Engineering / en Digital Youth Divas: ExploringNarrative-Driven Curriculum to SparkMiddle School Girls’ Interest inComputational Activities /publications/digital-youth-divas-exploringnarrative-driven-curriculum-sparkmiddle-school-girls <h2 class="content-title">Digital Youth Divas: ExploringNarrative-Driven Curriculum to SparkMiddle School Girls’ Interest inComputational Activities</h2> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><a title="View user profile." href="/profiles/21626/beatriz-perret" lang about="/profiles/21626/beatriz-perret" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype class="username">Beatriz Perret</a></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2024-05-28T10:32:39-04:00" title="Tuesday, May 28, 2024 - 10:32" class="datetime">Tue, 05/28/2024 - 10:32</time> </span> <div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--67-33"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodepublicationstitle"> <h2 class="content-title">Digital Youth Divas: ExploringNarrative-Driven Curriculum to SparkMiddle School Girls’ Interest inComputational Activities</h2> </div> <div class="lb-block-title lb-border-top block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodepublicationsbody"> <h2 class="block__title">Description</h2> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Women use technology to mediate numerous aspects of their lives, yet women of color are grossly underrepresented in the fields of computer science and engineering. Decisions about participation in STEM are frequently made prior to high school, and these decisions are impacted by prior experience, confidence, and sense of fit with community. The Digital Youth Divas (DYD) is an out-of-school program that uses narrative stories to launch the creation of digital artifacts and support non-dominant middle school girls' STEM interests and identities through virtual and real-world community. This chapter describes the framework of the Digital Youth Divas program, which blends narratives with project-based design challenges in an informal learning environment. Results suggest that our narrative-centered, blended learning program increases non-dominant girls' knowledge, confidence, and sense of fit in STEM activities.</p> <p><strong>Citation:&nbsp;</strong><span><span><span><span><span><span>Erete, Sheena &amp; Martin, Caitlin &amp; Pinkard, Nichole. (2017). Digital Youth Divas:. 10.4018/978-1-5225-2005-4.ch008.&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></span></span></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <div class="_none lb-small-text block block--layout-builder block--inline-blocktext"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Body</div> <div class="field__item"><p>Resources submitted by ITEST projects may be hosted on third-party sites or require a fee or membership for access. Permission to use these materials must be obtained from the publisher or the author listed on each resource.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="lb-section-title block block--stelar-block block--stelar-content-block"> <h2 class="block__title">PUBLICATION DETAILS</h2> </div> <div class="block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodepublicationsfield-posting-type"> <div class="field field--name-field-posting-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Type</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item">Book chapter</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodepublicationsfield-publication-website-url"> <div class="field field--name-field-publication-website-url field--type-link field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Publication Website URL</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/312011728_Digital_Youth_Divas" target="_blank">https://www.researchgate.net/publication/312011728_Digital_Youth_Divas</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodepublicationsfield-topics"> </div> <div class="block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodepublicationsfield-file-attachments"> <div class="field field--name-field-file-attachments field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">File Attachment(s)</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><article class="media media--type-document media--view-mode-default"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-document field--type-file field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Document</div> <div class="field__item"> <span class="file file--mime-application-pdf file--application-pdf"> <a href="/sites/default/files/2024-05/Digital_Youth_Divas%20%281%29.pdf" type="application/pdf" title="Digital_Youth_Divas (1).pdf">PDF File: Digital Youth Divas</a></span> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodepublicationsfield-publication-year"> <div class="field field--name-field-publication-year field--type-yearonly field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Publication Year</div> <div class="field__item">2017</div> </div> </div> <div class="block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodepublicationsfield-discipline"> <div class="field field--name-field-discipline field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Discipline(s)</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item">Computer and informational technology science</div> <div class="field__item">Engineering</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div> </div> </div> Tue, 28 May 2024 14:32:39 +0000 Beatriz Perret 24847 at Indigenous Making and Sharing: Claywork in an Indigenous STEAM Program /publications/indigenous-making-and-sharing-claywork-indigenous-steam-program <h2 class="content-title">Indigenous Making and Sharing: Claywork in an Indigenous STEAM Program</h2> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><a title="View user profile." href="/profiles/21626/beatriz-perret" lang about="/profiles/21626/beatriz-perret" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype class="username">Beatriz Perret</a></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2024-05-28T10:14:56-04:00" title="Tuesday, May 28, 2024 - 10:14" class="datetime">Tue, 05/28/2024 - 10:14</time> </span> <div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--67-33"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodepublicationstitle"> <h2 class="content-title">Indigenous Making and Sharing: Claywork in an Indigenous STEAM Program</h2> </div> <div class="lb-block-title lb-border-top block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodepublicationsbody"> <h2 class="block__title">Description</h2> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>In this article we expand on ideas of making and maker spaces to develop Indigenous making and sharing. We draw from an ArtScience participatory design project that involved Indigenous youth, families, community artists, and scientists in a summer Indigenous STEAM program designed to cultivate social and ecologically just nature-culture relations grounded in Indigenous ways of knowing, being, and making. In this article we focus specifically on clay making and the ways in which onto-epistemic heterogeneity can be engaged to create transformative maker spaces. We present findings from an analysis of the pedagogies of walking, observing and talking lands and waters to outline principles of Indigenous making and sharing in youth-based learning environments.</p> <p><strong>To cite this article: </strong>Filiberto Barajas-López &amp; Megan Bang (2018) Indigenous Making and Sharing: Claywork in an Indigenous STEAM Program, Equity &amp; Excellence in Education, 51:1, 7-20, DOI: 10.1080/10665684.2018.1437847</p></div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <div class="_none lb-small-text block block--layout-builder block--inline-blocktext"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Body</div> <div class="field__item"><p>Resources submitted by ITEST projects may be hosted on third-party sites or require a fee or membership for access. Permission to use these materials must be obtained from the publisher or the author listed on each resource.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="lb-section-title block block--stelar-block block--stelar-content-block"> <h2 class="block__title">PUBLICATION DETAILS</h2> </div> <div class="block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodepublicationsfield-posting-type"> <div class="field field--name-field-posting-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Type</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item">Article</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodepublicationsfield-publisher"> <div class="field field--name-field-publisher field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Publisher</div> <div class="field__item">Equity &amp; Excellence in Education Journal</div> </div> </div> <div class="block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodepublicationsfield-publication-website-url"> <div class="field field--name-field-publication-website-url field--type-link field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Publication Website URL</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10665684.2018.1437847" target="_blank">https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10665684.2018.1437847</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodepublicationsfield-topics"> <div class="field field--name-field-topics field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic(s)</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item">Maker</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodepublicationsfield-file-attachments"> <div class="field field--name-field-file-attachments field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">File Attachment(s)</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><article class="media media--type-document media--view-mode-default"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-document field--type-file field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Document</div> <div class="field__item"> <span class="file file--mime-application-pdf file--application-pdf"> <a href="/sites/default/files/2024-05/bang-indigenous-making-sharing.pdf" type="application/pdf" title="bang-indigenous-making-sharing.pdf">PDF File: Indigenous Making and Sharing: Claywork in an Indigenous STEAM Program</a></span> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodepublicationsfield-publication-year"> <div class="field field--name-field-publication-year field--type-yearonly field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Publication Year</div> <div class="field__item">2018</div> </div> </div> <div class="block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodepublicationsfield-discipline"> <div class="field field--name-field-discipline field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Discipline(s)</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item">Engineering</div> <div class="field__item">Other</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div> </div> </div> Tue, 28 May 2024 14:14:56 +0000 Beatriz Perret 24845 at Framework for P-12 Engineering Learning: A Defined and Cohesive Educational Foundation for P-12 Engineering /publications/framework-p-12-engineering-learning-defined-and-cohesive-educational-foundation-p-12 <h2 class="content-title">Framework for P-12 Engineering Learning: A Defined and Cohesive Educational Foundation for P-12 Engineering</h2> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><a title="View user profile." href="/profiles/21626/beatriz-perret" lang about="/profiles/21626/beatriz-perret" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype class="username">Beatriz Perret</a></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2024-05-28T09:56:24-04:00" title="Tuesday, May 28, 2024 - 