ILED: Iowa Leadership in Engineering Design

Authors

Ken Turner, University of Dubuque
Anne Turner, North Tama County Community School
Brenda Kaufman, North Tama County Community School

Document Type

Research

Abstract

Based on results of a 2018 Iowa Science Teacher Section survey, the Iowa Science Foundation of the Iowa Academy of Science funded a professional development opportunity focused on engineering design (ISF 19–01). A free one–day workshop was created for school districts in Iowa, and the first was held in fall of 2019. During this workshop, teachers learned more about engineering design, experienced engineering design activities from kindergarten through high school levels, and brainstormed facets of engineering design. The day ended with guiding teachers in writing their own engineering design activities. The workshop was successful and well–received according to a post–workshop survey using a five–point rating scale. Comments included ‘‘I have a better understanding of how to use engineering design in my classroom’’ (4.56/5.00), ‘‘I was able to make good progress in developing an engineering design activity’’ (4.67/5.00), and ‘‘I would recommend this workshop to friends and colleagues’’ (4.78/5.00. Participating teachers learned skills that will impact more than 1,100 students, and additional workshops continue to be scheduled.

Publication Date

2020

Journal Title

Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science

Volume

127

Issue

1-4

First Page

9

Last Page

12

Copyright

© Copyright 2020 by the Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Turner, Ken; Turner, Anne; and Kaufman, Brenda (2020) "ILED: Iowa Leadership in Engineering Design," Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science: JIAS, 127(1-4), 9-12.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/jias/vol127/iss1/3