Teacher In Service Program(TISP)
01-Oct-2009
IEEE Ottawa Sectionhttp://ieee.org/go/ottawa
Agenda
Introductions Objectives IEEE Overview TISP Overview Q&A
Objectives Develop challenging activities for pre-
university students Form collaborative relationships with
School Boards
IEEE Quick Facts More than 375,000 members, including over 80,000
students, in over 160 countries. 329 Sections in ten geographic regions worldwide. About 1,800 chapters that unite local members with similar
technical interests. More than 1,750 student branches at colleges and universities
in 80 countries. 38 societies and 7 technical councils representing the wide
range of technical interests. 144 transactions, journals and magazines. More than 900 conferences sponsored annually Nearly 1,300 standards and projects under development
Volunteerism is a core value of IEEE
Concerns Flat or declining engineering/STEM enrollments in most
developed nations— Coupled with disappointing performance of youth in
Mathematics Insufficient number of engineers and engineering educational
programs in most developing countries— Asia is accelerating their number of engineers per capita
Women & minority students conspicuously still under-represented
Public perception of engineers/ engineering/ technology is largely misinformed
— Resulting in early decisions that block the path of children to Engineering/STEM fields
Percentage of Science Degrees Awarded
15.6
15
38.4
39.5
41.8
31
31.5
36
25.9
24.2
32.4
15.7
15.9
18.4
14.9
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1999
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NorwayUSACzech Rep.GermanySouth Korea
Science degrees include life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics, statistics, computer sciences, engineering, manufacturing, and building
Source: Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development
BS Degrees Awarded (US)
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics
From Collegeboard.com: Broadcast Journalism
It helps to be… Are you ready to…
A fan of science and math who’s curious about the way things work
Spend hours building detailed, complicated systems Try, try, and try again when at first a project doesn’t succeed
From Collegeboard.com: Electrical Engineering
It helps to be… Are you ready to…
Sharp of mind and quick of tongue Learn how to find and interview sources?
The Teacher In Service Program (TISP)
IEEE Section engineers develop and present technology-oriented projects to local pre-university educators
— Started at the Florida West Coast Section in 2001 — Lesson plans in English and Spanish for teachers and
engineers — Lesson plans matched to educational standards
URL— http://
www.ieee.org/web/education/preuniversity/tispt/index.html
TISP Metrics To Date 50+ presentations to date More than 675 pre-university educators have
participated (Science, technology and mathematics educators)
These educators represent 70,000+ students Recent countries include South Africa, Peru,
Canada and China Over 90% of the respondents agreed:
— They would use the concepts presented in their instruction
— Doing so would enhance the level of technological literacy of their students
TISP Workshop Objectives
To promote an awareness of the need for technological literacy
To provide a hands-on demonstration of mathematics, engineering, and technology for classroom use
To promote awareness of the connections between mathematics, science, and technology standards
To provide information about resources available to support mathematics, science, and technology instruction
Suggested TISP Half Day Program Introduction / Background 15min
— Share objectives— Connections to state standards
Discussion / Presentation of concepts Activity #1 30min Group work/hands-on segment 45min Debrief and discuss applications 20min Discussion / Presentation of concepts Activity #2 30min Group work/hands-on segment 45min Debrief and discuss applications 20min Summarize concepts presented and objectives 20min Questions/comments 10min Housekeeping 5min
— Complete the teacher feedback questionnaire
WEBSITE RESOURCES ACS- www.acs.org/edresources.htm ASCE- www.asce.org/kids Virginia Tech- www.teched.vt.edu/ctte Texas- www.texastechnology.com NASA-http://aesp.nasa.okstate.edu/florida NCTM- www.nctm.org ITEA- www.iteawww.org ASME- www.asme.org/education/precollege/ NAE- www.nae.edu/techlit Project Lead The Way- www.pltw.org APS- www.aps.org NSTA- www.nsta.org SAE- www.awim.sae.org www.gettech.org www.library.advanced.org/11686/
I n-Service Program Feedback
Dear Educator: Thank you for participating in today’s in-service program. The Florida West Coast Section of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is interested in expanding our in-service programs. Your responses to the following items will assist us in planning additional in-service topics that will meet the needs of educators. 1. What is your current position?
_ _Teacher __School based administrator __District level personnel 2. I f you are a teacher please indicate what grade level you currently teach. ___K-2 ___3-5 ___6-8 ___9-12 ___other 3. Please indicate how many years you have taught in your current school district: (include the
current year as one) __3 years or less _ _4-10 years _ _11-20 years _ _21-30 years _ _31+ years
4. What is the primary subject area you currently teach?
___Science _ __Mathematics ___Technology ___English ___Social Studies _ __Foreign Language ___Art _ __Music ___Physical Education ___Other
Please use the scale to the right of each statement to indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree. Please mark each statement with your response in the appropriate bracket []. SA= strongly agree A= agree D= disagree SD= strongly disagree SA A D SD 5. This program has added to my technical [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] knowledge base. 6. I will use the concepts presented in my [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] classroom instruction. 7. Today’s topic will increase my student’s level [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] of technological literacy. 8. The “hands-on” portions of the presentation have [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] been helpful to me in understanding the concepts discussed. 9. This presentation has increased my level of [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] technological literacy. 10. Please list additional in-service topics that would be of benefit to you. 11. What grade level should technologically oriented in-service programs be presented?
___K-2 ___3-5 ___6-8 ___9-12 ___all grades 12. How many technologically oriented in-service topics should be offered?
__1-2 per year __3-4 per year _ _5-6 per year _ _7+ per year Thank you for your feedback. I f you have additional thoughts or comments please include them here or contact Doug Gorham at [email protected]
IEEE TISP LESSON PLANSSimple Machines
Ages 4-9
(Lesson Focus: Simple machines: their principles and uses)
Insulators & Conductors
Ages 8-14
(Lesson Focus: Demonstrate conductors and insulators)
Electric Switch
Ages 8-14
(Lesson Focus: Demonstrate how switches control circuits) Design Candy Bag
Ages 8-14
(Lesson Focus: Evaluate, design, and build a better candy bag)
Series & Parallel circuits
Ages 8-14
(Lesson Focus: Demonstrate parallel and serial circuit design)
Flashlights & Batteries
Ages 7-11
(Lesson Focus: Demonstrate electrical circuits in a flashlight)
IEEE TISP LESSON PLANS
Electric Motors
Ages 10-14
(Lesson Focus: Electric Motors: principles and everyday uses)
Light Waves & Spectroscopes
Ages 10-14
(Lesson Focus: Light and Spectrometry)
Robot Arm
Ages 10-18
(Lesson Focus: Develop a robot arm using common materials)
Ohm’s Law
Ages 10-18
(Lesson Focus: Demonstrate Ohm's Law with digital multi-meter)
Buzzer Circuit
Ages 8-14
(Lesson Focus: Demonstrate how two switches interact in an electrical circuit such as that used to sound a buzzer
Solid Conductors
Ages 8-14
(Lesson Focus: Demonstrate the concept of solid conductors)
IEEE TISP LESSON PLANSPlanet Gamma Orbit
Ages 10-14
(Lesson Focus: Random error and systematic error)
Nail Clipper Model
Ages 10-18
(Lesson Focus: Develop a working model of a nail clipper)
Rotational Equilibrium
Ages 11-18
(Lesson Focus: Demonstrate rotational equilibrium concepts)
Q&A