, College of William and Mary; John A. McLaughlin, McLauglin Associates

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-- Peter Squire received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science from Mary Washington College. He is a scientist for the B 34 Human System Integration branch at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) and is pursing a Ph.D. in Human Factors and Applied Cognition at George Mason University.Juanita Jo Matkins, College of William and Mary JUANITA JO MATKINS -- Dr. Matkins is an Assistant Professor of Science Education at the College of William and Mary. She was a K-12 teacher for 18 years, and the Virginia recipient of the 1995 Presidential Award for Excellence in Secondary Science Teaching. She has written and published several papers and reports on various

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Standards Based Approaches to K -12 Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Levelle Burr-Alexander, New Jersey Institute of Technology; John Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Ronald Rockland, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Howard Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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-Engineering Lessons Into Secondary Science Classrooms”. Proceedings of the 32nd ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Boston, MA, November 6-9, 2002..11. Schaefer, M., Sullivan, J. & Yowell, J. “Standards-Based Engineering Curricula as a Vehicle for K-12 Science and Math Integration.” Proceedings of the 33rd ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Boulder, CO, November 5-8, 2003.12. Olds, S., Patel, C., Yalvac, B., Kanter, D. & Goel, N. “Developing a Standards-based K-12 Curricula through Partnerships with University Students and Industry”. Proceedings of the 2004 ASEE Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, June 20-23, 2004.13. Zarske, M., Sullivan, J., Carlson, L. & Yowell, J. “Teachers Teaching Teachers

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Programs for High School Students

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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P. Ruby Mawasha, Wright State University; Kumar Yelamarthi, Wright State University; Paul Lam, University of Akron

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campus and work life is all about in a hands-on technology-based environment.Fig. 1 shows the typical syllabus of Wright STEPP. Students learn not only math and science,but also written and oral communication skills, problem solving and study skills, careeropportunity awareness, and an introduction into computer science. Simultaneously, they visitindustries, attend engineering seminars, and talks delivered by several role model speakers.Students, who completed the program with specific academic standards (cumulative 3.5 GPAand no grade less than a ‘B’ during the regular high school year) are offered a four-year full-tuition scholarship to attend our university and pursue a bachelor’s degree of their choice. A typical weekly schedule of the

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Ensuring Access to K - 12 Engineering Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tremayne Waller, Virginia Tech; Sharnnia Artis, Virginia Tech; Bevlee Watford, Virginia Tech; Tasha Zephirin, Virginia Tech

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success before college exist, prolonging or evenprecluding their graduation from college.One at-risk factor associated with pre-college students is academic under preparedness. Hick’sresearch indicates that pre-college students may be perceived as having (a) poorer academic andsocial preparation, (b) lower self-confidence, and (c) inadequate parental support.6 These issueswere carefully examined in first generation students. Another at-risk factor associated with pre-college students is their unrealistic picture of what college entails. It is believed that inaccurateperspectives about the university’s complex systems can be a devastating and challengingexperience, particularly for African Americans and other minorities entering STEM fields. 3

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Ensuring Access to K - 12 Engineering Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amit Nimunkar, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Sandra Courter, University of Wisconsin-Madison; GWEN EBERT, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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studies and b) how thesecourses work together to help students develop engineering skills. Assessment instrumentsincluded beginning, middle, and end-of-design experience questionnaires, videotapes of studentpresentations, and a reflective letter to their parents. Through the data collected, the paperanswers the following questions: a) Are real-life student design projects an effective means ofintegrating different courses? b) Did the real-life student design projects provide better studentunderstanding of engineering in general? c) Did the exercise of designing and presentingprojects, stimulate student interest in science and engineering careers? This pilot assessmentplan will be used to improve the program as well as to assess student learning

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Assessing K - 12 Engineering Education Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gary Ybarra, Duke University; Paul Klenk, Duke University; Glenda Kelly, Duke University

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, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and Utah StateUniversity.In 2002, The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) established the Center for theAdvancement of Scholarship on Engineering Education (CASEE) to “promote the technologicalwelfare of the nation10.” The CASEE recently held a workshop entitled, “Social Dynamics ofCampus Change: Creating an Interdisciplinary Research Agenda.” The purpose of this workshopwas “to examine how to promote the diffusion of innovation in engineering education.”Innovations in undergraduate engineering education and successful K-12 engineering outreachare intimately coupled because a) many of the future leaders of K-12 engineering outreachprograms will be graduates from engineering education programs, b) innovations

