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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…
Promising Practice for Engaging Families: Spotlight 01
Read moreWe begin this series with promising practices that welcome parents and caregivers to our STEM work. Family engagement at its best starts with listening to pare…
- By Linda Kekelis and Kara Sammet in News, Original Resources, Practice, Research and Resources, Stories on
Early Wins and Lessons Learned: How the Bay Area STEM Ecosystem Engages Families
Read moreIn this case study, Drs. Kekelis and Sammet highlight the work of the Bay Area STEM Ecosystem, which aims to increase equity and access to STEM learning opport…
Changing the Game for Families in STEM
Read moreIn my years as the Executive Director of the Noyce Foundation, and now continuing the Noyce legacy through the STEM Next Opportunity Fund, we’ve learned what w…
- By STEM Next in News on
We Need to Give Low-Income Kids a Chance at High-Tech Futures, and After-School Programs Can Help
Read moreAfter-school and summer learning programs are an important place for our nation’s youth to gain these skills, especially youth from low-income households and g…
