Flipping the Engagement Model on Its Head: Bringing STEM Home to Families
STEM programs often approach family engagement in a similar way—with a one-time, end-of-program celebration in which youth show-and-tell STEM…
- By Linda Kekelis in Guest Blog on
Reflections for Dads of Daughters
In honor of Father's Day 2018, our family engagement advisor, Linda Kekelis PhD, shared a blog she wrote on…
Books can inspire a future astronaut, cyber security expert, or gameplay engineer
Now is the perfect time to think about what your child, neighbor, coworker’s child, or students will be doing…
STEM Next Strategy in Action: Young People Talk about STEM at Boys & Girls Clubs
STEM Next aims to make STEM come alive for young people, so they can discover their interests and passions…
Focus Moves to States to Advance STEM in Out-of-School Time
The new Every Student Succeeds Act moves states to the forefront on education policy and resource allocation. Taking advantage…
Equipping Afterschool Educators to Teach STEM: The Maryland Out of School Time Network’s STEMbassadors
As one of 50 statewide afterschool networks supported by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, Maryland Out of School Time…
Measuring the Quality and Impact of Afterschool STEM Programs
STEM Next – along with many others seeking expanded opportunities for young people to experience high quality STEM learning…
- By STEM Next in Guest Blog on
Click2Science PD: A Low-Cost, High Impact Solution to Building STEM Skills of OST Educators
Guest post by Kathleen Lodl, Associate Dean, Nebraska Extension, University of Nebraska, Lincoln klodl1@unl.edu High quality, well-facilitated STEM activities encourage youth…
Closing the Opportunity Gap with STEM
STEM jobs are growing faster than other US jobs, but how are we ensuring all youth have equal opportunity…
