STEM Outreach - Foundational (non-credit) Badge

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:

Students will self-assess and reflect on the role STEM outreach has in society and their career development.

Students will report scope of impact through recording the frequency and/or duration of direct engagement with outreach communities.

Campus: Hattiesburg