Engineering the Reduction of Food Waste: Teaching Problem Framing and Project Management through Culturally Situated Learning. Excelling in Engineering

Autor/inn/en	Kim, Eunhye; Newman, Christine; Lastova, Mark; Bosman, Timothy; Strimel, Greg J.
Titel	Engineering the Reduction of Food Waste: Teaching Problem Framing and Project Management through Culturally Situated Learning. Excelling in Engineering
Quelle	In: Technology and Engineering Teacher, 78 (2018) 3, S.27-33 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2158-0502
Schlagwörter	Leitfaden; Unterricht; Lehrer; Secondary School Students; Social Problems; Food; Problem Solving; Discussion (Teaching Technique); Sustainability; Culturally Relevant Education; Teamwork; Experiential Learning; Engineering + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lesson concept; Instruction; Unterrichtsentwurf; Unterrichtsprozess; Teacher; Teachers; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Sekundarschüler; Social problem; Soziales Problem; Lebensmittel; Problemlösen; Nachhaltigkeit; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Maschinenbau
Abstract	This article presents a culturally situated and socially relevant lesson for intentionally teaching secondary students the fundamental engineering concepts related to Problem Framing and Project Management. This lesson includes: (1) class discussions to engage students in a socially relevant problem (food waste and sustainability) within a culturally situated context (connection between food and culture); and (2) an experiential, team-based design activity to provide students with opportunities to learn and apply two fundamental core concepts of engineering design (Problem Framing and Project Management). At the end of this lesson, students are expected to be able to develop a problem statement by identifying explicit and implicit goals, determining the constraints involved in a given problem, and considering multiple perspectives regarding the design scenario to help eliminate any perceived assumptions that unnecessarily limit the problem-solving process. Additionally, students will be able to plan and manage a design project by applying a variety of project-management strategies. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01