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Engineering Mindset and Agency

Christine Cunningham

Professor of Practice in Education and Engineering

    To create a generation of innovative problem solvers that will shape their world, we need to engage all students in engineering activities. Engineering education promotes development of an engineering mindset and identity—the values, attitudes, and thinking skills associated with engineering. This session introduces engineering and engineering mindset, focusing on why they are important and how they can be introduced in age-appropriate, equitable ways. Engineering practices that help students develop and strengthen an engineering mindset and their agency and identities as engineers will be highlighted. Participants will reflect on examples and short video clips from elementary

    Presenter’s bio

    Dr. Christine M. Cunningham is a Professor of Practice in Education and Engineering at the Pennsylvania State University. She aims to make engineering, science, and computational thinking education more equitable, especially for populations that are underserved and underrepresented in STEM. Christine is the founding director of Youth Engineering Solutions (YES), which develops equity-oriented, research-based, and field-tested curricula and professional learning resources for preK-8 youth and their educators. Her research focuses on articulating frameworks for precollege engineering education. Previously, Christine was a vice president at the Museum of Science where she founded Engineering is Elementary (EiE). Christine currently serves on the National Assessment Governing Board and as Chair of the National Academy of Engineering’s Inclusive, Diverse, Equitable Engineering, for All (IDEEA) Committee. She is a fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education and has received numerous awards including the American Society of Engineering Education K-12 and Pre-College Division Lifetime Achievement Award, the IEEE Pre-University Educator Award, the International Society for Design and Development in Education Prize, and the Harold W. McGraw Jr. Prize in Education. Christine holds joint B.A. and M.A. degrees in biology from Yale University and a Ph.D. in education from Cornell University.

    Event Timeslots (1)

    2022-12-08
    10:00 am - 11:00 am
    Presenter: Christine Cunningham

    Written by:
    Stamatis Dragoumanos
    Published on:
    September 17, 2022

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