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Expanding Participation in Science and Technology Learning Through Novel Designs for Family Science Nights

Mon, April 16, 8:15 to 9:45am, Crown Plaza Times Square, Floor: Fourth Floor, Times Square A Room

Session Type: Symposium

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How can we expand participation in science and technology learning through novel designs of “Family Science Nights?” We address this question through analysis of intergenerational learning in family events. Each design focuses on expanding the roles available in intergenerational learning and expanding notions of what counts as science and technology learning. Paper 1 examines how family science nights can facilitate learning at a neighborhood level. Paper 2 examines the roles parents take to support children in creating, designing, and building with technology. Papers 3 and 4 examine how a workshop series can challenge dominant conceptions of what counts as science learning, on its own or paired with a mobile app to support learning beyond the workshops. Discussant remarks will follow.

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