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IEEE Teacher In-Service Training Program in Saudi Arabia

IEEE Teacher In-Service Training Program in Saudi Arabia. Douglas Gorham, Managing Director, IEEE Educational Activities April 2011. Outline. Our Organization: IEEE Why is IEEE interested in promoting engineering, computing and technology to pre-university educators and students?

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IEEE Teacher In-Service Training Program in Saudi Arabia

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  1. IEEE Teacher In-Service Training Program in Saudi Arabia Douglas Gorham, Managing Director, IEEE Educational Activities April 2011

  2. Outline • Our Organization: IEEE • Why is IEEE interested in promoting engineering, computing and technology to pre-university educators and students? • What do we plan to do in this workshop? • What are the expectations?

  3. Our Organization – IEEE • An international professional association dedicated to the theory and practice of electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering • as well as computer science, the allied branches of engineering, and related arts and sciences • Established 127 years ago • Operating in 160+ countries • Has approximately 400,000 members • The largest technical professional association in the world • $350M annual budget • Headquarters in New York City, NY, USA • Employs 1000+ professional staff

  4. IEEE Today Advancing Technology for Humanity MEMBERS 400,000 COUNTRIES 160 CONFERENCES 1200+ per year SOCIETIES/COUNCILS 38/7 STANDARDS 1,300 Active Standards World’s largest technical professional society

  5. IEEE’s Organizational Chart IEEE Members Chaired by the President and CEO IEEE Assembly IEEE Board of Directors IEEE Major Boards Publication Services and Products Technical Activities Educational Activities Member and Geographical Activities Technical Societies IEEE USA Standards Association Local Sections

  6. R7 – 17,209 R10 95,353 R1 to 6 – 212,754 R1 – 36,558 R2 – 32,718 R3 – 31,412 R4 – 23,859 R5 – 30,050 R6 – 58,157 R8 – 75,138 R9 – 17,429 IEEE Membership By Region31 January 2011 Reflecting the global nature of IEEE, R8 and R10 are now the two largest IEEE Regions

  7. Total IEEE Membership 2011417,883 2003 1993 1983 1973 1964

  8. Today's IEEE is not just about Electrical and Computer Engineering The IEEE-designated fields include: • Engineering • Computer sciences and information technology • Biological and medical sciences • Mathematics • Physical sciences • Technical communications, education,management, law and policy

  9. IEEE Volunteers • Key to IEEE success • About 40,000 individuals who give at least 4 hours a week to the organization • Local Section Chair • Associate editor of a Journal • Member of the Financial Committee of the Technical Activities Board • Chair of a committee that develops a Standard • The organization is guided by volunteers • From the President and CEO to the local Section Chair major decisions are made by volunteers • An attempt to quantify the work done by volunteers was estimated between $2bn-$3bn

  10. IEEE’s principal activities (1) • Organizing the professional community • Based on geographic distribution and areas of interest • Publishing technical and scientific literatureon the State of the Art • Organizing conferences on relevant technical and scientific matters

  11. IEEE’s principal activities (2) • Developing technical standards • Approximately 900 standards at present • Developing educational activities for professionals and for the public • Including students and teachers in the pre-university system • Improving the understanding of engineering, technology and computing by the public • Recognizing the leaders of the profession • Awards and membership grades

  12. What are we trying to do… • …advance global prosperity by • Fostering technological innovation • Enabling members' careers • Promoting community worldwide • for the benefit of humanity and the profession • Key to success: early recognition of new fields • In 1884 – power engineering • In 1912 – communications • In 1942 – computing • In 1962 – digital communications • In 1972 – networking • In 1982 – clean energy • In 1992 – nanotechnology • In 2002 – engineering and the life sciences

  13. Sample Activities: Regional Organizations • IEEE organizes professionals in its fields of interest into local Sections • There are 333 local Sections worldwide in 10 Regions • In Region 8 – Eastern Saudi Arabia Section consists of 727 members: • 3 Fellows • 71 Senior Members and 3 Life Seniors • 401 Members • 159 Student and 43 Graduate Student Members • 47 Associate/Affiliate Members • Most popular societies • IEEE Computer Society • IEEE Communication Society • IEEE Power and Energy Society

