1. technology and computing

IEEE Teacher InService Program
in Region 7
Delta Meadowvale Resort & Convention
Centre
Mississauga, Ontario
28 – 29 April 2011
Agenda – 28 April
TIME
ITEM
PRESENTER
4:30
Why We Are Here
Yvonne Pelham
5:30
Working With Wind Energy –
Hands On Activity
Brad Snodgrass
7:00
Networking – Luis’ Corner
7:45
Dinner - Brittania
Agenda – 29 April
TIME
ITEM
PRESENTER
9:00
Formal Welcome
Ferial El-Hawary
Om Malik
Anader Benyamin-Seeyar
9:30
Challenges and
Opportunities in
Canadian Schools
Maureen Callan
10:00
Using Ohm’s Law to Build Brad Snodgrass
a Voltage Divider Hands-on Activity
12:00
Lunch – Regatta Grille
Agenda – 29 April
TIME
ITEM
PRESENTER
1:00
Alignment with Education
Standards, Science &
Technology in the Secondary
Schools
Mars Bloch
1:30
How to Begin
Witold Kinsner
Nancy Battet
2:00
Developing a partnership with
local pre-university schools and
school systems – Panel
Discussion
Jennifer Ng,
Moderator
3:00
Action Planning
4:00
Adjourn
TISP in Region 7 Why We Are Here?
Outline
Our Organization: IEEE
Why is IEEE interested in promoting engineering,
computing and technology to pre-university
educators and students?
What do we plan to do in this workshop?
What are the expectations?
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Outline
Our Organization: IEEE
Why is IEEE interested in promoting engineering,
computing and technology to pre-university
educators and students?
What do we plan to do in this workshop?
What are the expectations?
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Our Organization – IEEE
An international professional association dedicated
to the theory and practice of electrical, electronics,
communications and computer engineering
– as well as computer science, the allied branches of
engineering, and related arts and sciences
Established 127 years ago
Operating in 160+ countries
Has approximately 400,000 members
– The largest technical professional association in the world
– $350M annual budget
– Headquarters in New York City, NY, USA
Employs 1000+ professional staff
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IEEE Today
Advancing Technology for Humanity
MEMBERS
400,000
COUNTRIES
160
CONFERENCES
1200+ per year
SOCIETIES/COUNCILS
38/7
STANDARDS
1,300 Active Standards
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World’s largest technical professional society
IEEE’s Organizational Chart
IEEE Members
IEEE Board of Directors
IEEE Assembly
Chaired by the
President and
CEO
IEEE Major Boards
Publication Services
and Products
Technical
Activities
Standards Association
Technical
Societies
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Member and
Geographical Activities
Educational
Activities
IEEE USA
Local Sections
IEEE Membership By Region
31 January 2011
R7 – 17,209
R10
95,353
R1 to 6 – 212,754
R1 – 36,558
R2 – 32,718
R3 – 31,412
R8 – 75,138
R4 – 23,859
R5 – 30,050
R9 – 17,429
R6 – 58,157
Reflecting the global nature of IEEE, R8 and R10 are
now the two largest IEEE Regions
Today's IEEE is not just about
Electrical and Computer Engineering
The IEEE-designated fields include:
Engineering
Computer sciences and information technology
Biological and medical sciences
Mathematics
Physical sciences
Technical communications, education,
management, law and policy
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IEEE Volunteers
Key to IEEE success
– About 40,000 individuals who give at least 4 hours a
week to the organization
 Local Section Chair
 Associate editor of a Journal
 Member of the Financial Committee of the Technical
Activities Board
 Chair of a committee that develops a Standard
The organization is guided by volunteers
– From the President and CEO to the local Section
Chair major decisions are made by volunteers
– An attempt to quantify the work done by volunteers
was estimated between $2bn-$3bn
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IEEE’s principal activities (1)
Organizing the professional community
– Based on geographic distribution and areas
of interest
Publishing technical and scientific
literature on the State of the Art
Organizing conferences on relevant technical
and scientific matters
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IEEE’s principal activities (2)
Developing technical standards
– Approximately 900 standards at present
Developing educational activities for
professionals and for the public
– Including students and teachers in the preuniversity system
Improving the understanding of engineering,
technology and computing by the public
Recognizing the leaders of the profession
15 – Awards and membership grades
What are we trying to do…
…advance global prosperity by
– Fostering technological innovation
– Enabling members' careers
– Promoting community worldwide
 for the benefit of humanity and the profession
• Key to success: early recognition of new fields
• In 1884 – power engineering
• In 1912 – communications
• In 1942 – computing
• In 1962 – digital communications
• In 1972 – networking
• In 1982 – clean energy
• In 1992 – nanotechnology
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• In 2002 – engineering and the life sciences
Sample Activities: Regional
Organizations
IEEE organizes professionals in its fields of interest
into local Sections
– There are 333 local Sections worldwide in 10 Regions
– In Region 7 – 20 Sections in 3 areas (Western, Central, and
Eastern Canada with a total of 14,356 members:
 11,030 Higher Grade Members w/o GSM
 1383 Student and 1943 Graduate
Student Members
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Sample Activities: Standards
IEEE develop standards in several areas,
including:
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Power and Energy
Transportation
Biomedical and Healthcare
Nanotechnology
Information Technology
Information Assurance
Outline
Our Organization: IEEE
Why is IEEE interested in promoting engineering,
computing and technology to pre-university
educators and students?
