User:Vtaylor/Computers and Society/18m Teaching K-8 Engineering

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Collapse Subdiscussion Johnathan Bounleuth Johnathan Bounleuth Jul 11, 2018 Jul 11 at 11:26am

https://stemworks.wested.org/engineering-elementary (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

The website shows an engineering plan for K-8. It lists its target "...teachers/education leaders...students..." (Stemworks). The program for K-8 engineering is called "Engineering in Elementary". The site states that the program, "EiE has created a research-based, standards-driven, and classroom-tested curriculum that integrates engineering and technology concepts and skills with elementary science topics." (Stemworks). EiE's objectives are, "(1) increase children's technological literacy, (2) increase elementary-school educators' ability to teach engineering and technology, (3) increase the number of schools in the U.S. that include engineering at the elementary level, and (4) conduct research and assessment to further the first three goals and contribute to knowledge about engineering teaching and learning at the elementary level." (Stemworks). The program cost about $20,000 to support about 400-500, and the cost varies depending on the increase size of the school according the website. Reply Reply to Comment

Collapse Subdiscussion Jeonghyeon Yu Jeonghyeon Yu Monday Jul 16 at 11:29pm

5. TOPIC: K-8 Engineering

https://www.pearson.com/us/prek-12/why-choose-pearson/thought-leadership/stem.html (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Yes, IT is! "There is a lot of interest in STEM education for young kids in K-8 (Kindergarten - 8th Grade) but very little is about Engineering." We need to engage K-8 students in engineering because when children engineer in a school setting, there are several positive results. Engineering helps for children to apply what they know, and their learning is enhanced as a result. Students do classroom engineering activities in teams, and they learn how to communicate effectively and how to collaborate with group members. To be clear and be short, the importance of this is I would say that Career Success in the future.

Edited by Jeonghyeon Yu on Jul 16 at 11:30pm Reply Reply to Comment

Collapse Subdiscussion Oliver Loveday Oliver Loveday Wednesday Jul 18 at 2:15pm

https://www.calacademy.org/events/teacher-workshops/engineering-beyond-building-bridges-grades-k-8 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

This article is about how there is more to engineering than just building bridges or designing gadgets. It provides details on an upcoming workshop in 2019 to teach K-8 what engineering actually looks like and how it can be applied to many areas. The workshop will talk about how engineering will look in a classroom and the benefits it will have on students thinking about engineering. Reply Reply to Comment

Collapse Subdiscussion Michael Carson Michael Carson Wednesday Jul 18 at 2:18pm

https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/articles/teaching-content/stem-k-8-engineering/

The project was not exactly going as planned—Carrie Allen had a classroom overrun with fruit flies. Her first graders were studying composting, and they were getting more of an ecology lesson than they’d expected. But at Richfield STEM School, an inquiry-based K–5 school in Richfield, Minnesota, both teachers and students take fruit-fly invasions in stride.

“The kids came up with the idea that we should make traps for the fruit flies,” explains Allen. Students then tested to see which traps worked the best—giving them a chance to incorporate the classic engineering-design process (ask, imagine, plan, create, improve).

“I can’t imagine not teaching like this anymore,” says Allen. “It just opens up so many other possibilities for the kids.” Reply Reply to Comment

Collapse Subdiscussion Ana Alfaro Ana Alfaro Wednesday Jul 18 at 9:06pm

I like it when the kids try for new idea good things, of course, it helps them to think extra and to develop a new level of imagination. Reply Reply to Comment

Collapse Subdiscussion Marvin Buruca Canales Marvin Buruca Canales Wednesday Jul 18 at 4:21pm

https://www.envisionexperience.com/blog/hands-on-engineering-activities-for-your-classroom (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

This website provides a links to projects that can be developed by students. The projects are arranged by grade level. According to the website, "...students grasp engineering principles and their applications in the real world, while potentially inspiring rewarding career pursuits (www.envisionexperience.com (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.)."

