In the fall of 2023, more than 100 high school students descended on the Penn State Harrisburg campus for the Aspire 2 TEACH conference.
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At the Aspire 2 Teach conference held in December at Penn State Harrisburg, high school students participated in activities such as constructing DNA necklaces and building blinker circuits. They and their teachers heard from a keynote speaker who is an expert in STEM education.
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In the fall of 2023, more than 100 high school students descended on the Penn State Harrisburg campus for the Aspire 2 TEACH conference. They used math to figure out whether Double Stuf Oreos are truly double stuffed, constructed DNA necklaces and built blinker circuits, among other activities.
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High school students participated in STEM-CS activities during the Aspire 2 Teach Conference at Penn State Harrisburg. The conference, funded by the Aspire 2 Education grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Education, aimed to ignite students’ interest in STEM-CS (computer science) fields and encourage students to consider teaching in a STEM-CS discipline as a career path – while providing a great experience at the college.