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
Science Storytelling
Marshall Escamilla is part of a team of podcasters who create Tumble, a science podcast for kids and their families. With a background in music and K-12 education, Marshall shares the purpose of Tumb…
00:39:28 |
Sat 28 Apr 2018
SXSW EDU Uncensored: Full Recap
We recap the South by Southwest Education conference (SXSW EDU) in 2018 after it ends, talking about the reactions of attendees, educational technology, PBS, escape rooms, political visitors, the edu…
00:48:21 |
Mon 16 Apr 2018
Tracing Brain Circuits for Mental Health, with Dr. Talia Lerner
Neuroscience research needs help from many fields, including engineering. Dr. Talia Lerner describes some of the engineering tools that she uses to study neural circuits in animal models, especially …
00:30:59 |
Sun 08 Apr 2018
Engineering 101
What is engineering? What are the important aspects of engineering that anybody should know? Can we talk about all this without getting too deep into math? Engineer and researcher Sadhan Sathyaseelan…
00:27:36 |
Sun 25 Mar 2018
Autonomous Vehicles, Now and Later
Society is headed toward more driverless cars, self-driving cars, shared cars, connected fleets, and all kinds of autonomous vehicles (AVs). How will engineers of tomorrow deal with this technology? …
00:35:09 |
Wed 14 Mar 2018
Math Anxiety
Anxiety in engineering education sometimes comes from doing math. What does math anxiety feel like? What are its causes and effects? How do you deal with it, as a student and as a teacher? Guest coho…
00:27:40 |
Mon 26 Feb 2018
Improving Underperforming Schools
We close out Season 2 with another visit from Rachel, an educator with experience in school improvement strategies. First Pius and Rachel discuss future plans to present sessions at the upcoming Sout…
00:33:52 |
Mon 20 Nov 2017
Are All-Girls Engineering Classes Different?
Teachers at all-girls schools might have insights on how to engage more young people – especially girls – into engineering. Several teachers at The Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders in Aust…
00:52:36 |
Mon 30 Oct 2017
Coding Python in Middle School
How can you bridge the gap between teaching simpler visual programming tools and teaching more complicated textual programming tools? Julia Lamorelle’s answer is Python. Julia cofounded Kiwi Compute,…
00:32:49 |
Mon 16 Oct 2017
Visiting Engineers Virtually
How can teachers expose their students to more engineering role models? What do they do if they don’t have time to arrange visits and field trips? That’s where Sarah McAnulty comes in. Sarah is a bio…
00:15:22 |
Mon 02 Oct 2017
Digital Pop Culture for STEM
How do you use the power of digital pop culture today to engage kids in engineering? Guest engineer Nehemiah Mabry, Ph.D., talks about this and more. Nehemiah is a practicing engineer in North Caroli…
00:26:47 |
Mon 18 Sep 2017
Mexico vs. USA
What is engineering education like in Mexico compared to the USA? This episode is an introduction to that topic as we talk to Hernando Garrido, a mechatronics and manufacturing engineer with the medi…
00:21:03 |
Sun 10 Sep 2017
Scouting for Engineering Education
The Boy Scouts of America are growing a new youth educational program called STEM Scouts, open to boys and girls. Guests Davis Fox and Deborah (Debbie) Vasquez talk about the mission of the program, …
00:26:24 |
Mon 04 Sep 2017
Verification and Validation
Guest engineer and consultant Pat Sweet, P.Eng., talks about two of his favorite words in engineering: verification and validation. They describe concepts whose importance cuts across all the engine…
00:21:58 |
Mon 21 Aug 2017
Road to Civil Engineering
What’s it like to engineer roadways and the physical infrastructure of society? Guest Jerel Rackley, P.E., explains. Jerel is a civil engineer with the design and consulting firm Atkins, and in his …
00:27:27 |
Mon 14 Aug 2017
Raising an Electrical Engineer
How do you make an engineer? Guest engineer Leyla Yilan shares her thoughts. Leyla is an electrical and computer engineer at chip-maker AMD, as well as a proud parent of two daughters. She tells her…
00:34:20 |
Mon 07 Aug 2017
Entrepreneurship in Engineering
Mechanical engineer and PhD student Sadhan Sathyaseelan cohosts with engineer-entrepreneur Pius Wong in today’s episode. We talk about Sadhan’s experience learning that engineering students want to b…
00:48:44 |
Mon 31 Jul 2017
Skateboard Mechanical Engineering
Guest mechanical engineer Beau Trifiro talks about his business in skateboard design, fabrication, and education. Based in San Diego, Open Source Skateboards not only builds custom skateboards, it a…
00:26:55 |
Mon 17 Jul 2017
China vs. USA
How does China prepare students for careers in computer science and related fields, compared to the USA? Hear from a Chinese student of computer science and mathematics who is studying in Texas for …
00:22:11 |
Mon 10 Jul 2017
Inside a Startup After-School STEAM Program
Founding an education business comes with challenges and rewards, far beyond the financials. Guest EJ Zain talks about this first-hand. EJ founded the startup Maker Kids Lab, LLC, in Austin, Texas. …
00:29:49 |
Mon 03 Jul 2017
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