09:56" class="datetime">Tue, 05/28/2024 - 09:56</time> </span> <div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--67-33"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodepublicationstitle"> <h2 class="content-title">Framework for P-12 Engineering Learning: A Defined and Cohesive Educational Foundation for P-12 Engineering</h2> </div> <div class="lb-block-title lb-border-top block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodepublicationsbody"> <h2 class="block__title">Description</h2> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Engineering touches every aspect of human life, from providing access to clean drinking water to 5G telecommunications and vaccine development. Yet few young people ever encounter the subject in school or graduate with the foundational skills and knowledge to pursue engineering studies and careers. Now more than ever, we must inspire and prepare our students to grow into the informed designers and innovators the world needs to solve the tough challenges facing us today and in the future. In short, engineering learning is essential for every child in every school, town, city, and county in the country. Many of us within the P-12 education community recognize that there is something special about engineering learning. When given the opportunity to engineer, students of a variety of ages and backgrounds are motivated and eager to tackle difficult problems. They work together. They communicate. They are critical and creative and resourceful. We’ve seen it with our own eyes, experienced it as teachers and professional development coordinators, and advocated for it at parent/teacher nights, school board meetings, and legislative briefings. We know that engineering should be taught in parallel with science and math to ensure an equitable, authentic, relevant, and exciting STEM education experience. However, there have been minimal efforts at the state and local level toward adopting engineering as a distinct component of every child’s schooling.</p> <p>The Framework for P-12 Engineering Learning is a step toward changing that status quo and democratizing engineering learning across all grade levels, preschool through high school. The framework was developed with teachers, school administrators, and researchers working in concert with leaders of the Advancing Excellence in P-12 Engineering Education (AE3) research collaborative and the American Society of Engineering Education. It provides practical guidance by identifying common P-12 engineering learning goals that all students should reach to become engineering literate. The document will add structure and coherence to the P-12 engineering community by serving as a foundation for the development of any and all engineering programs in schools, informing state and national standards-setting efforts, and providing researchers with a common starting point to better investigate and understand P-12 engineering learning.</p> <p>The framework is envisioned as both a practical guide and critical first step in a national movement to make engineering a part of every child’s educational experience. Whether you are a state education policy leader, district administrator, teacher, researcher, industry partner, or educational company, we invite you to join us in our mission.</p></div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <div class="_none lb-small-text block block--layout-builder block--inline-blocktext"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Body</div> <div class="field__item"><p>Resources submitted by ITEST projects may be hosted on third-party sites or require a fee or membership for access. Permission to use these materials must be obtained from the publisher or the author listed on each resource.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="lb-section-title block block--stelar-block block--stelar-content-block"> <h2 class="block__title">PUBLICATION DETAILS</h2> </div> <div class="block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodepublicationsfield-posting-type"> <div class="field field--name-field-posting-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Type</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item">Report</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodepublicationsfield-publisher"> <div class="field field--name-field-publisher field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Publisher</div> <div class="field__item">American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)</div> </div> </div> <div class="block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodepublicationsfield-publication-website-url"> <div class="field field--name-field-publication-website-url field--type-link field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Publication Website URL</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="https://p12framework.asee.org/" target="_blank">https://p12framework.asee.org/</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodepublicationsfield-topics"> <div class="field field--name-field-topics field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic(s)</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item">STEM Content and Standards</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodepublicationsfield-file-attachments"> <div class="field field--name-field-file-attachments field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">File Attachment(s)</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><article class="media media--type-document media--view-mode-default"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-document field--type-file field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Document</div> <div class="field__item"> <span class="file file--mime-application-pdf file--application-pdf"> <a href="/sites/default/files/2024-05/Framework-for-P-12-Engineering-Learning-1.pdf" type="application/pdf" title="Framework-for-P-12-Engineering-Learning-1.pdf">Framework for P-12 Engineering Learning</a></span> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodepublicationsfield-publication-year"> <div class="field field--name-field-publication-year field--type-yearonly field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Publication Year</div> <div class="field__item">2020</div> </div> </div> <div class="block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodepublicationsfield-discipline"> <div class="field field--name-field-discipline field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Discipline(s)</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item">Engineering</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div> </div> </div> Tue, 28 May 2024 13:56:24 +0000 Beatriz Perret 24843 at Hybrid Immersive Learning Environments for the Diné /onepager/hybrid-immersive-learning-environments-dine <h2 class="content-title">Hybrid Immersive Learning Environments for the Diné</h2> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><a title="View user profile." href="/profiles/22066/shawn-jordan" lang about="/profiles/22066/shawn-jordan" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype class="username">Shawn Jordan</a></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2024-04-25T22:32:40-04:00" title="Thursday, April 25, 2024 - 22:32" class="datetime">Thu, 04/25/2024 - 22:32</time> </span> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--inline-blocktext"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Body</div> <div class="field__item"><article class="align-center media media--type-image media--view-mode-default"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Image</div> <div class="field__item"> <picture> <source type="image/webp" width="1090" height="349" data-srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/wide/public/2024-04/Screenshot%202024-04-26%20at%2010.54.52%E2%80%AFAM.webp?itok=xsV8JVqd 1x"> <source type="image/png" width="1090" height="349" data-srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/wide/public/2024-04/Screenshot%202024-04-26%20at%2010.54.52%E2%80%AFAM.png?itok=xsV8JVqd 1x"> <img loading="eager" width="1090" height="349" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="banner that has 2024 ITEST Meeting name on it" class="lazyload" data-src="/sites/default/files/styles/wide/public/2024-04/Screenshot%202024-04-26%20at%2010.54.52%E2%80%AFAM.png?itok=xsV8JVqd" data-srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/wide/public/2024-04/Screenshot%202024-04-26%20at%2010.54.52%E2%80%AFAM.png?itok=xsV8JVqd 1x" typeof="foaf:Image"> </picture> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagertitle"> <h2 class="content-title">Hybrid Immersive Learning Environments for the Diné</h2> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--75-25"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-one-pager-short-descriptio"> <div class="field field--name-field-one-pager-short-descriptio field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">The mission of this ITEST Developing and Testing Innovations project is to explore the affordances of hybrid immersive learning environments situated in tribal contexts to engage Diné (Navajo) middle school students in place-based virtual scientific investigations and hands-on physical experiments and engineering design. This culturally responsive approach has the potential to inspire the next generation of Diné engineers and scientists to use their cultural and STEM knowledge to strengthen their communities and promote tribal sovereignty. Building upon prior NSF-funded work of PI Jordan and Co-PI Metcalf in partnership with the Ke’yah Advanced Rural Manufacturing Alliance (KARMA), the Department of Diné Education, and 7 Navajo Nation pilot schools, this project will result in the creation of two hybrid culturally-situated immersive learning environments for schools on the Navajo Nation centered around the past, present, and future of (1) energy (specifically the transition from coal to solar), and (2) water (both shortage and quality issues) in the Navajo Nation. This study will advance knowledge of blending virtual 3-D immersive learning environments with hands-on project-based learning, in culturally-situated contexts to support students to design energy and water futures. It will also generate new knowledge of how Diné cultural capital can be used in engineering design and intersect with STEM, &amp; continue to evolve equitable community participatory research approaches.</div> </div> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-pillar-1response"> <h2 class="block__title">Pillar 1: Innovative Use of Technologies in Learning and Teaching</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-pillar-1response field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">The immersive virtual environment will support science investigation in the past and present through situated, place-based investigation, with connections to cultural and historical context, and visualizations not accessible in real world environments. The hands-on engineering design activity will involve culturally sustaining Diné engineering design activities to engage students in designing solutions in the present and for the future of energy and water on the Navajo Nation.</div> </div> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-pillar-2-response"> <h2 class="block__title">Pillar 2: Partnerships for Career and Workforce Preparation.</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-pillar-2-response field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">This study will directly impact 1800+ middle school students and 60+ teachers across 15+ schools across all 5 agencies of the Navajo Nation by providing opportunities to learn about the history and contemporary issues surrounding energy and water conservation affecting the future of their communities. A train-the-trainer (TTT) model for PD will be used to promote tribal sovereignty by building internal capacity to scale and sustain implementation of the curricula.