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K-Gray Engineering PathwayK-Gray Engineering Pathway

AAAS Annual Meeting AAAS Annual Meeting

K-12 Resources in the NSDL K-12 Resources in the NSDL Engineering PathwayEngineering Pathway

February 16, 2007February 16, 2007


Comprehensive K-Gray Pathway Comprehensive K-Gray Pathway for Engineering Educationfor Engineering Education


K-Gray Engineering K-Gray Engineering PathwayPathway

• TeachEngineering : TeachEngineering : • Jacquelyn Sullivan – Jacquelyn Sullivan –

Univ. of Colorado at Univ. of Colorado at BoulderBoulder

• René Reitsma, Oregon René Reitsma, Oregon State UniversityState University

• Gary Ybarra & Paul Gary Ybarra & Paul Klenk, Duke UniversityKlenk, Duke University

• Mike Mooney, Colorado Mike Mooney, Colorado School of MinesSchool of Mines

• Martha Cyr, Worcester Martha Cyr, Worcester Polytechnic InstitutePolytechnic Institute

• NEEDS – Higher EducationNEEDS – Higher Education• Alice Agogino, Jialong Alice Agogino, Jialong

Wu, Andi Niess, Paul Wu, Andi Niess, Paul Mackinney, Esha Mackinney, Esha Datta,Grace Hsu, UC Datta,Grace Hsu, UC BerkeleyBerkeley

• Evaluation/ SustainabilityEvaluation/ Sustainability• Joe, Tront, Virginia TechJoe, Tront, Virginia Tech• Nancy Van House, Nancy Van House,

School of Information, School of Information, UC BerkeleyUC Berkeley

• Advisory BoardAdvisory Board


Target Audience for K-12 Target Audience for K-12 ResourcesResources

• K-12 teachers, parents, students, professional K-12 teachers, parents, students, professional development groups, summer enrichment development groups, summer enrichment programs and service organizations interested in programs and service organizations interested in problem/inquiry-based learning and bringing in problem/inquiry-based learning and bringing in real-world concepts used in engineering and real-world concepts used in engineering and applied sciences suitable for K-12.applied sciences suitable for K-12.

• Corporations, engineering professionals, Corporations, engineering professionals, engineering faculty and college students involved engineering faculty and college students involved in K-12 engineering initiatives.in K-12 engineering initiatives.


Target Audience for Target Audience for Higher Education Higher Education

• Career information for transition for students Career information for transition for students interested in careers in engineer, computer science interested in careers in engineer, computer science or technology.or technology.

• Higher education professionals (faculty, instructors, Higher education professionals (faculty, instructors, staff) who need access to ABET-related engineering staff) who need access to ABET-related engineering education resources.education resources.

• Engineering students in higher education — Engineering students in higher education — community colleges, undergraduate universities and community colleges, undergraduate universities and research universities.research universities.


Engineering Pathway Engineering Pathway Features:Features:

• K-12 Community ResourcesK-12 Community Resources• Higher Education Community ResourcesHigher Education Community Resources• Resources for Broadening Participation: Careers, Diversity Resources for Broadening Participation: Careers, Diversity • Browse and Search Resources by Keyword, Grade Level, Standard, Browse and Search Resources by Keyword, Grade Level, Standard,

Learning Resource Type, Title, Author, Review, Special Topics, Learning Resource Type, Title, Author, Review, Special Topics, Host Collection, Publication Year and moreHost Collection, Publication Year and more

• Metathesaurus to Suggest Related Search TermsMetathesaurus to Suggest Related Search Terms• Links to related terms in the NSDLLinks to related terms in the NSDL• Reviews of resources/ Top Picks / Most DownloadedReviews of resources/ Top Picks / Most Downloaded• User statistics on downloads, views and commentsUser statistics on downloads, views and comments• Online Cataloging; RSS Feeds of New ResourcesOnline Cataloging; RSS Feeds of New Resources• Personal WorkspacePersonal Workspace


K-12 Target AudienceK-12 Target Audience

• TeachEngineering’s vision TeachEngineering’s vision is to use engineering as a is to use engineering as a vehicle to integrate vehicle to integrate science and math in K-12 science and math in K-12 classrooms through classrooms through inquiry-based curricula inquiry-based curricula and hands-on activities and hands-on activities that demonstrate the that demonstrate the creativity of engineering creativity of engineering and are relevant to the and are relevant to the lives of youth.lives of youth.


