If you want to increase interest in STEM and Engineering in your school or community, conduct a Family Engineering event!
Host a Family Engineering Training Workshop to find out how!
Register to host a workshop or to be informed of future workshops.
Open to All
Family Engineering introduces K-8 children and their parents to fun engineering activities that they can do together as they explore future careers. Consider hosting or attending a 3-hour Family Engineering Training that will prepare participants to host Family Engineering events in K-8 schools and community settings.
Workshops are open to MiSTEM, formal and informal STEM educators, MSU Extension staff, 4-H volunteers, and all who want to engage families in STEM.
As A Workshop Host, You Will
- Recruit participants
- Manage registration
- Coordinate a space for the workshop
Family Engineering Training Workshops are a collaboration between Michigan Tech University and MSU Extension, with the goal of increasing STEM literacy across Michigan. Family Engineering events are an opportunity for schools and communities to explore engineering—a key part of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics).
Workshop Facilitators
For more information, contact workshop facilitators: Tracy D’Augustino, MSU (daugustt@msu.edu) and Thomas Oliver, Michigan Tech University (teoliver@mtu.edu).
Workshop Facilitators Will
- Provide a Family Engineering Activity & Event Planning Guide FOR EVERY PARTICIPANT.
- Support participants when they host their first Family Event.
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