A workshop and field-based foundational badge that supports informal STEM engagement. Students will implement hands-on experiences facilitating outreach activities in diverse educational contexts.
20-25 hours of workshop and field experiences.
Attend 5 Professional Development Workshops on the following topics:
- Importance of STEM Outreach
- Utilizing Effective Science Communication Strategies
- Implementing Informal Education
- Partnering with Diverse Communities
- Aligning STEM Outreach to Career Goals
Attend 5 STEM Outreach Badge Professional Learning Community (PLC) Meetings (For discussion and reflection)
Complete a minimum of 5 Outreach events (e.g. give STEMonDemand lessons, support local community events focused on STEM outreach, serve as a mentor at a scientific conference)
Skillsets
- STEM Education Research
- Cultural Competencies
- International Awareness
- STEM Content
- STEM Curriculum
- Curriculum Assessment
- Curriculum Development
- Assessment
- Teaching and Learning
- Equity in the Classroom
- Equitable Teaching Practices
- Learning and Cognition
- Human Development
- STEM Learning Theories
Competency Assessment
Students will implement hands-on experiences facilitating outreach activities in diverse educational contexts.
Assessments:
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Students will self-assess and reflect on the role STEM outreach has in society and their career development.
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Students will report scope of impact through recording the frequency and/or duration of direct engagement with outreach communities.
Campus: Hattiesburg
