Connecting Informal and Formal STEM Education. STEM Smart Brief

Institution	Community for Advancing Discovery Research in Education (CADRE)
Titel	Connecting Informal and Formal STEM Education. STEM Smart Brief
Quelle	(2012), (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	STEM Education; Informal Education; Elementary Secondary Education; Preschool Education; Recreational Facilities; School Community Programs; Program Effectiveness; Science Teaching Centers; Museums; Field Trips; Enrichment Activities; Communities of Practice; Clubs; Faculty Development; Louisiana; New York (New York); Massachusetts (Cambridge); Pennsylvania; Washington (Seattle) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? STEM; Informelle Bildung; Nichtformale Bildung; Pre-school education; Vorschulerziehung; Freizeiteinrichtung; Museum; Museumswesen; Museen; Exkursion; Bereicherungsprogramm; Community; Club; Klub
Abstract	When it comes to STEM education, the nation's K-12 public schools cannot do it all. The nature of 21st century proficiency in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics is too complex for any single institution. The good news is that schools do not have to do it alone. Museums, zoos, nature centers, aquariums, and planetariums are among the several thousand informal science institutions in the United States that regularly engage young people in observing, learning, and using STEM knowledge and skills. Providing a richness of resources unavailable in any classroom, informal science institutions across the country have developed exemplary partnerships with public schools--and have room for more. This Smart Brief describes specific programs that have created this type of effective collaboration while being strategic with resources, building on the strengths of particular institutions to help make science learning more compelling for K-12 students. It concludes with recommendations to make programs more effective and develop more effective programs despite the common funding dilemma. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Community for Advancing Discovery Research in Education (CADRE). Education Development Center, Inc. 43 Foundry Avenue, Waltham, MA 02453. Tel: 617-969-7100; Web site: https://cadrek12.org/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01