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Fall 2016-2017 Journal A Journal of the Virginia Children’s Engineering Council Volume 18—Fall 2016 The Children’s Engineering Journal Barbara Adcock Receives Presidential Award By Michele Wilson President Obama named 213 mathematics and sci- Coach for the school division. Mrs. Adcock stated, “I am ence teachers as recipients of the Presidential Award humbled and honored to be among the amazing educa- for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching on tors who have received the Presidential Award. It au- August 22, 2016. Selected among these thenticates the inquiry-based teaching exceptional teachers was Pocahontas Ele- methods I have worked to utilize in my mentary School teacher Barbara Adcock, classes. This award is also a testament presently serving as Powhatan County to my fellow teachers, administrators Public Schools’ STEM Coach. and students who have challenged me to keep learning. Finally it gives me The Presidential Award for Excellence the opportunity to work with distin- in Mathematics and Science Teaching is guished educators and policymakers awarded to outstanding K-12 science and to learn more, and to effect positive mathematics teachers across the coun- change.” try. The winners are selected by a panel of distinguished scientists, mathemati- Her principal, Mr. Thomas Sulzer stat- cians, and educators following an initial ed, “The staff at Pocahontas Elemen- selection process at the state level. Win- tary is so proud of Barbara and can’t ners of the presidential honor receive a $10,000 award think of a more deserving teacher to win the Presiden- from the National Science Foundation to be used at their tial Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science discretion and are invited to Washington, D.C., for an Teaching. She is passionate about her students, the cur- awards ceremony, as well as educational and celebra- riculum, and her instructional practices. She is a role tory events, and visits from the administration. model for the students and her colleagues alike. She is a leader in science education. While this is a very public Dr. Eric Jones, Powhatan County school superintendent, award for Barbara, what many don’t see are the count- stated, “Barbara Adcock is a deserving recipient of the less hours that Barbara works to make it all happen. We Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and are happy to have her as a STEM Coach sharing her pas- Science Teaching. She has spent her entire career devel- sion and working with our teachers and students.” oping innovative programs and providing high quality science instruction for her students. In addition, Mrs. Adcock has shared her knowledge and expertise with Inside This Edition countless teachers in Powhatan and across Virginia. As an early adopter of STEM education, Mrs. Adcock has Message from the President .............................................2 embraced her new role as a STEM Coach, installing a Fishing without Bait, John Almarode, Ph.D .............3-4 STEM state of mind in all K-8 Powhatan County class- VCEC and ITEEA Awards & Recognition.....................5-7 rooms. I could not be more thrilled and proud that Bar- bara Adcock has received this esteemed honor.” Hummingbird Robots, Joey Crawford ..........................8 Get involved in VCEC ..........................................................9 Barbara Adcock has been an educator for 29 years, 28 Engineering in Art with Wendi Hobbie .....................11 years at Powhatan County Public Schools. For the last Why Engineering? Providence Elementary .............13 six years, Barbara has taught second grade through fourth grade as a mathematics and science STEM Acad- Vertical Gardening Design Brief ...................................14 emy teacher, and starting in 2015 she became a STEM 1 A Message from the President One of my favorite quotes about education by Jean Piaget is, “The principle goal of education is to create men and women who are capable of doing new things, not simply repeating what other generations have done.” As educators we have the re- sponsibility of preparing our students for the future. They will need the skills and knowledge to build economies, maintain infrastructures, protect natural resourc- es, and solve problems through innovation. The Virginia Children’s Engineering Council (VCEC) is here to provide resources and services that will lead to our students being prepared for any of the challenges the future may hold. Our bylaws contain four main purposes for our organization: 1. Promote design, problem solving, technology and engineering in elementary school programs. 2. Provide in-service programs and workshops for elementary school teachers and administrators. 3. Promote greater recognition for programs at the elementary school level. 