  14. Sample Activities: Standards • IEEE develop standards in several areas, including: • Power and Energy • Transportation • Biomedical and Healthcare • Nanotechnology • Information Technology • Information Assurance

  15. More Specific Standardization Areas • Intelligent highway systems and vehicular technology • Distributed generation renewable energy • Voting Equipment Electronic Data Interchange • Rechargeable Batteries for PCs • Motor Vehicle Event Data Recorder • Public Key Infrastructure Certificate Issuing and Management • Components Architecture for Encrypted Shared Media Organic Field Effect Technology

  16. Why is IEEE interested in Pre-University Education?

  17. Why is IEEE interested in pre-university engineering education (1) • Because it is in our stated and un-stated mission • Because in many IEEE Sections there is a marked decline in the interest of young people in Engineering, Computing and Technology • This is a concern for the future of these communities and would have a negative impact on their standard of living • Because we do not believe the problem is going to be tackled effectively without us

  18. Why is IEEE interested in pre-university engineering education (2) • The demands of the 21st century will require technological innovation to deliver • advanced technologies in developed countries • infrastructure solutions in developing countries • Flat or declining engineering enrollments in most developed nations

  19. Enrollment Percentages by Field of Study Science(includes life sciences, physical sciences, mathematicsand statistics, and computing) Note: +1 Data refer to 2008; -1 Data refer to 2006; -2 Data refer to 2005. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, Statistical Tables 8 and 11.

  20. Enrollment Percentages by Field of Study Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction Note: +1 Data refer to 2008; -1 Data refer to 2006; -2 Data refer to 2005. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, Statistical Tables 8 and 11.

  21. Percentage of Science Degrees Awarded Source: Organization of Economic Cooperation & Development Science degrees include life sciences, computer sciences, engineering, manufacturing and building

  22. What is IEEE doing?

  23. Pre-University Education • Overall objective: • To increase the propensity of young people to select engineering, computing and technology as a program of study and career path • Increase the level of technological literacy

  24. The Challenge and Approach • Challenge: • Public perception of engineers/engineering/ technology is often misinformed resulting in early decisions that block the path of children to engineering • Approach: • Reach major groups of influencers who impact students and their decision • Teachers, counselors, parents, media,.. • Online Presence – TryEngineering.org • Engineering in the Classroom – Teacher In-Service Program

  25. Discover the Creative Engineer In You!

  26. Available in • English • Chinese • French • Spanish • German • Russian • Japanese • Portuguese

  27. www.TryEngineering.org • IEEE’s pre-university education portal • For teachers, school counselors, parents and students ages 8 -22 • Visitors learn • about careers in engineering, • understand how engineers impact our daily lives, • discover the variety of engineering, technology and computing programs, • find free classroom activities that demonstrate engineering principles • and more. • A joint project of IEEE, IBM, and the New York Hall of Science • Non-IEEE investment of approximately $2.5M • US/Canada version was launched on June 2006

  28. Unique Features of TryEngineering.org • Robust search engine for accredited programs • side by side comparisons, interactive maps, links to university web site • Lesson Plans focused on engineering and engineering design • Reviewed by IEEE volunteers and teachers • Discipline descriptions • 40 engineering, computing and technology disciplines • Engineering Games • 2nd site listed in Google search results for “engineering games”

  29. Most Requested Lesson Plans • Build your own robot arm • Series and Parallel Circuits • Pulleys and Force • Cracking the Code (bar codes) • Electric Messages • Adaptive Devices

  30. TryEngineering Progress • 6.2 million page hits in 2010, an 18% increase over 2009 • Currently averages 65,000 unique visitors per month • About 3.7 million lesson plan downloads since launch in all languages • Visitors average about 24 minutes on the site • Visitors come from the US, China, India, Canada, Japan and scores of other countries

  31. The Teacher In Service Program (TISP) • A program that trains IEEE volunteers to work with pre-university teachers • Based on approved Lesson Plans • Prepared/reviewed by IEEE volunteers • Tested in classrooms • Designed to highlight engineering design principles

  32. The Teacher In Service Program IEEE Volunteers • Train volunteers • IEEE Section Members • IEEE Student Members • Teachers and Instructors • …using approved lesson plans on engineering and engineering design • IEEE members will develop and conduct TISP training sessions with Teachers • Teachers will conduct training sessions with Students Teachers Students

