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Notes on Distance Learning for Informal Settings White Paper #2: A literature review of best practice considerations for distance education

Since distance education has evolved over time and continues to evolve, and most recently been influenced and challenged by the COVID-19 pandemic, it is the position of the authors that the literature is not yet clear or definitive on what it can confidently state about what are tested best practices in distance education, especially when it comes to informal learning environments.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Gary M. Timko Joe E Heimlich Donnelley (Dolly) Hayde
resource research Informal/Formal Connections

Notes on Distance Learning for Informal Settings: White Paper #1: Definitions and History

This report is a literature review of the history of distance education/distance learning. The scan covers the nearly 250 years of documented distance education programs and traces the changes in the technologies that supported the learning purpose.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Joe E. Heimlich Gary Timko Donnelley (Dolly) Hayde
resource research Exhibitions

Inspiring Young Children to Engage in Computational Thinking In and Out of School (Research to Practice)

Integrating science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subjects in pre-college settings is seen as critical in providing opportunities for children to develop knowledge, skills, and interests in these subjects and the associated critical thinking skills. More recently computational thinking (CT) has been called out as an equally important topic to emphasize among pre-college students. The authors of this paper began an integrated STEM+CT project three years ago to explore integrating these subjects through a science center exhibit and a curriculum for 5-8 year old students. We
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TEAM MEMBERS: Morgan Hynes Monica Cardella Tamara Moore Sean Brophy Senay Purzer Kristina Tank Muhsin Meneske Ibrahim Yeter Hoda Ehsan
resource research Public Programs

Defining a Research Agenda for STEM Corps: Working White Paper

This working white paper begins the process of establishing a research agenda for how to use adult volunteers most effectively to engage K-12 students in STEM subjects. It does so by describing a comprehensive review of the literature, searching for articles and papers about programs designed to increase student interest, engagement, participation and academic achievement/attainment in STEM subjects.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Abt Associates Beth Gamse
resource research Informal/Formal Connections

Situating argumentation in student science activity

This literature review raises questions about how scientific argumentation is taught in schools. Manz argues that argumentation needs to be situated in real scientific questions and practices and makes suggestions for how to make argumentation an authentic science activity for students.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Sara Heredia