HIGICC Conference 2015 October 14-16, 2015 Isla Young STEMworks

1. Innovat
e.
empower. Impact.The world though S

2. Women
in
Technology project
Launched in 2000
To encourage
girls/women, Native
Hawaiians and other
underrepresented
groups to pursue
STEM education and
careers.
To build a resident
trained technical
workforce, that reflects
MISSIONHome grown
workforce
y to growth”

3. Building
the
Workforce Stem
pipeline
K to careers – aligning culture &
science
Educate the educator/build stem teaching

4. Technical assistance
Professional development
Robotics
job fairs/placement
Repatriating residents
High school/college internships
STEM workforce
pipeline
…WIT led initiatives
Service/project-based
learning
Stemworks
Island energy inquiry (IEI)
Mentoring
Afterschool programming
Stem camps
job shadowing
4h tech connect
Workshops
Technical assistance
Professional development
Robotics
job fairs/placement
Repatriating residents
across the state

5. Stem service-learn
HOME grown &

6. STEMwo
rks
student
projects
“At every stage of addressing this community
need, reflection by the students (and advisors)
is essential to the learning that takes
place because it connects the community to the
‘big ideas’ of the course.”

7. Key elements of
STEMworks
• Stem Service- Learning course
• Promotes equity and cultural understanding
• Affirms community values and stewardship
• Provides students with high-end technologies
• Creates a positive learning environment
That supports critical thinking
• encourages a self-directed
learning process
• Facilitated by an advisor
• Builds teamwork and
leadership skills
• Establishes collaboration
with at least one technical
advisor/mentor from the

8. HAWAII ISLAND
Keaau High School
Kealakehe High Schoo
MAUI
Baldwin High School
Hana High and Elementary Scho
Iao Intermediate School
Maui High School
Maui Waena Intermediate Scho
Lahaina Intermediate School
Lahainaluna High School
Lokelani Intermediate School
Kalama Intermediate School
King Kekaulike High School
Kihei Charter School
MOLOKAI
Molokai High School
Molokai Immersion School
Molokai Middle School
schools
v
v
OAHU
Castle High School
Farrington High School
McKinley High School
Mililani High School
Roosevelt High School
Waipahu High School
KAUAI
Kauai High School
Kapaa High School
LANAI
Lanai High &
Elementary School
STEMworks

9. Program
pieces0
Teacher professional development
software training
Industry connections
Hawaii stem conference
Paid internships

10. Summer
internships
Professionalism/Employability
Skills
Resume Skills
College-Prep/Career Awareness
Time Management
Presentation Etiquette
Weekly webinars

11. Stemworks vid

12. geospati
al
technologies
Gis/gps“there will be over 10 million jobs over
The next 10 years in the gis fields”
MEDB’s Wit
Manages
The Hawaii GIS
Distribution center
in partnership with

13. Paintbrush
Grips
for disabled
students
Anonymous
reporting app Axis Deer tracking
Sidewalk
mapping
Roadside
conditions
Investigatin
Agar
Extraction

14. My STEMWorks
Internship Experiences
Jeremie Amano

15. ArcGIS and Python
- Automation with ArcGIS

16. Lahaina Restoration
Foundation Map
- A map telling a story of Lahaina’s historic sites

17. MISC Report a Pest
- A mobile app to report invasive species

18. What I’ve Learned

21. UPCOMING GIS EVENTS
MAUI
NOV 23 | 9AM – 3PM
BALDWIN HIGH
SCHOOL
TEACHER’S
WORKROOM
2 Locations
OAHU
NOV 20 | 9AM – 3PM
NANAKULI HIGH
SCHOOL
ROOM TBC
OAHU
NOV 21 | 9AM -3PM
MCKINLEY HIGH
SCHOOL
JBLDG SHOP 4
WEST HAWAII
DEC TBC | 9AM - 3PM
TBC
*PDE3 AVAILABLE FOR WEST HAWAII
EAST HAWAII
DEC 3 | 9AM – 3PM
DOE ANNEX
CONFERENCE ROOM 2
*PDE3 AVAILABLE FOR EAST HAWAII
KAUAI
DEC 3 | 9AM – 3PM
KAUAI COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Room: TBC
TEACHER
WORKSHOPS
STUDENT
WORKSHOPS
MAUI
NOV 24 | 9AM – 3PM
MAUI WAENA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
ROOM A103
GIS DAY OAHU
NOV 17 | 9AM – 12PM
NOAA INOUYE REGIONAL CENTER
OPEN TO K-12
GIS DAY MAUI
NOV 21 | 10AM – 2PMS
QUEEN KAAHUMANU
CENTER STAGE
OPEN TO PUBLIC
http://www.womenintech.com/category/workshops/

22. Stemworkshawaii.org

23. Mahalo nui loa