July 8th, 2024 | EVALUATION
As part of the project, Designing our Tomorrow—Mobilizing the Next Generation of Engineers (DOT), OMSI developed a set of professional development (PD) training modules as a resource for educators in informal science education (ISE). The intended impacts for the evidence-based PD included:
1. Educators will gain confidence using elements of storytelling as a facilitation tool.</li>
2. Educators will gain an understanding of engineering practices used at exhibits.</li>
3. Educators will gain skills helping visitors connect or strengthen the connection between engineering practices used at exhibits to the usefulness and relevance of engineering in their lives and their communities.
Document
Final-Summative-Evaluation-Report-DOT-PD.pdf
Team Members
Smirla Ramos-Montañez, Author, Oregon Museum of Science and IndustryMaria Zybina, Author, Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
Funders
Funding Source: NSF
Award Number: 2005678
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Tags
Audience: Adults | Educators | Teachers | Evaluators | General Public | Learning Researchers | Museum | ISE Professionals
Discipline: Engineering | General STEM
Resource Type: Evaluation | Evaluation Reports | Research and Evaluation Instruments | Summative
Environment Type: Exhibitions | Informal | Formal Connections | Museum and Science Center Exhibits | Museum and Science Center Programs | Professional Development | Conferences | Networks | Professional Development and Workshops