ITEAMS: An Out-Of-School Time Project to Promote Gain in Fundamental Science Content and Enhance Interest in STEM Careers for Middle School Students
We report preliminarily on the efficacy of an innovative, STEM education project for middle-school youth participating in outof- school-time programs, targeting girls and students from underrepresented communities. Participating students attend urban schools in Eastern Massachusetts. The two main go...
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| author | Jaimie L. Miller R. Bruce Ward Frank Sienkiewicz Paul Antonucci |
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| description | We report preliminarily on the efficacy of an innovative, STEM education project for middle-school youth participating in outof- school-time programs, targeting girls and students from underrepresented communities. Participating students attend urban schools in Eastern Massachusetts. The two main goals for the technology-based project are to inspire the participants to consider STEM careers and increase the student mastery of fundamental STEM subject matter. The students control robotic telescopes – either from school or home – to acquire and then process images of solar system and deep space objects. Project teachers attend workshops to become adept at using the robotic telescopes, meet weekly with the students, pilot project curricula, collaborate with staff to plan and supervise field trips and star parties, and assist in all project evaluation. There are both academic and non-academic partners; the latter include amateur astronomers and retired engineers. We use an online system to evaluate teacher and student subject matter knowledge and survey students and parents about STEM careers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ad8c86ad19f74c859fc21116e30b80262022-12-21T17:25:11ZengInternational Institute of Informatics and CyberneticsJournal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics1690-45242011-08-01947680ITEAMS: An Out-Of-School Time Project to Promote Gain in Fundamental Science Content and Enhance Interest in STEM Careers for Middle School StudentsJaimie L. Miller0R. Bruce Ward1Frank Sienkiewicz2Paul Antonucci3 Harvard University Harvard University Harvard University Harvard University We report preliminarily on the efficacy of an innovative, STEM education project for middle-school youth participating in outof- school-time programs, targeting girls and students from underrepresented communities. Participating students attend urban schools in Eastern Massachusetts. The two main goals for the technology-based project are to inspire the participants to consider STEM careers and increase the student mastery of fundamental STEM subject matter. The students control robotic telescopes – either from school or home – to acquire and then process images of solar system and deep space objects. Project teachers attend workshops to become adept at using the robotic telescopes, meet weekly with the students, pilot project curricula, collaborate with staff to plan and supervise field trips and star parties, and assist in all project evaluation. There are both academic and non-academic partners; the latter include amateur astronomers and retired engineers. We use an online system to evaluate teacher and student subject matter knowledge and survey students and parents about STEM careers.http://www.iiisci.org/Journal/CV$/sci/pdfs/QN607OP.pdf Technology EducationStem CareersOut-Of-School-TimeOnline AssessmentMiddle SchoolRobotic Telescopes |
| spellingShingle | Jaimie L. Miller R. Bruce Ward Frank Sienkiewicz Paul Antonucci ITEAMS: An Out-Of-School Time Project to Promote Gain in Fundamental Science Content and Enhance Interest in STEM Careers for Middle School Students Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics Technology Education Stem Careers Out-Of-School-Time Online Assessment Middle School Robotic Telescopes |
| title | ITEAMS: An Out-Of-School Time Project to Promote Gain in Fundamental Science Content and Enhance Interest in STEM Careers for Middle School Students |
| title_full | ITEAMS: An Out-Of-School Time Project to Promote Gain in Fundamental Science Content and Enhance Interest in STEM Careers for Middle School Students |
| title_fullStr | ITEAMS: An Out-Of-School Time Project to Promote Gain in Fundamental Science Content and Enhance Interest in STEM Careers for Middle School Students |
| title_full_unstemmed | ITEAMS: An Out-Of-School Time Project to Promote Gain in Fundamental Science Content and Enhance Interest in STEM Careers for Middle School Students |
| title_short | ITEAMS: An Out-Of-School Time Project to Promote Gain in Fundamental Science Content and Enhance Interest in STEM Careers for Middle School Students |
| title_sort | iteams an out of school time project to promote gain in fundamental science content and enhance interest in stem careers for middle school students |
| topic | Technology Education Stem Careers Out-Of-School-Time Online Assessment Middle School Robotic Telescopes |
| url | http://www.iiisci.org/Journal/CV$/sci/pdfs/QN607OP.pdf
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