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Let’s Do Chemistry Train-the-Trainer Workshop Summative Evaluation

ChemAttitudes: Using Design-Based Research to Develop and Disseminate Strategies and Materials to Support Chemistry Interest, Relevance, and Self-Efficacy (ChemAttitudes, NSF DRL-1612482) is a collaborative project between the Museum of Science, Boston (MOS), the National Informal STEM Education Network (NISE Net), and the American Chemical Society (ACS) among others. As a part of this project, researchers and educators from MOS and the Science Museum of Minnesota (SMM) used design-based research to create chemistry hands-on activities meant to positively impact visitors’ attitudes towards
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TEAM MEMBERS: Elizabeth Kollmann Owen Weitzman
resource evaluation Professional Development, Conferences, and Networks

Grounding Institutional Partnerships in Structures for Broader Impact Design: Summative Evaluation Report

This report presents summative evaluation results for a National Science Foundation funded project entitled Grounding Institutional Partnerships in Structures for Broader Impacts Design (BID). The project represents a collaboration between five institutions: Institute for Learning Innovation, The STEM Research Center at Oregon State University, Scicenter, University of Washington-Bothell, and University of Wisconsin-Madison. BID aimed at creating an inter-institutional structure and toolkit to assist higher education institutions (HEIs) and informal science education organizations (ISEs) in
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TEAM MEMBERS: Julie Risien Martin Storksdieck Kevin Niemi Eve Klein Dennis Schatz Michelle Kortenaar Carolyn Brennan Ann McMahon Cathlyn Merrit Davis Kelly L Hoke
resource research Public Programs

STEM Racial Justice: Research Findings

This report summarizes the project work and research findings for a project designed to address racial justice through a STEM lens, in Minnesota communities, in the wake of George Floyd's murder. The project was rooted in principles of power sharing and co-creation. Though ultimately challenging, and not entirely successful according to the original goals, this report provides an overview of research findings and lessons learned. Appendices include instruments.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Choua Her Marjorie Bequette Guillermo Perez Soberanes
resource research Public Programs

Organizational Approaches to Systemic DEAI Change in the Informal Science Education Field

Framing: Broadening participation and achieving equitable outcomes has been a core goal of the science museum field for over two decades. However, how to make progress has proven an intractable problem. Methods: Focusing on five organizations who officially committed to diversity, equity, access, and inclusion (DEAI) by participating in a national professional development program, the researchers investigate how science museums attempt to enact internally-focused change via a mixed methods case study. Findings: While these organizations considered a variety of structurally focused change
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TEAM MEMBERS: Marjorie Bequette Megan Goeke Gretchen Haupt Choua Her