National Science Foundation-funded Resource Centers MSPnet, CADRE, CIRCL, CAISE, STELAR, CS10K and ARC invite you to participate in the NSF 2015 Teaching & Learning Video Showcase: Improving Science, Math, Engineering and Computer Science Education. Through this event, projects funded by the NSF programs that these resource centers serve (STEM+C, MSP, DRK-12, Cyberlearning, AISL, and ITEST) … Read more
CAISE will host our first Twitter Chat on Thursday, March 26 from 3:00 – 3:30 PM ET. We will discuss “What is ISE?” Some questions we’ll address include: What are some examples of informal science learning experiences? What are your favorite informal science education activities? How do informal science education experiences support learning in your … Read more
This week in informal STEM education, we highlight the 2015 White House Science Fair and the announcement of new citizen science initiatives by President Obama, the Atlanta Science Festival, the National Afterschool Summit, #MuseumWeek and more. 2015 White House Science Fair President Obama oversaw the 5th annual White House Science Fair on Monday, which featured … Read more
This week in informal STEM education, we highlight the announcement of grants by the IMLS, NanoDays 2015, several citizen science projects, and a STEM stir prompted by a Washington Post article. Institute of Museum and Library Services Grants The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announced this week the recipients of more than $9 … Read more
The American Evaluation Association welcomes applications for its Graduate Education Diversity Internship (GEDI) Program that provides paid internship and training opportunities during the academic year. The GEDI program works to engage and support students from groups traditionally under-represented in the field of evaluation. The goals of the GEDI Program are to: Expand the pool of … Read more
The Association of Science-Technology Centers has launched a new video interview series called ASTC On Air. This new series highlights fascinating individuals outside of the science museum field who are doing work that is relevant and interesting to informal learning. The second edition on April 21 at 12:30 PM ET will feature an interview with … Read more
This week in informal STEM education, we highlight the launch of a new season of SciGirls, National Library Week, the AERA annual meeting, and the NARST annual meeting where Rick Duschl received their highest honor, the Distinguished Contributions award. SciGirls and Citizen Science: Real Data, Real Kids, Real Fun In a two-year collaboration between the … Read more
CAISE will host our next monthly Twitter Chat on Thursday, April 30 from 3:00 – 3:30 PM ET. We will discuss environmental education in informal learning environments and settings. To join in, visit Twitter on April 30 and search for the #informalscience hashtag. Starting at 3 PM, we’ll Tweet some discussion prompts about ISE and … Read more
Mark your calendars for the 2015 Teaching & Learning Video Showcase! CAISE, along with NSF-funded education resource centers MSPnet, STELAR, ARC, CADRE, CS10K, and CIRCL have invited Principal Investigators of education and learning projects to create videos showcasing their innovative work. Beginning on May 11, head to the Video Showcase site to view and vote … Read more
Join PIs, educators, scientists, policymakers, learning researchers, and youth from Sept. 3rd – 5th for the Indigenous Worldviews in Informal Science Education (I-WISE): Integration, Synthesis, and Opportunity conference in Albuquerque, NM. This event will advance research at the convergent margin of Native and Western science in the field of informal STEM learning. Funded by the … Read more