ASM Teacher Camps at Illinois Institute of Technology 2013 - present
Since 2013, IIT has hosted an annual ASM Teachers Camp for local middle and high school STEM teachers. This event has been an important outreach program for disseminating knowledge about science and technology for middle school and high school students. The camp consists of a week long instructional period that is free to teachers, which gives teachers a chance to learn content and try out hands-on activities that they can take back to their classrooms and get their students excited about materials science. The camp consists of an overview of materials, labs including the supplies for each teacher to perform such activities in their own classrooms, and discussions on opportunities and challenges for careers in materials (both research and industry perspectives). Since 2013, over 100 teachers from the greater Chicagoland area have matriculated through the program.