Background
The ASEE EngineeringK12 Center seeks to promote awareness and knowledge of engineering and technology as tools for advancing achievement in K-12 science and mathematics teaching and learning. Vitally related to national interests ranging from national security to technological innovation to workforce development, K-12 science and mathematics achievement can benefit from contributions by stakeholder organizations in education, government, and industry. The ASEE EngineeringK12 Center works to develop activities and products on which organizations from all these sectors can collaborate.
Objective & Goals:
Started with great success in 2004, this workshop is an annual event. Designed to introduce local K-12 teachers and engineering educators from across the country to innovative, effective engineering education resources designed for the K-12 classroom, the workshop’s goals are:
- Transmit knowledge of engineering & technology education resources to K-12 teachers and other engineering educators
- Promote local networks among K-12 teachers interested in and able to bring engineering & technology content into their classrooms
- Lay a foundation for continuing exchanges between the K-12 and post-secondary engineering & technology education communities
Audience:
200+ Austin- and surrounding-area K-12 educators and engineering educators from across the country interested in introducing engineering and technology content into their classrooms.
Structure:
- Developed, funded, and implemented by a coalition of education, government, and industry stakeholders in K-12 engineering education
- Keynote speech from national leader in engineering and technology
- Concurrent program tracks of interactive workshops presented by curriculum providers/developers from higher education, industry & government
- Several workshop sessions for all program tracks with an average of 25 participants in each session
- Follow-up with attendees to assess workshop impact and sustain engagement with engineering & technology education community
Hands-on Workshop Presentations:
As specified in the Call for Proposals. Workshops should prominently feature hands-on, classroom activities; provide take-home or classroom-ready materials for participants to use in their own classrooms; and be designed to engage participants in interactive exercises. Workshops that offer tangible material to attendees, in addition to written material, are specifically solicited.
- Proposals must be linked to at least one set of national standards for mathematics, science, or technology.
- Proposals must clearly state workshop learning objectives
- Workshops may not promote or advertise a product, service, or organization.
Outcomes:
- Nucleus of Austin and surrounding area K-12 educators able and committed to deploying engineering and technology content in their teaching practices
- Enlarged pool of K-12 educators aware of and active in engineering & technology education
- Enhanced ASEE knowledge of and exposure to K-12 educators’ concerns, values, and priorities
