Conference Session

Pre-K12 Track - Technical Session II

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Ardice Hartry, University of California, Berkeley; Maia Werner-Avidon, MWA Insights; Sherry Hsi, Concord Consortium; Ariel J. Ortiz, Lawrence Hall of Science; Kathryn Chong Quigley, Lawrence Hall of Science

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Pre K-12 Education

science!”Because TechHive also includes elements of science education and science communication,some participants saw themselves moving in that direction. For example, two participants alsoexpressed interest in public service careers, which they indicated were influenced by theirexperience in TechHive. One was particularly interested in communication, saying, “I want toteach and keep doing video production on the side of scientific research.” Another was notspecific about what they wanted to do, but knew that TechHive “reinforced my goal to give backto the community as much a possible through what I create.”Beyond interview and survey results, youth provided additional evidence that they are moreinterested in STEM. Several participants described