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IEEE Teacher In-Service Programin Region 7
Delta Meadowvale Resort & Convention CentreMississauga, Ontario28 – 29 April 2011
Agenda – 28 April
TIME ITEM PRESENTER
4:30 Why We Are Here Yvonne Pelham
5:30 Working With Wind Energy – Hands On Activity
Brad Snodgrass
7:00 Networking – Luis’ Corner
7:45 Dinner - Brittania
Agenda – 29 April
TIME ITEM PRESENTER
9:00 Formal Welcome Ferial El-HawaryOm MalikAnader Benyamin-Seeyar
9:30 Challenges and Opportunities in Canadian Schools
Maureen Callan
10:00 Using Ohm’s Law to Build a Voltage Divider - Hands-on Activity
Brad Snodgrass
12:00 Lunch – Regatta Grille
Agenda – 29 April
TIME ITEM PRESENTER
1:00 Alignment with Education Standards, Science & Technology in the Secondary Schools
Mars Bloch
1:30 How to Begin Witold KinsnerNancy Battet
2:00 Developing a partnership with local pre-university schools and school systems – Panel Discussion
Jennifer Ng, Moderator
3:00 Action Planning
4:00 Adjourn
TISP in Region 7 -Why We Are Here?
Outline
Our Organization: IEEE
Why is IEEE interested in promoting engineering, computing and technology to pre-university educators and students?
What do we plan to do in this workshop?
What are the expectations?
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Outline
Our Organization: IEEE
Why is IEEE interested in promoting engineering, computing and technology to pre-university educators and students?
What do we plan to do in this workshop?
What are the expectations?
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Our Organization – IEEE
An international professional association dedicated to the theory and practice of electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering– as well as computer science, the allied branches of
engineering, and related arts and sciences
Established 127 years agoOperating in 160+ countriesHas approximately 400,000 members – The largest technical professional association in the world – $350M annual budget– Headquarters in New York City, NY, USA
Employs 1000+ professional staff
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IEEE Today
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MEMBERS400,000
COUNTRIES160
CONFERENCES1200+ per year
SOCIETIES/COUNCILS
38/7
World’s largest technical professional society
STANDARDS1,300 Active Standards
Advancing Technology for Humanity
IEEE’s Organizational Chart
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IEEE MembersIEEE Members
IEEE Board of Directors IEEE Board of Directors IEEE AssemblyIEEE Assembly Chaired by the President and CEO
Publication Services and Products
Publication Services and Products
Technical Activities Technical Activities
Educational Activities
Educational Activities
Member and Geographical Activities
Member and Geographical Activities
Standards Association Standards Association IEEE USAIEEE USATechnical
Societies Technical Societies Local SectionsLocal Sections
IEEE Major Boards
Reflecting the global nature of IEEE, R8 and R10 are now the two largest IEEE Regions
R9 – 17,429
R8 – 75,138
R1095,353R1 to 6 – 212,754
R7 – 17,209
R1 – 36,558
R2 – 32,718
R3 – 31,412
R4 – 23,859
R5 – 30,050
R6 – 58,157
IEEE Membership By Region31 January 2011
Today's IEEE is not just about Electrical and Computer Engineering
The IEEE-designated fields include:
EngineeringComputer sciences and information technologyBiological and medical sciences Mathematics Physical sciences Technical communications, education,management, law and policy
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IEEE Volunteers
Key to IEEE success – About 40,000 individuals who give at least 4 hours a
week to the organization Local Section Chair Associate editor of a Journal Member of the Financial Committee of the Technical
Activities Board Chair of a committee that develops a Standard
The organization is guided by volunteers– From the President and CEO to the local Section
Chair major decisions are made by volunteers– An attempt to quantify the work done by volunteers
was estimated between $2bn-$3bn
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IEEE’s principal activities (1)
Organizing the professional community– Based on geographic distribution and areas
of interest
Publishing technical and scientific literature on the State of the Art
Organizing conferences on relevant technical and scientific matters
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IEEE’s principal activities (2)
Developing technical standards – Approximately 900 standards at present
Developing educational activities for professionals and for the public – Including students and teachers in the pre-
university system
Improving the understanding of engineering, technology and computing by the public
Recognizing the leaders of the profession– Awards and membership grades 15
What are we trying to do…
…advance global prosperity by – Fostering technological innovation– Enabling members' careers – Promoting community worldwide
for the benefit of humanity and the profession
• Key to success: early recognition of new fields
• In 1884 – power engineering
• In 1912 – communications
• In 1942 – computing
• In 1962 – digital communications
• In 1972 – networking
• In 1982 – clean energy
• In 1992 – nanotechnology
• In 2002 – engineering and the life sciences
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Sample Activities: Regional Organizations
IEEE organizes professionals in its fields of interest into local Sections– There are 333 local Sections worldwide in 10 Regions– In Region 7 – 20 Sections in 3 areas (Western, Central, and
Eastern Canada with a total of 14,356 members: 11,030 Higher Grade Members w/o GSM 1383 Student and 1943 Graduate
Student Members
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Sample Activities: Standards
IEEE develop standards in several areas, including:– Power and Energy – Transportation – Biomedical and Healthcare– Nanotechnology – Information Technology – Information Assurance
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Outline
Our Organization: IEEE
Why is IEEE interested in promoting engineering, computing and technology to pre-university educators and students?
