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Study of an Effective Machine Learning-Integrated Science Curriculum for High School Youth in an Informal Learning Setting
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Gabrielle Rabinowitz; Katherine S. Moore; Safinah Ali; Mark Weckel; Irene Lee; Preeti Gupta; Rachel Chaffee – International Journal of STEM Education, 2025
This study evaluates the effectiveness of a machine learning (ML) integrated science curriculum implemented within the Science Research Mentorship Program (SRMP) for high school youth at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) over 2 years. The 4-week curriculum focused on ML knowledge gain, skill development, and self-efficacy, particularly…
Descriptors: High School Students, Museums, Science Teaching Centers, Artificial Intelligence
Adult Education at Biological Field Stations: Building Capacity for Science Learning
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Zarestky, Jill; Vilen, Lauren; Short, Rachel A.; Struminger, Rhonda; Michelle Lawing, A. – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2022
An understanding of science concepts is important for living in modern society. Supporting adults' science learning can be particularly challenging because most adults no longer attend formal educational institutions where access and opportunities are facilitated by teachers and school-sponsored programs. Biological field stations (BFSs) are a…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Science Education, Science Teaching Centers, Scientific Literacy
Teaching Earth Systems Connections to Middle School Students in an Informal Learning Environment with Science on a Sphere®, Personal Relevance and Arts-Based Activities
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Semmens, Kathryn; Fosbenner, Lauren; Maxfield, Keri; Carr, Rachel Hogan; Ramage, Joan; O'Leary, Jim; Larouche, Christine; Hayward, Jeff; Henderson, Maurice – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2021
The next generation of STEM professionals needs to understand interconnections between human and Earth systems to be able to address complex, multifaceted, emerging global environmental issues. Interest in STEM fields and professions can begin in middle school. To educate and connect middle school students to Earth systems and STEM fields, we…
Descriptors: Earth Science, Environmental Education, STEM Education, Informal Education
Creating a Sustainable Partnership between a Science Center, University, and Local School Districts: A Retrospective on over 20 Years of Successful Programming and Partnership
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Chandran, Katie Busch; Jarrett, Kevin; Wyss, James Michael – Journal of STEM Outreach, 2020
The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and the McWane Science Center have partnered for over 20 years to provide secondary students in Alabama opportunities to conduct inquiry-based, standards-aligned science labs. LabWorks (middle school) and GENEius (high school) programs offer multiple research laboratory experiences in which students…
Descriptors: Secondary School Science, Science Laboratories, School Community Programs, Science Teaching Centers
Connecting Informal and Formal STEM Education. STEM Smart Brief
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Community for Advancing Discovery Research in Education (CADRE), 2012
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…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Informal Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Preschool Education
Partnerships with STEM-Rich Institutions. Afterschool Alert. Issue Brief No. 61
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Afterschool Alliance, 2013
The Afterschool Alliance is proud to present the first in a series of two issue briefs on afterschool STEM programs, generously supported by the Noyce Foundation. The issue brief topics represent emerging discussions within the afterschool field and are drawn from the two award categories of the 2013 Afterschool STEM Impact Awards: (1)…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Partnerships in Education, STEM Education, Awards