Meg Draeger, Chaminade Julienne Catholic High School Posted Monday, April 13, 2015 at 4:09 PM How are the "Schools Doing Engineering" selected to be listed on the LinkEngineering site? 1 Answers Greg Pearson, National Academy of Engineering Posted Friday, April 17, 2015 at 2:09 PM Meg: Great question! At the moment, the list of schools you see represents those institutions known by NAE staff, through other projects we've done, to be engaged in some substantial way in delivering engineering coursework. We know this list is ...Read More
Tiffany Coulson, NLA Group Posted Friday, August 28, 2015 at 12:59 PM Our after school organization is interested in using digital badges or electronic portfolios. Is anyone doing this? 3 Answers Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University Posted Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at 4:23 PM Hi Tiffany. Leigh Abts at the University of Maryland has worked in this area for years. I would encourage you to email him and ask for his set of resources. Abts, Leigh R. Abts, Leigh R. Research Associate Professor Fischell Department of ...Read More Linda Kekelis, Linda Kekelis Consulting Posted Saturday, November 28, 2015 at 5:45 PM The Afterschool Alliance produced a paper, Digital Badges in Afterschool, which describes case studies of five digital badging pilot projects run through the Afterschool Alliance and the statewide afterschool networks in Maryland, Michigan, Ohio, Oregon, ...Read More Mark Schroll, Project Lead The Way Posted Friday, August 28, 2015 at 6:50 PM Hi Tiffany, The Innovation Portal is a free, online project portfolio application that may be of interest. Here is a description of the portal and its functionality and a link to the site. “The Innovation Portal enables students, teachers, and ...Read More
Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University asked Nancy Ruzycki, University of Florida Posted Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at 2:19 PM Hi Nancy. Do you all use any IR cameras in your undergrad program? If so, which one(s)?Laura 1 Answers Nancy Ruzycki, University of Florida Posted Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at 3:35 PM Hi Laura- Funny you should ask. I am working on trying to develop a lab for students using the FLIR ONE for iPhone and Andriod. I thought kids could use the cameras to record heat transfer in a material. Unfortunately, the temp range is limited -20 to ...Read More
Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University asked Kim Lester, Virginia Tech CEED Posted Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at 2:58 PM Hi Kim. Can you get the others at your program to join us as well? You would all be good community members!Laura Bottomley 0 Answers
Tiffany Coulson, NLA Group asked Cary Sneider, Portland State University Posted Saturday, January 23, 2016 at 2:19 PM Hello! Are results available for the NAEP TEL assessment? Is there a way to find out school level scores? 2 Answers Cary Sneider, Portland State University Posted Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at 2:40 AM Thanks for y our interest Tiffany. Greg is right that school-level results are not announced. The purpose of the assessment is to determine the educational level of the country (and in math and reading the level of states and major cities); but school ...Read More Greg Pearson, National Academy of Engineering Posted Monday, January 25, 2016 at 9:45 AM Hi, Tiffany. This is an excellent question. As background to those who don't know, in 2014, the National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB), an independent agency of the US Dept. of Education, conducted the first-ever assessment of technology and ...Read More
Iteea Account, National Academy of Engineering asked Greg Pearson, National Academy of Engineering Posted Thursday, February 11, 2016 at 1:27 PM Hi Greg, do you know of any good professional development opportunities coming up? Thanks, Amelia 1 Answers Greg Pearson, National Academy of Engineering Posted Thursday, February 11, 2016 at 1:28 PM This is a great question, Amelia. I will look into it.
Iteea Account, National Academy of Engineering asked Beth Cady, National Academy of Engineering Posted Thursday, February 11, 2016 at 1:30 PM Have you heard that the NAE is hosting a forum on Tuesday, February 16 to discuss the changes to ABET Criteria 3 and 5? 2 Answers Amelia Greer, National Academy of Engineering Posted Thursday, February 11, 2016 at 2:19 PM Certainly. The NAE is hosting a “Forum on Proposed Revisions to ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) General Criteria on Student Outcomes and Curriculum (General Criteria 3 and 5)” at the Academies’ Keck Center in Washington, DC on Tuesday, ...Read More Beth Cady, National Academy of Engineering Posted Thursday, February 11, 2016 at 1:30 PM I had not... can you please give me more information?
Christine Cunningham, Engineering is Elementary asked Monika Mayer, self empoyed Posted Sunday, February 14, 2016 at 9:35 AM Hi Monika- Could you share some of the principles you use to get cross-generational groups engineering together productively? 0 Answers
Lisa Blank, Watertown City School District asked Tanner Huffman, International Technology and Engineering Educators Association Posted Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at 10:31 AM Not a question- I just want to say THANK YOU!!! for the information you shared to support my research! 1 Answers Tanner Huffman, International Technology and Engineering Educators Association Posted Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at 10:34 AM No problem. Thanks for being a member of the LinkEngineering Community!
