IQP Opportunities
Academic Years
2003-04, 2004-05 and 2005-06
IQP Division
51 - Education in a Technological Society
Team Size
Multiple Teams, 1-2 Students per Classroom
Advisors
Profs. John Orr (ECE; orr@wpi.edu), Jill Rulfs (BB; jrulfs@wpi.edu), and George Pins (BME; gpins@wpi.edu).
Preferred Terms
A, B, C, D
Description
This IQP is part of an NSF-sponsored project whose long term goal is to develop and deliver an engineering curriculum for elementary classrooms that will meet the Massachusetts Science and Technology/Engineering Curriculum Frameworks. During the 2005-2006 academic year the focus will be on grades K through 6. Each grade level will be assigned a team consisting of a WPI faculty member, Worcester public school teachers, WPI graduate fellows, and IQP students. Each team will work together to develop, pilot test, and assess a hands-on exploratory curriculum that conveys simple engineering concepts. Additional information regarding the project can be found by contacting Prof. Rulfs (jrulfs@wpi.edu) or Prof. Orr (orr@wpi.edu).
Description of projects for '05-'06 IQP teams (PDF 17KB)
Preferred Background
Individuals are needed with backgrounds in engineering, science, computer science or mathematics. Preference will be given to individuals with experience and/or demonstrated interest in education.
Recommended Courses
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