Dear ASEE K12 and Precollege Engineering Division Members,
Happy Halloween! I hope you’re finding some fun way to celebrate the occasion tomorrow.
It’s almost here: the K12 Saturday Workshop Call for Proposals for our workshop on Saturday, June 14, should be issued by the time I write you again. Please look for the call for proposals on both the ASEE website and through direct emails from ASEE.
Thanks to all of you who have agreed to review abstracts for the regular ASEE conference. Be sure to follow the instructions provided by Sharlene Yang and get those abstract reviews in on time by Sunday, November 3!
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.
The ASEE Engineering Day at the recent NSTA Regional Conference in Portland, OR, was a smashing success. Division members Cheryl Farmer, David Heil, and I each hosted workshops over the course of the day representing engineering across elementary, middle, and high school and included some “family engineering” as well. Attendance was spectacular with over 400 total people attending our six sessions. Similar engineering days will be hosted at the NSTA Regional Conferences in Charlotte and Denver. Stop by if you’re there for the conference, too. You will find former division chairs Liz Parry and Mindy Zarske, respectively, running the show for those two days.
If you submitted a request to participate in the USA Science and Engineering Festival through the ASEE K12 Division, know that Laura Bottomley and I are working on the schedule as I write. We will be back in touch with you directly soon.
Other opportunities and more information on some opportunities already mentioned:
1) ASEE K12 Division Best Practices in K12 and University Partnerships Call (due January 13)
2) ASEE K12 Division Best Practices in K12 and University Partnerships Reviewers Needed
3) 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
4) 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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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