Utilizing Dance Resources for Learning and Engagement in STEM Video Talk

November 1st, 2023 | RESEARCH

Video talk of a paper authored by Folashadé Solomon, Dionne Champion, Mariah Steele and Tracey Wright. The paper received the Outstanding Paper Award from the Journal of the Learning Sciences. As the selection panel comments, “By employing culturally responsive pedagogy, the authors established a connection between the learning of physics and dance education, thereby promoting access and equity…The meticulous analysis provided insights into how dance, as an embodied form of knowledge, facilitated a transformation in the black girls’ relationship with physics.”

Document

JLS Outstanding Paper Video Talk

Team Members

Dionne Champion, Author, TERC
Folashade Solomon, Author, TERC

Funders

Funding Source: NSF
Funding Program: AISL
Award Number: 1713393

Related URLs

Embodied Physics: STEM Learning for Under-Represented Youth

Tags

Access and Inclusion: Ethnic | Racial | Low Socioeconomic Status | Urban | Women and Girls
Audience: General Public | Learning Researchers | Middle School Children (11-13) | Scientists | Youth | Teen (up to 17)
Discipline: Art | music | theater | Chemistry | Education and learning science | General STEM | Physics
Resource Type: Research
Environment Type: Afterschool Programs | Informal | Formal Connections | Summer and Extended Camps