Join your colleagues in the science center and museum field this year for the Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC) Annual Conference from October 19-22 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. For the first time ever, this year’s conference will have three science museum hosts: Explora, the National Museum of Nuclear Science and History, and the New Mexico … Read more
As part of the Learning Value of Children’s Museums project, the Association of Children’s Museums and the Museology Graduate Program at the University of Washington are soliciting applications for an upcoming National Symposium. Symposium participants will actively engage in the shaping of a research agenda for the children’s museum field. On September 10-11 in Arlington, … Read more
The Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program’s Online Project Monitoring System (OPMS) is an online system that obtains information about the activities and accomplishments of AISL-funded projects. The OPMS is composed of a series of online surveys that Principal Investigators complete at different points in time during their grant award period. In late June, the … Read more
Since 2005, the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net) has been established as a leading network of resources for communicating nanoscale science and engineering to the public through over 100 formal and informal learning institutions, including science centers and universities. A video called “A Mini Lesson: How Small is a Nanometer,” produced by NISE … Read more
This year’s ASTC Annual Conference will take place in Albuquerque, NM from October 19-22. On Monday, October 21, join CAISE staff and Co-PIs for a session on the new informalscience.org. Since the site re-launch in May 2013, it has grown to include more than 500 members and over 7,400 project, research, evaluation, and other resource … Read more
As part of the Champions of Change event and award series, the White House honored 12 individuals who lead citizen science projects around the country. Amateur participation in science research has a long history — according to the White House blog post announcing the call for nominations, Many of our country’s most prominent scientists got … Read more
The Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE), a National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded center that works with programs that develop science education experiences and conduct research on science learning that takes place outside of traditional K-12 classroom settings seeks a Digital and Research intern at our downtown Washington, D.C. location to support the growth … Read more
The Spark!Lab, a project of the Lemelson Center at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, seeks national partners from metro areas across the United States to become a part of the Spark!Lab National Network. Since 2008, the Spark!Lab has been committed to fostering inventive creativity in children and their families. Spark!Lab members in different … Read more
President Obama has announced that he intends to nominate Dr. France Anne Cordova as Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF). Dr. Cordova is an internationally recognized astrophysicist who currently serves as the President Emeritus of Purdue University. She is also a member of the National Science Board and is Chair of the Smithsonian Institution’s … Read more
CIRCL, a partnership led by SRI International with the Education Development Center (EDC) and NORC at the University of Chicago, is an NSF-funded center that seeks to maximize the transformative potential of projects funded by the NSF Cyberlearning: Transforming Education Program. CIRCL held a “Synthesis & Envisioning” meeting, June 26-27 in Arlington, VA to synthesize … Read more