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Standards for K-12 Engineering Education?

Acknowledgments

This report has been reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse
perspectives and technical expertise, in accordance with procedures approved by the National
Academies. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments
that will assist the committee and the National Academy of Engineering in making its published
report as sound as possible and to ensure that it meets institutional standards for objectivity,
evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge. The reviewers’ comments and the draft
manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the deliberative process. We wish to
thank the following individuals for their review of this report:

Rodger Bybee, Rodger Bybee & Associates, and President Emeritus, Biological Sciences
Curriculum Study
Howard Gobstein, Executive Officer and Vice President, Research, Innovation and STEM
Education, Co-Director, Science and Mathematics Teacher Imperative, Association of
Public and Land-Grant Universities
Richard Lehrer, Department of Teaching and Learning, Peabody College, Vanderbilt
University
Ioannis Miaoulis, President and CEO, Museum of Science, Boston
Frederic A. Mosher, Senior Research Consultant to the Consortium for Policy Research in
Education, Teachers College, Columbia University
Teri Reed-Rhoads, Assistant Dean of Engineering for Undergraduate Education and
Associate Professor of Engineering Education, Purdue University
Kendall N. Starkweather, Executive Director/CEO, International Technology and
Engineering Education Association
Steven S. Wagner, Engineer Teacher, Highland Science High School, Henrico, Virginia
Robin Willner, Vice President, Global Community Initiatives, IBM Corporation

Although the reviewers listed above have provided many constructive comments and
suggestions, they were not asked to endorse the conclusions or recommendations, and they did
not see the final draft of the report before its public release. The review of this report was
overseen by Linda M. Abriola, Dean of Engineering and Professor of Civil and Environmental
Engineering, Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts. Appointed by the NAE, she was
responsible for ensuring that an independent examination of the report was carried out in
accordance with institutional procedures and that all review comments were carefully
considered. Responsibility for the final content of this report rests entirely with the authoring
committee and the institution.
In addition to the reviewers, many other individuals assisted in the development of this
report. The committee commissioned six papers to provide a firm grounding in the current status

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