Design Make Play for Equity, Inclusion, and Agency

Harouna Ba is Director of the Sara Lee Schupf Family Center for Play, Science, and Technology Learning at the New York Hall of Science (NYSCI), as well as a senior research scientist specializing in children’s STEM learning across formal and informal educational settings.Katherine McMillan Culp is Chief Learning Officer at the New York Hall of Science (NYSCI), where she oversees research, exhibition, and program development; educational and community outreach; and youth development programs.Margaret Honey is President and CEO of the New York Hall of Science (NYSCI) and leads the museum’s commitment to nurturing a generation of creative and collaborative problem solvers in STEM.

• Introduction: Design Make Play for Equity, Inclusion, and AgencyHarouna Ba, Katherine McMillan Culp, and Margaret HoneyPart I Designing for Visitors’ AgencyChapter 1 Designing for Agency in Informal STEM Learning EnvironmentsSusan M. LetourneauChapter 2 From Explaining to Engaging Visitors: Transforming the Facilitator’s Role Priya Mohabir, Dorothy Bennett, C. James Liu, and Daisy TetecatlChapter 3 Narratives, Empathy, and Engineering: Creating Inclusive Engineering ActivitiesSusan M. Letourneau, Dorothy Bennett, Amelia Merker, Satbir Multani, C. James Liu, Yessenia Argudo, and Dana SchlossChapter 4 Co-Designing Learning Dashboards for Informal Educators Elham Beheshti, Leilah Lyons, Aditi Mallavarapu, Wren Thompson, Betty Wallingford, and Stephen UzzoPart II Relinquishing Power and Authority in Informal Settings Chapter 5 Museum-Community Engagement to Support STEM LearningAndrés Henríquez and Marcia BuenoChapter 6 Big Data for Little Kids: Developing an Inclusive Program for Young Learners and Their Families C. James Liu, Kate Maschak, Delia Meza, Susan M. Letourneau, and Yessenia ArgudoChapter 7 Designing Maker Programs for Family Engagement David Wells, Susan M. Letourneau, and Samantha TumoloChapter 8 Innovation Institute: Follow the YouthDavid Wells, Elham Beheshti, and Danny KirkPart III Playing and Learning Across Settings Chapter 9 See, Touch, and Feel Math: Digital Design for English Language LearnersDorothy Bennett, Tara Chudoba, Xiomara Flowers, and Heidi SlouffmanChapter 10 Learning Physics through Embodied Play in a School SettingHarouna Ba, Christina O’Malley, Yessenia Argudo, and Laycca UmerChapter 11 Integrating Computational Thinking Across the Elementary Curriculum: A Professional Development ApproachAnthony NegronChapter 12 The Pack: Playfully Embodying Computational and Systems ThinkingLeilah Lyons, Stephen Uzzo, Harouna Ba, and Wren Thompson