What do we plan to do in this workshop?
What are the expectations?
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Why is IEEE interested in preuniversity engineering education (1)
Because it is in our stated and un-stated mission
Because in many IEEE Sections there is a
marked decline in the interest of young people
in Engineering, Computing and Technology
– This is a concern for the future of these
communities and would have a negative
impact on their standard of living
Because we do not believe the problem is going
to be tackled effectively without us
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Why is IEEE interested in preuniversity engineering education (2)
The demands of the 21st century will
require technological innovation to deliver
advanced technologies in developed countries
infrastructure solutions in developing countries
Flat or declining engineering enrollments in
most developed nations
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OECD Program
OECD = Organization for Economic Cooperation
and Development
– Established 1961
– 30 Countries
OECD Directorate for Education devotes a major
effort to the development and analysis of
quantitative indicators for the review of education
systems and performance
OECD PISA Programme
PISA = Programme for International Student
Assessment PISA
– Canada has participated in PISA on each
occasion since its inception in 2000.
Surveys of 15-year-olds in the principal
industrialized countries.
Every three years, it assesses how far students
near the end of compulsory education have
acquired some of the knowledge and skills
essential for full participation in society
PISA Assessment Data
Canada’s mean science score in the OECD
table was 529
– 8th on the list; 1st: Shanghai-China: 575;
2nd: Finland: 554
– Similar scores in New Zealand, Estonia,
Australia, Netherlands
Canada’s mean math score in the OECD
table was 527
– 10th on the list; 1st: Shanghai-China: 600;
2nd: Singapore: 562
– Similar scores in Switzerland, Japan,
Netherlands, Macao-China
Source: PISA2009
Enrollment Data
Tertiary school enrollment data(2008):
 Social Sciences, business, law and related
services - 37%
 Humanities, arts and education – 25%
 Mathematics, computer science, engineering,
manufacturing, and construction – 17%
 Health and welfare – 14%
 Life sciences, physical sciences and
agriculture – 7%
 Unspecified – .06%
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OECD Education at a Glance 2010 – A2.6 Indicator
Graduation Rates
90% of students completed secondary schooling, while 33%
earned a Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent and 8% earned a
postgraduate degree.
WHAT IS IEEE DOING?
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Pre-University Education
Overall objective:
– To increase the propensity of young people
to select engineering, computing and
technology as a program of study and
career path
– Increase the level of technological literacy
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The Challenge and Approach
Challenge:
– Public perception of engineers/engineering/
technology is often misinformed resulting in
early decisions that block the path of
children to engineering
Approach:
– Reach major groups of influencers who
impact students and their decision
 Teachers, counselors, parents, media,..
– Online Presence – TryEngineering.org
– Engineering in the Classroom – Teacher InService Program
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Discover the Creative Engineer In You!
