Dear ASEE K12 and Precollege Engineering Division Members,

The full call for papers for the annual ASEE Conference for the K12 Division is provided at the end of this update.  One important note is that the window for submitting abstracts has shifted:  it is now September 9 – October 20, 2013.  If you have questions about the call, be sure to contact our Program Chair, Sharlene Yang, at sharleneyang@yahoo.com.

Many of you may be interested in participating in the STEMx Conference being held virtually later this month, September 19-21.  It is free to attend.  Please see http://www.stemxcon.com to join and see more information below if you are interested.

In our last division update, I listed committees that are being formed.  As I hear from committee chairs, I am creating a single document that will list all of our committees, their descriptions/goals, and their members.  This document isn’t complete yet, but below I will share with you three committees’ goals for the year and how to join them if you are interested.  For your reference, all five committees are listed here in case you want to ‘hold out’ for a specific committee!   Thanks to all of you who have volunteered to join one of the three active committees already.  I hope to have more information on the remaining committees soon.

  • NGSS Implementation – Engineering
  • K12 Teacher Membership & Involvement – see below!
  • ASEE Keynote Speaker and Sunday Workshops
  • Division Publication
  • K12 Workshop – Saturday prior to conference – see below!

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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We hope you will consider joining us for the Global 2013 STEMx Education Conference, the world’s first massively open online conference for educators focusing on Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, and more. The conference will be held over the course of three days, September 19-21, 2013, and will be free to attend!

STEMxCon will be a highly inclusive event that will engage students and educators around the globe and will encourage primary, secondary, and tertiary (K-16) educators around the world to share and learn about innovative approaches to STEMx learning and teaching. The call for presentations has been issued. More information below.

Please register at http://www.stemxcon.com to attend and to be kept informed.

Why the “x” in STEMx?
The Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics acronym is no longer adequate, as it is missing well over 20 letters that represent key skills & disciplines. As such, x = Computer Science (CS), Computational Thinking (CT), Inquiry (I), Creativity & Innovation (CI), Global Fluency (GF), Collaboration ( C ), …and other emerging disciplines & 21st century skills.

Keynotes
We have a terrific set of keynote speakers for STEMxCon, including Tim Bell on computer science in New Zealand, Al Byers on STEM teacher learning communities at the NSTA, Jeanne Century on STEM schools, Cristin Frodella on the Google Science Fair, Paloma Garcia-Lopez on the Maker Education Initiative, Iris Lapinski on Apps for Good, Ramsey Musallar on an inquiry-based learning cycle, Ramji Raghavan on sparking curiosity and nurturing creativity, and Avis Yates Rivers on inspiring the next generation in IT. More information at http://stemxcon.com/page/2013-keynotes.

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K12 Workshop Committee
The purpose of the K-12 Workshop Committee is to actively contribute to the successful implementation of the K-12 Workshop on the Saturday prior to the main ASEE Conference (June 14, 2014). Specifically:

  1. All committee members will be asked to provide input regarding general aspects K-12 Workshop preparation as prompted by the chair and/or committee members;
  2. All committee members will be asked to participate as reviewers for K-12 Workshop proposals;
  3. A sub-committee will be formed to plan, organize, and co-lead the lunchtime session of the K-12 Workshop; and
  4. A sub-committee will be formed to plan, organize, and co-lead the closing session of the K-12 workshop.

Committee members will engage in this committee largely via email exchanges, with occasional requests to engage in video conferencing (for items 3 and 4).

K-12 and Pre-College Division members with an interest in participating in the above ways are encouraged to join the K-12 Workshop Committee. Contact the chair of this committee, Dr. Pamela Lottero-Perdue (plottero@towson.edu), and Dr. Stacy Klein-Gardner (stacy.klein-gardner@vanderbilt.edu)  with the subject “K-12 Workshop Committee” to indicate your interest.

K12 Teacher Membership and Involvement Committee

  • Our main goal is to increase ASEE membership of teachers and informal educators in the K-12 and Precollege Engineering Division. With 11,000+ math and science teachers, we should find a way to reach out to them and help them understand the benefits of membership in ASEE. We can use university resources for access to those teachers that are in cooperative efforts with K-12 teachers. We can also enlist universities to help us with alumni engineers who might be interested in getting involved in K-12 education.
  • Use social media and electronic databases in order access teachers who might be interested in joining ASEE.
  • Offer incentives to schools and teachers to join by perhaps making available a limited number of travel awards to the conference so they feel connected and engaged.

K-12 and Pre-College Division members with an interest in participating in the above ways are encouraged to join the K12 Teacher Membership and Involvement Committee. Contact the chair of this committee, Ms. Melinda Higgins (higgins@harpethhall.org), and Dr. Stacy Klein-Gardner (stacy.klein-gardner@vanderbilt.edu)  with the subject “K-12 Teacher Membership and Involvement Committee” to indicate your interest.

