Bringing in the Tech: Using Outside Expertise to Enhance Technology Learning in Youth Programs

September 1st, 2015 | RESEARCH

Afterschool continues to be promoted as a complementary setting to school for strengthening science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education (for example, Krishnamurthi, Bevan, Rinehart, & Coulon, 2013). This is a reasonable idea: 10.2 million children and youth in the U.S. participate in structured afterschool programs (Afterschool Alliance, 2014), and the flexibility of afterschool settings allows for innovative approaches to STEM exploration and engagement.

Document

(no document provided)

Team Members

Thomas Akiva, Author, University of Pittsburgh
Kaleen Tison Povis, Author, University of Pittsburgh
Ani Martinez, Author, Sprout Fund

Citation

Publication: Afterschool Matters
Volume: 22
Page(s): 45-53

Related URLs

Full Text

Tags

Audience: Educators | Teachers | Elementary School Children (6-10) | Middle School Children (11-13) | Museum | ISE Professionals | Youth | Teen (up to 17)
Discipline: Computing and information science | General STEM | Technology
Resource Type: Peer-reviewed article | Research Products
Environment Type: Afterschool Programs | Making and Tinkering Programs | Public Programs