STEM-on-the-Go Mobile Digital Fabrication Fleet

Provided By

Teaching Institute for Excellence in STEM

STEM-on-the-Go Mobile Digital Fabrication Van promotes transdisciplinary STEM learning through visits to locations in the DSEC hub regions. Programming includes STEM career explorations, including the integration of AI with digital fabrication. 

Logic Model

Program Activities

Students (Grade K-12)

Engage in digital fabrication-inspired engineering design challenges

Use or observe digital fabrication tools to develop/create products or protypes to address engineering design challenges

Learn about STEM careers through hands-on activities and connections

Program Near-Term Outcomes

Students (Grade K-12)

Gain awareness of the engineering design process (ask-imagine-plan-build-test-improve)

Use the engineering design process to solve an engineering challenge

Learn to apply digital fabrication and design skills to open ended tasks as grade appropriate (Grade 6 and older)

Increase awareness of STEM careers

DSEC Near-Term Outcomes

Students (Grade K-12)

Increased student engagement and interest in STEM (formal and informal)

Increased participant STEM competencies (skills, knowledge, abilities, and confidence)

Increased participant awareness of, and interest in, STEM research and careers

Program Data

Students

1,012 total student participants

Student Grade Level

Military-Connected Students

Category	Count	%
Military-Connected Student	119	11.8%
Not military connected	893	88.2%

Educators

245 total educator participants

Educator Levels

Category	Count	%
Educator Grade Not Listed	245	100%

Educator Type

Category	Count	%
Educator Position - District Administrator or Staff	16	6.5%
Educator Position - School Administrator	4	1.6%
Educator Position - Teacher	225	91.8%

Military-Connected Educators

Category	Count	%
Military-Connected Educator	32	13.1%
Not military connected educator	213	86.9%