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Nixon, Jessie; Halverson, Erica; Stoiber, Andy – Wisconsin Center for Education Research, 2021
The Exploring Making Through Mobile Emergent Technologies (EMMET) program sought to disrupt the trajectory from rural high school to factory floor by introducing STEM and computational thinking (STEM+C) skills through mentorship training and hands-on activities involving creative production--often referred to as "making." The program…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
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Grant, Brooke L.; Liu, Xiufeng; Gardella, Joseph A. – International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 2015
This paper examines the roles that 52 university Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) students play in an Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Partnership that connects several middle schools, high schools, institutions of higher learning, businesses, and community institutions. It also examines the support these students…
Descriptors: STEM Education, College Students, Partnerships in Education, College School Cooperation
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Meszaros, Peggy S.; Kimbrell, Monica R.; Swenson, Andrea – Journal of Extension, 2015
This article examines Extension professionals building community capacity in 10 counties across five Appalachian states in response to the talent crisis in the United States information technology (IT) workforce. The goal has been to transfer IT knowledge and create a supportive environment to foster interest in IT careers among underserved girls…
Descriptors: Extension Agents, Extension Education, Capacity Building, Counties
Gaylord, Vicki, Ed. – Institute on Community Integration (NJ1), 2004
This issue of the quarterly publication focuses on Achieving Secondary Education and Transition Results for Students with Disabilities. Editorial introduction notes that today's educational systems are being called upon to re-examine how they prepare students with disabilities for adult life. The shift toward greater participation by students with…
Descriptors: Community Services, Nontraditional Education, Disabilities, Accountability