Work in Progress: Creating a Computer Engineering Curriculum for High School Students

The Partnership for Engineering Education in the Rockies (PEER) is a unique collaboration of teaching and industry professionals dedicated to developing an electrical and computer engineering curriculum for high school students in the Northern Colorado region. PEER offers four college-level courses to high school students, including courses in introductory circuits, digital circuits, computer programming, and VLSI design. PEER has expanded its course offerings and opportunities over the last two years. During the third year of its National Science Foundation grant, PEER is making its classes more accessible to students throughout Fort Collins and helping teachers to develop their own courses. After the third year, it is hoped that the PEER courses are self-sustainable. Although PEER students are just now moving on to college, many plan to study engineering. Above all, the PEER program has increased the enthusiasm and awareness of students and the community in Fort Collins