ASEE Keynote Speaker and Sunday Workshops Committees

The ASEE K-12 Keynote Speaker Committee will engage in the following activities:

  • Identify experts in K-12 engineering education as potential keynote speakers
  • Work with Executive Board to select a speaker to nominate
  • Work with Program Chair to complete speaker nomination process for ASEE Conference

The Sunday Workshops Committee will engage in the following activities:

  • Identify themes and topics for workshops
  • Seek proposals for workshop presentations
  • Evaluate proposals and identify teams of workshop presenters
  • Collect data on the effectiveness of the workshop

K-12 and Pre-College Division members with an interest in participating in the above ways are encouraged to join the ASEE Keynote Speaker and Sunday Workshops Committees. Contact the chair of this committee, Dr. Senay Purzer (spurzer@purdue.edu), and Dr. Stacy Klein-Gardner (stacy.klein-gardner@vanderbilt.edu)  with the subject “ASEE Keynote Speaker and Sunday Workshops Committees” to indicate your interest.

 

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CALL FOR PROPOSALS:

 

The K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division invites submissions for the 2014 ASEE Annual Conference to be held June 15 – 18, 2014 in Indianapolis, IN. The Division provides a rich and vibrant forum for the exchange of ideas and experiences in the K-12 precollege engineering and technology education arena.

 

Abstract submission will be open from September 9, 2013 – October 20, 2013.

 

Papers should be submitted to these three main categories:

1. Research-to-practice studies

Research-to-practice studies are assessed/evaluated outreach and education initiatives; therefore, we expect that these papers will present robust data and evaluation. Because of the recently released Next Generation Science Standards, we are seeking papers that will offer practical supports to classroom teachers and are particularly interested in work that falls into the following four strands:

  • Addressing the NGSS: Supporting K-12 Teachers in Engineering Pedagogy and Engineering-Science Connections
  • Engineering across the K-12 curriculum: Integration with the Arts, Social Studies, Science, and the Common Core
  • Principles of K-12 Engineering Education and Practice
  • K-12 Engineering Resources: Best Practices in Curriculum Design

(NOTE: This strand is not the Best Practices Panel focusing on university and K-12 partnerships. A separate call for these abstracts will be issued later in the year.)

 

Research papers focusing on other topics such as pre-service teacher preparation, K-12 out-of-school-time programs and curriculum, partnerships, etc. are also welcome.

 

Accepted papers in this category will either be presented as an oral presentation and discussion during a themed session OR as a poster during a 90-minute poster session.

 

2. Curriculum Exchange

Resources presented in the Curriculum Exchange should be lesson and activity examples that show how you incorporate engineering into the K-12 curriculum. These resources will be presented in a round table format.

 

Abstract submissions to the Curriculum Exchange should include a brief description of your program and the resources that you will be demonstrating at your station. If your abstract is accepted, a one-page handout to be distributed at the exchange should be submitted in lieu of a paper. This hand out should summarize the curriculum, the target grade level(s), and your contact information.

 

3. Works in Progress

Work in Progress should describe an innovative study or program for which only preliminary data and results are available. These papers will be presented at the conference during a 90-minute poster session.

 

4. Other

NOTE:

  • A separate call will be issued later in the year for the Saturday K-12 Workshop and Best Practices Panel.
  • If you submit an abstract, you will also be asked to review at least one abstract (and paper).

 

Preparing Your Abstract: A Checklist

Please remember the following points when preparing your abstract:

  • Category:
    In parentheses, indicate the category in which your submission falls in the abstract’s title.

Ex: Long-Term Impact of Attending Engineers-In-Training (research to practice)

 

  • Length:

Abstracts should be 250 – 500 words long.

 

  • Content:

Unless you are submitting an abstract to the Curriculum Exchange, abstracts should provide sufficient description of the research question, program details, observations, and (preliminary) results.

 

Abstract submissions to the Curriculum Exchange should include a brief description of your program and the resources that you will be demonstrating at your station.

 

  • Format:

PLEASE refer to the Author’s Kit for guidance on formatting your abstract.

(As of August 2013, the Author’s Kit for ASEE 2014 is not yet on-line. If you would like to use the ASEE 2013 Author’s Kit for guidance, go to: http://www.asee.org/conferences-and events/conferences/annualconference/2013/program-schedule/call-for-papers.)

Do not use formats from other conferences, such as AERA and FIE

 

  • Blind review:

Reviewers must be able to conduct a blind review of your abstract and paper.

  • Please use a pseudonym or placeholder for institutional, department, and other identifying names. (Ex: University of _____)
  • Anonymize references (Ex: author ASEE 2008 paper)
  • Do not use identifying information, such as last names, in the file name (Ex: ASEE13_K12abstract.pdf)

For More Information:

To help place your research and experiences in context, we encourage you to review past proceedings and other literature sources to identify previous work done in your area. By reviewing these other papers, you may also find information and instruments that may be helpful in conducting and assessing your work.

Additional information on the Division’s plan for ASEE 2014 and how you can participate as author, reviewer, and/or moderator will be communicated through the Division Chair’s regular reports, updates from the Program Committee, and on the Division’s website at www.k12division.asee.org.

Please contact the Division’s Program Chair, Sharlene Yang, sharleneyang@yahoo.com if you have any questions or require more information. We look forward to your submission(s)!

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