Kevin Western, PE MnDOT SCC Design Manager MnDOT Role in STEM Development with Stillwater Schools.
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Kevin Western, PEMnDOT
SCC Design Manager
MnDOT Role in STEM Development with Stillwater
Schools
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Project Objectives
• Help students love engineering
• Create hands-on experiences for area students/communities Direct connection to project and workers
• Long-term: Create a curriculum program that can be used for 8-10 years in Minnesota and Wisconsin
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What Schools Told Us
Hands-on
Break down barriers
Broader than STEM
Schools areresource-strapped
Access toproject site
Let teachersdefine the needs
Live/recordedproject work
Benefit all grades
Mentorships
Problem-solution formats
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Project Assets
Professional staff— we are mobile
We love engineering
Evolving project site
Extensive materials
Multiple project challenges
Extended design/construction timetable
Mentorship structure
Ability to generate public interest
National contacts
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Project Elements
• St. Croix Crossing in Schools Project engineers presenting to school groups Information for teachers and students
• Project site tours via paddle boats
• Mentorship
• Curriculum program
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St Croix Crossing in Schools
• If they ask, we try to attend
• Over two dozen education related presentations to date
• Engineers from SCC, MnDOT Bridge Office, WisDOT
• Project team’s role: Logistics Scheduling
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Project Site Tours
• Experiential for students this summer
• St Croix Boat & Packet Co. willing to hostschool tours at lower rate
• Challenges Space limitations Satisfying different grades
• Project team’s role Outreach to school districts (Jan. 2015) Scheduling, Logistics, including speakers
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Mentorships
• Connect high school students with mentor engineers from WisDOT and MnDOT
• Past interest from high school students• Project team’s role
Outreach to school districts (Jan. 2015) Resource list Other civil areas as well
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Why Curriculum Program?
• Viable long term• Local interest in Bridge construction• Landmark bridge – long term interest
• Unique approach – teachers and engineers working together
• True partnership with local schools
• Best way to inspire young engineers