Not Required for the Workshop, these are readings that colleagues have found useful.
The articles below are to be used and cited as academic copyrighted articles.
Dilbert: The Knack
How much of Engineering is Inherited?
What is Engineering Education?
(Katerina Bagiati, Tiago Forin, Ming-Chien Hsu)
Bers, M.U. Blocks to Robots. 2008. N.Y.: Teachers College Press
Brophy, S., Klein, S., Portsmore, M., Rogers, C. 2008. Advancing engineering education in P-12 classrooms. Journal of Engineering Education
http://soa.asee.org/paper/jee/paper-view.cfm?pdf=996.pdf
Grayson, L.P. 1997. A Brief History of Engineering in the United States. Engineering Education 373-392. Click on "Files" below.
Katehi,L., Pearson, G., & Feder, F. (Eds.) 2009. Engineering in K 12 Education:Understanding the Status and Improving the Prospects National Academy of Engineering and National Research Council. For a free on-line copy:
http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12635#toc
NSF paper: Moving Forward to Improving Engineering Education.
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsb07122/nsb07122.pdf
Seeley, B. E. 1999. The Other Re-engineering of Engineering Education. Journal of Engineering Education, 285-2.95 Click on "Files" below.