</div> </div> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-pillar-3-response"> <h2 class="block__title">Pillar 3: Strategies for Equity in STEM Education</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-pillar-3-response field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">A Community Participatory Design-Based Research (CP-DBR) approach will be used to collaborate with Diné community members (including elders, leaders, teachers, and engineers) to co-design and improve the virtual environment, integrate Diné traditional ecological knowledge (TEK), hands-on engineering design curriculum, and teacher professional development. CP-DBR is a responsible and ethical data-driven process to collaborate with the Diné community on research that benefits both Diné and research communities.</div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-main-image"> <div class="field field--name-field-main-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-04/6.png?itok=V_MfdUxw" width="480" height="298" alt="Discussion with a farmer in a culturally situated virtual environment game" typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-large"> </div> </div> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-discipline"> <div class="field field--name-field-discipline field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Discipline(s)</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item">Engineering</div> <div class="field__item">Environmental sciences</div> <div class="field__item">Interdisciplinary</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-age-group"> <div class="field field--name-field-age-group field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Target Gradespan(s)</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item">Middle school (6-8)</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-target-participants"> <div class="field field--name-field-target-participants field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Target Participant(s)</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item">American Indian/Alaska Native participants</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-project-settings"> <div class="field field--name-field-project-settings field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Project Setting(s)</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item">Formal Education</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-category"> <div class="field field--name-field-category field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Category</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item">Developing and Testing Innovations (DTI)</div> <div class="field__item">Research Study</div> <div class="field__item">Youth-Based</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="lb-border-top layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-related-content"> <div class="field field--name-field-related-content field--type-dynamic-entity-reference field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Related Project</div> <div class="field__item"> <article data-history-node-id="24651" about="/projects/24651/profile/culturally-situated-immersive-virtual-learning-and-engineering-design-build" class="node node--type-project-profile node--promoted node--view-mode-one-pager"> <h2> <a href="/projects/24651/profile/culturally-situated-immersive-virtual-learning-and-engineering-design-build" rel="bookmark"> <h2 class="content-title">Culturally situated immersive virtual learning and engineering design to build STEM capacity in Dine communities</h2> </a> </h2> <div class="node__content"> <div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-award-number field--type-string field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Award Number</div> <div class="field__item">2241802</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-principal-investigators field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Principal Investigator(s)</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/profiles/22066/shawn-jordan" hreflang="en">Shawn Jordan</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-co-principal-investigators field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Co-Principal Investigator(s)</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/profiles/22134/shari-metcalf" hreflang="en">Shari Metcalf</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-organization"> <div class="field__label">Organization(s)</div> <div><div class="paragraph-formatter"><div class="paragraph-info"></div> <div class="paragraph-summary"><div class="paragraphs-description paragraphs-collapsed-description"><div class="paragraphs-content-wrapper"><span class="summary-content">Arizona State University</span>, <span class="summary-content">AZ</span></div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> ~ </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> Fri, 26 Apr 2024 02:32:40 +0000 Shawn Jordan 24810 at UNLV ITEST Project: Engaging Secondary Female Students in Ubiquitous Intelligence and Computing /onepager/unlv-itest-project-engaging-secondary-female-students-ubiquitous-intelligence-and <h2 class="content-title">UNLV ITEST Project: Engaging Secondary Female Students in Ubiquitous Intelligence and Computing </h2> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><a title="View user profile." href="/profiles/16065/mei-yang" lang about="/profiles/16065/mei-yang" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype class="username">Mei Yang</a></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2024-04-25T21:41:10-04:00" title="Thursday, April 25, 2024 - 21:41" class="datetime">Thu, 04/25/2024 - 21:41</time> </span> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--inline-blocktext"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Body</div> <div class="field__item"><article class="align-center media media--type-image media--view-mode-default"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Image</div> <div class="field__item"> <picture> <source type="image/webp" width="1090" height="349" data-srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/wide/public/2024-04/Screenshot%202024-04-26%20at%2010.54.52%E2%80%AFAM.webp?itok=xsV8JVqd 1x"> <source type="image/png" width="1090" height="349" data-srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/wide/public/2024-04/Screenshot%202024-04-26%20at%2010.54.52%E2%80%AFAM.png?itok=xsV8JVqd 1x"> <img loading="eager" width="1090" height="349" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="banner that has 2024 ITEST Meeting name on it" class="lazyload" data-src="/sites/default/files/styles/wide/public/2024-04/Screenshot%202024-04-26%20at%2010.54.52%E2%80%AFAM.png?itok=xsV8JVqd" data-srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/wide/public/2024-04/Screenshot%202024-04-26%20at%2010.54.52%E2%80%AFAM.png?itok=xsV8JVqd 1x" typeof="foaf:Image"> </picture> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagertitle"> <h2 class="content-title">UNLV ITEST Project: Engaging Secondary Female Students in Ubiquitous Intelligence and Computing </h2> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--75-25"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-one-pager-short-descriptio"> <div class="field field--name-field-one-pager-short-descriptio field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">The major objectives of this Engaging Girls in Ubiquitous Intelligence and Computing (GUIC) project are to: 1) enhance secondary female students’ academic self-concepts in computing and engineering fields through a constructivist learning environment; 2) enhance secondary female students’ knowledge, skills, and interests in these fields; 3) increase the number of secondary female students’ participating in STEM competitions; and 4) investigate the factors that influence female students’ career choices in STEM and ICT fields. The major activities in each year include: 1) five-week GUIC Summer Camp to engage secondary female students in learning Arduino/C++ Programming and developing engineering projects, 2) one-week Spring Mentor Training Workshop to train teacher and UNLV student mentors, and 3) two-day Fall STEM Competition Workshop to promote STEM teachers to organize teams to participate in STEM competitions. From 2021 to 2023, we have engaged total 122 secondary female students from 53 CCSD middle &amp; high schools (including 21 Title 1 schools) in GUIC Summer Camp. These students took three-week courses in Arduino &amp; IoT and robotics designs then developed engineering projects in two weeks in a tiered team co-mentored by STEM teachers and UNLV engineering students. Through the Mentor Training Workshop, we have trained total 46 mentors (including 21 teacher mentors). The STEM Competition Workshop engaged total 22 STEM teachers. Total 27 STEM competition teams were supported.</div> </div> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-pillar-1response"> <h2 class="block__title">Pillar 1: Innovative Use of Technologies in Learning and Teaching</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-pillar-1response field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">During the GUIC Summer Camp, students will take courses in Arduino &amp; IoT and robotic designs and develop engineering projects with emphasis on hands-on experience. Each student is provided with one Arduino training kit (consisting of Arduino Uno board &amp; ESP32 board, sensors, breadboard, LEDs &amp; resistors, and wires) so they can build and test the circuits. The engineering projects address different aspects of ubiquitous intelligence and computing fields targeting smart city and environmental applications. </div> </div> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-pillar-2-response"> <h2 class="block__title">Pillar 2: Partnerships for Career and Workforce Preparation.</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-pillar-2-response field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">We partnered with Clark County School District (CCSD) in recruiting secondary female students and teacher mentors. Several engineering projects were developed through partnership with one local startup company. During the summer camp, we invited two female faculty to give engineering seminars and took students to visit 3~4 research labs at UNLV. We also partnered with STEM competition organizers in publicizing opportunities and local professional society &amp; industry in supporting STEM competition teams. </div> </div> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-pillar-3-response"> <h2 class="block__title">Pillar 3: Strategies for Equity in STEM Education</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-pillar-3-response field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">We sent out flyers to all CCSD middle and high schools and reached out to principals and teachers at Title 1 schools to recruit female students and mentors. Out of the 122 secondary female students, 44% of them were African American and Hispanic students. And 28.3% of the 46 mentors were from underrepresented minority group. Around 30% of the participants in sponsored STEM competition teams were female. Students were greatly inspired by the STEM journeys shared by female faculty, scientists, and their mentors. </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-main-image"> <div class="field field--name-field-main-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-04/Year3_projects_frame.png?itok=kP-URseb" width="480" height="471" alt="UNLV ITEST Year 3 engineering project demos " typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-large"> </div> </div> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-related-link-s-"> <div