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From our first orientation session for prospective members, sixteen amazing women ate, laughed, discussed, and creatively produced a successful community service project targeting African American Youth. On May 2, 2015, the Sweet Sixteen rolled out the NanoExpress Bus at the Potomac Preparatory School in northeast Washington, DC, to an engaged and enthusiastic group of students from the 5th and 6th grades.
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From our first orientation session for prospective members, sixteen amazing women ate, laughed, discussed, and creatively produced a successful community service project targeting African American Youth. On May 2, 2015, the Sweet Sixteen rolled out the NanoExpress Bus at the Potomac Preparatory School in northeast Washington, DC, to an engaged and enthusiastic group of students from the 5th and 6th grades.
We defined a problem.
How did we get there? We agreed early in the process that S.M.A.R.T. (specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and timely) goals would ensure all aspects of the service project would be met. We bandied about several ideas and agreed our project would be related to introducing science, technology, engineering, arts and math (S.T.E.A.M) concepts to students in Washington, DC. We discovered that some members of the Sweet Sixteen were intimately involved either through work or had connections with individuals in one of the S.T.E.A.M disciplines.
Project Managers Andrea Evans and Alice Bullock drafted our proposal with significant contributions from Renata Roy (the 3rd project manager) and Shelley Williams-Franklin. Alisa Hughley translated the plan into a vibrant PowerPoint presentation to literally provide a visual interpretation for our vision for the project.
We began by defining a problem.
Project Managers Andrea Evans and Alice Bullock drafted our proposal with significant contributions from Renata Roy (the 3rd project manager) and Shelley Williams-Franklin. Alisa Hughley translated the plan into a vibrant PowerPoint presentation to literally provide a visual interpretation for our vision for the project.
We began by defining a problem.
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WORKFORCE READINESS IN DC
Yet, the ability to choose a S.T.E.M. career
is impacted by the choices students make in middle school.
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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MATH EXAM, 2007
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MATH EXAM, 2007
We designed a plan.
Next, we marshalled our resources to design a plan.
Alice Gresham Bullock’s friendship with Dr. Gary Harris, Director of Howard University’s Nanoscale Science and Engineering Facility, set the foundation for our project and provided the NanoExpress mobile laboratory. Stacie Lee Banks’ membership on the board for the Potomac Preparatory School solidified our location and student audience, Renata Roy and Andrea Evans’ work in the S.T.E.A.M arena guided the other Sweet Sixteen members on how the day would look. Carmen Boone helped the ladies assess their strengths with a skills inventory. Ultimately, four teams were established: public relations, budget, hospitality and logistics.
The Sweet Sixteen presented its proposed service project to the Potomac (VA) Chapter of the Links, Incorporated on March 23rd at the home of Singleton McAllister. Alice Bullock, Renata Roy and Alisa Hughley enthusiastically discussed the NanoExpress S.T.E.A.M. project and that night we received approval from Nanci Banks.
Alice Gresham Bullock’s friendship with Dr. Gary Harris, Director of Howard University’s Nanoscale Science and Engineering Facility, set the foundation for our project and provided the NanoExpress mobile laboratory. Stacie Lee Banks’ membership on the board for the Potomac Preparatory School solidified our location and student audience, Renata Roy and Andrea Evans’ work in the S.T.E.A.M arena guided the other Sweet Sixteen members on how the day would look. Carmen Boone helped the ladies assess their strengths with a skills inventory. Ultimately, four teams were established: public relations, budget, hospitality and logistics.
The Sweet Sixteen presented its proposed service project to the Potomac (VA) Chapter of the Links, Incorporated on March 23rd at the home of Singleton McAllister. Alice Bullock, Renata Roy and Alisa Hughley enthusiastically discussed the NanoExpress S.T.E.A.M. project and that night we received approval from Nanci Banks.
Pair a school in need of S.T.E.M. materials and expertise...
Dr. Marian White-Hood, the Principal at the Potomac Preparatory Charter School in northeast Washington agreed to provide students, dedicated parking for the mobile lab and a room for plenary sessions with the students. The School’s two STEM certified teachers were in attendance the day of our project.
Potomac Preparatory Charter School is a public charter school located near Catholic University in Washington, DC. The school’s website indicates that “Potomac Preparatory Charter School integrates art, social development, and diverse cultural opportunities to broaden our students' horizons and prepare them for college.”
For more information on the school, visit http://www.potomacprep.org/about
Potomac Preparatory Charter School is a public charter school located near Catholic University in Washington, DC. The school’s website indicates that “Potomac Preparatory Charter School integrates art, social development, and diverse cultural opportunities to broaden our students' horizons and prepare them for college.”
For more information on the school, visit http://www.potomacprep.org/about
With a resource to provide hands-on experiences & role models.
