Brookdale to Host Educator Session on Semiconductor Industry

Brookdale Community College will host an IEEE TryEngineering Educator Session this summer, providing teachers with a unique opportunity to learn about the dynamic and growing semiconductor industry. The session will take place on July 30 and will include a special tour of Brookdale’s state-of-the-art Cyber Center.

These educator-focused sessions are part of a global initiative made possible by the generous $2 million donation from the ON Semiconductor Foundation through its onsemi Giving Now program. In partnership with the IEEE Foundation, IEEE Educational Activities is delivering TryEngineering Educator Sessions around the world with a mission to equip teachers with classroom-ready resources that inspire the next generation of engineers and technologists.

During the Brookdale session, educators will learn directly from industry experts and receive hands-on materials and curriculum developed by the IEEE TryEngineering team. All participating teachers will attend at no cost and will leave with materials to replicate the activities in their classrooms—no prior experience in electronics is required.

IEEE TryEngineering is expanding its reach in 2025 with five Educator Sessions across the U.S., including Brookdale, as well as additional international events, such as one at Universiti Malaysia Perlis. These sessions are especially timely, as the Semiconductor Industry Association estimates a shortage of nearly 70,000 professionals in the field.

Designed to support middle school educators, the sessions aim to introduce students to career pathways in the semiconductor industry, which range from technologists to engineers and beyond, with varying educational requirements. Faculty researchers from Brookdale will meet with participants to answer questions and showcase facilities that welcome future learners.

As part of the session, teachers will engage in a hands-on electronics activity and learn how to extend this exercise to model the chip-making process. Each participant will receive all necessary materials to bring the activity back to their students.

We are so grateful to have partners like onsemi who share our passion to excite a more diverse pipeline of students to change the world as an engineer or technology professional,” says Jamie Moesch, IEEE Educational Activities managing director. “The work we have developed together is being used by instructors around the world to become more comfortable teaching students about semiconductors, microelectronics and more.”

Interested teachers can REGISTER HERE