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Data Empowered Museum

October 1, 2019 - September 30, 2022 | Public Programs, Professional Development, Conferences, and Networks

The Discovery Museums will develop and implement a continuous improvement process to improve the impact of its STEM programming by strengthening staff skills in using evaluation data. The project will begin with a series of training sessions for learning programs staff based on feedback from youth regarding the quality of the museum's program delivery and an assessment of staff competencies in positive youth development. Participating staff will benefit from a deeper understanding of data and the ability to build ongoing evaluation and positive youth development practices into their program presentations in a way that supports Social-Emotional Learning outcomes. The project will potentially result in a process and set of tools to quantify the impact of STEM programming that can be shared with other informal learning organizations.

Funders

IMLS
Funding Program: Museums Empowered: Professional Development Opportunities for Museum Staff
Award Number: MA-40-19-0259-19
Funding Amount: $156,428

TEAM MEMBERS

  • Sarah Elizabeth Tropp-Pacelli
    Principal Investigator
    Discovery Museums
  • Discipline: Education and learning science | General STEM
    Audience: Museum/ISE Professionals | Evaluators
    Environment Type: Public Programs | Museum and Science Center Programs | Professional Development, Conferences, and Networks | Professional Development and Workshops

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