Over the last several years, with the shifting needs and expectations of an increasingly diverse audience, the panelists have developed strategic approaches to developing more inclusive and engaging experiences for a wider audience. These strategies are focused on membership, education programs, renovations to existing exhibits, designing inclusivity into new exhibits, limited budget exhibits and space … Read more
The Hispanic Access Foundation connects Latinos and others with partners and opportunities to improve lives and create an equitable society. They are officially launching the Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Nuestros Bosques: Faith-Based and Strategic Local Investments project! The Nuestros Bosques (Our Forests) initiative aims to increase equitable access to urban tree canopy while … Read more
The Girls STEAM Ahead with NASA program, part of NASA’s Universe of Learning, provides resources and experiences that enable youth, families, and lifelong learners to explore fundamental questions in astrophysics, experience how science is done, and discover the universe for themselves. Hear directly from this year’s 2024 GSAWN Stipend recipients who are using these free … Read more
Please join the Visitor Studies Association (VSA)’s Justice and Anti-Racism FIG (JARFIG) for an informal conversation with several authors of the recent Curator article on diversity, equity, access and inclusion practices in informal science institutions. After a brief overview from Dr. Cecilia Garibay around the Organizational-Level Dimensions of DEAI Framework (Garibay & Olson, 2020), the … Read more
As Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to shape various aspects of society, it is imperative to address the challenges of fairness, bias, and inclusivity. Join the National Girls Collaborative Project (NGCP) for this interactive webinar to learn more about what AI is and what issues of equity they are working to address. This webinar will bring … Read more
The NSF 24-122: NSF 75th Anniversary: NSF STEM Day Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) has been released. The DCL encourages the submission of supplemental funding requests to engage the public in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programming and activities that showcase existing exhibits, films, maker experiences and other public science communication efforts funded by the … Read more
The U.S. Department of Education launched the Power Your Future Challenge — the second challenge in its annual CTE Momentum series to prepare high school students for rewarding careers and increase access to career and technical education. The Department invites teams to submit action plans that will advance the use of clean energy in local … Read more
The U.S. Department of Education’s Raise the Bar Initiative on Family Engagement offers myriad resources to assist schools and federal grantees who are wrestling with meaningful and active community engagement. During this webinar, current Education Innovation and Research (EIR) grantees will share strategies they use to support intentional and effective community engagement. Attendees of this … Read more
The U.S. Department of Education and Beyond100K are partnering to host a dynamic and restorative webinar aimed at amplifying the efforts to address the challenges of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) teacher representation and retention. The goal for this interactive session is to bring together partners, school leaders, and teacher preparation organizations to … Read more
The Interagency Working Group on Youth Programs (IWGYP) is sponsoring a webinar to help organizations working to improve youth and young adult outcomes learn more about how partnering with young people from the start leads to more effective and impactful outcomes. This webinar will help organizations working to improve youth and young adult outcomes learn … Read more