Successful Out-of-School STEM Learning

Closed

August 25 - 26, 2014

Past

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Eric Jolly, Bronwyn Bevan, John Falk, Leslie Goodyear, Maya Garcia, Lynn Liben, Milbrey McLaughlin, Vera Michalchik, Nancy Peter, Cary Sneider

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Out-of-school STEM learning and programs available to K-12 youth.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

Public Access File: Out-of-School STEM Learning Workshop August 25-26, 2014

Project Title: Successful Out-of-School STEM Learning

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1. Feder, Michael. NRC
8/24/2014
Workshop agenda

2. Huerta Mingus, Laura. Association of Children’s Museums
8/15/2014
Email to RSO with file attached
Draft commissioned paper. Huerta Mingus, Laura. Broadening Access to Out-of-School STEM Learning Environments. August 2014.

3. Sneider, Cary. Portland State University
8/26/2014
Email to PA with attachment
Using Science as Evidence in Public Policy. NRC. 2012.

3. Sneider, Cary. Portland State University
8/26/2014
Email to PA with attachment
Yohalem, Nicole and Wilson-Ahlstrom, Alicia. Measuring Youth Program Quality: A Guide to Assessment Tools. The Forum for Youth Investment. March 2007

4. Chi, Bernadette. The Lawrence Hall of Science
8/15/2014
Email to RSO with file attached.
Commissioned paper. Chi, Bernadette; Dorph, Rena; Reisman, Leah. Evidence & Impact: Museum-Managed STEM Programs in Out-of-School Settings. August 2014.

5. Hammer, David. Tufts University
8/11/2014
Email to RSO with file attached
Draft commissioned paper. Hammer, David and Radoff, Jen. An Example of Science. August 2014.

6. Bevan, Bronwyn. Exploratorium
8/9/2014
Email to RSO with file attached.
Draft commissioned paper. Bevan, Bronwyn and Vossoughi, Shirin. Making and Tinkering. August 2014.

Contact

Joanna Roberts

202-334-3386
jroberts@nas.edu

Location

Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center

100 Academy Way

Irvine CA 92617, USA

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Closed

Successful Out-of-School STEM Learning Workshop

June 3 - 5, 2014

Past

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Eric Jolly
Bronwyn Bevan
Jane Buikstra
John Falk
Maya Garcia
Lynn Liben
Milbrey McLaughlin
Nancy Peter
Cary Sneider
Jill Walahoski

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Review of workshop (6/3-4)
Discuss topics and major themes for commissioned paper
Review potential contributors for commissioned paper

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

July 31, 2013

Contact

Kelly Arrington

202-334-3776
Karrington@nas.edu

Location

National Academy of Sciences Building

2101 Constitution Ave NW

Washington DC 20418, USA

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Closed

Successful Out-of-School STEM Learning Meeting 1

March 7, 2014

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM (ET)

Past

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Bronwyn Bevan
Jane E. Buikstra
Jacquelynne Eccles
John Falk
Leslie Goodyear
Eric J. Jolly
Lynn S. Liben
Milbrey W. McLaughlin
Vera Michalchik
Cary I. Sneider

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

-Clarify vision of the STEM learning ecosystem and outcomes framework
-Establish the workshop agenda structure and focus
-Identify topics of commissioned papers
-Prioritize potential speaker and author lists
-Create an initial work plan to complete the workshop planning process

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

- Connecting Informal and Formal STEM Education, EDC
- Report Brief: Successful K-12 STEM Education: Identifying Effective Approaches in Science,
Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, NRC
- Report Brief: Monitoring Progress Toward Successful K-12 STE M Education: A Nation
Advancing?, NRC
- Community Programs to Promote Youth Development, Report Brief, IOM/NRC
- Map the Gap STEM, The Frameworks Institute
- Game-Changers and the Assessment Predicament in Afterschool Science, G. Noam and A. Shaw

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

July 31, 2013

Contact

Michael Feder

mfeder@nas.edu

Location

Keck Center

500 5th St NW

Washington DC 20001, USA

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

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