What do we plan to do in this workshop?
What are the expectations?
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Why is IEEE interested in pre-university engineering education (1)
Because it is in our stated and un-stated mission
Because in many IEEE Sections there is a marked decline in the interest of young people in Engineering, Computing and Technology– This is a concern for the future of these
communities and would have a negative impact on their standard of living
Because we do not believe the problem is going to be tackled effectively without us
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Why is IEEE interested in pre-university engineering education (2)
The demands of the 21st century will require technological innovation to deliver
advanced technologies in developed countries
infrastructure solutions in developing countries
Flat or declining engineering enrollments in most developed nations
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OECD Program
OECD = Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development– Established 1961– 30 Countries
OECD Directorate for Education devotes a major effort to the development and analysis of quantitative indicators for the review of education systems and performance
OECD PISA Programme
PISA = Programme for International Student Assessment PISA– Canada has participated in PISA on each
occasion since its inception in 2000. Surveys of 15-year-olds in the principal industrialized countries. Every three years, it assesses how far students near the end of compulsory education have acquired some of the knowledge and skills essential for full participation in society
PISA Assessment Data
Canada’s mean science score in the OECD table was 529– 8th on the list; 1st: Shanghai-China: 575;
2nd: Finland: 554– Similar scores in New Zealand, Estonia,
Australia, NetherlandsCanada’s mean math score in the OECD table was 527– 10th on the list; 1st: Shanghai-China: 600;
2nd: Singapore: 562– Similar scores in Switzerland, Japan,
Netherlands, Macao-China
Source: PISA2009
Enrollment Data
Tertiary school enrollment data(2008): Social Sciences, business, law and related
services - 37% Humanities, arts and education – 25% Mathematics, computer science, engineering,
manufacturing, and construction – 17% Health and welfare – 14% Life sciences, physical sciences and
agriculture – 7% Unspecified – .06%
1- OECD Education at a Glance 2010 – A2.6 Indicator25
Graduation Rates
90% of students completed secondary schooling, while 33% earned a Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent and 8% earned a postgraduate degree.
Pre-University Education
Overall objective: – To increase the propensity of young people
to select engineering, computing and technology as a program of study and career path
– Increase the level of technological literacy
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The Challenge and Approach
Challenge:– Public perception of engineers/engineering/
technology is often misinformed resulting in early decisions that block the path of children to engineering
Approach:– Reach major groups of influencers who
impact students and their decision Teachers, counselors, parents, media,..
