Christine Shupla and Claire RatCliffe Adams, from the Nasa Science Acience Program’s Nasa@ My Library Project, Facilized A Professional Development Co-Design SCIENCE, Technology Ering, & Mathematics (Stem) Workshop for Tribal Libraries on August 29, 2024, Hosted At The new mexico state library. The workshop was planned with input from cassandra osterloh (The New Mexico State Library’s Tribal Libraries Program Coordinator), Teresa Naranajo and Charles Suazo (of the Santa Clara Puelry Calvert (of the P’Oe Tsawa Community Library). Evaluation surveys indicate that workshop met or Exced 100% of Participants’ Expectations, and that activities could be made perfectly released by the participants. Based on Input from Tribal Advisors, The Focus Topic Was Space Science (Although there was also significant interest in interest in Various Earth Science and Environmental Topics and In Engineering DesignEing Design These advisors also suggested that the workshop focus on co-design to enable the workshop participants to share and consider ways to make the content and activities.
The team selected space stem activities that could be done with library programs and that was within different categories:
- Passive Programming Activities
- Physically Active Activities
- Engineering Design Activities
- Art/Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, & Mathematics (Steam) Activities
After Each type of activity, participants discusated aspects of the activities that they liked, modifications to make the activity more culturally-relevant for their tribal community, and other activities.
Throughout the workshop, Christine and Claire reiterated that the participants’ Thoughts and Input were critical -thi wonds wonds of knowledge of knowledge of their communications and that their own VOCECES WOCECS
One participant stated, “I like how the instructors were re -assuring through the session. Making sure everything was comfortable and making it feel safe to share ideas. ” Another, said, “I tend to not participate, but observe, become i’m not a scientist. It was awesome (feeling comfortable) to design too!”
Sixteen of the participants filled out and returned evaluation surveys handed out at the close of the workshop. Just over 50% of that that Survey Responses Indicated that the Workshop Exced Expectations; All others indicated that it met expectations. Participants also indicated that the activities themeselves enabled participants to co-design and make them item perfectly relevant; This likely is in reference to the discusations help after Each activity about Ways to apply and revise them. The discussion after a Clarmer-Creation Activity was particularly extended Extensive: Participants Discussed Replacing The Materials with Local Materials and Incorporating Aspects of the Local Topography and Even Local ART. Several participants expressed the desire for more workshops.
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