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National Center for Technological Literacy
Museum of Science, Boston
Patti Curtis
The instructional practices and assessments discussed or shown are not an endorsement by the U.S. Department of Education.
Definitions:
Technology:• Anything human-made or used to solve a
problem or fulfill a desire.• Technology can be an object, a system, or
a process.
Engineering:• A problem-solving process called the
Engineering Design Process• Designing under constraint
Inquiry - Design
Scientific Inquiry Engineering Design
Formulate a question. Define a problem.
Research how others have answered it. Research how others have solved it.
Brainstorm hypotheses and choose one. Brainstorm solutions and select one.
Conduct an experiment. Create and test a prototype.
Modify hypothesis based on results. Redesign solution based on tests.
Draw conclusion, write paper. Finalize design, make drawings.
Submit paper for peer review. Present optimal solution to client.
Ask new question Define new problem.
NAE: K-12 Engineering http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12635
Potential Benefits: • improved learning & achievement in science
& mathematics;• increased awareness of engineering ;• ability to engage in engineering design;• interest in engineering as a career; and,• increased technological literacy - the ability to
use technologyRecommendation:• more research needed
NAE: K-12 Engineering Standards?
http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12990
• limited experience , not enough teachers• significant barriers to new stand-alone standardsAlternatives:• infuse INTO existing or revised standards• map big ideas in engineering ONTO existing subjectsRecommendations:• develop core ideas, guidelines for instructional
materials• large scale survey of K-12 engineering• cognitive research on engineering conceptsStates with Engineering in Science Standards:• MA, TN, IN, NH, RI, OR, WA, …
Next Generation Science Standards
www7.nationalacademies.org/bose/Standards_Framework_Homepage.html
• National Research Council developing Framework
• Achieve to develop standards
• Funded by Carnegie Corporation
• includes Engineering practices
Engineering Education for Innovation Act (E2 bill)
• To support efforts to integrate engineering education into K–12 classrooms and to fund evaluation research of same – Planning Grants– Implementation Grants– Evaluation Grants via IES
• Sponsors: Rep. Tonko & Sen. Gillibrand
Engineering is Elementarywww.mos.org/eie
• Lesson 1: Engineering Story
• Lesson 2: Broader View of Engineering
• Lesson 3: Scientific Experiment, Data
• Lesson 4: Engineering Design Challenge
Building Math – Middle Schoolwww.walch.com/product/2137
• Integrate engineering & algebra
• 3 units - grades 6, 7, 8
• 3 design challenges, 2 weeks each
• Integrate engineering & algebra
• 3 units - grades 6, 7, 8
• 3 design challenges, 2 weeks each
• Student-friendly• First-person stories from
a diverse cadre of engineers and technicians
• Engineering, science, and math concepts embedded in real case studies
• Student-friendly• First-person stories from
a diverse cadre of engineers and technicians
• Engineering, science, and math concepts embedded in real case studies
Engineering the Futurewww.keypress.com/etf
Engineering the Futurewww.keypress.com/etf
Resources
• National Center for Technological Literacy E-News
www.mos.org/nctl• Technology & Engineering Curricula (standards-based,
teacher-reviewed) www.mos.org/tec• Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research
(J-PEER) http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/jpeer• Learning Science in Informal Environments
http://books.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12190• NCTL T&E Rationale Video
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4B-g1_6QCWU&feature=related