California DREAMS Takes a Community-first Approach to Making Math Meaningful - USC Viterbi | School of Engineering

Photo Credit: PixelCatchers/iStockExperts forecast that in the coming years there will be tens of thousands more jobs in the semiconductor and microelectronics industry than people qualified to fill them. One way to help meet that future demand is by sparking interest and enthusiasm in young people to continue in STEM-focused education, which is often a precursor to career pathways in advanced manufacturing.To address this reality, the California Defense Ready Electronics and Microdevices Superhub (DREAMS) — a USC-led coalition involving 16 university and industry collaborators to accelerate microelectronics research and development — is focusing on reaching students, where experts say it matters the most: middle school math classrooms and programs.“We lack effective tools and platforms where the community contributes to making math relevant while using artificial intelligence (AI) to improve learning,” said Andrea Belz, California DREAMS director of translational strategy and USC Vite...