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Discovery Education

Discover interactive websites, virtual field trips, grab and go activities, self-paced modules and more. Dive deep into powerful, effective programs to help your students discover the power of STEM.

Making the Case for STEM Afterschool

This toolkit discusses why afterschool STEM is important and offers data on improved outcomes as a result of out of school STEM programs to and will help prepare you to make the case for afterschool STEM learning to funders, elected officials, and community partners.

Changing the Game for Girls in STEM

This report from Techbridge Girls discusses the severe gender gap in STEM fields, and how afterschool can help close this gap.

NASA Resources Package:

This document contains NASA Communication Strategist Patricia Moore’s presentation on NASA and STEM resources for formal and informal educators, as well as a trove of links to resources, curricula, virtual reality tours, crafts for the classroom, and much more.

STEM Ready America

STEM Ready America is a compendium from 40 authors presenting bold and persuasive evidence—as well as real-world examples of effective practices, programs, and partnerships—on how science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) knowledge and skills are preparing young people to be successful in school today and the workforce tomorrow.

Know Your Funders: A guide to STEM funding for afterschool

This guide navigates various funding streams such as Federal, state and local governments; corporate foundations; private and family foundations; and STEM funding coalitions. and It addresses effective strategies to acquire funding for afterschool STEM from cultivating relationships to writing an effective proposal.

Afterschool STEM Hub

This resource offers talking points, infographics, research, and other communication tools and resources to help you advocate for afterschool STEM.

Identifying and Supporting Productive STEM Programs in Out-of-School Settings

This report identifies features of productive STEM programs in out-of-school settings to help policymakers, funders, and education leaders make informed decisions about how to best leverage the educational and learning resources in their community.

How Cross-Sector Collaborations Are Advancing STEM Learning

This paper offers evidence of the impact of cross-sector partnerships on young people, and a logic model template for communities so they may further develop attributes, strategies, and measures of progress that enable them to advance opportunities for all young people to succeed.