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Assessing Perceptions of Engineers and Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Reginald Hobbs, Tufts University; Nataliia Perova, Tufts University; Igor Verner, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology; Chris Rogers, Tufts University

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Interdisciplinary Programmes. European Journal of Education, Vol. 27, No. 3. 277-283.5. Smokeh, B. (1995) The Contribution of Action Research to Development in Social Endeavours: A Position Paper on Action Research Methodology. British Educational Research Journal, Vol. 21, No. 3. 339-355.6. Snow, R. E., & Lohman, D. F. (1984) Toward a Theory of Aptitude for Learning from Instruction. Journal of Educational Psychology, Vol. 76. 347-376.7. Cobb, P., Confrey J., Disessa, A., Lehrer, R., & Schauble, L. (2003) Design Experiments in Educational Research. Educational Researcher, Vol. 32. 9-13.8. Dick, B. (1997) Choosing action research [On line]. Available at http://www.scu.edu.au/schools/gcm/ar/arp/choice.html9. Choi, J

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Programs for High School Students

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patrick Rousche, University of Illinois-Chicago; Michael Cho, University of Illinois-Chicago; Yang Dai, University of Illinois-Chicago; Hui Lu, University of Illinois-Chicago; J Hetling, University of Illinois-Chicago; jie liang, University of Illinois-Chicago; Susan McCormick, University of Illinois-Chicago; David Schneeweis, University of Illinois-Chicago; Richard Magin, University of Illinois-Chicago

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. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON EDUCATION, VOL. 42, NO. 4,Nov. 1999.McCullough, C.L.; Crull, M.; Thomas, D. Adventures in Engineering: a unique program toattract under-represented groups to engineering, IEEE Transactions on Education Volume: 37Issue: 1 , Feb. 1994.Jaffe-Ruiz M, Stokes SA, Thomas B. Nursing summer camp: a recruitment experience forhigh school students. J Nurs Educ. 1989 Sep;28(7):322-3. Page 11.6.11Openshaw S, Fleisher A, Ljunggren C. Teaching biomedical applications to secondarystudents. Biomed Sci Instrum. 1999;35:69-72.Wolbarst, A.B. Looking Within: How x-ray, CT, MRI, Ultrasound and Other MedicalImages Are Created, and How They Help

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Engineering in High School

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Meetu Walia, Polytechnic University; EDWIN YU, Polytechnic University; Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic University; Magued Iskander, Polytechnic University; Noel Kriftcher, Polytechnic University

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2006-1622: USING REAL-TIME SENSORS IN HIGH SCHOOL LIVINGENVIRONMENT LABS: A GK-12 PROJECTMeetu Walia, Polytechnic University MEETU WALIA received a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, NY in 2005. She is currently pursuing a M.S degree in Chemical Engineering at Polytechnic University. She has been serving as a GK—12 Fellow since 2004. Her current research interests are in biosensors and control systems.EDWIN YU, Polytechnic University EDWIN SIU KEI YU received a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, NY in 2005. He is currently pursuing a M.S. degree in Civil Engineering at Polytechnic University. During his undergraduate

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Standards Based Approaches to K -12 Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chris Merrill, Illinois State University; Vincent Childress, North Carolina A&T; Rodney Custer, Illinois State University; Craig Rhodes, North Carolina A&T

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living in a technological world; and 3. Technology education should abandon the thought of infusing any form of engineering concepts into the curriculum.Clearly there are varying perspectives regarding infusing engineering concepts or not intotechnology education. The authors of this manuscript subscribe to the second camp of thought(i.e., to infuse engineering-related concepts into an existing technology education curriculum andcourses). Therefore, the purposes of this manuscript are to: (a) present initial findings regardingwhat engineering concepts should be incorporated into technology education; (b) explain howinfusing engineering concepts into technology has occurred through the initial professionaldevelopment work of a

Conference Session

Assessing Perceptions of Engineers and Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sharon Kurpius-Robinson, Arizona State University; Dale Baker, Arizona State University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Chell Roberts, Arizona State University

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analysismethod was used to validate the instrument. This analysis revealed four factors defined as: 1) theimportance of DET; 2) teachers’ familiarity with DET; 3) teachers’ perceptions of stereotypicalcharacteristics of engineers; and 4) teachers’ perceptions of characteristics of engineers. Theinternal consistency reliability estimate for the survey was 0.88. The analysis of 98 teachers’responses to these items indicated that: a) the importance of DET in the curriculum was strongerfor female teachers as compared to male teachers, t ( 96) = 2.42, p < 0.05; b) elementary schoolteachers were least likely to teach DET in their curriculum as compared to middle school andhigh school teachers, F (2, 28.81) = 4.35, p < 0.05; and c) DET was more likely to

