Commentary: Teach network science to teenagers

Harrington, Heather A.; Beguerisse-Díaz, Mariano; Rombach, M. Puck; Keating, Laura M.; Porter, Mason A.

doi:10.1017/nws.2013.11

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“…Hence, scientists organized outreach events for teenagers to bring them into contact with the study of networks, notably in England (Harrington et al, 2013) and Spain (Sánchez & Brändle, 2014). These outreach events consisted of an introductory presentation, followed by work in smaller groups on topics such as "node importance, " "disease spread and vaccination strategies, " and "why your friends have more friends than you do."…”

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Commentary: A network science summer course for high-school students

Klimm

Maier

2020

Net Sci

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We discuss a two-week summer course on “Network Science” and “Complex Systems” that we taught for 15 German high-school pupils of ages 16–18. In this course, we covered topics in graph theory, applied network science, programming, and dynamic systems alike. We find that “Network Science” is a well-suited course for introducing students to university-level mathematics. We reflect on difficulties regarding programming exercises and the discussion of more advanced topics in dynamic systems. We make the course material available and encourage fellow network scientists to organize similar outreach events.

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Commentary: A network science summer course for high-school students

Klimm

Maier

2020

Net Sci

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“…We live in a highly interconnected world, in which networks are ever more important to understand if we wish to successfully navigate it (1). Yet, our education systems do not adequately reflect this modern reality, instead remaining surprisingly modular, with subjects taught in an isolated, linear fashion.…”

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NiCE Teacher Workshop: Engaging K-12 Teachers in the Development of Curricular Materials That Utilize Complex Networks Concepts

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Our educational systems must prepare students for an increasingly interconnected future, and teachers require equipping with modern tools, such as network science, to achieve this. We held a Networks in Classroom Education (NiCE) workshop for a group of 21 K-12 teachers with various disciplinary backgrounds. The explicit aim of this was to introduce them to concepts in network science, show them how these concepts can be utilized in the classroom, and empower them to develop resources, in the form of lesson plans, for themselves and the wider community. Here we detail the nature of the workshop and present its outcomes -including an innovative set of publicly available lesson plans. We discuss the future for successful integration of network science in K-12 education, and the importance of inspiring and enabling our teachers.

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“…While network science can provide opportunities to develop many of the skills, habits of mind, and core ideas that are highly relevant to today's interconnected world (Harrington et al 2013;Sánchez & Brändle 2014), they are neither addressed nor utilized in extant elementary/secondary education curricula and teaching practice. Current education systems are still based predominantly on reductionistic mindsets, in which teaching is conducted on a subject-by-subject and module-by-module basis and improvement is planned and implemented using a linear, causal, independent problem-to-solution approach, with very little consideration given to the nontrivial interconnectedness among various factors and components involved in these complex systems.…”

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NetSciEd: Network Science and Education for the Interconnected World

Sayama¹,

Cramer²,

Sheetz³

et al. 2017

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This short article presents a summary of the NetSciEd (Network Science and Education) initiative that aims to address the need for curricula, resources, accessible materials, and tools for introducing K-12 students and the general public to the concept of networks, a crucial framework in understanding complexity. NetSciEd activities include (1) the NetSci High educational outreach program (since 2010), which connects high school students and their teachers with regional university research labs and provides them with the opportunity to work on network science research projects; (2) the NetSciEd symposium series (since 2012), which brings network science researchers and educators together to discuss how network science can help and be integrated into formal and informal education; and (3) the Network Literacy: Essential Concepts and Core Ideas booklet (since 2014), which was created collaboratively and subsequently translated into 18 languages by an extensive group of network science researchers and educators worldwide.

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Commentary: Teach network science to teenagers

Cited by 13 publications

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Commentary: A network science summer course for high-school students

Commentary: A network science summer course for high-school students

NiCE Teacher Workshop: Engaging K-12 Teachers in the Development of Curricular Materials That Utilize Complex Networks Concepts

NetSciEd: Network Science and Education for the Interconnected World

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