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When asked why the e+听CU Teach Engineering concentration at CU听Boulder was a good fit for her听future career goals, e+ student Andi Vicksman was eager to share her story.

Andi was part of the team that won the "People's Choice Award" at the听Spring 2015 Design Expo, a biannual event hosted听by听the Integrated Teaching and Learning听Laboratory (ITLL). Her winning design, "Flour Power," used an听automated mixing machine run off听a mobile website.

Andi says听she always knew she wanted to teach. "I have always just loved teaching and working with kids. I think it鈥檚 really cool to watch a kid learn something and knowing that you鈥檝e been a part of that. Seeing when they finally get it is one of my favorite things," she said. She also knew her passion was to teach听future Colorado innovators and game changers. The CU Teach Engineering concentration, in Engineering Plus,听allows Andi to graduate with an engineering degree while simultaneously earning听teacher听licensure.

Because Andi wanted to follow her passions in engineering and teaching, she expected to spend more time in school obtaining听teaching licensure. With the innovative e+ CU Teach Engineering concentration, she could achieve both of these goals because听the teaching aspect is听built into the engineering degree.

Andi was excited when she found out about the new and innovative Engineering Plus degree with the option to choose CU Teach Engineering as her concentration.听"I was always waiting for (this degree) it to happen and hoping that it would. When I found out听it was, I switched into听Engineering Plus and decided so I could听do teaching as well."

The听CU Teach Engineering concentration, in Engineering Plus,听provides secondary math and science teachers with a concrete foundation in engineering design and integrates educational听pedagogy strategies for teaching in听grades 7-12 classrooms in Colorado schools.

For Andi, this means teaching high school math. Andi loves math but is concerned that many young students do not enjoy math or understand the pervasive applications of math in the world around them. She wants to take concepts from her applied mathematics and engineering classes and bring those to younger students through project-based learning, something she is learning more about in her education classes. "I want to teach them the applications and get them more involved." she听says.

CU Teach Engineering is funded in part by the听听in partnership with the 100Kin10 network whose goal is to develop, support and retain 100,000 high-quality STEM teachers over the next 10 years. Engineering by design promotes problem-solving for complex, real-world issues. This growing program at CU听Boulder is a vital component for听future educators to inspire the next generation, and expose students to the limitless applications of the STEM fields.

Learn more about CU Teach Engineering, if this seems like the right engineering pathway for you!