Research team @IOE_London looking at formal & informal #STEMEd led by Prof Louise Archer | Home of @ASPIRESscience @YESTEM_UK @PrimarySciCap & @m4kingspaces
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✨Delighted to welcome students to @IOE_London on 9th January for our annual #ALevel #Sociology conference.
📢Speakers include Professor Louise Archer, Professor Stephen Ball, Professor @CarolineJOliver Dr Ozan Aksoy and Dr. Dylan Kneale.
⏰Register now!
eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-level-s…
Sign up to see our team researcher Dr Meghna Nag Chowdhuri @meghnanc keynote on the Science Capital Teaching Approach!
Really looking forward to @meghnanc @_ScienceCapital keynote on Science Capital - a teaching approach at our ECT Science conference on 11th Dec @glebefarmschool for Primary and Secondary ECTs and RQTs
20% off all bookings made before half term
bit.ly/ECTconference
Great to see this #celebration of young people's making. 🎉
Check out the Making Good #Prize digital #gallery to find out how young people engage with #socialjustice and #making in #makerspaces:
m4kingspaces.org/making-good…
🏆In the last year, we launched the 'Making Good Prize' to celebrate #young people’s #innovation in #makerspaces and encourage diverse youth engagement with #STEM.
Find out more:
ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/2024/oct/…
And explore all the winners in our digital gallery: m4kingspaces.org/making-good…
ALT Photograph of prize winner, Selem Arasa receiving her award from Professor Louise Archer and Dr Tim Slingsby.
How can we increase diversity in computing❓
Infographic poster by Dr Qian Liu (2024 Early Career Impact Fellow) and Prof Louise Archer based on roundtable discussions explores this:
discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprin…
@IOE_EarlyCareer @Doraliu1229
#STEM #computing #youngpeople #diversity
🚨New paper alert! 🚨
@ASPIRESscience project members @helensclegel and Louise Archer explore 'the role of capital in the development and mediation of mathematics identity and degree trajectories'
Read now 👇
link.springer.com/article/10…
If you've not seen, our project @m4kingspaces has a new online course aimed to develop equity in makerspaces (and other informal STEM learning environments!) - take a look 👌
Great to 416 people enrolled since we launched our new course 2 months ago! Have you given it a go yet?
futurelearn.com/courses/a-th…
#makerspaces #equity #socialjustice #STEM #Youth #making
ALT image of a screenshot from an online course - title of the course is 'A Three Step guide to equitable makerspaces'
Prof Louise Archer talked to @FUTURUMCareers about our project @ASPIRESscience and #sciencecapital - read the full interview here to understand more about what influences young peoples science aspirations: futurumcareers.com/what-infl…
Prof Louise Archer (@ASPIRESscience) highlights the role of the #arts in communicating #science: futurumcareers.com/what-infl…
She and Prof Julia Black (@SHAPEinSchools) will discuss #STEM and #SHAPE on @TTRadioOfficial at 7pm (BST), 29th August: youtube.com/watch?v=qu6BGeOT…
ALT “I think the arts can be incredibly powerful for sharing the emotive aspects of our messages.” Professor Louise Archer Leader of ASPIRES, investigating young people’s science aspirations
Tune in on the 29th of Aug to hear more from Louise Archer and the @ASPIRESscience👂
Prof Louise Archer (@ASPIRESscience) discusses what influences young people’s #STEM and #SHAPE aspirations: futurumcareers.com/what-infl…
Listen to her and Prof Julia Black (@SHAPEinSchools) on @TTRadioOfficial at 7pm (BST), 29th August: youtube.com/watch?v=qu6BGeOT…
Team @m4kingspaces have launched new resources for the informal STEM education and makerspace sector. Join them on the 25th July at an online webinar to learn how to use the resources in your setting. Reg link here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/making-a-…
Seen our new resources but not sure where to start?