class="field field--name-field-related-link-s- field--type-link field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Related Link(s)</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="https://nsil.sites.unlv.edu/ITEST.html" target="_blank">UNLV ITEST Website</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="https://www.unlv.edu/news/article/coding-confidence-unlv-summer-camp-exposes-young-women-stem-careers" target="_blank">News article for 2023 GUIC Summer Camp</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0CFlmqElHs&amp;feature=youtu.be" target="_blank">Telemundo News - GUIC Summer Camp</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-discipline"> <div class="field field--name-field-discipline field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Discipline(s)</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item">Computer and informational technology science</div> <div class="field__item">Engineering</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-age-group"> <div class="field field--name-field-age-group field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Target Gradespan(s)</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item">Middle school (6-8)</div> <div class="field__item">High school (9-12)</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-target-participants"> <div class="field field--name-field-target-participants field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Target Participant(s)</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item">Youth / students</div> <div class="field__item">Girls (or women)</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-project-settings"> <div class="field field--name-field-project-settings field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Project Setting(s)</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item">Informal Education</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-category"> <div class="field field--name-field-category field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Category</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item">Exploratory</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="lb-border-top layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-related-content"> <div class="field field--name-field-related-content field--type-dynamic-entity-reference field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Related Project</div> <div class="field__item"> <article data-history-node-id="22923" about="/projects/22923/profile/engaging-secondary-female-students-ubiquitous-intelligence-and-computing" class="node node--type-project-profile node--view-mode-one-pager"> <h2> <a href="/projects/22923/profile/engaging-secondary-female-students-ubiquitous-intelligence-and-computing" rel="bookmark"> <h2 class="content-title">Engaging Secondary Female Students in Ubiquitous Intelligence and Computing</h2> </a> </h2> <div class="node__content"> <div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-award-number field--type-string field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Award Number</div> <div class="field__item">1949585</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-principal-investigators field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Principal Investigator(s)</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/profiles/16065/mei-yang" hreflang="en">Mei Yang</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-project-website field--type-link field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Project Website</div> <div class="field__item"><div class="link-item"><div class="link-url"><a href="http://nsil.sites.unlv.edu/ITEST.html">http://nsil.sites.unlv.edu/ITEST.html</a></div></div></div> </div> <div class="field field-organization"> <div class="field__label">Organization(s)</div> <div><div class="paragraph-formatter"><div class="paragraph-info"></div> <div class="paragraph-summary"><div class="paragraphs-description paragraphs-collapsed-description"><div class="paragraphs-content-wrapper"><span class="summary-content">University of Nevada Las Vegas</span>, <span class="summary-content">Las Vegas</span>, <span class="summary-content">NV</span></div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> ~ <div class="field field--name-field-project-work-state field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Project Work State</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item">NV</div> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> Fri, 26 Apr 2024 01:41:10 +0000 Mei Yang 24809 at Investigating the relationships among making, wearables, curiosity, computational thinking and STEM careers /onepager/investigating-relationships-among-making-wearables-curiosity-computational-thinking-and <h2 class="content-title">Investigating the relationships among making, wearables, curiosity, computational thinking and STEM careers</h2> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><a title="View user profile." href="/profiles/22129/gabriela-richard" lang about="/profiles/22129/gabriela-richard" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype class="username">Gabriela Richard</a></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2024-04-25T20:26:32-04:00" title="Thursday, April 25, 2024 - 20:26" class="datetime">Thu, 04/25/2024 - 20:26</time> </span> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--inline-blocktext"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Body</div> <div class="field__item"><article class="align-center media media--type-image media--view-mode-default"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Image</div> <div class="field__item"> <picture> <source type="image/webp" width="1090" height="349" data-srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/wide/public/2024-04/Screenshot%202024-04-26%20at%2010.54.52%E2%80%AFAM.webp?itok=xsV8JVqd 1x"> <source type="image/png" width="1090" height="349" data-srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/wide/public/2024-04/Screenshot%202024-04-26%20at%2010.54.52%E2%80%AFAM.png?itok=xsV8JVqd 1x"> <img loading="eager" width="1090" height="349" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="banner that has 2024 ITEST Meeting name on it" class="lazyload" data-src="/sites/default/files/styles/wide/public/2024-04/Screenshot%202024-04-26%20at%2010.54.52%E2%80%AFAM.png?itok=xsV8JVqd" data-srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/wide/public/2024-04/Screenshot%202024-04-26%20at%2010.54.52%E2%80%AFAM.png?itok=xsV8JVqd 1x" typeof="foaf:Image"> </picture> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagertitle"> <h2 class="content-title">Investigating the relationships among making, wearables, curiosity, computational thinking and STEM careers</h2> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--75-25"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-one-pager-short-descriptio"> <div class="field field--name-field-one-pager-short-descriptio field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">This project focuses on youth-centered, culturally-relevant, out-of-school educational research and development. The team includes learning scientists and researchers, educators, directors and program administrators from Upward Bound and a makerspace/informal science institution, and engineering and wearable technology industry professionals. The STEM emphasis centers at the intersection of engineering and computational sciences, with content around coding digital technology and microcontrollers, and designing, developing and fabricating wearables and integrated systems. The project uses an iterative, design-based research methodology to lay the groundwork for design principles and empirical research findings on the relationships among curiosity, computational thinking, and STEM careers. It further provides feedback on how to foster equitable, out-of-school STEM secondary education, and informs broader STEM enrichment efforts at multiple Upward Bound sites nationally. The project has four objectives: (a) Testing and refining the STEM and arts-based curriculum, which includes hands-on, project-based activities; (b) Building design principles around the linkages between curiosity, computational thinking, and STEM careers; (c) Solidifying a research-practice partnership with learning scientists, educators, makerspaces, summer programs, and youth-serving organizations; and (d) Broadening underserved students’ participation through summer camps and school-year activities.</div> </div> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-pillar-1response"> <h2 class="block__title">Pillar 1: Innovative Use of Technologies in Learning and Teaching</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-pillar-1response field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Our initial intervention includes: a) a curriculum that supports culturally-relevant and inclusive participation in e-textile making activities, and b) follow-up for participating high school students with interactions with engineering and scientists from wearable technology industries and academia. This two-year project will lay the groundwork for a revised summer camp curriculum, design principles, and empirical research findings on the relationships among curiosity, computational thinking, and STEM careers.</div> </div> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-pillar-2-response"> <h2 class="block__title">Pillar 2: Partnerships for Career and Workforce Preparation.</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-pillar-2-response field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">We will employ the multimodal framework to understand youths’ computational thinking concepts, practices, perspectives, and self-perceptions, and triangulate these results to youths’ measures on the science curiosity scale and STEM Career Interest Survey score. Recent CS and engineering graduates will serve as mentors. Near- peer mentoring) has been successfully applied in many informal STEM learning environments (Ross et al., 2018; Salzman &amp; Strobel, 2011; Tenenbaum et al., 2014).</div> </div> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-pillar-3-response"> <h2 class="block__title">Pillar 3: Strategies for Equity in STEM Education</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-pillar-3-response field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Our broader impacts and strategies for STEM educational equity include: (a) Addressing historic underrepresentation of low income and minoritized racial/ethnic youth in STEM through research-practice partnerships across Upward Bound sites; (b) Supporting iterative research on how science curiosity, STEM career interest, and computational thinking manifest in and can be enhanced through culturally-situated approaches; and (c) Augmenting research and practice through the development of design principles.