STEM Family Engagement Planning Tool
STEM Next has partnered with Drs. Patty Allen and Gil Noam of the Institute for the Study of Resilience…
Million Girls Moonshot
Summer is coming. So is the search for ideas to support summer learning. Let’s not let stereotypes hold us…
Mentor Challenge
Starting the new year with a spotlight on mentoring is a good thing. For this year’s National Mentoring campaign we need…
- By Amanda Hanno in News on
Families Are Essential in the STEM Learning Ecosystem
National Science Teaching Association
COVID-19 Requires Us to Reimagine Family Engagement
In this blog we share seven practices to support families in this next generation of family engagement. Guiding questions…
Listening: The “Secret Sauce” for Impactful Family Engagement
We don’t have the resources to listen to families. We tried but didn’t get much feedback. We don’t see…
From an Hour of Code to a Year of Possibilities
Cheers to another successful Computer Science Education Week. What began as a one-hour coding challenge has expanded into a worldwide…
How Do We Achieve Computer Science for All? Not without Family Engagement
Computer science, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and venture capital. Imagine youth in Detroit, DC, and Des Moines bringing their talents,…
2019 The Summer of STEM
“Not all summers are created equal.” We agree with this assessment from Laura Johnson, VP of Communications at the National…
Where Do Families Go for STEM?
What do libraries have to do with STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math)? These days, plenty. You can find…
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…
Family Engagement: Taking it to the Next Level
How can organizations integrate parent education into their STEM programs? With support, parents can learn to engage in positive…
- 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…
Expanding Access and Inclusion in STEM through Culturally Responsive Family Engagement
In this Case Study, Drs. Sammet and Kekelis highlight best practices and lessons learned from two programs - Techbridge…
- By Linda Kekelis and Kara Sammet in Family Engagement, News, Original Resources, Research and Resources on
How a Library’s Making Program Empowers Mothers and Daughters
Public libraries have a unique opportunity to expand the reach of STEM. “Public libraries provide a ‘third space’ beyond…
Promising Practice for Engaging Families: Spotlight 08
A workshop that gives families a chance to connect over coding or persevere through an engineering design challenge is…
Promising Practice for Engaging Families: Spotlight 07
Parents can play an important role in supporting their children’s learning and pathways with technology. However, when programs have…
Promising Practice for Engaging Families: Spotlight 06
From preventing summer learning loss to promoting engagement in STEM, there is abundant research that parents play an important…
Promising Practice for Engaging Families: Spotlight 05
Girls don’t start out with less interest in STEM. In preschool, they are curious, bold in their actions, and…
