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| Abstract Title: | Building a network for Informal Physics Educators and Researchers |
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| Abstract: | In this round table discussion, we propose a pathway toward constructing a productive community of practice around public engagement that connects educators and researchers. The majority of informal physics educators (physicists and physics students) facilitating informal physics programs and activities lack formal training and knowledge of effective practices on public engagement, including the development of cultural competencies. Furthermore, informal physics educators are often disconnected from the vast swath of resources created by the broader informal STEM community. As more departments, institutions, and funding opportunities are using public engagement to attract students and meet diversity goals, it is becoming necessary to build structures and an associated network informed by responsible design and research principles to support this community of practice and its efforts. In this session, we want to discuss the immediate and long-term needs, and what structures and resources we can build to support community engagement and development. |
| Abstract Type: | Custom Format |
| Session Time: | Parallel Sessions Cluster I |
Author/Organizer Information | |
| Primary Contact: |
Claudia Elena Fracchiolla University College Dublin and American Physical Society Blackrock, A94 T2X3 Phone: +353876392197 |
| Co-Author(s) and Co-Presenter(s) |
Michael Bennett, University of Colorado Boulder Kathleen Hinko, Michigan State University Rose Villatoro, American Physical Society |
Parallel Session Information | |
| Format Description: | The session would be in the form of a roundtable discussion. We invite anyone interested in the topic to join. The session organizers will present some discussion points to start the conversation and moderate the discussion. We look to have as an output of the session a list of action items that we can start working on to build the channels for the community to convene. |
