Engaging Students in Engineering Design

Are you excited to help students explore real-world connections between math, science, and engineering, but worried that you already have too much content to cover? Engineering doesn’t need to be an “extra” in STEM — instead it can be embedded into your current content teaching to promote relevance, engagement, and 21st century skills. Learn how to plan and facilitate engineering design challenges that inspire your students to learn and apply math and science concepts as they solve real-world problems. Participants will engage as learners in engineering design challenges that span STEM subject areas, and will develop skills for teaching engineering in your classroom. Using tools for developing your own design challenges, participants will build an NGSS-aligned framework for using the engineering design process in your classroom.

Course Highlights

• Learn the hallmarks of the Engineering Design Process and strategies for cultivating engineering practices and mindsets in your students
• Explore multiple options for leveraging the Engineering Design Process in your classes, including content introduction, exploration, labs, and other parts of your current curriculum
• Unpack differences and overlap between engineering design and traditional math and science instruction and develop skills and confidence to integrate engineering in your classes

Associated workshops
Engineer-ize Your Science Labs
Designing Engineering Projects for Student Agency