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NSF INCLUDES: Building Diverse and Integrative STEM Continua Using Socio-environmental Systems In and Out of Neighborhoods (DISCUSSION)

October 1, 2016 - September 30, 2018 | Professional Development, Conferences, and Networks, Informal/Formal Connections
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
  • Tonya Gerald-Goins
    Co-Principal Investigator
  • Christopher McGinn
    Co-Principal Investigator
  • Kimberly Weems
    Co-Principal Investigator
  • Discipline: Education and learning science | General STEM
    Audience: Middle School Children (11-13) | Undergraduate/Graduate Students | Families | Educators/Teachers | Museum/ISE Professionals
    Environment Type: Professional Development, Conferences, and Networks | Resource Centers and Networks | Informal/Formal Connections | K-12 Programs | Higher Education Programs
    Access and Inclusion: Ethnic/Racial | Black/African American Communities | Women and Girls

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