Instructors
Jackie Sullivan
  Office: ITLL IB40
  303-492-8303
  jacquelyn.sullivan@colorado.edu

Mindy Zarske
  Office: ECCE 167B (via the ITL Electronics Center)
  303-735-0987
  malinda.schaefer@colorado.edu  

Spring 2008 Course Meeting Times TBD
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Studios: 
Location TBD

Course Description
The Engineering Outreach Corps service-learning technical elective explores topics relevant to using engineering as a vehicle for the integration of science and math in K-12 settings. In the Outreach Corps class, you and another student partner with two elementary teachers to deliver hands-on engineering content weekly and expose youngsters to the application of science and math to address interesting, real-world situations. The bulk of the lessons you teach have already been developed, and are available in the TeachEngineering digital library collection (see www.TeachEngineering.org ).

This course also involves the creation of original engineering lessons and hands-on activities for K-12 classroom use. As a class, we reach consensus on lesson topics to be developed, and each student then creates one complete lesson by the end of the semester. All new lessons will be incorporated into TeachEngineering for Internet distribution.

Course Format
The class meets three times weekly for the first three weeks of class. Beginning in week four, the Friday studio will be modified to accommodate your classroom teaching. In this format,
- You teach weekly in two grades 3, 4 or 5 classes at Creekside Elementary School in Boulder. Creekside has a diverse student population, with many languages spoken by students.
- You must develop collaborative working relationships with your two teachers.
- Your teachers rely on you to be role models for their students.
- You team teach with another OCorps student for the entire semester.
- No final exam period is scheduled for the course.

Miscellaneous
- You must pass a background check to be able to teach in a K-12 classroom.
- No text is required for the course, although selected readings are provided.
- You contribute about $25 towards supplies and expenses for creating your lesson.
- You are provided with a $100 supplies allotment for your classroom teaching. To access these funds, you must post your supplies needs on the H drive by Wednesday of the week before, and a master shopper for the class makes the purchases and brings the supplies to class on the following Monday.

Course Elements
Lectures and discussions throughout the semester prepare you for classroom interaction and provide you with a perspective on aspects of engineering education that pertain to the K-12 setting. Included are discussions that look at topics: use and reasoning for educational content standards, age-appropriate math and science, and useful techniques for managing youngsters in a classroom setting.

You create a new elementary engineering lesson for inclusion in the TeachEngineering digital library collection, (see www.TeachEngineering.org ). This is a major creative undertaking and must be prepared according to specific digital library guidelines. You teach your lesson to your peers in the Outreach Corps during a Wednesday studio, and incorporate their feedback into your final lesson.

You make two in-class presentations on subjects pertinent to K-12 engineering instruction. In addition to honing your presentation skills, which are very important in the world of engineering, your presentations should be engaging for your peers.

You teach two complete K-12 engineering lessons to your peers in the course; one of these is the new Introduction to Engineering lesson you create and the other is a lesson that already exists. You also test the hands-on engineering activities developed by other OCorps students throughout the semester.

You keep an online journal of your in-class teaching experiences (150-200 words weekly).

An introduction to social styles increases awareness of the different ways we interact with others, and how others perceive us in the communication process, which is especially important for effective teaching. During team dynamics and logic exercises we get to know each other and solve challenging problems.

Assignments
Good documentation is an important part of engineering, and good communication skills are vital for success in the professional world. All written papers and your lesson plan should be well crafted and thoroughly edited before turning them in. Specific deliverables include:

Digital library assignment == Due January 26
Educational contents standards presentation == In class February 5
Lesson plan outline == Due February 16
Lesson plan-skeleton content == Due March 5
Inquiry-based learning presentation == In class March 12
Lesson plan-complete draft == Due March 19
Lesson plan-final version == Due April 30

Grading
Your course grade is based on a combination of the products you develop and your success at making engineering come alive for elementary school children. The course grade is also based on class participation and cooperation; you must be present in class to contribute and succeed . Furthermore, your K-12 classroom teachers relies on you being on time and prepared to teach in their classrooms for the 12 weeks of scheduled in-class teaching. Your grade is based on:

Classroom Teaching Component (30%):
  K-12 classroom teacher evaluations (2) 10%
  K-12 classroom instructor evaluation 10%
  Weekly reflective journal 10%

Studio Presentations (15%):
  Educational content standards presentation 5%
  Inquiry-based learning presentation and activity 5%
  Peer teach an existing lesson 5% 

Develop New K-12 Engineering Lesson (30%):
  Development of original lesson-outline 3%
  Development of original lesson-skeleton contents 5%
  Development of original lesson-first draft 7%
  Development of original lesson-final version 10%
  Peer teach your original lesson 5%

Other Components (25%):
  Class participation in discussions 10%
  Homework assignments 10%
  Class attendance 5%

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