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Mentors in the Making

Program Overview

  • During the Mentors in the Making program, students are matched with an adult STEM professional, and the pairs co-learn digital fabrication technologies, software, and design skills led by Fab Lab Education Facilitators. The pairs meet weekly in the Fab Lab and online to work through digital fabrication projects including 3D printing, laser cutting, and electronics. Students are provided with all necessary materials, transportation, and a laptop to ensure equitable access to virtual sessions. During the first phase of the program, mentoring pairs design digital projects during virtual sessions and earn certification on CNC machines during hands-on sessions. For the second phase, mentoring pairs leverage new design and making skills to collaborate on a capstone project that will have a positive impact on their community. The capstone project begins with a Human-Centered Design session to engage all participants in brainstorming impactful and feasible project ideas. At the end of the program, the mentoring pairs share their projects during the program celebration. Students get to keep their laptop to enable future design work.

Benefits

  • hrough Mentors in the Making, students learn digital fabrication and design alongside their mentors during weekly sessions that take place both online and in person, alternating every other week throughout the school year. Virtual sessions focus on digital design, and sessions in person emphasize hands-on making using Fab Lab equipment. Together, students and mentors engage in the Engineering Design Process to work on complex projects. As students lead projects, mentors model skills such as problem-solving, collaboration, and communication. As STEM professionals, mentors also offer their guidance and perspectives regarding school and career choices.

Program Contact

  • Carnegie Science Center
  • https://stemisphere.carnegiesciencecenter.org/contact-us

Location

  • Northeast
  • 436 First Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA
436 First Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA

Type Of Program

Audience

  • Pre-Collegiate

History

Research, Roles & Responsibilities

Research Components

  • Program sponsored (in-house) professional development sessions/ coursework/workshops

Involvement

Voice

Mentoring Components

  • Mentors Exchange Social Displays Of Scientific Knowledge And Practices

  • Mentors Provide Mentees With Access To Academic Resources

    (E.G. Precollegiate, Collegiate, Graduate, Postdoc, Faculty Training, Standardized Test Preparation, Writing Workshops, Research Workshops, Tenure And Promotion Information)

Expectation

Anticipated Outcomes

  • Conducting Research

    (E.G. Course-Based, Laboratory-Based, Apprentice-Based, Discovery-Based)

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  This material is based upon work partially supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Nos. and 1818458 and 2010676. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed on this site are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation

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