Maria Zachariadou, cgs school Posted Saturday, April 2, 2016 at 5:41 AM hi I need some help on a new unit I want to start with first graders on the design challenge to create a pop up book. 6 Answers Mania Kucing Posted Sunday, February 13, 2022 at 2:35 AM granola during pregnancy beli kulit hiu lsk Jasa Sertifikat Toefl betariko bangajikebab Sri Lankan food blog Business tips for beginners top up ml top rated influencer marketing konveksi jambi ...Read More kiki agnes Posted Saturday, January 29, 2022 at 11:33 PM pijat panggilan bandung pijat panggilan Ubay Owner Posted Tuesday, August 24, 2021 at 12:01 AM Mau jago bisnis? Memiliki bisnis Anda sendiri adalah bagian utama dari keberhasilan ekonomi yang besar dalam masyarakat kapitalistik. Ada banyak jenis bisnis yang dapat dipilih, jadi salah satu keputusan pertama yang akan Anda buat adalah jenis bisnis ...Read More
Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University asked Rene Johnson, Durham Public Schools Posted Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 2:28 PM Hi Rene! I am glad you joined the community. You will be a good asset! 0 Answers
Mary Squires, Saint Marks Episcopal Day School Posted Wednesday, July 6, 2016 at 3:21 PM Are there other elementary schools in Florida participating? 1 Answers Phillip Coleman, National Academy of Engineering Posted Thursday, July 7, 2016 at 9:05 AM Yes there are! There is Lynn Haven Elementary School, Orlando Science Elementary, Round Lake Elementary, Braden River Elementary! Thanks for the question
Phillip Coleman, National Academy of Engineering Posted Thursday, July 14, 2016 at 11:37 AM How could you use Tony Stark (Ironman) or Thomas Edison to stimulate classroom discussions about engineering? 2 Answers Phillip Coleman, National Academy of Engineering Posted Monday, July 18, 2016 at 2:18 PM Cary- Do you think Tony Stark has any merit in the classroom? Cary Sneider, Portland State University Posted Friday, July 15, 2016 at 12:16 PM Both of these men are portrayed as lone inventors. Tony Stark is fictional, Edison is not. So we can examine Edison's life to draw some tentative conclusions about how realistic the "lone inventor" vision really is. In fact, Edison lead a large team ...Read More
Cary Sneider, Portland State University asked Erin Murphy, Afterschool Alliance Posted Monday, August 29, 2016 at 1:22 AM Hi, Erin, I just want to congratulate you on a terrific blog about STEM in afterschool programs. -- Cary Sneider 0 Answers
Kate Gramling, Illumineer Posted Thursday, November 19, 2015 at 10:00 AM What scene from a movie or TV program has made you think about engineering or the engineering design process? Movies and television programs influence the ideas and opinions people develop about professions - particularly young people with little or no personal experience or role models to compare with what they see on various screens. This reality was the motivation for the recently completed "Next MacGyver" contest. Before we can build on good ideas students have developed about engineering - or replace the bad ones - we should ... 5 Answers nolan faulkner Posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 2:54 AM I love the last scene of the movie, it's so moving. Fall guys is an online game between a bunch of 60-person contestants in a life-or-death battle. Each round you will need to overcome strange challenges and must do your best to overcome it before ...Read More Mukesh Gupta Posted Tuesday, September 4, 2018 at 3:40 PM The first thing that popped into my head when I read this question was the movie "The Martian." What stood out to me, in addition to the incredible technological solutions showcased, was the perseverance exhibited by the main character - that ...Read More Pius Wong, Pios Labs Posted Sunday, May 21, 2017 at 11:47 AM This is a late answer, but we discussed this for our latest podcast episode: http://www.k12engineering.net/transcripts/ep35.html For our conversation, we were two engineers working in education and a science teacher working in educational leadership. ...Read More
Cassie Byrd, University of Michigan-Dearborn asked Sonia Krech Jacobsen, The Works Museum Posted Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at 12:30 PM Hi Sonia, wondering what your take is on engineering lessons for middle school girls? Thanks for any ideas! 1 Answers Sonia Krech Jacobsen, The Works Museum Posted Thursday, February 2, 2017 at 11:37 AM Wow this is a late answer to your question! I'm so sorry for that. I think girls of all ages are great problem solvers - as girls we really have to be! I know that there tends to be a "girl-ified" approach to presenting engineering challenges to ...Read More
Kevin Anderson, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction asked Tanielle Kazmierczak, Circle Cross Ranch K-8 STEM Posted Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at 4:35 PM What STEM materials are available that you would recommend for a K-5 after school club? I already know about EiE. 1 Answers Erin Murphy, Afterschool Alliance Posted Thursday, September 22, 2016 at 1:26 PM Hello Kevin! I work with the STEM team at the Afterschool Alliance. Though we do not promote any one curriculum, we have a resource page that has a variety of high-quality afterschool STEM activities! Many are focused on elementary school, and others ...Read More
Mary Grow, NA asked Beth Cady, National Academy of Engineering Posted Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at 10:29 AM What is the benefit of informal education? 2 Answers Jennifer Dehner, MagnaSolution Posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 8:23 AM Informal learning is self-directed learning that is motivated by the learner's interests. Who knows where to study information about finances and loans? Beth Cady, National Academy of Engineering Posted Wednesday, September 28, 2016 at 3:19 PM Hi Mary, I think there are several benefits to out-of- and after-school education. First, the school day is usually packed and there are many topics that teachers need to cover for state or district testing. Experiences at a museum or other ...Read More
Matt Latchaw, University of Cincinnati asked Dan Matthews, STEMhero Posted Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at 10:38 AM How can I best engage parents in informal education 0 Answers
Francis Manion, Ohio Virtual Academy asked Erin Murphy, Afterschool Alliance Posted Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at 3:25 PM Do you think this is a viable learning tool? 0 Answers