Greene, M. L., & Nguyen, C., & Sanchez, D. V. (2019, June), Identifying Phenomena and Developing Sustainable Engineering Educational Modules that Integrate STEM Education Best Practices and Next Generation Science Standards for Middle School Science Teachers  Paper presented at 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition , Tampa, Florida. 10.18260/1-2--32915

\bibitem{asee_peer_32915}
  Greene, M. L., \& Nguyen, C., \& Sanchez, D. V. (2019, June), \emph{Identifying Phenomena and Developing Sustainable Engineering Educational Modules that Integrate STEM Education Best Practices and Next Generation Science Standards for Middle School Science Teachers}
  Paper presented at 2019 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition , Tampa, Florida.
  10.18260/1-2--32915

Michael Lorenzo Greene, Christine Nguyen, and David V.P. Sanchez.  "Identifying Phenomena and Developing Sustainable Engineering Educational Modules that Integrate STEM Education Best Practices and Next Generation Science Standards for Middle School Science Teachers".  2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition , Tampa, Florida, 2019, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2019.  https://peer.asee.org/32915 Internet.  29 Jun, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_32915}
  Michael Lorenzo Greene, Christine Nguyen, and David V.P. Sanchez.
  "Identifying Phenomena and Developing Sustainable Engineering Educational Modules that Integrate STEM Education Best Practices and Next Generation Science Standards for Middle School Science Teachers".
  \emph{2019 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition , Tampa, Florida, 2019, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2019.
  https://peer.asee.org/32915 Internet.  29 Jun, 2024

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AB  - In order to progress with an advancing technological world, we must prepare students to meet the engineering challenges of the future (NAE, 2004). Integrating engineering and sustainability concepts early in the middle school curriculum is an important stride in accelerating students’ development of these skills which include problem identification, data collection and solution design. Curriculum development falls heavily on the shoulders of teachers, many of whom do not have the expertise to incorporate many of these concepts into their curriculum. Since teachers are the facilitators of accelerated learning in the classroom, they are the determining factor for success and impact of Sustainability and Engineering modules. 

Engineering faculty and education facilitators were engaged to identify phenomena that would help create modules focused on engineering and sustainability while meeting Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). These modules (Reclaiming Waste, Power of Music, Charged Up) utilized a phenomenological and active-learning approach to introduce and enhance students’ understanding of the connection between engineering and sustainability. The final modules were rolled out at a two-day professional development workshop “Teach the Teacher,” where a group of southwestern Pennsylvania middle school teachers emulated the role of students.

Survey results, which include rating scale and open-response questions, were collected after “Teach the Teacher” to evaluate the impact of the modules. After the workshop, over 85% of participating teachers reported an increase in confidence with respect to incorporate engineering and sustainability practices into their classrooms. With each participating teacher responsible for upwards of 100 students per school year, teachers who incorporate engineering and sustainability modules will likely accelerate and impact students’ learning.

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