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Teachers' Perceptions of Using Health Disparities Content to Engage High Schoolers in Urban Communities. 教师对使用健康差异内容吸引城市社区高中生的看法。

Journal of STEM outreach Pub Date : 2019-06-01 Epub Date: 2019-06-21 DOI: 10.15695/jstem/v2i1.11

Megha Ramaswamy, Crystal Lumpkins, Maria Alonso Luaces, Karin Chang, Paula Cupertino

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Engaging the Community through Science Nights: An Elementary School Case Study. 通过科学之夜参与社区:一个小学案例研究。

Journal of STEM outreach Pub Date : 2019-04-01 DOI: 10.15695/jstem/v2i1.06

Rosemary A Riggs, Courtney J White, Tracie Kuenzi, Mika Sifuentes, Shaunna R Garner, Ramon A Gleason, Jennifer Lee, Christine C Ziese, Juliana Berry, Maricela A Garza, Debborah Vann, Chase W Fordtran, Kandi K Grimes, Jodie Gray, Teresa M Evans

{"title":"Engaging the Community through Science Nights: An Elementary School Case Study.","authors":"Rosemary A Riggs, Courtney J White, Tracie Kuenzi, Mika Sifuentes, Shaunna R Garner, Ramon A Gleason, Jennifer Lee, Christine C Ziese, Juliana Berry, Maricela A Garza, Debborah Vann, Chase W Fordtran, Kandi K Grimes, Jodie Gray, Teresa M Evans","doi":"10.15695/jstem/v2i1.06","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15695/jstem/v2i1.06","url":null,"abstract":"Parental involvement increases K-12 student interest in STEM careers; however, when parents lack confidence in STEM content, or language and cultural barriers exist, parental engagement decreases. The Teacher Enrichment Initiatives (TEI) collects annual teacher feedback regarding the level of parental involvement with students during science nights, which laid the foundation for teachers to develop a science night training. Using qualitative methods, this single-case study follows elementary teachers who participated in the TEI science night training as they implement a Science Night program at a majority-minority elementary school. Data were gathered by TEI staff during the inaugural and third year of the Science Night program showing an increase in attendance from 700 (2016) to 800 (2018) and an increase in parental engagement with their student in STEM-related activities from 46% (2016) to 62% (2018). The data and follow-up summary were used by the case study school teachers to write and secure grants to support an annual Science Night program. This case study suggests Science Nights can be a mechanism to promote parental engagement with their student in hands-on STEM activities. Further, this case study suggests teacher feedback and inclusion in developing a science night model is central to successful implementation of a science night program.","PeriodicalId":73956,"journal":{"name":"Journal of STEM outreach","volume":"2 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7036285/pdf/nihms-1559897.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37670058","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 2

A High School Level Health and Disease-Focused Biology Curriculum Promotes Higher Level Skills in Nutrition Literacy. 高中阶段以健康和疾病为重点的生物课程可促进更高层次的营养知识技能。

Journal of STEM outreach Pub Date : 2019-01-01 Epub Date: 2019-10-16 DOI: 10.15695/jstem/v2i1.17

Stephanie A Tammen, Karina Meiri, Russel Faux, Berri Jacque

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Cancer Biology and You: An Interactive Learning Event for Native American High School Students to Increase Their Understanding of Cancer Causes, Prevention, and Treatment, and to Foster an Interest in Cancer-Related Careers. 癌症生物学与你：为美国本土高中生举办的互动学习活动，以增加他们对癌症病因、预防和治疗的了解，并培养他们对癌症相关职业的兴趣。

Journal of STEM outreach Pub Date : 2019-01-01 Epub Date: 2019-09-24 DOI: 10.15695/jstem/v2i1.16

Tyler A Herek, Connor Branick, Robert W Pawloski, Kim Soper, Liliana P Bronner, Misty S Pocwierz-Gaines, Shrawan Kumar, Regina E Robbins, Joyce C Solheim, Maurice Godfrey

