After completing their mock interviews last week, this week, 11th grade students from Kearny Digital Media and Design interviewed underrepresented STEM professionals in the Education to Employment Lab as the next step in their interdisciplinary project.
In teams of 4-5, students gathered information for their biography by conducting personal interviews. Students and professionals engaged in meaningful conversations about their backgrounds and experiences, how they see themselves in the STEM field, who they admire, and what inspires them.
Students said they valued this experience greatly as the personal interviews gave them an accurate picture of who their interviewee was; an experience that could only be achieved through hands-on learning. After this interaction, students feel confident accurately telling another's story through print media and written narrative. We will continue to follow this story at the production process continues.