| Abstract Scope |
(2 hours) symposium is designed as a working session to engage participants in the Total Experience Learning® method of education with a specific focus on materials and glass science applications for K to 12 education. This method of instruction provides personalized inventive and experience-based learning for students. Working sessions will guide participants to integrate Total Experience Learning as a philosophy to facilitate student innovation and agency. The process includes assisting individual students in personalized project development including problem statement identification, research, testing and prototype development, assessment, iteration, and intellectual property protection (if needed). The symposium will include presentations by the following stakeholders: 1) Albright College, Director, Learning and Innovation, 2) Albright College, Director, Project Development, 3) Albright College Science Research Institute (AlbrightSRI) high school student, 4) Albright SRI instructor, 5) AlbrightSRI, Director, Pre-College and Summer Programs, 6) Middle/High School Teacher. |