Publication

NetSci High: Bringing Network Science Research to High Schools

Description

A paper describing the success of the project NetSci High is now published as part of the proceedings for the 6th Workshop on Complex Networks (CompleNet).

We present NetSci High, our NSF-funded educational outreach program that connects high school students who are underrepresented in STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics), and their teachers, with regional university research labs and provides them with the opportunity to work with researchers and graduate students on team-based, year-long network science research projects, culminating in a formal presentation at a network science conference. This short paper reports the content and materials that we have developed to date, including lesson plans and tools for introducing high school students and teachers to network science; empirical evaluation data on the effect of participation on students’ motivation and interest in pursuing STEM careers; the application of professional development materials for teachers that are intended to encourage them to use network science concepts in their lesson plans and curriculum; promoting district-level interest and engagement; best practices gained from our experiences; and the future goals for this project and its subsequent outgrowth.

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PUBLICATION DETAILS

Type
Article
Author
Catherine Cramer
Lori Sheetz
Hiroki Sayama
Paul Trunfio
H. Eugene Stanley
Stephen Uzzo
Publisher
NetSci High: Network Science for the Next Generation
Publication Year
2014
Additional Disciplines
Computer Science - general