Welcome to the STEM+C Project at Boise State!
Informal STEM Teaching & Learning Through Infusing Computational Thinking into Science Learning
Project Overview
This STEM+C project was enabled by a grant awarded from the National Science Foundation (NSF) (Award Abstract #1640228). This project builds on and pilots a Community Center After-school Program (CCAP) model for integrating computational thinking (CT) across K-12 STEM disciplines (STEM+C) at three community centers and their three affiliated Kid City Programs (6 locations) in Boise, Idaho.
Motivation for this project is based on the national urgency of integrating CT in K-12 STEM education, a lack of qualified K-12 computing teachers, and the local need for quality STEM+C programs for high needs students. The CCAP model focuses on student learning and teacher professional development (PD) through pre-/in-service teacher-led, project-based, integrated STEM+C inquiry projects offered through community centers’ after school programs.
To learn more about the project's goals, as an interdisciplinary project project, visit our About Section to find out more.
Contact The STEM+C Project at Boise State University:
PI Dr. Dazhi Yang dazhiyang@boisestate.edu