Choose Ohio First Scholarship Program (COFSP) Professional Development Debbie Liberi, Deon Edwards and Brandon Williams Professional Development Session 2: Engineering Design Process Swift 809 University of Cincinnati Tuesday, September 23, 2014 4:30 – 6:30 pm

Acknowledgements Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) Funded by NSF’s RET Program: Grant # EEC-1404766. Ohio Board of Regents: OBR COF 08-23 Grant

Welcome back COFSP Fellows Kelsey Baum Andrew Fisher Stephanie Godsey Jake Holden Khadeejeh Mureb

Welcome Presenters Deon Edwards – Teaches Engineering at Western Hills High School and Aiken High School Brandon Williams - Teaches STEM Foundations at Hughes High School

Today’s Agenda Announcements for COFSP Fellows Reminder of Bi-Weekly Seminar 1: Wednesday, October 1st from 4:00- 5:45 pm Assignments in advance of Bi-Weekly Seminar 1: Complete “Unschooling” article assignment posted on Dropbox Set up school visit schedule on COFSP Fellows 2014-15 Calendar (GOOGLE Calendar) Come prepared to do your 90 introduction with a prop Keep materials in your binder

Today’s Agenda (continued) Refreshments Revisit Objectives Presentation on Engineering Design Process Questions/Answers

Objectives for placing COFSP Fellows in RET/CEEMS classrooms: They are great role models for the field of engineering. Students in the classroom relate to them. They provide practical applications of math and science. They make students aware of: the variety of engineering careers what engineers actually do STEM careers and encourage students to pursue them They assist in the RET/CEEMS Teacher’s classroom and share their Senior Capstone projects.

RET / CEEMS Teachers and RET Coordinator COFSP Fellows CEEMS Fellows KEY Players Provide: Preparation Support Planning Feedback Mentoring