Book chapter
Black Girls STEAMing Through Dance: Inspiring STEAM Literacies, STEAM Identities, and Positive Self-Concept
Challenges and Opportunities for Transforming From STEM to STEAM Education, pp 198-219
10 Jan 2020
Abstract
Black Girls STEAMing through Dance (BGSD) leverages a transdisciplinary partnership among four Black women professors in urban education, dance, industrial/product design, and computing to engage Black girls in a STEAM-infused program to inspire STEAM literacies, STEAM identities, and positive self-concept. BGSD is in its third year of existence and operates across several contexts, including an after-school program for 7- to 12-year-old Black girls, a co-curricular mini course program for 5th and 6th grade girls, and a professional development course for teachers. This chapter highlights how the program was developed and how the use of dance to integrate STEAM is a promising platform to encourage engaged STEAM participation amongst underrepresented Black girls.
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- Title
- Black Girls STEAMing Through Dance: Inspiring STEAM Literacies, STEAM Identities, and Positive Self-Concept
- Creators
- Ayana Allen-Handy - Drexel University, School of EducationValerie J Ifill - Drexel University, DanceRaja Y Schaar - Drexel University, DesignMichelle L Rogers - Drexel University, Information Science (Informatics)Monique A. Woodard
- Contributors
- Kelli Thomas (Editor)Douglas Huffman (Editor)
- Publication Details
- Challenges and Opportunities for Transforming From STEM to STEAM Education, pp 198-219
- Publisher
- IGI Global
- Number of pages
- 22
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Information Science (Informatics); School of Education; Dance; Design
- Other Identifier
- 991021970300304721