About Us

Welcome to the Tufts University Center for Engineering Educational Outreach, a leader in supporting efforts to integrate engineering into K-12 education.   The core purpose of the CEEO is to improve education through engineering. In doing so, we hope to accomplish four goals: -    Increase students' excitement for learning math and science -    Give students skills that will make learning more enjoyable in all subjects -    Increase technological literacy for all -    Increase the awareness of the importance of engineering for society   To achieve these goals, we work to: -    Teach science, technology, and mathematics using the engineering process as the learning vehicle -    Teach the engineering process itself -    Teach students how to design solutions by combining individual experiences and math/science knowledge   Click here for a complete overview of all our programs, projects, and research.   Our motivationstems from our fundamental belief that the skills and values we help students develop are closely connected to the transformation of our physical world into a world where: -    Excitement for learning will help all people benefit more from their creative potential -    All people enjoy a higher quality of life in a more humane society -    All people assume greater environmental responsibility -    All people enjoy better health     Based at Tufts' Medford, MA, campus, the CEEO classifies its day-to-day work into four "pillars" of effort, described below.     Outreach Programs   -  Partnerships with K-12 educators: Tufts undergraduate and graduate students in classrooms, where they efforts to use engineering as a learning vehicle -  Partnerships with industry: CEEO staff helping industry form mentoring relationships with K-12 educators Tool & Content Development - Web-, software-, and print-based materials - Learning tools, activities, and support materials that help K-12 educators teach:     - Science, math, and technology through an engineering apporach     - The engineering process itself Education Research  -   Studies defined and carried out   by M.S. and Ph.D. students in the Tufts MSTE Education program -  Research on aspects of “Improving Education through Engineering” -  Special focus on how to teach and learn content through the engineering process Fee-Based Services  -   Support for our programs in outreach, tool & content development, and research -   Workshops & conferences for K-12 educators -  Summer programs, after-school programs, and home-schooling programs for K-12 students -  Workshops for parents    Click here for a complete overview of all our programs, projects, and research.