The New York Hall of Science: A Research-Based Approach to Creative STEM Learning

Session Type: Off-Site Visit

Abstract

NYSCI’s work is guided by an approach to learning that we call Design-Make-Play, which draws upon research on deeper learning that points to the importance of creating learning experiences that develop cognitive processes (e.g., critical thinking, knowledge integration, creativity and innovation); interpersonal skills (e.g., communication and collaboration); and intrapersonal skills (e.g., self-evaluation and metacognition). We invite visitors to the AERA annual meeting to come to the museum for an event that will engage participants in inspiring and playful science learning. The event will feature two of our new exhibition areas: Connected Worlds and Design Lab, and research funded by the National Science Foundation and the JPB Foundation that is currently underway on these learning environments.

Sub Unit

• AERA Presidential Session

Chair

• Margaret A. Honey, New York Hall of Science

Participants

• Stephen Miles Uzzo, New York Hall of Science

• Katherine Culp, New York Hall of Science

• Leilah Lyons, University of Illinois at Chicago

• Geralyn Abinader, New York Hall of Science

• Dorothy Bennett, New York Hall of Science