  33. Our Overall TISP Goals • Empower IEEE “champions”to develop collaborations with local pre-university education community to promote applied learning • Enhance the level of technological literacy of pre-university educators • Increase the general level of technological literacy of pre-university students • Increase the level of understanding of the needs of educatorsamong the engineering community • Identify ways that engineers can assist schools and school systems

  34. Why TISP in Saudi Arabia? • The program has the potential to become a new resource for many teachers who have limited exposure or experience with engineering, computing or technology • TISP introduces teachers to hands-on inquiry-based activities that support the teaching of science, technology and mathematics • IEEE members represent an important repository of knowledge and experience, otherwise unavailable to the pre-university education system • A bridge between the technical community and the school system can be built

  35. How does it work? • Volunteers gather for a day and a half of training • With teachers and school administrators • Volunteers spread the program in their school districts • Volunteers work with the Ministry of Education to organize TISP professional development/in-service presentations

  36. Key questions to be discussed in training: How to conduct a training sessions for teachers using the TISP lesson plans? How to approach the school system to engage teachers? How to align a lesson plan with local education criteria? Teachers and officials from the education establishment participate in the training sessions Volunteer Training

  37. After The Training… • IEEE volunteers work with the school system to conduct training sessions for teachers • Teachers use the training sessions and the lesson plans to educate their students • IEEE participates in supporting the program • In the first year, EAB will cover the costs for materials and supplies for TISP sessions lead by IEEE volunteers for teachers • In subsequent years, funding is the responsibility of the local IEEE Section/sub-Section

  38. Training Workshops: 2005-Present 22 Workshops - 1767 Participants 38

  39. A Decade of Success • In 2001, the first event was held by the Florida West Coast Section in conjunction with the University of South Florida College of Engineering • In 2005, the program was institutionalized as part of EAB’s budget • In 2007, a pilot Student Branch Workshop was held in Peru (105 attendees) • In 2009, the largest TISP event was held with 215 volunteers and teachers in Uruguay • By 2009, at least one training workshop was held in every IEEE region

  40. Teacher In-Service ProgramPresentations • Over 148 TISP presentations have been conducted by IEEE volunteers • TISP presentations have reached over3385 pre-university educators • This reach represents more than 368,000 students each year

  41. Teacher Feedback 91.1% of the teachers polled responded positively to the statement: “This presentation has increased my level of technological literacy.” 1624 Respondents (23% Primary Teachers)

  42. Teacher Feedback 94.1% of the teachers polled responded positively to the statement: “Today's topic will increase my student's level of technological literacy.” 1624 Respondents (23% Primary Teachers)

  43. Sample Outcomes • Houston Section, Texas cooperating with the Harris County Department of Education to do the alignment matrix for the Texas Education Agency curriculum requirements for students ages 5-18 for the TryEngineering.org lesson plans. • Region 7, Canada approved the formation of a TISP committee to oversee the activities; 13 Sections currently participate • The South Africa Section partnered with the South African National Department of Education to develop lesson plans relating to the South African Technology General Education and Training (GET) curriculum.

  44. Meeting the Goals • 1767 Trained Volunteers • 91% agreed that program enhanced technological literacy • 94% believe that student’s technological literacy would increase • Sustained programs in several sections • 147 presentations reported Empower IEEE “champions” Technological literacy of pre-university educators Technological literacy of pre-university students Understanding of the needs of educators School systems assisted by IEEE

  45. What do we expect after the meeting? • We hope that participants will get organized to provide TISP training to pre-university educators • A team of 3-5 volunteers can be very effective • IEEE-EAB will support such activities by paying for materials and supplies for documented TISP activities lead by IEEE volunteers for one year after this session

  46. Expectations for IEEE Volunteers • Organize TISP sessions throughout the pre-university education system • Communicate with EAB for guidance, information exchange, and support • Organize a task force to make TISP a permanent program • Arrange for budgeting through the Section, Region, and IEEE Boards (MGAB, EAB)

  47. Expectations for Teachers • Use the TISP approach in your classroom • Work with the IEEE volunteers to organize TISP training sessions for teachers • Report to IEEE volunteers what lessons have been learned from the program • Indicate what lesson plans were or were not successful, and what additional lesson plans would be required

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