The Sweet Sixteen partnered with the Howard University School of Engineering, and the Potomac Preparatory Charter School to provide a three hour Saturday STE (A) M enrichment program to District of Columbia middle school students using the NanoExpress. “The NanoExpress is a mobile laboratory launched through the Howard University Nanoscience and Engineering Facility (HNF). It presents the complex and fascinating world of nanotechnology to the general public from K-Gray.”
The NanoExpress provides hands-on experiments and is also a laboratory equipped for conducting nanotechnology research. (Nanotechnology is the study and applications of things or structures that are less than one hundred nanometers. Essentially, this is the study of the “super small” – the diameter of a human hair.) Experimental areas include, but are not limited to, “Chips for Kids”, Instruments for Nanoscience and Shape Memory Alloys. Our program also included tabletop experiments outside the mobile lab enabling students to see a connection between art and science.
The experiments for the program were be led by Dr. Gary Harris, Associate Provost for Research; Dean, The Graduate School and Professor of Engineering at Howard University. He was assisted by graduate and undergraduate students.
For more information, visit
http://www.msrce.howard.edu/index.html
The NanoExpress provides hands-on experiments and is also a laboratory equipped for conducting nanotechnology research. (Nanotechnology is the study and applications of things or structures that are less than one hundred nanometers. Essentially, this is the study of the “super small” – the diameter of a human hair.) Experimental areas include, but are not limited to, “Chips for Kids”, Instruments for Nanoscience and Shape Memory Alloys. Our program also included tabletop experiments outside the mobile lab enabling students to see a connection between art and science.
The experiments for the program were be led by Dr. Gary Harris, Associate Provost for Research; Dean, The Graduate School and Professor of Engineering at Howard University. He was assisted by graduate and undergraduate students.
For more information, visit
http://www.msrce.howard.edu/index.html
S.T.E.M. + Art = S.T.E.A.M.
Include art to fully align with the school's mission.
We implemented our program.
With a budget of $1600, the date of May 2nd confirmed, the group came to consensus on give-aways for the students and the school. Renata Roy and hospitality team members prepared goodie bags for each of the students to include fruit, juice, snacks, stickers and a NASA S.T.E.M. item. Andrea Evans selected the S.T.E.M. activities for the day of the event. She also facilitated the design of NanoExpress t-shirts for the students, teachers and members of the Sweet Sixteen. The public relations team collaborated with Andrea and Renata to bring program day certificates to life.
On April 20th, invitations were mailed by the public relations team to all of the Potomac (VA) Chapter members. To ensure the Sweet Sixteen captured the excitement of the May 2nd event, Carmen Boone, Ariana Nami and Kristin Pierre agreed to be event photographers. In addition, Alisa Hughley was dedicated to live tweeting the day from her account @enbloommedia using #BLACKandSTEM (a popular community among scientists of color on Twitter).
Event tweets can be viewed at https://storify.com/enBloomMedia/s-t-e-a-m-star-saturday-at-potomac-prepara...
On May 2nd, the Sweet Sixteen met at the school early in the morning to get on the bus! Our program implementation was underway.
On April 20th, invitations were mailed by the public relations team to all of the Potomac (VA) Chapter members. To ensure the Sweet Sixteen captured the excitement of the May 2nd event, Carmen Boone, Ariana Nami and Kristin Pierre agreed to be event photographers. In addition, Alisa Hughley was dedicated to live tweeting the day from her account @enbloommedia using #BLACKandSTEM (a popular community among scientists of color on Twitter).
Event tweets can be viewed at https://storify.com/enBloomMedia/s-t-e-a-m-star-saturday-at-potomac-prepara...
On May 2nd, the Sweet Sixteen met at the school early in the morning to get on the bus! Our program implementation was underway.
READY
Hospitality team member Stacie Lee-Banks provided in-kind contributions in the form of flowers and table cloths from Lee’s Flowers and Card Shop.
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Mary Morgan (left) and Dionne Word (right) stage the table.
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The hospitality team was responsible for food and beverage display, goodie bag design and content, and decorations. Team members included: Shelley Williams-Franklin, team lead (right), Renata Roy, Karen Harmon and Stacie Lee-Banks.
SET
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While the signage for the day was based upon the graphic created for the t-shirt, the logistics team procured the signs for the day and planned the physical layout for our program. They worked closely with the hospitality committee to ensure the environment was welcoming for the students.
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Logistics team members Allison Pierre (left) and Andrea Evans (right) usher students from the NanoExpress back to the primary program area.
WELCOME!
Hospitality committee member and de facto editor-in-chief for the Sweet Sixteen, Karen Harmon (right) and Project Manager, Andrea sign-in the arriving students.
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SPECIAL GUESTS
VERY SPECIAL GUESTS
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Project Manager, Renata Roy has the students tell us: What is S.T.E.A.M.? S...science; T...technology; E...engineering; A...art; M...math
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Dr. Gary Harris (standing) addresses the students to build anticipation and help them understand the meaning of nanotechnology.
