The 2022 IEEE STEM Summit is an international event hosted by IEEE Educational Pre-University Activities virtually and for free. The theme of the IEEE STEM Summit is “Building Tomorrow’s Technical Community Today!”. This theme provides a springboard for STEM enthusiasts, educators, parents, and anyone interested in STEM professionally or voluntarily, to encourage, influence, and strengthen all pre-university students to explore the internal engineer and scientist that hides inside them. IEEE STEM Summit is happening on 6-10 December 2022, and its program consists of keynote speeches, invited speeches, panel discussions, workshops, and family activities.
This year, participants will have the opportunity to hear from presenter Christine Cunningham. To create a generation of innovative problem solvers that will shape their world, we need to engage all students in engineering activities. Engineering education promotes development of an engineering mindset and identity—the values, attitudes, and thinking skills associated with engineering. In this session, Dr. Cunningham introduces engineering and the engineering mindset, focusing on why they are important and how they can be introduced in age-appropriate, equitable ways. Engineering practices that help students develop and strengthen an engineering mindset and their agency and identities as engineers will be highlighted. Be sure to check out Dr. Cunningham’s presentation at 12PM EST on Thursday 8 December by registering for the IEEE STEM Summit today!
Dr. Christine M. Cunningham is a Professor of Practice in Education and Engineering at the Pennsylvania State University. She aims to make engineering, science, and computational thinking education more equitable, especially for populations that are underserved and underrepresented in STEM. Christine is the founding director of Youth Engineering Solutions (YES), which develops equity-oriented, research-based, and field-tested curricula and professional learning resources for preK-8 youth and their educators. Her research focuses on articulating frameworks for pre-college engineering education. Previously, Christine was a vice president at the Museum of Science where she founded Engineering is Elementary (EiE). Christine currently serves on the National Assessment Governing Board and as Chair of the National Academy of Engineering’s Inclusive, Diverse, Equitable Engineering, for All (IDEEA) Committee. She is a fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education and has received numerous awards including the American Society of Engineering Education K-12 and Pre-College Division Lifetime Achievement Award, the IEEE Pre-University Educator Award, the International Society for Design and Development in Education Prize, and the Harold W. McGraw Jr. Prize in Education. Christine holds joint B.A. and M.A. degrees in biology from Yale University and a Ph.D. in education from Cornell University.
We look forward to having you at the 2022 IEEE STEM Summit; be sure to register today!