k-12 engineering: preparing tomorrow’s engineers
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K-12 Engineering: Preparing Tomorrow’s Engineers. Presented by: Malinda Zarske April 3, 2011 Integrated teaching and Learning Program University of Colorado at Boulder. K-12 ENGINEERING OVERVIEW. Why K-12 Engineering? What are the benefits for K-12 Students? - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
University of Colorado at Boulder – Integrated Teaching and Learning Program
K-12 Engineering: Preparing Tomorrow’s
Engineers
Presented by: Malinda Zarske
April 3, 2011
Integrated teaching and Learning Program
University of Colorado at Boulder
University of Colorado at Boulder – Integrated Teaching and Learning Program
K-12 ENGINEERING OVERVIEW
Why K-12 Engineering? What are the benefits for K-12 Students? National level K-12 Engineering efforts Resources for K-12 Engineering K-12 Engineering at CU Boulder
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WHY K-12 ENGINEERING?
Promote and strengthen a multidisciplinary, hands-on, engineering learning environment
Integrate engineering theory with practice Increase and diversify the engineering
pipeline Develop students’ engineering skills,
including leadership, entrepreneurship and communication skills
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WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS FOR K-12 STUDENTS?
Engineering education advances learning Project-based learning has been shown to
enhance student understanding of math and science concepts by making them relevant and more enjoyable
Engineering education bridges classroom lessons to real-world experiences Concrete and applicable engineering
concepts connect what is learned in school with what goes on in the outside world
The impact on students is real
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NATIONAL LEVEL EFFORT Engineering in K-12 Education book release,
September 2009 Recommends long term research, teacher preparation,
formal credentialing, focus on best implementations Engineering Education for Innovation Act, U.S.
Congress, February 2010 50 participants to meeting in NC on Beginning the
Dialogue in K-12, May 2010 #1 issue was define core ideas,
find resources, teacher preparation Several states have incorporated
engineering into their science standards
Several hundred K-12 engineering initiatives nationwide
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ASEE K-12 DIVISION
The K-12 Division membership is growing rapidly; currently we have 761 paying members; 12th largest division out of 50 divisions
The K-12 Division has 40% women
131 final papers at June 2011 conference
Almost 20 percent of articles in the JEE were K-12 practice-related over the past four years
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ONLINE RESOURCES
TeachEngineering Digital Library ASEE Engineering Go For It! Engineer Your Life
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Driven by four NSF GK-12 engineering grants and a US Department of Ed FIPSE grant
An NSF NSDL collection More than a “website”
• Consistent look & feel • Database-driven• Smart search engine for
multiple and flexible searches• Standards based for all 50 states
Promotes hands-on engineering Free use
http://www.teachengineering.org/
TeachEngineering DIGITAL LIBRARY
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TeachEngineering USAGE AND ACTIVITIES
Usage continues to rise during 2010
Usage continues to rise during 2011 During February, TE received over 161,588
“clean and functional” hits from 59,227 different visitors (unique IP addresses)
Most users from the US, then Great Britain, Canada, and India.
Aerospace: 5 curricular units, 35 lessons,
35 hands-on activities Structures:
15 curricular units, 95 lessons, 125 hands-on activities
Hits are considered “clean” when they do not originate from a robot, spider or crawler, from TeachEngineering developers or testers or from special events such as training and experimentation. “Functional” hits are requests for fully-functional web pages, not including requests for isolated images.
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eGFI
American Society of Engineering Education Includes interactive website, e-magazine,
e-newsletters, and posters
http://egfi-k12.org/
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ENGINEER YOUR LIFE
Project involving WGBH Educational Foundation, the National Academy of Engineering in partnership with the Extraordinary Women Engineers Coalition, The National Science Foundation, Northrop Grumman Foundation, Stephen D. Bechtel, Jr and the United Engineering Foundation (ASCE, ASME, AIChE, IEEE, AIME)
http://www.engineeryourlife.org/
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ENGINEER YOUR LIFE
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EFFORTS AT CU BOULDER
ITL K-12 Engineering Program Support from the Integrated Teaching and
Learning Program Engineer Your Life messaging
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ITL PROGRAM K-12 ENGINEERING EDUCATION
Largest K-12 engineering program in nation
Tomorrow's Engineers... creAte. iMagine. Succeed.
(TEAMS)
Eight graduate Fellows teach ~1,800 grades 3-12
students in 66 classrooms weekly
11 u.grad Fellows lead 8 TEAMS Clubs at 5 schools
Denver School of Science and Technology
Teach trimester-long grades 9-11 Creative
Engineering electives
Summer K-12 engineering design camps
Summer teacher professional development
workshops
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ITL Program & Laboratory
Serves 4,200+ students annually - all majorsSupports 65 courses and 88 facultyInviting places — design studios, team work
areas, active learning spaces, manufacturing & electronics fabrication centers
K-12 courses based on successful ITL courses
http://itll.colorado.edu/
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Thank you!Industry partners interested in impacting and influencing prospective students always welcome!
Insanity is “doing what you’ve always done and expecting different results.”
— Albert Einstein
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