Resources
Summer WorkshopEvery summer, we hold a one-day workshop where you can learn more about engineering education, which includes what engineering is, the importance of teaching engineering, differences between engineering, science, and crafting/art, how to incorporate culturally responsive pedagogy into cross-disciplinary engineering lessons, and experience hands-on engineering activities that you can implement in your classroom!
Who is Eligible to Participate in the Workshop?
- Have finished a teacher preparation program at ODU
- Intend to teach PreK-6 students in the flowing school year
- Have the possibility of being able to integrate engineering into your classroom instruction
- Be able to come to the ODU campus in person
Registration & Agenda
Registration for Summer 2024 will open in early June 2024. In the meantime, check out the agenda from previous workshops. If you have any questions or would like to get more information please click the Contact button above. See you in 2024 Ed+gineering Summer Workshop!
2023 Ed+gineering Summer Workshop Agenda
Time | Topics |
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7:30-8:30 | Arrival & Continental Breakfast |
8:30-9:00 | Introduction to the Engineering Design Principles |
9:00-10:00 | Why Engineering? & Introduction to Lessons |
10:00-12:15 | Engage in Grade-Level Focused Engineering Lessons |
12:15-1:15 | Lunch and Learn |
12:45-1:15 | Networking Lunch |
1:30-3:30 | Engage in Grade-Level Focused Engineering Lessons |
3:30-4:30 | Discussion: What did we learn? & How do we Prepare to Teach Engineering in our own Classrooms? |
4:30-5:00 | Wrap-up |
2022 Ed+gineering Summer Workshop Agenda
Time | Topics |
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7:30-8:30 | Arrival & Continental Breakfast |
8:30-9:15 | Engineering with Paper |
9:15-9:45 | Empathy & Engineering |
10:00-10:30 | What & Why of Engineering in the Elementary Classroom |
10:30-11:30 | Teaching Engineering in our Schools: Guest Panel |
11:30-12:30 | Networking Lunch |
12:30-2:15 | Jigsaw: Expert Groups (Oil Spill, Windmills, Pollinators, Membrane) |
2:30-4:30 | Jigsaw: Peer Teach & STEM Administrator/Coordinator Discussion |
4:30-5:00 | Wrap-up |
2021 Ed+gineering Summer Workshop Agenda
Time | Topics |
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8:00-8:30 | Arrival & Continental Breakfast |
8:30-9:00 | Introductions |
9:00-9:50 | Why Engineering? |
10:00-10:50 | Whole Group 5E Leveled Engineering Lesson (1) |
11:00-11:30 | CRP Review |
11:30-12:20 | Networking Lunch |
12:20-1:20 | Multiple Concurrent Sessions #1 |
1:30-2:30 | Multiple Concurrent Sessions #2 |
2:45-3:45 | Whole Group 5E Leveled Engineering Lesson (2) |
3:45-4:30 | Wrap-up |
Lessons from the Workshop
Check out the engineering lessons that were shared and explored during the Ed+gineering summer workshops!
Please make a copy of the slide and save it in your personal google drive to edit and use it in your own classroom!