STEM Education Showcase brings over a hundred PreK-12 educators to WPI

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group photo of attendees

The STEM Education Center at WPI hosted over 120 guests on Saturday, April 6 for STEM Education Showcase ’24. A range of educators attended, including PreK-12 educators, representatives from community-based organizations, and WPI Teacher Preparation Program students. The event included a thought-provoking keynote talk on artificial intelligence (AI) by Associate Professor Gillian Smith, six different interactive workshops (including one on AI led by Assistant Professor Yunus Telliel), a meditation session, a RET poster session, a STEM Share-a-thon with a set-up similar to a science fair, and plenty of networking opportunities.

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another share-a-thon photo

A Padlet with slides, handouts, links, and other materials from the event was shared with attendees. 

We couldn’t have pulled off this major event without partnering with WPI faculty, the Events Office, Facilities, ATC, and Chartwells. Thank you for your support!

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Gillian Smith
Gillian Smith
Professor, Computer Science
Gillian Smith, an award-winning game designer, joined WPI in 2017. Her interdisciplinary work merges technical research in AI and HCI with creative practice in textiles and games, with a view towards addressing social issues and broadening participation and perspectives on comput [...]
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Yunus Telliel
Yunus Telliel
Assistant Professor,
Humanities and Arts - HUA
Personal website: https://yunusdogantelliel.net/ I am an Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Rhetoric, and the director of the Great Problems Seminar program—WPI’s interdisciplinary and experiential STEM education program for first-year students. Before joining WPI, I was a p [...]
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