September 14th, 2018 | RESEARCH
The Rural Informal STEM Conference (RISC), sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and held at its headquarters on September 13–14, 2018, was the first of its kind to bring together key innovators and experts in rural STEM learning outside of school. People who live in rural settings are a frequently overlooked and significantly under-represented STEM audience, who number roughly 60 million Americans.
The conference addressed questions about the overall status of informal (out of school) STEM learning in rural places, including the following: How do we define rural places? What are promising practices in diversity, equity, and inclusion in these places? How can STEM programs build community support for their work? How can such programs assess their impacts appropriately?
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Team Members
Kate Kastelein, AuthorSue Allen, Principal Investigator, Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance
Tom Keller, Co-Principal Investigator
Jan Mokros, Co-Principal Investigator
Corrine Kaczmarek, Contributor
Sam Theriault, Contributor
Asia Williams, Contributor
Funders
Funding Source: NSF
Funding Program: AISL
Award Number: 1823383
Related URLs
A Conference on Informal STEM Learning in Rural Settings
Tags
Access and Inclusion: Rural
Audience: Administration | Leadership | Policymakers | Educators | Teachers | Museum | ISE Professionals | Scientists
Discipline: Education and learning science | General STEM
Resource Type: Conference Proceedings | Reference Materials | Report
Environment Type: Conferences | Professional Development | Conferences | Networks