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Conference Session
BME Laboratories and Skills-Based Projects
Collection
2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Kristen Jevsevar, Vanderbilt University; Melanie Aston, Vanderbilt University; Shaun Price, Vanderbilt University; Cynthia Paschal, Vanderbilt University; Stacy Klein-Gardner
Tagged Divisions
Biomedical
of 2007. All curriculum development was based on research for human learningpresented in the National Academy of Science report How People Learn1. Specifically, theinstruction is designed around “anchored inquiry” of interesting challenges2,3. Students’ inquiryprocesses are guided by an instructional sequence built around a learning cycle called the‘Legacy cycle’3.Each of the five legacy cycle modules in this unit includes a new challengequestion, interviews with experts in the imaging field to guide their inquiry, and lectures andhands-on activities to equip students in answering each challenge. Each of the hands-onactivities was designed to use materials under $25, enabling the curriculum to be integrated invarious classroom environments
Collection
2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference
Authors
Brinley Boyett, Texas A&M University; Robert Harold Lightfoot Jr, Texas A&M University
, such as writing, coding, orsolving problems. Thus, education must evolve to teach students how to use this tool effectivelyand evaluate the quality of its work. Educators should aim to incorporate AI into their classroomsin ways that help students develop these skills so that students will be better prepared tocontribute to society in the future 3 .However, there are concerns about ethical implications relating to the grey areas of AI, such asprivacy, bias, and accountability 4 . Applied specifically to education, AI’s integration riskscreating an over-reliance on external tools, potentially hindering students’ ability to recall andapply knowledge independently. Educators have also raised concerns about the potential for“academically dishonest
Conference Session
Entrepreneurship Education - A 10,000' View
Collection
2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Mary Secor, Institute to Promote Learning; Douglas Arion, Carthage College
Tagged Divisions
Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation
and resources needed to deliver an effective entrepreneurshipprogram can be found on a campus or in the neighboring community, and it is possible,though with considerable forethought, to seamlessly integrate these resources into aprogram and thus achieve broad educational goals. A seamless curriculum integrates and coordinates curricular and co-curricularresources and links in-class and out-of-class experiences to promote student learning anddevelopment9. A seamless curriculum seeks to (1) Integrate campus programs andservices into courses, (2) Provide opportunities for students to engage in experientiallearning experiences (research apprenticeships, internships, service learning, etc.)throughout their undergraduate experience, (3
Collection
2019 CIEC
Authors
Gregory Lyman; Jeffery Wilcox; Rowdy Sanford
based instruction to prepare graduatesfor careers in industry. Each of the programs also utilize an Industry Advisory Board (IAB)comprised of industry experts to assist in curriculum steering and program development. Severalfaculty members within the programs, along with assistance from IAB members recognized aneducational gap between the students entering undergraduate degrees interested in robotics(based off of their robotics experiences in high school), and the demand from industry lookingfor graduates with knowledge in automation and industrial distribution. Conversations betweenthe EET program faculty and the IAB, lead to planning of a Robotics and Automation minor Proceedings of the 2019 Conference for Industry and Education
Conference Session
Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Technical Session - Effective Teaching 4
Collection
2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Cade Person, Michigan State University; Christiana Kiesling, Michigan State University; George H. Berghorn, Michigan State University
Tagged Divisions
Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)
identify gaps in teaching related to timber,creating an outline of the current state of timber-focused curriculum within civil engineering.Second is to assess where there are needs and opportunities to improve available resources tosupport programs interested in integrating mass timber structural design into their curriculum. Toachieve the first objective, this research identifies and documents existing timber engineeringcourses available to undergraduate and graduate students and instructors in the United States.The two largest higher educational institutions by enrollment in each state were assessed toinventory courses related to engineering design that mentioned “timber” or “wood” in theircourse description, resulting in 63 total identified
Conference Session
Student Attitudes and Perceptions
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Justin Micomonaco, Michigan State University; Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University
Tagged Divisions
Educational Research and Methods
extracurricular activities, informal conversations inthe residence hall and social events.20 These types of activities combine to cultivate membership in a community for thestudent.21 The degree of integration in the community impacts the student’s commitment torelated goals and persistence in that domain. For example, students who participate inengineering-related events outside of class are more likely to feel connected to the community ofengineers and see more value in persisting to degree completion. In addition to the structuralobstacles of curriculum and pedagogy, Seymour and Hewitt noted that a lack of identificationwith STEM careers was an additional factor influencing students’ decisions to leave thediscipline.22 This is an element that