• CurriculaCurricula• Hands-onHands-on• Inquiry- and project-basedInquiry- and project-based• Promote connections to other subjectsPromote connections to other subjects

Integrate Science, Technology, Math &Integrate Science, Technology, Math &Engineering concepts through engaging Engineering concepts through engaging activities activities

• Aligned with K-12 educational standardsAligned with K-12 educational standards• Provides tools to assess learning outcomesProvides tools to assess learning outcomes• Consistent look and feel is teacher friendlyConsistent look and feel is teacher friendly• It’s free, with low-cost lessons and activitiesIt’s free, with low-cost lessons and activities

K-12 Teacher/ Outreach K-12 Teacher/ Outreach BenefitsBenefits


K-12 Student BenefitsK-12 Student Benefits

• Hands-on learning engages Hands-on learning engages youth while cementing theoryyouth while cementing theory

• Students thrive on learning in Students thrive on learning in cooperative groupingscooperative groupings

• Curricula relate to everyday encounters in the Curricula relate to everyday encounters in the lives of youth — learning in context…lives of youth — learning in context…

• Experience first-hand that engineering is about Experience first-hand that engineering is about creating things for the benefit of societycreating things for the benefit of society


Creating Value for UsersCreating Value for Users

• K-12 TeachersK-12 Teachers• One-stop shoppingOne-stop shopping• Curricula for classroom useCurricula for classroom use

• Engineering Faculty and FellowsEngineering Faculty and Fellows• Use collection to partner with local schoolsUse collection to partner with local schools• Opportunity to make lasting contributionOpportunity to make lasting contribution• University service-learning courseware University service-learning courseware

opportunitiesopportunities

• Practicing engineers from industry and societiesPracticing engineers from industry and societies• What math and science do 5th graders do?What math and science do 5th graders do?• What do 7th grade science teachers need?What do 7th grade science teachers need?


Engineering Our Water (USGS data)Engineering Our Water (USGS data)

Wind Engineering (wind farm data)Wind Engineering (wind farm data)

Fastracks (Denver transportation data)Fastracks (Denver transportation data)

Encourage students to explore, construct meaning, critically think Encourage students to explore, construct meaning, critically think about and use data for analysis and designabout and use data for analysis and design

• Web portals to real and archival data Web portals to real and archival data from real-world systems for use in from real-world systems for use in engineering, science and math activitiesengineering, science and math activities


EP Promotes Curricular EP Promotes Curricular InnovationsInnovations

• Content: Content: Multidisciplinary Multidisciplinary teamwork, hands-on teamwork, hands-on and laboratory and laboratory experiences, open-experiences, open-ended problem ended problem formulation and formulation and interactives. interactives.

• Integrative thinking: Integrative thinking: linking theory to linking theory to practice and societypractice and society

• Increasing & Increasing & diversifying the diversifying the engineering pipelineengineering pipeline


Interoperate with NSDLInteroperate with NSDL

Single Sign-in with NSDL


EP Allows Users to Define EP Allows Users to Define Topical SeriesTopical Series

• Black and African American Scientists Black and African American Scientists and Engineers (62)and Engineers (62)

• Broadening Participation (43)Broadening Participation (43)• Cooperative and Collaborative Cooperative and Collaborative

Learning (10)Learning (10)• Engineer 2020 (31)Engineer 2020 (31)• Engineering for Girls (9)Engineering for Girls (9)• Ethics in Science and Engineering (95) Ethics in Science and Engineering (95) • Green Design, Manufacturing and Green Design, Manufacturing and

Sustainable Engrg. (188) Sustainable Engrg. (188) • Hispanic Engineers and Scientists (19)Hispanic Engineers and Scientists (19)• History of Technology (57)History of Technology (57)• Mobile Learning (120)Mobile Learning (120)