With this type of activities, students develop critical thinking skills and problem solving at a young age. This will help them a lot in the future. Reply Reply to Comment

Collapse Subdiscussion Ana Alfaro Ana Alfaro Wednesday Jul 18 at 9:05pm

My Article is about:

https://learningcenter.nsta.org/products/online_courses/NGSS2.aspx (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

What the article says: This short course provided practical insights into teaching engineering in the elementary or middle school classroom. Through synchronous web seminars and asynchronous discussions, K-8 educators began to build a foundation for integrating and implementing engineering practices into their instruction. We should teach a little more to the children, maybe create more programs that are a little bit upscale so they can try their level of knowledge. Making it fun a great point so they can discover how they can be an engineer one day. Reply Reply to Comment

Collapse Subdiscussion Berah Paule Cyndy Yao Berah Paule Cyndy Yao Wednesday Jul 18 at 9:34pm

https://www.eie.org/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

EIE stands for Engineering is Elementary, it is a program to inspire children to find their inner engineer and to become a lifelong STEM learners.They offer In-School curriculum products and After School curriculum activities. It is a project of the National Center for Technological Literacy at the Museum of Science, Boston. Reply Reply to Comment

Collapse Subdiscussion Nicolle Ayon Nicolle Ayon Wednesday Jul 18 at 10:32pm

https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2016-03-18/op-ed-engineering-is-fundamental-for-our-kids (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

This article talks more about why teaching kids engineering skills are so important. It lists several resources to bring more engineering into the lives of young kids, such as Engineering is Elementary and 100kin10. It is important to start kids young because not only is it a 21st-century skillset in demand, but they will become better at science and math, develop crucial problem-solving skills, and become more innovative thinkers. Reply Reply to Comment

Collapse Subdiscussion Adam Rubin Adam Rubin Wednesday Jul 18 at 11:30pm

https://www.polygon.com/2018/7/16/17578332/nintendo-labo-creators-contest-best-projects (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Nintendo recently released a project for engineering and building with their LABO sets for the switch system. These are the winners of a recent contest - though they aren't made by children, they show the kinds of things the system is capable of. The actual product comes with five preset projects that need to be built from cardboard (and only cardboard), which then use the game system to interact. It also has a garage area where kids can design and program their own creations, making musical instruments, games, shows, or whatever else they can think of.

This lets kids in on engineering, from idea to design to plan to failure to success. It's hard to give kids incentive to complete long projects, especially when they're more abstract, which is why this product can be helpful as an interactive workshop. Reply Reply to Comment

Collapse Subdiscussion Ryan Thompson Ryan Thompson Yesterday Jul 19 at 1:06am

I remember when I was in elementary school and we were forced to learn to type with the game Type to Learn 3. I think kids will be happy to begin their engineering careers with the help of games. Erase All Kittens is a fun coding game that takes traditional coding and turns it into a cute fun rewarding learning game. I say why not for kids to start learning about engineering at a young age, this will inspire them early on and by the time they make it to middle school I think they will be capable of doubling their coding skills. This can be a more practical skill to have over something like learning cursive writing in elementary school.

http://www.gamesforchange.org/game/erase-all-kittens/ Reply Reply to Comment

Collapse Subdiscussion Yoin Wai Tse Yoin Wai Tse Yesterday Jul 19 at 5:25am

https://www.diversityinsteam.com/2018/04/stem-k-8-engineering/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

This website informs the readers the need of having k-8 engineering with concrete examples. It started with an experienced engineer saying that no everyone could get a grip of engineering for the first time in real life and learning the workplace is almost the common case for people who are fresh to this engineering field, it means that there’s a possibility that knowledge of engineering could be enhanced at an early by introducing engineering to school curriculum. For instance, students At Dr. Albert Einstein Academy meet their challenges when they are asked to design a door that easier to open by the teacher and also in some schools, children are attempted to design and build something with the resources that is within their reach, such as a clay boat. Reply Reply to Comment

Collapse Subdiscussion David Owens David Owens Yesterday Jul 19 at 11:04am

Engineering is Elementary https://www.eie.org/about-us/our-teameam (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

