Skip to main content

Community Repository Search Results

resource research Museum and Science Center Exhibits
In this paper we compare pre-COVID-19 and post-2021 Tactile Mental Cutting Test assessment data from blind or low-vision participants including scores and test duration between 2019 and 2022. Results show a statistically significant difference in how long it took participants to complete the TMCT between the two timeframes.
DATE:
TEAM MEMBERS: David Searle Daniel Kane Natalie Shaheen Wade Goodridge
resource project Exhibitions
RISES (Re-energize and Invigorate Student Engagement through Science) is a coordinated suite of resources including 42 interactive English and Spanish STEM videos produced by Children's Museum Houston in coordination with the science curriculum department at Houston ISD. The videos are aligned to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills standards, and each come with a bilingual Activity Guide and Parent Prompt sheet, which includes guiding questions and other extension activities.
DATE: -
TEAM MEMBERS:
resource research Afterschool Programs
This paper presents a continued reliability analysis of the parallel TMCT subtests A & B with the BLV population. Data was collected from BLV participants attending National Federation of the Blind (NFB) conventions, learning centers for the blind, and STEM-oriented NFB summer camps for high school students.
DATE:
TEAM MEMBERS: Candice Hamilton Emily Stratman Daniel Kane Jenny Lee Blonquist Natalie Shaheen Wade Goodridge
resource research Museum and Science Center Exhibits
The impetus behind this effort was to create a platform for initial support to TEE professionals who may have a blind and low-vision (BLV) student in their courses.  Specific examples, instructions, and applications for many of the commonly-used tools and techniques are included here as part of this overall effort to teach TEE concepts through socially relevant contexts by adapting older methods to facilitate new opportunities in our school systems for BLV youth. 
DATE:
TEAM MEMBERS: Scott Bartholomew Wade Goodridge Natalie Shaheen Anne Cunningham
resource evaluation Public Programs
This document summarizes lessons learned from implementing Leap into Science: Cultivating a National Network for Informal Science and Literacy (Leap into Science) from 2017-2023.
DATE:
TEAM MEMBERS: Sara Greller Karen Peterson Sheila James Erin Stafford Darryl Williams Emily Early Sharon Rollins Andrea Foster
resource evaluation Public Programs
The following summative report describes overarching evaluation findings from the evaluation of Leap into Science, including future considerations for the Leap into Science program team (program team). The report aims to summarize takeaways from 2018-2023 and report on overall insights pertaining to the core evaluation questions of interest.
DATE:
TEAM MEMBERS:
resource evaluation Summer and Extended Camps
Food for Thought is an NSF-funded project (AISL # 1906706) that focuses on teaching the science of food preparation to families with children ages 7-13. This report focuses on the second year of Food for Thought summer camp.
DATE:
resource research Informal/Formal Connections
This "mini-poster," a two-page slideshow presenting an overview of the project, was presented at the 2023 AISL Awardee Meeting.
DATE:
TEAM MEMBERS: Tino Nyawelo Sarah Braden Jordan Gerton John Matthews Ricardo Gonzalez
resource research Public Programs
This "mini-poster," a two-page slideshow presenting an overview of the project, was presented at the 2023 AISL Awardee Meeting.
DATE:
TEAM MEMBERS: Lui Hokoana Hōkūlani Holt Jaymee Nanasi Davis Chelsey Jay Kala Baybayan-Tanaka Koa Hewahewa Lei Ishikawa Pauline Sat Tiare Agpaoa Torae Keahiolalo
resource research Media and Technology
This "mini-poster," a two-page slideshow presenting an overview of the project, was presented at the 2023 AISL Awardee Meeting.
DATE:
TEAM MEMBERS: Ronda Jenson
resource research Exhibitions
This "mini-poster," a two-page slideshow presenting an overview of the project, was presented at the 2023 AISL Awardee Meeting.
DATE:
TEAM MEMBERS: Sami Daley Gabrielle Schlichtmann Becki Kipling Calvin Uzelmeier Adam Hickey
resource research Informal/Formal Connections
This "mini-poster," a two-page slideshow presenting an overview of the project, was presented at the 2023 AISL Awardee Meeting.
DATE:
TEAM MEMBERS: Michelle Kortenaar Erin Jant Karen Via Carrie Jubran