An Architect in the Classroom The K12 Engineering Education Podcast

What skills does a professional architect bring to high school education? Guest
Kelly Foster explains, as he shares his experience as both a practicing
architect and a STEM teacher. He discusses his methods in teaching creativity
and problem-solving in multiple areas of design, including civil and
architectural engineering, architecture, and graphic design. He also analyzes
the design of the new Central Library, part of the Austin Public Library system.
Guest co-host Rachel also joins the discussion. Related to this episode: •
Austin Central Library: https://library.austintexas.gov/central-library •
Science poster designed by Kelly Foster, "CAUTION! Science Teacher at Work":
http://www.k12engineering.net/downloads/caution-scienceteacher-kwfstudio.pdf •
Project Lead The Way preK-12 STEM curriculum: https://www.pltw.org/ • Project
Lead The Way curriculum in civil engineering and architecture:
https://www.pltw.org/our-programs/pltw-engineering-curriculum#curriculum-4 •
Land surveying on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surveying • Hogwarts
"Grand Staircase" from the Harry Potter Wiki:
http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Grand_Staircase • MC Escher's "Relativity"
lithograph showing staircases:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relativity_(M._C._Escher) • Giovanni Battista
Piranesi's "Prisons" art: https://new.artsmia.org/exhibition/piranesi-prisons/ •
The old Faulk Central Library of Austin:
http://library.austintexas.gov/blog-entry/remembering-faulk-central-library-411004
• Brutalism in architecture, on Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brutalist_architecture • Lake Flato, San
Antonio-based designers of the Austin Central Library:
https://www.lakeflato.com/ • Article on the Technology Petting Zoo at the Austin
Central Library:
https://www.512tech.com/technology/austin-central-library-hands-gadget-time-drives-the-tech-petting-zoo/mBU2Ik9qSJM6D7ATXNhjKO/
• Weed eater locking mechanism video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpTyp0tXxBA • "A&M" is Texas A&M University. •
Article on the housing bubble and crisis of 2008:
https://www.businessinsider.com/impact-of-2008-crash-on-housing-2016-2 • The
cover art for this episode pictures the underside of stairways in the Austin
Central Library, photographed during the conversation. Our closing music is "Yes
And" by Steve Combs, used under a Creative Commons Attribution License:
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