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This session highlights the power of community and collaboration in engineering education. Exploring curriculum development, peer interaction, multilingual support, and design discussions, the papers reveal strategies that foster inclusive learning environments and culturally connected engineering practices, empowering diverse learners through shared experiences inside and outside the classroom.

Moderated by

1. Dr. Greses Perez P.E.

Papers Presented

1. Creating a Community of Practice to Develop High School Biomedical Engineering Curricula [view paper]
   Dr. Miiri Kotche (University of Illinois Chicago)


2. The Role of Peer interaction and Language Resources in Informal Engineering Learning Environments: The Case for Learning Through Biking [view paper]
   Dr. Greses Perez (Tufts University), Pragyee Shrestha (Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach), Dr. Tajma Cameron (Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach), Noemi Waight (University at Buffalo, The State University of New York), Shakhnoza Kayumova (University of Massachusetts Dartmouth), Ryan Rish (University at Buffalo, The State University of New York), Jennifer Tripp (University at Buffalo, The State University of New York), Fatemeh Mozaffari (SUNY Buffalo State University), and Stacy M Scheuneman (University at Buffalo, The State University of New York)


3. One teacher’s approach to supporting multilingual learners through community-connected engineering design (fundamental) [view paper]
   Dr. Rebekah J Hammack (Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI)), Julie Robinson (University of North Dakota), Jenna Gist (Purdue University), Min Jung Lee (University of North Dakota), Dr. Tugba Boz (Indiana-Purdue University), Stephanie Oudghiri (Affiliation unknown), and Lauren Cabrera (Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI))


4. Teachers’ Perspectives on Facilitating Design Talks with Young Learners (Fundamental) [view paper]
   Dr. Chelsea Joy Andrews (Tufts University), Jessica Watkins (Vanderbilt University), Dr. Kristen B Wendell (Tufts University), Rae Woodcock (Affiliation unknown), Shannon Jean Keaveney Rausch (Tufts University), Vera Gor (Tufts University), Naina Sood Fox (Tufts University), Rachel Bandi (Affiliation unknown), and Molly Malinowski (Affiliation unknown)