Early Wins and Lessons Learned: How the Bay Area STEM Ecosystem Engages Families
In this case study, Drs. Kekelis and Sammet highlight the work of the Bay Area STEM Ecosystem, which aims…
STEM Next Strategy in Action: Young People Talk about STEM at Boys & Girls Clubs
May 9, 2017STEM Next aims to make STEM come alive for young people, so they can discover their interests…
Collaborations Power Computer Science Education
Happy Computer Science Education Week! Maybe you had the chance to join one of the 155,000+ CS Ed Week/Hour…
A Success Story
In October, ExpandED Schools and the Pinkerton Foundation jointly released a brief entitled From Meeting to Impact: How One…
Every Hour Counts Announces Grant Recipients
Image credit: Every Hour CountsIn October, with support from STEM Next, Every Hour Counts announced that After School…
Another Case for Collaboration
The new journal Connected Science Learning just released its second issue with a focus on professional development partnerships between…
How Art Motivates STEM Learning
Photo credit: NAANoting how often skilled scientists are also artists and vice versa, Andy Allan of the National…
STEM Educators Academy Research Brief – Lessons in Cross-Sector Professional Development and Teaching/Learning
Source: ExpandED SchoolsExpand ED Schools – a partner in two key STEM Next initiatives – the New York…
How can Afterschool and Summer Programs Support the Next Generation Science Standards?
Source: Afterschool AllianceThe Afterschool Alliance has released a new guide: Getting Started with the Next Generation Science Standards,…
STEM Ecosystems and a New Kind of SWAT Team
Writing in the Huffington Post earlier this month, our friend and colleague Paula Golden, Executive Director of the Broadcom…
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…