Conference Session
NSF Grantees Poster Session
Collection
2002 Annual Conference
Authors
William Goodwine; Steven Skaar; Robert Nelson; Mihir Sen; James Mason; Stephen Batill
Session 1526 Development of a Curriculum for Mechanical Engineering Based upon Intelligent Systems and Automation S. Batill, S. Skaar, R. Nelson, B. Goodwine, J. Mason, and M. Sen University of Notre DameAbstractRealizing the need for mechanical engineering programs to adapt to an ever-diversifyingcompetitive world, the University of Notre Dame is developing a new curriculum that includesfocused educational experiences. This focus is based upon the opportunities provided by thesynergism between traditional discipline elements and embedded computing in all forms ofmechanical
Conference Session
Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 4
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Kelly Brumbelow, Texas A&M University; Debra A. Fowler, Texas A&M University; James R. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Whitney L. Anthony, Zachry Department of Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University
Tagged Divisions
Civil Engineering
Paper ID #13529Transformation of a large civil engineering department curriculum using theASCE BOK2Dr. Kelly Brumbelow, Texas A&M University Dr. Kelly Brumbelow is an Associate Professor and the Assistant Department Head for Undergraduate Programs in the Zachry Department of Civil Engineering at Texas A&M University. He has been a faculty member at Texas A&M since 2002, where his technical specialty is water resources engineering, planning, and management. Prior to this position, he completed his undergraduate and graduate studies at Georgia Tech, where he taught undergraduate courses for 7 years. His
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2022 ASEE Gulf Southwest Annual Conference
Authors
Janie M Moore, Texas A&M University; Jacques C. Richard, Texas A&M University
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Paper ID #35839Using a pilot course to evaluate curriculum redesign for a first yearengineering program.Dr. Janie M Moore, Texas A&M University Dr. Janie McClurkin Moore is an Assistant Professor in the Biological and Agricultural Engineering De- partment at Texas A&M University in College Station. A native of Columbus, Ohio, she attended North Carolina A&T State University where she received a B.S. in Bio Environmental Engineering in 2006. She then began pursuing her graduate education at Purdue University in the Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department, completing her Ph.D. in 2015. Her primary
Conference Session
Circuits and Systems Education 2
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Nathan Davis, Central Washington University; Charles Pringle, Central Washington University; Lad Holden, Central Washington University; Michael L. Whelan, Department of Engineering Technologies, Safety, and Construction, Central Washington University
Tagged Divisions
Electrical and Computer
results show a 20% - 30% increase in the number of students who meet or exceedexpectations when comparing the results from the spring 2013 term to the spring 2014 term.While it is too early to conclude these improvements are a result of the updated curriculum andequipment, it does suggest that a correlation exists. Future assessment results will be analyzedto further investigate the impacts that these improvements have had on student learning.ConclusionThe redevelopment of the PLC training units satisfied the objectives identified. First, the newunits allow for an open and reliable platform for the students to develop integrated hardware.Secondly, the lab sequence was redesigned to limit the scope of the course and increase the depthof the
Conference Session
Design in Freshman and Sophomore Courses
Collection
2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Gail Hohner, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Jennifer Wegner, University of Michigan; Moses K. Lee, University of Michigan; Amy Frances Goldstein, University of Michigan
Tagged Divisions
Design in Engineering Education
within engineering, outside of engineering, and cross disci- plinarily. Her research includes an emphasis on the translation of research to practice in the form of ped- agogy, curriculum development, and faculty support and programming in implementing evidence-based best practices in teaching and learning.Jennifer WegnerMr. Moses K. Lee, University of Michigan Moses Lee is Assistant Director and Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Michigan College of Engineering. In his roles, Lee directs TechArb, the student startup accelerator, and teaches the entrepreneurship practicum course.Amy Frances Goldstein, University of Michigan Amy Goldstein is the Academic Programs
Conference Session
Emerging Areas: Biotechnology, Microtechnology, and Energy
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Thuyoanh Truong, California State Universtiy, Long Beach, Department of Chemical Engineering; William Ferguson, Department of Chemical Engineering, California State University, Long Beach; Roger C. Lo, California State University, Long Beach, Department of Chemical Engineering
Tagged Divisions
Chemical Engineering
onessuitable for teaching by actually performing them and revising the protocol to fit our class needs.In this paper, we present the progress of our project and discuss the course contents and researchexperiments revised for student labs.Facilities and Course ContentsCalifornia State University, Long Beach (CSULB) is predominantly an undergraduate institution,so the author, Dr. Roger C. Lo, has been seeking to include microfluidics technology in thechemical engineering curriculum at the senior and first-year graduate level since his initialappointment in Fall 2009. Currently in the College of Engineering, there are several coursescovering some topics of microfluidics technology offered in the Department of ElectricalEngineering (EE 435
