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GENIAL: Summary of the Summit Proceedings Report (English/Spanish)

June 5, 2017 | Professional Development, Conferences, and Networks
With generous support from the National Science Foundation, the Exploratorium held the Generating Engagement and New Initiatives for All Latinos (GENIAL) Summit on June 5–6, 2017, in San Francisco, California. The goals of the GENIAL Summit were to: - Identify needs and opportunities for Latinos in informal science learning (ISL) environments. - Facilitate and strengthen professional relationships. - Identify recommendations, emerging research questions, and actionable insights with an outlook toward the future. - Contribute to a more informed ISL field. A total of 91 participants, a mix of practitioners, community leaders, media specialists, government officials, policy professionals, and researchers from across the United States and Puerto Rico participated in the Summit. This document summarizes the proceedings of the GENIAL Summit.

TEAM MEMBERS

  • Isabel Hawkins
    Principal Investigator
    Exploratorium
  • IMG 6172
    Co-Principal Investigator
  • IMG 7437 1
    Project Staff
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    Project Staff
  • Citation

    Funders

    NSF
    Funding Program: AISL
    Award Number: 1611143
    Funding Amount: $249,895.00
    Resource Type: Reference Materials | Report
    Discipline: Education and learning science | General STEM
    Audience: Administration/Leadership/Policymakers | Museum/ISE Professionals | Evaluators | Learning Researchers
    Environment Type: Professional Development, Conferences, and Networks | Professional Development and Workshops | Conferences
    Access and Inclusion: Ethnic/Racial | Hispanic/Latinx Communities

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