In this project showcase learn about work taking place in two Catalyst Consortia, with special focus on projects that are part of the Pedagogy 3.0 and STEM-preneurship consortia. Watch the archived recording of the full webinar or videos of the individual presentations, below.

-Featured projects-

PEDAGOGY 3.0:

"Design Corps" by the Learning Games Network

How many students would prefer to be making a difference in the world right now if they could? Based on the results of an extraordinary partnership between the Learning Games Network in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the P20 Innovation Lab at the University of Kentucky, and the Student Technology Leadership Program of Kentucky Department of Education, it appears a great many would. Called the Design Corps, the partnership is based on a participatory national program that inspires teachers and students to excel in new methods of exploring STEM concepts by creating challenge-based learning projects — immersing teachers and students in a collaborative process that requires the adoption of new ‘roles’ of teacher facilitated, student-driven inquiry and design.

 

"Using Technology to Support Teacher and Student Conceptual Learning in Mathematics and Science" by Kenyatta University

In Kenya, it is a fact that very few teachers have significant IT skills. There is also no concrete link between how pre-service education impacts a teacher’s post-graduation professional development. Kenyatta University, located outside Nairobi, Kenya wants to address both of those challenges. They plan to work with colleagues from the Departments of Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, and Biological Sciences at Kenyatta University and mathematics and science education colleagues from Syracuse University, California State University–Fullerton, and California State University-San Marcos.

 

STEM-PRENEUR:

"STEM, Social Entrepreneurship and Glocaledge (Global Practices Applied to Local Knowledge)" by Learning Links Foundation The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and Ministry of Human Resource development has estimated that there will be huge short fall of trained and skilled manpower in India by 2015. Our Project, STEM, Social Entrepreneurship and Glocaledge (global practices applied to provide a leading edge to local knowledge) aims at empowering rural youths and students from science, math and technical education background from rural areas to identify local developmental issues and form a scientific and innovative approach to address local problems, thereby enhancing their living conditions, improve businesses and trade in rural India.