Connect! Implementation Plan

• Shift of power – youth want to have control• Community based partners must be part of the process• Family involvement• ‘It’s just not me’• Technology with caution• Results must be real and concrete• True support• Navigating the system• Giving back to community

Focus Group Conversations

Goals

• To expose youth and parents from Latino communities to STEM careers• To expose youth and parents to cyberlearning experiences• To inspire youth, parents, and educators about STEM career pathways • To link meaningful, out-of-school, youth led projects with a desire for

success in STEM courses in formal education• To provide youth and their parents with a new vision for the future; a

realization that challenging careers in STEM fields are within reach.• To expose youth and parents to project management and career skills• To provide youth with real leadership experiences• To spread science, technology, environmental knowledge through

community leaders• To provide teachers, youth, and parents with technology, and science

resources and training• To increase science literacy• To involve more Latinos in citizen science

• To expose youth and parents from Latino communities to STEM careers• To expose youth and parents to cyberlearning experiences• To inspire youth, parents, and educators about STEM career pathways • To link meaningful, out-of-school, youth led projects with a desire for

success in STEM courses in formal education• To provide youth and their parents with a new vision for the future; a

realization that challenging careers in STEM fields are within reach.• To expose youth and parents to project management and career skills• To provide youth with real leadership experiences• To spread science, technology, environmental knowledge through

community leaders• To provide teachers, youth, and parents with technology, and science

resources and training• To increase science literacy• To involve more Latinos in citizen science

To Inspire

How it worksDevelop : • Training • Support platform• Leader kit (paper and web)

Recruit Leader teams

Training:• Virtually• At partner site w/Cornell staff•With rep from local university.

Develop Action Plans:local, technology, national Apply for mini-grants

Implement programs

Showcase programs •Travel to Cornell for 5-day Conference•National Conferences/Webinar/Website

Apply for paid cyber-internships

Mentor others

Establish cyber-mentorships

Development TeamCornell Staff, partner staff, advisors, community

Leadership Kit Leadership Kit

Support Platformwikis, peer to peer review, podcasts, videos, web leader kit, blogs, website

Support Platformwikis, peer to peer review, podcasts, videos, web leader kit, blogs, website

Review applications Interview applicantsReview applications Interview applicants

Select Leader Teams:2 YouthParent/Community RepTeacher /Educator

Select Leader Teams:2 YouthParent/Community RepTeacher /Educator

Training ToolsTraining ToolsRecruitment PlanRecruitment Plan

Virtual Training-Training Curriculum-Virtual Kit

Virtual Training-Training Curriculum-Virtual Kit

Develops

ShowcaseShowcase

5 Day Conference at Cornell5 Day Conference at Cornell

OtherPresentation at National Conferences Web-conference Website

OtherPresentation at National Conferences Web-conference Website

Support PlatformSupport Platform

Cyber-mentorshipsCyber-mentorships

Cyber-internships Cyber-internships

Cyber-internships Cyber-internships

Training of Leader TeamsTraining includes:– citizen science– technology (cell phone/video/gaming)– marketing– recruitment– use of arts– fundraising– habitat improvement– grant writing (for minigrants and …)– career exploration– available resources at Cornell

Training includes:– citizen science– technology (cell phone/video/gaming)– marketing– recruitment– use of arts– fundraising– habitat improvement– grant writing (for minigrants and …)– career exploration– available resources at Cornell

Action PlansAction Plans

SupportSupport

Community Implementation

Leader Team Youth-Parent-

Teacher Action Plan

Local component

Technology/art component

National/International component

All of the following:• Workshop /event / club• Career presentation to peers• Collection of citizen science data• Habitat improvement

Use of 3:• Videos• Cell phones• Podcasts• Websites• Wikis• Gaming• Blogs

1 of the following:• Presentations at National Conferences• Presentations at Web-conference

• Mini-grants• Local partnerships• Other sources of funding

Workshop /event / club•Teach others about citizen science•Teach others about habitat improvement•Teach others about their local environment•Collect data through Celebrate Urban Birds•Reach at least 20 other community members

Career presentation to peers (or younger)•Teach others about STEM careers•Teach others about available resources•Inspire others about STEM careers•Reach at least 20 other youth

Improve habitat•Create a garden or improve a green space•Implement a plan for long-term care of green space•Teach others about local habitat and how to improve it•Reach at least 20 other community members

•To Inspire•To teach•To recruit

Technology/Arts

• Cyber network for sharing tools, solutions, and advice with other leaders and mentors• Cyber internship/mentorship meetings• Continued monthly video conferences • Leader wiki reports• Electronic peer review• Web community support• Web presentations of projects (including podcasts, games, photos, videos, data)• Web-conference

Ongoing Support for students, parents, staff

Cyber support Site visits by Cornell

Leadership Kit

•Workshops for greater community co-led by Cornell and partners • Advanced training workshops by Lab of Ornithology staff• Implementation of mentorship for continued local leadership• Creation of multimedia—showcase

Available in paper and web formatsLeadership kit contains:• Celebrate Urban Birds Kit• Leadership booklet• Role model videos• PowerPoints• Podcasts• Workshop/club/event activities (gardening, bird, art, technology) • Visuals • Data collection tips • Bird identification tools• Marketing tools • Citizen science projects• Surveys/evaluation

Year Three:•Conduct training at partner site•Conduct virtual training (open nation-wide) •Award year-three mini-grants•Hold web-conference•Select 6 interns•Hold third conference at Cornell with leader teams from each city•Present at National conferences

Year One:•Develop and pilot support platform and leader kit (paper)•Develop and pilot training•Conduct training at partner site•Develop mentorships•Create and pilot 6 internships •Recruit and select one leader team per city•Award year-one mini-grants•Pilot first showcase at Cornell

Year Two:•Create and pilot web leader kit•Conduct training at partner site•Award year-two mini-grants•Hold and pilot web-conference•Recruit and select two leader teams from each city•Select 6 interns•Hold second conference at Cornell with leader teams from each city•Present at National conferences•Create showcase video

Time Line

Recognition/Showcase

Other: •Paid cyber-internships at Cornell • Web-conference presentations• National conference presentations• Video showcase• Website showcase• Peer review• Mentoring opportunities (on cyber support network, through internships, and locally)• Resume building skills

Other: •Paid cyber-internships at Cornell • Web-conference presentations• National conference presentations• Video showcase• Website showcase• Peer review• Mentoring opportunities (on cyber support network, through internships, and locally)• Resume building skills

5-Day Conference at Cornell5-Day Conference at Cornell

• Technology skills• Science knowledge• Environmental knowledge• Leadership skills• Career skills• Real-world project implementation skills• Cooperative learning skills• Team building/team work • STEM Career applications• Awareness of larger world context• Grant writing/marketing/recruitment skills• Business skills• Citizenship skills• Community service

• Technology skills• Science knowledge• Environmental knowledge• Leadership skills• Career skills• Real-world project implementation skills• Cooperative learning skills• Team building/team work • STEM Career applications• Awareness of larger world context• Grant writing/marketing/recruitment skills• Business skills• Citizenship skills• Community service

Outcomes for Students