Engineering Pathway: The Computing & Engineering Education Wing of NSDL

The education of our future engineering workforce has never been more critical than it is today — as engineers are essential to harness the spirit of innovation to create solutions to the worldwide challenges facing people and our planet. Serving as the engineering education wing of the NSDL, the Engineering Pathway (EP) recently redesigned its website to better engage the next generation by incorporating findings and recommendations from the recent National Academy of Engineeering study, Changing the Conversation. Its new Engineering Pathway logo connotes movement and adventure — paths that provide opportunities to learn, connect, create, dream, design and do. The tagline messages encourage the use of EP resources to “shape the future” and “turn ideas into reality.” And new images, representing numerous library resources, picture diverse people engaged in myriad engineering activities. Engineering Pathway is proud to introduce its redesign in support of a more public-friendly engineering education message.

To support learning for broad and diverse communities, with audiences from elementary school through lifelong learners, the K-Gray Engineering Pathway provides a “one stop shopping” portal of comprehensive engineering education resources within the greater NSDL. The EP digital library provides customized pedagogical engineering information and resources for various audiences and activities. EP features include:

  • Targeted grade-level engineering curriculum searches tailored for K-12 teachers
  • Aggregation of the most significant K-12 engineering learning resources in one place
  • Through TeachEngineering, access to state-to-state educational content standards alignment for K-12 curricular resources
  • Resources for teachers, counselors, parents and students to learn about becoming an engineer
  • Disciplinary communiy pages for all undergraduate and graduate ABET-acredited computing and engineering disciplines
  •  Information on ABET accreditation criteria and exemplars
  • Best practices for teaching engineering courses in higher education
  • Resources and learning tools for engineering college students
  • Information and resources on diversifying the engineering profession
  • Seamless access for NSDL users through community single sign-on
  • Premier Award for excellence in engineering education courseware
  • Premier Curriculum Award for K-12 engineering
  • Daily events feed on engineering innovations for every day of the year
  • Engineering education “Today in History” blog with highlights to EP resources
  • Annotated textbooks with links to student and faculty educational resources in Engineering
  • Other value-added services to support our business model

Stop by our exhibit booth to learn more, or visit EngineeringPathway.org

Poster Authors: 
Kimiko Ryokai, Alice Agogino, Lora Oehlberg, Paul MacKinney
Project Track: 
Pathways