Informal STEM Education Resource List PostedJanuary 13, 2019 UpdatedJanuary 13, 2019 Posted byShelley Latham On January 10, 2019, LinkEngineering hosted a Video Conversation with Melissa Ballard and Gina Navoa Svarovski on Expanding Engineering Education with Out-of-School Time Learning. Here is a list of resources they compiled for Informal STEM Education that includes research, partnerships, activities, professional development and more. Read More Average Ratings 0 Reviews0 Q&A0
Engineering Design Process Student Notebook PostedAugust 13, 2018 UpdatedAugust 13, 2018 Posted byAndrea Aust HTTPS://DOCS.GOOGLE.COM/DOCUMENT/D/1TY4W8OI74XMOCAR7IEB_I9YGNSGY7H4GV4H1VNFFDQI/... This notebook guides students through the engineering design process and helps them document their process. It was created to accompany Engineering for Good--a three-week unit for middle school students. The notebook is available as a Google Doc, so it can be modified to be used with any engineering design project or challenge. Read More Average Ratings 0 Reviews0 Q&A0
Engineering Design Process Illustration PostedAugust 13, 2018 UpdatedAugust 13, 2018 Posted byAndrea Aust https://ca.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/eg-design-process/et-design-process/?#.... This model of the engineering design process was developed by a team of educators and engineers for use with students. Read More Average Ratings 0 Reviews0 Q&A0
NGSS Resources Specific to California PostedDecember 31, 2016 UpdatedSeptember 25, 2017 Posted byErdinc Acar A listing of resources and professional development opportunities related to the Next Generation Science Standards in California. Read More Average Ratings 0 Reviews0 Q&A0
Optimization in Engineering Design: The Pugh Matrix PostedNovember 17, 2016 UpdatedSeptember 25, 2017 Posted byGreg Pearson http://www.burgehugheswalsh.co.uk/uploaded/1/documents/pugh-matrix-v1.1.pdf This NGSS@NSTA-vetted resource describes and provides examples of how a simple decision ("Pugh") matrix can be used to help students evaluate and optimize features of multiple potential design solutions. While not curriculum, per se, the document can be a useful tool for K12 educators looking for a way to help students understand the optimization process. Read More Average Ratings 0 Reviews0 Q&A0
Principals as Leaders in NGSS Implementation PostedJune 2, 2016 UpdatedSeptember 25, 2017 Posted byGavriil Michas http://www.nextgenscience.org/sites/default/files/resource/files/NGSS%20Overview... "The resource underscores the principal's crucial role in promoting quality science education and offers practical strategies that can be incorporated into existing school plans. It highlights key NGSS instructional and conceptual shifts and contains links to additional implementation information, based on the Framework for K-12 Science Education." Read More Average Ratings 0 Reviews0 Q&A0
Examining the impact of afterschool STEM programs PostedFebruary 17, 2016 UpdatedSeptember 25, 2017 Posted byMelissa Ballard http://afterschoolalliance.org/ExaminingtheImpactofAfterschoolSTEMPrograms.pdf This paper summarizes evaluation data from a selection of strong afterschool STEM programs, providing a snapshot of the types of substantive impacts afterschool programs are having on youth. Read More Average Ratings 0 Reviews0 Q&A0
What afterschool STEM Does Best: How stakeholders describe youth learning outcomes PostedFebruary 17, 2016 UpdatedSeptember 27, 2017 Posted byMelissa Ballard http://www.niost.org/images/pdf/afterschoolmatters/asm_2013_18_fall/Pages%20from... This paper describes the results of a consensus study of afterschool experts on the appropriate and feasible youth outcomes for afterschool STEM. Read More Average Ratings 0 Reviews0 Q&A0
Computing & Engineering in Afterschool PostedFebruary 17, 2016 UpdatedSeptember 24, 2017 Posted byMelissa Ballard http://afterschoolalliance.org//documents/issue_briefs/issue_comp_engineering_62... This issue brief provides background on some of the challenges within K-12 education and highlights several afterschool programs that are doing an exemplary job of engaging kids in computing and engineering. Read More Average Ratings 0 Reviews0 Q&A0
