JoinConnected Science Learning November 2016-January 2017
Volume 1, Issue 2
Professional Development: Building the capacity of STEM educators to enhance collaboration between in-school and out-of-school environments
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First Issue of Connected Science Learning a Great Success
CSL editor Dennis Schatz discusses the response to our first issue, the journal’s new serialized publication format, and this issue’s theme, pro...
By Dennis Schatz
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The Exploratorium Teacher Institute leverages a network of teachers, education researchers, practicing scientists, and informal education staff to add...
By Julie H. Yu and Sara C. Heredia
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Noticing by NYSCI is a project based at the New York Hall of Science that fosters deeper student learning and engagement through the use of five spe...
By Amanda Solarsh, Gina Tesoriero, Michaela Labriole, and Tara Chudoba
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From Curiosity to Conservation Careers
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Conservation Connect, a freely available video series, connects learners to wildlife, technology, and careers...
By Maria Parisi
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Promoting Equitable Access to STEM in a Summer Herpetology Fieldwork Program
The HERP (Herpetology Education in Rural Places and Spaces) Project links in-school and out-of-school learning spaces by offering summer programs that...
By Aerin Benavides, Amy Germuth, Catherine E. Matthews, Heidi B. Carlone, Lacey Huffling, and Mary Ash
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Professional Development Disguised as Museum Outreach
Exploration Place shows how its educators embedded professional development into elementary classrooms in Wichita, Kansas. ...
By Jan Luth, Kimberly McDowell, and Laurel Zhang
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Skynet Junior Scholars (SJS) is an online astronomy program that allows youth to conduct inquiry-based investigations. This article describes the SJ...
By Kathryn Williamson, Sue Ann Heatherly, Vivian Hoette, Eva Erdosne Toth, and David Beer
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Working Together for Test Success
Sky Ranch Outdoor Education program shows how it collaborates with formal educators to enhance student test scores and achieve its program outcomes....
By Dan Carpenter and Todd Witt
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Through a business funded collaborative, this Research Experience for Teachers program involves businesses, schools, and a museum to give teachers f...
By Robert Payo and Meg John
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Learn how rural students in Kentucky shared their classroom knowledge by presenting on health topics and new technologies at flea markets, swap meet...
By Robin Cooper, Kim Zeidler, Diane Johnson, and Jennifer Wilson
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SciGirls Strategies aims to increase the number of high school girls recruited to and retained in nontraditional, technical STEM pathways. The program...
By Rita Karl, Bradley McLain, and Alicia Santiago
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STEM Learning Across Boundaries
It’s important to acknowledge that words matter in research communities. Bronwyn Bevan discusses the language surrounding in-school and out-of-sch...
By Bronwyn Bevan
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Modeling Collaboration for Learning
The Science Museum of Minnesota’s offers a well-developed model for implementing the Engineering is Elementary curriculum in Minnesota school dist...
By Lauren Causey, Shannon McManimon, and Emily Poster