Event

STELAR and select ITEST projects delivered a panel presentation at the Massachusetts STEM Summit in Worcester's DCU Center on Tuesday, November 10, 2015.

Moderator:  Carrie Parker

Presenters:  Kemi Jona, Catherine Wong

The STEM Learning and Research (STELAR) Center, in collaboration with two projects funded by the National Science Foundation’s Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) program, presented two models promoting STEM among underserved youth. Seeding the Future targets low-income, underrepresented populations in science at the high school level, and FUSE engages young people ages 11-18 in STEM experiences.

Participants in this session learned about:

(1) the design principles behind each project and how those design principles provide the framework for materials design and program evaluation;

(2) implementation strategies and outcomes that lead to broadening participation and developing important 21st-century skills among young people who are traditionally underrepresented in STEM;

(3) how to leverage partnerships to build, grow, and sustain the work over time;

(4) how the projects leverage evaluation results to implement change to improve the structural aspects of our program; and

(5) how one project integrated STEM career development and social justice to successfully engage low-income youth in developing interest in science.