Few state science standards comprehensively address engineering PostedFebruary 17, 2016 UpdatedSeptember 25, 2017 Posted byMelissa Ballard http://relatingresearchtopractice.org/article/421 This research brief discusses an the article, "NGSS and the landscape of engineering in K–12 state science standards" in the Journal of Research in Science Teaching January, 2015. Read More Average Ratings 0 Reviews0 Q&A0
Does the engineering design process help students apply math and science content? PostedFebruary 17, 2016 UpdatedSeptember 24, 2017 Posted byMelissa Ballard http://relatingresearchtopractice.org/article/426 This research brief characterizes students’ participation in and understanding of the engineering design process and how it creates—or reduces—opportunities for students to apply math and science content. Read More Average Ratings 0 Reviews0 Q&A0
A connected learning approach to an engineering design challenge PostedFebruary 17, 2016 UpdatedSeptember 23, 2017 Posted byMelissa Ballard http://relatingresearchtopractice.org/article/438 This research brief examines Studio STEM, an out-of-school time program. Read More Average Ratings 0 Reviews0 Q&A0
Family Engineering: An Activity and Event Planning Guide PostedDecember 1, 2015 UpdatedSeptember 25, 2017 Posted byDavid Heil http://www.familyengineering.org This event planning guide provides information about conducting engineering outreach programs or events. Read More Average Ratings 0 Reviews0 Q&A0
Developing Business Partnerships for Student Internships PostedNovember 5, 2015 UpdatedSeptember 25, 2017 Posted byLon Stettler http://lakotaonline.com/internships A "how-to" resource that high school educators can use to plan, develop, and implement student internships in high-demand STEM careers and related careers. An internship is a "deeper dive" field experience for high school juniors and seniors that consists of multiple rotations or sessions. The resource defines two internship models and provides examples of each model. Read More Average Ratings 0 Reviews0 Q&A0
North Carolina Engineering Connections for K-12 Classrooms PostedApril 27, 2015 UpdatedSeptember 25, 2017 Posted byLaura Bottomley North Carolina Engineering Connections for K-12 Classrooms defines engineering in a standards-like format just like mathematics, science, language arts, etc. for the K-12 classroom. Read More Average Ratings 0 Reviews0 Q&A0
Who is Doing the Engineering, the Student or the Teacher? The Development and Use of a Rubric to Categorize Level of Design for the Elementary Classroom PostedApril 2, 2015 UpdatedJune 26, 2017 Posted byLouis Nadelson A rubric that could be used to examine who is taking responsibility for the engineering design tasks in engineering assignments/projects in K-12 classrooms - the student, the teacher, or shared responsibility. Read More Average Ratings 0 Reviews0 Q&A0
Population Growth Mathematical Modeling PostedMarch 24, 2015 UpdatedSeptember 25, 2017 Posted byAlexander Major II How can we predict “true” population growth in the lab and the real world? This lesson plan uses modeling to explain to the student the connection between population growth and resources. Logistical and exponential growth patterns are also explained in this motivating mathematical lesson. Read More Average Ratings 0 Reviews0 Q&A0
The College of New Jersey PostedMarch 10, 2015 UpdatedSeptember 27, 2017 Posted bySteve O'Brien Master of Arts in Teaching/Secondary Education—Technology/Pre-engineering education Read More Average Ratings 0 Reviews0 Q&A0
Untangling Science Inquiry and Engineering Design PostedMarch 9, 2015 UpdatedSeptember 27, 2017 Posted byCary Sneider This article by LE Expert Cary Sneider, Portland State Univesity, explains the similarities and differences in engineering and science practices in the context of the Next Generation Science Standards. Read More Average Ratings 1 Reviews1 Q&A0
Informed Design Rubric PostedMarch 9, 2015 UpdatedSeptember 25, 2017 Posted byMaribeth Keitz This rubric provides guidance to teachers for distinguishing the relative proficiency of student engineering design practices. Read More Average Ratings 1 Reviews1 Q&A0
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