Nguyen, V., & Bishop, J., & Smith, P. E., & Kenemuth, R. (2023, June), Engagement in Practice: Developing Local School System Partnerships for Large-Scale Engineering Design Challenges, the Get Outside And Learn (GOAL) Program  Paper presented at 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland. 10.18260/1-2--44656

\bibitem{asee_peer_44656}
  Nguyen, V., \& Bishop, J., \& Smith, P. E., \& Kenemuth, R. (2023, June), \emph{Engagement in Practice: Developing Local School System Partnerships for Large-Scale Engineering Design Challenges, the Get Outside And Learn (GOAL) Program}
  Paper presented at 2023 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland.
  10.18260/1-2--44656

Vincent Nguyen, Jennifer Bishop, Paige E. Smith, and Rebecca Kenemuth.  "Engagement in Practice: Developing Local School System Partnerships for Large-Scale Engineering Design Challenges, the Get Outside And Learn (GOAL) Program".  2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland, 2023, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2023.  https://peer.asee.org/44656 Internet.  20 Jun, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_44656}
  Vincent Nguyen, Jennifer Bishop, Paige E. Smith, and Rebecca Kenemuth.
  "Engagement in Practice: Developing Local School System Partnerships for Large-Scale Engineering Design Challenges, the Get Outside And Learn (GOAL) Program".
  \emph{2023 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland, 2023, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2023.
  https://peer.asee.org/44656 Internet.  20 Jun, 2024

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AB  - This engagement in practice paper addresses the development of school system partnerships for the Get Outside And Learn (GOAL) program. This outreach program provides hands-on physical componentry and design challenge curriculum that engages middle and high school students from historically underrepresented and first-generation-college populations. The program was initially conceived during the height of the COVID pandemic, and over 5000 kits have been manufactured and distributed in the first 2.5 years. A major feature of the kit program are culminating events, the scope of which varies from large (600-700 participants) to small (60-100 participants).  Challenge events provide a venue to familiarize participants with the University of University of Maryland (UMD) and pathways toward higher education while building excitement and school spirit in a team-based engineering competition.

This paper discusses the rapid development of two major school system collaborations in neighboring counties of UMD. The first consideration is the integration into the school system’s curriculum and building the program within the schools’ existing infrastructures. One school system implements the kits through a two week summer bridge program for students entering 9th grade, and the second incorporates the kits into their coursework during the academic year. The UMD team provides implementation support to teachers and administrators. Teacher co-development of the componentry and curriculum is a major program characteristic. Another element of discussion is the progression of the culminating event logistics through the evolution of the COVID restrictions spanning implementations of fully online, hybrid, in-person off-campus, and finally toward in-person on-campus events. The funding structure and necessary on and off campus partnerships are presented along with current challenges. Future growth directions and expansion are described, including additional school system integrations, future co-development with stakeholders, teacher support communities, an online resource library, program evaluation, and international expansion.
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