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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Welcome Teachers & Engineers !
Sponsored by the IEEE Fort Worth Section Professional Activities Committee
TISP - STEM Teacher In-Service Program
Helping teachers improve student interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math
Dan Cowan, [email protected] May 2012
2008, 2009, 2011, 2012
• Contact the Regional Education Center to spread the word about the TISP…
• What have we learned ? – Order Lunch AFTER 9:00 on the Day of the EVENT
• We contacted SubWay® ahead of time but Final Count on Day-of-Event
-- Get the word out early as possible -- Ask Educators to CONFIRM attendance the week of-– Provide GOOD maps or link in email to “google.maps”– HAVE FUN!– Pre-print the Certificates of attendance– Start collecting supplies via IEEE members (low cost solution)– Get an email confirmation regarding “attendance” from
Educators the WEEK of the TISP event!
TISP 2011 Summary
• 2011 Teacher In-Service Program:
• 58 people present on 5 August with:
36 Educators and 22 volunteers
• Three invited speakers, two hands-on activities and loads of FUN
FUN STUFF - This is a clip from you-tube to show how confusing Math can BE !
Fort Worth IEEE TISP
2012 Draft AGENDA 0800 Sign In 0830 Welcome and Opening Remarks 0845 Future City Competition of North Texas, Jean Eason, EE, PE. 1000 Project #1 Hands-on project - inexpensive classroom event 1115 Debrief – “Hands-on Project Evaluations”
Review-Discussion-How to use this lesson plan in a classroom 11:45 Lunch & discussion
1:00 IBM Presentation – Charla L Stine - Sr. IT Architect
2:15 Project #2 Hands-on project - an inexpensive classroom event 3:30 Debrief – “Hands-on Project Evaluations”
Review-Discussion-How to use this lesson plan in a classroom 3:45 Wrap Up/Critiques
IEEE – Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers – website: website - ieee.orgTISP --- TISP weblink
Contact: Dan Cowan at [email protected] or [email protected] for more details. Registration/Sign In
•4:15 Adjournment
Additional Resources
• Contact - via email to pre-university Educators
– 1. list of website LINKS for additional support
– 2. If requested, we work to get a “real” engineer in the Classroom
– 3. emphasis is placed on low cost educational support
PHYSICALLY – in person – Pre-University Events -
– 1. Judges and $$$ for Regional Science/Engineering Fair
– 2. Engineering at Waco Engineering Day (cool program)
– 3. Judges and $$$ for Future City Competition
– 4. Provide recognition awards
– 5. Host TISP annually - at no charge to Educators
– 6. Coordinate Engineers in the Classroom as requested
Provide Pre-University Teacher In-Service Programs;
General support to help improve student interest in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math;
Encourage careers in these STEM fields.
MISSION
TISP Sponsored by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
(“Eye-Triple-E”)
• What is the IEEE ?
• IEEE Involvement in Pre-University Education
• Teacher Resources from IEEE
Alexander G. BellElihu Thomson
Charles Steinmetz Frank Sprague
What Is IEEE ?The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
Is a worldwide professional association of engineers from most industries.
• AIEE’s First Technical Meeting 7-8 October 1884, at the Franklin Institute • 1963: Merger of AIEE and IRE to create IEEE
• Today, 390,000 society members in 160 countries- 30,000 members in Texas
Some of the earliest leaders of our engineering society !
R9 – 14,598
R8 – 60,856
R10 – 67,442R1 to 6 – 215,851
R7 – 16,020
TOTAL MEMBERSHIP – 374,767
R1 – 38,617
R2 – 33,054
R3 – 30,615
R4 – 23,982
R5 – 29,444
R6 – 60,139 Reflecting the global nature of IEEE, R10 and R8 are now the
two largest IEEE Regions
IEEE Membership By Region31 December 2010
IEEE Is a World Wide Organization
IEEE U.S. Regions
1. Electrification2. Automobile3. Airplane4. Water Supply & Distribution5. Electronics6. Radio and Television7. Agricultural Mechanization8. Computers9. Telephone
10. Air Conditioning & Refrigeration
11. Highways12. Spacecraft13. Internet14. Imaging15. Household Appliances16. Health Technologies17. Petroleum & Petrochem. Technologies18. Laser and Fiber Optics19. Nuclear Technologies20. High-perform. Materials
Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th Centuryare based mostly on
Electro- and Information-Science & Technology
Student Career Choices ? ( Automotive Example)
Unemployed Under Employed Trade Job Engineer
No Car Car Car
Car Washer Repair Designer
Bus To Work
Where is your career going ?
Depressing Frustrating Back Breaking Triumphant
START @ $ 0/ Yr $ 15,100 / Yr $ 20,800 /Yr $ 57,000 / Yr
AVG. $ 3,000 / Yr $ 18,000 / Yr $ 50,000 / Yr $ 105,500 / Yr
THE KNACK !!!
• Purpose of Exercise
• Describe Approach & Materials
• Review Lesson Plan Details
•Teamwork
• Weigh-In ?
