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Direct linkGretel Monreal; Steven C. Koenig – Advances in Physiology Education, 2025
Heartwheels! STEM Mobile Outreach is a scientist-led collaborative, innovative, and reproducible experiential educational program and mobile lab developed to engage people young and old in the cardiovascular sciences, improve health literacy and awareness of heart-healthy living, and spark curiosity in the science, technology, engineering, and…
Descriptors: Outreach Programs, STEM Education, Laboratories, Life Style
Grace Lawlor; Glenn Strong; Brendan Tangney – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2025
Gender imbalance in the technology sector is a long-standing issue. For several decades, Computer Science (CS) outreach activities have become an established strategy for encouraging girls to pursue courses and careers in the field of computing. However, it is not clear how impactful these initiatives are, or what elements make them valuable. A…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Outreach Programs, Females, Womens Education
Download full textHite, Rebecca L.; Spott, Jessica L. – Journal of STEM Outreach, 2022
This study investigated how a STEM outreach program, focused on promoting adolescent girls' interests in STEM, augmented parents' and teachers' (adults) perceptions of doxa (socialization that enhances or stymies girls' STEM interests) after the event, at home and school, respectively. To this end, we provided participating adults with in-event…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Females, Teachers, Parents
Joey Shapiro Key; Linda Simonsen; Cara Margherio – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2024
The STEM Public Outreach Team (SPOT) at the University of Washington Bothell (UWB) provides training and community building opportunities for diverse STEM students that impact their persistence in STEM majors and careers. The University of Washington Center for Evaluation and Research for STEM Equity (CERSE) evaluated the experiences of SPOT…
Descriptors: STEM Education, STEM Careers, Outreach Programs, College Students
RaKissa Manzanares; Jessica Webb; Leigh M. Harrell-Williams; Gary A. Olson; Scotty Houston; Melinda Lanius; Kelsey Funkhouser; David Shannon; Josias O. Gomez; Michael Jacobson; Lora Merchant – PRIMUS, 2024
A comprehensive graduate teaching assistant (GTA) training program in mathematical sciences designed at one institution is being adapted and replicated at two peer institutions. Using a case study approach, this paper outlines the development of the program components, which include a first-year teaching seminar, peer mentoring and support from a…
Descriptors: Teaching Assistants, Graduate Students, Program Development, Mathematics Instruction
Christian Clark; Alice Steimle; Bethany LaValley – Connected Science Learning, 2024
Solar eclipses are a rare phenomenon that everyone should have the opportunity to explore in depth. This article describes two programs developed by a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) outreach center with the goal of bringing the excitement of eclipses to all learners. The STEM outreach center collaborated with local…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Elementary Secondary Education, College School Cooperation, School Community Relationship
Paige Prizlow; Madelyn Quirk; Kylie J. Schache; Sonia Bhakkad; Emily C. Laub; Emily L. Xu; Sophie Hill – Journal of Chemical Education, 2022
Gender disparities in STEM fields emerge starting in the fourth grade, when girls are less likely than boys to express interest in STEM fields. Outreach events targeted to girls during this crucial developmental period can foster a sense of belonging in STEM. Women+ Excelling More in Math, Engineering, and the Sciences (F.E.M.M.E.S.) is a…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Outreach Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Online Courses
Zhou, Bin – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2020
Workforce shortages in the field of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) have led to an increasing need for STEM outreach programs for high school students. This article presents an integrated approach to such efforts; government agencies, the host university, and local professional associations play meaningful roles in program design…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, STEM Education, High School Students, Outreach Programs
Jianjun Wang – Grantee Submission, 2024
California State University, Bakersfield (CSUB) continues administering its five-year grant, "Promoting Excellence in Graduate Education and Increasing Hispanic STEM Related Degree Completion," to strengthen the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) program support for students of Latino origin and develop a Graduate…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Graduate Study, Hispanic American Students, Grants
Des Jardins, Angela; Key, Joey Shapiro; Williamson, Kathryn; Kimbrell, Seth; De Saint-Georges, Sophie; Littenberg, Tyson; Page, Jessica; Dolch, Timothy – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 2020
It is the responsibility of today's scientists, engineers, and educators to inspire and encourage our youth into technical careers that benefit our society. Too often, however, this responsibility is buried beneath daily job demands and the routines of teaching. Space Public Outreach Team (SPOT) programs leverage a train-the-trainer model to…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Space Sciences, Outreach Programs, College Students
Julia Schiefer; Jana Caspari; Joana A. Moscoso; Ana I. Catarino; Pedro Miranda Afonso; Jessika Golle; Patrick Rebuschat – Science Education, 2024
Migrant students tend to underperform in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) subjects and are less likely to pursue higher education in STEM when compared with their nonmigrant peers. Given the substantial increase in migration, this disparity has been a central concern in science education in many European countries. The…
Descriptors: STEM Education, College Students, Immigrants, At Risk Students
Melody W. Young; Noah D. Chernik; Stratos J. Kantounis; Matthew J. Cannata; James Q. Virga; Reuben N. Jacobson; Jon A. Gustafson; Aleksandra S. Ratkiewicz; Enkhjin Batbayar; Badamkhand Monhochir; Binderiya Munkhbat; Minjin Bolortsetseg; Carol Weintraub; Stan Silverman; Gabby Guilhon; Edwin Dickinson; Michael C. Granatosky – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2025
Access to high-quality outreach programs is crucial for preparing students for STEM careers, yet traditional classrooms often lack diverse, hands-on learning opportunities, particularly in anatomy and evolutionary biology. We present "Are You Stronger Than a Lemur?"--an interactive STEM activity that introduces K-12 students to…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Outreach Programs, Anatomy, Biomechanics
Jamie Loizzo; Caroline Nickerson; Caroline Barnett; Taylor Nash; Laura Warner; Savanna Barry; Micheal Allen – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2023
Virtual reality (VR) and electronic field trips (EFT) can introduce youth to natural environments, climate change mitigation strategies, and related STEM careers. We developed a VR and EFT outreach program featuring scientists working on living shorelines for coastal restoration as a response to sea-level rise and examined the program's impacts on…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Field Trips, Computer Uses in Education, STEM Education
Melissa DeJonckheere; Samantha A. Chuisano; Lisa M. Vaughn; Amanda Ajrouche; Alison Allen; Beatrice Palazzolo; Jane Rafferty; Tammy Chang; Matthew A. Diemer – Journal of STEM Outreach, 2023
Despite ongoing efforts to increase diversity in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEM) fields, disparities persist. MYHealth Summer Launch is a virtual, out-of-school STEM outreach program aiming to increase participation of historically marginalized students in health research to develop researcher identity and…
Descriptors: High School Students, Disadvantaged Youth, Power Structure, Student Research
Siew, Nyet Moi – International Baltic Symposium on Science and Technology Education, 2021
STEM education has increasingly drawn attention internationally in recent years. In Malaysia, efforts to encourage students to take up STEM subjects have risen, but student enrolments in almost every STEM subject area have continued to fall over the last decade. The situation is even more challenging in Sabah, an East Malaysian state where 72…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Foreign Countries, Mentors, Outreach Programs
