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James Madison University • Outreach Classes
ISAT 501 • Workshop in Technology: Children's Engineering

Children's Engineering Educators are adjunct instructors for James Madison University, Integrated Science & Technology, in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Contact CEE for information about holding a children's engineering graduate class in your school or school division.

Spring 2011
Grace E. Metz Middle School, Manassa, Virginia

Fall 2010
J.B. Watkins Elementary School, Chesterfield County, Virginia
Rivers Edge Elementary School, Henrico County, Virginia

Spring 2010
Evergreen Elementary School, Chesterfield County, Virginia
Gordon Elementary School, Chesterfield County, Virginia
Grace E. Metz Middle School, Manassa, Virginia
Tuckahoe Elementary School, Henrico County, Virginia
Fall 2009
Hopkins Elementary School, Chesterfield County, Virginia
Evergreen Elementary School, Chesterfield County, Virginia
Dumbarton Elementary School ( 2 classes), Henrico County, Virginia

Spring 2009
Woolridge Elementary School, Chesterfield County, Virginia
Rockingham County Public Schools, Virginia
Ridge Elementary School, Henrico County, Virginia

Fall 2008
Ecoff Elementary School, Chesterfield County, Virginia
Evergreen Elementary School, Chesterfield County, Virginia
Grace E. Metze Middle School, Manassa, Virginia

Spring 2008
Evergreen Elementary School, Chesterfield County, Virginia
Dumbarton Elementary School, Henrico County, Virginia

Fall 2007
Evergreen Elementary School, Chesterfield County, Virginia
Short Pump Elementary School, Henrico County, Virginia
Fair Oaks Elementary School, Henrico County, Virginia

Spring 2007
Crenshaw Elementary School, Chesterfield County, Virginia
Greenfield Elementary School, Chesterfield County, Virginia

Fall 2006
Cloverhill Elementary School, Chesterfield County, Virginia
Crestwood Elementary School, Chesterfield County, Virginia

Spring 2006
Evergreen Elementary School, Chesterfield County, Virginia

Fall 2005
J.B. Watkins Elementary School, Chesterfield County, Virginia
John Wayland Elementary School, Rockingham County, Virginia

In-Service Calendar

2010

June 17-18: School District of Waukesha • Waukesha, Wisconsin
Children's Engineering: The Basics and Beyond
STEM Workshop, School District of Waukesha

March 2010: ITEA Annual Convention • Charlotte, North Caroline
Curious George: Using STEM to Entertain
Students “Engineer It” in Virginia

February 2010: Children's Engineering Convention • Richmond, Virginia
Introduction to Children's Engineering

2009

August 10-12, 2009: School District of Waukesha • Waukesha, Wisconsin
Integrating Children’s Engineering Into Everyday Lessons
STEM Workshop, School District of Waukesha
February 2009: Children's Engineering Convention • Richmond, Virginia
Introduction to Children's Engineering
Curious George
Children's Engineering: Beyond Design Briefs

2008

November 15, 2008: Gloucester County Public Schools • Gloucester County, Virginia
Children's Engineering:Integrating Critical and Creative Thinking with Everyday Lessons
November 4, 2008: Richmond City Schools • Richmond, Virginia
Program for Gifted and Talented Teachers
August 20, 2008: Gloucester County Public Schools • Gloucester County, Virginia
Children's Engineering:Integrating Critical and Creative Thinking with Everyday Lessons
August 5-6, 2008: Manassas City Public Schools • Manassas, Virginia
July 27- August 1, 2008: Hershey, Pennsylvania
Integrating Children's Engineering Into Everyday Lessons
July 21-24, 2008: Worthington, Ohio
Integrating Children's Engineering Into Everyday Lessons
July 22-24, 2008: Manassas City Public Schools • Manassas, Virginia
July 9, 2008: Title I Conference
“Growing SySTEMic Literacy Across the Content Areas” • Richmond, Virginia
Children’s Engineering: Building Literacy
June 16, 18, 23, 25, 26, 2008: Summer Institute • Henrico County, Virginia
February 2008: Children's Engineering Convention • Richmond, Virginia
Introduction to Children's Engineering

