Found 9357 results. Change search to: repository and web pages combined or website only.
REPOSITORY | EVALUATION
Since 2012, the Maker Education Initiative (Maker Ed) has worked with over 72 organizations to host their Maker Corps program. In 2015, 39 organizations participated with 72 Maker Corps Members.
The...
DATE: December 31st, 2015
REPOSITORY | EVALUATION
Since 2012, the Maker Education Initiative (Maker Ed) has worked with over 72 organizations to host their Maker Corps program. In 2015, 39 organizations participated with 72 Maker Corps Members.
The...
DATE: December 31st, 2015
REPOSITORY | RESEARCH
Across the country, school administrators and educators struggle to find time for children to engage in physical activity while still giving them enough time in academic instruction. The steep rise...
DATE: September 1st, 2015
REPOSITORY | RESEARCH
Across the U.S., youth development approaches are being tested in out-of-school time programs as a strategy to combat the growing opportunity gap between privileged and underprivileged youth (Gardner, Roth, &...
DATE: April 1st, 2015
REPOSITORY | RESEARCH
What is “the truth” about out-of-school time (OST) work with boys and young men of color (BYMOC)? How has the literature that documents the increasing public consciousness of this work...
DATE: April 1st, 2015
REPOSITORY | RESEARCH
The afterschool hours offer children unscripted and flexible time to explore their spaces and interests so they can learn in and from their surroundings. They engage with the world, exploring...
DATE: April 1st, 2015
REPOSITORY | RESEARCH
Structured afterschool programs are often perceived as a service for young children only. Communities often overlook teenagers, expecting more substantial benefits from investments in programs for younger children (Hall &...
DATE: April 1st, 2015
REPOSITORY | RESEARCH
Professional development is vital to the success of afterschool programs. Effective professional development enhances afterschool program quality by facilitating staff performance and knowledge; in addition, professional development is vital for...
DATE: April 1st, 2015
REPOSITORY | RESEARCH
Positive youth development and youth organizing are strengths-based approaches to the lives, needs, and contributions of young people (Damon & Gregory, 2003). These approaches privilege the voices of youth as...
DATE: April 1st, 2015
REPOSITORY | RESEARCH
Challenge seeking is an important component of children’s personal and academic development. Defined in this paper as a set of beliefs and behaviors that propels individuals to initiate and persist...
DATE: April 1st, 2015
REPOSITORY | PROJECT
In partnership with Future Makers and several Maryland public libraries, the Maryland State Department of Education’s Division of Library Development and Services (DLDS) will teach children ages 4 to 7...
DATES: October 1st, 2014 - September 30th, 2015
REPOSITORY | PROJECT
The Mansfield Public School District will create an online game curriculum program titled GameOn: Digital Citizens for students in the 5th and 6th grades. Teachers and librarians in the school...
DATES: December 1st, 2014 - November 30th, 2015
REPOSITORY | PROJECT
Georgetown County Library will improve the digital-age critical workforce skills of local young people through STEM-related digital activities. Classes relating to online STEM resources, digital video production, and app development...
DATES: December 1st, 2014 - November 30th, 2015
REPOSITORY | PROJECT
Cañada College will implement the STEM 4 ECE program, which will engage early childhood education (ECE) students in activities to increase their understanding of a comfort with STEM (science, technology,...
DATES: November 1st, 2014 - October 31st, 2015
REPOSITORY | PROJECT
The Mabee Library at MidAmerica Nazarene University will create a Center for Games and Learning, which will be used to incorporate games in higher education curricula and academic life, with...
DATES: October 1st, 2014 - September 30th, 2015
REPOSITORY | PROJECT
The University of Oklahoma will increase knowledge about how youths create information and how information professionals can help them become successful information creators by promoting their information and digital literacies...
DATES: June 1st, 2014 - May 31st, 2017
REPOSITORY | PROJECT
The Allegheny County Library Association will partner with ASSET, Inc. to provide professional development in principles of STEM education (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) and inquiry-based practices to youth service...
DATES: April 1st, 2014 - March 31st, 2017
REPOSITORY | PROJECT
The number of Latinos and Native Americans represented in library and information science professions is extremely low. The University of Arizona School of Information Resources and Library Science will address...
DATES: June 1st, 2014 - May 31st, 2017
REPOSITORY | PROJECT
The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History will enhance its staff capacity and train current educational staff in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education delivery, both of...
DATES: October 1st, 2014 - September 30th, 2016
REPOSITORY | PROJECT
The Amistad Research Center will hire a project archivist to process 15 archival collections highlighting the accomplishments of African Americans in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) professions. An inventory...
DATES: October 1st, 2014 - September 30th, 2016
REPOSITORY | PROJECT
Lincoln Park Zoo will upgrade and make freely available ZooMonitor, a scientific data collection tool, which currently exists in a pilot version, for monitoring the behavior of animals in zoos...
DATES: October 1st, 2014 - September 30th, 2016
REPOSITORY | PROJECT
The Wild Center will develop, implement, and disseminate a model program, VTS in Science, for the science museum field adapted from the Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) teaching method. In partnership...
DATES: October 1st, 2014 - September 30th, 2017
REPOSITORY | PROJECT
The Southern Environmental Center (SEC) at Birmingham-Southern College will develop a business plan for expansion and improvement of its current programs. The Business Plan will help guide management of the...
DATES: October 1st, 2014 - September 30th, 2016
REPOSITORY | PROJECT
The Florida Aquarium will create a Gulf-focused seafood education program that will deliver current information on seafood choices that help ensure abundant future populations of fish. The aquarium will form...
DATES: October 1st, 2014 - September 30th, 2016
REPOSITORY | PROJECT
The New Children's Museum will launch the LAByrinth project to engage the community in the creation of a permanent art installation. The museum will convene a cross-disciplinary team to design...
DATES: October 1st, 2014 - September 30th, 2016
