April 14th, 2016 | RESEARCH
This report summarizes findings from a research-practice partnership investigating STEM-rich making in afterschool programs serving young people from communities historically under-represented in STEM. The three-year study identified key dimensions related to (1) How STEM-Rich Making advances afterschool programmatic goals related to socio-emotional and intellectual growth for youth; (2) Key characteristics of programs that effectively engage youth historically marginalized in STEM fields; and (3) Staff development needs to support equity-oriented STEM-Rich Making programs.
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Team Members
Bronwyn Bevan, Author, University of WashingtonJean Ryoo, Author, Exploratorium
Molly Shea, Author, Exploratorium
Linda Kekelis, Author, Techbridge
Paul Pooler, Author, Discovery Cube
Emilyn Green, Author, Community Science Workshop Network
Nicole Bulalacao, Author, Exploratorium
Emily McLeod, Author, Techbridge
Jose Sandoval, Author, Community Science Workshop Network
Miguel Hernandez, Author, Community Science Workshop Network
Funders
Funding Source: NSF
Funding Program: ITEST
Award Number: 1238253
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A Research+Practice Collaboratory
Tags
Access and Inclusion: Low Socioeconomic Status
Audience: Educators | Teachers | Elementary School Children (6-10) | Families | Learning Researchers | Middle School Children (11-13) | Museum | ISE Professionals | Youth | Teen (up to 17)
Discipline: Art | music | theater | Engineering | General STEM | Nature of science
Resource Type: Reference Materials | Report
Environment Type: Afterschool Programs | Making and Tinkering Programs | Public Programs