Determining the Engineering Knowledge Dimension: What all High School Students Should Know to be Engineering Literate (Fundamental)

Tanner Huffman is an assistant professor in the Department of Integrative STEM Education, School of Engineering at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ). Before joining the faculty at TCNJ, Dr. Huffman was the Director of Research, Assessment and Special Projects at the International Technology and Engineering Educators Association (ITEEA). While at ITEEA, he secured funding from the National Science Foundation, the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences, the Utah governor’s office of economic development, and various private foundations with the goal to provide high quality STEM curriculum and professional development to all students. Dr. Huffman continues to serve ITEEA as Senior Advisor. He is a strong advocate for K-12 Engineering Education with experience as a middle and high school Engineering and Technology Education teacher and a focus on social relevance and empowerment. Dr. Huffman is a committee member on the National Academy of Engineering project ”Educator Capacity Building in PreK-12 Engineering Education”. He has served as a board member for ASEE’s PCEE Division and as an advisor for Carnegie Mellon University’s CREATE Lab Satellite Network.