ENGINEERING - BASED LEARNING
An Online Implementation Guide

WWW.ENGINEERINGFORTEACHERS.WEEBLY.COM

MassTEC Conference - Technology / Engineering
MassTEC 2013 Conference
Technology/Engineering:
Today’s Future
Technology/Engineering:
Today’s Future

Fall 2013 - Fitchburg State University

On our website:
Tools that have been developed to assist both novice and experienced STEM educators
Links to a wealth of resources and lessons designed by educators who have who have had a University-based PD experience
Contacts to educators from across the state who are STEM leaders within their districts
Testimonials with regards to the impact of both PBL and EBL strategies

A WEBSITE DEVELOPED BY TEACHERS...FOR TEACHERS.

Who are we?
This guide / website was created by classroom teachers. Each of the contributors to this website were also participants in the CAPSULE summer professional development program at Northeastern University. CAPSULE is a two-week Engineering Project-Based Professional Development experience for high school science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) teachers funded by the National Science Foundation.
Teachers realized, by participation in the program, the added value to the classroom of embedding EBL strategies into their curricula. There exists a limited amount of information on best practices supported by EBL, teachers decided to produce an implementation guide that could be used by the novice teacher up to teachers that have fully-developed STEM curriculum.
The developed website, www.engineeringforteachers.weebly.com, is our attempt to assist teachers in incorporating EBL and PBL strategies within their classrooms. The site is a work-in-progress and is updated as the cohort encounters successes and failures. The cohort welcomes comments, suggestions, personal experiences, and resources.

In cooperation with:

Benefits of Engineering - Based Learning

P Combines well-known tools from science and engineering to create a pedagogical process to enhance student-centered learning across multiple STEM disciplines.
P Is a systematic method for students and teachers to find an appropriate solution to a given open-ended real-world problem.
P Bridges the gap between STEM abstract concepts and real-life applications. The EBL methodology is aligned with the following standards documents: National Educational Technology Standards (issued by ISTE); the Standards for Technological Literacy (issued by ITEA); the Next Generation Science Standards; and the Massachusetts State Framework. P In addition to the hands-on component, the capstone experience gives students broader and deeper understanding and reinforces specific scientific principles.

For more information about University STEM programs…...

Presenters

Mark Casto, Amesbury Public Schools (castom@amesburyma.gov)
Subjects Taught: Earth Science, Biology, Chemistry, Engineering (Grades 9-12)
CAPSULE Experience : Summer 2011
Research Experience for Teachers Experience @ Northeastern : ‘03, ‘05, ‘06, ‘09, ‘10
Research Topic: Progressive Collapse of Concrete Reinforced Structures

Mark Kobel, Whitcomb School, Marlborough (kobel.mark@gmail.com)
Subjects Taught: Technology & Engineering (Grade 7)
CAPSULE Experience : Summer 2012
Research Experience for Teachers Experience @ Northeastern : ‘13
Research Topic: Novel Graphene-Gel Composite Material for Water Treatment Filters

"Engineering Based learning has profoundly impacted all aspects of scientific work at Boston Arts Academy. Adding EBL into our classes has reenergized our students, it adds a level of relevance that was missing. Students now have a
powerful tool for solving all matter of problems". Ramiro - Boston Arts Academy