Dear ASEE K12 and Precollege Engineering Division Members,
It’s here! The K12 Saturday Workshop Call for Proposals for our workshop on Saturday, June 14, has been issued as is available both in this newsletter and online. Applications are due January 24. We hope that many of you will consider submitting your best K12 outreach to be shared at this important workshop in Indianapolis.
Does your work represent an exemplary partnership between a university and a K12 school? If so, be sure to apply for the Division Best Practices in K12 and University Partnerships. See more information below. Applications are due January 13.
Other opportunities and more information on some opportunities already mentioned:
1) ASEE Saturday K12 Workshop Call (due January 24)
2) ASEE Saturday K12 Workshop Reviewers Needed
3) ASEE K12 Division Best Practices in K12 and University Partnerships Call (due January 13)
4) ASEE K12 Division Best Practices in K12 and University Partnerships Reviewers Needed
5) Call for Proposals: “Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) in Education” conference being held at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver on July 12-15, 2014
6) Call for Proposals: NSTA’s STEM Expo to be held in New Orleans, LA, May 14-17, 2014. Proposals are due December 2.
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.
All the best,
Stacy
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The American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) is holding its
11th Engineering in K-12 Classrooms – ASEE Annual Teachers Workshop:
Saturday, June 14, 2014
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Indianapolis Convention Center, Indianapolis, Indiana
Proposals are now being accepted. The proposal deadline is January 24, 2014.
– See more at: http://www.asee.org/conferences-and-events/conferences/k-12-workshop/2014/call-for-proposals#sthash.awLNsLc2.dpuf
This daylong program for teachers and engineering educators from Indiana and across the country will provide an energizing, interactive overview of successful engineering education instruction for the K-12 classroom that – among many other attributes – emphasizes the development of engineering habits of mind (e.g., creativity, teamwork, optimism, systems thinking, persistence). Attendees will: learn engaging hands-on lessons and interactive activities to share with students, receive takeaway materials ready for use in the classroom, and have opportunities to network with other engineering educators.
CALL FOR PROPOSALS:
- Workshop Proposals may be submitted for review November 8, 2013 – January 24, 2014.
- To submit a proposal, download the proposal form. Click here.
- Return the form to the Review Committee at k12workshop@asee.org. Only emailed submissions of this form will be accepted—no faxes please.
- Individual workshops should prominently:
- feature hands-on classroom activities
- provide take-home or classroom-ready materials, in addition to written materials
- engage participants in interactive exercises
- explicitly feature strategies, activities and/or curricula that encourage two or more engineering habits of mind
All workshops must be linked to national standards (e.g., the ITEEA Technological Literacy Standards, the Next Generation Science Standards, the Common Core State Standards in Mathematics).In particular, we are seeking proposals addressing elementary/primary grades or demonstrated methods for involving practicing engineers and engineering students in the classroom. Note that presenters must register and pay the registration fee to support their workshop attendance and audio/video costs.
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION:
- Early online registration – for attendees and presenters – opens December 6, 2013 and closes May 30, 2104.
- After May 30, registration must be done onsite at non-discounted rate.
For additional details, please contact Stephanie Harrington-Hurd, Manager K-12 Activities, at k12workshop@asee.org
– See more at: http://www.asee.org/conferences-and-events/conferences/k-12-workshop/2014/call-for-proposals#sthash.awLNsLc2.dpuf
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K12 Workshop Reviews Needed
Want to get a sense of how multiple engineering educators are addressing engineering habits of mind (e.g., creativity, teamwork, optimism, systems thinking, persistence) through innovative strategies and curricula? If so, please volunteer to be a proposal reviewer for the 11th annual Engineering in K-12 Classrooms – ASEE Annual Workshop for Teachers. The theme for this year’s workshop is “Getting into Engineering Habits of Mind.” Each reviewer will be assigned seven (short!) proposals to review. The proposal submission process is now open (http://www.asee.org/K12Workshop), and reviews will be due by February 14, 2014 (how sweet!). Send an email to Stephanie Harrington-Hurd, Manager of International and K-12 Activities for ASEE (k12workshop@asee.org), to let her know if you are interested in reviewing. Thank you in advance for your willingness to serve to make the K12 Workshop a high-quality professional learning experience for teachers!
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Call for Proposals: Best Practices in K-12 and University Partnerships Panel
The K-12 and Precollege Division of ASEE intends to recognize exemplary K-12 – university partnerships in engineering education at the 2014 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition in Indianapolis, Indiana. To do this, the division will sponsor a panel session on Best Practices in K-12 and university partnerships. Submissions chosen for participation in this session will demonstrate a true partnership between a K-12 school (or schools) and an engineering or engineering education school/college at a university. The deadline for submission is Monday, January 13, 2014.
Selected partnerships will have data to support proven success in the classroom and will demonstrate engineering engagement and knowledge acquisition by K-12 students through age appropriate activities and lessons. Best Practices Partnership Panel submissions authored collaboratively between engineering and technology education faculty and K-12 teachers are encouraged. Details on the partnership’s structure and goals, the strategies employed to overcome challenges and obstacles, and successes and lessons learned must be included.
One proposal winner will be chosen at each of the following levels: pre-school or elementary school; middle school; high school. The three winning abstracts will be used to create a conference paper for this session. The winning K-12 teachers will each be given a 15-minute time slot to present her/his work to the conference session attendees. The presentations will be followed by a 30-minute panel discussion. In order to offset the costs of attendance, the winning K-12 teachers will have their conference registration and publication fees paid for by the K-12 Division and will receive a travel stipend.
Please contact K-12 and Precollege Division Program Chair Elect, Dr. Merredith Portsmore (mportsmo@tufts.edu) for additional information.
NOTE: Your submission should be e-mailed directly to Merredith Portsmore and not submitted via the ASEE website (monolith).
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REVIEWERS NEEDED: Best Practices in K-12 and University Partnerships Panel
Reviewers are needed for the Best Practices Submissions! If you are willing to review contact Merredith Portsmore (mportsmo@tufts.edu). The review process will take place between January 15th and February 5th, 2014. The process involves reading submissions and rating them on a one-page, provided rubric.
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Dear Colleagues
You are cordially invited to beautiful Vancouver, Canada, next summer for our STEM (Science Technology Engineering & Mathematics) Education and Our Planet: Making Connections Across Contexts.
July 12-15, 2014 | UBC Vancouver, Canada http://stem2014.ubc.ca/
This international conference of STEM in Education is an opportunity for educators and researchers from schools, universities, colleges, museums, businesses, industries and other private and public agencies to share and discuss their innovative practices and research initiatives in STEM education.
You can find the keynote speakers of STEM 2014 at http://stem2014.ubc.ca/conference-details/keynote-speakers/
The call for papers is out now: http://stem2014.ubc.ca/call-for-papers/ . Please do come and share your ideas at the University of British Columbia Vancouver, Canada.
For inquiries, please contact ubcstem2014@gmail.com
Best wishes,
STEM 2014 Team
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Proposals are due December 2 for NSTA’s STEM Expo to be held May 14-17, 2014. Clearly science teachers are seeking STEM and engineering specific instructional materials. Perhaps this is your chance to share your best classroom or informal materials?
http://www.nsta.org/conferences/sessions.aspx
http://www.nsta.org/conferences/stem.aspx