Join us for an online webinar on 25th July 2-3pm BST for more information and guidance on implementing the approach to make equity a reality in your setting! sign up here:
eventbrite.co.uk/e/making-a-…
Our team's Professor Louise Archer has just been announced as new president of @theASE from 1st August 2024 for a period of two years. Louise is very much looking forward to taking on this new role and contributing and working with ASE and it's members!🥳
ase.org.uk/news/announcing-o…
New resources from our project @m4kingspaces ! Whilst specifically aimed at #makerspaces - these resources can be applied to many informal #STEM and #STEAM #education settings.
We are so excited to launch our brand new, free, research-informed resources for #equity in #makerspaces and #STEM education!
The 3-STEP (3 Steps Towards Equitable Practice) Approach is available as a guidebook and online, self-paced course ⬇️m4kingspaces.org/resources/t…
ALT An image of the '3-STEP Approach' developed by the Making Spaces project. The three steps are Prepare, Do and Evaluate.
Really happy to share our research on how to support social mobility in #STEM in Empowering Voices webinar hosted by @ChemistryWorld on #SocialMobilityDay
See the full @ASPIRESscience report focussing on YP's #chemistry #trajectories here discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprin…
New resources coming soon from the @m4kingspaces project! Give them a follow to be the first to know when they are released next week. #makerspaces #equity #STEM #STEAM #youngpeople #guidebook
VERY excited to share new #STEM #equity resources next week! 👀Keep an eye out for #FREE #Guidebook (front cover below) and FREE online, self paced course for #practitioners.
Sign up to our mailing list here to receive an email notification when released:
mailchi.mp/0b76c9954749/maki….
If you're at @Ecsite conference don't miss:
🌟 6th June, 12:00 ‘Developing families as learning communities’ @experimentarium @scienceatlife @Ecsite
📷 7th June, 14:30 ‘Learning to implement equitable youth practices in informal science spaces’
@fin_sci @Heurekafi @kersikova
Don’t miss a ✨sneak peek✨ of our brand new, free resources to support #equity in #makerspaces and informal #STEM learning at #ECSITE2024
Are you interested in #equity and #socialjustice in informal #STEM ed?
Our team @m4kingspaces are busy finessing a comprehensive free guidebook to equitable practice in #makerspaces and an accompanying free online course - set for publishing June 2024 - follow them for updates!
New blog from @ASPIRESscience summarising findings of how #sciencecapital relates to #education, #employment and #health outcomes for #youngpeople aged 21. - read for more: blogs.ucl.ac.uk/aspires/
New findings just published: #sciencecapital is good for you! Significant relationship found with positive life outcomes at age 21 including active citizenship, good health and job satisfaction. Read more here:
blogs.ucl.ac.uk/aspires/2024…
Congrats to the @m4kingspaces research team for their successful presentations at @NARSTorg this year!
Prof. Louise Archer additionally presented some findings from the @ASPIRESscience on Young Women's STEM trajectories see the abstract here:
virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/…
We had a great time this week presenting at @NARSTorg conference 2024, and sharing our research and learnings around #equitable practice in #makerspaces and #participatory research alongside other amazing #scienceeducation scholars! 🤝🏼👋🏾👍🏿virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/…
How do inequalities in mathematics education affect student progression?
Listen to this podcast with research team member @meghnanc to find out!
In this episode of the Right Angle Podcast, Making Spaces Lead researcher @meghnanc joins Teresa Senyah to discuss inequality in mathematics education and how that may affect student progression. watch here -soundcloud.com/user-55826515…
Just 1 week until 2024's #UCLsociocon! We will be covering a range of fascinating topics, such as 'Nike identities', social mobility, gender, and inclusion. Which are you most interested in discussing?
#UCL #sociology #UCLsociology #ASPIRES @OCR_Sociology @UCLSociology
We were honoured to be awarded the The Royal Society Athena Prize in 2022 for our work on equity and STEM participation🥳
@royalsociety have produced a video about our work and the prize - watch here:
youtu.be/h-JFVzNnyr4