Science Journeys

节目概要 “科学的经验教训”将纳入我们以前资助的SEPA总部设在DC公共 华盛顿都会区和纽约州的图书馆和校外时间（OST）计划。这项建议 吸引了一群新颖独特的学习者：正在住院治疗的儿童和家庭， 复杂的护理，往往是一个紧张，高强度的经验，伴随着失去在学校的指导。我们 将提供一个动手探究为基础的STEM学习计划后，我们建立的艺术和科学建模 课程，以改善儿童及其家庭的身体，认知和社会发展。“尼” 参与者将使用自己的健康数据来进一步了解身体，哪些疾病会影响孩子， 以及诊断方法/测试、治疗和医疗团队如何帮助他们康复。 具体来说，与儿童生活专家和家长倡导者合作，我们以前成功的OST 课程将扩大到接受住院和门诊治疗的K至8年级儿童。 该计划将使用体验式学习和动手操作、适合年龄的STEM活动来激发好奇心， 建立STEM身份和素养，改善身心健康，支持患者健康， 通过社会和情感学习的概念整合他们的家庭。“麦尼斯”将融入 机器人、系统模型、模式、机制和与下一代科学相一致的计算概念 标准特别关注工程和数学，参与者将从事关键的探索， 他们自己的健康数据使用交互式笔记本。此外，“小朋友”将向参加者介绍各种各样的 医疗保健专业和临床研究/试验。与医院的广播媒体中心合作， 参与者将在病房、教室和游戏/公共场所接触多媒体体验。 空间. 在五年的时间里，我们将与地区和国家儿童生活部门合作， 在几家医院实施该计划。我们与其他国家组织/协会合作， 将通过研讨会和年度会议/大会传播该计划。我们将提供 为儿童生活专家、高级执业护士、教育工作者、家长提供专业发展培训， 实习生和医院志愿者 这个实践计划将使儿童和家庭在其他方面获得有意义的学习机会。 未填补的学校教育差距，以保持教育的连续性;此外，“旅程”将培养技能并提供 工具，以提高他们对个人健康状况的了解， 医疗保健团队和增加机构在他们的健康之旅。

Program Summary “Science Journeys” will incorporate lessons learned from our previously funded SEPA based in DC Public Libraries and out-of-school time (OST) programs in the DC Metro Area and New York State. This proposal engages a novel and unique audience of learners: children and families who are navigating hospitalization and complex care, an often stressful, high-intensity experience accompanied by loss of in-school instruction. We will provide a hands-on inquiry-based STEM learning program modeled after our established art and science curriculum to improve the physical, cognitive, and social development of children and their families. “Journeys” participants will use their own health data to further their understanding of the body, what diseases affect kids, and how diagnostic methods/tests, treatments, and healthcare teams help them get well. Specifically, in collaboration with Child Life Specialists and Parent Advocates, our previously successful OST curriculum will be expanded for children in grades K to eight who are receiving inpatient and outpatient care. The program will use experiential learning and hands-on, age appropriate STEM activities that spark curiosity, build STEM identity and literacy, improve physical and mental health, and support wellness for patients and their families through the integration of Social and Emotional Learning concepts. “Journeys” will incorporate robotics, system models, patterns, mechanisms, and computing concepts aligned to Next Generation Science Standards. With a particular focus on engineering and math, participants will engage in critical exploration of their own health data using interactive notebooks. Further, “Journeys” will introduce participants to varied healthcare professions and clinical research/trials. In collaboration with the hospital’s broadcast media center, participants will be exposed to multimedia experiences in patient rooms, classrooms, and play/common spaces. Over the course of five years, we will partner with regional and national Child Life Departments to pilot and implement the program in several hospitals. Collaborating with other national organizations/associations, we will disseminate the program through workshops and annual meetings/conferences. We will provide professional development training for Child Life Specialists, advanced practice nurses, educators, parents, trainees, and hospital volunteers. This hands-on program will engage children and families in meaningful learning opportunities during otherwise unfilled gaps in schooling to preserve continuity of education; further, “Journeys” will build skills and provide tools to improve their understanding of their personal health conditions, to improve engagement with their healthcare team and increase agency in their health journey.