Specialty topics - STEM
Studies show that STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) teaches youth through interactive, experiential learning in after school time.
Presentations
Natural Spaces: A place for positive youth development webinar
April 18, 2012
Reports & articles
Afterschool: A Vital Partner in STEM Education (806 K PDF)
This paper offers compelling reasons to include afterschool programs as integral partners in STEM education and highlights several existing models for providing infrastructure and building capacity to enable afterschool programs to facilitate high-quality STEM learning. 2010
Minnesota CYFAR Impact Report 2010 (310 K PDF)
CYFAR (Children, Youth, and Families At Risk) focuses on strengthening the ability of middle school-age youth to set and achieve short and long-term educational goals by using an innovative and organic afterschool program model that is highly experiential and offered more than 260 program hours on STEM and cultural enrichment to youth participants. 2010
Power of the Wind Pilot Project: A six-state partnership to engage youth with wind energy(718 K PDF)
Appendices B - I (247 K PDF)
The process evaluation and related appendices from the Power of the Wind Pilot Project, a six state partnership to engage youth with wind energy. 2010
Examining 4-H Robotics in the Learning of Science, Engineering and Technology
Topics and the Related Student Attitudes (1.27 MB PDF)
This study measures the effectiveness of a 4-H robotics program to support the learning of specific STEM concepts and to examine related student attitudes to science. 2008
