Transcript TISP in Zambia
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TISP AND TRYENGINEERING OVERVIEW
Elizabeth Burd, Chair - PECC James Irvine, Chair - ETC Portals IEEE Educational Activities March 2011
+ The Teacher In Service Program (TISP)
A program that trains IEEE volunteers to work with pre-university teachers
Based on approved Lesson Plans
Prepared by IEEE volunteers
Tested in classrooms
Associated with Education Standards
Designed to highlight engineering design principles
The cost is less than US$100 for a class of 30
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+ The Basic Approach – Lesson Plans
IEEE volunteers and consultants develop lesson plans that highlight an engineering design topic
How to build a balanced mobile (rotational equilibrium)
How to design a sail for a ship (aerodynamic design)
The lesson plans are geared toward pre university students and are tested in the classroom
The lesson plans can be adapted to the appropriate age or skill level of the students
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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 Volunteers
IEEE participates in paying for the program
Teachers
In the first year, EAB pays the materials and supplies expenses for TISP sessions lead by IEEE volunteers for teachers
Students
In subsequent years, funding is the responsibility of the local IEEE Section/ sub Section
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Lesson plans
The lesson plans are organized in two versions
For the teacher
For the student
The lesson plans should be aligned with local educational standards
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Example Lesson Plans
Sort it Out
Sticky Engineering Challenge
Ship the Chip
Move That Lighthouse!
A Question of Balance
Program Your Own Game
Engineering Air Traffic
Pipeline Challenge
Infrared Investigations
Hull Engineering
Engineered Sports
Engineered Memory
Wind Tunnel Testing
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+ Teacher In-Service Program Presentations
To date, over 146 TISP presentations have been conducted by IEEE volunteers
TISP presentations have reached over 3300 pre-university educators
This reach represents more than 360,000 students each academic year
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What are we going to do here?
Demonstrate two (2) lesson plans:
Working with Wind Energy
Useful Circuits
Discuss how to develop and use the TISP in your local area
Have Fun!
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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 group of 3-5 volunteers can be very effective
IEEE-EAB will support such activities by paying for supplies for documented TISP activities lead by IEEE volunteers for one year after this session
We will explain the procedures
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Who is in the audience?
Teachers from the pre-university system
IEEE volunteers
Other interested individuals from…
Scottish Government
The Education System
Local universities
In other areas we also had a strong participation of students members
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Who is here to help?
With lesson Plans…
Members of IEEE Staff – Educational Activities Department
A IEEE volunteer where TISP was already tested
With implementing the Program…
Officials from local Educational Systems
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Expectations from IEEE Volunteers
Organize TISP sessions throughout the pre university education system
Communicate with EAB for guidance, information exchange, and funding
Organize a task force in Scotland or professional group to make TISP a permanent program in your area
Arrange for budgeting through the Section, Region, and IEEE Boards (MGAB, EAB)
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Expectations from 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 learnt from the program
Indicate what lesson plans were or were not successful, and what additional lesson plans would be required
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Our Overall TISP Goals
Empower IEEE Section “champions” to develop collaborations with local pre-university education community to promote applied learning
Enhance the level of technological literacy of pre university educators
Encourage pre-university students to pursue technical careers, including engineering
Increase the general level of technological literacy of pre-university students
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Increase the level of understanding of the needs of educators among the engineering community
Identify ways that engineers can assist schools and school systems
Discover the Creative Engineer In You!
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IEEE’s pre-university education portal
For teachers, school counsellors, parents and students
A joint project of IEEE, IBM, and the New York Hall of Science
Non-IEEE investment of approximately $2.5M
US/Canada version was launched on June 2006
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A portal for school counsellors, teachers, parents and students
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Explore Engineering
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Virtual games
To allow students to explore engineering problems
Other areas:
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