Smarr, S. A., & Smith, T. R., & Gilbert, J. E. (2019, June), Engagement in Practice:CodeIT Day - Creating a One Day Experience to Increase Diversity Among Youth Interested in STEM  Paper presented at 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition , Tampa, Florida. 10.18260/1-2--32717

\bibitem{asee_peer_32717}
  Smarr, S. A., \& Smith, T. R., \& Gilbert, J. E. (2019, June), \emph{Engagement in Practice:CodeIT Day - Creating a One Day Experience to Increase Diversity Among Youth Interested in STEM}
  Paper presented at 2019 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition , Tampa, Florida.
  10.18260/1-2--32717

Simone A. Smarr, Tiffanie R. Smith, and Juan E. Gilbert.  "Engagement in Practice:CodeIT Day - Creating a One Day Experience to Increase Diversity Among Youth Interested in STEM".  2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition , Tampa, Florida, 2019, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2019.  https://peer.asee.org/32717 Internet.  23 Apr, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_32717}
  Simone A. Smarr, Tiffanie R. Smith, and Juan E. Gilbert.
  "Engagement in Practice:CodeIT Day - Creating a One Day Experience to Increase Diversity Among Youth Interested in STEM".
  \emph{2019 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition , Tampa, Florida, 2019, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2019.
  https://peer.asee.org/32717 Internet.  23 Apr, 2024

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AB  - As “computer science” and “programming” continue to blossom as buzzwords in the media, positive early exposure is important so students view technology as an option to explore in high school and beyond. CodeIT Day began as a day-long programming experience for 5th and 6th-grade students, led by a diverse group of graduate students. The goals are to 1) enlarge the pipeline of middle school kids interested in STEM by increasing their exposure to STEM and students in the field and 2) Introduce middle school students to computer science concepts. During CodeIT Day, a paired programming approach is utilized along with a hands-on learning experience that leads to students creating their own project to present at the end of the day. The technology used is chosen based on the ability for students to have creative freedom and create something that is interesting to them. This paper will focus on the most recent CodeIT Day, in which Kano computing kits were used. In order to better evaluate the experience, students were given a STEM attitudes pre and post survey and then participated in focus groups at the end of the day. Some of the main lessons learned from this event were the need to control for teaching styles, need for more extensive applications to ensure the target population is being reached and that having students work towards something to present was beneficial. CodeIT Day has now become a branch of a larger community engagement program called CASE (Computing and Society Engagement) and in the future, there are plans to expand CodeIT Day to other cities within Florida. This new partnership enhances CodeIT Days potential to make a positive impact on the pipeline and stand in the gap for students who may not have the programming experience of some of their peers.
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