Session 6

Jarrod Haselbauer

This presentation will go over the method I used to instruct my electronics students how to breadboard during virtual learning. Use TinkerCAD Circuits to build a circuit layout and create a sketch handout for students to draw jumper wires on. Using the sketch, students can create the circuit in simulation mode to check the function. Attendees will be given information about a 555-clock circuit and work through a 4-bit counter circuit. They will then combine the clock and counter for a final product. 

Scott Stagnitta

Hydroponics might be the perfect STEM class to connect with all four main content areas. Hydroponics design engineering class is a fresh, innovative, and intriguing STEM class that has helped grow our program and enrollment. Check out this unique class that utilizes many different areas of technology. 

Leif Sorgule

Repeated: S5 Thursday, 3:45 - 4:30  

115 Park Hall (Transportation Lab)

Drone package delivery prototypes are on the horizon. This presentation will go through an example of a hands-on project incorporating this new technology. Participants will see how students can use applied math skills to construct containers and parachutes to be deployed safely by drone. This presentation will end with a demonstration of the concept in action. 

Eric Heck

I.B. Design Technology is a course designed to encourage Inquiry and problem-solving through an exploration of the International Baccalaureate Design Cycle. This provides the methodology used to analyze problems and develop feasible design solutions that can be tested and evaluated through the production of a model, prototype, product, or system that students develop independently. 

Ken Volk

If you have ever had thoughts of teaching overseas, for even a few years, this presentation is for you! The presenter has spent over 25 years teaching in Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates (Dubai) and can answer any questions you may have. In 1995, Dr. Ken Volk, his wife, and two young daughters left the US for what was to be a two-year contract and ended up with an incredible teaching and living adventure! Covered will be the pros and cons of leaving your current job, cultural adjustments, expected salaries, living costs (housing, schooling for children, food, etc.), tax implications, and regional travel vacation opportunities. A handout with overseas employment contact information will be provided. 

Gina Solano

Repeat: S7 Friday, 10:15 - 11:00  

215 Park Hall (Methods Lab)

Virtual escape rooms are an engaging and powerful activity that promotes critical thinking and collaboration by challenging students to solve puzzles that open digital locks. ThingLink is an amazing tool that you can use to easily create a virtual reality escape room experience. By using ThingLink, you have the advantage of integrating graphics, media, 360° images, 3D models, polls, and questioning tools that fully engage and immerse students in a dynamic environment. With the new Scenario Builder tool, it is now easier than ever to design an immersive learning experience that reinforces learning, provides choices, and engages with interactive content. If you are already a fan of Breakout EDU escape rooms, then you definitely need to discover how to harness ThingLink’s VR tools to design your own amazing learning experiences! 

Euisuk Sung

The importance of engineering design in technology education is growing. In the newly released Standards for Technology and Engineering Literacy (STEL), Engineering was set as a major curriculum goal along with Technology and Engineering Design was defined as a platform for achieving the goal. This session will explain the basic methodology for practicing engineering design in technology education. We will discuss effective problem-framing strategies and brainstorming techniques. In particular, attendees will learn ideation strategies to compete with idea exhaustion through design card usage techniques. 

Brad Smith

Repeated: S5 Thursday, 3:45 - 4:30  

191 Wilber Hall (Polymer Classroom)

One of the greatest threats to society today is the uncertainty of the global energy industry. High fuel prices, increasing electricity bills, and heating and cooling costs, just to name a few, are items impacting our society, economy, and security as a nation. Changing state and federal laws and policies are impacting energy production levels and emphasizing clean renewables. Can the energy technology of today meet the production and consumption demands of tomorrow with “clean” renewable energy? This presentation will provide resources to help you teach and lead discussions focused on the impacts and future of energy technology. Data and statistics from the U.S. Department of Energy will be the focus of the shared curriculum connections, online resources, and activity ideas used to teach this subject matter.

Lisa Marie Payne, Bob Payne, & John Reade

Repeat: S7 Friday, 10:15 - 11:00  

SOE Atrium

Join us for an arena demo of U.S. Drone Soccer, the easy-entry full-contact, full-team participation STEM sport with a regional and National Championship at SUNY Polytechnic Institute! This flying robotics program is centered around "build, code, and fly" expandable course materials with a Central NY technical support hub that helps grow student interest in NY's drone technology education and employment pipeline. Skills are all transferable. U.S. Drone Soccer is supported in NY by the Air Force Research Lab and hosted by the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) Region II (NY/NJ) Model Aviation Student Club - CNY Drones and SUNY Poly's University Model Aviation Student Club. Now in 12 states and growing, the National Championship is set for April 16, 2023, at SUNY Poly in Utica.