US representatives draw support for STEAM programs at hbcus Democratic Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Rep. Alma Adams (D-NC) attend the Seventh Annual STEAM Days of Action in April. Democratic Rep. Alma Adams (D-NC) recently engaged lawmakers on Capitol Hill to support STEAM programs in HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities). Adams, who is founder of the congressional HBCU Caucus, hosted the Seventh Annual STEAM Days of Action with Congressman French Hill (R-AR) in April. In a recent article in the Washington Informer, Rep. Adams spoke about the significance of supporting STEAM programs in HBCUs. “HBCUs produce over a quarter of African American STEM/STEAM graduates in the United States, and it has never been more important to make sure every talented student has access to a world-class science, technology, engineering, arts, and math education,” Adams said. The conference featured discussions with Janet McCabe, Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and Cindy Marten, Deputy Secretary of the US Department of Education. https://www.washingtoninformer.com/hbcu-stem-education-investment/ Syracuse Museum Announces $3 Million Earmarked for STEAM Renovation Project Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY)and US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and US Representative Brandon Williams (R-NY) recently secured $3 million for renovating the south wing of the MOST Museum in Syracuse. Formerly the New York State Armory built in 1907, the building now houses the Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science & Technology. The project supports science and art education for future employees of Micron, a microchip processing manufacturer planning to relocate to central New York. “From Micron’s major investment in Central NY to the exciting research going on at SU [Syracuse University], places like the MOST that combine learning and fun are how we can spark interest early on for the STEAM jobs that will be building Syracuse’s future,” Sen. Schumer stated on UrbanCNY. https://bit.ly/3Wn3oJ4 100 Black Girls STEAM! introduces Certification program
Crayola launches Campaign for Creativity For the past year Crayola researchers and educators have worked with the National Ad Council, the renowned organization that specializes in messaging campaigns that shift public perceptions and increase intentional actions, and the creativity scholar Dr. Gerard Puccio, in studying current perceptions of creativity and ways to motivate parents to create more creative moments with their children. Dr. Gerard Puccio has more than 30 years of experience as both a thought leader in the field of creativity and as a creativity researcher. Dr. Gerard Puccio, a State University of New York Distinguished Professor and chair of the Center for Applied Imagination at Buffalo State University, shared his vast knowledge of the field to verify the content validity of the Crayola Campaign for Creativity. Dr. Puccio conducted a comprehensive literature review of contemporary creativity research to inform several new studies that Crayola and the Ad Council conducted to document what parents think about the role of creativity in shaping children’s future. Highlights from their work include a set of interesting challenges that creativity advocates face. While parents believe creativity is important, more than half say they don’t have the creative skills or confidence to help develop creativity in their children. Good news is that:
Yet the majority of parents say, “people outgrown their creative mindsets as they age beyond childhood”; “creativity is something a few lucky individuals are born with and most people lack”; and “creative experiences as a child will only help kids develop skills they need for jobs in the arts, fashion, or design” — without the acknowledgement that creativity is an essential life skill that can be taught, must be nurtured, and leads to success in any career. To increase parents understanding of creativity and provide them with inspiration to create more creative moments, Crayola launched the campaign to help everyone #StayCreative. To learn more, visit https://www.crayola.com/featured/campaign-for-creativity Collaboration Offers STEAM Activities to Students in Underserved Urban Community A new collaboration between the Citizens Science Lab and the Young Black Motivated Kings and Queens (YBMKQ) is bringing STEAM education to kids in an underserved Pittsburgh community known as Penn Hills. YBMKQ offers low-cost afterschool and summer activities to roughly 60 elementary, middle, and high school students in the town’s community center. The story was reported in Kidsburgh, a news outlet focusing on youth news and activities. Dr. Andre Samuel, founder of the Citizens Science Lab, told Kidsburgh why the five-year partnership is significant. “Nationally, only less than 5% of PhD’s handed out in the biological and life sciences are held by African Americans,” he said. “And so it’s important for us to get out there, create more Black scientists so that we can address more issues that deal with our communities.” https://www.kidsburgh.org/partnership-brings-steam-education-to-penn-hills/ MIT Sponsors steam challenge for sustainable living The Village School of Houston and MIT are partnering in a "Build Better: Plants, Energy, Everything" STEAM challenge that inspires solutions for sustainable living. Primary and secondary students are brainstorming ways to develop a more sustainable future with less environmental impact. The challenge leads students to collectively explore sustainability in production of food, energy, and manufacturing of everyday objects. The Houston school belongs to Nord Anglia Education of London, which has international schools with more than 80,000 students. Luke Thurston, communications director for the Village School, told the journal Digital Engineering that MIT sponsors the annual competition for Nord Anglia students around the world. “[Students] use active research to meet each challenge so they get thinking about creative solutions to problems,” Thurston said. “[They] will take part in the challenges to tackle some of the most pressing issues facing the world today.” https://bit.ly/3wTH0fR wallace foundation measures data collection in out-of-school programs A recent study by the Wallace Foundation reveals how out-of-school programs measure and collect data, especially regarding equity. The New York City-based foundation analyzed obstacles to data collection, as well as how to remove them.
One key finding was that programs measured outcomes that reflected their content, which ranged from arts, to workforce readiness, to civic engagement, to social emotional outcomes. https://bit.ly/48z70dF
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