June 12th, 2024
AISL Project Interviews
These short interviews showcase equity-centered practices and diverse perspectives from 9 AISL-funded projects. Featuring accounts from principal investigators, co-principal investigators, and community partners, these interviews offer insights on the strategies, challenges, and successes project teams have encountered while implementing inclusive and equitable practices in their work. Click on the videos to explore each unique account.
You may also be interested in exploring CAISE’s STEM Identity Interviews.
These interviews were conducted during the 2023 AISL Awardee Meeting in Arlington, VA, during December 2023.
Dr. Jaymee Nanasi Davis
Project: Leveraging community-based organizations to develop and study Native Hawaiian ethos-driven (‘AĚ„ina-based) environmental science activities
Karen Peterson
Project: BRITE Girls Online STEM Practices: Building Relevance and Identity to Transform Experiences
Dr. Celia Garcia Alvarado
Project: Engaging Rural, Latinx Youth in an After School Program That Integrates Design Thinking, Making and Math (AMPED 4 Making)
Veronica Garcia-Luis
Project: Cambio: A Professional Development Approach for Building Latinx-focused Cultural Competence in Informal Science Education Institutions
Dr. Ed Greene
Project: Black Representation – Authoring STEM Stories for Climate Risk Preparedness
Dr. Isabel Hawkins
Project: The Cultural Roots of STEM: A Synthesis of Non-Western STEM Learning Paradigms
Cesar Almeida
Project: Research to Understand and Inform the Impacts of Ambient and Designed Sound on Informal STEM Learning
Dr. Edna Tan, Dr. Angela Calabrese Barton
Project: Research in Service to Practice: Critical, Connected, Co-Making with Youth, Families & Communities
Robby Callahan Schreiber
Project: Expanding Activities for Outdoor, Nature Situated Making