Evaluating the broader impact of the wise investments summer institute for k-12 educators

Abstract

The Women in Applied Sciences and Engineering (WISE) Investments program is a comprehensive program that introduces middle school and high school teachers, counselors, and students to the exciting and challenging field o/engineering and technology. The goal of the WISE Investments (WO program is to encourage women to pursue a career in engineering and computer science. The WI program begins with o two-week m n i m e i institute to educate the teachers on how to integrate engineering and technology into K-12 math and science curriculum. Counselors attend the summer institute to learn about engineering and computer science to counsel students in these areas. Afiei attending the WI training, teacher and couxselor teams are formed to present n particular engineering discipline to middle school and high school girls at the WI Saturday Academies held during the school year. The paper reports on the broader impact of teachers who attended the WI summer inslitute. A n external program evaluator has evaluated the Wlproject for nllfoour years of the program.

Empathy and Caring as Conceptualized Inside and Outside of Engineering: Extensive Literature Review and Faculty Focus Group Analyses

“…For the education of engineers, research shows that middle and high school girls are less likely to see engineering as a helping profession. (p.T4D2) 52 Therefore, engineering programs that introduce engineering to middle school and high school students "highlighted engineering as a helping profession with 'real world' applications" (p.S1F-20) 53 rather than a "simply mechanics" and "people who build stuff". (p.S1B-5) 54 Page 25.520.8…”