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Guides to implementing STEM programs in libraries

ECHO, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain will increase its capacity to serve rural schools through programming opportunities under its STEM in Motion 2.0 program. In partnership with rural schools, they...

The purpose of this national survey was to connect with librarians to determine: (1) What STEM programming is currently in place? How do libraries approach and implement these programs? (2)...

Explora will expand its work with local students to increase their awareness of STEM career fields. Working primarily with low-income teens of color and their families, the museum will partner...

This research project builds upon an Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) project (DRL#1114674) that investigated preschoolers' self-directed science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) related play experiences in outdoor nature-based playscapes....

This is an expanded version of the Public Report for the AISL project STEM in the Playscape: Building Knowledge for Educational Practice.  ...

STEM Integration in K-12 Education examines current efforts to connect the STEM disciplines in K-12 education. This report identifies and characterizes existing approaches to integrated STEM education, both in formal...

During middle school, many young people disengage from and consequently do not achieve in school-based STEM subjects. This phenomenon is more pronounced among young people in low-income communities than elsewhere....

This brief shares youth development insights from a museum-based, informal science learning program that uses STEM as a tool for social justice. Key to the success of this program were...

Are you interested in creating a STEM learning opportunity to empower the youth to change the world?! Then STEM Justice Training from the Kitty Anderson Youth Science Center of Science Museum of Minnesota might be your interests!  This is total of 10 hour of virtual training over 3 weeks!  Date: September 28, Oct 5 and 12 ... Read more

Young people learn about science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) in a variety of ways and from many sources, including school, the media, personal experiences, and friends and family. Yet...

The goal of this journal—to engage educators from both formal and informal STEM learning settings in areas of mutual activity and interest—involves different forms of “boundary crossing.” We are looking...

The Education Development Center (EDC) has just launched the STEM Learning and Research (STELAR) Center, a resource center for the Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) program at the National Science Foundation (NSF). The mission of STELAR is to build capacity and magnify the results of ITEST projects to deepen the impact of ... Read more

The science education community is buzzing about STEM learning ecosystems, ecologies of learning, and ecological perspectives on learning. You may not know it, but if your teaching involves building on...

Launched in Denver in 2015 at an international global conference, the STEM Learning Ecosystems is a Global Community of Practice with extensive sharing of resources and expertise among leaders from education, business and industry, non-profits, philanthropy and others. The 100+ communities selected from across the world compose a global Community of Practice and have demonstrated ... Read more

Recently announced resources on STEM learning ecosystems and afterschool STEM system-building. Community-Based STEM Learning Ecosystems The STEM Funders Network has launched the Building the Field: Designing and Implementing Community-Based STEM Learning Ecosystems Initiative to support the cultivation, scale and knowledge transfer of the best practices in building strong connections among a rich array of regional ... Read more

This Knowledge Base article was written collaboratively with contributions from Valerie Knight-Williams and Kevin Crowley. This article was migrated from a previous version of the Knowledge Base. The date stamp does not reflect the original publication date. Findings from Research and Evaluation  More than a dozen quasi-experimental summative evaluations funded by the National Science Foundation have ... Read more

There is a widely acknowledged, urgent need for improving and increasing science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) skills among our citizenry and students to navigate the modern world and access...

In citizen science (also known as Public Participation in Scientific Research, or PPSR) projects, non-scientists participate in the process of scientific research. They can develop new technologies for monitoring environmental quality, discover new galaxies, or analyze data to understand the impacts of climate change on birds in their neighborhood. This page provides a brief overview ... Read more

For decades, public libraries have been evolving to become venues for informal science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education, hosting programs and exhibits that inspire children and adults alike, and supporting them in their lifelong learning. Libraries serve diverse populations of all ages and backgrounds, and can be found in nearly every community across the ... Read more

For decades, public libraries have been evolving to become venues for informal science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education, hosting programs and exhibits that inspire children and adults alike, and supporting them in their lifelong learning. Libraries serve diverse populations of all ages and backgrounds, and can be found in nearly every community across the ... Read more

As part of its overall strategy to enhance learning in informal environments, the Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program funds innovative resources for use in a variety of settings. This...

The informal STEM education (ISE) field is a landscape that includes a variety of institutions beyond schools, including museums, science centers, zoos, youth and adult organizations, documentary film producers—and public...

The public at large place a high value on the role of zoos and aquariums in teaching children about the natural world, respect for living creatures, as a place for parents and children to discover new things together, and as an educational resource for children in the community. Research shows that parents in particular place ... Read more

The public at large place a high value on the role of zoos and aquariums in teaching children about the natural world, respect for living creatures, as a place for parents and children to discover new things together, and as an educational resource for children in the community. Research shows that parents in particular place ... Read more