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resource research Exhibitions
This "mini-poster," a two-page slideshow presenting an overview of the project, was presented at the 2023 AISL Awardee Meeting.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Kelly Riedinger Lauren Weaver Kari Hart
resource project Public Programs
In this project, the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh in partnership with EdTogether, Spelman College, and the Warner School of Education at the University of Rochester will bring together these distinct domains of learning by working with youth and practitioners to conduct a systematic review of equity and belonging work in informal science learning.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Katie Todd Gabrielle Rappolt-Schlichtmann Samantha Daley Fatima Brunson
resource evaluation Aquarium and Zoo Exhibits
The goal of this evaluation was to determine how museum visitors responded to the museum's existing live animal exhibits and identify recommendations for their new Live Animal Garden exhibit.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Jordan Brick Claire Dorsett Yu Wen Wong Christine Reich Leigh Ann Mesiti
resource research Informal/Formal Connections
Informal STEM learning experiences (ISLEs), such as participating in science, computing, and engineering clubs and camps, have been associated with the development of youth’s science, technology, engineering, and mathematics interests and career aspirations. However, research on ISLEs predominantly focuses on institutional settings such as museums and science centers, which are often discursively inaccessible to youth who identify with minoritized demographic groups. Using latent class analysis, we identify five general profiles (i.e., classes) of childhood participation in ISLEs from data
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TEAM MEMBERS: Remy Dou Heidi Cian Zahra Hazari Philip Sadler Gerhard Sonnert
resource research Higher Education Programs
The project team published a research synopsis article with Futurum Science Careers in Feb 2023 called “How Can Place Attachment Improve Scientific Literacy?”
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TEAM MEMBERS: Julia Parrish Benjamin Haywood
resource research Resource Centers and Networks
The National Network for Ocean and Climate Change Interpretation [NNOCCI] is a Community of Practice [CoP] dedicated to advancing the conversation on climate change, based on the principle that wide-scale training with proven communication techniques can change the national discourse around climate change to be more productive, creative, and solutions-focused. NNOCCI CoP is a network of individuals and organizations in formal and informal education, the social sciences, climate sciences, and public policy. By 2018, the community represented more than 184 institutions in 38 states, and over
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TEAM MEMBERS: John Fraser
resource research Public Programs
Supporting more equitable participation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) remains a key, persistent educational challenge. This paper employs a sociological Bourdieusian lens to explore how equitable youth outcomes might be supported through informal science learning (ISL). Drawing on multimodal, ethnographic data from four case study youth aged 11–14 from two ISL programs, we identify four areas of practice that were enacted to a greater or lesser extent in the programs in support of equitable youth outcomes. We identify how the equitable potential of these practices
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TEAM MEMBERS: Louise Archer Spela Godec Angela Calabrese Barton emily dawson Ada Mau Uma Patel
resource evaluation Exhibitions
Funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Access from the Ground Up project at the Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo (JMZ) seeks to better serve children with disabilities through a combination of partnerships with community, staff professional development and training, and the development of accessible STEM-focused exhibits and resources at the new JMZ facility, which opened in November 2021. This summative evaluation report seeks to answer the following evaluation questions: To what extent does the Access from the Ground Up project build or strengthen relationships with
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TEAM MEMBERS: Maia Werner-Avidon Tina Keegan Lisa Erikson
resource project Media and Technology
The Detroit Zoo will partner with community-based organizations serving youth in metropolitan Detroit to implement a program to develop and present remote STEM programming for students in this area, targeting low- to moderate-income students of color. Staff from the zoo and three afterschool programs (American Institutional Management Services, Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services, and Boys and Girls Clubs of Southeast Michigan) will participate in professional development workshops on virtual, inquiry-based, humane STEM education. They will then utilize skills developed in the workshops to develop and lead virtual education programming for a total of 24 groups of 20 middle school youth.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Diane Miller
resource project Media and Technology
The New England Aquarium will create Conservation STEM — an online curriculum that features engaging videos and hands-on activities aligned with state and national standards that are easily accessible for teachers to use in the classroom. The project responds to a need that the aquarium’s Teacher Advisory Council — composed of Pre-K through 12 teachers from the greater Boston area — identified, which was to help students develop critical and systems thinking skills. It also will provide a means for teachers to engage students with authentic experiences to address real-world problems and build an understanding of the need for a balanced use of the ocean.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Leigh Clayton
resource research Exhibitions
The poster shares work conducted as part of the Modeling Zoos and Aquariums as Inclusive Communities of Science for Autistic Individuals (MoZAICS) project and specifically sharing details of the MoZAICS access and inclusion framework (e.g., definitions, structure/levels of the framework).
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TEAM MEMBERS: Kelly Riedinger Victoria Bonebrake Kari Hart Lauren Weaver Blaire Donnelly-Mason Zach Williams
resource project Public Programs
Woodland Park Zoo will conduct a pilot partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound (BBBSPS) to provide science and conservation education, personal connections to peers and mentors, and opportunities to practice environmentalism among diverse King County youth. BBBSPS will promote the program and recruit mentor and youth participants. The zoo will facilitate three Conservation Challenges each year for mentors and youth and will host an annual Big Night Out on zoo grounds to express gratitude to mentors. The project will allow youth ages 9 to 14 to learn about science and conservation outside of school, and to see themselves as contributing to conservation and their local community as future scientists, stewards, and policymakers.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Karen Sherwood