tales of a middle school student library design
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Tales of a Middle School Student Library Design. NSDL Annual Meeting. November 19, 2009, Washington, DC.TRANSCRIPT
Web-based Resources Created For (and By) Youth!
Sarita PillaiEducation Development Center, Inc.
STEM Career Exploration for Middle School
INTRODUCTION:Education Development Center, Inc.Portfolio of youth media and technology
projectsNational Science Foundation fundingLearner-centered – youth as co-designersThe FunWorks (thefunworks.org)Girls Communicating Career Connections
(gc3.edc.org)Middle School Portal 2: Math and Science
Pathways (msteacher2.org)
OUR PROCESS:National focus groups and surveysYouth co-design teams
Middle school aged youth and staffDesign team curriculumCareer research, field trips, interviewsWeb design, disseminationVideo scripting, post-production
Pilot tests and evaluation
OUR GOALS:Generate awareness of STEM career possibilities
and dispel stereotypes about these careersHighlight commonly-known/entry-point careers
along with other/more advanced STEM careersEmphasize the importance of 21st century skill
development in career and life successDemonstrate the positive social impact of
scientific careersInspire youth to take action now in realizing a
future career, and enable educators to help them get there
WHAT IS THE FUNWORKS?Organized around youth interest areasMore than 60 STEM careers
What does it mean to be X?Online and other activitiesProfiles of professionalsNext steps – where to go from here
Educator sectionActivities/lesson plans, career counseling
guides, other mediaWebsite: http://www.thefunworks.org
Cosmetics ChemistSound EngineerCivil EngineerCultural
AnthropologistGraphic DesignerForensic ScientistMarine
Biologist/AquaristAgricultural and Food
ScientistAtmospheric Scientist
Biomedical EngineerCivil EngineerComputational
ScientistGame DesignerGeoscientistPlasma PhysicistRobotics EngineerStatistician Toxicologist…and many more!
WHAT IS GC3?Organized around youth interest areas7 girl-produced career videos
Related career information (18 careers in total)
Companion educator materials Educators/facilitators guideVideo production curriculum
Website: http://gc3.edc.org
Thank you!
The FunWorks – http://thefunworks.orgGC3 – http://gc3.edc.org
Sarita PillaiEDC, Inc.