JAMESTOWN, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – To adjust for COVID-19, AAUW-Jamestown and the board for TechSavvy & STEMTastic made the decision to go virtual for their event in 2021.
Co-chair Erica Althoff says TechSavvy & STEMTastic is usually a hands-on program for area students to experience firsthand how science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) can lead to exciting careers.
Althoff says the event would usually bring in STEM professionals for a daylong, STEM immersion event. They could see upwards of 500 students every year.
Rather than cancel the event, she says the board formed a virtual option for area schools to partake in.
Teachers could then take the materials and present them to their students at their discretion with some guidance from the board. The program began in Mid-March and Althoff says they look to have all sessions done by May.