EMPOWER: Enacting Materials to Promote Ownership, Engagement, and Relevance (2024)

Mon-Lin Monica Ko, University of Colorado Boulder, monlin.ko@colorado.edu

Christina Krist, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, ckrist@illinois.edu

Barbara Hug, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, bhug@illinois.edu

 Kerri Wingert, Good Question Research, kerri@goodquestionresearch.com

Enrique Suárez, University of Massachusetts Amherst, easuarez@umass.edu, 

Logan Hillary Lauren, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign lauren1@illinois.edu

Nicholas Leonardi, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign njl5@illinois.edu

Kevin Hall, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, knhall@illinois.edu

Erica Light, University of Massachusetts Amherst, elight@umass.edu

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Abstract: 

Fostering locally relevant and community-centered forms of science learning that develop students’ critical science agency problematizes a “one-size-fits-all” model of teacher learning; teachers must examine how community needs and resources, local inequities and justice issues, and curriculum materials can converge to design novel learning opportunities for science learners. This paper presents the core commitments of EMPOWER, a cross-institutional effort that aims to support teachers' sensemaking and adaptations of curriculum materials to promote student ownership, engagement, and relevance at multiple sites across the U.S.

Acknowledgments:

This project was supported by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under SEPA Award 5R25GM142056-03 and by the National Science Foundation under Grant DRL 2019805. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the funding agencies.

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APA Citation: Ko, M. L. M., Krist, C., Hug, B., Wingert, K., Suárez, E., Lauren, L. H., ... & Light, E. (2024). EMPOWER: Enacting Materials to Promote Ownership, Engagement, and Relevance. In Proceedings of the 18th International Conference of the Learning Sciences-ICLS 2024, pp. 2303-2304. International Society of the Learning Sciences.