ASEE K12 Division Newsletter
May 13, 2015
Dear ASEE K12 and Precollege Engineering Division Members,
Happy May! I hope that graduations are going well across all of your campuses.
This year our Diversity Committee has been active on multiple fronts, thanks to the leadership of Morgan Hynes. One of their activities was to review our division’s bylaws to make sure that we are supporting and encouraging diversity and inclusiveness. To that end, the committee has recommended three minor changes/additions. They are highlighted with the track changes feature in Word and listed below. Because several of you have asked, we purposely have not defined “diversity” because we don’t want our language to become dated over time.
Proposed changes:
1. In section II. Objectives, we propose to add the following bullet point as item 2:
Promote diversity and inclusion in K-12 engineering and/or technology education to develop and implement best practices for engaging all students.
2. In section V. Election of Officers, we propose to add the following words to the first bullet point: “a diverse”
3. In section VI. Committees, we propose to add the following language to form a new standing committee:
The Diversity Committee shall be composed of one member of the Executive Committee as appointed by the Division Chair and at least two members of the Division. The Diversity Committee shall be responsible for promoting best practices for diversity and inclusion within the Division.
Per our bylaws, the proposed changes are open for comment for 21 days. This period will close at the end of the business day on TODAY at 5pm central. At that point, the executive board will vote on the changes with any and all comments in mind. If the proposed changes pass the executive board by a majority, then the changes will go to an electronic vote that I would conduct immediately thereafter. If we do approve the changes as a membership, then changes will go to ASEE. If you have feedback on these proposed changes, please let me know via email by 5pm.
Do you live in the Seattle area of have friends who do? Be sure to encourage them to register for the K12 Workshop that we will host on Saturday, June 13! Note that Boeing is sponsoring a registration discount for the first 150 teacher registrations! Lots more information and a link to the registration system here: http://www.asee.org/conferences-and-events/conferences/k12-workshop/2015.
This year, the K12 Division is sponsoring two fantastic workshops on Sunday, June 14. They are both very strongly linked to what we do as K12 teachers and outreach leaders and are hosted by division members. We hope you’ll join us!
U233A·SUNDAY WORKSHOP: How Does Your Professional Development Measure Up? Applying the New Standards for Professional Development for K-12 Teachers of Engineering
Workshop · K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division
Sun. June 14, 2015 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Washington State Convention Center, Room 308
Ticketed event: $30.00 advanced registration and $40.00 on site registration
U433A·SUNDAY WORKSHOP: TeachEngineering Digital Library – Hundreds of Free, Searchable, NGSS-aligned Hands-on Engineering Lessons for K-12
Workshop · K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division
Sun. June 14, 2015 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Washington State Convention Center, Room 607
Ticketed event: $20.00 advanced registration and $30.00 on site registration
Be sure to sign up for the Center for STEM Education for Girls’ STEM Think Tank and Conference! It will be held July 8-10 on the campus of the Harpeth Hall School in Nashville, TN. Our keynote speaker is Dr. Kristina Johnson, former undersecretary of energy and current CEO of Enduring Hydro, LLC. Find more information at http://stemefg.org/index.php/think-tank-and-conference/. Download the conference app at the App Store or on Google Play; search for “STEM Think Tank”.
Please don’t hesitate to reach out to me directly with information that should be shared with the division or if you have questions or concerns about division work. It’s easiest to reach me by email at stacy.klein-gardner@vanderbilt.edu.
With best regards,
Stacy
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Stacy S. Klein-Gardner, Ph.D.
Adjoint Associate Professor of the Practice of Biomedical Engineering
Adjoint Associate Professor of the Practice of Radiology and Radiological Sciences
Vanderbilt University
Chair, K12 and Precollege Engineering Division
American Society for Engineering Education