Presentation for Virginia Technology Educators Conference; inlcudes technology resources hotlst and links to engineering design challenges.

1. Educators as Engineers: Opening the Black Boxes Rebecca Jaramillo Curriculum and Professional Development Coordinator National Institute of Aerospace Hampton, Virginia August 4, 2010

2. Today’s Goals

3. The National Institute of Aerospace (NIA)

5. Dr. Robert Lindberg

6. Serves a societal need . . . And has tangible economic value

7. So what does that mean for us . . .

8. Scientific Method … Engineering Design Process …

9. Through the eyes of …

10. Science is the study of what Is , Engineering builds what Will Be . Theodore VonKármán, c.a. 1957 The scientist merely explores that which exists, while the engineer creates … what has never existed before. Scientist and Engineer

11. Engineering K-12

12. NRC Engineering Framework

13. A new taxonomy … Bloom, et al, 1956 Anderson & Krathwohl, et al, 2000

14. NASA eClips

15. Our World: K-5

16. Real World: 6-8

17. Launchpad: 9-12

18. Design Process Packets

19. 5E Cycle E – Engage E – Explore E – Explain E – Extend E – Evaluate Educator Guides

21. Challenges

22. Design Squad

23. BEST Beginning Engineering, Science and Technology

24. KLASSS Kennedy Launch Academy Simulation System Software Bring a launch countdown into your classroom! .

25. RealWorld-InWorld Design Challenge

26. VESC World

27. Moonbase Alpha – July 6

29. Are we meeting our customers expectations?