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Ensuring Access to K - 12 Engineering Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Hwang, United InnoWorks Academy and Duke University; Ahrash Bissell, Duke University; Daniel Kaplan, United InnoWorks Academy and Duke University; Matthew Mian, United InnoWorks Academy and Duke University; Vineet Agrawal, United InnoWorks Academy and Duke University; Jessica Manson, United InnoWorks Academy and Duke University; Gary Ybarra, Duke University

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2006-1086: DESIGN AND EVALUATION OF INNOWORKS: A PORTABLE,INTERDISCIPLINARY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING PROGRAM BYVOLUNTEER COLLEGE STUDENTS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH FROMUNDERPRIVILEGED BACKGROUNDSWilliam Hwang, United InnoWorks Academy and Duke University William L. Hwang is a senior Angier B. Duke Scholar at Duke University majoring in Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Physics and minoring in Chemistry. He co-founded United InnoWorks Academy in 2003 and is in his third year serving as CEO and program director of InnoWorks. In addition to his work in K-12 educational outreach, William is conducting research on developing early cancer detection biosensors and pin

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Programs for High School Students

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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June Marshall, St. Joseph's College; John Marshall, University of Southern Maine

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2006-1725: ATTRACTING A DIVERSE SECONDARY EDUCATIONPOPULATION WITH PRE-ENGINEERING ADVENTURESJohn Marshall, University of Southern MaineJune Marshall, St. Joseph's College Page 11.260.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Attracting a Diverse Secondary Education Population with Pre-Engineering AdventuresIntroductionToo few high school students understand that a technical career path can genuinely beexciting and neat. Some have the short-term view that good paying jobs are plentiful, sowhy take the really difficult courses. Many sell their own abilities short and convincethemselves that it is too difficult a

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Approaches to K -12 Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Pelletier, Northern Essex Community College; Wayne Kibbe, Northern Essex Community College; Paul Chanley, Northern Essex Community College

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2006-830: EMBEDDED COMPUTER SYSTEMS & PHOTONICS: APROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSE FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLTEACHERSMichael Pelletier, Northern Essex Community CollegeWayne Kibbe, Northern Essex Community CollegePaul Chanley, Northern Essex Community College Page 11.529.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Embedded Computer Systems & Photonics: A Professional Development Course for Middle and High School TeachersAbstractThe STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Fellows Program wasa new initiative of the Northeast Network STEM Pipeline Project in 2004-2005, to focusattention on STEM education in middle schools and high schools

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Professional Development Programs for Teachers

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Hunter, Tennessee Technological University; Jessica Matson, Tennessee Technological University; Susan Elkins, Tennessee Technological University

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2006-2500: PREPARING FOR EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES: A GRASS-ROOTSAPPROACH TO ENHANCING K-12 EDUCATIONKenneth Hunter, Tennessee Technological University Kenneth Hunter is currently Associate Professor of Basic Engineering at Tennessee Technological University. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in mechanical engineering from Tennessee Technological University. He has over 30 years of engineering experience, including positions in academia, industry, the United States Army, a government laboratory, and his own consulting business. He is a licensed P.E. in the State of Tennessee.Jessica Matson, Tennessee Technological University Jessica Matson is currently Professor and Chair of the Industrial and

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Promoting Scientific and Technological Literacy

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Douglas, Southern Methodist University

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2006-2392: THE INFINITY PROJECT: ON THE DESIGN ANDIMPLEMENTATION OF A HIGH SCHOOL ENGINEERING CURRICULUMScott Douglas, Southern Methodist University Scott C. Douglas is an associate professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas and the Associate Director for the Institute for Engineering Education at SMU. He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from Stanford University. Dr. Douglas' is a recognized expert in the fields of adaptive filters, blind source separation, and active noise control, having authored or co-authored six book chapters and over 150 journal and conference papers in these fields. He was the recipient of an NSF

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Standards Based Approaches to K -12 Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kazem Kazerounian, University of Connecticut; David M. Moss, University of Connecticut; David Giblin, University of Connecticut; Elias Faraclas, University of Connecticut; Cathi Koehler, University of Connecticut