– Online Presence – TryEngineering.org– Engineering in the Classroom – Teacher In-
Service Program
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Discover the Creative Engineer In You!30
Available in•English•Chinese•French•Spanish•German•Russian•Japanese•Portuguese
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www.TryEngineering.orgIEEE’s pre-university education portal– For teachers, school counselors, parents and
students ages 8 -22Visitors learn – about careers in engineering, – understand how engineers impact our daily lives, – discover the variety of engineering, technology and
computing programs, – find free classroom activities that demonstrate
engineering principles A joint project of IEEE, IBM, and the New York Hall of Science
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Unique Features of TryEngineering.org
Robust search engine for accredited programs– side by side comparisons, interactive maps,
links to university web siteLesson Plans focused on engineering and engineering design– Reviewed by IEEE volunteers and teachers
Discipline descriptions– 40 engineering, computing and technology
disciplinesEngineering Games– 2nd site listed in Google search results for
“engineering games”
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Most Requested Lesson Plans
Build your own robot arm
Series and Parallel Circuits
Pulleys and Force
Cracking the Code (bar codes)
Electric Messages
Adaptive Devices 34
TryEngineering Progress
– 6.2 million page hits in 2010, an 18% increase over 2009
– Currently averages 65,000 unique visitors per month
– About 3.7 million lesson plan downloads since launch in all languages
– Visitors average about 24 minutes on the site
– Visitors come from the US, China, India, Canada, Japan and scores of other countries
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OTHER ACTIVITIES
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Establishing IEEE Pre-University Education Exhibits in Science and Technology Museums
EA is looking for enthusiastic IEEE Volunteers with interest in partnering with local science and technology museums to facilitate the expansion of E-Scientia in their Region.
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eScientia Around the World
Symposium
6-8 July 2011Montevideo, Uruguay
Establishing IEEE Pre-University Education Exhibits in Science and Technology Museums
EA is looking for enthusiastic IEEE Volunteers with interest in partnering with local science and technology museums to facilitate the expansion of E-Scientia in their Region.
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eScientia Around the World
Symposium
6-8 July 2011Montevideo, Uruguay
Deadline
15 May
Share your Knowledge, Shape the Future of Computing
Do you want to help pre-university students all over the world learn computing fundamentals in creative, fun ways? Are you interested in developing a pre-university lesson plan that aids the teaching and learning of computing
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Enter theTryComputing.org
Lesson Plan Competition
Outlines Due:15 May
Calling all Student
and Grad Student
Members
The Teacher In Service Program (TISP)
A program that trains IEEE volunteers to work with pre-university teachers
Based on approved Lesson Plans Prepared/reviewed by IEEE
volunteers Tested in classrooms Designed to highlight engineering
design principles
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The Teacher In Service Program
Train volunteers– IEEE Section Members– IEEE Student Members– Teachers and Instructors
…using approved lesson plans on engineering and engineering design IEEE members will develop and conduct TISP training sessions with TeachersTeachers will conduct training sessions with Students
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IEEE Volunteers
Teachers
Students
Our Overall TISP Goals
Empower IEEE “champions” to develop collaborations with local pre-university education community to promote applied learning Enhance the level of technological literacy of pre-university educators Increase the general level of technological literacy of pre-university studentsIncrease the level of understanding of the needs of educators among the engineering communityIdentify ways that engineers can assist schools and school systems
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Why TISP in Canada?
The program has the potential to become a new resource for many teachers who have limited exposure or experience with engineering, computing or technology
TISP introduces teachers to hands-on inquiry-based activities that support the teaching of science, technology and mathematics
IEEE members represent an important repository of knowledge and experience, otherwise unavailable to the pre-university education system– A bridge between the technical community and the
school system can be built
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TISP in Canada
2009 training workshop conducted with X attendees from X sections participatedRegion 7 approved the formation of a TISP committee to oversee the activities; 13 Sections currently participate
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Montreal Ottawa
Sarnia Ontario Toronto
Hamilton Canadian Atlantic
New Foundland Saskatchewan
Calgary Edmonton
Kitchener/Waterloo New Brunswick
Vancouver
TISP in Canada – Section Champions
Chair : Anader Benyamin-SeeyarNewfoundland : Brian KidneyCanadian Atlantic : Dirk WerleMontreal : Hamadou Saliah-Hassae, Geoffrey AlleyneOttawa : Jennifer Ng, Raed AbdullahToronto : Patrick Finnigan, Dennis CecicHamilton : Dave HepburnKitchener/Waterloo : Derek Bennewies
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TISP in Canada – Section ChampionsCont’d
Sarnia Ontario : Maike Luiken, Murray MacDonaldSaskatchewan : Ian SlomanCalgary : Anis HaqueEdmonton/Northern Canada : Rossitza S Marinova, Shauna Rae, Mooney ShermanVancouver : Lilliana Trykovitch, Dave Michelson, Kouros GoodarziWinnepeg – Witold Kinsner
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Outline
Our Organization: IEEE
Why is IEEE interested in promoting engineering, computing and technology to pre-university educators and students?
