Board Game Design Challenge
The goal of this ETP is to introduce and practice the engineering design process in a fun and high interest manner: by designing a board game which will help reinforce previously taught content.
Discovering Rate and Proportionality Through Animation Software
My school uses blended learning and the SunBay unit implemented and exemplified by this ETP is a blended learning unit. This SunBay software simulation unit will be the basis for my class’ entire unit on Rates, Ratios and Proportions. It will replace the unit used cover this topic last year.
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Eggplant Head Satellite
The goal of this ETP is to allow students to use the concepts of systems engineering. In simple words, the systems engineer makes sure all parts are plugged in by understanding how everything works inside and outside of a system.
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Embedding 21st Century Skills in math lessons
Millennials need to see and experience the connection between education and how it will benefit them in their adult lives directly. Merely stating that education is important or that it will help them get good paying, challenging jobs instead of menial, low paid work does not resonate with them.
Incorporating Lean Principles into Professional Development for a Western Association of Schools and Colleges Mid-Cycle Review
The goal of this project is to incorporate lean business management principles into school-wide professional development to assist staff as they prepare for a WASC mid-cycle review. Lean principles were developed by Toyota to successfully manage their organizations internationally.
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Introduction to the Engineering Design process through the creation of a catapult
The main objective of this lesson is to enable students to practice the engineering design process and recognize different actions as part of specific steps in the design process.
Organizing Data
Organization is an extremely valuable skill that is critical to the success of all responsible students.
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Teaching Cybersecurity
This ETP will address teaching cyber safety to staff and high school students.
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What's in a formula
This laboratory exercise encourages students to perform data collection, and learn how to use formulas at the same time. Students will design a cantilever object using tongue depressors. The tongue depressor will be a substitute for a physical 2x4 beam.
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