RELATING RESEARCH TO PRACTICE (en-US)

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

A four-phase model of interest

Keywords:
Interest, Motivation

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

A website resource for afterschool practitioners

Keywords:
Policy, Professional Development

Themes:
Teaching and Learning in Informal Settings

Assessing learning in OST settings: A review of the research

Keywords:
Afterschool-OST, Evaluation, Interest

Themes:
Research, Method, and Theory, Teaching and Learning in Informal Settings

Assessing learning in the outdoors

Keywords:
Field Trips, Program Design

Themes:
Relating Formal and Informal Learning, Research, Method, and Theory, Teaching and Learning in Informal Settings

Assessing visitor engagement in science centers

Keywords:
Evaluation, Exhibits, Interest, Museums, Visitors

Themes:
Research, Method, and Theory, Teaching and Learning in Informal Settings

Bridging formal and informal learning environments to improve science education for all

Keywords:
Afterschool-OST, Everyday Experiences, Learning Across Settings

Themes:
Relating Formal and Informal Learning, Teaching and Learning in Informal Settings, Youth and STEM Learning

Bridging the gap between formal and informal contexts

Keywords:
Afterschool-OST

Themes:
Relating Formal and Informal Learning, Teaching and Learning in Informal Settings

Building inquiry skills during science field trips

Keywords:
NSF-Funded, Teaching

Themes:
Engaging Learners with Scientific Practices, Teaching and Learning in Informal Settings, Teaching Strategies and Teacher PD, 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

Designing games so the lesson is part of the fun

Keywords:
Games, Interest

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

Developing a science identity through life-relevant learning

Keywords:
Afterschool-OST, Everyday Experiences, Identity, Interest

Themes:
Engaging Learners with Scientific Practices, Interest, Identity, Culture, and Learning, Teaching and Learning in Informal Settings

Does the authenticity of an object matter?

Keywords:
Exhibits, Museums, Science in Society, Scientific Reasoning, Visitors

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

Engaging children in environmental issues after school

Keywords:
Afterschool-OST, Environmental Awareness, Zoos

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

Enhancing visitor experiences of guided tours using entrance narratives

Keywords:
Discourse, Museums, Narrative, Visitors

Themes:
Teaching and Learning in Informal Settings