+Teacher In

Service
Program in
Scotland

Introduction from
IEEE
Tariq Durrani, Vice President,
IEEE Educational Activities
Yvonne Pelham, Manager,
Educational Outreach, IEEE EA
Dept.
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Outline

Our Organization: IEEE

IEEEs Educational Activities
Why is IEEE interested in promoting
engineering in the pre-university
education systems in Scotland?
What do we plan to do in this
workshop?
What are the long term benefits
and expectations?
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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 126 years ago
Operating in 160 countries
Has approximately 400,000 members
The largest technical professional association in
the world
$350M annual budget
Headquarter in New York City, NY, USA

Employs approximately 1000 staff members

 IEEE 4
Advancing Technology for Humanity
Today MEMBERS
400,000

COUNTRIES
160

CONFERENCES
1200+ per year

SOCIETIES/COUNCILS
38/7

Standards

1,300 Active Standards

Worlds largest technical professional society

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IEEEs Organizational Chart
IEEE Members

Chaired by the
IEEE Board of IEEE Assembly President and
Directors CEO

IEEE Major Boards

Publication Technical Member and IEEE USA

Services and Activities Geographical
Products Activities Educational
Activities
Technical
Standards Societies Local
Association Sections

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IEEEs Organizational Chart
IEEE Members

Chaired by the
IEEE Board of IEEE Assembly President and
Directors CEO

IEEE Major Boards

Publication Technical Member and IEEE USA

Services and Activities Geographical
Products Activities Educational
Activities
Technical
Standards Societies Local
Association Sections

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IEEE Membership By Region
31 December 2010
R7
16,955

R10
R1 to 6
209,765 90,593

R1
36,172
R2
32,312
R8
R3
73,297
30,928 R9
R4 16,931
23,530
R5 Reflecting the global nature of IEEE, R8
29,550 and R10 are now the two largest IEEE
R6 Regions
 Total IEEE Membership 8

2007

1993

1983

1973
1963
 Total IEEE Membership
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1963 - 2009
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Electrical and Computer
Engineering
The IEEE-designated fields are:

Engineering

Computer sciences and information technology

Biological and medical sciences

Mathematics

Physical sciences

Technical
communications, education,
management, law and policy
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1
Electrical and Computer
Engineering
The IEEE-designated fields are:
Not Just Electrical and
Engineering Computer Engineering

Computer sciences and information technology

Biological and medical sciences

Mathematics

Physical sciences

Technical
communications, education,
management, law and policy
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IEEE volunteers 2

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 run 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 estimated $2bn-$3bn
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IEEEs principal activities 3

(1)
Organising the professional community
Based on geographic distribution and areas
of interest
Publishing technical and scientific literature
on the State of the Art
- (Publishing over 140 journals and
magazines annually - 30% of the worlds
technical literature)
Organising conferences on relevant
technical and scientific matters
- (sponsoring/cosponsoring over 1100
conferences world-wide each year)
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IEEEs principal activities 4

(2)
Developing technical standards
Approximately 900 standards at present
Developing educational activities for
professionals and for the public
Includingstudents and teachers in the pre-
university system
Improving understanding of engineering
technology and computing by the public
Recognising the leaders of the
profession
Awards and membership grades
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What are we trying to do 5

Foster technological innovation

Enablemembers' careers
Promote 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
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Sample Activities: Regional 6

IEEE organizesOrganizations
professionals in its fields of
interest into local Sections
There are 333 local Sections worldwide in 10
Regions
InRegion 8 United Kingdom & Republic of
Ireland (UKRI) Section consists
9925 Members including 141 Students and Graduate
Student Members
143 Fellows 7893 Senior Members & Members
418 Associate Members

Most popular societies

IEEE Computer Society
IEEE Communication Society
IEEE Power and Energy Society
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Sample Activities: 7

Standards
IEEE develop standards in
several areas, including:
Power and Energy
Transportation

Biomedical and Healthcare

Nanotechnology

Information Technology
Information Assurance
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More Specific 8

Standardization Areas
Intelligent highway systems and vehicular
technology
Distributed generation renewable energy
VotingEquipment Electronic Data
Interchange
Rechargeable Batteries for PCs
Motor Vehicle Event Data Recorder
Public
Key Infrastructure Certificate Issuing
and Management
ComponentsArchitecture for Encrypted
Shared Media Organic Field Effect
Technology
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Pre-University Education

An activity of the IEEE Educational

Activities Board (EAB)
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Why is IEEE interested in pre- 0

university engineering
education
Because it is in our stated and un-
stated mission
Because in many IEEE Sections
there is marked decline in the
interest of young people in
Engineering
This
is not good 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 international
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Demands of the 21st Century

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
21
nations
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OECD Program 2

OECD = Organization for Economic

Cooperation and Development
Established 1961
30 Countries

OECD Directorate for Education devotes a

major effort to the development and analysis
of quantitative indicators for the review of
education systems and performance
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OECD PISA Programme 3

