Highlights of the 2010 K-12 Workshop
Thank you for joining us in Louisville for the seventh annual ASEE Workshop on K-12 Engineering Education. “Discovering Engineering in the Classroom” was a huge success, drawing 300+ attendees — the largest turnout ever. The day-long event featured a series of presentations by experts on innovative, effective ways to present engineering in the classroom. A new format including an impressive panel of K-12 leaders, focus groups and follow-up reports enabled teachers to interact over key issues. An exciting array of 19 sessions were offered. A presentation about how teachers can use the eGFI website was also a big hit. The Kentucky Department of Education approved the workshop for 8 hours of credits through EILA, for instructional leadership and professional development credits.
During the hands-on sessions, teachers experimented with such class activities as using catapults to explain math principles and parachutes to explore the concept of “drag.” Teachers flew airplanes, built tinfoil boats, and tested sound insulation. Sponsored by Dassault Systemes, the workshop also presented new features of the firm’s K-12 software that allows users to assess the carbon footprint of their designs. Click on the slide show above to view memorable moments; read a summary of the morning session; and, below, view pdfs of presentations.
”Discovering Engineering in the Classroom”
Saturday, June 19, 2010
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Kentucky International Convention Center
221 South 4th Street
Louisville, Kentucky 40202-2903
2010 K-12 Workshop Program
| Activity | Location | Time |
| Opening Plenary Keynote: Xavier Fouger, Director of Dassault Systèmes Global Learning & PLM Academy View Presentation (PPS:23.7MB) |
101 & 104 | 8:45 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. |
| Morning Session | 101 & 104 | 9:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. |
| Panel | 101 & 104 | 9:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. |
| Focus Groups | 101 & 104 | 9:45 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. |
| Breakout Session I | Location | Time |
| Discovering Engineering Careers through Hands-On Exploration View Presentation (PDF:3.9MB) |
102 | 11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. |
| Teaching Sustainable Design in a STEM Classroom – Marie Planchard, Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks Corp. View Presentation (PDF:4.2MB) |
Conference Theatre | 11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. |
| Classroom Tools for STEM Education Provided by the DoD View Presentation (PDF:491KB) |
110 | 11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. |
| Formal and Informal Education Experiences Using Solar Energy as the Umbrella to Promote STEM Learning View Presentation (PDF:2.3MB) |
107 | 11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. |
| Evaluating Cost and Energy Implications in Refrigerator Design View Presentation (PDF:1.3MB) |
106 | 11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. |
| Integrating Engineering Design Projects into High School Mathematics and Science View Presentation (PDF:1.3MB) |
103 | 11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. |
| Breakout Session II | Location | Time |
| Introducing Digital Manufacturing into the Classroom and Demonstrating the V6 Server-Based Collaboration Offering – Roy Smolky, Dassault Systèmes/DELMIA View Presentation (PDF:1.3MB) |
Conference Theatre | 2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. |
| Nice Ride! Design and Build a Lunar Rover Using the Engineering Design Process View Presentation (PDF:744KB) |
102 | 2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. |
| Hands On STEM with LabVIEW Education Edition and LEGO MINDSTORMS with TETRIX View Presentation (PDF:2.8MB) |
110 | 2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. |
| Amateurs in the Classroom – Oh My! View Presentation (PDF:2.7MB) |
106 | 2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. |
| Model Eliciting Activities: Thinking Outside the Mathematics Textbook View Presentation (PDF:311KB) |
103 | 2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. |
| Energy Efficiency: Preparing Middle School Students for our Energy Future View Presentation (PDF:1.8MB) |
107 | 2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. |
| Breakout Session III | Location | Time |
| Using Reverse Engineering to Teach Key Systems Concepts View Presentation (PDF:69KB) |
Conference Theatre | 3:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| Discovering Physics Through a Tanzania Engineering Problem View Presentation (PDF:268KB) |
107 | 3:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| Hands On STEM with LabVIEW Education Edition and LEGO MINDSTORMS with TETRIX View Presentation (PDF:2.8MB) |
110 | 3:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| It’s a Long Way Down: Designing Parachutes | 106 | 3:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| Family Engineering for Elementary-Aged Children View Presentation (PDF:4.2MB) |
103 | 3:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| Sound Engineering – Investigating Sound Insulation View Presentation (PDF:1.9MB) |
102 | 3:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
What did teachers think of the workshop?
“Very helpful, very informational. I learned about programs I can use in my classroom.”
“I left with some very valuable information and resources that will help enrich my engineering, science, and math curriculum.”
“Ideas that I can use plus the hands on experience to anticipate student problems.”
“The hands on strategies which can be implemented upon return to the classroom. The focus panel – being able to discuss with other educators from all levels across the nation offers a great opportunity for networking.”
“Great ideas from experienced presenters many of whom are engineers!”
“It was very resourceful and they were things that could definitely be used inside my classroom. *And free supplies.”
“All (the workshops) were to the point and had numerous resources!”
“Sessions were on-time and efficiently managed.”
“New ways and approaches to help make science relevant in the classroom.”
“The breadth of knowledge and opportunity for industry, K-12, and university in the same room.”
* For more information, please contact Libby Martin, K-12 Meeting Coordinator, at: k12workshop@asee.org
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