Six teachers who once studied and practiced engineering talk about their opinions on K12 engineering education. In this focus group, they give insights for school administrators, practicing engineers, and other engineering teachers who weren't practicing engineers. Engineer Pius Wong hosts. Thank you to guests Donald Jones, Amy Colburn, CJ Salzman, Rita Loughrin, Jack Hwang, and Bart Krieger. Also thank you to Melanie Kong, who helped organize this episode. 

Mentioned in this episode: 

● "Education and Certification Qualifications of Departmentalized Public High School-Level Teachers of Selected Subjects: Evidence From the 2011–12 Schools and Staffing Survey. National Center for Education Statistics, p.26. [http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2015/2015814.pdf] 

● Boeing Community Engagement: [http://www.boeing.com/principles/community-engagement.page] 

● "Engineering Education" subreddit: [https://www.reddit.com/r/engineeringeducation] 

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