Engineering Curriculum

1. List of relevant professional organizations, with URLs:

• American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
• Tuft's University Engineering outreach site. Great info on robotics!
• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
• The NSF's engineering site is a portal to projects, activities and curriculum information.
• Engineergirl by the National Academy promotes women in engineering and provides resources to girls, parents and educators.
• The National Academy of Engineering
• UVA has designed Engineering Teaching Kits for help with Middle school engineering curriculum development contact Dr. Larry Richards for more info: http://www.seas.virginia.edu/outreachK12/teachingkits.php
• The National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying.
  • Link to PDF exam syllabus for NCEES Fundamentals of Engineering exams.

• Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology

2. Literature containing meta-studies comparing curricula based on quality of content coverage, best practice recommendations, alignment with state or federal standards:

MA DOE 2001 Sci-tech standards used as template for engineering modules (also see attachment):

3. Literature assessing curricular effectiveness (in terms of student outcomes):

4. Textbook adoption recommendations of relevant professional organizations

5. Copy policy position statements from professional organizations regarding relevant professional standards and curricular standards.

6. Links to state and national standards in content area.

• The National Academies Press. Reports on the state and future of Science, Math, Engineering and Education. You can read most of the resports on-line.

7. Reviews/comparisons of units/chapters addressing similar topics.