@article{752cf3b42fb949089b10736bdfdf514e,
title = "Demystifying STEM Together: Parents as partners in making engineering more inclusive (Work in Progress, Diversity)",
author = "Ashita Bawankule and Lara Hebert and Tinoco, {Rafael O.} and Dace, {Tracy D.}",
note = "This multi-year initiative, funded by Grainger Engineering Institute for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access Grassroots Initiatives to Address Needs Together grants (GIANT2020-04, GIANT2021-11), is designed for out-of-school, informal-learning. Six family STEM sessions are implemented during the academic year with each session revolving around a different STEM major. Each STEM session{\textquoteright}s content and discussion integrates three primary components: (1) engagement in an engineering design challenge, (2) introductions to diverse role-models in STEM from similar backgrounds, cultures, and/or race of the student participants, and (3) activities to challenge myths and perceptions that often cause individuals to close the door to a potential future in STEM professions. Each month{\textquoteright}s STEM design challenge is constructed and facilitated by major-specific student organizations from the University of Illinois, and members of the local chapter of the National Society for Black Engineers (NSBE) played leadership roles in this coordination. Students and families interact and build relationships with college students who are involved in STEM fields, and these relationships help to build a sense of belonging and connection for the middle school students.; 129th ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition: Excellence Through Diversity, ASEE 2022 ; Conference date: 26-06-2022 Through 29-06-2022",
year = "2022",
month = aug,
day = "23",
language = "English (US)",
journal = "ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings",
issn = "2153-5965",
publisher = "American Society for Engineering Education",
}