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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Power and Energy Society General Meeting - Conversion and Delivery of Electrical Energy in the 21st Century, 2008 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Pittsburgh, PA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1905-0
Electronic_ISBN :
1932-5517
DOI :
10.1109/PES.2008.4596288
