The K12 Engineering Education Podcast
Promoting education in engineering and design for all ages. Learn more and read
transcripts at www.k12engineering.net. Produced by Pius Wong, engineer, of Pios
Labs (www.pioslabs.com [https://pioslabs.com/]). This podcast is for educators,
engineers, entrepreneurs, and parents interested in bringing engineering to
younger ages. Listen to real conversations among various professionals in the
engineering education space, as we try to find better ways to educate and
inspire kids in engineering thinking. For episode transcripts and more
information, visit: www.k12engineering.net Topics include overcoming
institutional barriers to engineering and STEM in K12, cool ways to teach
engineering, equity in access to engineering, industry needs for engineers,
strategies for training teachers, "edtech" solutions for K12 classrooms,
curriculum and pedagogy reviews, and research on how kids learn engineering
knowledge and skills. Thanks for listening!
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- Update frequency
- every 17 days
- Average duration
- 35 minutes
- Episodes
- 118
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2023
Educating a Cybersecurity Professional
In this age of growing internet technology and connected computers, cybersecurity engineers and computer scientists will be more critical. Software engineer Sam Houston joins the podcast to talk abo…
00:53:19 |
Thu 25 Apr 2019
Highlights of SXSW Edu 2019
If you missed the 2019 edition of the South by Southwest Education (SXSW Edu) conference in Austin, Texas, we rehash some highlights that you may have missed. We talk about empathy, accessibility, an…
00:26:46 |
Tue 09 Apr 2019
Fixing School Finance
Texans across the state and across the political divide agree: public school funding needs fixing. What that means exactly, however, is tricky. In Part 1, Texas State Representative Donna Howard expl…
00:41:57 |
Tue 12 Mar 2019
Water Systems with the Army Corps of Engineers
Problem-solving, technology, and public service all combine when you work as an engineer for the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). Dr. Michael Sterling, PhD, is a lead water resource engineer at th…
00:19:55 |
Mon 04 Mar 2019
Artificial Intelligence for Kids
The educational technology company Robolink is coming out with a new robotics platform for teaching kids the fundamentals of programming artificial intelligence (AI). Hansol Hong is the CEO and Foun…
00:44:17 |
Mon 25 Feb 2019
Money, Machines, and More
Educator Rachel and engineer Pius introduce Season 4 and brainstorm about what interests us in K-12 engineering education today. We talk about school finance reform, artificial intelligence, cybersec…
00:31:25 |
Mon 18 Feb 2019
Statics
Engineers Sadhan and Pius continue an ongoing series of discussions on the fundamentals of mechanical engineering. Today they talk about what they remember about statics, forces, acceleration, moment…
00:41:26 |
Thu 13 Dec 2018
The Startup Reinventing Invention Kits
What are the trends in educational kids’ toys today? How can programming kits be improved? How does an education business start and succeed? Entrepreneur Joseph Greer in Chicago discusses these issue…
00:39:09 |
Thu 08 Nov 2018
Games and Simulations in Construction Engineering
Architectural and civil engineers are using rich digital tools to simulate constructed buildings. Similar tools are also being used in digital video games and virtual reality games that might teach f…
00:54:23 |
Tue 23 Oct 2018
Reaching the High School Girls Who Didn't See Themselves in Tech
Among the various STEM education organizations that have developed throughout the last several years, there is ChickTech. The local Austin chapter of the nonprofit began just a few years ago, and Dan…
00:35:42 |
Mon 08 Oct 2018
An Architect in the Classroom
What skills does a professional architect bring to high school education? Guest Kelly Foster explains, as he shares his experience as both a practicing architect and a STEM teacher. He discusses his …
00:48:31 |
Mon 10 Sep 2018
A Robot for Developers and Educators
Engineer Ian Bernstein talks about his startup’s newest consumer robot released by Misty Robotics: Misty II. Based on what he learned developing his previous educational robot Sphero, Ian and his tea…
00:34:00 |
Thu 16 Aug 2018
Truth in Storytelling: The Reality of Teachers' Lives
Author Roxanna Elden discusses her new satirical novel Adequate Yearly Progress, which tells the story of the teachers’ lives across one year in the fictional Texas high school of Brae Hill Valley. R…
00:45:48 |
Mon 06 Aug 2018
Leaving Teaching for Tech
Former teacher and current tech worker Sophia talks about why she left the classroom, how people perceive teachers, how to bring STEM to four-year-olds, and the value of communication skills in softw…
00:34:50 |
Mon 30 Jul 2018
Engineers on Eyes
What’s so great about the human eye? Can we build something just like it? When would we need to design something better? Sadhan joins the podcast again as we give our engineers’ perspectives on these…
00:19:47 |
Mon 09 Jul 2018
The Future of Assessments in Engineering Design
Now that states have written engineering into K-12 science and technology learning standards, more institutions are thinking about how to run standardized tests in the subject. The educational assess…
00:28:02 |
Sun 24 Jun 2018
Teaching Science in Prison
Science education occurs in juvenile detention centers, as part of the schooling available to young people there so that they can receive their high school equivalency certification. Guests Rachel a…
00:40:25 |
Sun 10 Jun 2018
Teaching Computer Science Remotely to Kids
Vivian Shen and Ruby Lee want to teach kids how to program one-on-one over the internet. Vivian and Ruby are Cofounders of Juni Learning, their new educational startup that provides programming lesso…
00:38:49 |
Sun 27 May 2018
Intro to Mechanical Engineering
What is mechanical engineering? Engineer Sadhan Sathyaseelan joins the show again from The University of Texas to wonder out loud about all the important aspects of this classic engineering field. Th…
00:42:04 |
Mon 14 May 2018
SXSW EDU Live: Podcasting and Lesson Design
Recorded in the middle of South-by-Southwest (SXSW) EDU 2018, this episode features educator Rachel and engineer Pius. They discuss their immediate reactions to hosting two SXSW events this year, inc…
00:25:09 |
Tue 01 May 2018
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