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Direct linkNewfield, Denise; Byrne, Deirdre C. – Education as Change, 2020
This article concerns ZAPP (the South African Poetry Project), which is a community of poets, scholars (including the authors), teachers and students, established in 2013 to promote, in educational systems, the work of contemporary South African poets. For the past three years (2017-2019), we have attempted through outreach and research to…
Descriptors: Poetry, Program Descriptions, Poets, Educational Change
Download full textWagg, Sharon; McKinney, Pamela – Journal of Information Literacy, 2020
Research shows that students starting higher education (HE) often lack an essential level of information literacy (IL). To address this issue, a growing number of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) engage with schools through Information Literacy Outreach Programmes (ILOPs). This paper explores the forces and motivations behind how and why HEIs…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Outreach Programs, College School Cooperation, Case Studies
Zinzi, Angelo; Pittori, Carlotta; Tagliamonte, Rosa; Nichelli, Elisa – Physics Education, 2021
Since 2017 the Italian Space Agency (ASI) participates to so-called 'Alternanza Scuola-Lavoro' (i.e. 'school-work synergy') outreach projects promoted by the Italian government, and the ASI Space Science Data Center (SSDC) actively contributes to them, with the primary aim of bringing students closer to space-related activities before choosing…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, High School Students, Space Sciences
Mitchell, Allyson; Linn, Sarah; Yoshida, Hitomi – Journal of Museum Education, 2019
As younger generations become immersed in technology, museums and cultural institutions must create a familiar digital experience to cultivate connections with the 21st century visitor. Authors present an example of working with institutional content experts to create a digital outreach package that activates the museum's content to engage K-12…
Descriptors: Museums, Expertise, Elementary Secondary Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
Noakes, Sierra; Modica, Allison; Palazzolo, Kristyn – Digital Promise, 2022
In the face of a worldwide pandemic, educators rose to the challenge of engaging students and families remotely to not only continue learning but also to provide as much normalcy as possible at a time of chaos and uncertainty. Many educators were looking for quick, meaningful ways to learn new skills to effectively teach remotely and connect with…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Pandemics, COVID-19, Distance Education
Kaplan, Michael – Phi Delta Kappan, 2017
In 2011, the directors of the Phoenix Symphony came up with a bold plan to improve and expand their community outreach programs. Inspired by the growing movement to integrate the arts with the other subjects in the K-12 curriculum, they created a thriving program called Mind Over Music, which pairs professional musicians with local elementary…
Descriptors: Music Activities, Outreach Programs, Art Education, Music Education
Ellington, Roni; Daniels, Beth; Orozco, Felicia; Santiago, Alicia; Arnold, Asia-Lige – Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 2021
The Twin Cities PBS "Ready to Learn" project focuses on the building of science and literacy skills of diverse students ages 5 to 8. It also promotes equity for historically underrepresented children in science (race-ethnic minorities, low-income children with disabilities, English Language Learners). The Transformative Transmedia…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Program Descriptions, Science Instruction, Literacy
Gumaelius, Lena; Almqvist, Monica; Árnadóttir, Anna; Axelsson, Anders; Conejero, J. Alberto; García-Sabater, José P.; Klitgaard, Lene; Kozma, Cecilia; Maheut, Julien; Marin-Garcia, Juan; Mickos, Henrik; Nilsson, Per-Olof; Norén, Agneta; Pinho-Lopes, Margarida; Prenzel, Manfred; Ray, Johanna; Roxå, Torgny; Voss, Mirjam – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2016
Since the 1990s, the low number of students choosing to study science and technology in higher education has been on the societal agenda and many initiatives have been launched to promote awareness regarding career options. The initiatives particularly focus on increasing enrolment in the engineering programmes. This article describes and compares…
Descriptors: Outreach Programs, Universities, Science Interests, College Programs
Gamze Ozogul; Jana Reisslein; Martin Reisslein – International Journal of Designs for Learning, 2016
Even though engineering outreach to K-12 schools initially seemed to be a simple undertaking, it proved to require complex design solutions related to a variety of issues. The purpose of this design case is to tell the story of our National Science Foundation (NSF) supported engineering outreach project, that took place between the years of…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Kindergarten, Elementary Secondary Education, Computer Assisted Instruction
Pathak, Tapan B.; Bernadt, Tonya; Umphlett, Natalie – Journal of Extension, 2014
Climate Masters of Nebraska is an innovative educational program that strategically trains community volunteers about climate change science and corresponding ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in an interactive and action-based teaching environment. As a result of the program, 91% of participants indicated that they made informed changes in…
Descriptors: Climate, Educational Innovation, Environmental Education, Volunteers
Safatly, Lise; Itani, Hiba; El-Hajj, Ali; Salem, Dania – Ethics and Education, 2017
In modern and well-structured universities, ethics centers are playing a key role in hosting, organizing, and managing activities to enrich and guide students' ethical thinking and analysis. This paper presents a comprehensive survey of the goals, activities, and administration of ethics centers, as well as their role in promoting ethical thinking…
Descriptors: College Role, Ethics, Thinking Skills, Teaching Methods
Cunliffe, Rachel H. – Journal of Peace Education, 2017
Peace education provides for the development of knowledge, skills, and dispositions appropriate to effective peacebuilding. Therefore, the development of curriculum in degree programs which builds bridges by which students in conflict resolution/peace studies classrooms may cross over to the field of conflict transformation and peacebuilding may…
Descriptors: Peace, Teaching Methods, Outreach Programs, Curriculum Development
Dieser, Olivia; Bogner, Franz X. – Environmental Education Research, 2016
In line with previous studies, where outdoor nature experience was shown to support adolescents' environmental knowledge, our study monitored the influence of a hands-on environmental programme within a National Park on cognitive knowledge achievement. A sample of 4th and 5th graders (n = 289) completed a week-long outreach conservation programme…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Teaching Methods, Parks, Outdoor Education
Burdette, Rebecca; Galeucia, Annemarie; Liggett, Sarah; Thompson, Melissa – Across the Disciplines, 2016
This article provides background on Louisiana State University's Communication across the Curriculum (CxC) program and details the history and logistics of its experiential learning and community outreach event--TEDxLSU. In particular, the authors provide details on the Student Creative Communications Team (SCCT) which conceptualizes, plans, and…
Descriptors: Writing Across the Curriculum, Mentors, Communication (Thought Transfer), Online Surveys
Laut, Jeffrey; Bartolini, Tiziana; Porfiri, Maurizio – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2015
Attracting K-12 students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) is viewed as a critical element for benefiting both the economy and society. This paper describes an outreach program, conducted in a Brooklyn, New York, USA, public middle school, aimed at educating students in mechatronics, biology, and…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, STEM Education, Student Interests, Science Interests
