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Use of Digital Fabrication to Incorporate Engineering Design Principles in Elementary Mathematics Education
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Robert Q. Berry, Glen Bull, University of Virginia, United States ; Christine Browning, Western Michigan University, United States ; Christine D. Thomas, Georgia State University, United States ; Glen Starkweather, ITEEA, United States ; James Aylor, University of Virginia, United States
CITE Journal Volume 10, Number 2, ISSN 1528-5804 Publisher: Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education, Waynesville, NC USA
Abstract
Two technology association—SITE and ITEEA—and two mathematics education associations—AMTE and NCTM—recently began a joint exploration of methods for identifying natural connections between mathematics and engineering design in the elementary curriculum. The working notes that follow offer a preliminary consideration of methods for employing an emergent technology—digital fabrication—as a mechanism for integrating the STEM disciplines in elementary classrooms and children’s engineering as a pedagogical approach for doing so. Personal digital fabrication may lie at the heart of the next technological revolution. It can allow young people to create, build, and invent in the context of engineering design. However, successful implementation in schools will require thoughtful integration with the existing curriculum.
Citation
Berry, R.Q., Bull, G., Browning, C., Thomas, C.D., Starkweather, G. & Aylor, J. (2010). Use of Digital Fabrication to Incorporate Engineering Design Principles in Elementary Mathematics Education. Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education, 10(2), 167-172. Waynesville, NC USA: Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education. Retrieved August 15, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/35289/.
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