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Café Programs are Highly Interactive and Engaging

VIDEO: Digital Engagement for Virtual Audiences Webinar Resources

Enriching the Lives of High School Teenagers With Science Cafés

Finding, Vetting, and Coaching Presenters

Resources for Finding and Preparing Presenters

Seeking Presenters: Where To Look?

Guide-and-Pre-Work for Cafe Presenters

Presenter Checklist for a Successful Teen Café

Creating Interactive Presentations

Teens Have Ownership Through Leadership

Teen Leader Roles and Responsibilities – Examples and Templates

Dynamite Interviews of Engaging Scientists

The Importance of the Adult Leader

When Teen Leaders Decide

Research: Building Vibrant Youth Groups

Teen Ownership of the Cafés!

Influence Without Authority

Motivating and Delegating Responsibility to Teen Leaders

Asking Powerful Questions to Encourage Teen Leadership

Behavior Types and Characteristics: Strategies for Coping With People

Highly Structured Teen Leadership Team

Diverse Motivations and Life Experiences

Addressing Cultural Disconnects in a Teen Science Café

Cultivate Community Relationships

Sustaining Funding for Teen Science Cafés

Ideas for Building Community Café Partnerships

Benefits of Partnerships

Career Trajectories and Opportunities

Key Resources for Cafés on Technology for Emergency Response

Careers Related to Emergency Response Technology

Publications

Enriching the Lives of High School Teenagers With Science Cafés

Empowering the Next Generation: Civic Engagement in Teen Science Cafés

Science Communication in a Café Scientifique for High School Teens

Empowering Youth in STEM: Moonshot Fellows and the Teen Science Café Network

Teen Science Cafés: A Gateway to STEM Literacy and Exploring STEM Careers

Design and Impacts of a Youth Directed Cafe Scientifique Program

NSTA Reports — Teens Flock to Science Cafés

Evaluation and Research

Teen Science Café Year 3 Research Highlights

The Positive Development of Youth: Comprehensive findings from the 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development

Impact of Teen Science Cafés on Scientists: Phase 1 Report

Impact of Teen Science Cafés on Scientists: Phase 2 Evaluation

Café Scientifique Alumni Impact Report

Templates and Examples

Team Builders and Icebreakers! Ideas for Café Warm-Up Activities, and Leadership Team Building

Teen Café Opening and Closing Ceremonies

Teen Leadership: An Adult Leader’s Guide

Survey Form for Café Attendees

Survey of Café Topics for Teen Leaders

Getting Started Toolkit

Improv Activities

Leadership Building Activities for Youth

Making the Most of Showing Up – Team Builders and Ice Breakers

New Member Webinar 6: Evaluation

Photo and Video Permission Slip

Presenters Guide to the Essence of a Teen Science Café

Core Design Principles Banner

Food-raising and Fundraising From Local Businesses

10 Tips for Finding Great Teen Café Presenters

31 Flavors of Marketing a Teen Science Café

A Shareable Overview – Teen Science Café Programs & the Teen Science Café Network

Café Question Prompt Cards

Value of the Dry Run