September 15th, 2009 - August 31st, 2015 | PROJECT
In the Communities of Learning for Urban Environments and Science (CLUES) project, the four museums of the Philadelphia-Camden Informal Science Education Collaborative worked to build informal science education (ISE) capacity in historically underserved communities. The program offered comprehensive professional development (PD) to Apprentices from 8-11 community-based organizations (CBO), enabling them to develop and deliver hands-on family science workshops. Apprentices, in turn, trained Presenters from the CBOs to assist in delivering the workshops. Families attended CLUES events both at the museums and in their own communities. The events focused on environmental topics that are especially relevant to urban communities, including broad topics such as climate change and the energy cycle to more specific topics such as animals and habitats in urban neighborhoods.
Project Website(s)
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Project Products
Poster - Communities of Learning for Urban Environments and Science (CLUES)
Communities of Learning for Urban Environments and Science (CLUES) Final Summative Evaluation Report
Nurturing ISE Talent From Within Your Community: Building A Professional Development Program For Community Informal Educators
Team Members
ANGELA WENGER, Principal Investigator, Center for Aquatic SciencesBarbara Kelly, Co-Principal Investigator, Center for Aquatic Sciences
Jacqueline Genovesi, Co-Principal Investigator, Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
Linda Cairnes, Co-Principal Investigator, The Philadelphia Zoo
Minda Borun, Co-Principal Investigator, Franklin Institute Science Museum
Funders
Funding Source: NSF
Funding Program: ISE/AISL
Award Number: 0840230
Funding Amount: $2,370,284
Funding Program: National Leadership Grants for Libraries
Award Number: LG-26-09-0125-09
Funding Amount: $877,090
Tags
Audience: Families | Museum | ISE Professionals
Discipline: Climate | Ecology | forestry | agriculture | Education and learning science | General STEM | Physics | Technology
Resource Type: Project Descriptions
Environment Type: Community Outreach Programs | Museum and Science Center Programs | Public Programs