DESCRIPTION
This report covers the summative evaluation for the Space Earth and Informal Science Education (SEISE) project Earth & Space Project-Based Professional Learning Community (PLC) that took place in 2021-2022. The PLC met online monthly to learn and work together on local projects to make Earth and space science more relevant and inclusive for groups who are underserved or under-represented in STEM. The program culminated in a virtual convening where members presented their project work. The professional impacts evaluation was focused on PLC members’ use and understanding of practices for engaging diverse public audiences in Earth and space science. This summary highlights the main findings from surveys and interviews.
Practices and partnerships to broaden participation: PLC members reported being significantly more confident using diversity, equity, access, and inclusion (DEAI) practices to engage audiences in Earth and space science after participating in the PLC. Through the program, they were also able to explore and implement partnership-related practices.
Authors: Allison Anderson, Ann Atwood, Sonya Harvey-Justiniano, and Elizabeth Kunz Kollmann
DESCRIPTION
This report covers the summative evaluation for the Space Earth and Informal Science Education (SEISE) project Earth & Space Project-Based Professional Learning Community (PLC) that took place in 2021-2022. The PLC met online monthly to learn and work together on local projects to make Earth and space science more relevant and inclusive for groups who are underserved or under-represented in STEM. The program culminated in a virtual convening where members presented their project work. The professional impacts evaluation was focused on PLC members’ use and understanding of practices for engaging diverse public audiences in Earth and space science. This summary highlights the main findings from surveys and interviews.
Practices and partnerships to broaden participation: PLC members reported being significantly more confident using diversity, equity, access, and inclusion (DEAI) practices to engage audiences in Earth and space science after participating in the PLC. Through the program, they were also able to explore and implement partnership-related practices.
Authors: Allison Anderson, Ann Atwood, Sonya Harvey-Justiniano, and Elizabeth Kunz Kollmann
Credits
Museum of Science, Boston
This material is based upon work supported by NASA under cooperative agreement award number NNX16AC67A and 80NSSC18M0061. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
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