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Creating a Foundational STEM + Sustainability Curriculum for High Schools in Chicago (Resource Exchange)

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Conference

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Location

Baltimore , Maryland

Publication Date

June 25, 2023

Start Date

June 25, 2023

End Date

June 28, 2023

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 12: Resource Exchange

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

Page Count

3

DOI

10.18260/1-2--42788

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https://peer.asee.org/42788

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202

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Gabrielle Grace Hershey

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Gabriel Louis Anderson

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Savannah Svedman

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Grant Miller

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Samantha Lynn Lakin Illinois State University

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Jeritt Williams Illinois State University Orcid 16x16 orcid.org/0000-0001-5117-8915

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Jeritt Williams is an assistant professor of Engineering Technology at Illinois State University, where he teaches applied industrial automation and robotics.

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Jin Ho Jo

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Dr. Jin Ho Jo is an Associate Professor of Technology at Illinois State University, teaching in the Renewable Energy program. Dr. Jo is the program coordinator and also leads the Sustainable Energy Research Group at ISU. Dr. Jo is an honors graduate of Pu

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Allison Antink-Meyer Illinois State University Orcid 16x16 orcid.org/0000-0001-8969-1263

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Allison Antink-Meyer is a pre-college science and engineering educator at Illinois State University.

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Matthew Aldeman Illinois State University Orcid 16x16 orcid.org/0000-0002-0482-9794

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Matt Aldeman is an Associate Professor of Technology at Illinois State University, where he teaches in the Renewable Energy and Engineering Technology programs. Matt joined the Technology department faculty after working at the Illinois State University Center for Renewable Energy for over five years. Previously, he worked at General Electric as a wind site manager at the Grand Ridge and Rail Splitter wind projects. Matt’s experience also includes service in the U.S. Navy as a nuclear propulsion officer and leader of the Reactor Electrical division on the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis. Matt is an honors graduate of the U.S. Naval Nuclear Power School and holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Northwestern University, a Master of Engineering Management from Old Dominion University, and a Ph.D. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology.

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Abstract

A team of faculty and students from (university name) are working together to create a hands-on sustainability + STEM curriculum. This curriculum is part of (program name), a program funded by NSF to distribute as an after-school program involving four Chicago high schools. Topics in sustainability will be introduced qualitatively and examined by students using technical skills in assigned Weekly Activities. By creating (program name), we hope to create a pathway for students to pursue interests and gain skills in automation, robotics, and green energy which they may take with them and possibly expand on in post-secondary education.

Hershey, G. G., & Anderson, G. L., & Svedman, S., & Miller, G., & Lakin, S. L., & Williams, J., & Jo, J. H., & Antink-Meyer, A., & Aldeman, M. (2023, June), Creating a Foundational STEM + Sustainability Curriculum for High Schools in Chicago (Resource Exchange) Paper presented at 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland. 10.18260/1-2--42788

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