Promoting education in engineering and design for all ages. Learn more and read transcripts at www.k12engineering.net. Produced by Pius Wong, engineer, of Pios Labs (www.pioslabs.com [https://pioslabs.com/]). This podcast is for educators, engineers, entrepreneurs, and parents interested in bringing engineering to younger ages. Listen to real conversations among various professionals in the engineering education space, as we try to find better ways to educate and inspire kids in engineering thinking. For episode transcripts and more information, visit: www.k12engineering.net Topics include overcoming institutional barriers to engineering and STEM in K12, cool ways to teach engineering, equity in access to engineering, industry needs for engineers, strategies for training teachers, "edtech" solutions for K12 classrooms, curriculum and pedagogy reviews, and research on how kids learn engineering knowledge and skills. Thanks for listening!
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Promoting education in engineering and design for all ages. Learn more and read transcripts at www.k12engineering.net. Produced by Pius Wong, engineer, of Pios Labs (www.pioslabs.com [https://pioslabs.com/]). This podcast is for educators, engineers, entrepreneurs, and parents interested in bringing engineering to younger ages. Listen to real conversations among various professionals in the engineering education space, as we try to find better ways to educate and inspire kids in engineering thinking. For episode transcripts and more information, visit: www.k12engineering.net Topics include overcoming institutional barriers to engineering and STEM in K12, cool ways to teach engineering, equity in access to engineering, industry needs for engineers, strategies for training teachers, "edtech" solutions for K12 classrooms, curriculum and pedagogy reviews, and research on how kids learn engineering knowledge and skills. Thanks for listening!
Trans Engineers You Should Know, with Dr. Ada-Rhodes Short
The K12 Engineering Education Podcast
39 minutes
4 years ago
Trans Engineers You Should Know, with Dr. Ada-Rhodes Short
Mechanical engineer Dr. Ada-Rhodes Short studies robot brains, having previously
worked in industry and academia for commercial toy companies, NASA, Texas A&M,
and more. She also advocates for diversity and inclusion in education and STEM
for trans people, including her time founding the Sexual Identity Forum at
Baylor University. Dr. Short talks about one of her latest projects finding
trans women engineers who have made pivotal contributions to the world. Related
to this episode: • Dr. Ada-Rhodes Short on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/The_Ada_Rhodes • Sphero Robotics: https://sphero.com/ •
SPRK+ robot: https://sphero.com/products/sphero-sprk-plus • BB8:
https://sphero.com/pages/legacy-products • Baylor Student Activists Appeal to
NCAA:
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/08/07/gay-rights-activists-ask-ncaa-intervene-baylors-lgbtq-policies
• Gamma Alpha Upsilon at Baylor University: https://twitter.com/baylor_gay •
Susan Calvin from Isaac Asimov's Robot stories:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Calvin • Totally Trans podcast:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/totally-trans-searching-for-the-trans-canon/id1543571717
• Lynn Conway: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynn_Conway • VLSI, very
large-scale integration:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Very_Large_Scale_Integration • Sophie Wilson:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophie_Wilson • ARM computer processor
architecture: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARM_architecture • Danielle Bunton
Berry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danielle_Bunten_Berry • M.U.L.E. video
game: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.U.L.E. • Dr. Bryony Dupont:
https://mime.oregonstate.edu/people/dupont • Angelica Ross:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelica_Ross • TransTech Social Enterprises:
https://www.transtechsocial.org/ • Ashawna Hailey:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashawna_Hailey Subscribe and find more podcast
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The K12 Engineering Education Podcast
Promoting education in engineering and design for all ages. Learn more and read transcripts at www.k12engineering.net. Produced by Pius Wong, engineer, of Pios Labs (www.pioslabs.com [https://pioslabs.com/]). This podcast is for educators, engineers, entrepreneurs, and parents interested in bringing engineering to younger ages. Listen to real conversations among various professionals in the engineering education space, as we try to find better ways to educate and inspire kids in engineering thinking. For episode transcripts and more information, visit: www.k12engineering.net Topics include overcoming institutional barriers to engineering and STEM in K12, cool ways to teach engineering, equity in access to engineering, industry needs for engineers, strategies for training teachers, "edtech" solutions for K12 classrooms, curriculum and pedagogy reviews, and research on how kids learn engineering knowledge and skills. Thanks for listening!
