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Virtual STEM Labs
SHPE’s pre-college Virtual STEM Lab offerings provide K-12 students access to a variety of opportunities and experiences that spark excitement for science, technology, engineering and math. These efforts meet students where they are – both developmentally and geographically. In 2023/2024 we brought over 32 hands-on STEM experiences to student’s homes, schools, communities, and computers all across the country. These last 18 months were all about giving true access to STEM exploration without any limits.
Excel con SHPE: Scholars Assisting Scholars
In partnership with Reboot Representation, SHPE piloted Excel con SHPE to launch a virtual tutoring program designed to change the culture of STEM. SHPE members were hired as tutors at partner institutions to attend class and lead virtual study sessions in selected gate keeping courses.
Unique Program Characteristics Driving Impact:
- Tutors are paid a high wage to attend the course they support to refresh their knowledge and skills specific to the class.
- Program provides wraparound services supporting the tutor first providing community, ownership of the program, and professional development.
- Customized platform enables agile tutoring- the program is where and when the tutor and tutees need help with gamification and incentives ensuring that the tutors are available when they’re needed the most.
- Positions Hispanics in STEM as leaders and subject matter experts. SHPE implementing this program enables tutors to be hired from 19,000+ SHPE members to ensure Hispanics in STEM are positioned as an asset to their campus.
Spring 2023
- 11 Latina, computer science tutors
- 2597 tutoring hours
- 275 tutoring sessions
Fall 2023
- Four Institutions of Higher Education (University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley; University of Texas San Antonio; University of Michigan, California State Los Angeles) stood up to partner with us to create impact for BLNA women and for all sophomore CS students.
- 417 tutoring sessions scheduled so that tutors were available when students were available to be tutored.
- 79 students accessed tutoring from a tutor who attended class and knew their professors’ priorities.
- 20 tutors in a job that built their CS identity and built social capital with their peers and professors.
Spring 2024
- Four Institutions of Higher Education (University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley; University of Texas San Antonio; University of Michigan, California State Los Angeles) stood up to partner with us to create impact for BLNA women and for all sophomore CS students.
- 965 tutoring sessions scheduled so that tutors were available when students were available to be tutored.
- 140 students accessed tutoring from a tutor who attended class and knew their professors’ priorities.
- 20 tutors in a job that built their CS identity and built social capital with their peers and professors.
Life Changing Impact for Tutors
- 100% of tutors reported an increased sense of belonging in STEM
- 95% of tutors reported an increased STEM professional sense of self
- 95% of tutors reported that they found STEM professional work more appealing
- 95% of tutors reported that they could be more authentically themselves in STEM
- 100% of tutors reported that participating in this program positively impacted their career and academic goals.
