In the fall of 2023, more than 100 high school students descended on the Penn State Harrisburg campus for the Aspire 2 TEACH conference.
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.
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.
More than 100 high school students descended on the Penn State Harrisburg campus for the Aspire 2 TEACH conference. Among many STEM activities, they used math to figure out whether Double Stuf Oreos are truly double stuffed.
High school students participated in a variety of STEM activities during the Aspire 2 Teach conference at Penn State Harrisburg.
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.