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STEM Workshop 101 Recaps

2022

On July 31, during the ITE Annual Meeting and Exhibition, the STEM Committee hosted a workshop on how to K-12 STEM outreach in your local area. The workshop covered the following: 

  • Why STEM outreach is so important to the future of our profession (hint: it helps to ensure that our industry has a strong pipeline of diverse, bright, and thoughtful future-transportation professionals!)

  • How to build outreach partnerships with local organizations and schools
  • How to provide high-value STEM content (including tips on best-practices from experienced K-12 STEM outreach volunteers)
  • How to lead a hands-on STEM activity (by doing two activities during the workshop!)
  • Common challenges experienced during STEM outreach (and the solutions!)
  • Helpful resources

2021

On August 25, the STEM Committee hosted an interactive, virtual workshop for those interested in educational STEM outreach with students in grades K-12. This workshop featured presentation from ITE’s STEM Committee members on how to make your outreach both valuable and fun, while avoiding some of the common pitfalls.

Attendees learned:

  • Why STEM outreach is so important to the future of our profession (hint: it helps to ensure that our industry has a strong pipeline of diverse, bright, and thoughtful future-transportation professionals!)
  • How to build outreach partnerships with local organizations and schools
  • How to provide high-value STEM content (including tips on best-practices from experienced K-12 STEM outreach volunteers – you’ll be able to select a breakouts by student age group)
  • Common challenges experienced during STEM outreach (and the solutions!)
  • Helpful resources

Workshop Content