Pilar Pazos
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About
Pilar Pazos is an education researcher whose work sits at the intersection of engineering education, teacher preparation, and K-12 STEM outreach. She is best known for her leadership in **Ed+gineering**, an NSF-funded initiative that brings together undergraduate engineering students and preservice teachers to collaboratively design and deliver robotics instruction to elementary school children — a model that simultaneously strengthens preparation in both fields. Pazos's most significant contributions examine what students from these two disciplines gain through interdisciplinary collaboration and peer teaching, with particular attention to the development of teaching self-efficacy around engineering and coding concepts. When the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted hands-on learning, her research pivoted to document how virtual platforms like Zoom reshaped these partnerships, revealing that relational dynamics — trust, communication, and collaboration — became even more central to successful outcomes in remote environments. Her work has accumulated citations across education and engineering education audiences, reflecting its cross-disciplinary relevance. A recurring theme throughout her portfolio is equity of access: ensuring that preservice teachers feel genuinely prepared to meet new K-6 engineering and computer science standards. Pazos's research offers practical, evidence-based insights for anyone working to bridge the persistent gap between engineering preparation and inclusive, hands-on K-12 STEM education.
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