Teacher In Service Program (TISP) 01-Oct-2009 IEEE Ottawa Section

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

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

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

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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 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

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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 in English and Spanish for teachers and engineers — 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 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/comments10min  Housekeeping5min — Complete the teacher feedback questionnaire

WEBSITE RESOURCES  ACS-  ASCE-  Virginia Tech-  Texas-  NASA-  NCTM-  ITEA-  ASME-  NAE-  Project Lead The Way-  APS-  NSTA-  SAE-  

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)

Q&A