Youth Experience, Learning, and Digital Practices

Creating new avenues for youth learning, communication, play, and self-expression.

Research Projects

Collaborative Research: Harmonizing Scratch Encore: Empowering Educators to Create Customized Culturally-Responsive Computing Materials
Principal Investigator(s): David Weintrop
Funder: National Science Foundation
Research Areas: Youth Experience, Learning, and Digital Practices
This project explores ways to support middle school computer science teachers in drawing on their students' cultural resources and prior knowledge to situate introductory computer science learning experiences.

Maryland Sports Data Analytics Camps for Youth
Principal Investigator(s): Tamara Clegg
Funder: National Science Foundation
Research Areas: Accessibility and Inclusive Design > Data Science, Analytics, and Visualization > Youth Experience, Learning, and Digital Practices
Advancing knowledge of informal learning experiences that build adolescents' motivation for participation in STEM courses and careers, with a specific focus on introducing middle school African American and Latinx youth to the world of sports data analytics through events and summer camps.

ScratchEncore: Equity via a Flexible, Culturally-Relevant Advanced Scratch Curriculum for Upper Elementary Diverse Students and Teachers
Principal Investigator(s): David Weintrop
Funder: National Science Foundation
Research Areas: Library and Information Science > Youth Experience, Learning, and Digital Practices

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