Textured Tactile 3D Prints of Astronomical Data for the Career Exploration Lab and Other Applications
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Astronomy has been a fascinating subject for the public for centuries and can stimulate deep questions not only on our own origin but subtly the richness of science and mathematics. It also is a science that is associated with engineering and technology to probe the universe.Typically, astronomical data is translated into visual representations for analysis and general public communication. Unfortunately, this practice is problematic for individuals with blindness or visual impairment (B/VI). In response, we transformed astronomical research data and models into textured 3D prints for tactile
St. Elmo Brady STEM Academy
One PagerSRMPmachine: Preparing High School Students for Careers in Machine Learning through Mentored Scientific Research
One PagerThe Sky Belongs to Everyone
One Pager3D Printing and Astronomy for High School Students with Blindness/Visual Impairments and their Educators
One PagerSupporting Science Inquiry, Interest, and STEM Thinking for Young Dual Language Learners (SISTEM)
PosterSISTEM’s overarching goals are to (1) Increase DLL PreK families’ perceptions of themselves as partners in their children’s science learning and their engagement, confidence, and skills in supporting their children’s science inquiry; (2)Increase PreK DLL teachers’ perceptions of themselves as partners in their students’ science learning and their skills and self-efficacy in facilitating science inquiry with DLLs; (3) Increase children’s, families’ and teachers’ knowledge of STEM careers; and (4) Improve PreK DLLs’ science, language and literacy skills and their interest and self-confidence
Peering a Generation into the Future: NSF's Young Scholars Program (YSP) and the nation’s STEM workforce
PosterThis project is a multiyear study of the impact of an enrichment program that the US National Science Foundation (NSF) managed in the 1990s. The Young Scholars Program (YSP) involved around 18,000 7th–12th grade students and 600 separate grants between 1989 and 1996. The purpose of YSP was to introduce high-achieving middle and secondary school students to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields to encourage their entry into those fields and thus increase the size and quality of the nation’s STEM workforce.