</div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-main-image"> <div class="field field--name-field-main-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-04/NSF_2241700%20.png?itok=mBjrN5U2" width="480" height="281" alt="design principles, theoretical conjectures, and hypothesized outcomes" typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-large"> </div> </div> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-discipline"> <div class="field field--name-field-discipline field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Discipline(s)</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item">Computer and informational technology science</div> <div class="field__item">Data Science</div> <div class="field__item">Engineering</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-age-group"> <div class="field field--name-field-age-group field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Target Gradespan(s)</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item">Middle school (6-8)</div> <div class="field__item">High school (9-12)</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-target-participants"> <div class="field field--name-field-target-participants field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Target Participant(s)</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item">Youth / students</div> <div class="field__item">Educators</div> <div class="field__item">Girls (or women)</div> <div class="field__item">American Indian/Alaska Native participants</div> <div class="field__item">Black/African American participants</div> <div class="field__item">Hispanic/Latino participants</div> <div class="field__item">Students eligible for free lunch or reduced-price lunch</div> <div class="field__item">Other</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-project-settings"> <div class="field field--name-field-project-settings field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Project Setting(s)</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item">Informal Education</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-category"> <div class="field field--name-field-category field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Category</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item">Exploring Theory and Design Principles (ETD)</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="lb-border-top layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-related-content"> <div class="field field--name-field-related-content field--type-dynamic-entity-reference field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Related Project</div> <div class="field__item"> <article data-history-node-id="24647" about="/projects/24647/profile/collaborative-research-exploring-theory-and-design-principles-etd" class="node node--type-project-profile node--promoted node--view-mode-one-pager"> <h2> <a href="/projects/24647/profile/collaborative-research-exploring-theory-and-design-principles-etd" rel="bookmark"> <h2 class="content-title">Collaborative Research: Exploring Theory and Design Principles (ETD): Investigating the relationships among making, wearables, curiosity, computational thinking and STEM careers</h2> </a> </h2> <div class="node__content"> <div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-award-number field--type-string field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Award Number</div> <div class="field__item">2241700, 2241701</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-principal-investigators field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Principal Investigator(s)</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/profiles/22062/heather-zimmerman" hreflang="en">Heather Zimmerman</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-co-principal-investigators field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Co-Principal Investigator(s)</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/profiles/22129/gabriela-richard" hreflang="en">Gabriela Richard</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/profiles/22063/jennifer-weible" hreflang="en">Jennifer Weible</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-organization"> <div class="field__label">Organization(s)</div> <div><div class="paragraph-formatter"><div class="paragraph-info"></div> <div class="paragraph-summary"><div class="paragraphs-description paragraphs-collapsed-description"><div class="paragraphs-content-wrapper"><span class="summary-content">Pennsylvania State Univ University Park</span>, <span class="summary-content">PA</span></div></div></div> </div> </div> <div><div class="paragraph-formatter"><div class="paragraph-info"></div> <div class="paragraph-summary"><div class="paragraphs-description paragraphs-collapsed-description"><div class="paragraphs-content-wrapper"><span class="summary-content">Central Michigan University</span>, <span class="summary-content">MI</span></div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> ~ </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> Fri, 26 Apr 2024 00:26:32 +0000 Gabriela Richard 24807 at Smart Motors - a low-cost platform for introducing supervised machine learning to children /onepager/smart-motors-low-cost-platform-introducing-supervised-machine-learning-children <h2 class="content-title">Smart Motors - a low-cost platform for introducing supervised machine learning to children</h2> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><a title="View user profile." href="/profiles/16566/jennifer-cross" lang about="/profiles/16566/jennifer-cross" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype class="username">Jennifer Cross</a></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2024-04-25T18:23:38-04:00" title="Thursday, April 25, 2024 - 18:23" class="datetime">Thu, 04/25/2024 - 18:23</time> </span> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--inline-blocktext"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Body</div> <div class="field__item"><article class="align-center media media--type-image media--view-mode-default"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Image</div> <div class="field__item"> <picture> <source type="image/webp" width="1090" height="349" data-srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/wide/public/2024-04/Screenshot%202024-04-26%20at%2010.54.52%E2%80%AFAM.webp?itok=xsV8JVqd 1x"> <source type="image/png" width="1090" height="349" data-srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/wide/public/2024-04/Screenshot%202024-04-26%20at%2010.54.52%E2%80%AFAM.png?itok=xsV8JVqd 1x"> <img loading="eager" width="1090" height="349" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="banner that has 2024 ITEST Meeting name on it" class="lazyload" data-src="/sites/default/files/styles/wide/public/2024-04/Screenshot%202024-04-26%20at%2010.54.52%E2%80%AFAM.png?itok=xsV8JVqd" data-srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/wide/public/2024-04/Screenshot%202024-04-26%20at%2010.54.52%E2%80%AFAM.png?itok=xsV8JVqd 1x" typeof="foaf:Image"> </picture> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagertitle"> <h2 class="content-title">Smart Motors - a low-cost platform for introducing supervised machine learning to children</h2> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--75-25"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-one-pager-short-descriptio"> <div class="field field--name-field-one-pager-short-descriptio field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Artificial intelligence and machine learning are quickly becoming critical tools for creativity and productivity. Through this RETTL project, we have developed a low-cost, AI-enabled hardware toolset called Smart Motors to introduce elementary school students to supervised machine learning concepts, which will prepare them to work confidently with AI in the future. This platform lowers students’ barrier to entry for creating interactive mechanisms and incorporating motors and sensors through a training-first, rather than coding-first, approach. We have developed our tool and program over the past three years in collaboration with afterschool and summer program partners in urban North St. Louis, as well as with various outreach programs in rural New Hampshire and beyond. We are investigating three primary research questions: 1) How does introducing tangible artificial intelligence elements change upper elementary students’ understanding of artificial intelligence concepts and attitudes towards artificial intelligence? 2) How do different levels of complexity and the variety of tangible artificial intelligence learning tools impact students' engagement and the diversity of their solutions and designs? and 3) What are the potential benefits and challenges of introducing tangible artificial intelligence elements in integrated engineering and literacy activities?</div> </div> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-pillar-1response"> <h2 class="block__title">Pillar 1: Innovative Use of Technologies in Learning and Teaching</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-pillar-1response field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Innovative Use of Technologies in Learning and Teaching: Our project uses the newly developed Smart Motor hardware to introduce students to supervised machine learning concepts. These tools enhance literacy-integrated engineering design activities, where characters from grade-appropriate books are the clients. Simultaneously, students practice math skills such as collecting data and interpreting graphs.</div> </div> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-pillar-2-response"> <h2 class="block__title">Pillar 2: Partnerships for Career and Workforce Preparation.</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-pillar-2-response field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Partnerships for Career and Workforce Preparation: Our pilot program was co-designed with educators from schools and outreach organizations in the North St. Louis community. Simultaneously, our team’s AI experts are identifying skills and knowledge that will be crucial to the future of work in that field.</div> </div> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-pillar-3-response"> <h2 class="block__title">Pillar 3: Strategies for Equity in STEM Education</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-pillar-3-response field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Strategies for Equity in STEM Education: Our project is co-designing our program with outreach partners and educators in North St. Louis to develop and pilot activities that are meaningful and engaging to the Black and African American students in those communities.</div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-main-image"> <div class="field field--name-field-main-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-04/smartmotordesk.png?itok=8Oa522QN" width="360" height="480" alt="A student uses a smart motor, a small cube shaped device with a motor and a screen, on a desk." typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-large"> </div> </div> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-related-link-s-"> <div class="field field--name-field-related-link-s- field--type-link field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Related Link(s)</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="https://smartmotors.notion.site" target="_blank"> Smart Motor Resource Page including Open Source Designs</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-discipline"> <div class="field field--name-field-discipline field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Discipline(s)</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item">Engineering</div> <div class="field__item">Emerging Tech (Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Computing, and Blockchain)</div> <div class="field__item">Interdisciplinary</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-age-group"> <div class="field field--name-field-age-group field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Target Gradespan(s)</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item">Elementary school (K-5)</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-target-participants"> <div class="field field--name-field-target-participants field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Target Participant(s)</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item">Youth / students</div> <div class="field__item">Black/African American participants</div> <div class="field__item">Students eligible for free lunch or reduced-price lunch</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-project-settings"> <div