2021 Poster - Understanding the Role of Informal STEM Educators in Creating Maker-based and Community- Centered Technology and Computer Science Learning Hubs for Urban Youth (Rec-to-Tech U)
Date:
Tuesday, November 30, 2021
Resource Type:
Conference Proceedings | Reference Materials
Environment Type:
Public Programs, Making and Tinkering Programs
Audience:
Middle School Children (11-13) | Youth/Teen (up to 17) | Educators/Teachers | Museum/ISE Professionals
Discipline:
Computing and information science | Technology
Access and Inclusion:
Low Socioeconomic Status
Organization:
Digital Harbor Foundation, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
Description:
This poster was presented at the 2021 NSF AISL Awardee Meeting.
Makerspaces and making-related programs are often inaccessible, unaffordable, or simply not available to underserved youth. This three-year, Innovations in Development project involves partnership with four Recreation Centers (two each in Baltimore and Pittsburgh) to (1) train educators in equity-oriented approaches to making, (2) create four learning hubs, (3) develop and test equity-based curricula in each space, and (4) establish a replicable Localization Toolkit for future implementation in other communities.
Funder(s):
NSF
Funding Program:
Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL)
Award Number:
2005502
Funder(s):
NSF
Funding Program:
Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL)
Award Number:
2005484
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