Title :
Work in progress - UTeachEngineering: Innovative program to train qualified K-12 engineering teachers
Author :
Martin, Taylor ; Rivale, Stephanie ; Allen, Dave ; Abraham, Larry ; Crawford, Rich ; Houser, Michael ; Marder, Michael ; Petrosino, Anthony
Author_Institution :
STEM Educ., Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
Abstract :
The University of Texas at Austin´s Cockrell School of Engineering, College of Education, UTeach Natural Sciences program and the Austin Independent School District are collaborating to develop and deliver UTeachEngineering, an innovative, design-based curriculum for preparing secondary teachers to meet the growing need for engineering teachers in Texas.
Keywords :
engineering education; teacher training; K-12 engineering teacher training; UTeachEngineering; innovative design-based curriculum; Collaboration; Data engineering; Design engineering; Educational institutions; Educational programs; Engineering education; Knowledge engineering; Physics education; Power engineering and energy; Systems engineering and theory; Curriculum Design; Engineering Design; Highly Qualified Teachers; K-12; UTeachEngineering;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference, 2009. FIE '09. 39th IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Antonio, TX
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4715-2
Electronic_ISBN :
0190-5848
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.2009.5350858
