Iowa State University's (ISU) Institute for Transportation (In Trans) plans to offer
transportation training to K-6 educators in Iowa. Education is a key element of the
activities conducted by lnTrans and the Midwest Transportation Center (lnTrans).
The purpose of the workshop is to introduce K-6 educators to the world of transportation and civil engineering and expose them to hands-on inquiry based STEM activities that address real-world issues to ensure that the next generation of students is scientifically literate and equipped to fill the needs of the 21 51 century workforce. With the adoption of The Next Generation Science Standards in Iowa, there is a huge demand for bringing engineering to the elementary classroom and proper professional development for teachers is imperative