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Integrating STEM Into Afterschool
In 2013 The Franklin Institute, a leading science museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, received a grant from the National Science Foundation (#1138...
By Suzanne Blanc, Tara Cox, Dale McCreedy, and Alexis Lee Clark
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The Maryland Out of School Time (MOST) Network has worked since 2013 to build systems that strengthen out-of-school time (OST) STEM education. With ...
By Ellie Mitchell, Paul Mincarelli, and Elyse Preston
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Understanding Nature Through Active Listening
Sounds are all around us and are useful sources of information for scientists. Unfortunately, we are living in an earbud society in which many youth...
By Bryan Pijanowski, and Maryam Ghadiri
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A Cancer Education Curriculum for Underserved Elementary School Children
Learn how Los Angeles educators implemented a new curriculum to teach underserved elementary students about basic cancer concepts. &nbs...
By Dieuwertje J. Kast, Anupam Singh, and W. Martin Kast
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Multimedia Connected STEM Learning With Middle School Students
Find out how Denver middle school students practiced digital storytelling as they delved deeply into STEM topics that interested them. ...
By Janelle M. Johnson, Jayme Margolin-Sneider, and Monica Moreno-Martinez
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Interested in Connecting In-School and Out-of-School STEM Learning?
Use the National AfterSchool Association’s resources to learn about best practices for implementing out-of-school STEM learning. &nbs...
By Heidi Ham
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Take a Fresh Look at Connected Science Learning
Editor Dennis Schatz welcomes you to the latest issue of Connected Science Learning, focused on STEM Learning Through Afterschool Experiences, and i...
By Dennis Schatz
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Find out how the Detroit Zoological Society partnered with local organizations to create Celebrate Urban Backyards, which engages afterschool educat...
By Claire Lannoye-Hall and Zahraa Aljebori
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Learn about an effective and affordable three-focus approach that brings together academia, the community, and the real world in a way that makes af...
By Edward Njoo, Surabhi Narain, Lakshmidevi Pabbisetty, and Mahesh Agrawal
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Minnesota 4-H seeks to improve the quantity and quality of out-of-school STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) experiences for middle sc...
By Mark Haugen, Margo Bowerman, R. Michael Compton, Anne Stevenson, and Patrick Jirik
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Inspiring STEM Interest Using Foldscope
The Gaining Options to College Collaborative (GO College) is a successful college mentoring program within the Erie, Pennsylvania, school district. ...
By Anne Schmitz, Nicholas Conklin, Quyen Aoh, and Barbara Priestap
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The Great Lakes Stewardship Initiative (GLSI) is a statewide network in Michigan that promotes rigorous place-based education experiences for K–12 s...
By Sarah Waters, Brandon Schroeder, and Tracy D'Augustino
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Cocreating Transformative Change
Leveraging community to create a mobile, cultural makerspace that travels to schools, powwows, and community events throughout a Native American reser...
By Holly Truitt, Ruth Swaney, William Swaney, Nick Wethington, and Nathalie Wolfram
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Do Children Make Good Citizen Scientists?
Participating in citizen science—where members of the public collect data for use by scientists—has become popular over the past 5 to 10 years, ...
By Christine L. Goforth
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Fabricating Fidgets to Support Inclusive Maker Education
With the goal of supporting an inclusive maker education learning experience, a science museum, university, and middle school partnered to engage st...
By Alexandria K. Hansen, Eric R. Hansen, and Danielle B. Harlow