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Reviews from the experts...
Students completed a survey both at the beginning and end of the program providing their feedback and allowing the Sweet Sixteen to assess the program. The last question of the post-event evaluation was qualitative. It asked the students to draw a picture of their favorite part of the day. (The slides that follow show highlights from the results.)
Destiny King's favorite part of the day was the NanoExpress
LeJuan Green said, "I made a flying saucer!"
"I liked the station where we made our own circuits," said Chanelle Edwards
"[STEAM careers] seem cool and fun."
"You could spend a lot of time studying the parts of the field," says Brandon Simpson
A warm thanks to our partners...
Dr. White-Hood
and her STEM-certified educators
Dr. Gary Harris
and his team of Howard University graduate students
NanoExpress
Howard Nano-scale and Engineering Facility (HNF)
We courted a virtual audience
on Twitter.
1,097 Impressions
& 13 other acts of engagement on our most popular tweet.
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We achieved our goals.
Indeed! We exposed, engaged & excited students about learning S.T.E.A.M.
Our program goal was to expose, engage and excite middle school students about learning science, technology, engineering, arts and math. We wanted them to discover that what they can imagine, they can do.
Our objectives were to: promote and encourage STE(A)M education initiatives for Potomac Preparatory Public Charter School; increase awareness of nanotechnology; provide hands-on STE(A)M experiences with experiments and provide positive professional STE(A)M role models.
Our objectives were to: promote and encourage STE(A)M education initiatives for Potomac Preparatory Public Charter School; increase awareness of nanotechnology; provide hands-on STE(A)M experiences with experiments and provide positive professional STE(A)M role models.
PROMOTED S.T.E.A.M. AT POTOMAC PREP
Promoted & encouraged S.T.E.A.M. education initiatives for Potomac Prep PCS
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Project Manager and hospitality committee member, Renata Roy (right) presents Dr. White-Hood (left) with a certificate of participation for the school.
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The Sweet Sixteen left a few gifts with Potomac Preparatory Public Charter School: inspirational posters and an invitation by NASA, Director of Education for 15 Potomac Prep students to spend a day at Goddard Space Center in Beltsville, MD.
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We hope that our ceremony to distribute certificates inspired pride among the students for what they had accomplished throughout the program.
INCREASED AWARENESS OF NANOTECHNOLOGY
50% More students reported knowing the meaning of nanotech (Q5)
The glue and the socks are two products made possible through nanotechnology.
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Just how many middle school students actually get to use a scanning electron microscope? This is quite amazing!
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The adults appear to be as engaged and excited as the students.
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PRE-EVALUATION
- Q1) Define S.T.E.A.M.?
- Q2) Define Nanotechnology?
- Q3) Have you ever boarded the NanoExpress?
- Q4) Do you want to be a scientist?
- Q5) Do you know that art & science are related to each other?
In assessing the project, students completed a survey both at the beginning and end of the program to provide their feedback.
Pre-Evaluation Questions and Results (n =19)
1. Do you know the meaning of STEAM?
Y- 89%, N- 11%
2. Do you know what nanotechnology means?
Y- 47%, N- 53%
3. Have you been on the NanoExpress before?
Y- 0, N- 100%
4. Do you want to be a scientist?
Y- 15%, N- 50%, IDK- 35%
5. Did you know that art and science are related to each other?
Y-78%, N- 22%
A total of 19 pre-evaluations were completed (16 could be paired with post-evaluations, 3 could not be paired.)
(This is how the questions appeared on the evaluations completed by the students. Questions in the slide were shortened due to space limitations.)
Pre-Evaluation Questions and Results (n =19)
1. Do you know the meaning of STEAM?
Y- 89%, N- 11%
2. Do you know what nanotechnology means?
Y- 47%, N- 53%
3. Have you been on the NanoExpress before?
Y- 0, N- 100%
4. Do you want to be a scientist?
Y- 15%, N- 50%, IDK- 35%
5. Did you know that art and science are related to each other?
Y-78%, N- 22%
A total of 19 pre-evaluations were completed (16 could be paired with post-evaluations, 3 could not be paired.)
(This is how the questions appeared on the evaluations completed by the students. Questions in the slide were shortened due to space limitations.)
ANSWERED 'YES' TO PRE-EVAL QUESTION (N = 16)
Note that responses of maybe or "I don't know" (IDK) were not included in the pre and post program evaluation analysis. Also, only the paired pre and post program evaluations (n = 16) were analyzed.
POST-EVLAUATION
- Q1) Define S.T.E.A.M.?
- Q2) Define Nanotechnology?
- Q3) Would you come back on the NanoExpress?
- Q4) Would you consider a career/job in S.T.E.A.M.?
- Q5) Did you learn that art & science are related to each other?