class="field field--name-field-project-settings field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Project Setting(s)</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item">Formal Education</div> <div class="field__item">Informal Education</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-category"> <div class="field field--name-field-category field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Category</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item">Exploratory</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="lb-border-top layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-related-content"> <div class="field field--name-field-related-content field--type-dynamic-entity-reference field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Related Project</div> <div class="field__item"> <article data-history-node-id="23803" about="/projects/23803/profile/integrating-artificial-intelligence-smart-engineering-and-english-language" class="node node--type-project-profile node--view-mode-one-pager"> <h2> <a href="/projects/23803/profile/integrating-artificial-intelligence-smart-engineering-and-english-language" rel="bookmark"> <h2 class="content-title">Integrating Artificial Intelligence with Smart Engineering and English Language Arts in Upper Elementary Education</h2> </a> </h2> <div class="node__content"> <div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-award-number field--type-string field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Award Number</div> <div class="field__item">2119174</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-principal-investigators field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Principal Investigator(s)</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/profiles/16566/jennifer-cross" hreflang="en">Jennifer Cross</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-organization"> <div class="field__label">Organization(s)</div> <div><div class="paragraph-formatter"><div class="paragraph-info"></div> <div class="paragraph-summary"><div class="paragraphs-description paragraphs-collapsed-description"><div class="paragraphs-content-wrapper"><span class="summary-content">Tufts Univeristy</span>, <span class="summary-content">Boston</span>, <span class="summary-content">MA</span></div></div></div> </div> </div> <div><div class="paragraph-formatter"><div class="paragraph-info"></div> <div class="paragraph-summary"><div class="paragraphs-description paragraphs-collapsed-description"><div class="paragraphs-content-wrapper"><span class="summary-content">Maryville University</span>, <span class="summary-content">St. Louis</span>, <span class="summary-content">MO</span></div></div></div> </div> </div> <div><div class="paragraph-formatter"><div class="paragraph-info"></div> <div class="paragraph-summary"></div> </div> </div> </div> ~ <div class="field field--name-field-project-work-state field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Project Work State</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item">MA</div> <div class="field__item">MO</div> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> Thu, 25 Apr 2024 22:23:38 +0000 Jennifer Cross 24806 at Informing the Future with Reflections on Prior ITEST-like Experiences by Current STEM Professionals /onepager/informing-future-reflections-prior-itest-experiences-current-stem-professionals <h2 class="content-title">Informing the Future with Reflections on Prior ITEST-like Experiences by Current STEM Professionals</h2> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><a title="View user profile." href="/profiles/16452/eric-hamilton" lang about="/profiles/16452/eric-hamilton" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype class="username">Eric Hamilton</a></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2024-04-25T14:11:48-04:00" title="Thursday, April 25, 2024 - 14:11" class="datetime">Thu, 04/25/2024 - 14:11</time> </span> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--inline-blocktext"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Body</div> <div class="field__item"><article class="align-center media media--type-image media--view-mode-default"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Image</div> <div class="field__item"> <picture> <source type="image/webp" width="1090" height="349" data-srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/wide/public/2024-04/Screenshot%202024-04-26%20at%2010.54.52%E2%80%AFAM.webp?itok=xsV8JVqd 1x"> <source type="image/png" width="1090" height="349" data-srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/wide/public/2024-04/Screenshot%202024-04-26%20at%2010.54.52%E2%80%AFAM.png?itok=xsV8JVqd 1x"> <img loading="eager" width="1090" height="349" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="banner that has 2024 ITEST Meeting name on it" class="lazyload" data-src="/sites/default/files/styles/wide/public/2024-04/Screenshot%202024-04-26%20at%2010.54.52%E2%80%AFAM.png?itok=xsV8JVqd" data-srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/wide/public/2024-04/Screenshot%202024-04-26%20at%2010.54.52%E2%80%AFAM.png?itok=xsV8JVqd 1x" typeof="foaf:Image"> </picture> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagertitle"> <h2 class="content-title">Informing the Future with Reflections on Prior ITEST-like Experiences by Current STEM Professionals</h2> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--75-25"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-one-pager-short-descriptio"> <div class="field field--name-field-one-pager-short-descriptio field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">ITEST supports projects to build capacity and interest in STEM. By furnishing innovative experiences for teachers and students now, ITEST hopes to improve lives and the nation’s STEM enterprise in the future. ITEST also supports one retrospective study to envision the future by informing from the past. It asks alums of an “ITEST-similar” program – NSF’s 1990s era Young Scholars Program (YSP) – to reflect on how that NSF support shaped their future.  How do their reflections inform ITEST PIs now? 1) The mysteries and beauty of STEM fields animate and enthuse adolescents when they animate and enthuse the project leaders. Make visible your love for your field– and your wonderment and surprise at it. 2) Most vivid memories a generation later? YSP alums cite social activities - game nights, trips to a baseball game, or the awe of being on a college campus. One alum, a prominent attorney, repeatedly used the term “holistic” to describe her experience. Be holistic in your projects! 3) YSP alums cite confidence-building as the most formative aspect of their YSP experience, and critical to building their sense of identity. 4) And the paths always change. Some of the students most sure about entering STEM fields took completely unexpected detours. But YSP helped build a foundation for resilience and for navigating early adulthood. May your ITEST projects do likewise!</div> </div> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-pillar-1response"> <h2 class="block__title">Pillar 1: Innovative Use of Technologies in Learning and Teaching</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-pillar-1response field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">As a retrospective effort, this project employs a recently emerging tool called epistemic network analysis (ENA) to help build richer understandings of the reflections that YSP alums shared. This is an advanced methodological tool that current ITEST projects are encouraged to explore. Experiences of the alums heavily involved innovative technologies of the 1990s!</div> </div> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-pillar-2-response"> <h2 class="block__title">Pillar 2: Partnerships for Career and Workforce Preparation.</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-pillar-2-response field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item"> As a retrospective effort, this project explores how the many partnerships at the time – and there were many across major technology firms, scientific laboratories, and universities – helped shape an awareness by participants of opportunities for STEM career pathways. At the time, field trips proved the most common form of partnership. They were eye-opening and contributed to the holistic approach of the program nationally.</div> </div> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-pillar-3-response"> <h2 class="block__title">Pillar 3: Strategies for Equity in STEM Education</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-pillar-3-response field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">One aspect of this retrospective study involves documenting the many ways that faculty nationwide sought to insure and build equity. One principal strategy involved careful attention in recruiting in ways that actively sought to broaden participation in coming alongside STEM professionals, and actively promoted building a more inclusive STEM workforce. And, the holistic and asset-based approach of YSP PIs treated STEM fields as natural and accessible to middle and secondary students.</div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-main-image"> <div class="field field--name-field-main-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-04/stelar-notest.png?itok=aPsUlHXy" width="480" height="311" alt="Peering a Generation into the Future" typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-large"> </div> </div> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-discipline"> <div class="field field--name-field-discipline field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Discipline(s)</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item">Computer and informational technology science</div> <div class="field__item">Engineering</div> <div class="field__item">Interdisciplinary</div> <div class="field__item">Life sciences</div> <div class="field__item">Mathematical sciences</div> <div class="field__item">Physics and astronomy</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-age-group"> <div class="field field--name-field-age-group field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Target Gradespan(s)</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item">Middle school (6-8)</div> <div class="field__item">High school (9-12)</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-target-participants"> <div class="field field--name-field-target-participants field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Target Participant(s)</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item">Youth / students</div> <div class="field__item">Educators</div> <div class="field__item">American Indian/Alaska Native participants</div> <div class="field__item">Black/African American participants</div> <div class="field__item">Hispanic/Latino participants</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-project-settings"> <div class="field field--name-field-project-settings field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Project Setting(s)</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item">Informal Education</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-category"> <div class="field field--name-field-category field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Category</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item">Exploring Theory and Design Principles (ETD)</div> <div class="field__item">Scaling, Expanding, and Iterating Innovations (SEI)</div> <div class="field__item">Synthesis</div> <div class="field__item">EAGER</div> <div class="field__item">Research Study</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="lb-border-top layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-related-content"> <div class="field field--name-field-related-content