Agenda


 * Speed Networking: Needs and Resources**


 * Defining "diverse learners" and "all"**


 * How will we know a resource is "engaging"?

Key Strategies: Hands-on, Relevant, Multiple Entry Points**

**//Replicable/Scalable//**
 * How to choose resources to include:**
 * 1) Program resource must be replicable in other geographic areas, communities, and situations. Program should not be dependent on access to a specific local resource such as a science museum, university, corporate headquarters, or geographic features unless such resources can be widely found in other areas.
 * 2) Resources should be provided/shared free or at very low cost. Ideally program information should be available online.
 * 3) Resources should be usable across cultural, ethnic and socio-economic groups.
 * 4) Program resource should be appropriate to scale or replicate to serve increasing numbers of students. Required tools should not limit scalability.
 * //Research Based:// **Program resource should include research and evaluation of the effectiveness, or alternately, be based upon established promising practices in informal STEM education.
 * //Evidence of Success:// **Program should have documented success/outcomes evidenced by participant, parent and/or staff evaluations and/or program evaluation data.
 * //Timeless:// **Program content should be durable and long-lasting. For example, this would exclude programs reliant on limited-run television programs, popular culture fads, or programs that rely on technology that is out of date or becoming obsolete.