Post-Evaluation Questions and Results (n = 17)
1. Do you know the meaning of STEAM?
Y- 95%, N- 5%
2. Do you know the meaning of nanotechnology?
Y- 72%, N- 22%, IDK- 6%
3. Would you come back on the NanoExpress?
Y- 100%, N-0
4. Would you consider a career/job in STEAM?
Y- 44%, N- 41%, Maybe- 15%
5. Did you learn that art and science are related?
Y- 94%, N- 6%
A total of 17 post-evaluations were completed (16 could be paired with pre-evaluations, 1 could not be paired.)
(This is how the questions appeared on the evaluations completed by the students. Questions in the slide were shortened due to space limitations.)
1. Do you know the meaning of STEAM?
Y- 95%, N- 5%
2. Do you know the meaning of nanotechnology?
Y- 72%, N- 22%, IDK- 6%
3. Would you come back on the NanoExpress?
Y- 100%, N-0
4. Would you consider a career/job in STEAM?
Y- 44%, N- 41%, Maybe- 15%
5. Did you learn that art and science are related?
Y- 94%, N- 6%
A total of 17 post-evaluations were completed (16 could be paired with pre-evaluations, 1 could not be paired.)
(This is how the questions appeared on the evaluations completed by the students. Questions in the slide were shortened due to space limitations.)
ANSWERED 'YES' TO POST-EVAL QUESTION (N = 16)
Note that responses of maybe or "I don't know" (IDK) were not included in the pre and post program evaluation analysis. Also, only the paired pre and post program evaluations (n = 16) were analyzed.
% INCREASE IN 'YES' ANSWERS (N = 16)
Note that responses of maybe or "I don't know" (IDK) were not included in the pre and post program evaluation analysis.*Question 4 had answers of maybe or IDK that were not included in these calculations. Also, only the paired pre and post program evaluations (n = 16) were analyzed.
% DECREASE IN 'NO' ANSWERS (N = 16)
Note that responses of maybe or "I don't know" (IDK) were not included in the pre and post program evaluation analysis. *Question 2 and Question 4 had answers of maybe or IDK that were not included in the calculations. Also, only the paired pre and post program evaluations (n = 16) were analyzed.
PROVIDED HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE
100% Students had never boarded the NanoExpress/100% Would board again (Q3)
in Solar Power
Nanotechnology
and Circuit Building
S.T.E.A.M. ROLE MODELS
Provided positive professional role models in S.T.E.A.M. fields
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We served our community and also managed to...
SERVE MORE & SPEND LESS
BOND
The budget team was responsible for overseeing and managing the budget for our program. Team members included: Mary Morgan (left), Shireen Dodson, team lead (center), Winona Lake-Scott (2nd from right), and Alice Bullock.
AS A TEAM...
The public relations team was responsible for marketing- related tasks such as design and distribution of announcements; design and printing of event programs and student certificates; photography and social media; design and printing of photo album gifted to the school. Team members included: Kristin Pierre (right), Alisa Hughley (center right), Ariana Nami (center left), and Carmen Boone (left).
BUILD
The logistics team was responsible for venue set-up; providing signage; ushering guests and attendees throughout the event. Team members included: Cherlyn Freeman-Watkins (seated left), Dionne Word (standing right), Andrea Evans and Allison Pierre, team lead.
FRIENDSHIPS...
The project managers were responsible for managing the planning process and general flow of the event. They included: Alice Bullock (left), Andrea Evans (right) and Renata Roy.
and HAVE
FUN!
WE ARE...
Follow these links to see more of our community service project.
Here is a link to a digital story created from the photos that were tweeted of the service project:
https://storify.com/enBloomMedia/s-t-e-a-m-star-saturday-at-potomac-prepara...
Here are links to the Dropbox photo albums with all of the pictures the PR Team took on the day of the event:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/pwje9txd400j1em/AADi1j_LtIek0ZzZDpm_C8e1a?oref=e
https://www.dropbox.com/sc/z9fqss8lasg8cs5/AADeFxZYlebn2-vtg8IVFl9Ya?oref=e...
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/3ov21uxrllqp2xg/AABmSZI2AfFIXhmkPhH5Bzpea?oref=e
Here is a link to a digital story created from the photos that were tweeted of the service project:
https://storify.com/enBloomMedia/s-t-e-a-m-star-saturday-at-potomac-prepara...
Here are links to the Dropbox photo albums with all of the pictures the PR Team took on the day of the event:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/pwje9txd400j1em/AADi1j_LtIek0ZzZDpm_C8e1a?oref=e
https://www.dropbox.com/sc/z9fqss8lasg8cs5/AADeFxZYlebn2-vtg8IVFl9Ya?oref=e...
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/3ov21uxrllqp2xg/AABmSZI2AfFIXhmkPhH5Bzpea?oref=e
