Poster – Making Connections: Exploring Culturally-Relevant Maker Experiences Through an Iterative, Cross-Institutional Approach

March 15th, 2016 | RESEARCH

This poster was presented at the 2016 Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) PI Meeting held in Bethesda, MD on February 29-March 2. This project is exploring and identifying successful, cross-institutional approaches to using maker activities to engage members of communities of color (with a focus on family groups) in STEM activities.

Document

AISL-Meeting-Making-Connections-Poster-2016.pdf

Team Members

Marjorie Bequette, Principal Investigator, Science Museum of Minnesota

Funders

Funding Source: NSF
Funding Program: AISL
Award Number: 1323584

Related URLs

RESEARCH: "Making Connections: Exploring Culturally-Relevant Maker Experiences through an Iterative, Cross-Institutional Approach"

Tags

Access and Inclusion: Asian Communities | Black | African American Communities | English Language Learners | Ethnic | Racial | Hispanic | Latinx Communities | Immigrant Communities | Indigenous and Tribal Communities | Low Socioeconomic Status | Women and Girls
Audience: Evaluators | Families | Learning Researchers | Museum | ISE Professionals
Discipline: Art | music | theater | Education and learning science | Engineering | Nature of science
Resource Type: Conference Proceedings | Reference Materials
Environment Type: Making and Tinkering Programs | Museum and Science Center Programs | Public Programs