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A student voice rubric... might be of interest to Intersections projects focused on increasing student voice in informal spaces

argues that storytelling should be a part of science, so that students, especially female students, see why/how science is important in the world.

for 7th to 12th grade students, perhaps some of your projects would like to incorporate opportunities for students to write for the public, such as in this challenge, or for other audiences

The Afterschool Alliance's new report, "Afterschool Programs: Inspiring Students with a Connected Learning Approach," discusses the role afterschool programs play in the ecology of learning, where programs can help bridge the divides that exist in terms of access to additional learning opportunities, access to caring mentors, and access to resources and peer networks that can excite young people about the acquisition of knowledge. The report also dives into connected learning, exploring this educational approach that is the intentional linkage of ones' interests, peer groups and academics, and how it capitalizes on the benefits of all three areas to create a learning experience that is both powerful and enduring.

The Afterschool Alliance's new report, "Afterschool Programs: Inspiring Students with a Connected Learning Approach," discusses the role afterschool programs play in the ecology of learning, where programs can help bridge the divides that exist in terms of access to additional learning opportunities, access to caring mentors, and access to resources and peer networks that can excite young people about the acquisition of knowledge. The report also dives into connected learning, exploring this educational approach that is the intentional linkage of ones' interests, peer groups and academics, and how it capitalizes on the benefits of all three areas to create a learning experience that is both powerful and enduring.

Description of a boat building project that has students constructing boats that will be launched into the pacific. Is there a possible writing component here?

This physics teacher gives a lecture from inside CERN's Hadron Collider wearing Google Glass. How cool is that? What would his students write about?!?

an example of a fascinating student inquiry

This is a call for crowdfunding "the think tank" a mobile cognitive science lab that will travel to HSs to teach students about cognitive science and help them design and carry out their own inquiries. might be a cool sample project for Intersections

At age 12, Freeman Hrabowski marched with Martin Luther King. Now he's president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), where he works to create an environment that helps under-represented students -- specifically African-American, Latino and low-income learners -- get degrees in math and science. He shares the four pillars of UMBC's approach.

Can we grow a garden on Mars? would students like to research and write about this question? Maybe an idea or an idea stimulator for an intersections project?

this is a resource that annotates science research for students and offers other activities (such as the opportunity to play with data from scientists' papers). THis might be a great resource for Intersections teams

describes the i3 grant granted to the Exploratorium and SOnoma county schools for professional development to support the development of science lessons for elementary aged ELLs

This new family science website aimed at kids 6-9 might be of interest to Intersections teams building projects for youth in this age group. It includes an app that allows students to take photos and upload them in COPPA safe ways

Effect of encouragement/discouragement on elementary school students' later pursuits. Might be of interest to AZ Intersections team