DocumentCode
2534977
Title
K-12 outreach and education via research experiences for teachers
Author
Flueck, Alexander J.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Illinois Inst. of Technol., Chicago, IL
fYear
2008
fDate
20-24 July 2008
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
A multidisciplinary team of faculty at Illinois Institute of Technology has created an innovative approach to K-12 outreach and education via the National Science Foundation Program on Research Experiences for Teachers. The RET Site at IIT has provided training in various engineering fields, including power engineering, to more than 100 K-12 teachers in the Chicago Public Schools and surrounding districts.
Keywords
engineering education; K-12 education; K-12 outreach; research experiences for teachers; Design engineering; Education; Educational institutions; Educational programs; Educational technology; Ethics; Hardware; Pipelines; Power engineering; Power engineering and energy; K-12 education; K-12 outreach; Research Experiences for Teachers; workforce development pipeline;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Power and Energy Society General Meeting - Conversion and Delivery of Electrical Energy in the 21st Century, 2008 IEEE
Conference_Location
Pittsburgh, PA
ISSN
1932-5517
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-1905-0
Electronic_ISBN
1932-5517
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PES.2008.4596288
Filename
4596288
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