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This poster was presented at the 2019 AISL PI Meeting, and describes the evaluation of the STEM Scouts program.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Jennifer Urban Miriam Linver
resource research Public Programs
As part of its overall strategy to enhance learning in informal environments, the Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program funds innovative research, approaches, and resources for use in a variety of settings. This Pilots and Feasibility Studies project will design and study computer science education programs in three New York State prisons and cutting-edge computer science learning spaces in New York City and Bennington, VT for recently released men and women. These two sites of investment will be designed and operated with the goals of bridging informal STEM education inside the
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TEAM MEMBERS: Andrew Cencini David Bond Jed Tucker
resource research Public Programs
This poster was presented at the 2019 NSF AISL Principal Investigators meeting. The poster describes the Rural Activation and Innovation Network, in which four Arizona regions were selected for their uniqueness in geography and demographics to provide insights about barriers and solutions to implementing ISE experiences in rural communities.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Jeremy Babendure
resource research Public Programs
This poster was created for the Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program Primary Investigator (PI) meeting. The research presented here is a summary of the various informal STEM learning opportunities offered as part of the collaboration between university researchers and museum practionners. We were interested in how museums can advance parent-child engagment in STEM-rich tinkering and reflection. The participants were able to take part of a few different activities that allowed for informal reflection and tinkering at the Tinkering Lab, a musuem exhibit that invites families to take
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TEAM MEMBERS: Catherine Haden Tsivia Cohen David Uttal Perla Gámez
resource research Public Programs
Building the capacity of public libraries and library staff to deliver engaging, inspirational, and educational STEM programs has the potential to transform the STEM education landscape across the country. What started in libraries some years ago as independent experiments in STEM programming has become a national STEM movement. STAR Library Network (STAR Net) is a national program led by the Space Science Institute’s National Center for Interactive Learning (NCIL). STAR stands for Science-Technology Activities and Resources. NSF funds this Broad Implementation Phase 2 program. Core
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resource research Public Programs
This poster, which was presented in Alexandria, VA at the CAISE AISL PI meeting in February 2019, summarizes the All Together Now project and research goals.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Mizuko Ito Tiera Tanksley Oshin Khachikian Amanda Wortman
resource research Public Programs
Poster shared at the 2019 AISL PI Meeting to share our key question: as we work with various theories, models, and practices, how can these be made most useful to possible users of the information?
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TEAM MEMBERS: Marjorie Bequette Noah Weeth Feinstein Cecilia Garibay Joanne Jones-Rizzi Evelyn Ronning Esther Hsuborger Cori West
resource research Media and Technology
Antarctic Dinosaurs: A Giant Screen Film and Outreach Project aims to leverage the popularity and charisma of dinosaurs to draw museum audiences into a captivating educational journey, revealing the history and transformation of Antarctica and the planet’s polar ecosystems, and exploring the forces that continue to shape the continent. In addition to bringing to life a wealth of unfamiliar dinosaurs, amphibians and proto-mammals, this project will journey beyond the bones to reveal a more nuanced, multi-disciplinary interpretation of paleontology and Antarctica’s profound changes. Centered
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TEAM MEMBERS: Deborah Raksany
resource research Media and Technology
The Child Trends News Service (CTNS) was created to report on new research about child development, and broaden the public’s access to information that can inform their parenting decisions. CTNS features this new research and research-based parenting practices in video news reports in both English and Spanish. While CTNS reporting is relevant to all parents, it also focuses on issues of specific interest to Latino parents regarding their children—the fastest-growing group of children in the United States. CTNS is a collaboration between the Child Trends Hispanic Institute, a Child Trends
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TEAM MEMBERS: Alicia Torres Monica Arkin Tina Plaza-Whoriskey
resource research Media and Technology
The Signing Glossaries are six new apps researched and developed for families with at least one member who is deaf and hard of hearing. Each glossary provides access to thousands of signed terms and definitions encountered in visits to aquariums, botanical gardens, natural history museums, nature centers, science museums, and zoos. Deaf and hard of hearing children typically have literacy levels that lag behind those of their hearing peers, making access to captions, labels, instructions, and information difficult. This, in combination with a lack of interpreters to sign material for them
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TEAM MEMBERS: Judy Vesel
resource research Public Programs
This is a poster presented at the 2019 AISL PI meeting, charged with coming up with discussion questions for attendees. Our question is about the next steps for a longitudinal study that is nearing the end of its initial phase.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Aaron Price Robert Tai Ali Mroczkowski
resource research Media and Technology
U!Scientist is an in-gallery touch table adaptation of the popular online citizen science project Galaxy Zoo. Taking advantage of the social opportunities in a museum setting, the project aims not only to enhance visitors’ science self-efficacy but also to encourage visitors to discuss their choices with friends and family. This poster was presented at the 2019 NSF AISL Principal Investigators Meeting.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Becky Rother