{"title":"Cancer Biology and You: An Interactive Learning Event for Native American High School Students to Increase Their Understanding of Cancer Causes, Prevention, and Treatment, and to Foster an Interest in Cancer-Related Careers.","authors":"Tyler A Herek, Connor Branick, Robert W Pawloski, Kim Soper, Liliana P Bronner, Misty S Pocwierz-Gaines, Shrawan Kumar, Regina E Robbins, Joyce C Solheim, Maurice Godfrey","doi":"10.15695/jstem/v2i1.16","DOIUrl":"10.15695/jstem/v2i1.16","url":null,"abstract":"The National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation have made a compelling call to action not only to strengthen the pipeline of available STEM-trained talent, but in addition to foster students who are members of populations currently under-represented in science. Furthermore, the scientific community must not only increase the accessibility of STEM-related education, but also implement and test evidence-based practices. Presented here, we detail the proceedings of a hands-on, science-focused informal learning opportunity aimed at educating an underrepresented population in cancer biology. Fifteen undergraduate and graduate student volunteer instructors from the University of Nebraska at Omaha and the University of Nebraska Medical Center engaged with 89 high school students, mostly Native American, in an informal learning event called \"Cancer Biology and You Day.\" Throughout the event, students completed two independent lessons focusing on breast cancer and skin cancer and demonstrated strong learning gains associated with the lessons as assessed by KWL charts. Exit surveys of the students indicated high levels of satisfaction with the event, and positive attitudes associated with considering a career in science/research were evident in survey responses. Overall, we report the event as a success and outline how similar experiences may be achieved.","PeriodicalId":73956,"journal":{"name":"Journal of STEM outreach","volume":"2 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7043323/pdf/nihms-1551923.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37683416","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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NeuroLab Research Experiences: Extending the CURE Design Framework into an Informal Science Setting Dedicated to Pre-College STEM Instruction. 神经实验室研究经验:将CURE设计框架扩展到致力于大学预科STEM教学的非正式科学环境中。

Journal of STEM outreach Pub Date : 2019-01-01 Epub Date: 2019-04-25 DOI: 10.15695/jstem/v2i1.08

Ralph Imondi, Kristin M Bass, Ruchita Patel, Linda Santschi

{"title":"NeuroLab Research Experiences: Extending the CURE Design Framework into an Informal Science Setting Dedicated to Pre-College STEM Instruction.","authors":"Ralph Imondi, Kristin M Bass, Ruchita Patel, Linda Santschi","doi":"10.15695/jstem/v2i1.08","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15695/jstem/v2i1.08","url":null,"abstract":"Course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) represent distinctive learning environments that are organized around a well-articulated design framework aimed at broadening student participation in scientific research. Among the published descriptions of CURE models that are currently available in the education research literature, the vast majority have been implemented in four-year institutions of higher learning with undergraduate students. In this programmatic article, we utilize the CURE design framework to characterize a highly structured instructional intervention that engages upper-level high school students in basic research that bridges comparative functional genomics and developmental neuroscience. Our goal is to demonstrate the feasibility of using the CURE framework as a uniform reference point for other informal science programs aimed at making life science research accessible to younger learners. We conclude by discussing preliminary data on the program's effects on students' self-efficacy for conducting scientific research, collaborative abilities, and understanding of how scientific knowledge is constructed.","PeriodicalId":73956,"journal":{"name":"Journal of STEM outreach","volume":"2 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7434106/pdf/nihms-1616629.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38300945","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Preparing 8th Grade Students to Excel in Physical Science: HandsOn Physics (HOP)! 准备八年级学生在物理科学中脱颖而出:HandsOn物理(HOP)!

Journal of STEM outreach Pub Date : 2018-11-29 DOI: 10.15695/jstem/v1i1.24

M. Dizbay-Onat, J. Michael Wyss

{"title":"Preparing 8th Grade Students to Excel in Physical Science: HandsOn Physics (HOP)!","authors":"M. Dizbay-Onat, J. Michael Wyss","doi":"10.15695/jstem/v1i1.24","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15695/jstem/v1i1.24","url":null,"abstract":"This study describes a program that the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) carried out in partnership with Birmingham City Schools (BCS) to test an educational intervention, i.e., Hands-On Physics (HOP), among 8th grade students in predominantly minority schools. It also evaluated teachers' demographics and educational backgrounds. The students conducted four physics experiments during a three day period. They performed better on post-tests. The actual and the percent gains in knowledge for each school were essentially equal for the schools that had passing versus failing grades in annual state assessment (20.4±5.6/49.0±5.6%, 20.4±2.7/48.4±8.3%, respectively). Most students (53%) stated that they were comfortable with science, 88% indicated that they were planning to enter higher education, and 86% agreed that higher education was very important for their future. The students' major perceived obstacles to higher education were education cost and low grades. The teachers were primarily between 40-59 years old (60%), female (80%) and African-American (93%), and 87% majored in biology (93%). Forty percent had a bachelor's degree and 60% had a master's degree. They reported that they needed more support teaching physics and reported that a lack of materials and time were the main obstacles to provide the highest quality science educational experiences.","PeriodicalId":73956,"journal":{"name":"Journal of STEM outreach","volume":"1 1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41335150","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Game-Based Health Education: The Case of Hexacago Health Academy. 基于游戏的健康教育:以Hexacago Health Academy为例

