NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING

NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL

COMMITTEE ON K-12 ENGINEERING EDUCATION

SECOND MEETING

ROOM 105

KECK CENTER

WASHINGTON, DC

MEETING AGENDA

July 19, 2007

7:30 a.m.	Working Breakfast- Examination of Sample Curriculum Materials
8:00 a.m.	Welcome and Plans for the Day
	Linda Katehi, Chair
8:15 a.m.	What is Engineering?
	Presenter: Dave Burghardt Discussant: Mark Schroll
	Possible topics for the committee discussion - Are there concepts or issues that are over or under emphasized? - Does the definition make clear what is and is not engineering? - What are implications of this definition for K-12 engineering education?
9:30 a.m.	How People Learn Engineering- What We Know, Think We Know, and Would Like to Know
	Presenter: Chris Schunn
	Discussant: Jackie Sullivan
	Possible topics for the committee discussion - What questions about how children learn engineering need to be addressed in the final report? - What additional related issues, questions, or comments need further unpacking or investigation? - What are the implications of how children learn on when and how engineering is taught? - Are there other sources of evidence that can be utilized? - What implication does this presentation have on Welty’s analysis or our interpretation of the analysis?
9:45 a.m.	Break
10:00 a.m.- 2:30 p.m.	CLOSED SESSION
2:30 p.m.	Around the Table: Final Thought
	Committee
3:00 p.m.	Adjourn