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The TeachEngineering Digital Library Collection:
An Engineering Resource for K-12
Jacquelyn Sullivan and Mindy Zarske— University of Colorado at BoulderRené Reitsma — Oregon State UniversityGary Ybarra, Nancy Shaw and Paul Klenk — Duke UniversityMike Mooney — Colorado School of MinesMartha Cyr — Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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TeachEngineering is…A searchable, web-based digital library
collection of standards-based, engineering lessons and activities
for K-12
see TeachEngineering.com
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TeachEngineering Vision To use engineering as a vehicle to integrate science
and math in K-12 classrooms through inquiry-based curricula and hands-on activities that demonstrate the creativity of engineering and are relevant to the lives of
youth
Initial curricular contents:
– 111 lessons
– 201 hands-on activities
– Increasing thru 2006
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TeachEngineering Infrastructure
• System architecture developed by OSU
• Traditional digital library architecture based on Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP software tools
• Unified “look & feel” template requires commoncurricular elements
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TeachEngineering Infrastructure
• Functionality for searching and displaying curricula
• Associates related curricula into comprehensivecurricular units
• Checking systemverifies all linked connections are operational
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Creating Value for UsersK-12 Teachers– One-stop shopping– Curricula for classroom use
Engineering Faculty and Fellows– Use collection to partner with local schools– Opportunity to make lasting contribution– University service-learning courseware opportunities
Practicing engineers from industry and societies– What math and science do 5th graders do?– What curricular content are 7th grade science
teachers held accountable for students learning?
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TeachEngineering Features • Standards-based • Organized by:
– Activities
– Lessons
– Multi-week curricular units
– Living Labs
• Dynamic (contents evolve)
• Consistent look and feel(requires structured template)
• Initial states (CO, MA, NC)
• National (McREL, AAAS, NSES, NCTM, ITEA)
• Cross-correlated
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Consistent TE Components• Lesson or Activity Summary• Student Learning Objectives• Background & Concepts for
Teachers• Engineering Connections• Correlating Educational
Standards• Activity Preparation
Procedures• Extensive (and varied)
Assessment
• Vocabulary and Definitions• Time Required• Expendable Cost per Group• Troubleshooting Tips• Extension Activities
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Web portals to real and archival data from real-world systems for use in
engineering, science and math activities
Engineering Our Water (USGS data)
Wind Engineering (wind farm data)
Fastracks (Denver transportation data)
Encourage students to explore, construct meaning, critically think about and use data for analysis and
design
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Searching TeachEngineering
Example:
Search for
engineering lessons
about the laws of
motion that address
Colorado physical
science standard 2.1
for 5th grade…
Searchable at multiple levels by:
Subject areaGrade level
KeywordEduc. Standard
LessonActivity
and more...
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Early Teacher Curriculum Ratings
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Service-Learning Outreach Corps
• Service-learning technical elective• Upper-division undergraduate students • Use TE digital library as resource• Outreach scholarship:– Develop & test a new lesson
& activity for TE– Example: elementary-level
Simple Machines from Pyramids to Skyscrapers
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• Long-term sustainability• Collection growth• Collection maintenance– Routine software upgrades– Prompt broken link resolution– Upgrade curricular components
with user feedback
• Expanding state standards for all 50 states• State standards currency (~every 5 years)
TeachEngineering Challenges
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TeachEngineering Challenges
• Incorporating new content from faculty nationwide — university and K-12
• Evolve contents as new fields emerge• Content quality • Assessment is critical (it’s about the users…)• Better QA/QC mechanisms• Central processing capability?• Create corporate alliance
(with HP partnership)
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ASEE Partnership
• Promote TeachEngineering collection• Engineering faculty workshops• K-12 teacher professional
development workshops• K-12 Surveys, feedback
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TeachEngineering.com