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  • Learning Conceptual Knowledge Through Homework

    by Jessica Swenson The inspiration for my dissertation came from two sources: personal experience as an engineering student and courses developed at the Center for Engineering Education and Outreach (CEEO). As an undergraduate engineering student, I did everything a “good” student should. I went to class everyday, attended optional recitations, went to office hours, and […]

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  • CEEO papers presented at ASEE

    By Samantha Leong Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach (CEEO) graduate students and faculty attended the 2018 Annual American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Conference this June 2018 in Salt Lake City, Utah. We were excited to have four conference papers accepted this year. ASEE continues to be an important part of sharing the […]

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  • Reflective Decision-Making in Elementary Students’ Engineering Design

    This blog entry features a summary and highlights from an article entitled Reflective Decision‐Making in Elementary Students’ Engineering Design by Kristen Bethke Wendell, Christopher G. Wright, and Patricia Paugh published in the Journal of Engineering Education.  It’s a great way to get introduced to the research happening at Tufts CEEO. By Elissa Milto, Director of Outreach […]

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  • Position Announcement: Post-Doctoral Researcher

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    The Center for Engineering Education and Outreach invites applications for a full-time postdoctoral scholar to work on studying teacher learning in K-12 engineering education. The initial appointment is for the academic year 2018-2019, renewable for up to two years total. The position looks at teacher learning, particularly teacher noticing, across two NSF-funded projects. The first, Developing […]

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  • CEEO Summer Design & Engineering Workshops for Kids

    Tufts University Center for Engineering Education and Outreach (CEEO) has an exciting list of research based Design and Engineering Workshops (DEW) for kids during the summer of 2018. We have a variety of different themed workshops for all different age ranges! Your child will be immersed into the world of engineering and walk away feeling […]

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  • CEEO Graduating Students and Award Winners

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    CEEO Graduates 2017-2018 Jessica Swenson, PhD Mechanical EngineeringKerrianne Marino, MS Human Factors EngineeringSam Woolf, MS Mechanical Engineering CEEO Award Winners 2017-2018 Honos Civicus Society for Outstanding Civic Engagement(Left to Right) Erica Albert, Dana Levin, Kerrianne Marino, Jessica Swenson, Nadia Hallaj The Honos Civicus Society recognizes graduating students with exceptional commitment to community service and civic engagement. To […]

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  • Tufts School of Engineering Students in STOMP

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    The Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach (CEEO) is excited to engage 62 Tufts students from a variety of academic disciplines with STOMP this year. STOMP partners pairs of Tufts University students with school teachers in the greater Boston area, Medford, Somerville, Arlington, Everett, Malden, and Boston, to create and implement engineering curricula in […]

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  • Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach to Host the LEGO Education Symposium and Tufts STEM Education Conference

    On June 5th to 7th, 2018, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach (CEEO) will be hosting the LEGO Education Symposium in conjunction with the Tufts STEM Education Conference at Tufts University. The CEEO is a leading innovator in K-12 engineering education and is excited for the opportunity to bring together passionate educators and researchers […]

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  • TEEP Cohort 2

    by Magee Shalhoub, Program Administrator The Teacher Engineering Education Program (TEEP), teep.tufts.edu, is for practicing elementary, middle, or high school teachers who are seeking to change or expand their approach through the integration of engaging hands-on engineering principles in their coursework. The program is a flexible, affordable, and designed to fit a busy teacher’s lifestyle. […]

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