Authors: Karen Peterman, Jane Robertson Evia, Sue Allen This is the story of a project that was in the right place, at the right time, and that might be able to benefit those of you who are faced with converting your training programs to an online format. The ACRES project (Afterschool Coaching for Reflective Educators in STEM, … Read more
Additional authors: Eve Klein As boundary professionals working in informal, free-choice learning environments, our work relies on partnerships. True partnerships, focused on co-creating rather than being merely transactional in nature, are difficult to build and maintain in the best of times. The COVID-19 pandemic has interrupted many of our long-standing practices and poses a significant … Read more
The Advancing Informal STEM Learning program (AISL) has awarded RAPID funding to projects that are addressing the STEM learning, science communication and public engagement aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic. ​How People Learn Rapidly: COVID-19 as a Crisis of Socioscientific Understanding and Educational Equity.​ Award Number: 2028370; Principal Investigator: Angela Calabrese Barton; Co-Principal Investigator: Leslie Herrenkohl, Elizabeth Davis; Organization: University of … Read more
The European Network of Science Centers and Museums (Ecsite), as part of their #EcsiteOnline: Together, digitally initiative is hosting a series of webinars beginning in May 13 on topics shaped by the Ecsite community. The first one is on Decolonizing museums and science communication on Wednesday 13 May, 15:00 CEST, 9:00 AM EST and 6:00 AM PDT. Register … Read more
Contributing authors: Maureen Callanan, Phyllis Katz, Laura Huerta Migus, Smirla Ramos-Montañez, Gina Svarovsky, Lori Takeuchi During the current health crisis, the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education community has rallied to provide tools, resources, and activities to help parents and families support their children’s ongoing learning while schools and other educational institutions remain closed. This may be one of … Read more
On March 18, 2020 the National Science Foundation released the blog Seven NSF-supported STEM resources that are perfect for at-home learning. In addition to those projects, NSF has funded a wide range of innovative informal STEM education work across a variety of settings, resulting in online learning opportunities and resources that are informed by research, evaluation and best practices. CAISE has curated … Read more
This blog was co-written with Michelle Choi. Kevin Crowley is Professor, Learning Sciences and Policy, University of Pittsburgh, and​ CAISE co-Principal Investigator. In December 2019, the Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE) Research & Practice Task Force organized an in-person convening at the American Alliance of Museums headquarters in Washington, D.C., to compile resources into a Research & Practice toolkit. The … Read more
November was an exciting and busy month, as CAISE welcomed two new staff members to the CAISE team—Shannon Sullivan as our Project Manager and Sasha Palmquist as our Senior Manager of Community. Both have rich and varied experience in the informal STEM education field and are looking forward to working with the InformalScience.org community. CAISE … Read more
Fifty-three projects funded by the National Science Foundation’s (NSF’s) Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program are now cataloged on InformalScience.org. Start dates for these projects range from January 1, 2019 through September 1, 2019. Below, the awards are listed in alphabetical order by project type with their Principal Investigator(s) (first bullet) and co-Principal Investigators (second … Read more