Celeste’s Top 11 List of K-12 Engineering Education Programs

1) Engineering the Future (EtF): Science, Technology, and the Design Process is a laboratory course for the first year of high school science, created to help a broad spectrum of students. EtF is a full-year lab course organized around four projects, each of which is divided into several tasks. The entire course can be implemented on a modest budget.

2) Engineering is Elementary – This project develops curricular materials in engineering and technology education for children in grades K-5 (www.mos.org). Educator support includes lesson plans, assessment materials, and professional development programs that tie into other major content areas, including science and language arts.

3) Project Lead the Way (PLTW) – is a non-profit organization that promotes engineering courses for middle (Gateway to Technology) and high school (Pathway to Engineering) students. The program formally partners with school districts, trains the instructors that will be teaching and implementing the curriculum, and acts as a bridge between educational institutions and private businesses.

Related: K-12 Engineering Education – Education Resources for Science and Engineering – ASEE Workshop on K-12 Engineering Education to Aid Illinois Science Report Card