1. Aamir Ashiqali, Reilly Elementary School Chris Etapa, Gunsaulus Scholastic Academy Suzanne Olds, Biomedical Engineering Department, Northwestern University ASEE K12 Workshop June 17, 2006

2. Session Agenda General Overview History plus introductions Challenge Structure of unit Legacy Cycle Hands-on activity - Disability Awareness

3. Overview 2-5 week hands-on engineering challenge to middle school students Addresses many state and national learning standards in science, math, technology, language arts, and social science

4. Challenge Shown in separate window

5. Structure of the unit

6. Lesson Format Some lessons take more than one day All lessons are now in the structure of the Legacy Cycle

7. What is a Legacy Cycle? An instructional framework that incorporates findings from educational research on how people best learn. 4 centerednesses of How People Learn (HPL) Knowledge-centeredness Student-centeredness Assessment-centeredness Community-centeredness Legacy Cycle Challenge Generate Ideas Multiple Perspectives Research and Revise Test Your Mettle Go Public

8. Legacy Cycle Steps Challenge - Question that engages the students and requires them to look at current knowledge and preconceptions. Generate Ideas – An activity that causes students to display and compile their current knowledge/ideas/perceptions. Multiple Perspectives - Other resources that provide information related to the topic of the challenge. Research and Revise – Activities that students engage in to help students revise their original ideas based on new information Test Your Mettle – Formative assessments that enable students evaluate the depth of their learning Research and Revise. Go Public - Final conclusion(s) that students display. Legacy Cycle Challenge Generate Ideas Multiple Perspective s Research and Revise Test Your Mettle Go Public

9. Its your turn… Lesson 3 will be distributed Chris will give an overview of entire lesson You will do the Disability Awareness activity embedded in this lesson.

10. Lesson 3 Overview Main challenge: What features should your prosthesis include? Legacy cycle format 4 activities in Research and Revise Disability Awareness Activity Afghan, Culture, Geography, and Demographics Cross Cultural Comparisons Activity Artificial Limbs PowerPoint slides/discussion Extension Activities