Teacher In Service Program (TISP) IEEE Ottawa Section

Agenda  Introductions  Objectives  IEEE Overview  TISP Overview  Q&A

Introductions  Jennifer Ng – IEEE Ottawa TISP Champion  Raed Abdullah – IEEE Ottawa Section Chair

Objectives  Develop challenging activities for pre- university students  Form collaborative relationships with School Boards

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Why TISP?  Flat or declining STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) enrollments in most developed nations  Insufficient number of engineers and engineering educational programs in most developing countries  Women & minority still under-represented  Public perception of engineers is largely misinformed

Rate Change of Science Degrees Awarded Fields include science, mathematics, statistics, computing, engineering, manufacturing, and construction. Levels include tertiary-type A and advanced research programmes. Source is the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development website (

B.Eng. Degrees Awarded in Canada Source: Engineers Canada

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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 started in English and Spanish for teachers and engineers. Now available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, French, Russian, German and Japanese — Lesson plans matched to educational standards  URL — pt/index.html pt/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 for technological literacy  To provide a hands-on demonstration of STEM topics for classroom use  To promote awareness of the connections between STEM standards  To provide information about resources available to support STEM instruction

Suggested TISP Half Day Program Introduction / Background  Share objectives  Connections to state standards 15min Discussion / Presentation of concepts Activity #130min Group work/hands-on segment45 min Debrief and discuss applications20 min Discussion / Presentation of concepts Activity #230 min Group work/hands-on segment45 min Debrief and discuss applications20 min Summarize concepts presented and objectives20 min Questions/comments10 min Housekeeping — Complete the teacher feedback questionnaire 5 min

US Website Resources  ACS-  ASCE-  Virginia Tech-  Texas-  NASA-  NCTM-  ITEA-  ASME-  NAE-  Project Lead The Way-  APS-  NSTA-  SAE-   Also, go to (search for “TISP Lesson Plans,” and “TryEngineering) Or contact IEEE Ottawa Section TISP Representatives

IEEE TISP LESSON PLANS Simple 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 (Lesson Focus: Electric Motors: principles and everyday uses) Light Waves & Spectroscopes Ages (Lesson Focus: Light and Spectrometry) Robot Arm Ages (Lesson Focus: Develop a robot arm using common materials) Ohm’s Law Ages (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 PLANS Planet Gamma Orbit Ages (Lesson Focus: Random error and systematic error) Nail Clipper Model Ages (Lesson Focus: Develop a working model of a nail clipper) Rotational Equilibrium Ages (Lesson Focus: Demonstrate rotational equilibrium concepts)

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