Conference Session
NSF Grantees Poster Session
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Autar Kaw, University of South Florida; Renee M. Clark, University of Pittsburgh; Eleonora Emma Delgado, University of South Florida; Nicholas Abate, University of South Florida
Tagged Topics
Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session
Engineers. In his fi- nal year of academia, Nicholas worked with Professor Kaw as an undergraduate research and learning assistant for a numerical methods course to study the effectiveness of flipped classrooms with adaptive learning. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Integrating adaptive learning lessons in a flipped STEM course: development, outcomes, and data analyticsIntroductionThe flipped classroom is currently a popular pedagogy [1] as it is believed to improve studentengagement, create self-regulation of learning, and establish habits for life-long learning [2]. Inaddition, the increased amount of in-class active learning created by the implementation of
Conference Session
Technical Session: Pedagogical Strategies and Classroom Techniques for Teaching Assistants
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Stephen W. Crown, University of Texas, Pan American; Ana Alanis, University of Texas, Pan American ; Jose Luis Chavez Jr., The University of Texas, Pan-American; Joel Guadalupe Montemayor, University of Texas, Pan American; Ricardo Montemayor, University of Texas, Pan-American; Haidy Enid Soto, University of Texas, Pan American
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Student
four year grant4 directly supports the development and implementation of new fourthyear curriculum at three of the largest TexPREP sites. The developed curriculum has been madeavailable to all sites and teachers from around the state have been provided training on using thenew curriculum.Challenge Based InstructionThe development of new curriculum for the program offered an opportunity to review thepedagogy and consider new research on effective teaching strategies. The program has had along history of success through integrating projects into the curriculum. In year-end surveys,participants often cite the projects and associated competitions as the highlight of the summer.There are several proven pedagogies that use projects as an integral
Conference Session
Design for Community
Collection
2002 Annual Conference
Authors
Tarek Shraibati; Ahmad Sarfaraz
Systems Engineering and Management (MSEM) were used as the first attempt Page 7.743.1 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationto integrate service-learning into the engineering curriculum. Other engineering colleges alsohave used community service- learning as an effective pedagogy for engineering education1,2.To apply service-learning pedagogy in the engineering curriculum, Facility Planning and Designcourse integrated students with a small manufacturing company that needed help with
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2009 GSW
Authors
James (“Jim”) R. Morgan; Luciana R. Barroso
require a paradigm shift in re-conceptualizing their role as a teacher. Due to this difficulty, tapping both individual andcollective capacity are best within the context of professional learning communities (PLCs),which are characterized by shared norms and values, reflective dialogue, de-privatization ofpractice, collective focus on student learning, and collaboration. These PLCs set the foundation,so teachers can begin inquiry into their practice in a new way for increased student learning.The integration of Professional Learning Communities and Project-Based Learning serve toaddress the issues discussed above. Currently, the North Texas STEM (Science, Technology,Engineering and Math) Center is collaborating with the Waco Independent School
Conference Session
Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 8
Collection
2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Rana Hussein, Boston University; Muhammad Hamid Zaman, Boston University
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)
. Integrating forced displacement into engineeringeducation offers an opportunity to expose students to the potential of using their technical skillsto address complex societal challenges. It can also demonstrate the limitations of approachingsuch issues from a single perspective and the shortcomings of working within isolateddisciplines. Though the aim of such a course is to instill in students a long-term desire to engagewith the issue of forced displacement, framing concepts this way can also empower students totackle similarly complex issues requiring interdisciplinary thinking beyond their time in theclassroom. Course Planning and Development Recognizing the need for courses/modules meant to equip
Collection
2000 Annual Conference
Authors
Robert Engelken
withindustrial funding of projects often “leveraged” through partnership with government programsthat fund university-industry collaborations, for example, the Small Business InnovativeResearch (SBIR) or Technology Transfer (STTR) programs of numerous federal agencies.These contacts can also lead to summer or sabbatical employment for the professor and, in rarecases, a source of full employment if the professor leaves academia. This can be in the form ofbeing an actual employee of a company or a source of business if the professor forms his ownfull-time “spin-off” business.A solid consulting record adds to one’s curriculum vitae and is viewed positively by almost anyexaminer. Consulting is one version of “industrial experience” which is often a
Conference Session
ECE Online Courses, Labs, and Programs
Collection