field--type-dynamic-entity-reference field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Related Project</div> <div class="field__item"> <article data-history-node-id="23412" about="/projects/23412/profile/eager-peering-generation-future-nsfs-young-scholars-program-and-nation%E2%80%99s-stem" class="node node--type-project-profile node--view-mode-one-pager"> <h2> <a href="/projects/23412/profile/eager-peering-generation-future-nsfs-young-scholars-program-and-nation%E2%80%99s-stem" rel="bookmark"> <h2 class="content-title">Peering a generation into the future: NSF's Young Scholars Program and the nation’s STEM workforce</h2> </a> </h2> <div class="node__content"> <div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-award-number field--type-string field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Award Number</div> <div class="field__item">2109443</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-principal-investigators field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Principal Investigator(s)</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/profiles/16452/eric-hamilton" hreflang="en">Eric Hamilton</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-organization"> <div class="field__label">Organization(s)</div> <div><div class="paragraph-formatter"><div class="paragraph-info"></div> <div class="paragraph-summary"><div class="paragraphs-description paragraphs-collapsed-description"><div class="paragraphs-content-wrapper"><span class="summary-content">Pepperdine University</span>, <span class="summary-content">Malibu</span>, <span class="summary-content">CA</span></div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> ~ <div class="field field--name-field-project-work-state field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Project Work State</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item">CA</div> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> Thu, 25 Apr 2024 18:11:48 +0000 Eric Hamilton 24798 at Equity Strategies of the Head, Heart, and Hands: A Networked Improvement Community Approach to Designing for More Inclusive Informal STEM Learning Environments /onepager/equity-strategies-head-heart-and-hands-networked-improvement-community-approach-designing <h2 class="content-title">Equity Strategies of the Head, Heart, and Hands: A Networked Improvement Community Approach to Designing for More Inclusive Informal STEM Learning Environments</h2> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><a title="View user profile." href="/profiles/21482/lara-hebert" lang about="/profiles/21482/lara-hebert" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype class="username">Lara Hebert</a></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2024-04-25T07:02:42-04:00" title="Thursday, April 25, 2024 - 07:02" class="datetime">Thu, 04/25/2024 - 07:02</time> </span> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--inline-blocktext"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Body</div> <div class="field__item"><article class="align-center media media--type-image media--view-mode-default"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Image</div> <div class="field__item"> <picture> <source type="image/webp" width="1090" height="349" data-srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/wide/public/2024-04/Screenshot%202024-04-26%20at%2010.54.52%E2%80%AFAM.webp?itok=xsV8JVqd 1x"> <source type="image/png" width="1090" height="349" data-srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/wide/public/2024-04/Screenshot%202024-04-26%20at%2010.54.52%E2%80%AFAM.png?itok=xsV8JVqd 1x"> <img loading="eager" width="1090" height="349" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="banner that has 2024 ITEST Meeting name on it" class="lazyload" data-src="/sites/default/files/styles/wide/public/2024-04/Screenshot%202024-04-26%20at%2010.54.52%E2%80%AFAM.png?itok=xsV8JVqd" data-srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/wide/public/2024-04/Screenshot%202024-04-26%20at%2010.54.52%E2%80%AFAM.png?itok=xsV8JVqd 1x" typeof="foaf:Image"> </picture> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagertitle"> <h2 class="content-title">Equity Strategies of the Head, Heart, and Hands: A Networked Improvement Community Approach to Designing for More Inclusive Informal STEM Learning Environments</h2> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--75-25"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-one-pager-short-descriptio"> <div class="field field--name-field-one-pager-short-descriptio field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">The CISTEME365 initiative is in its 6th year of implementation, and despite contextual changes that occurred over the years, this project has remained true to its three pillars of engagement: (1) building a professional learning network for school-based teams made up of counselors, teachers, and other relevant school stakeholders with professional development aimed at providing more equitable and inclusive STEM environments, (2) supporting the implementation of STEM-enrichment clubs at each school site, and (3) offering fully-covered scholarships for STEM club student participants to attend STEM-immersive summer camps at the University of Illinois. </div> </div> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-pillar-1response"> <h2 class="block__title">Pillar 1: Innovative Use of Technologies in Learning and Teaching</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-pillar-1response field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">School-based teams of teachers and counselors (IDEA Teams) engage in year-round professional learning that begins with a summer institute focused on project-based learning in electrical engineering and strategies for creating equitable and inclusive STEM environments. IDEA Teams put learning into action by forming STEM clubs in their home schools and engaging in Action Research for Equity Projects. Monthly Networked Improvement Community sessions via Zoom allow teams to share progress and to troubleshoot challenges.</div> </div> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-pillar-2-response"> <h2 class="block__title">Pillar 2: Partnerships for Career and Workforce Preparation.</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-pillar-2-response field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">CISTEME365 is a partnership between The University of Illinois’ Grainger College of Engineering, the National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity, and participating schools. A focus on out-of-school time for STEM learning increases the competitiveness of engaged students when compared to their peers from high-resource, high-access communities. Introducing students to a range of career opportunities and to engineers from diverse backgrounds, the students are able to better envision themselves in future STEM careers.</div> </div> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-pillar-3-response"> <h2 class="block__title">Pillar 3: Strategies for Equity in STEM Education</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-pillar-3-response field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">By uniquely embedding equity and inclusion strategies with training in STEM technical concepts, educators are better able to see the relationship between these two, often siloed topics. The Action Research for Equity Project provides a tool that can be used well into the future for assessing efforts to increase equity and inclusion in STEM. A key product resulting from the CISTEME365 initiative is the Head, Heart, &amp; Hands rubric for Designing Inclusive STEM Learning Environments.</div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-main-image"> <div class="field field--name-field-main-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-04/20190730_163042.jpg?itok=Kp7YBaPQ" width="480" height="233" alt="1 woman and 2 men with safety goggles engaged in soldering a circuit board in an electronics lab setting " typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-large"> </div> </div> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-related-link-s-"> <div class="field field--name-field-related-link-s- field--type-link field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Related Link(s)</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="https://cisteme365.engineering.illinois.edu/" target="_blank">CISTEME365 Project Website</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-discipline"> <div class="field field--name-field-discipline field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Discipline(s)</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item">Engineering</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-age-group"> <div class="field field--name-field-age-group field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Target Gradespan(s)</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item">Middle school (6-8)</div> <div class="field__item">High school (9-12)</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-target-participants"> <div class="field field--name-field-target-participants field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Target Participant(s)</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item">Educators</div> <div class="field__item">Parents / caregivers / families</div> <div class="field__item">Girls (or women)</div> <div class="field__item">American Indian/Alaska Native participants</div> <div class="field__item">Black/African American participants</div> <div class="field__item">Hispanic/Latino participants</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-project-settings"> <div class="field field--name-field-project-settings field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Project Setting(s)</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item">Informal Education</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-category"> <div class="field field--name-field-category field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Category</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item">Strategies</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="lb-border-top layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-related-content"> <div class="field field--name-field-related-content field--type-dynamic-entity-reference field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Related Project</div> <div class="field__item"> <article data-history-node-id="22637" about="/projects/22637/profile/catalyzing-inclusive-stem-experiences-all-year-round-cisteme365" class="node node--type-project-profile node--view-mode-one-pager"> <h2> <a href="/projects/22637/profile/catalyzing-inclusive-stem-experiences-all-year-round-cisteme365" rel="bookmark"> <h2 class="content-title">Catalyzing Inclusive STEM Experiences All Year Round (CISTEME365)</h2> </a> </h2> <div class="node__content"> <div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-award-number field--type-string field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Award Number</div> <div class="field__item">1850398</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-principal-investigators field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Principal Investigator(s)</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/profiles/15926/lynford-goddard" hreflang="en">Lynford Goddard</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-co-principal-investigators field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Co-Principal Investigator(s)</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/profiles/21482/lara-hebert" hreflang="en">Lara Hebert</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-organization"> <div class="field__label">Organization(s)</div> <div><div class="paragraph-formatter"><div class="paragraph-info"></div> <div class="paragraph-summary"><div class="paragraphs-description paragraphs-collapsed-description"><div class="paragraphs-content-wrapper"><span class="summary-content">University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign</span>, <span class="summary-content">.