ITEST Idea Brief: Summer Programs Tips & Tricks
PublicationsITEST LRC Idea Brief Volume 1, June 2005This Idea Brief shares tips and tricks from four different ITEST projects around planning and implementing summer programs.
ITEST LRC Idea Brief Volume 1, June 2005This Idea Brief shares tips and tricks from four different ITEST projects around planning and implementing summer programs.
In this report, Inverness Research summarizes their findings based on evaluating the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH)'s high school program over 10 years. The report includes:A discussion of the theory of action and the rationale that underlies the AMNH youth programsA description of three of the programs that have been offered and the evolution in program design that has taken place over the yearsA description of the core common features of the programs
The Sense of Belonging Scale is a measure of belonging first developed for use in an after-school youth development program. This 5-item scale uses a 5-point Likert scale for each item. Belonging scores were positively related to actual program attendance over a 6-month period, self-reported attendance in the last week, and protective factors found in communities. Belonging scores were moderately and negatively related to community-based risk factors.The link provides the Sense of Belonging Scale as well as its documentation.Authors provide instrument validity and/or reliability information.
Preparing Tomorrow's STEM Workforce through Exploration, Equity, and Engagement is a product of the previous ITEST Learning Resource Center (LRC) and includes a series of six articles (plus a preface) highlighting key themes and lessons learned in the first five years of the ITEST program.