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2006-1510: ARE CONCEPTS OF TECHNICAL & ENGINEERING LITERACYINCLUDED IN STATE CURRICULUM STANDARDS? A REGIONAL OVERVIEWOF THE NEXUS BETWEEN TECHNICAL & ENGINEERING LITERACY ANDSTATE SCIENCE FRAMEWORKSCathi Koehler, University of Connecticut CATHERINE KOEHLER is a Ph.D. candidate in the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut. Her field of study is curriculum and instruction concentrating in science education under the direction of David M. Moss. Her dissertation work explores a pedagogical model of teaching the nature of science to secondary science teachers. She has taught Earth Science, Physics and Forensic Chemistry in public high school for 7 years prior to her graduate

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K-12 Activities

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dean Aslam, Michigan State University

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explaining the fabrication andoperation of a MOSFET to the K-12students in way that is simple andexciting. An NMOS (n-channel MOSFET) wasselected for explaining the transistor Figure 3 NMOS demo chip overview (a) and explanation ofconcepts. Fig. 3 shows a Lego-baseddemo testchip along with 2 demos for fabrication and principle of operation of micro (b) and nano (c)NMOS assuming micro and nano sizes . NMOS devices.In addition to a number Lego pieces, Page 11.1240.4there are two motors, a breadboard, a K-12 chip, and a number of other electronic devices on the demochip. Fig. 3(a) shows a layout of a

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Engineering in High School

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stacy Klein-Gardner; Cynthia Paschal, Vanderbilt University; Christopher Garay, Vanderbilt University; Aubrey McKelvey, Vanderbilt University; Patrick Gonzales, Vanderbilt University; Alex Nguyen, University of Rochester

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made between the two test groups. The students will also be given pre-and post-surveys to evaluate changes in interest and attitudes towards biomedicalimaging and biomedical engineering in general. This curriculum meets numerousNational Science Education Content Standards (A,B,C,E,F,G) and provides teachers withthe ability to meet the Teaching and Assessment Standards better. The curriculum alsomeets numerous AAAS Project 2061 benchmarks, particularly those relating to PhysicalHealth, the Designed World, and the Physical Setting.CurriculumOur goal is to construct a science curriculum that achieves the goals of K-12 sciencestandards and introduces students to the exciting field of biomedical imaging. Thecurriculum begins

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Engineering in High School

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Venkat Chandrasekhar, Northwestern University; Marcel Grdinic, Glenbrook North High School; Nathan Unterman, Glenbrook North High School; R.P.H. Chang, Northwestern University; Emma Tevaarwerk, Northwestern University

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works may helpstudents to better appreciate and understand the atomic nature and structure of matter,relevant for high school chemistry classrooms. Instructional Learning Goal(s) Standards Link New Nano-concepts materials Section Activity 1: A Many ways to measure NSES/5-8/B/3,a, c A nano-nose can be used to detect Sense of Distance distance other than with eyes NSES/9-12/B/3, c, d small amounts of vapors. and ruler; concept of reference NSES/9-12/B/4, a, b A nano-ear can be used to listen to 2061/6-8/12B/5 small vibrations. Activity 2

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Ensuring Access to K - 12 Engineering Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Benita Comeau, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Donna Llewellyn, Georgia Institute of Technology; Michael Pastirik

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managed to meet the state mandated passingrates for the math and language arts portions. This data is quite encouraging.a) b) Page 11.1264.5 c) Failing rate rises Percent failingFigure 2: GHSGT Results in (a) English/Language Arts, (b) Mathematics, (c) Science; source: GADepartment of Education Report Cards 3 Upon closer examination of the GHSGT math scores, it is apparent that this school hasexhibited a gradual decrease in

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Professional Development Programs for Teachers

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Thompson, University of South Carolina; Jed Lyons, University of South Carolina; Amber Caicedo, University of South Carolina

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Influence Primary Influence Figure 1: Factors Affecting Participation as Reported by Teacher PartnersLong-Term Benefits. The second section contained a total of 15 items, broken into threesubcategories of 5 items each. The subcategories were (a) content and knowledge, (b) teachingstrategies, and (c) attitudes and resourcefulness. The responses within the subcategories wereadded to first identify the subset with the most identified lasting benefits. As shown in Figure 2,the subcategory teaching strategies had the most teachers responding that the program“significantly improved” their ability to incorporate engineering based activities into theirinstruction. However, content and knowledge has the largest combined response of “improved”and

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Approaches to K -12 Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Barrett, University of Wyoming; Jerry Hamann, University of Wyoming; Dennis Coon, University of Wyoming; Paul Crips, Laramie Middle School; John Pierre, University of Wyoming

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Part B Program Description, December, 2004.7. Dwellis, A., “EE 212: Digital Design,” Colorado Technical University, Colorado Springs, CO8. Barrett, S., “EE 281: Digital Design,” The United States Air Force Academy, ColoradoSprings, CO9. Barrett, S., “EE/COSC 2390: Digital Design,” University of Wyoming. Page 11.1128.14Page 11.1128.15

