Connect! Implementation Plan

Shift of power – youth want to have control Community based partners must be part of the process Family involvement ‘It’s just not me’ Technology with caution Results must be real and concrete True support Navigating the system Giving back to community Focus Group Conversations

Goals To expose youth and parents from Latino communities to STEM careers To expose youth and parents to cyberlearning experiences To inspire youth, parents, and educators about STEM career pathways To link meaningful, out-of-school, youth led projects with a desire for success in STEM courses in formal education To provide youth and their parents with a new vision for the future; a realization that challenging careers in STEM fields are within reach. To expose youth and parents to project management and career skills To provide youth with real leadership experiences To spread science, technology, environmental knowledge through community leaders To provide teachers, youth, and parents with technology, and science resources and training To increase science literacy To involve more Latinos in citizen science To expose youth and parents from Latino communities to STEM careers To expose youth and parents to cyberlearning experiences To inspire youth, parents, and educators about STEM career pathways To link meaningful, out-of-school, youth led projects with a desire for success in STEM courses in formal education To provide youth and their parents with a new vision for the future; a realization that challenging careers in STEM fields are within reach. To expose youth and parents to project management and career skills To provide youth with real leadership experiences To spread science, technology, environmental knowledge through community leaders To provide teachers, youth, and parents with technology, and science resources and training To increase science literacy To involve more Latinos in citizen science

To Inspire

How it works Develop : Training Support platform Leader kit (paper and web) Recruit Leader teams Training: Virtually At partner site w/Cornell staff With rep from local university. Develop Action Plans: local, technology, national Apply for mini-grants Implement programs Showcase programs Travel to Cornell for 5-day Conference National Conferences/Webinar/Website Apply for paid cyber-internships Mentor others Establish cyber-mentorships

Development Team Cornell Staff, partner staff, advisors, community Leadership Kit Support Platform wikis, peer to peer review, podcasts, videos, web leader kit, blogs, website Review applications Interview applicants Review applications Interview applicants Select Leader Teams: 2 Youth Parent/Community Rep Teacher /Educator Select Leader Teams: 2 Youth Parent/Community Rep Teacher /Educator Training Tools Recruitment Plan Virtual Training -Training Curriculum -Virtual Kit Virtual Training -Training Curriculum -Virtual Kit Develops Showcase 5 Day Conference at Cornell Other Presentation at National Conferences Web-conference Website Other Presentation at National Conferences Web-conference Website Support Platform Cyber-mentorships Cyber-internships

Training of Leader Teams Training includes: – citizen science – technology (cell phone/video/gaming) – marketing – recruitment – use of arts – fundraising – habitat improvement – grant writing (for minigrants and …) – career exploration – available resources at Cornell Training includes: – citizen science – technology (cell phone/video/gaming) – marketing – recruitment – use of arts – fundraising – habitat improvement – grant writing (for minigrants and …) – career exploration – available resources at Cornell Action Plans Support

Community Implementation Leader Team Youth-Parent- Teacher Action Plan Local component Technology/art component National/International component All of the following: Workshop /event / club Career presentation to peers Collection of citizen science data Habitat improvement Use of 3: Videos Cell phones Podcasts Websites Wikis Gaming Blogs 1 of the following: Presentations at National Conferences Presentations at Web-conference Mini-grants Local partnerships Other sources of funding

Workshop /event / club Teach others about citizen science Teach others about habitat improvement Teach others about their local environment Collect data through Celebrate Urban Birds Reach at least 20 other community members Career presentation to peers (or younger) Teach others about STEM careers Teach others about available resources Inspire others about STEM careers Reach at least 20 other youth Improve habitat Create a garden or improve a green space Implement a plan for long-term care of green space Teach others about local habitat and how to improve it Reach at least 20 other community members

To Inspire To teach To recruit Technology/Arts

Cyber network for sharing tools, solutions, and advice with other leaders and mentors Cyber internship/mentorship meetings Continued monthly video conferences Leader wiki reports Electronic peer review Web community support Web presentations of projects (including podcasts, games, photos, videos, data) Web-conference Ongoing Support for students, parents, staff Cyber support Site visits by Cornell Leadership Kit Workshops for greater community co-led by Cornell and partners Advanced training workshops by Lab of Ornithology staff Implementation of mentorship for continued local leadership Creation of multimedia— showcase Available in paper and web formats Leadership kit contains: Celebrate Urban Birds Kit Leadership booklet Role model videos PowerPoints Podcasts Workshop/club/event activities (gardening, bird, art, technology) Visuals Data collection tips Bird identification tools Marketing tools Citizen science projects Surveys/evaluation

Year Three: Conduct training at partner site Conduct virtual training (open nation-wide) Award year-three mini-grants Hold web-conference Select 6 interns Hold third conference at Cornell with leader teams from each city Present at National conferences Year One: Develop and pilot support platform and leader kit (paper) Develop and pilot training Conduct training at partner site Develop mentorships Create and pilot 6 internships Recruit and select one leader team per city Award year-one mini-grants Pilot first showcase at Cornell Year Two: Create and pilot web leader kit Conduct training at partner site Award year-two mini-grants Hold and pilot web-conference Recruit and select two leader teams from each city Select 6 interns Hold second conference at Cornell with leader teams from each city Present at National conferences Create showcase video Time Line

Recognition/Showcase Other: Paid cyber-internships at Cornell Web-conference presentations National conference presentations Video showcase Website showcase Peer review Mentoring opportunities (on cyber support network, through internships, and locally) Resume building skills Other: Paid cyber-internships at Cornell Web-conference presentations National conference presentations Video showcase Website showcase Peer review Mentoring opportunities (on cyber support network, through internships, and locally) Resume building skills 5-Day Conference at Cornell

Technology skills Science knowledge Environmental knowledge Leadership skills Career skills Real-world project implementation skills Cooperative learning skills Team building/team work STEM Career applications Awareness of larger world context Grant writing/marketing/recruitment skills Business skills Citizenship skills Community service Technology skills Science knowledge Environmental knowledge Leadership skills Career skills Real-world project implementation skills Cooperative learning skills Team building/team work STEM Career applications Awareness of larger world context Grant writing/marketing/recruitment skills Business skills Citizenship skills Community service Outcomes for Students