Drones and UDL: Increasing CS Career Thinking for Middle School Girls

This session features a free drone curriculum developed through Take Flight, a National Science Foundation–funded project (#2146613) for middle school students. Educators will explore how to use drones to build CS skills—such as coding and computational thinking—while boosting interest in STEM careers and CTE participation, especially among girls and rural youth. The curriculum includes hands-on projects, activities, slide decks, and career connections. It follows the equity-focused Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework to support diverse learners. Participants will engage in...