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Ensuring Access to K - 12 Engineering Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lawrence Genalo, Iowa State University; Jamie Gilchrist, Iowa State University

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LEGO Egg Drop Paper Egg Drop Standards Used Programming Basic Domain/topic/benchmark A. Science as Inquiry NSES · abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry X X X B Physical Science NSES

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Assessing Perceptions of Engineers and Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Olga Pierrakos, Virginia Tech; Michael Alley, Virginia Tech; Pavlos Vlachos, Virginia Tech

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be able to (a) articulate and recognize the role and importance of engineering insociety, (b) identify physical mechanisms and phenomena relevant to various simple everyday Page 11.1407.6applications, (c) appreciate the interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary character of modernengineering, and (d) develop awareness of emerging engineering fields and of future researchtrends and challenges. Furthermore, the specific objectives varied for each group of students considering eachgroup’s educational level. For the freshmen engineers, the main objective was to introduce themto various research areas as a means of illustrating the diversity

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Engineering in High School

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tammy VanDeGrift, University of Portland; Sheryl Burgstahler, University of Washington; Richard Ladner, University of Washington; Annemarie Poginy, University of Portland

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theCollege of Engineering and Computer Science, the College of Education, and Computing andCommunications at the University of Washington. This Center undertakes a variety of activitiesthat lead to college and career success for people with disabilities. One of these programs iscalled the DO-IT Scholars program. DO-IT Scholars are high school students who want topursue postsecondary studies and careers but face significant challenges due to their disabilities.The program has three key components: (a) residential Summer Study on the university campus,(b) year-round computer and Internet activities, and c) work-based learning.While participating in the program, DO-IT Scholars develop social, academic, and career skillsin preparation for postsecondary

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Engineering in High School

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Don Engelberg, Queensborough Community College; Cheryl Bluestone, Queensborough Community College; Amy Bieber, Queensborough Community College; James Valentino, Queensborough Community College; Patrick Wallach, Queensborough Community College; Joseph Goldenberg, Queensborough Community College; Clara Wajngurt, Queensborough Community College; Paul Marchese, Queensborough Community College

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2006-518: QCC TECHASCEND: NSF-SPONSORED AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMAIMED AT POTENTIAL TECHNICIANSDon Engelberg, Queensborough Community College Principal Investigator Dr. Don Engelberg holds a B. S. degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and M. A. and Ph. D. degrees in physics from Columbia University. In addition to coordinating the entire TechASCEND project, he served as instructor for the fiber optics unit. Dr. Engelberg has served as P. I. for two previous NSF grants related to fiber optic telecommunications. In addition to his publications related to physics education, he has published on nuclear and particle physics and the history of physics. He has also directed grants under the

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Approaches to K -12 Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Eschenbach, Humboldt State University; James H. Johnson, Howard University; Chris Brus, University of Iowa; Dan Giammar, Washington University; Bette Grauer, McPherson High School; Patricia Carlson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Liesl Hotaling, Stevens Institute of Technology; Gbekeloluwa Oguntimein, Morgan State University; Steven Safferman, Michigan State University; Tim Wentling, National Center for Supercomputing Applications

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community, government, and industry. The goals ofvertical collaboration are to (a) enhance environmental science education at all levels, (b)accelerate the exchange of information and ideas between educators and students from K-12through post-graduate education, and (c) promote the development of relationships betweenindividual educators that will be mutually beneficial. The goals of vertical collaboration will bemet by (a) providing forums for interaction among educational groups that currently haveminimal contact, (b) creating hands-on and virtual educational activities for multi-level groups,and (c) establishing multi-level collaboration as core components of WATERS Network projects.Further, the cyberinfrastructure of WATERS Network can provide

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Assessing K - 12 Engineering Education Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erin Cejka, Tufts University; Chris Rogers, Tufts University

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., Portsmore, M. (2005) “What do college engineering students learn in K-12 classrooms?: Understanding the development of citizenship & communication skills.” Paper presented at the ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Portland, OR.7. Gravel, B., Cunningham, C., Knight, M., Faux, R. (2005) "Learning through teaching: A longitudinal study on the effects of GK-12 programs on teaching fellows." Paper presented at the ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Portland, OR.8. Cejka, E., Rogers, C. (2005) “In-service Teachers and the Engineering Design Process.” Paper presented at the ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Portland, OR. Page