2021 Poster – Understanding the Role of Informal STEM Educators in Creating Maker-based and Community- Centered Technology and Computer Science Learning Hubs for Urban Youth (Rec-to-Tech U)

This poster was presented at the 2021 NSF AISL Awardee Meeting.

Makerspaces and making-related programs are often inaccessible, unaffordable, or simply not available to underserved youth. This three-year, Innovations in Development project involves partnership with four Recreation Centers (two each in Baltimore and Pittsburgh) to (1) train educators in equity-oriented approaches to making, (2) create four learning hubs, (3) develop and test equity-based curricula in each space, and (4) establish a replicable Localization Toolkit for future implementation in other communities.