YouthAstroNet Application
Dear STEM and STEAM Educators and Youth Service Providers,

We want YOU!!! The Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian is seeking facilitators of STEM and STEAM programs for middle school aged learners, both in and out of school, to participate in our YouthAstroNet Project. Funded by the National Science Foundation, the YouthAstroNet program provides youth with access to real telescopes, and engages them in using the tools and techniques of professional scientists. YouthAstroNet has been shown to increase youth STEM career interest and science identity. Because we are funded by the NSF, we can only accept applications from the United States.

Programming will begin in Summer 2023 and continue forward........

Educators chosen to take part in the project must be willing to participate in the research study  that is associated with the program (including administering pre and post surveys to students), and will receive $250 for this participation. Learn more about the project and research here: https://sites.google.com/cfa.harvard.edu/youthastronet/faq

Fill out this form to join us in exploring the universe with young people!
We look forward to meeting you, and including you in the project.

Mary Dussault, Principal Investigator 
Annette Trenga, Research Coordinator

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If selected for participation in this project, where would you be holding YouthAstroNet programming?
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When would you likely be holding this program?
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What time of year would you likely be holding this program? *
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What grade level do you anticipate your participants to be in? (choose all that apply)
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How many students do you anticipate would be involved in your program?
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Do students in your program have access to one-to-one internet connected devices?
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We are especially interested in engaging girls and youth from groups underrepresented in STEM. If participant demographics are available, please indicate the estimated numbers of your anticipated YouthAstroNet participants who belong to one or more of the following groups: (percents may add to more than 100)
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Percent American Indian or Alaska Native
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Percent Hispanic or Latino
Percent Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
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Please tell us how YouthAstroNet fits into your own or your organization's goals for participant science learning.
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I confirm that I can complete the following requirements for participation in the Youth Astronomy Network:
Does your school/organization have an internal research review process that our project would need to apply to in order to collect pre and post data in your classroom/program?
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