Dear ASEE K12 and Precollege Engineering Division Members,
Happy Thanksgiving! I hope that many of you are already away from your desks and enjoying some time off with friends and family. (Though I do hope you’ll read this newsletter. J)
Have you seen the Goldieblox ad, too? It seems like it’s everywhere since it was posted on YouTube on Monday. While the ASEE K12 Executive Board is not specifically endorsing the product, we do hope that you will view the video and consider voting for it once a day. If it receives the most votes, it will be shown during the Super Bowl. What a great way to call attention to engineering at the K12 level, particularly for our girls. Voting ends on December 1 so vote now!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFpe3Up9T_g
To view the commercial
https://www.smallbusinessbiggame.com/
Be sure to click on the Goldieblox video on the top right to view and vote.
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) UTeachEngineering’s Engineer Your World course is looking for new participants
6) National Conference on Girls’ Education On the Forefront: Advancing Girls Together. February 7-9, 2014. Loew’s Philadelphia Hotel.
7) 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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Are you interested in bringing an innovative engineering curriculum to your high school campus? Are you looking for resources to make an engineering program affordable and accessible? UTeachEngineering is pleased to announce Engineer Your World, a course where students can discover how engineers turn ideas into reality. This hands-on course, developed by University of Texas faculty and NASA engineers:
- Meets the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) for engineering;
- Engages students in authentic engineering practices in a project-based environment as it scaffolds student learning over a series of engaging and socially relevant design challenges;
- Provides instructional support to teachers in a vibrant professional learning community;
- Is aligned to emerging Advanced Placement® requirements for engineering and is expected to be offered for dual enrollment credit through The University of Texas at Austin beginning in 2015-16; and
- Thanks to support from the National Science Foundation, is offered by UTeachEngineering with up to 130% match of a school’s initial investment in the program.
To learn more about Engineer Your World and how we can help you bring this program to your campus, please join us for an Engineer Your World LIVE! showcase event in a city near you (see attached flyer). Registration is required and space is limited, so please visit www.EngineerYourWorld.org today to secure your spot at an upcoming showcase.
For more information about Engineer Your World, please:
- Visit http://EngineerYourWorld.org/AboutCourse.cfm to learn about the course, view sample materials, explore our teacher support programs, and see where the course is being taught;
- Visit http://EngineerYourWorld.org/ApplyforSupport.cfm to read more about our implementation support program and apply for support for your campus; or
- Visit http://EngineerYourWorld.org to register to attend Engineer Your World LIVE!
We look forward to seeing you soon!
The Engineer Your World Team
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The National Coalition of Girls Schools and The Young Women’s Leadership Network are pleased to announce the National Conference on Girls Education to be held at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel (PA) February 7-9, 2014.
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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