• Correction Phase
Typical Lesson Plan :
Engineer the best candy bag !
Candy Bag Project Debrief
• Did you follow directions?– Sketch, tape limit, did you “predict” an outcome,
• How could you work this for K?• How could you work this for 12?
– Reading, writing, reports, research• Ideas to extend this lesson in a classroom?
– Modifications
Consider alternative science/math concepts
Supplies for this project, about $0.30 per team for 26 teams
Typical Lesson Plan :
Build Your Own Robot Arm
• Purpose of Exercise
• Describe Approach & Materials
• Review Lesson Plan Details
•Teamwork
• Lift Test
• Correction Phase
• Re-lift Test
Discussion of Results:Let’s Review the Best Candy Bag &
Robot Arm Designs
• Winning Sizes ( by carrying weight)
• “prettiest” bag
•Teams Design Approach
• What Did We Learn ? - Engineering Principles
- Practical Challenge
What are the Core STEM Problems ?
• Which learning structure is appropriate? • Show benefits of a technical career • More, less or different testing ?• Others issues…… TBD ?
• Low Parental Involvement ! • Women and minorities under-represented• Relating science to everyday life• Perception of engineers
Why don’t kids want to learn?
Is it the way it’s Taught ? Or
Understood ? Or Motivation ?
Educators FEEDBACK: Define Problem to Resolve Them
If we keep doing the wrong things, how can we expect change?
So, what can we do differently ?
•Conform to Educational Requirements
… Not deviations
•Work with Teachers & School Districts
…. Not interfere or burden !
• Examples of IEEE Lesson Plans
…. conformance
Alignment With Texas Education Standards
But Boss, I just left out a decimal point. Don’t I get at least partial credit ?
Fort Worth IEEE Section
Our Plan
• Target school districts across N-Texas each year•Individual or as a group??
• Coordinate with Texas Ed Agency – Region Ed. Center
• Prepare workshop, promo and instruction material
• Conduct an annual TISP workshop
• Recruit other IEEE & tech society members
• Offer and arrange factory, museum etc. field trips
• Provide free, accredited TISP Workshops
• Volunteer assistance to teachers, students or schools
• IEEE offers: web, lesson plans, magazines, Volunteers
• Feedback to IEEE for tracking and improvements
www.TryEngineering.orgA Web portal for students, parents, school counselors and teachers
Web Access to:
• Life of Engineer
• Becoming an Engineer
• Find a University
• over 80 Lesson Plans (Multi-languages)
• Ask An Expert
• Play Games
Teacher Expectations
TEACHER Assistance for Promoting STEM
+ IEEE Support Complementing Schools’ Goals
+ Motivation Assistance from IEEE Volunteers
+ Science Based Lesson Plans -- and Fun, too
+ “Teacher In - Service” Accredited Workshops
+ Access to IEEE web & PublicationsScience is Fun !
Educator Resources• We provide a list of websites that support STEM in the classroom• Examples: http://www.egfi-k12.org/read-the-magazine/ (magazine published by ASEE (American Society for
Engineering Education)) “Engineering Just Go For It!” printed copies provided to attendees• . • IEEE Women In Engineering all things related to women in engineering, • http://www.ieee.org/membership_services/membership/women/index.html• • IEEE WIE TV “Nerd Girls” , affinity web TV featuring techie girls • https://ieeetv.ieee.org/player/html/viewer#nerd-girls• • IEEE Central Texas Section - IEEE Central, same as Fort Worth, this section has K-12 activities
http://www.ewh.ieee.org/r5/central_texas/• • Girl Start Afterschool and summer camps (STEM) for techie girls http://girlstart.com/• • Engineering Education Service Center Activities for K-12 in TX (and US affiliated with local universities)
http://www.engineeringedu.com/camps/tx.html• • University of Texas – Austin - Women in Engineering Program (WEP) http://www.engr.utexas.edu/wep/•
• The Gender Chip Resources to work with your schools to add girl tech programs http://genderchip.org/toolkit/resources/web_sites
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• Teacher Tech -Rice University - resources for parents to partner w/educators http://teachertech.rice.edu/Lessons/
Student Benefits
STUDENTS Motivated To Learn STEM to:
+ Learn What Engineers Actually Do
+ Exceed Educational Testing Minimum Goals
+ Appreciate Technology in Everyday Life
+ Provide Creative and Lucrative Careers
+ Ensure More Engineers in the Future
+ Raise Understanding – As Well as Test Scores Students Learn from Technology
But __________________________F
• Concluding Observations- by Teachers
• Concluding Expectations - of Teachers
• Summarize Cooperation- by Fort Worth IEEE
"The goal is simple . . . to help you achieve yours." LaRue Miller
THE ENDOr just the beginning? ... All things are relative
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein thought about relativity- for years. His math equation (E=MC ), then came years later- well after the concept. He needed to prove mathematically that his theory was correct.
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“Math is merely the language for proving your ideas” (T.Rowan, Jr)
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