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Colvin, Jennifer – Childhood Education, 2022
Learning Undefeated is a nationwide nonprofit organization committed to providing equitable access to STEM education for under-resourced communities. Their approach is experimental and entrepreneurial, blending lessons from both education and business to develop content that is current and exciting. This article examines how the organization…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Access to Education, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Rob Rouse; Jared Fox; Benjamin Dubin-Thaler – Connected Science Learning, 2024
Mobile instructional spaces such as retrofit buses, customized trucks or trailers, and repurposed shipping containers are innovative, unique venues for teaching and learning. STEM-focused mobile instructional spaces have emerged as vehicles for providing students and teachers with high-quality integrated STEM learning experiences that emphasize…
Descriptors: Best Practices, STEM Education, Mobile Classrooms, 21st Century Skills
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Islam, A. B. M. Iftekharul; Kelkar, Ajit; Azzi, Elie; Ryan, Thomas J.; Ryan, James G. – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2018
Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education is one of the most discussed topics among educators today. The current high-tech world requires more scientists and engineers than ever before. Although many strategies have been introduced to motivate students to enter technical fields, additional approaches are needed to continue to…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Outreach Programs, Demonstrations (Educational), Hands on Science
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William H. Roden; Rebecca A. Howsmon; Rebecca A. Carter; Mark Ruffo; Amanda L. Jones – Journal of STEM Outreach, 2018
Schools often have limited resources to devote to science education, which can impact student interest in and preparedness for careers in STEM. Seattle Children's Research Institute created the Science Adventure Lab, a mobile laboratory program, to support and enrich science education at low-resource schools and stimulate interest in science and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, STEM Education, Science Laboratories, Mobile Classrooms
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Amanda L. Jones; Alexander C. Chang; Rebecca A. Carter; William H. Roden – Journal of STEM Outreach, 2019
High-quality, hands-on science education is lacking in many low-resource schools. Seattle Children's Research Institute launched a mobile science lab program in 2009 to support the efforts of schools in Washington state by providing access to engaging hands-on science activities and opportunities to interact with scientists. For this study, we…
Descriptors: Hands on Science, Science Education, Mobile Classrooms, Grade 4
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DeRosa, Donald; Franzblau, Carl; Phillips, Constance; Romney, Carla – Journal of STEM Outreach, 2020
Boston University's (BU) CityLab program was created in 1991 as a partnership between faculty members of BU's School of Medicine and School of Education in response to the first call for proposals under the Science Education Partnership Awards initiative of the National Institutes of Health. CityLab's founders recognized the need for CityLab, a…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Biotechnology, Outreach Programs, Mobile Classrooms