Education United States Project #15793

Motivate STEM Leaders of Tomorrow

by FAME Inc.

Project Report | May 7, 2015
STEMulating Change for At-Risk Youth!

By Donald Baker, II | Project Leader

STEMulate Change in Community Centers

Through FAME’s strategic partnerships with community centers and schools, our STEMulate™ Change Program is transforming today’s students into tomorrow’s leaders through STEM education.

FAME is pleased to report about our new, highly successful partnership with the Police Athletic League of Delaware! Through our outreach program, STEMulate™ Change, FAME is serving at-risk youth in all four P.A.L. community centers in northern Delaware. Classrooms of kids are being engaged in hands-on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) education three days a week after school, as a result of this effective partnership.

FAME has developed exciting new curricula to go along with our new partnership, integrating computer technology and fun learning activities.

FAME teachers have already developed a sense of community with the youth and staff at P.A.L. The students are truly excited about participating in each STEM lesson. STEMulate™ Change utilizes a problem-based approach, with students exploring STEM learning in individual and team projects.

This successful partnership has led to planning summer and fall programming at all four P.A.L. locations. The program will also be operated at many other community centers and schools this summer, to STEMulate Change for more at-risk youth!

National Recognition! After an extensive vetting process by the independent evaluation firm, WestEd, STEMulate™ Change has been endorsed by Change the Equation, a leading national resource for STEM education. STEMulate™ Change successfully met rigorous Design Principles and was accepted into Change the Equation’s elite program database, STEMworks. Change the Equation recognized STEMulate™ Change as one of the nation’s most promising STEM learning programs and as having the strong potential to become one of the nation’s most effective STEM education programs.

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Apr 1, 2015
Making Strides in STEM education

By Brittney Snider | Project Leader

Delaware's Annual Robotics Day

FAME Proud: Words of FAME students

"In my future, I hope to be an Engineer. I feel that FAME can help me get there."

"I think that whoever wants to learn should come to this program… it is great!"

"This is one of the most helpful programs I have joined ever. The math an science courses are by far the most in depth classes I have experienced."

"In my future, I hope to be an Engineer. I feel that FAME can help me get there."

"The FAME teachers make learning fun, so I want to come back every day to learn new things."

"My appreciation for science, technology, engineering and math have expanded. I appreciate all of the teachers and even parents who have helped to strengthen this program to what it is today."

"I have really been ahead of the game in school thanks to FAME."

Robotics: Inspiring the next generation of engineers

FAME, Inc. is the lead agency for Delaware's Annual Robotics Day. The purpose of Robotics Day, in celebration of National Robotics Week, is to highlight the growing importance of robotics in a wide variety of application areas and to emphasize its ability to inspire students while building their interest in technology and innovation. FAME is excited to join other STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) organizations across the nation in celebrating robotics and fostering a pipeline to college and/or STEM careers. The event will be held at Barclays Bank in Wilmington, DE from 9am to 1pm. We will commence with a panel discussion followed by our indoor "Robotics Block party." FAME, Inc.'s "FAME-US" FIRST® Tech Challenge Robotics team will be making a special demonstration during the panel discussion to highlight their achievements through the design and programming of their robot.

Delaware's 4th Annual Robotics Day is free and open to the public. We welcomed over 300 attendees last year and expect a larger crowd this year.

FAME's Outreach Initiative: STEMulate™ Change

Forum to Advance Minorities in Engineering, Inc.’s (FAME, Inc.) outreach initiative, STEMulate™ Change, was accepted into the Change the Equation™ STEMworks database as a promising STEM learning program model that meets a “high bar for effectiveness.”

Change the Equation, a nonprofit, non-partisan partnership of CEOs, works at the intersection of business and education to ensure that all students are STEM literate by collaborating with schools, communities, and states to adopt and implement excellent STEM policies and programs.

STEMworks showcases the nation’s leading STEM education programs that make a real impact on students. Every STEM program accepted into STEMworks meets a high bar for excellence and rigor. Business leaders, funders and STEM advocates from across the nation use STEMworks to find proven and highly-scalable STEM education programs to help them maximize their impact on STEM education.

The STEMulate™ Change model is one of very few programs to receive this recognition.

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Delaware's Annual Robotics Day

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Dec 30, 2014
2014 Year End Report

By Donald L. Baker, II | Executive Director

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