2007

August 13-16, 2007: Summer Institute • Henrico County, Virginia
Children's Engineering: Subject Integration Using Design and Technology
July 25-26, 2007: Pennsylvania Governor's Institute for Technology Education • Millersville University, Millersville, PA
Simple Motion & Everyday Design Briefs
More Simple Motion & Everyday Design Briefs
March 2007: ITEA Annual Convention • San Antonio, Texas
Children's Engineering Grows in Virginia
February 2007: Henrico County, Virginia
What is Children's Engineering?
February 2007: Children's Engineering Convention • Richmond, Virginia
Introduction to Children's Engineering
Checkcard Basics: Quick Links to Math, Science & Language Arts

2006

October 2006: Virginia General Assembly Subcommittee on Bill HJR 25
Children's Engineering Guide
August 2006: Watkins Elementary School • Chesterfield County, Virginia
Tools and Materials in the Elementary Classroom
July 2006: Pennsylvania Governor's Institute for Technology Education
Children's Engineering: Subject Integration Using Design & Technology
Introduction to Children's Engineering
Building Background: The Design Process
Introduction to Materials & Structures
Differentiating Instruction: Children’s Engineering Is for All Children
February 2006: Children's Engineering Convention • Richmond, Virginia
Introduction to Children's Engineering
What To Do With A Bear Claw

2005

February 2005: Children's Engineering Convention, Richmond, Virginia
Introduction to Children's Engineering
Be a Paper Engineer
Complete the Circuit
Bear and Boxes
Levers & Lineages Make a Simple Beginning
Using Children's Engineering to Differentiate Instruction
Square Pegs in Round Holes: Creating Your Own Activities

2004

October 2004: Middlesex Elementary School, Middlesex, Virginia
Using Engineering Activities as a Method of Differentiation Instruction
March 2004: ITEA Annual Convention, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Children’s Engineering: A Decision-Making Continuum
Moving Through Air (with Peter Sellwood)
How Things Work (Peter Sellwood)
March 2004: ITEA Supervisors' Form
Elementary Technological Literacy: Virginia's Teacher Resource Guide
March 2004: Children's Engineering Convention, Richmond , Virginia
Children's Engineering: A Teacher's Resource Guide for Design and Technology in Grades K-5
February 2004: Arlington Science Focus School, Arlington, Virginia
Introducing Structures

2003

December 2003: Middlesex Elementary School, Middlesex, Virginia
Introduction to Children's engineering & VDOE TEacher Resource Guide
November 2003: Arlington Science Focus School, Arlington, Virginia
K-3 Levers & Linkages
4-5 Electricity "FUN"damentals
September 2003: VACTEA State Conference
Children's Engineering: A Teacher's Resource Guide for Design and Technology in Grades K-5
August 2003: Program for the Gifted, Richmond City Schools, Virginia
Exploring Technological Literacy
August 2003: Arlington Science Focus School, Arlington, Virginia
Introduction to Children's Engineering/Simple Beginnings
July 2003: Governor's Conference on Education
Children's Engineering: Establishing Ownership of Standards in Grades K-5

Class Reflections
Teachers respond to the JMU class.

“Problem solving has always been one of those areas in the curriculum that we always sort of assume they are getting but never really knew how to teach. This class and the challenges that I have been presenting to the children have finally, after 12 years of teaching, given me a way to develop that skill in a fun, hands-on, concrete way.”

1st Grade Teacher Chesterfield County, VA
Spring 2008

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"Children's Engineering is the most useful class that I have taken since typing in high school. It is something that I can use every day."

2nd Grade Teacher Chesterfield County, VA
'Spring 2008

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"The class is influencing my teaching by giving me so much appreciation for the technology in our world. I want to pass that amazement on to my students, and also some of the background knowledge I obtained."

November 2008, Chesterfield County, VA

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"I’m beginning to look ahead to different curriculum areas to see how I can incorporate technology into what I’ve done for these units in the past. Writing the design briefs and giving them the criteria to be met is one of the best ways I’ve ever seen to really get a good assessment of their understanding. It makes differentiating lessons possible without having to write different lessons for each level of students."

November 2008, Chesterfield County, VA

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