Remote Reach: Innovating K-12 Education in a Time of Social Distancing

In the face of the COVID-19 crisis, parents and educators have been tasked with the enormous responsibility of creating a dedicated, learning environment for their students at home. While shifting to an online medium has been challenging, it has provided a unique opportunity for AIChE at UCLA to support K-12 students through its new Remote Reach project. In Remote Reach, designing and delivering personalized, interactive lessons to students has proved to be a rewarding and enjoyable experience for members involved. The prospect of online education has enabled our chapter to establish several connections with schools and develop a new approach to outreach. At this workshop, we will introduce innovative ways our chapter has served hundreds of students in the greater Los Angeles community online, and how all student chapters can grow their own outreach programs in this ever-changing climate.