Facilitating for Ownership: Supporting Out-of-School Time Educators in Cultivating Youth-Directed STEM Learning

April 21st, 2026 | RESEARCH

This conference presentation describes how professional learning for afterschool educators can build understanding of youth mattering through coaching in facilitation practices that elevate youth voice and choice.

Document

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1nfWEQQi7sTmRbzK7c7RTqyh0ur-W7ivWgOJv3WnGZV4/edit?slide=id.g2dd243a09e0_0_23#slide=id.g2dd243a09e0_0_23

Team Members

Heidi Cian, Author, Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance

Funders

Funding Source: NSF
Funding Program: AISL
Award Number: 2115229

Related URLs

Broad Implementation: Expanding a Successful Model of Fully Virtual Professional Learning for Afterschool Educators

Tags

Audience: Educators | Teachers | Learning Researchers
Discipline: Education and learning science | General STEM
Resource Type: Presentation Slides | Research
Environment Type: Professional Development and Workshops