Assessing The Evolution Of Engineering Saturday Academies For Middle School...


Panel/Workshop:	Concurrent Session
Paper Title:	Assessing The Evolution Of Engineering Saturday Academies For Middle School And High School Women
Date & Time:	06/09/03 11:10
Abstract:	The Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Investments Engineering Saturday Academies introduce engineering to young women in middle school and high school. The WISE Investments (WI) Summer Institute gives middle and high school teachers the opportunity to develop engineering lessons, which they present to the girls at the Saturday Academies. The teachers and the WI Team work with from 30-75 girls in each academy. An outside consultant evaluated the Saturday Academies over the last four years. The consultant’s observations and feedback have been used to implement changes in the program and will be discussed in detail. This paper will describe the Saturday Academy challenges, their solutions, and the lessons learned. The WI Program is sponsored by a National Science Foundation grant, to promote gender equity in engineering and computer science.
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