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Learning Classroom - Community of Practice

August 1, 2014 - July 31, 2016 | Public Programs, Professional Development, Conferences, and Networks, Informal/Formal Connections
The Detroit Zoo will develop an innovative partnership to help underrepresented students achieve success in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) higher education and careers. The “Learning Classroom—Community of Practice” project will bring together the zoo’s informal educators and STEM content experts with partners at the Detroit Area Pre-College Engineering Program and Oakland University’s School of Education and Human Services in four workshops designed to create a shared language, vision and values around program development and implementation. The group will develop methods for addressing developmental needs of youth while providing science education relating to wildlife conservation and environmental stewardship. They will also build a process for bringing new members into the collaborative with the ultimate goal of delivering large and sustained STEM projects in the metropolitan Detroit area. While focusing on creating a positive impact on STEM achievement and success in Detroit area youth, the project will identify aspects of the process that can be replicable in other regions.

Funders

IMLS
Funding Program: Sparks! Ignition Grants for Museums
Award Number: LG-45-14-0009-14
Funding Amount: $24,772

TEAM MEMBERS

  • Dianne Miller
    Principal Investigator
    Detroit Zoological Society
  • Resource Type: Projects
    Discipline: General STEM | Life science
    Audience: Youth/Teen (up to 17) | Undergraduate/Graduate Students | Educators/Teachers | Museum/ISE Professionals
    Environment Type: Public Programs | Aquarium and Zoo Programs | Professional Development, Conferences, and Networks | Professional Development and Workshops | Informal/Formal Connections | K-12 Programs | Higher Education Programs

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