Journal of STEM outreach Pub Date : 2018-05-01 DOI: 10.15695/jstem/v1i1.11

Megan Macklin, Patrick Jagoda, Ian B Jones, Melissa Gilliam

{"title":"Game-Based Health Education: The Case of Hexacago Health Academy.","authors":"Megan Macklin, Patrick Jagoda, Ian B Jones, Melissa Gilliam","doi":"10.15695/jstem/v1i1.11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15695/jstem/v1i1.11","url":null,"abstract":"It is a well-documented fact that women and minorities are currently underrepresented in STEM higher education degree programs and careers. As an outreach measure to these populations, we established the Hexacago Health Academy (HHA), an ongoing summer program. Structured as an informal learning environment with a strong youth initiated mentoring component, HHA uses game-based learning as both a means of health education and stimulating interest in careers in medicine among adolescents from underrepresented minority populations. In this article, we describe the 2015 session of the Hexacago Health Academy, which focused on the topic of sexual and reproductive health (SRH). The overall structure of HHA, with its dual focus on game design and enabling youth interaction with science and health professionals, is discussed. Qualitative data from the 24 youths that participated in the 2015 summer session was collected. Results indicated that the initial session of HHA succeeded in its goals of developing critical thinking skills among participants, encouraging teamwork, broadening understanding of the health sciences, and encouraging risk-taking in education. The overall potential efficacy of informal learning environments that use game design as a core component to stimulate interest in STEM fields is discussed.","PeriodicalId":73956,"journal":{"name":"Journal of STEM outreach","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8205025/pdf/nihms-1597238.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39239441","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Teaching the Genome Generation: Bringing Modern Human Genetics into the Classroom Through Teacher Professional Development. 教授基因组生成：通过教师专业发展将现代人类遗传学带入课堂。

Journal of STEM outreach Pub Date : 2018-04-30 DOI: 10.15695/jso.v1i2.4552

Kelly M. LaRue, Michael P McKernan, K. Bass, C. Wray

引用次数: 9

Social Media Based STEM Enrichment Curriculum Positively Impacts Rural Adolescent Health Measures. 基于社交媒体的STEM强化课程对农村青少年健康措施有积极影响。

Journal of STEM outreach Pub Date : 2018-04-01 Epub Date: 2018-05-28 DOI: 10.15695/jstem/v1i1.17

Ann Chester, Sara Hanks, Summer Kuhn, Floyd Jones, Travis White, Misty Harris, Bethany Hornbeck, Sherron McKendall, Mary McMillion, Cathy Morton, Mallory Slusser, R Kyle Saunders

{"title":"Social Media Based STEM Enrichment Curriculum Positively Impacts Rural Adolescent Health Measures.","authors":"Ann Chester, Sara Hanks, Summer Kuhn, Floyd Jones, Travis White, Misty Harris, Bethany Hornbeck, Sherron McKendall, Mary McMillion, Cathy Morton, Mallory Slusser, R Kyle Saunders","doi":"10.15695/jstem/v1i1.17","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15695/jstem/v1i1.17","url":null,"abstract":"Some STEM outreach programs connect students to real-world problems and challenge them to work towards solutions. Research shows one-third of children between ages 5-17 in the U.S. are overweight. Socioeconomic status, race, and parental educational attainment all influence this issue as well as living in a rural or urban area. A rural high school STEM outreach program used a social media curriculum focused on healthy lifestyles and measured impact on the health of adolescents from these backgrounds. Health screenings and college mentors were provided to 134 adolescents from 26 counties in WV. The social media intervention lasted seven months with participants using near-peer and mentor support to achieve personal health goals set at the initial health screening. The results of pre- and post-intervention health screenings were compared for any changes in health measures by student goal and participation. BMI decreased significantly in the group of participants who selected a weight loss goal, while those choosing to improve their nutrition significantly increased healthy cholesterol levels. A positive impact was seen on adolescent health outcomes through linking a high school STEM outreach program with a higher education institution to deliver STEM enrichment curriculum through social media.","PeriodicalId":73956,"journal":{"name":"Journal of STEM outreach","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6959485/pdf/nihms-1028333.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37542899","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 4

Teaching the Genome Generation: Bringing Modern Human Genetics into the Classroom Through Teacher Professional Development. 基因组一代的教学：通过教师专业发展将现代人类遗传学带入课堂。

Journal of STEM outreach Pub Date : 2018-04-01 Epub Date: 2018-05-03 DOI: 10.15695/jstem/v1i1.12

Kelly M LaRue, Michael P McKernan, Kristin M Bass, Charles G Wray

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