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National Center for Technological Literacy

National Center for Technological Literacy. Museum of Science, Boston Patti Curtis curtisp@mos.org. The instructional practices and assessments discussed or shown are not an endorsement by the U.S. Department of Education. Definitions:. Technology:

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National Center for Technological Literacy

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  1. National Center for Technological Literacy Museum of Science, Boston Patti Curtis curtisp@mos.org The instructional practices and assessments discussed or shown are not an endorsement by the U.S. Department of Education.

  2. 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

  3. Inquiry - Design

  4. NAE: K-12 Engineeringhttp://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 technology Recommendation: • more research needed

  5. 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 standards Alternatives: • infuse INTO existing or revised standards • map big ideas in engineering ONTO existing subjects Recommendations: • develop core ideas, guidelines for instructional materials • large scale survey of K-12 engineering • cognitive research on engineering concepts States with Engineering in Science Standards: • MA, TN, IN, NH, RI, OR, WA, …

  6. Next Generation Science Standardswww7.nationalacademies.org/bose/Standards_Framework_Homepage.html • National Research Council developing Framework • Achieve to develop standards • Funded by Carnegie Corporation • includes Engineering practices

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. Building Math – Middle Schoolwww.walch.com/product/2137 Integrate engineering & algebra 3 units - grades 6, 7, 8 3 design challenges, 2 weeks each

  10. 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

  11. 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

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