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Conferences and Events

Provided By
TGR Foundation
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TGR hosts conferences and events to raise awareness of STEM and DoW careers with students and families, with a focus on military-connected families. TGR also hosts a symposium for educators that features workshops and exhibits that showcase practices, opportunities, and resources guiding students toward postsecondary success, particularly in STEM fields.

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Program Activities

Students and Educators

High school students and parents...​ 

  • Participate in workshops intended to improve their awareness of DoW STEM careers, postsecondary STEM career pathways and opportunities​ 

High school teachers and counselors...​ 

  • Participate in a symposium on practices, opportunities, and resources to support student postsecondary success​ 
  • Learn about activities and resources available from DSEC partner organizations​

Program Near-Term Outcomes

Students and Educators

  • Increase awareness of STEM and DoW STEM careers​ 
  • Increase knowledge of various postsecondary STEM pathways and opportunities​ 
  • Increase educators’ skills, confidence, and ability for creating meaningful STEM learning experiences and supporting students in achieving postsecondary success​

DSEC Near-Term Outcomes

Students and Educators

  • Increased participant awareness of, and interest in, STEM research and careers 
  • Increased participant awareness of, and interest in, DoW STEM research and careers 
  • Increased student interest and engagement in STEM 
  • Changes in teacher approaches to teaching about STEM concepts, practices, and careers in their classrooms
Participant Perspectives

Participant perspectives reflect survey responses from 2025-2026, the first year of survey administration.

Of 37 student participants, 0 responded to the survey.

Of 72 educator participants, 30 responded to the survey.

Educators

  • Disagree
  • Slightly Agree
  • Moderately Agree
  • Strongly Agree
The Educator Symposium increased my knowledge of how to support students for postsecondary success in STEM fields.
n = 30 valid responses
The Educator Symposium increased my knowledge of available resources to engage students in meaningful STEM experiences.
n = 30 valid responses
The Educator Symposium increased my confidence in engaging students in real world learning experiences.
n = 30 valid responses
Program Data

Program data includes participants from both years of Base Period (2024-2025 and 2025-2026). 

Students

37 total student participants

Student Grade Level

Military-Connected Students

Educators

162 total educator participants

Educator Type

Category Count %
Counselor 68 42%
District Administrator or Staff 5 3.1%
School Administrator 5 3.1%
Teacher 54 33.3%
Other 27 16.7%
No position listed 3 1.9%

Educator Grade Levels

Military-Connected Educators