2005 Annual Conference
Authors
Aminul Karim; Yakov Cherner; Ahmed Khan
Integration of Interactive Simulations and Virtual Experiments in Fiber Optics and Wireless Communications Courses for Onsite, Online and Hybrid Delivery Yakov E. Cherner*, Amin Karim**, Ahmed S. Khan** *ATeL, LLC, **DeVry UniversityAbstractRapid pace of technological growth has placed new demands on the skills, competencies andknowledgebase of engineering and engineering technology graduates. In order to be successful inthe 21st century workplace, graduates are required to acquire Digital-age literacy. Theengineering and engineering technology graduates are not only expected to understand the theorybehind state-of-the-art technologies, but also to
Conference Session
NSF Grantees Poster Session
Collection
2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Chrysanthe Preza, The University of Memphis; Stephanie S Ivey, The University of Memphis; Craig O. Stewart, University of Memphis
Tagged Topics
Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session
University of Memphis Dr. Stephanie Ivey is the Associate Dean for Research with the Herff College of Engineering and a Professor with the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Memphis. She directs the U of Mˆa C™s Southeast Transportation Workforce Center and thDr. Craig O. Stewart, University of Memphis Craig O. Stewart (PhD, Carnegie Mellon University) is an associate professor of communication at the University of Memphis. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Implementing the Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) Model at a Public Urban Research University in the Southeastern United StatesUnderproduction, low retention, and lack of diversity in STEM disciplines
Conference Session
Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 7
Collection
2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Stephen Michael MacNeil, University of California, San Diego; Mohsen M. Dorodchi, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Erfan Al-Hossami, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Aileen Benedict, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Devansh Desai, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Mohammad Javad Mahzoon, Core Compete Inc.
Tagged Divisions
Computing and Information Technology
futurework.BackgroundRepresenting the curriculum visually helps to communicate the structure, content, and sequenceof the material. Ideally, this process ensures that competencies are sequenced correctly, thatstudents have the freedom to create their own specializations, and that the amount of challenge isspread across the curriculum so that students aren’t overwhelmed in one semester andunder-challenged the next semester. These representations are often based on the curriculumdesigner’s best estimates or based on an existing curriculum. These heuristics do not alwayscorrespond to students’ actual pathways through the curriculum.By plotting students’ temporal pathways through the curriculum, it is possible to see where in thecurriculum students are struggling most, to
Conference Session
PCEE Session 4: Resource / Curriculum Exchange
Collection
2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Susan Letourneau; Sonja Latimore; Lisa Ellsworth; Melissa Carlson; Louise Flannery; Peter Ciavarella, New York Hall of Science; Trevor Taylor
, describing how to provide an overview of theengineering design process, engage children and their familiesin coming up with problems to solve based on a theme, andsupport children in building, testing, and iterating prototypes oftheir designs. The Workshop also includes information abouthow to integrate the app into workshop experiences.2. Workshop ThemesWorkshops use familiar themes to inspire children’s design projects, including Animals, School,Home, and Clothing, with facilitation prompts and materials tailored for each topic. The toolkitalso includes a template to allow makerspaces to create themes on other topics. 3. App The app is the bridge that connects
Conference Session
Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers – I
Collection
2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Daniel Sullivan, The College of New Jersey; Stephen O'Brien, The College of New Jersey; John Karsnitz, The College of New Jersey
Tagged Divisions
K-12 & Pre-College Engineering
pace of technological innovation, and thespecialized requirements of programs such as the Infinity Project and PLTW haverequired a change in the basic education of a technology education professional.In an effort to begin to address these challenges the Department of Technological Studiesof The College of New Jersey has begun to reshape both the make-up of its faculty andthe focus of its curriculum. During the past year, two senior members have retired and thedepartment has hired two new faculty to fill these openings. The retiring faculty bothheld doctorates in education with a focus on industrial arts – one of the new facultymembers has a doctorate in aerospace engineering and the other has a doctorate inelectrical engineering. These two new
Conference Session
Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 9
Collection
2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Gregory C. Lewin, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Rui Li, New York University; Carlotta A. Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; James A. Mynderse, Lawrence Technological University; Vikram Kapila, New York University ; Michael A. Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)
, my engineering freshmen are learning MATLAB in their second semester. So knowing how to transfer these activities to MATLAB would have been immensely useful.” After participating in the “Getting more Pololu “I am currently teaching an online workshop, what are your robots” (6); robotics course using CoderZ plans for integrating or “Review and develop the curriculum for 3rd and 4th revising mechatronics and existing course