The Museum of Science Team is working to put Engineering in K-8 Stem education. This link gives information on each person on the TEAM and their background. It also gives information on the sponsors and about the Museum of Science and how it will bring engineering into the K-8 stem educaation around the world. It has links to the National Center for Technology Literacy which is created to advace Stem( science, technology, engineering and math) knowledge for all. Reply Reply to Comment

Collapse Subdiscussion Andrew Gillis Andrew Gillis Yesterday Jul 19 at 11:43am

https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/articles/teaching-content/stem-k-8-engineering/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

In this article it discuses STEM learning and some experience teachers have had wile using this new teaching style. STEM is more of a two-way street where the students are engaged to interact with the class and curriculum. One example given in the article is a teacher was teaching the class about composting and because of this had a fruit fly problem. So, the teacher had the children come up with a way to fix the problem and build traps to fix the problem. This is just one way to have the students shape what they learn and I think it is fantastic. Reply Reply to Comment

Collapse Subdiscussion Megan Brooks Megan Brooks Yesterday Jul 19 at 2:41pm

https://www.teachengineering.org/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

TeachEngineering is a free and easily accessible library that is available to educators

"TeachEngineering is a searchable, web-based digital library collection comprised of standards-based engineering curricula for use by K-12 educators to make applied science and math come alive through engineering design in K-12 settings. The TeachEngineering collection provides educators with *free* access to a growing curricular resource of activities, lessons, units, maker challenges, and sprinkles for use in informal education settings. " Reply Reply to Comment

Collapse Subdiscussion Saurabhjit Singh Saurabhjit Singh Yesterday Jul 19 at 3:29pm

https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2016-03-18/op-ed-engineering-is-fundamental-for-our-kids (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

This website talks about the engineering part of STEM. It is teaching students about engineering design skills. Its best to get student interested in engineering when they are young such as when they are in Elementary school. Engineering is the missing link that makes math and science more relevant. Engineering activities is can connivence young children to learn accessible. Reply Reply to Comment

Collapse Subdiscussion Barish Arslan Barish Arslan Yesterday Jul 19 at 8:57pm

http://discovermagazine.com/2013/dec/15-e-is-for-engineering (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

This article talks about the importance of teaching kids engineering concepts that will help them think more critically and work in teams to solve problems. Also speaks with Christine Cunningham, the founder of "Engineering is Elementary, a program that brings engineering concepts into elementary school classrooms around the country", about her experience and thoughts on teaching children these concepts early on at the Museum of Science in Boston. I think problem solving, critical thinking, and being analytical are extremely important concepts that are not really taught in schools. Most people have to develop these skills on their own because public education fails to give this type of education to students, focusing rather on every little grammar detail and doing math problems one way and one way only. Reply Reply to Comment

Collapse Subdiscussion Sahiti Chilukuri Sahiti Chilukuri Yesterday Jul 19 at 10:59pm

https://www.asme.org/career-education/articles/career-and-education/bringing-engineering-to-elementary (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Boston’s Museum of Science has donated $200,000 for schools to start more engineering in elementary schools. Teachers can apply for these scholarships and then use that money to teach engineering in their classes. They also offer to train teachers on how to teach children basic engineering skills. It is great that they have this program to teach children from an early age to become interested and develop somewhat of a background in engineering, especially in lower income schools that may not have a lot of resources. Reply Reply to Comment

Collapse Subdiscussion Sonika Rajesh Sonika Rajesh Yesterday Jul 19 at 11:11pm

https://www.diversityinsteam.com/2018/04/stem-k-8-engineering/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

This article talks about how focusing on engineering in elementary might change the way the students look at things. It talks about how engineering should be the process and technology should be a resource and not a subject. Engineering would help to build the students way of thinking and help their problem solving skills. Reply Reply to Comment

Collapse Subdiscussion Ilan Ilan 1:14am Jul 20 at 1:14am

Brain POP - COMPUTER PROGRAMMING

https://www.brainpop.com/technology/computerscience/computerprogramming/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

REALLY GOOD!

This is a company I used to work with that make K-8 educational videos among other levels and subjects. I think Brain POP does a really good job. Even us adults can learn from it.