NDLI: Work in progress - collaborative outreach to “atrisk” middle school students using LEGO robotics

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Franz, D. Elmore, B.B.
Copyright Year	2009
Description	Author affiliation: Swalm School of Chemical Engineering, Mississippi State University, USA (Elmore, B.B.) \|\| College of Education, Mississippi State University, USA (Franz, D.)
Abstract	Through an ongoing collaboration among Mississippi State's Swalm School of Chemical Engineering, the College of Education and Fifth Street Middle School in Westpoint, Mississippi, pre-service mathematics teachers and “at-risk” middle school students come together to focus on learning STEM concepts in an innovative way using LEGO robotics. A key feature of this project is the highly visual approach to teaching and studying STEM concepts. The current phase of the project is directed toward “at risk” middle school students—students whose performance on assessments indicates a strong likelihood of their failure or discontinuance from school. Pre-service teachers participate in completing lesson planning and execution coupled with service-learning by delivering the lessons to middle school students. The collaboration between the university and K-12 faculty members AND across disciplinary boundaries (i.e. engineering and education) provides a unique opportunity to bring innovative approaches to the K-12 classroom.
Starting Page	1
Ending Page	2
File Size	271990
Page Count	2
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781424447152
ISSN	01905848
DOI	10.1109/FIE.2009.5350549
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2009-10-18
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Collaborative work Educational institutions Mathematics Educational programs Education Educational robots Engineering profession Chemical engineering Collaboration Testing pre-service teachers LEGO robotics “at-risk” middle school students service learning
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Education Computer Science Applications Software

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