Initial Curators: Gavin Luter, Wisconsin Campus Compact & Kelsie George, Campus Compact

Introduction

Children in the US, including Wisconsin, academically underperform in STEM areas (National Science Foundation, 2014; Midwest Higher Education Compact, 2013). In part, as a result, they are not choosing to pursue careers in STEM fields (Lockwood, 2014). However, the labor market will demand that students have STEM credentials, thus creating a skills gap (Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce, 2013; McGladrey, 2013). One way to address the STEM skills gap is to have higher education work alongside K-12 schools to get children more interested in STEM fields, while also helping struggling students perform better in STEM areas by linking STEM learning to real-world issues. This will, in turn, create better-performing students who are concerned about the intersection of science and citizenship.

• Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce (2013). Recovery: Job growth and education requirements through 2020. Washington, DC: Author.
• Lockwood, D. (2014, September 18). Wisconsin’s skills gap won’t go away, but employers might. Milwaukee Biztalk.
• Midwest Higher Education Compact (2013). Advancing postsecondary opportunity, completion, and productivity: Essential performance indicators for Wisconsin 2012-2013. Minneapolis, MN: Author.
• McGladrey (2013). 2013 McGladrey manufacturing and distribution monitor: Wisconsin state report.
• National Science Foundation (2014). Science and engineering indicators 2014. Chapter 1: Elementary and secondary mathematics and science education.

Key resources

A) General STEM Resources

• STEM Collaboration Program, Maine Campus Compact
  Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL), National Science Foundation
• STEM and Service-Learning: Does Service-Learning Increase STEM Literacy?, The International Journal of Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement
• Strengthening STEM Education Through Community Partnerships, Science Education and Civic Engagement International Journal
• Strengthening STEM Education Through Service-Learning, Minnesota Campus Compact
• High-Quality Service-Learning Opens the Door for Students’ Entry into STEM Fields, Education Commission of the States
• Realizing STEM Equity and Diversity through Higher Education Community Engagement

B) Science Resources

• The American Biology Teacher, Service Learning as Inquiry in an Undergraduate Science Course, Kelsie M. Bernot, Amy E. Kulesza, Judith S. Ridgway
• American Chemical Society, Service Learning Resources for Chemistry Faculty
• Campus Compact Syllabus Example, Chemistry in the Service of the Community
• CU INVESTors: INclusiVe Excellence in Science and Technology (Presentation available for download)
• The Clean Air and Healthy Homes Program: A Model for Authentic Science Learning, Science Education and Civic Engagement International Journal

C) Technology Resources

• Using Service- Learning to Promote Digital Citizenship and Ethical Computing (Presentation available for download)
• Gaming for Social Good, Edutopia
• 4 Characteristics of Critical Digital Pedagogy, teachthought
• Engaging Students and Communities through Innovative Technology Use, Minnesota Campus Compact
  

C) Engineering Resources

• American Society for Engineering Education, Service Learning in Engineering
• International Journal for Service Learning in Engineering, Humanitarian Engineering and Social Entrepreneurship
  
• Service-Learning in Engineering: A Guidebook, University of Nebraska Omaha

D) Mathematics Resources

• Mathematics in Service to the Community
• Introductory Statistics with Community-Based Projects
• The Real World Connection: Incorporating Semester-Long Projects into Calculus II, Science Education and Civic Engagement International Journal
  
• The Practice of Reflection in an Integrated Pair: Math and the Environment, Science Education and Civic Engagement International Journal

Organizations

• Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH)
• Science Education for New Civic Engagements and Responsibilities (SENCER)
• National Center for Science and Civic Engagement
• Science and Civic Engagement International Journal
• National Science Foundation
• Unite for Sight

Exemplars

• Boston Civic Media, Climate Action, 2017-2018 Consortium Course Catalog
• GLISTEN, National Center for Science and Civic Engagement
• The California State University, STEM Engaged Learning
  
• Boise State, Albertson’s Library Guide on Sustainability

Other Useful Information

• Civic Engagement and Sustainability Education