Technology and Engineering Teacher - Volume 78, Issue 2 - October 2018

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FEATURED ARTICLES

FOSTERING GIFTEDNESS AND CREATIVITY: IMPLEMENTING ENGINEERING byDESIGN IN KUWAIT

An account of the groundbreaking work being done by ITEEA's STEM CTL and the Sabah Al Ahmad Center for Giftedness and Creativity to establish Technology and Engineering Education as a discipline in Kuwait.

By Nathan Mentzer, DTE, Philip A. Reed, DTE, Meshari Alnouri, and Mohamad Barbarji, DTE

ANALYZING 3D-PRINTED ARTIFACTS TO DEVELOP MATHEMATICAL MODELING STRATEGIES

This article describes how the authors extended an activity that was initially designed to help students learn science and engineering through reconstructing historical inventions to create opportunities for middle school students to learn mathematical modeling in an authentic context.

By Kimberly Corum and Joe Garofolo

DESIGN FIXATION AND DIVERGENT THINKING IN PRIMARY CHILDREN

The authors share their experiences with design fixation and offer suggestions to over it in students.

By Scott R. Bartholomew and Emily Yoshikawa Ruesch

A DISTRICT-WIDE ROBOTICS PROGRAM INITIATIVE

This case study explores the robotics program initiative that was implemented in the Falls Church Public School System during the 2017-2018 school year.

By Ray Wu-Rorrer

SAFETY SPOTLIGHT: The Work Permit System: Holding Students Accountable for Their Actions

PREMIER PD: School and Community

EXCELLING IN ENGINEERING: Validating the Value Proposition of Engineering Design Problems through Quantitative Analysis

CLASSROOM CHALLENGE: The Residential Nuclear Plan Challenge