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MagLab Summer Science Camps

Panelists: Carlos Villa (Director of MagLab Camps) Roxanne Hughes, Ph.D. (Director of CIRL) Kim Kelling (WFSU) Charmane Caldwell, Ph.D. (FAMU-FSU College of Engineering) ACE Presentation 12/8/17

Mission and Goals

Broadening Participation and Workforce Development The MagLab broadens participation through a variety of programs that expand the general public’s scientific literacy and encourage young people’s interest in STEM. The MagLab develops the STEM workforce through the work

• f CIRL programs, faculty mentoring, and professional

development.

Center for Integrating Research and Learning: Commitment to Broadening Participation

The majority of our scientist and staff participate in these outreach efforts whether as a mentor of students (including participants in our programs) or whether they volunteer for a tour, event or school science night.

• Elementary and Secondary School programs
• Internships for secondary and college students
• Pairing college students and teachers with scientists to

conduct research

• Public Science Events and Tours
• Summer Camps

Why Girls?

• Girls and boys show similar levels of interest and score similarly on

science and math standardized test scores in elementary school

• A change in interest begins in middle school leading to fewer girls

deciding to major in STEM in college.

• This lack of interest results in fewer women continuing into STEM fields.

Women in Selected STEM Occupations, 2008

22 54 47 21 22 Physics Chemistry Math Engineering Computer sciences

Percentage of women representing bachelor degrees in specific STEM fields in 2006

SciGirls Tallahassee

SciGirls Tallahassee

• Two 2-week summer camps for

local girls ages 10-15

• ~40 girls each summer
• Provide girls with role models and

hands-on activities in STEM fields

• Partnership between the MagLab

and WFSU

SciGirls Coding Camp

• 1-week summer camp for local girls

ages 10-15 that began in 2017

• Partnership between the MagLab

and WFSU

• Introduces girls to different

computer coding languages and career options that utilize coding

MagLab Camp TESLA

• Two 1-week summer camps for local

students

• Began in 2011 with close to 250 students

ages 10-15 participating since then.

• Partnership between the MagLab and FSU-

FAMU COE

• Provides youth with opportunities to

explore scientific and engineering concepts in more depth

Impacts of our programs

For all three programs we conduct evaluation that measures changes in youth’s interest in STEM and STEM careers and overall identification with STEM from pre to post program. We can share these results with potential partners and funding sources. Many of the youth who participate in the camps apply and participate in other programs, thereby strengthening their interest in and identification with STEM careers.

Partnerships

These programs have benefitted from multiple partnerships:

• WFSU (Kim Kelling, Director of Content)
• FAMU-FSU College of Engineering (Dr. Charmane

Caldwell, Director of Diversity and Inclusion)

• SciGirls National program
• Atkins Engineering