High Tech U in the Classroom
SEMI High Tech U in the Classroom introduces students to the often-invisible microelectronics industry and its crucial role in the modern world. Through the program, member companies sponsor branded STEM kits that enable teachers to provide hands-on learning experiences that raise student awareness of industry and career pathways.
High Tech U in the Classroom kits are versatile and can be used across various grade levels and content areas. They are also hands-on, cost-effective, and reusable across different student groups. A teacher with a class set of kits can reach up to 150 students in just one day!
We work with two kit partners:
- Introduces students to coding with sensors, buttons, and an LED array
- Demonstrates the relationship between hardware and software
- Teaches students the basics of circuits and electronics
- Can be integrated in various academic subjects and projects
Lessons and Activities
High Tech U in the Classroom kits are accompanied with curriculum that introduces students to STEM skills while making clear connections to the microelectronics industry.
SEMI Members: Connect with Students and Educators, Grow Your Workforce!
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High Tech U was great in that it exposed me to the various areas of engineering. It helped me to understand what it is like to be an engineer and to pinpoint what it is that I really want to do for a living – and enjoy it!
HTU gave me an unforgettable opportunity to visit tech companies and learn from tech professionals. This program connected me to some of the brightest students in my community, gave me lessons on computer programming, professional skills, etc., and helped me land my first internship after high school.
Looking back, one strong observation I have about the SEMI High Tech U program is that meeting and getting career information and advice from someone who works in industry makes a huge difference. We don’t tend to listen to parents and teachers who have not actually experienced the high tech workplace. For me, the skills I learned and activities I participated in - including a resume workshop and a mock interview - ended up leading me to a $10,000 scholarship award from Lam Research. I credit SEMI High Tech U with giving me the knowledge and tools for that to happen and to ultimately end up here at Apple in a job that I love.
HTU did something quiet but powerful for me when it exposed me to the STEM arena. Supporting my first college math and science courses with the Takayama scholarship, working with the successful women at HTU, and seeing myself succeed at the technical HTU challenges normalized to me a future where I successfully participate in the STEM arena. HTU removed the separation between STEM and me and I found my passion in it, accidentally. Now I manage software development for over 90,000 ASU students, representing minority women in places we are underrepresented. I also teach at-risk high school girls to code, encouraging them to represent and use STEM to gain access to success in unprecedented ways.
This program impacted me in a number of ways through coding and hardware activities, but most importantly through the role models I found in the field of engineering that seemed ‘normal’ -- like someone I would aspire to emulate.