Conference Session

Pre K-12 Track - Technical Session V

Collection

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

Authors

Michael Frye, University of the Incarnate Word; Chaoyi Wang, University of the Incarnate Word; Sreerenjini C. Nair, University of the Incarnate Word; Yvonne Calvo Burns, Camp Program Coordinator

Tagged Topics

Pre K-12 Education

and underrepresentedcommunities. miniGEMS was a free two-week summer STEAM (Science, Technology,Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) and Programming camp for middle school girls in grades 6to 8 held at the University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) in San Antonio, Texas. miniGEMS washosted by the Autonomous Vehicle Systems (AVS) Research and Education Laboratory. This is the third year that miniGEMS is being held at UIW. Four two-week miniGEMScamps were hosted at UIW for a total of eight weeks starting June 5 till August 4 this summer.The primary goal of the camp was to introduce more female students to the field of Engineeringthrough robotic projects, computer programming, graphic design, and guest speakers. ProjectBased Learning

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

. Later, she went on to establish the research and evaluation department at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.Ms. Sherry Hsi, Concord Consortium Dr. Sherry Hsi is both a learning designer and education researcher with a background in engineering, science education, and the learning sciences. With experience working in museums and schools, she builds and studies innovative technology-enhanced curricula, exhibits, and new media to improve STEM learning and engagement. While at the Lawrence Hall of Science, she co-created the TechHive design program to expand opportunities for apprenticeship learning in engineering with a diversity of youth. Currently at the Concord Consortium, she leads research aimed to improve

Conference Session

Pre-K12 Track - Technical Session II

Collection

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

Authors

Jacqueline Handley, University of Michigan; Elizabeth Birr Moje

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Pre K-12 Education

researchers worked with Adina and Marie in thecommunity-based engineering program, aimed at empowering youth to define and create data-driven solutions for problems in their city using civil engineering and social science research.While working with these two youth, the researchers documented sessions via video,photography, and youth-produced work. Adina and Marie also participated in long-forminterviews and a focus group. We used the Informed Design Matrix as a lens to make sense of Adina and Marie’sstories [32]. Semi-structured, long-form interviews with Adina and Marie were codeddeductively for images of problem definition informed design practices. These codes can befound in Table 1. Inductive codes were also created to note the context in