Encouraging a Growth Mindset in Engineering Students

Dr. Megan Frary is an Associate Professor in the Micron School of Materials Science and Engineering at Boise State University. She is also a Faculty Associate for the Center for Teaching and Learning where she coordinates the Graduate Certificate in College Teaching. In the past four years, Dr. Frary has implemented a fully flipped classroom in two of her undergraduate Materials Science and Engineering courses, allowing students to be more actively engaged with course materials during her class sessions. Her recent research includes investigating the role teaching experience and interactions with pre-service elementary teachers has on how graduate students develop their professional identities. Dr. Frary is very involved in facilitating programs through the Center for Teaching and Learning at Boise State and works closely with graduate student instructors as a teaching mentor. In 2016, Dr. Frary received the ASEE Outstanding Teaching Award from the Pacific Northwest Section. In 2008, she received the Bradley Stoughton Award for Young Teachers from ASM International. Dr. Frary received her B.S. and M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from Northwestern University and her Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.