This collaboration between two Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) will form a networked improvement community located within the Piedmont Region of North Carolina. In close partnership with community colleges and civic organizations, the project will reach families and students that lead to broader participation of underrepresented groups in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. The overall goal is to build and sustain a scalable, inquiry-based network with the purpose of increasing the academic success of underrepresented ethnic minorities and women in the STEM continuum. By engaging in culturally relevant socio-environmental frameworks, project outcomes will positively impact student retention, knowledge, and quantitative skills in STEM across socio-economic divides and STEM disciplines.
The Launch Pilot phase will focus on evidence-based teaching and learning approaches for middle school students. The core structure of the network will serve as a platform to launch and guide other age- and level-specific educational instruction, research, and assessment initiatives. Student understanding of the nature of science will be enhanced by adapting structure, behavior, and function (SBF) theory and system thinking hierarchical (STH) models. Ultimately, the network will represent a driver for social innovation that positively impacts broadening participation in STEM.
Funders
NSF
Funding Program:
NSF INCLUDES
Award Number:
1649263
Funding Amount:
$199,940.00
NSF
Funding Program:
NSF INCLUDES
Award Number:
1649255
Funding Amount:
$99,982.00
TEAM MEMBERS
Gregory Goins
Principal Investigator
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University
Thomas Redd
Co-Principal Investigator
Scott Harrison
Co-Principal Investigator
Paula Faulkner
Co-Principal Investigator
Stephanie Luster-Teasley
Co-Principal Investigator
Caesar Jackson
Principal Investigator
North Carolina Central University
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