Available in
•English
•Chinese
•French
•Spanish
•German
•Russian
•Japanese
•Portuguese
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www.TryEngineering.org
IEEE’s pre-university education portal
– For teachers, school counselors, parents and
students ages 8 -22
Visitors learn
– about careers in engineering,
– understand how engineers impact our daily
lives,
– discover the variety of engineering, technology
and computing programs,
– find free classroom activities that demonstrate
engineering principles
A joint project of IEEE, IBM, and the New York Hall
of Science
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Unique Features of
TryEngineering.org
Robust search engine for accredited programs
– side by side comparisons, interactive maps,
links to university web site
Lesson Plans focused on engineering and
engineering design
– Reviewed by IEEE volunteers and teachers
Discipline descriptions
– 40 engineering, computing and technology
disciplines
Engineering Games
– 2nd site listed in Google search results for
“engineering games”
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Most Requested Lesson Plans
Build your own robot arm
Series and Parallel Circuits
Pulleys and Force
Cracking the Code (bar codes)
Electric Messages
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Adaptive Devices
TryEngineering Progress
– 6.2 million page hits in 2010, an 18% increase
over 2009
– Currently averages 65,000 unique visitors per
month
– About 3.7 million lesson plan downloads since
launch in all languages
– Visitors average about 24 minutes on the site
– Visitors come from the US, China, India,
Canada, Japan and scores of other countries
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OTHER ACTIVITIES
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Establishing IEEE Pre-University
Education Exhibits in Science and
Technology Museums
EA is looking for enthusiastic IEEE Volunteers
with interest in partnering with local science
and technology museums to facilitate the
expansion of E-Scientia in their Region.
eScientia Around the
World
Symposium
6-8 July 2011
Montevideo, Uruguay
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Establishing IEEE Pre-University
Education Exhibits in Science and
Technology Museums
EA is looking for enthusiastic IEEE Volunteers
with interest in partnering with local science
and technology museums to facilitate the
expansion of E-Scientia in their Region.
eScientia Around the
World
Symposium
6-8 July 2011
Montevideo, Uruguay
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Share your Knowledge, Shape the
Future of Computing
Do you want to help pre-university
students all over the world learn computing
fundamentals in creative, fun ways?
Are you interested in developing a preCalling all
Student
university lesson plan that aids the
and Grad
teaching and learning of computing
Enter the
TryComputing.org
Lesson Plan Competition
Outlines Due:15 May
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Student
Members
The Teacher In Service Program
(TISP)
A program that trains IEEE
volunteers to work with preuniversity teachers
Based on approved Lesson Plans
 Prepared/reviewed by IEEE
volunteers
 Tested in classrooms
 Designed to highlight engineering
design principles
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The Teacher In Service Program
IEEE Volunteers
Train volunteers
Teachers
– IEEE Section Members
– IEEE Student Members
Students
– Teachers and Instructors
…using approved lesson plans on engineering
and engineering design
IEEE members will develop and conduct TISP
training sessions with Teachers
Teachers will conduct training sessions with
Students
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Our Overall TISP Goals
Empower IEEE “champions” to develop
collaborations with local pre-university
education community to promote applied
learning
Enhance the level of technological literacy of
pre-university educators
Increase the general level of technological
literacy of pre-university students
Increase the level of understanding of the
needs of educators among the engineering
community
Identify ways that engineers can assist schools
and school systems
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Why TISP in Canada?
The program has the potential to become a new
resource for many teachers who have limited
exposure or experience with engineering,
computing or technology
TISP introduces teachers to hands-on inquirybased activities that support the teaching of
science, technology and mathematics
IEEE members represent an important repository
of knowledge and experience, otherwise
unavailable to the pre-university education system
– A bridge between the technical community and the
school system can be built
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TISP in Canada
2009 training workshop conducted with X
attendees from X sections participated
Region 7 approved the formation of a TISP
committee to oversee the activities; 13
Sections currently participate
Montreal
Ottawa
Sarnia Ontario
Toronto
Hamilton
Canadian Atlantic
New Foundland
Saskatchewan
Calgary
Edmonton
Kitchener/Waterloo
New Brunswick
Vancouver
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TISP in Canada – Section Champions
Chair : Anader Benyamin-Seeyar
Newfoundland : Brian Kidney
Canadian Atlantic : Dirk Werle
Montreal : Hamadou Saliah-Hassae, Geoffrey
Alleyne
Ottawa : Jennifer Ng, Raed Abdullah
Toronto : Patrick Finnigan, Dennis Cecic
Hamilton : Dave Hepburn
Kitchener/Waterloo : Derek Bennewies
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TISP in Canada – Section Champions
Cont’d
Sarnia Ontario : Maike Luiken, Murray
MacDonald
Saskatchewan : Ian Sloman
Calgary : Anis Haque
Edmonton/Northern Canada : Rossitza S
Marinova, Shauna Rae, Mooney Sherman
Vancouver : Lilliana Trykovitch, Dave
Michelson, Kouros Goodarzi
Winnepeg – Witold Kinsner
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Outline
Our Organization: IEEE
Why is IEEE interested in promoting engineering,
computing and technology to pre-university
educators and students?
