STEM20: Virtual Event
By Doug Scott (Hopkinton Public Schools: Hopkinton, MA), Michael Looney, Sr. (Mashpee Public Schools: Mashpee, MA), Mark Westlake (Saint Thomas Academy: Saint Paul, MN), Shishir Sudhaman (Hopkinton High School: Hopkinton, MA), Sucheta Sunder (Hopkinton High
Moderated by Doug Scott, engineering and robotics teacher at Hopkinton High School, the panel will share how the Shield Team 2020 took to action and built a scalable and sustainable personal protective equipment–producing team of educators and students that became a national effort. The team has produced over 43,000 face shields. The team not only provided essential equipment to those on the front lines battling COVID-19, but also purpose to The Shield Team 2020 members who were sheltered in place.