ABOUT CHIP KIDS
Inspiring the next generation of engineers
Chip Kids is an Emmy-nominated educational television series that introduces middle-grade students to the technologies shaping their world and the people who create them.
Through fast-paced, engaging episodes built around real questions, hands-on demonstrations, and conversations with scientists and engineers, Chip Kids makes complex topics such as microelectronics, artificial intelligence, optics, and advanced computing understandable, relevant, and exciting to young audiences.
Chip Kids Digital Series
Chip Kids episodes spark curiosity and awareness; standards-aligned classroom materials help teachers bring emerging technology into existing curricula.
Chip Kids Ambassador Program
College STEM students from partner universities serve as near-peer mentors, bringing Chip Kids lessons into middle school classrooms through hands-on activities and career conversations. The program simultaneously develops the communication and leadership skills of future technical professionals while giving younger students relatable STEM role models.
SparkEd
Microelectronics for the Classroom with Chip Kids: Professional development equips educators to teach unfamiliar topics with confidence, and college student ambassadors provide young learners with accessible STEM role models and hands-on experiences. Together, these efforts connect early exposure to sustained learning and ultimately to the future technology workforce.
The people behind Chip Kids
Shalaunda Reeves
Shalaunda Reeves is an Assistant Professor of STEM Education in the Department of Theory and Practice in Teacher Education at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She is dedicated to identifying effective approaches that translate domain-specific knowledge into learning experiences that address key aspects of a phenomenon, enhance the learner’s experience, and support the development of a skilled workforce.
Joanna Mirecki Millunchick
Serves as the Dean of the Indiana University Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering. With a dual research expertise in materials science and STEM education, Millunchick has consistently pushed the boundaries of knowledge and innovation. Her groundbreaking research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, and the Department of Defense, among others.
Alia Pope
A 4th-grade teacher, 2026 Emmy-nominated host of the PBS web series Chip Kids, and social media personality with more than 1.6 million followers. Alia inspires educators and students through creativity, authentic storytelling, and high-impact learning experiences.
Whether in the classroom, on camera, or speaking with educators, Alia shares practical strategies that increase student engagement, build meaningful connections, and create learning experiences students will remember long after the lesson ends. Alia has built a platform centered on education, creativity, community, and authentic connection. She continues to use her influence to inspire educators, young people, and creators while making an impact locally and beyond.
RECOGNITION
Award Winning, Emmy-Nominated Education
2x Telly Award Winner
Recognized for excellence in education and training, and in editing, by the premier award honoring video and television.
Emmy-nominated Host
Miss Pope is nominated for Outstanding Children’s Personality at the Children’s and Family Emmy Awards.