What do we plan to do in this workshop?
What are the expectations?
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How is the training workshop
conducted?
Volunteers gather for a day and a half of
training
– With teachers and school administrators
Volunteers spread the program in their
school districts
Volunteers work with the Ministry of
Education to organize TISP professional
development/in-service presentations
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Volunteer Training
Key questions to be discussed in training:
– How to conduct a training sessions for teachers
using the TISP lesson plans?
– How to approach the school system to engage
teachers?
– How to align a lesson plan with local education
criteria?
Teachers and officials from the education
establishment participate in the training sessions
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After The Training…
IEEE volunteers work with the school system
to conduct training sessions for teachers
Teachers use the training sessions and the
lesson plans to educate their students
IEEE participates in supporting the program
– In the first year, EAB will cover the costs
for materials and supplies for TISP sessions
lead by IEEE volunteers for teachers
– In subsequent years, funding is the
responsibility of the local IEEE Section/subSection
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Training Workshops:
2005-Present
22 Workshops - 1767 Participants
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A Decade of Success
In 2001, the first event was held by the
Florida West Coast Section in conjunction with
the University of South Florida College of
Engineering
In 2005, the program was institutionalized as
part of EAB’s budget
In 2007, a pilot Student Branch Workshop was
held in Peru (105 attendees)
In 2009, the largest TISP event was held with
185 teachers in Uruguay
By 2009, at least one training workshop was
held in every IEEE region
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Teacher In-Service Program
Presentations
Over 148 TISP presentations have been
reported by IEEE volunteers
TISP presentations have reached over
3380 pre-university educators
– This reach represents more than 368,000
students each year
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Teacher Feedback
91.2% of the teachers
polled responded
positively to the
statement: “This
presentation has
increased my level of
technological literacy.”
1661 Respondents
(24% Primary Teachers)
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Teacher Feedback
94.2% of the teachers
polled responded
positively to the
statement: “Today's
topic will increase my
student's level of
technological literacy.”
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1661 Respondents
(24% Primary Teachers)
Sample Outcomes
Houston Section, Texas cooperating with the
Harris County Department of Education to do
the alignment matrix for the Texas Education
Agency curriculum requirements for students
ages 5-18 for the TryEngineering.org lesson
plans.
The South Africa Section partnered with the
South African National Department of
Education to develop lesson plans relating to
the South African Technology General
Education and Training (GET) curriculum.
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Meeting the Goals
Empower IEEE
“champions”
Technological
literacy of preuniversity educators
Technological
literacy of preuniversity students
Understanding of
the needs of
educators
School systems
assisted by IEEE
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 1821
Trained Volunteers
 91%
agreed that program
enhanced technological
literacy
 94%
believe that
student’s technological
literacy would increase
 Sustained
programs in
several sections
 148
presentations
reported
Outline
Our Organization: IEEE
Why is IEEE interested in promoting engineering,
computing and technology to pre-university
educators and students?
What do we plan to do in this workshop?
What are the expectations?
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What do we expect after the
meeting?
We hope that participants will get organized to
provide TISP training to pre-university
educators
– A team of 3-5 volunteers can be very
effective
IEEE-EAB will support such activities by paying
for materials and supplies for documented
TISP activities lead by IEEE volunteers for one
year after this session
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Expectations for IEEE Volunteers
Organize TISP sessions throughout the preuniversity education system
Communicate with EAB for guidance,
information exchange, and support
Participate in the Region 7 TISP Committee to
make TISP a permanent program
Arrange for budgeting through the Section,
Region, and IEEE Boards (MGAB, EAB)
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Expectations for Teachers
Use the TISP approach in your classroom
Work with the IEEE volunteers to organize
TISP training sessions for teachers
– Report to IEEE volunteers what lessons
have been learned from the program
– Indicate what lesson plans were or were not
successful, and what additional lesson plans
would be required
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HAVE FUN!!!
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