STEMx Writes About the SSEC: "Smithsonian Center Puts Experiential Learning to the Test"

January 13, 2017

At STEMxchange 2016 in Dallas, Dr. Carol O’Donnell, Director of the Smithsonian Science Education Center (SSEC), briefed attendees on a five-year validation study conducted by the University of Memphis Center for Research on Educational Policy (CREP). O'Donnell told STEMx attendees that the idea of experiential learning isn’t as novel today as it was when SSEC was founded, as more and more states adopt this form of STEM teaching in their K-8 classrooms. In this article, STEMx authors summarize O’Donnell's STEMx talk, which explained the impacts of LASER's experiential learning on both students and teachers, leading to better learning outcomes, especially for students who are typically underserved in STEM. As STEMx notes, "That’s a huge contribution to the education field."

Read more at http://www.stemx.us/news/2017/01/smithsonian-center-puts-exp...