Citizen Science Program Presents
Places and Spaces for STEM Identity Development in Youth and Science Educators
Presented by Jennifer D. Adams
"This informal science education field is growing as we learn more about how people learn science outside of the formal school setting. During this presentation I will highlight qualitative research in informal science learning for youth and teachers. In particular, I will discuss how I use a sociocultural lens around place and identity to elucidate how people learn science in these settings and the people they become in relation to their science learning. I will discuss the connections between places of science learning and enactment and developing positive STEM identities in general and in underrepresented students (African American, Latin@ and first generation students and girls/women) in particular. I will conclude my presentation with a general discussion about the informal science education field."
Jennifer D. Adams is an associate professor of science education at Brooklyn College and The Graduate Center, CUNY. Her research focuses on STEM teaching and learning in urban informal science contexts including museums, National Parks and everyday learning. She has worked as an educator and researcher in NYC public schools and the American Museum of Natural History. She was awarded the prestigious National Science Foundation Early CAREER award to study informal learning contexts and formal/informal collaborations for STEM teacher education. Her research portfolio also includes youth learning and identity in informal science contexts, with a focus on underrepresented youth and place/identity in transnational communities and environmental education. She uses a combined sociocultural and geographical lens to study the relationships between people, places and learning.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Location: Olin Humanities, Room 102