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Home Schoolers In An Engineering/Education K12 Outreach Program
Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference
  • Lawrence Genalo, Iowa State University
  • Jamie Gilchrist, Iowa State University
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Conference
2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
1-1-2006
Conference Title
2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
Conference Date
June 18-21, 2006
Geolocation
(41.8781136, -87.62979819999998)
Abstract
The Toying With TechnologySM program (TWT) has been offered to preservice elementary and secondary teachers for ten years. This program is designed to explain the principles behind many of the technological innovations in wide use today. This is accomplished through hands-on laboratory experiences. This includes, but is not limited to, experiences with programming, global positioning systems, and biomedical engineering. This program uses engineering as a basis to teach math, science, technology and problem solving concepts. This paper will describe the twelve week experience of a home schooled group engaged in the TWT program. Home schooling is a growing trend in the United States and it is estimated that two million American children are home schooled each year with this number increasing by 15- 20% per year1. The students’ progress in this program was measured through specific reflection questions, as well as observations and reflections by the TWT facilitators and the cooperating home school representative and the parents of the home schooled students.
Comments

This is a conference proceeding from Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference (2006):1. Posted with permission.

Copyright Owner
American Society for Engineering Education
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Citation Information
Lawrence Genalo and Jamie Gilchrist. "Home Schoolers In An Engineering/Education K12 Outreach Program" Chicago, ILProceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference (2006) p. 1 - 7
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/lawrence_genalo/13/