4. Foster leadership in the promotion of children’s engineering, secondary, and university programs. As the president for the 2016-2017 term, I want to extend an invitation for you to become a member of the VCEC. As a mem- ber you can: • utilize our standards aligned design briefs • enjoy the Children’s Engineering Journal • get involved in regional events • nominate teachers and programs for awards • attend our high energy annual convention • showcase your projects on our website Our annual convention is open to any one interested in expanding their knowledge of best practices of STEM. We hope to see you this year February 9 – 10 in Roanoke, Virginia. Joan Harper-Neely VCEC President The Children’s Engineering Journal is published by the Virginia Children’s EngineeringPresident: JoanCouncil, Ha an affiliated council of the Virginia Technology and EngineeringEditor-in-Chief EducationKimberly Association. Dempsey - Field Editor: Lindarper-Neely Doherty - : -Layout : Teresa Wilburn - Journal Peer Review Committee: Dr. Lynn Basham, George R. Willcox Consider submitting an article for publication in upcoming issues of the - Designer Journal. Submit your article or design brief and p (up to 500 words and two JPEG pictures) to [email protected]. hotos Submit documents in Winter : WORDUpcoming format. Journal Submission Deadline: Children’s Engineering in the Community - Submission Deadline January 16, 2017 2 Edition Fishing Without Bait By John Almarode, Ph.D., James Madison University College of Education Whether the story about Isaac Newton and the apple is they have what it takes to an urban legend or an actual account of what happened be great thinkers? on that afternoon in the late 1600s, the idea behind the Cognitive scientists have sitting under a tree, an apple fell from the tree, struck thestory scientist fits very on well the into head, the and purpose prompted of this him article. to discover While and attention to this ques- gravity. Apparently, that is all it took, a quick shot to the tion,devoted uncovering significant sometime head, for Isaac Newton to have the aha moment neces- sary for identifying one of the most foundational, and have implications for our necessary, forces in our universe: gravity. classroomsinteresting findingsand the thatna- ture of the tasks we ask of Stories like this are common in science, technology, our students. An earlier engineering, and mathematics (STEM). For example, study found that creativity Art Fry, around 1970, was in search of a bookmark could be taught (Golden- that would help him quickly locate the next song in his berg, Mazursky, & Solomon, 1999a; 1999b). When indi- church hymnal, stay in the hymnal when placed back in viduals with no background knowledge were provided the pew, but would not damage the pages when moved instruction on templates for creative thinking, they pro- from one song to the next. He engineered a piece of duced products that were scored as more creative than paper with an adhesive developed at his place of work other individuals in the study that did not have the same to invent the sticky note. Consider the story of Wilson instruction. Chan and Schunn (2014) found that great Greatbatch who, in the late 1960s, placed the wrong re- thinking was the result of a cognitive progression and sistor into a circuit that resulted in pulses of electrical not cognitive leaps. This study ruled out the existence of aha moments suggesting that great thinking was the now know this apparent aha moment as the original result of a gradual progression, often not visible to out- prototypeenergy rather for the than pacemaker. a continuous Similarly, flowing in 1955,current. George You siders. The takeaway from these studies, along with de Mestral, while picking burrs off of his dog, noticed that they hooked onto his dog’s fur. Using this observa- gradual progression and can be taught; making it attain- tion and the experience of picking burrs out of his dog’s ableothers for in our the students. field, is that great thinking is the result of a furr, George de Mestral invented Velcro. Problem-solving teaching or the use of design briefs is a These inventors would easily be characterized as great logical option for creating an educational environment thinkers. After all, their cognitive prowess resulted in that fosters and nurtures great thinkers. However, sim- the engineering of ideas or products that have a sig- and placing it into the school day does not automatical- these individuals are great thinkers does not, in and lyply set finding your learnersa task for up your to be future the next innovative Art Fry, thinkers Wilson ofnificant itself, impactrequire on our our own daily cognitive lives. Acknowledging prowess. A harder, that Greatbatch, or George de Mestral. After all, standing in more thought-provoking question is how they did it. my garage does not make me a Cadillac. So how do we Most of us have had objects fall near us, put batteries do this in our own classrooms so that we achieve our into an electronic device the wrong way, needed a reli- desired outcome: innovative thinking? able bookmark, or have had to clean up an animal after an outdoor adventure. My point is that these experienc- Art Markman (2012), a cognitive scientist from the es are not out-of-the-ordinary to the human experience.
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