k-12 engineering subcommittee may 12, 2005 update
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K-12 Engineering Subcommittee May 12, 2005 Update. Subcommittee Members. Janie Fouke – Michigan State University Pat Galloway – Nielsen-Wurster Grp/ASCE Gary May – GA Inst. of Technology Susan Metz – Stevens Inst. Technology Rick Miller – Olin College of Engineering - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
K-12 Engineering Subcommittee
May 12, 2005 Update
Subcommittee Members• Janie Fouke – Michigan State University• Pat Galloway – Nielsen-Wurster Grp/ASCE• Gary May – GA Inst. of Technology• Susan Metz – Stevens Inst. Technology• Rick Miller – Olin College of Engineering• Jackie Sullivan – Univ. Colorado Boulder• Assisted by NSF Staff:
– Sue Kemnitzer – Mary Poats
• Science and math performance of our nation’s youth• Flat — and declining — engineering enrollments• Women & minority students conspicuously under-represented• Public perception of engineers / engineering/ technology sad• Preparing youth for change in a complex world
The Motivation…
Science & Engineering Degrees
Asia = China, India, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. Natural science = math, physics, chemistry, astronomy, biological, and earth, atmospheric, ocean, agricultural sciences and
computer sciences.Source: Science & Engineering Indicators, 2002
U.S. Asia
BS Engineering Degrees - 2003
Degrees by Ethnicity & Gender
Women 20.4%
African American 5.1%
Hispanic 5.4%
Source: ASEE PRISM, September 2004
All lower than 1999!
African Americans, Latinosand Native Americans comprise
30% of college-age people, and 25% of the U.S. workforce
K-12 Subcommittee Charge Summarize ENG ’00-’05 investment in K-
12 engineering Evaluate effectiveness of various NSF or
ENG K-12 engineering program features Decipher which elements show promise and
may merit further investment Ascertain initiatives that
“harvest” ENG K-12 investments and trulydisseminate results
K-12 Subcommittee Charge Evaluate if NSF-funded K-12 engineering
initiatives support the reality of the standards-based K-12 world
Recognizing the K-Grey continuum, recommend if programs should be better linked to encourage student participation
K-12 Subcommittee Charge Evaluate if smaller ERC-like programs
should be developed to bridge between programs at an institution
Determine if ENG has aK-12 investment plan
If so, evaluate and react to it
Make recommendations to ENG re: K-12 investment
Key K-12 Questions Considering the challenge with
engineering enrollments, should ENG respond (and not rely on EHR or Dept of Ed)?
Should ENG invest in K-12 initiatives? If yes, designed to achieve what goals?
What can be gained by K-12 engineering initiatives when the public message about engineering is not invitingto youth?
Key K-12 Questions If ENG should invest in K-12, what % of
the budget should be allocated to this priority?
Should AP engineering courses be created that focus on working togetherto create things for the benefit of society?(pedagogy is key)
Should initiatives be funded to disseminate what’s already been created?
K-12 Subcommittee PlanSynthesize recommendations in these reports
as they relate to K-12 engineering: Engineer 2020 (NAE) Assessing the Capacity of the U.S. Engineering
Research Enterprise (NAE) Innovate America: National Innovation Initiative Strategic Directions for Engineering Research,
Innovation & Education (NSF) Extraordinary Women Engineers (ASCE) Building Engineering and Science Talent in
K-12 (BEST)
K-12 Subcommittee Plan Evaluate ENG initiatives that invest in K-12
Effective? Why or why not? Worth expanding? Changing?
Focus on dissemination of what’s already been created
Be driven by realities of standards-based K-12 world
Preliminary recommendations Nov ’05; final report January 2006
Summarize ENG K-12 Investment
ENG Directorate ($39M and counting):– GK-12 $11.3M (’00-’05)– RET $13.7M (incl. $2.5 M supplements;
’01-’05)– Bridges for Engineering Education $9M
(’02-’04)– Nanotech Cntr for Learning & Teaching
(NCLT) $5M (’04-’08)NSDL: 8 engineering-related projects
(no ENG $$ contribution to date)
• The challenge is great…• …so are the opportunities!
Creating Tomorrow’s Engineers…Creating Tomorrow’s Engineers…
Last Thought…Last Thought…
“It is our choices, Harry Potter,
that show what we truly are,
far more than our abilities.”
--- Professor Dumbledore, Headmaster
Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry
Feedback?
• Suggestions?
Title
What Do Engineers Do?2003 1998
Build/construct/make things 38% 26%
Design/draw/plan 19% 27%
Mechanic/mechanical work 9% 2%
Train operator 7% 5%
Create/are creative 3% 3%
Mathematics/physics 3% 2%
Develop new technologies 3% -
Application of technology 2% -
Work with computers 2% -
Source: Harris Poll, December 2003
TeachEngineering Digital Library• Hands-on engineering curricula for grades 3-12• Web-enabled• Standards-based• Searchable• Dynamic• Consistent look and feel• See teachengineering.com
Engineering as a vehicle to integrate math and science through inquiry-based
K-12 curricula and hands-on activities relevant to the lives of youth
Search example:
Find engineering lessons about the laws of motion
that address national science standard 2 for
5th grade…