Outcomes
Teacher-Created Multimedia Presentations about the Project
For a 4-minute multimedia presentation related to a unit on soap bubbles, see: http://tinyurl.com/bubble-unit-2014
For a 4-minute multimedia presentation related to a unit on earthquakes, see: http://tinyurl.com/equake-unit-2014
Metrics Regarding Teachers Served
Number of teachers who directly received STEM professional development as a result of the project: 17
Number of hours of training per teacher: 45 (including face-to-face, online, and field experience)
Outcomes Regarding Teacher Participants Percentage of teacher participants who indicated their confidence to try new pedagogical approaches using technology has increased: 100%
Percentage of teacher participants who indicated they feel more prepared to use technology as part of responding to changes required by Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards: 94%
Metrics Regarding Boys & Girls Club Participants Served
Number of Boys & Girls Club participants served: 65
STEM workshop length: 8 hours (4 2-hour sessions)
Total workshop hours offered 32 hours (4 groups offered 8-hour workshops)
Number of workshops offered to students in grades 3-5: 2 sets of workshops, each with 4 2-hour sessions
Number of workshops offered to students in grades 6-8: 2 sets of workshops, each with 4 2-hour sessions
Outcomes Regarding Boys & Girls Club Students
Before the STEM workshops for youth, 37% of students indicated they enjoyed learning math and science on the computer, while after the workshop, this percentage rose to 58%.
Before the STEM workshops for youth, 55% of students disagreed that math and science was difficult, while after the workshop, this percentage rose to 79%.
For a 4-minute multimedia presentation related to a unit on soap bubbles, see: http://tinyurl.com/bubble-unit-2014
For a 4-minute multimedia presentation related to a unit on earthquakes, see: http://tinyurl.com/equake-unit-2014
Metrics Regarding Teachers Served
Number of teachers who directly received STEM professional development as a result of the project: 17
Number of hours of training per teacher: 45 (including face-to-face, online, and field experience)
Outcomes Regarding Teacher Participants Percentage of teacher participants who indicated their confidence to try new pedagogical approaches using technology has increased: 100%
Percentage of teacher participants who indicated they feel more prepared to use technology as part of responding to changes required by Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards: 94%
Metrics Regarding Boys & Girls Club Participants Served
Number of Boys & Girls Club participants served: 65
STEM workshop length: 8 hours (4 2-hour sessions)
Total workshop hours offered 32 hours (4 groups offered 8-hour workshops)
Number of workshops offered to students in grades 3-5: 2 sets of workshops, each with 4 2-hour sessions
Number of workshops offered to students in grades 6-8: 2 sets of workshops, each with 4 2-hour sessions
Outcomes Regarding Boys & Girls Club Students
Before the STEM workshops for youth, 37% of students indicated they enjoyed learning math and science on the computer, while after the workshop, this percentage rose to 58%.
Before the STEM workshops for youth, 55% of students disagreed that math and science was difficult, while after the workshop, this percentage rose to 79%.