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Appendix C
Workshop on Standards for K–12 Engineering Education

July 8–9, 2009

National Academy of Engineering

Keck Center of the National Academies

500 5^th St., NW

Washington, D.C.

Day 1: July 8

8:30 a.m.

Welcome, Goals for the Day, and Introductions

Bob White, Carnegie Mellon University (emeritus) and Chair

Committee on K–12 Engineering Standards

Setting the Context

8:45 a.m.	The Status of K–12 Engineering Education in the United States: Upcoming Report from the National Academies Greg Pearson, Study Director NAE/NRC Committee on K–12 Engineering Education
9:00 a.m.	Opportunities and Barriers to Developing Standards for K–12 Engineering Rodger Bybee, Bybee Consulting
9:30 a.m.	Discussion Committee and Guests
10:00 a.m.	Break

Need, Effectiveness, and Unintended Consequences

10:15 a.m.

An Industry View on Standards for K–12 Engineering

Ray Morrison, Lockheed Martin (ret.) and Ray Haynes, Northrop Grumman, ASEE Corporate Member Council

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	Impact of Standards: Reflections on a Paper by Harris and Goertz Committee Panel: Jim Spohrer, IBM Almaden Research Center; Mario Godoy-Gonzalez, Royal High School, Royal, Washington; and Elizabeth Stage, Lawrence Hall of Science
	The Unintended Consequences of Standards *Deborah Meier, NYU
11:15 a.m.	Moderated Discussion: Are Standards for K–12 Engineering a Good Idea, Are They Feasible? Committee, Presenters, and Guests Moderator: TBD
12:00 p.m.	Lunch
	Luncheon Speaker: Steve Robinson, Special Advisor to the Secretary, U.S. Department of Education, “K–12 STEM Education and Standards: A View from the New Administration”

Engineering in Existing K–12 Standards

1:00 p.m.	Engineering Concepts and Skills in State K–12 Curriculum Frameworks
	The Case of Massachusetts Jake Foster, Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
	The Case of New Jersey Beth McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology
	The Case of Minnesota *Clark Erickson, Minnesota Department of Education (ret.)
2:00 p.m.	Engineering-Related Concepts and Skills in National K–12Standards Documents for Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education Cary Sneider, Boston Museum of Science (ret.) and Linda Rosen (Committee Member), Education and Management Innovations
2:30 p.m.	Q&A with Committee

*	Participating by telephone.

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3:00 p.m.

Break

Other Perspectives

3:15 p.m.	Comments from Engineering and Business
	American Society for Engineering Education Division on K–12 & Pre-College Engineering: Elizabeth Parry, North Carolina State University College of Engineering Engineering Deans Council: Nicholas Altiero, Tulane University Business Higher Education Forum: Chris Roe Business Roundtable: Susan Traiman
4:00 p.m.	Q&A with Committee
4:30 p.m.	Comments from Educators
	Moderated panel:
	Steve Wagner, engineering teacher, Highland Springs High School, Virginia Robert Willis, biology teacher, Ballou High School, Washington, D.C. Dayo Akinsheye, principal, Marie H. Reed Community Learning Center, Washington, D.C. Gladys Whitehead, director of curriculum and instruction, Prince Georges County Public Schools, Maryland
5:30 p.m.	Adjourn

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Workshop on Standards for K–12 Engineering Education

July 8–9, 2009

National Academy of Engineering

Keck Center of the National Academies

Washington, D.C.

Day 2: July 9

8:30 a.m.

Welcome and Plans for the Day

Bob White, Carnegie Mellon University (emeritus) and Committee Chair

Content for K–12 Engineering Standards

8:45 a.m.	Identification of Core Engineering Knowledge at the High School Level: Report of a Study Rod Custer, Jenny Daugherty, and Joe Meyer, Illinois State University (National Center for Engineering and Technology Education)
	Engineering and the ITEA Standards for Technological Literacy: History and Status Kendall Starkweather, International Technology Education Association
9:45 a.m.	Q&A with Committee
10:15 a.m.	Break

“Standards 2.0”: New Models for the New Century

10:30 a.m.	Alternatives to Traditional Content Standards: Discussion of Framing Paper by Committee Member Jim Rutherford Summary of Paper: Christine Cunningham, Committee
	Discussants:	Jan Morrison, TIES Torrence Robinson, Texas Instruments Gerhard Salinger, NSF Senta Raizen (invited), WestEd
11:15 a.m.	Committee Discussion
11:30 a.m.	Fewer Concepts, Greater Depth
	NCTM “Focal Points” Project, Jim Rubillo, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

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	NSTA “Science Anchors” Project, Francis Eberle, National Science Teachers Association
12:15 p.m.	Q&A with Committee
12:30 p.m.	Lunch
1:15 p.m.	Focus on College and Workplace Readiness
	American Diploma Project, Jean Slattery, Achieve, Inc. *Partnership for 21st Century Skills, Valerie Greenhill, e-Luminate Group* Career Clusters, Kim Green, National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium
2:15 p.m.	Creating Consistency and Rigor
	Council of Chief State School Officers—National Governors Association Common Standards Initiative, Scott Montgomery, CCSSO
2:45 p.m.	Q&A with Committee
3:00 p.m.	Break
3:15 p.m.	Stakeholder Comment Session
	[NOTE: A variety of organizations will be invited to provide brief (5 minutes) comments for the committee’s consideration. Those who cannot attend the workshop in person may submit written comments via e-mail. Questions that might guide this input are attached as an annex to this agenda.]
4:00 p.m.	Final Thoughts and Next Steps Bob White and Committee
4:15 p.m.	Adjourn

**	Participating by videoconference.

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ANNEX

Questions to Guide Input for “Stakeholder Comment Session,” July 9

To the extent that you are aware of such efforts, in general, do you think teaching engineering in K–12 schools is a good idea or not, and why?
Many areas of education (e.g., mathematics, science, history, geography) have developed content standards that suggest what K–12 students should know and be able to do at different points in their school careers. No such standards exist for engineering.
1. Would such standards for engineering be a good idea or not, and why?
2. What alternatives to traditional standards might help bring consistency and coherence to K–12 engineering education?