Conference Session
Curricular Innovations
Collection
2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Maura Borrego, Virginia Tech; Lynette Osborne, National Academy of Engineering; Ruth Streveler, Purdue University; Karl Smith, University of Minnesota; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines
Tagged Divisions
Educational Research and Methods
AC 2007-241: QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE MEASURES OFCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT THROUGH A STRUCTURED WORKSHOPCURRICULUMMaura Borrego, Virginia Tech MAURA BORREGO is an assistant professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech and 2005 Rigorous Research in Engineering Education evaluator. Dr. Borrego holds an M.S. and Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Stanford University. Her current research interests center around interdisciplinary collaboration in engineering and engineering education, including studies of the collaborative relationships between engineers and education researchers. She was recently awarded a CAREER grant from NSF to study interdisciplinarity in engineering
Conference Session
Engineering Ethics and Justice
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Caroline Baillie, University of Western Australia
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Ethics
AC 2011-510: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO CURRICULUMDEVELOPMENT FOR ENGINEERING GRADUATES WHO ARE SOCIALLYAND ENVIRONMENTALLY JUSTCaroline Baillie, University of Western Australia Chair in Engineering Education Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Maths University of Western Australia Page 22.71.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A multidisciplinary approach to curriculum development for engineering graduates who are socially and environmentally justIntroductionThe traditional approach to teaching engineering problem solving, where students are limited tofinding
Conference Session
Bioengineering laboratories: Bringing research into the classroom
Collection
2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Rupa Iyer, University of Houston (CoE)
Tagged Divisions
Biological & Agricultural
andpublic health preparedness7. Also located in the city is a university that is considered to be oneof the leaders in nanotechnology research.To address these needs, this institution is developing an interdisciplinary undergraduatebiotechnology program. The new curriculum will provide students with a breadth of knowledgeand skills across a variety of scientific and technological disciplines. The program requiresstudents to enroll in classes that will provide them with a strong foundation in biology,chemistry, and information technology and computer science. The program also offers abioprocessing and bioinformatics track. These two tracks, in addition to enhancing employmentopportunities in the biotechnology industry, will also expose life science
Conference Session
NSF Grantees Poster Session
Collection
2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Adrian Villalta-Cerdas, Sam Houston State University; David E. Thompson Ph.D., Sam Houston State University; Steven L. Hegwood, Sam Houston State University
Tagged Topics
NSF Grantees Poster Session
, and a MEd degree in Instructional Systems Design Technology from Sam Houston State University. He is currently the General Chemistry Laboratory Coordinator at Sam Houston State University and has an interest in online and hybrid instruction. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Integration of research-based strategies and instructional design: creating significant learning experiences in a chemistry bridge courseIntroductionBridge courses are often designed to provide undergraduate students with learning experiences toremediate pitfalls in understanding or facilitating the practice of essential skills related to specificcontent
Conference Session
NSF Grantees Poster Session
Collection
2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Norb Delatte, Cleveland State University; Rosemary Sutton, Cleveland State University; William Beasley, Cleveland State University; Joshua Bagaka's, Cleveland State University
cases integrate ethics and procedural/professional issues into thecourses. The broader impacts of the proposed activity will be the implementation of a set of fullydeveloped case studies for civil engineering education. Based on survey returns from theparticipants selected for the pilot workshop, each of the 60 faculty can expect to directlyinfluence an average of 3.2 courses and 215 students in the two years following workshopattendance. Thus, the broader impact will be approximately 190 courses and 13,000 studentsacross the U.S. Furthermore, students will participate in this program developing case studies Page 12.276.2under the
Conference Session
Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 3
Collection
2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Madhumi Mitra, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Will Klein
will be truly transdisciplinary and will have an appealfor cutting-edge and current content encompassing the pandemic and its impacts on theenvironment.5.0 ConclusionsThe KDB (Know, Do, and Be) framework of learning has facilitated curriculum integration thattranscends disciplines. Unlike the traditional “know”, the 21st century’s approach is morecentered on conceptual thinking and less on regurgitation of facts. The “Do” reflects on inquiry-based learning, active research experiences, collaboration, communication, data management,and creativity. The focus of “Be” is on mindfulness and encompasses mental health, social andemotional learning, and character development. The KDB’s holistic approach to learning assistsin fostering critical and