Set a Place at the STEM Table for Youth with Disabilities and their Families
How can we make sure that kids who are deaf, visually impaired, or physically disabled have the chance to imagine and create a bright future with science, technology, engineering,
From Niche to Necessary: Scale and Sustainability Lessons from the FUSE Initiative
The Noyce Foundation and now, STEM Next Opportunity Fund, champion and support effective practices, cross-sector partnerships, and measuring the impact of STEM learning. We are e
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 projects to their parents. Notably,
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A 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 in STEM. But family e
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Parents can play an important role in supporting their children’s learning and pathways with technology. However, when programs have a family element, it often involves parents
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From preventing summer learning loss to promoting engagement in STEM, there is abundant research that parents play an important role in their children’s academic and career paths
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Girls 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 less likely to think g
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Family 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 summer camp, there is
STEM Careers & Families: Learning from Centers and Museums
In 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 nowhere. These inst
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You 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 the event site was