Educational Initiatives:

1. Informed Design

Informed Design follows the traditional design process, but uses guided research and investigation to build student knowledge and skills required for the design. These Knowledge and Skill Builders (KSBs) are the heart of the Informed Design Process. They assist students in learning key concepts in mathematics, science and engineering/technology that are related to the design challenge.

• ABCs of Informed Design

The ABCs of Informed Design provides a guide to constructing Informed Design Activities. It is illustrated with a revised version of the Drying by Design Activity.

• Bedroom Design
• Sketch Up of Bedroom Design Lessons

This is a middle school STEM project that reinforces key understandings in math and engineering/technology. The Bedroom Design Challenge includes all the KSBs and related material for students and teachers. The mathematical areas include measurement, ratio and proportion, geometric reasoning, and percents.

• Drying by Design

This is a middle, lower high school, design activity that has strong mathematical and science connections. Teacher support material for the activity is included, including pre/post assessments.

• Bridge Design
  --  Design Challenge for Student
  --  Student Workbook Bridge Activity     

• Redesigning a Mousetrap Car
  --  Mousetrap Car Activity
  --  Mousetrap Teachers Guide
  --  Mousetrap Questions Revised     
  

• Lego League Design Challenge
  
  
• Pedagogical Basis of Informed Design
  The Informed Design process was created as part of the National Science Foundation-funded NYSCATE grant.  There are pedagogical strategies that can be employed to enhance the design process. 

2. Ontology

• CCETE - Concepts and Contexts in Engineering and Technology Education

3. Transformative Model for Technology Education

4. Learning Management System

• Virtual

5. Engineering in Education (EiE)

6. Math Infusion into STEM

• Science Lessons
• Engineering and Technology Lessons
  -- Floor It!
  -- Super Crosswalk 2000