Tools and materials at Community Science Workshop

Resources

Explore the following collections of resources for researching issues of equity, establishing research and practice partnerships, and facilitating professional development in support of STEM-rich tinkering in afterschool settings. Based on CTAN’s discoveries while studying teaching and learning in STEM-rich tinkering, each suite of resources is designed to help create more equitable, playful, and intellectually rich STEM learning opportunities for diverse students.

Equity in Afterschool Resources

Collection of resources that raises awareness about inequalities in education and describes how tinkering can offer STEM-rich learning to low-income and historically marginalized learners.

Research and Practice Partnerships Resources

Collection of resources that have informed CTAN’s collaborative approach to study tinkering with a network of afterschool program leaders, researchers, and afterschool educators.