Education Highlight F: Strategies for Engineering Education K-16 (SEEK-16)

Within the Center for Educational Outreach (CEO) and the Center for Computer-Integrated Surgical Systems and Technology (CISST), Leigh Abts is leading a grassroots effort entitled Strategies for Engineering Education K-16 (SEEK-16). SEEK-16 was created to promote dialogue between the leading voices in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) community and to establish the ideal role for technology and engineering concepts in the education of this nation’s students in science and mathematics. A Summit has been planned for February 21 and 22, 2005 to bring together key leaders from business, government, higher education , national associations, and K-12 classrooms teachers, parent advocates and students to implement strategies that apply design, engineering and technology concepts to improve the interdisciplinary understanding of K-16 science and mathematics teaching and learning.

A key deliverable of the Summit will be to organize regional and affinity workgroups who will spearhead the development of concrete programs focused on improving STEM literacy though design, engineering and technology. Such programs might include new: curricula, teacher professional development programs, innovations to STEM instruction and policy recommendations.

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