Conducting Successful Virtual STEM Outreach

With the onset of a global pandemic, it became necessary to reevaluate the nature of Science, Technology, En-gineering, and Math (STEM) outreach. In many areas of the United States and beyond, in-person events were prohibited for multiple years. It was therefore necessary to find an alternative appr...

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Main Authors: Bailey, Colleen P., Chiapputo, Nicholas, Depoian II, Arthur C.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Conferences
K-12
Pandemics
Programming profession
STEM
STEM Outreach
Virtual Learning
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Summary:With the onset of a global pandemic, it became necessary to reevaluate the nature of Science, Technology, En-gineering, and Math (STEM) outreach. In many areas of the United States and beyond, in-person events were prohibited for multiple years. It was therefore necessary to find an alternative approach to continue to impact the interest of K-12 students in exploring hands-on STEM activities. This paper presents the Future Innovators Workshop (FIW) model for conducting successful virtual STEM outreach. While still a work in progress, lessons from the FIW model can be applied to both other STEM outreach efforts in addition to future iterations of the virtual Future Innovators Workshop.
ISSN:2377-634X
DOI:10.1109/FIE58773.2023.10343314