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Pre-University Programs. Presentation to the Educational Activities Board Yvonne Pelham Manager, Educational Outreach D ouglas Gorham, Ed. D. Managing Director, EAD Denver, Colorado 21 June 2008. Pre-University Outreach Programs. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Presentation to the Educational Activities Board
Yvonne PelhamManager, Educational Outreach
Douglas Gorham, Ed. D.Managing Director, EAD
Denver, Colorado21 June 2008
Pre-University Programs
Pre-University Outreach Programs
Foster collaborations between engineers and educators through the Teacher In-Service Program (TISP)
Develop, distribute and deliver resources and training for teachers, school counselors, engineers, students and parents e.g.
lesson plans school counselor materials comprehensive internet portals e.g.
TryEngineering.org
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Teacher In-Service Program
Features IEEE Section volunteers developing and presenting technologically oriented subject matter to local pre-university educators in an in-service or professional development setting.
Objectives To enhance the level of technological literacy of pre-
university educators; To establish engineer/educator partnerships to
promote applied inquiry-based learning; To expose teachers to career options for their
students in engineering and other technical fields.
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Teacher In-Service ProgramPresentations
Feb 2001 - IEEE Florida West Coast Section in conjunction with the University of South Florida College of Engineering held the first teacher in-service program
To date, more than 71 presentations have been conducted by IEEE volunteers reaching over 1632 pre-university educators. These teachers represent 180,000+ students.
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Teacher In-Service ProgramEvaluation Summary
1124 Respondents
This presentation has increased my level of technological literacy.
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I will use the concepts presented in my classroom instruction.
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Teacher In-Service ProgramTraining Workshops
EAB supports Section Leader(s) hosting training workshops for members
Typical Agenda TISP Background and Scope TISP Hands-On Activities Challenges and Opportunities in the Local
School System Tips on How to Begin Alignment with Education Standards Educator Panel Discussion
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Teacher In-Service ProgramWorkshop Participants by Region by Year
719 Participants
R2, 45R3, 65
R4, 60 R5, 70
R6, 41
R8, 94
R9, 205
R10, 84
R1, 55
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Teacher In-Service ProgramSuccesses
South Africa Section – Six months after the training workshop, 600 teachers participated in presentations conducted by local volunteers
Rio de Janeiro Section – received the “Premio Regional al Mejor Logro del Año del IEEE Latinoamérica” award at the Region 9 Regional Meeting
For an activity of a major relevance, organized by the Section in the previous year, based on its benefit to the section and the society as well as its applicability to other sections within the Region.
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Teacher In-Service ProgramStrengths
Ability to leverage transnational volunteer base to develop champions willing to coordinate and conduct TISP presentations
Volunteer-educator engagement model designed to inform and educate pre-university educators who have access to significant number of students throughout their career
To create partnerships with local school systems and improve the perception of engineers, and promote the activities of IEEE members
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Teacher In-Service ProgramOpportunities/Challenges
Outreach to Sections Corporate Sponsorship Funding to sustain volunteer activities
beyond the first year Follow-through by volunteers to report
results and continue commitment to the program.
Assessing the effectiveness of teachers implementing the concepts presented
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2005-2006 “Launching Our Children’s Path to Engineering” Initiative
Objectives Increase the propensity of young people
worldwide to select Engineering as a career path
Comprehensive review of engineering education resources found
Many “Engineering Resources” are actually focusing on Science and Mathematics
Resources for teachers are largely inadequate Wrong message is sent about the nature of
engineering and the life of engineersResponse
Create a premiere on-line portal of information11
TryEngineering.org
Collaborative effort of IEEE with IBM and the New York Hall of Science
Specifically designed to provide counselors, teachers, parents and students with
the unique ability to find accredited engineering, engineering technology and computing programs at universities worldwide.
information about diverse fields within engineering, information to guide students in terms of
preparation for an engineering career classroom activities that demonstrate engineering
design
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TryEngineering.orgA portal for students, parents, school counselors and teachers
University search By location, program, environment
25 countries, 1739 universities
Explore Engineering – Discipline Descriptions, Day in the Life of an Engineer, Preparation Tips
Virtual Games 43 lesson plans for teaching engineering design
Ask an Expert – Ask an Engineer, Ask a Student
Undergraduate Student Advice
E-Newsletter Student opportunities – summer camps, fellowships, etc.
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Available in English, Chinese, French, Spanish, German, Russian, Japanese
Portuguese coming soon.
1.8 Million Hits Jan – May 2008
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TryEngineering.org
A popular resource for the pre-university and university communities
Over 38,000 visitors per month (avg)
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TryEngineering Progress
Statistics (as of 5 June 2008) 38,927 = average # of visitors per month
67,006 = highest number of total unique visitors (May 08) 200,686 = average # of page hits per month 7,552 = average number of university searches per
month 3388 = questions submitted to Ask an Expert
88% submitted to Ask an Engineer 12% submitted to Ask an Undergraduate Student
Visitors come from the US, India, China, Canada, UK and scores of other countries
11,196 = average number of lesson plans downloaded per month
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TryEngineering.orgPage Hits per Month
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Tryengineering.orgStrengths
One of a kind, comprehensive university search of accredited engineering, engineering technology and computing programs around the world.
Extensive summaries of all engineering, engineering technology and computing disciplines
Free resources for school counselors and classroom activities for pre-university educators,
Partnership with corporate sponsors User-friendly, easy to navigate, appealing web
design
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TryEngineering.orgOpportunities/Challenges
Exposure on the internet, ranking in major search engines and directories
Ability to identify and target educator and school counselor associations outside of the US.
Ability to remain current and relevant, keeping pace with emerging technologies
Ability to leverage Web 3.0 technology to remain competitive with other internet sources
Responding to the volume of questions submitted to Ask an Expert
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TryEngineering.org Ask an Expert
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