Promising Practice for Engaging Families: Spotlight 02
We’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. In talking with a
Promising Practice for Engaging Families: Spotlight 01
We begin this series with promising practices that welcome parents and caregivers to our STEM work. Family engagement at its best starts with listening to parents. We can learn wha
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 to increase equity and access to STEM learning opportunities in underserve
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 and gain valuable skills for the future. STEM Next and the Noyce Foundati
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 of Code events worldwide? Undoubtedly, 2016 has been a significant year
A Success Story
In October, ExpandED Schools and the Pinkerton Foundation jointly released a brief entitled From Meeting to Impact: How One Foundation’s Investment of $25,000 Spurred Large-Scale
Every Hour Counts Announces Grant Recipients
In October, with support from STEM Next, Every Hour Counts announced that After School Matters (Chicago), the Family League of Baltimore, Nashville After Zone Alliance and Pri
Another Case for Collaboration
The new journal Connected Science Learning just released its second issue with a focus on professional development partnerships between in-school and out-of-school STEM educators.
How Art Motivates STEM Learning
Noting how often skilled scientists are also artists and vice versa, Andy Allan of the National Afterschool Association pens a thoughtful article, How Art Motivates STEM Learning,
STEM Educators Academy Research Brief – Lessons in Cross-Sector Professional Development and Teaching/Learning
Expand ED Schools – a partner in two key STEM Next initiatives – the New York City STEM Education Network ecosystem, and the Frontiers in Urban Science Education (FUSE) project