THE EDUCATION

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THE EDUCATION ENGINEERINGPARTNERSHIP

• MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
• MARYLANDS URBAN UNIVERSITY
• DEAN PATRICIA MORRIS-WELCH
• DEAN EUGENE M. DELOATCH

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FOCUS OF ACTIVITIES

• IMPROVE STUDENT PERFORMANCES IN GRADES K-12
• PREPARE PRE-COLLEGE STUDENTS FOR POTENTIAL
  SUCCESS IN YEARS 13-16
• INVOLVE FACULTY FROM EDUCATION AND ENGINEERING IN
  THE ENDEAVOR
• COLLECTIVELY ENGAGE BOTH PRE- AND IN-SERVICE
  TEACHERS IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES

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IMPROVE K-12 PERFORMANCE

• Began in earnest in 1988/89 timeframe
• Emphasis was on middle school and higher
• Engineering took the lead in writing and winning
  3.5M/5yr NSF Grant (CRCM)
• Recruited a retired educator/administrator as
  director a scientist as associate (both knew
  school system and education methods)
• Used engineering faculty and students tutors and
  resource persons

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PREPARING STUDENTS FOR YEARS 13-16

• Driven by desire to broaden the pool from which
  engineering students might come
• Combined both in-school and after-school
  activities (clubs, science fairs, museums and
  science centers, etc.)
• Further funding through engineering coalitions
  program (academic year, summer bridge programs)
• Open house and on campus activities on regular
  basis

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INVOLVED BOTH EDUCATION AND ENGINEERING FACULTY

• Employing the MSU Center for Excellence in Math
  and Science Education (CEMSE)
• Win-Win Instructional strategies from education
  faculty thinking processes for problem solving
  from engineering faculty
• Semi-annual Faculty Institutes serve as
  mechanisms for cross-fertilization
• Sharing of personnel in summer activities

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS

• Reduce language barriers
• Instill in pre-college teachers the awareness of
  the potential to turn students off to math and
  science (lecture in methods courses)
• Get engineers familiar with Core Learning Goals
  in exchange for application ideas
• Influenced the installation of a required
  minimum 90 hour pd program for in-service teachers