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Promising Practice for Engaging Families: Spotlight 08
Read moreA workshop that gives families a chance to connect over coding or persevere through an engineering design challenge is a great first step in family engagement …
Promising Practice for Engaging Families: Spotlight 07
Read moreParents can play an important role in supporting their children’s learning and pathways with technology. However, when programs have a family element, it often…
Promising Practice for Engaging Families: Spotlight 06
Read moreFrom preventing summer learning loss to promoting engagement in STEM, there is abundant research that parents play an important role in their children’s academ…
The Role of Books and Reading in STEM: An Overview of the Benefits for Children and the Opportunities to Enhance the field
Read moreSTEM Next and The Molina Foundation, have extensive experience working with early childhood centers, after-school programs and K-12 campuses throughout the nat…
Promising Practice for Engaging Families: Spotlight 05
Read moreGirls don’t start out with less interest in STEM. In preschool, they are curious, bold in their actions, and filled with dreams. Yet, by age six, girls are les…
Promising Practice for Engaging Families: Spotlight 04
Read moreFamily STEM night. Check. While it’s great to host a celebration so that parents can see what their children have accomplished in an afterschool program or sum…
Afterschool STEM programs inspire kids to keep learning
Read moreAt an after-school STEM club in Rhode Island, students are working on an engineering challenge. The low-stakes, fun environment offers time for exploration.
STEM Careers & Families: Learning from Centers and Museums
Read moreIn today’s fast-paced, entertainment-focused world, the very best museums do so much more than provide rainy day activities that engage in the moment but lead …
Promising Practice for Engaging Families: Spotlight 03
Read moreYou may have designed a great Family STEM event, and are surprised that the families that you were expecting didn’t attend. What went wrong? Maybe you thought …
Promising Practice for Engaging Families: Spotlight 02
Read moreWe’re back with more ideas for promoting family engagement. How many times have you planned a family STEM event and found parents holding back? We know we have…