• Multimedia Case Studies of Design Multimedia Case Studies of Design in Industry (15)in Industry (15)

• Nanotechnology (18)Nanotechnology (18)• Native American Engineers and Native American Engineers and

Scientists (31)Scientists (31)• Persons with Disabilities (31)Persons with Disabilities (31)• Community-service learning (42)Community-service learning (42)• Simple Machines (40)Simple Machines (40)• Teaching and Learning Research (72)Teaching and Learning Research (72)• Technology and Society (15)Technology and Society (15)• US News Top Ten Undergraduate US News Top Ten Undergraduate

Institutions (32)Institutions (32)• Women and Information Technology Women and Information Technology

(1140)(1140)


Levels of Review in EPLevels of Review in EP

• Supports a multi-tier evaluation system from our Supports a multi-tier evaluation system from our national award competition with sponsors from national award competition with sponsors from industry to user-based reviews of individual industry to user-based reviews of individual learning resources.learning resources.• Ingestion level (minimum level)Ingestion level (minimum level)• User ratings & commentsUser ratings & comments• Peer review Peer review • Premier awardPremier award


Cracking Dams InteractiveCracking Dams Interactive


Align Educational Align Educational Resources to Standards Resources to Standards

• Align K-12 curricula with K-12 STEM educational standards. Align K-12 curricula with K-12 STEM educational standards. Initial states (CO, MA, NC)Initial states (CO, MA, NC)• National (McREL, AAAS, NSES, NCTM, ITEA)National (McREL, AAAS, NSES, NCTM, ITEA)• Cross-correlatedCross-correlated

• Use ABET accreditation criteria for indexing, evaluating, Use ABET accreditation criteria for indexing, evaluating, selecting and reusing undergraduate engineering content.selecting and reusing undergraduate engineering content.


Growing the Engineering Growing the Engineering Pathway Pathway

• Harvest/adapt resources from Harvest/adapt resources from targeted projects (e.g., NSF GK-12 targeted projects (e.g., NSF GK-12 awards, NSF Engineering Research awards, NSF Engineering Research Centers, National Academy). Centers, National Academy).

• Harvest/adapt resources related to Harvest/adapt resources related to cutting-edge gaps (NSF priorities, cutting-edge gaps (NSF priorities, NAE Engineer 2020 reports). NAE Engineer 2020 reports).

• Leverage engineering content and Leverage engineering content and services within other NSDL services within other NSDL collections.collections.

• Infuse resources on inclusion and Infuse resources on inclusion and diversity in engineering education.diversity in engineering education.


Example TeachEngineering Example TeachEngineering Resource: Simple Resource: Simple

MachinesMachines


Planned Engineering Planned Engineering Pathway Features:Pathway Features:

• K-12 Premier AwardK-12 Premier Award• Mapping to content standards in all statesMapping to content standards in all states• My Workspace will have teacher folders, public foldersMy Workspace will have teacher folders, public folders• Ability to publish folders or lists of resource linksAbility to publish folders or lists of resource links• Recommender systemRecommender system• More social networking (commenting, tagging, forums, etc.)More social networking (commenting, tagging, forums, etc.)• More student-centric resources and rating schemesMore student-centric resources and rating schemes• Expert editors on disciplinary pagesExpert editors on disciplinary pages• Improved mobile device accessImproved mobile device access• Widgets that can be added to your website for Widgets that can be added to your website for customcustomized searchized search


Hands-On WorkshopHands-On Workshop

• Together explore Engineering Pathway/ NSDL Together explore Engineering Pathway/ NSDL scenariosscenarios

• Register in EP to access workspace and NSDL Register in EP to access workspace and NSDL expert voicesexpert voices

• Explore Explore Simple MachinesSimple Machines, , Black Scientists and Black Scientists and EngineersEngineers, , Engineering for GirlsEngineering for Girls, , Green Design, Green Design, Manufacturing and Sustainable EngineeringManufacturing and Sustainable Engineering

• Mobile learning lesson plan exampleMobile learning lesson plan example• We value your feedback – please freely share your We value your feedback – please freely share your

ideas and suggestions.ideas and suggestions.


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