What do we plan to do in this workshop?
What are the expectations?
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How is the training workshop conducted?
Volunteers gather for a day and a half of training– With teachers and school administrators
Volunteers spread the program in their school districtsVolunteers work with the Ministry of Education to organize TISP professional development/in-service presentations
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Volunteer Training
Key questions to be discussed in training:– How to conduct a training sessions for teachers
using the TISP lesson plans?– How to approach the school system to engage
teachers?– How to align a lesson plan with local education
criteria?Teachers and officials from the education establishment participate in the training sessions
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After The Training…
IEEE volunteers work with the school system to conduct training sessions for teachers Teachers use the training sessions and the lesson plans to educate their studentsIEEE participates in supporting the program– In the first year, EAB will cover the costs for
materials and supplies for TISP sessions lead by IEEE volunteers for teachers
– In subsequent years, funding is the responsibility of the local IEEE Section/sub-Section
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Training Workshops: 2005-Present
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22 Workshops - 1767 Participants
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A Decade of Success
In 2001, the first event was held by the Florida West Coast Section in conjunction with the University of South Florida College of EngineeringIn 2005, the program was institutionalized as part of EAB’s budgetIn 2007, a pilot Student Branch Workshop was held in Peru (105 attendees)In 2009, the largest TISP event was held with 185 teachers in UruguayBy 2009, at least one training workshop was held in every IEEE region
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Teacher In-Service ProgramPresentations
Over 148 TISP presentations have been reported by IEEE volunteers
TISP presentations have reached over 3380 pre-university educators – This reach represents more than 368,000
students each year53
Teacher Feedback
91.2% of the teachers polled responded positively to the statement: “This presentation has increased my level of technological literacy.”
1661 Respondents (24% Primary Teachers)
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Teacher Feedback
94.2% of the teachers polled responded positively to the statement: “Today's topic will increase my student's level of technological literacy.”
1661 Respondents (24% Primary Teachers)
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Sample Outcomes
Houston Section, Texas cooperating with the Harris County Department of Education to do the alignment matrix for the Texas Education Agency curriculum requirements for students ages 5-18 for the TryEngineering.org lesson plans.
The South Africa Section partnered with the South African National Department of Education to develop lesson plans relating to the South African Technology General Education and Training (GET) curriculum.
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Meeting the GoalsEmpower IEEE “champions”Technological literacy of pre-university educators Technological literacy of pre-university studentsUnderstanding of the needs of educatorsSchool systems assisted by IEEE
1821 Trained Volunteers
91% agreed that program enhanced technological literacy
94% believe that student’s technological literacy would increase
Sustained programs in several sections
148 presentations reported
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Outline
Our Organization: IEEE
Why is IEEE interested in promoting engineering, computing and technology to pre-university educators and students?
What do we plan to do in this workshop?
What are the expectations?
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What do we expect after the meeting?
We hope that participants will get organized to provide TISP training to pre-university educators– A team of 3-5 volunteers can be very
effective
IEEE-EAB will support such activities by paying for materials and supplies for documented TISP activities lead by IEEE volunteers for one year after this session
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Expectations for IEEE Volunteers
Organize TISP sessions throughout the pre-university education system
Communicate with EAB for guidance, information exchange, and support
Participate in the Region 7 TISP Committee to make TISP a permanent program
Arrange for budgeting through the Section, Region, and IEEE Boards (MGAB, EAB)
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Expectations for Teachers
Use the TISP approach in your classroom
Work with the IEEE volunteers to organize TISP training sessions for teachers – Report to IEEE volunteers what lessons have
been learned from the program – Indicate what lesson plans were or were not
successful, and what additional lesson plans would be required
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HAVE FUN!!!