</span></div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> ~ </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> Thu, 25 Apr 2024 11:02:42 +0000 Lara Hebert 24794 at Empathy-Driven Engineering Internships for Teens: Designing for Accessibility /onepager/empathy-driven-engineering-internships-teens-designing-accessibility <h2 class="content-title">Empathy-Driven Engineering Internships for Teens: Designing for Accessibility </h2> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><a title="View user profile." href="/profiles/12393/stacey-forsyth" lang about="/profiles/12393/stacey-forsyth" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype class="username">Stacey Forsyth</a></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2024-04-24T21:09:28-04:00" title="Wednesday, April 24, 2024 - 21:09" class="datetime">Wed, 04/24/2024 - 21:09</time> </span> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--inline-blocktext"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Body</div> <div class="field__item"><article class="align-center media media--type-image media--view-mode-default"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Image</div> <div class="field__item"> <picture> <source type="image/webp" width="1090" height="349" data-srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/wide/public/2024-04/Screenshot%202024-04-26%20at%2010.54.52%E2%80%AFAM.webp?itok=xsV8JVqd 1x"> <source type="image/png" width="1090" height="349" data-srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/wide/public/2024-04/Screenshot%202024-04-26%20at%2010.54.52%E2%80%AFAM.png?itok=xsV8JVqd 1x"> <img loading="eager" width="1090" height="349" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="banner that has 2024 ITEST Meeting name on it" class="lazyload" data-src="/sites/default/files/styles/wide/public/2024-04/Screenshot%202024-04-26%20at%2010.54.52%E2%80%AFAM.png?itok=xsV8JVqd" data-srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/wide/public/2024-04/Screenshot%202024-04-26%20at%2010.54.52%E2%80%AFAM.png?itok=xsV8JVqd 1x" typeof="foaf:Image"> </picture> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagertitle"> <h2 class="content-title">Empathy-Driven Engineering Internships for Teens: Designing for Accessibility </h2> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--75-25"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-one-pager-short-descriptio"> <div class="field field--name-field-one-pager-short-descriptio field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Centered around principles of universal design, designing for accessibility, and engineering with empathy, the Build a Better Book Teen Internship program examines how teen interns’ perceptions of engineering and self-identities as engineers are formed and cultivated as they design and create more accessible products for authentic community clients who are blind or have low vision. Many teens have a limited understanding of what engineering is and what engineers do, and often their perceptions do not align with their interests and strengths. This project aims to impact teens’ perceptions of engineering, their engineering identities, and their confidence and competence in engineering and 21st century workplace skills. Using a design-based research approach, the internship model is being tested at four sites around the country, including a school, public library, university, and science museum. Data collected from each site include pre-/post-surveys and audio/video reflections, interviews with site leaders, a culminating focus group discussion, and artifacts created through the program (i.e., products designed for community clients). Early findings suggest positive changes across sites, including broader perceptions of engineering and shifts in engineering identity, increased confidence and competency in technical skills, and gains related to 21st century workplace skills, such as communication and collaboration. </div> </div> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-pillar-1response"> <h2 class="block__title">Pillar 1: Innovative Use of Technologies in Learning and Teaching</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-pillar-1response field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Build a Better Book Teen Interns use a variety of maker tools and technologies–including 3D printers, laser cutters, electronics, sound boards, and computer programming–to create accessible products that meet an authentic community need. Interns are challenged to creatively use these technologies to expand access to information, specifically for those with visual impairments. The internship provides training and mentorship to develop teens’ technical skills, and emphasizes an iterative engineering design process.</div> </div> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-pillar-2-response"> <h2 class="block__title">Pillar 2: Partnerships for Career and Workforce Preparation.</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-pillar-2-response field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Across sites, the BBB Teen Internship program aims to expose teens to career opportunities in engineering while developing their 21st century workplace skills. Internships provide pay or school credit; youth apply, have set hours and job expectations, collaborate in teams, and are held accountable for deliverables. Throughout the internship, teens participate in relevant tours, campus visits, and virtual and/or in-person meetings with STEM professionals, to expand their awareness of engineering career pathways.</div> </div> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-pillar-3-response"> <h2 class="block__title">Pillar 3: Strategies for Equity in STEM Education</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-pillar-3-response field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">With its focus on broadening participation in engineering and expanding accessibility for people with disabilities, particularly those who are blind or have low vision, equity is at the core of the Build a Better Book Teen Internship program. The program supports youth from groups underrepresented in engineering, including girls and students of color, by providing paid internship positions and connecting them with STEM mentors. Community clients provide feedback and help guide interns throughout the design process.</div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-main-image"> <div class="field field--name-field-main-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-04/BBB%202023%20interns%20lite%20brite%20project.JPG?itok=MDMU3B5b" width="480" height="369" alt="Two teen interns work together using a laptop and an arduino board to program LEDs to light up in a specific pattern. In the background, other teen interns work on their projects." typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-large"> </div> </div> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-related-link-s-"> <div class="field field--name-field-related-link-s- field--type-link field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Related Link(s)</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="https://www.colorado.edu/project/bbb/teen-internship-program" target="_blank">Build a Better Book Teen Internship Program</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-discipline"> <div class="field field--name-field-discipline field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Discipline(s)</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item">Engineering</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-age-group"> <div class="field field--name-field-age-group field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Target Gradespan(s)</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item">High school (9-12)</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-target-participants"> <div class="field field--name-field-target-participants field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Target Participant(s)</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item">Youth / students</div> <div class="field__item">Girls (or women)</div> <div class="field__item">Black/African American participants</div> <div class="field__item">Hispanic/Latino participants</div> <div class="field__item">Students eligible for free lunch or reduced-price lunch</div> <div class="field__item">Participants with disabilities</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-project-settings"> <div class="field field--name-field-project-settings field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Project Setting(s)</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item">Formal Education</div> <div class="field__item">Informal Education</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-category"> <div class="field field--name-field-category field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Category</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item">Developing and Testing Innovations (DTI)</div> <div class="field__item">Research Study</div> <div class="field__item">Youth-Based</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="lb-border-top layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="_none block block--layout-builder block--field-blocknodeone-pagerfield-related-content"> <div class="field field--name-field-related-content field--type-dynamic-entity-reference field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Related Project</div> <div class="field__item"> <article data-history-node-id="23547" about="/projects/23547/profile/empathy-driven-engineering-internships-teens-connecting-technical-work-social" class="node node--type-project-profile node--view-mode-one-pager"> <h2> <a href="/projects/23547/profile/empathy-driven-engineering-internships-teens-connecting-technical-work-social" rel="bookmark"> <h2 class="content-title">Empathy-Driven Engineering Internships for Teens: Connecting Technical Work to Social Needs</h2> </a> </h2> <div class="node__content"> <div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-award-number field--type-string field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Award Number</div> <div class="field__item">2049109</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-principal-investigators field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Principal Investigator(s)</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/profiles/13988/tom-yeh" hreflang="en">Tom Yeh</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-co-principal-investigators field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Co-Principal Investigator(s)</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/profiles/12393/stacey-forsyth" hreflang="en">Stacey Forsyth</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/profiles/21658/jessica-sickler" hreflang="en">Jessica Sickler</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-organization"> <div class="field__label">Organization(s)</div> <div><div class="paragraph-formatter"><div class="paragraph-info"></div> <div class="paragraph-summary"><div class="paragraphs-description paragraphs-collapsed-description"><div class="paragraphs-content-wrapper"><span class="summary-content">University of Colorado at Boulder</span>, <span class="summary-content">Boulder</span>, <span class="summary-content">CO</span></div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> ~ </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> Thu, 25 Apr 2024 01:09:28 +0000 Stacey Forsyth 24790 at