PISA = Programme for International Student

Assessment PISA
Scotland has participated in PISA on each occasion
since its inception in 2000.
Publication reports on the United Kingdom as a
whole, but Scotland participates as a distinct
adjudicated area enabling results to be published
separately.
Surveys of 15-year-olds in the principal
industrialized countries.
Every three years, it assesses how far students near
the end of compulsory education have acquired
some of the knowledge and skills essential for full
participation in society
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pre-engineering education in
Scotland
Scotlands mean science score in the
OECD table was 514
16th on the list; 1st: Shanghai-China: 575;
2nd: Finland: 554
Similar scores in Netherlands, Chinese
Taipei, Germany, Liechtenstein,
Switzerland, Slovenia, Macao-China,
Poland, Ireland
Scotland was
Above OECD average in the scales of
reading(493), mathematics(496) and
science(501)
However Scotlands score in mathematics
declined during the years 2001-2006

Source: PISA 2009

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Enrollment Percentages by Field of Study (2007)

Source: Organization of Economic

Cooperation & Development

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2
6

1- OECD Education at a Glance 2009 A2.6 Indicator

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7

Awarded

Source:
Science degrees include life sciences, Organization of
computer sciences, engineering, Economic
Cooperation &
manufacturing and building Development
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Pre-University Education 8

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
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The Challenge and Approach 9

Challenge:
Publicperception of engineers/
engineering/ technology is often
misinformed resulting in early
decisions that block the path of
children to engineering
Approach:
Reachmajor groups of influencers who
impact students and their decision
Teachers, counsellors, parents, media,..
Pre-University Educator Award
Online Presence TryEngineering.org
Teacher Training Teacher In-Service Program

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IEEE EAB Pre-University Educator
Award
The IEEE EAB Pre-University Educator
Award recognizes current pre-university
education classroom teachers who have
inspired an appreciation and
understanding of mathematics, science
and technology and the engineering
process in students and have encouraged
students to pursue technical careers.
Due 30 April 2011
How to get involved:
Nominate a classroom teacher
www.ieee.org/education_careers/education/awards/pre_university_educator
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Discover the Creative Engineer In You!

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Available in
English
Chinese
French
Spanish
German
Russian
Japanese
Portuguese
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www.TryEngineering.org 3

IEEEs pre-university education portal

For teachers, school counsellors, parents and
students ages 8 -22
Delivery Model To the adult who influences
students
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

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

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Most Requested Lesson 5

Plans
Build your own robot arm
Series and Parallel Circuits
Pulleys and Force
Cracking the Code (bar codes)
Electric Messages
Adaptive Devices
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TryEngineering Progress 6

6.2
millions hits in 2010, an 18% increase
over last year

Currently just over 65,000 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
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The Teacher In Service 7

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
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8

Program IEEE Volunteers

Train volunteers
IEEE Section Members Teachers
IEEE Student Members
Teachers and Instructors
Students
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
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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 educators among the engineering
community
Identify ways that engineers can assist
schools and school systems
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Why TISP in Scotland 0

The program has the potential to become a

new resource for many teachers who have
little exposure or experience with
engineering
This is a problem world wide
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
system
A bridge between the technical community and
the school system can be built
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How does it work? 1

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
school district to organize TISP
professional development/in-
service presentations
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22 Workshops - 1767 Participants

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A Decade of Success 3

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 operationalized in EAB
budget

In
2007, a Region-wide event was held in Brazil
with 13 countries represented; Pilot Student
Branch Workshop held in Peru

In
2009, largest event with 185 teachers held in
Uruguay

By2009, a training workshop was held in every

region
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Teacher In-Service Program 4

Presentations
Over146 TISP presentations have
been conducted by IEEE volunteers

TISPpresentations have reached

over 3300 pre-university educators
This
reach represents more than 360,000
students each year

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5

91.1% of the teacher

polled responded
positively to the
statement: This
presentation has
increased my level of
technological literacy.

1624 Respondents
(23% Primary Teacher)

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6

94.1% of the teacher

polled responded
positively to the
statement: Today's
topic will increase my
student's level of
technological literacy.

1624 Respondents
(23% Primary Teacher)

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Example Outcomes
Houston Section, Texas cooperated with the
Harris County Department of Education to do
the alignment matrix for the Texas Education
Agency curriculum requirements for K - 12 for
the TryEngineering.org lesson plans. The
alignment to the Texas Essential Knowledge
and Skills is found at:
http://www.ieee-
houston.org/TISP/TEA_Matrix.htm
Region7, Canada approved the formation of a
TISP committee to oversee the activities; 13
sections participate
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.

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EmpowerIEEE 1460Trained
champions Volunteers
Technological
91% agreed that
literacy of pre-
program enhanced
university educators
technological
Technological literacy
literacy of pre-
university students 94% believe that
students
Understandingof the technological
needs of educators
literacy would
School systems increase (anecdotal)
assisted by IEEE
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Sustained programs
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