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Elizabeth Burd, Chair - PECCJames Irvine, Chair - ETC Portals
IEEE Educational Activities March 2011
TISP
AND TRYENGINEERING
OVERVIEW
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The Teacher In Service Program (TISP)
A program that trains IEEE volunteers to work with pre-university teachers
Based on approved Lesson PlansPrepared by IEEE volunteersTested in classroomsAssociated with Education StandardsDesigned to highlight engineering design
principlesThe cost is less than US$100 for a class of 30
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The Basic Approach – Lesson Plans
IEEE volunteers and consultants develop lesson plans that highlight an engineering design topicHow to build a balanced mobile (rotational
equilibrium)How to design a sail for a ship (aerodynamic design)
The lesson plans are geared toward pre-university students and are tested in the classroom
The lesson plans can be adapted to the appropriate age or skill level of the students
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Volunteer Training
Key questions to be discussed in training:How to conduct a training sessions for teachers using
the TISP lesson plans?How to approach the school system to engage
teachers?How to align a lesson plan with local education
criteria?
Teachers and officials from the education establishment participate in the training sessions
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After The Training… IEEE volunteers work with the school
system to conduct training sessions for teachers
Teachers use the training sessions and the lesson plans to educate their students
IEEE participates in paying for the program In the first year, EAB pays the materials and
supplies expenses for TISP sessions lead by IEEE volunteers for teachers
In subsequent years, funding is the responsibility of the local IEEE Section/ sub-Section
IEEE Volunteers
Teachers
Students
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Lesson plans
The lesson plans are organized in two versionsFor the teacherFor the student
The lesson plans should be aligned with local educational standards
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Sort it Out
Sticky Engineering Challenge
Ship the Chip
Move That Lighthouse!
A Question of Balance
Program Your Own Game
Engineering Air Traffic
Pipeline Challenge
Infrared Investigations
Hull Engineering
Engineered Sports
Engineered Memory
Wind Tunnel Testing
Example Lesson Plans
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Teacher In-Service ProgramPresentations
To date, over 146 TISP presentations have been conducted by IEEE volunteers
TISP presentations have reached over 3300 pre-university educators This reach represents more than 360,000
students each academic year
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What are we going to do here?
Demonstrate two (2) lesson plans:Working with Wind EnergyUseful Circuits
Discuss how to develop and use the TISP in your local area
Have Fun!
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What do we expect after the meeting?
We hope that participants will get organized to provide TISP training to pre-university educatorsA group of 3-5 volunteers can be very
effective
IEEE-EAB will support such activities by paying for supplies for documented TISP activities lead by IEEE volunteers for one year after this sessionWe will explain the procedures
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Who is in the audience?
Teachers from the pre-university system IEEE volunteers Other interested individuals from…
Scottish GovernmentThe Education SystemLocal universities
In other areas we also had a strong participation of students members
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Who is here to help?
With lesson Plans…Members of IEEE Staff – Educational Activities
Department A IEEE volunteer where TISP was already tested
With implementing the Program…Officials from local Educational Systems
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Expectations from IEEE Volunteers
Organize TISP sessions throughout the pre-university education system
Communicate with EAB for guidance, information exchange, and funding
Organize a task force in Scotland or professional group to make TISP a permanent program in your area
Arrange for budgeting through the Section, Region, and IEEE Boards (MGAB, EAB)
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Expectations from Teachers
Use the TISP approach in your classroom
Work with the IEEE volunteers to organize TISP training sessions for teachers Report to IEEE volunteers what lessons have
been learnt from the program Indicate what lesson plans were or were not
successful, and what additional lesson plans would be required
+ 15Our Overall TISP GoalsEmpower IEEE Section “champions” to develop
collaborations with local pre-university education community to promote applied learning
Enhance the level of technological literacy of pre-university educators
Encourage pre-university students to pursue technical careers, including engineering
Increase the general level of technological literacy of pre-university students
Increase the level of understanding of the needs of educators among the engineering community
Identify ways that engineers can assist schools and school systems
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www.TryEngineering.org
IEEE’s pre-university education portalFor teachers, school counsellors, parents and
students
A joint project of IEEE, IBM, and the New York Hall of ScienceNon-IEEE investment of approximately $2.5M
US/Canada version was launched on June 2006
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www.TryEngineering.org A portal for school counsellors, teachers,
parents and students University search
By location, program, environment; 1,977 universities Explore Engineering
Discipline Descriptions, Day in the Life of an Engineer, Preparation Tips
86 lesson plans for teaching engineering design Virtual games
To allow students to explore engineering problems Other areas:
FAQs – Ask an Engineer, Ask a Student Student opportunities (competitions, fellowships, etc.)
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Free, downloadable PDF lesson plans and Student Worksheets in Rich Text Format for easy edit
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Most Requested Lesson Plans
Build Your Own Robot Arm
Series and Parallel Circuits
Cracking the Code (bar codes)
Build a Big Wheel
Pulleys and Force
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TryEngineering Progress
6.2 millions hits in 2010 2.5 million hits in 2007 … 4.5 million hits in 2008…
5.1 million hits in 2009Currently just over 65,000 visitors per month 350,000 page hits per month24,000 lesson plan downloads per month
About 3.7 million lesson plan downloads since launch in all languages
10,500 university searches/monthVisitors average about 24 minutes on the site