How to Build a Robot: Collaborating to Strengthen STEM Programming in a Citywide System

Autor/inn/en	Groome, Meghan; Rodríguez, Linda M.
Titel	How to Build a Robot: Collaborating to Strengthen STEM Programming in a Citywide System
Quelle	In: Afterschool Matters, (2014) 19, S.1-9 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	STEM Education; After School Programs; Robotics; Science Course Improvement Projects; Youth Programs; Partnerships in Education; Program Development; Mentors; Middle School Students; New York + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? STEM; After school education; After-school programs; Program; Programs; Programme; Außerschulische Jugendbildung; Programm; Robotertechnik; Jugendsofortprogramm; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Programmplanung; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin
Abstract	You have to stick with it. It takes time, patience, trial and error, failure, and persistence. It is almost never perfect or finished, but, with a good team, you can build something that works. These are the lessons youth learn when building a robot, as many do in the out-of-school time (OST) programs supported by the initiative described in this article. Similarly, implementing high-quality, sustainable programming in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) across the largest publicly funded OST system in the country took time, teamwork, and persistence. In this article, the authors describe how the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) and the New York Academy of Sciences collaborated to develop a replicable program model for increasing the capacity of OST organizations to provide STEM learning opportunities. The process of developing this model and the lessons they learned provide a roadmap for other OST systems looking to enhance program capacity. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Institute on Out-of-School Time. Wellesley Centers for Women, 106 Central Street, Wellesley, MA 02481. Tel: 781-283-2547; Fax: 781-283-3657; e-mail: niost@wellesley.edu; Web site: http://www.niost.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10