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This week in informal STEM education, we highlight the Philadelphia Science Festival, IMLS National Medals, National Environmental Education Week, National Physics Day, ‘Revisiting the STEM Workforce’, Marti Louw and team receiving the “Engaging” award from the Interaction Design Association. Earth Day, Environmental Education Week, and National Physics Day In addition to Earth Day, we also … Read more

This week in informal STEM (ISE) education, we highlight the New York Times coverage of the New England Aquarium’s Marine Conservation Action Fund, the NABI Summit, AAM Meeting, Boost Conference and the CAISE “Informal Science & Environmental Education” Twitter chat. New York Times Article on the New England Aquarium’s Marine Conservation Action Fund The New … Read more

This week in informal STEM (ISE) education, we highlight the 10 year anniversary of Maker Faire, First Lady Michelle Obama presenting the 2015 National Medal for Museum and Library Service, the NSF 2015 Video Showcase, and the Association of Children’s Museum Interactivity 2015 Conference. 10 Year Anniversary of Maker Faire Maker Faire Bay Area celebrated … Read more

Researchers Jill Hohenstein and Theano Moussouri are writing a book on learning in museums for students and practitioners and want to include stories in each of their chapters that are based upon problems faced by practitioners in real life. CAISE is helping them reach out to the informal STEM learning community with this request: Have … Read more

From Ron Ottinger, Executive Directory of the Noyce Foundation: Afterschool and summer programs: Tell us how your program sparks interest and excitement about science, technology, engineering and math! Submit your short videos to STEM Uncovered, a national video competition supported by the Noyce Foundation and the C.S. Mott Foundation. Winning videos will receive recognition at … Read more

JMBE is now accepting manuscripts for a second thematic issue centered around scientific citizenship. The themed issue will be organized and peer-reviewed by a team of Guest Editors and Reviewers, led by Jack Gilbert of Argonne National Laboratory. The issue will be published as a standalone issue in March 2016. This call solicits submissions that … Read more

The Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship (AEF) Program is now accepting applications for the 2016-2017 Fellowship Year! The AEF Program provides a unique opportunity for accomplished K-12 educators in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) to serve in the national education arena. Fellows spend 11 months working in a Federal agency or … Read more

The Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE) invites you to attend three sessions in which staff are participating at ASTC 2015: The Chemistry of Broader Impacts, Engagement, and Informal Science Education, on Saturday, October 17, from 1:45 to 3:00 p.m.; Moving the Field Forward through Evaluating Capacity Building on Sunday, October 18, from … Read more

The Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE) will host the 2016 Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) Principal Investigator (PI) Meeting, as part of our cooperative agreement with the National Science Foundation (NSF). We ask that AISL PIs save the date for this year’s meeting, to be held February 29th – March 2nd, 2016, … Read more