Learn the How to in Building An Engineering Technology Workforce ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE National Science Foundation Grant # $520,000 Award years An Inventors Camp For Creating Interest In Technical Careers
Dorene Perez, IVCC Program Director CAD/CAE NSF Grant Principal Investigator Jim Gibson, IVCC Program Director Electronics NSF Grant Co-Principal Investigator Rose Marie Lynch, IVCC Communications Instr. NSF Grant Co-Principal Investigator
Objectives Increase awareness of Technical Careers Increase enrollment in Technical programs at IVCC Prepare students by integrating STEM activities STEM = S cience, T echnology, E ngineering, M ath
Addressing Barriers to Engineering Young peopleYoung women Too difficult Too much math & science Unfeminine Not relevant Not a teamwork field Need technical confidence Misperceptions
Addressing Barriers to Engineering Young people Hands-on STEM exercises Reach parents, teachers, counselors Young women Role Models Teamwork exercises Demonstrate relevance Build Technical Confidence Accurate information
High School Initiatives Tech Club Special events Leadership Team TEC Course
High School Tech Club Participate in Hands on activities Field trips Industry speakers /role models Compete in contests Affiliated Technology Student Association (TSA)
Taste of Engineering Careers Course TEC Course: Engineering the guitar High school students IVCC credit Student emerges with a guitar State Representative Frank Mautino
TEC Course Content How a guitar works – physics, music Wiring and setup Instrument design Neck, body, fret board parts Sanding, finishing Wiring harnesses Final assembly and setup Measuring build variation Jam session Students go home with a guitar Mark French Purdue University
Special Events Edible Car Contest
Special Events For Women A TEA At historic landmark Hegeler Carus Mansion Mary Hegeler Carus first woman engineering graduate University of Michigan
Special Events For Women Single teen mothers activity Design a toy
Promotional Materials Poster Contest High school students Reception/prizes for participants Utilize posters for recruiting
Promotional Materials Materials on salaries & IVCC programs
Publicity Local newspaper Newsletter to public school administrators
Special Events Half Day Inventor Camps Week-long Inventor Camps Middle School Sequence
Middle School Special Event Construct – I Can
Middle School Inventor Camps
Middle School Inventor Camp
Ready to be an eighth grader??
For more information: Dorene Perez Jim Gibson Rose Marie Lynch Visit web site: