RELATING RESEARCH TO PRACTICE (en-US)

“Science helps me figure things out”: Authoring science identities across time & place

Keywords:
Equity, Gender, Identity, Middle School, Non-dominant Populations, NSF-Funded, Sociocultural

Themes:
Educational Equity and Inclusion, Interest, Identity, Culture, and Learning

A connected learning approach to an engineering design challenge

Keywords:
Afterschool-OST, Environmental Awareness, Middle School, NSF-Funded, Program Design, Technology, Youth Engagement

Themes:
STEM Learning through Digital & Visual Media, Teaching and Learning in Informal Settings, Youth and STEM Learning

Challenging beliefs about gender and STEM engagement through crafting and circuitry

Keywords:
Discourse, Equity, Gender, Middle School

Themes:
Engaging Learners with Scientific Practices, Interest, Identity, Culture, and Learning

Childrens’ responses to science across settings

Keywords:
Interest, Middle School, Motivation

Themes:
Youth and STEM Learning

Designing afterschool programs to meet developmental needs of middle schoolers

Keywords:
Afterschool-OST, Development, Middle School, Program Design, Youth Engagement

Themes:
Interest, Identity, Culture, and Learning, Teaching and Learning in Informal Settings

Developing science agency

Keywords:
Activism, Interest, Middle School, Science in Society, Youth Engagement

Themes:

Does instructional time affect students' science achievement?

Keywords:
Elementary school, Equity, Middle School, Policy, Teaching

Themes:

How urban girls negotiate school science

Keywords:
Equity, Gender, Identity, Learning Science, Middle School

Themes:
Engaging Learners with Scientific Practices, Interest, Identity, Culture, and Learning, Youth and STEM Learning

Integrating everyday discourses and knowledge in science learning

Keywords:
Discourse, Interest, Middle School, NSF-Funded

Themes:
Engaging Learners with Scientific Practices

Mapping U.S. out-of-school time science, technology, and engineering programs

Keywords:
Afterschool-OST, Collaboration, Middle School, Non-dominant Populations

Themes:
Educational Equity and Inclusion

Navigating through figured worlds: Making projects more engaging for students

Keywords:
Interest, Middle School, Participation, Program Design

Themes:
Engaging Learners with Scientific Practices, Interest, Identity, Culture, and Learning

Place-based expertise and science knowledge shape civic action

Keywords:
Activism, Afterschool-OST, Environmental Awareness, Middle School, Next Generation Science Standards, Non-dominant Populations, NSF-Funded

Themes:
Communicating Climate Change

Positive informal science experiences help students persist in STEM majors

Keywords:
Afterschool-OST, Career, Gender, Identity, Interest, Middle School, Motivation, Non-dominant Populations, Program Design

Themes:
Educational Equity and Inclusion, Youth and STEM Learning

Professional development supports integrating technology with reform-based science

Keywords:
Middle School, NSF-Funded, Professional Development, Teaching, Technology

Themes:
Teaching Strategies and Teacher PD

Providing more types of hands-on resources with subtle guidance supports learner inquiry

Keywords:
Inquiry, Interest, Learning Progressions, Middle School, Practical Work/Lab Work, Scientific Reasoning, Technology, Visualization

Themes:
STEM Learning through Digital & Visual Media, Teaching Strategies and Teacher PD, Youth and STEM Learning