ERIC Number: EJ1192507
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Oct
Pages: 6
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-2158-0502
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Fostering Giftedness and Creativity: Implementing Engineering byDesign™ in Kuwait
Mentzer, Nathan; Reed, Philip A.; Alnouri, Meshari; Barbarji, Mohammad
Technology and Engineering Teacher, v78 n2 p8-13 Oct 2018
In 2010, the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS) founded the Sabah Al Ahmad Center for Giftedness and Creativity (SACGC). The Center supports Kuwait's Strategic Development Plan and the country's commitment to nurture gifted and talented youth. The Center also supports the work of talented adult inventors and entrepreneurs by providing financial support and facilities to assist with product development and the patent process. In early 2015, the International Technology and Engineering Educators Association (ITEEA) was approached by SACGC after reviewing other comparable programs to support innovation and design education at the Center. ITEEA, through the implementation of the Engineering byDesign™ (EbD™) curriculum, has since partnered with SACGC to further the mission of the SACGC: Contributing to build a Kuwaiti society that fosters giftedness and creativity. Prior to this partnership, technology and engineering education was not a part of public primary or secondary education in Kuwait. Kuwait teacher education programs do not prepare technology and engineering teachers. This article is about the relationship between the SACGC and ITEEA.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academically Gifted, Creativity, Educational Innovation, Design, Engineering Education, Technology Education, Teacher Education Programs, Teacher Collaboration, Faculty Development, Middle Schools, Middle School Teachers, Program Effectiveness, STEM Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Middle Schools
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Kuwait
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