Making Engineering Relevant and Making Our Community a Better Place with Service-Learning

Please provide a concise description that includes the workshop’s learning objectives (maximum 750 characters). The abstract is used on the ASEE website, program materials, and otherK-12 Workshop promotional activities. Many schools engage in community service or service-learning but these are not often connected to the engineering, math or science. Linking these offers a multitude of opportunities to change the conversation about STEM, engage the next generation of leaders and make our own communities a better place to live. It can also impact the diversity in our classrooms. This interactive workshop engages participants in developing a plan for linking service-learning and STEM. The Learning Objectives are: 1: Describe at least 1 STEM community project 2: List at least 3 standards that could be enhanced through service-learning 3: Describe how to use reflection to enhance learning 4: Describe at least 3 examples of engineering service-learning