Technology

Issues and Challenges Related to Development and Implementation of K-12 School-based Engineering and Technology Education Programs

Engineering
Technology
Implementation
Day
Fri

K-12 engineering and technology education initiative leaders will discuss conceptual frameworks, curricular initiatives, implementation strategies and attendant challenges related to institutionalizing K-12 engineering programs in the nation’s schools.

Date/Time
-
Session Type
Panel
Presenters
Michael Hacker
Kurt Becker
Julia Ross
Cary Sneider
Johannes Strobel
Session Materials
Strobel_Hacker_PPTS.pptx
Sneider_PPT.pptx
Becker_PPT.pptx

Support has been rapidly growing for the establishment of K-12 engineering and technology education (ETE) programs in the United States. The idea has been promulgated by many STEM educators and disciplinary leaders, science and engineering associations, and governmental agencies.

Perspectives on Facet-based Diagnostic Assessments: Lessons Learned in Four Instructional Contexts

Assessment
Science
Technology
Day
Thu

This session presents recent implementation findings from four projects, each applying facet-based approaches to formative assessment in different instructional contexts.

Date/Time
-
Session Type
Panel
Presenters
Angela DeBarger
Stamatis Vokos
Jim Minstrell
Christopher Harris
Session Materials
Debarger_PPT.pptx
Harris_PPT.pptx
Minstrell_PPT.ppt
Vokos_PPT.ppt

This session will describe recent findings from four projects, each applying the facet-based perspective in different instructional contexts: force and motion and waves (middle and high school), properties of matter and particulate nature of matter (middle school), Earth science (middle school), and chemistry (high school).

References

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Gaming to Learn

Engineering
Educational Technology
Mathematics
Gaming/Virtual Environments
Science
Technology
Day
Thu

Four NSF-funded gaming project leaders will discuss pedagogical strategies and issues related to designing and implementing STEM educational games.          

Date/Time
-
Session Type
Panel
Presenters
Michael Hacker
Jodi Asbell-Clarke
Barbara Chamberlin
Douglas Clark
James Kiggens
Session Materials
Hacker_Gaming to Learn_PPT.pptx
Chamberlin Presentation

In this session, panelists from five NSF-funded gaming projects will discuss ways in which digital game-based learning can enable learner-led exploration, taking games beyond the "quiz" model many educators still think of.

References

Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly. (1990). Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience. HarperCollins. 

Powers, William T. (1973). Behavior: The Control of Perception. Chicago: Aldine.

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2011 International SITE Conference

Event Date
-
Sponsoring Organization
Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE)
Associated Dates and Deadlines
Proposals due October 21, 2010

Further information is available at http://site.aace.org/conf/.

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Discipline/Topic
Technology
Event Type
Conference

2011 ISTE Annual Conference and Exposition

Event Date
-
Sponsoring Organization
International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
Associated Dates and Deadlines
Proposals due October 13, 2010

ISTE is excited to return to the city of inspiration and innovation for our ISTE 2011 conference, dedicated to the theme of "Unlocking Potential." Philadelphia—a city known for historical firsts and the collaboration of great minds—is the perfect backdrop for the active, inquisitive educators who converge at ISTE’s annual conference and exposition every year.

Discipline/Topic
Technology
Event Type
Conference

2011 International Engineering and Technology Education Conference

Event Date
-
Associated Dates and Deadlines
Proposals due August 20, 2010

The International Engineering and Technology Education Conference (IETEC'11) is being organised to foster cooperation between a wide range of stakeholders of engineering and technology education to enhance educational policy developments, learning, teaching and research that will help enhancing 21st century skills for global engineers and technologists.

Discipline/Topic
Engineering
Technology
Event Type
Conference
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