@article{c6b53af7c2b14d4fab8cb447ecf5d2f6,
title = "Youth Engineering Solutions (YES) Out of School: Engineering Opportunities in Out-of-School Programs for English Learners",
author = "Cunningham, \{Christine M.\} and Kelly, \{Gregory John\}",
note = "Funding Information: This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Broadening Participation in Research (BPE) Grant \#205434. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. Funding Information: OS programs offer possibilities for addressing inequitiesniTE MSdeatuion. Hcispnicanad African American youth participatein OS programs tamore htnwaic etht tree aoufasia cn Ca youth, [3]. Theflexible, open-ended natureof OS programs, which featurehands-on activitiesn i low-stakesneronmventis, arelsaoprom ising environments for supporting English learners (ELs). ELs, one of the sftesat growing populations nihe .Ut. aSt htlemenary ltevel [4, 5], face ht e challengeof learning English and disciplinary contentsimultaneously. ELsraeucnrly rte underrepresented in STEMefldsi[6]. Tapping their talents, ideas, and knowledgeby providing opportunities for themotont ributceo tand learn aboutengineering and sciencecould help foster interestningi neeering and STEMnadden pa brticipartioon in taheseefldsi[7–10]. Engineering activities acn r aonfbrufe emonfitsfef bLos[er1. E1] Youth Engineering Solutions (YES,yes.psu.edu)is developing and researching equity-oriented frameworksnaurridcul ar mcaterialsfor usenationwide. Youth Engineering SolutionsuOoft School(YES OS): Engineering Opportunitiesniut -ofO-SchoolrPogramsofnErish Lgearlners, funded by theSNFBroadening Participation in Engineering Division,is investigatingwayshtta equity-oriented OSnenegering ciurricula provide opportunities for ELsotearn know l ledge, discourses, and practices; bring their cultures, experiences, and ideas otngi neeering projects; expand their repertoireof identitiesnantderest s;inanhadnce emmbrshiep in learning communities. Our first year of this grant-funded project focused on: (a)developingaModelfor Equity-Oriented Engineering Learning and (b)applying theseprinciplesothe detsign of two engineering units for upper elementary out-of-school esttings.; 129th ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition: Excellence Through Diversity, ASEE 2022 ; Conference date: 26-06-2022 Through 29-06-2022",
year = "2022",
month = aug,
day = "23",
language = "English (US)",
journal = "ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings",
issn = "2153-5965",
publisher = "American Society for Engineering Education",
}