September and October were busy months. CAISE staff, co-PIs and task forces, presented at and participated in several conferences and meetings relevant to informal STEM education. Keep reading for our quick summaries of those events, and links to publicly-available resources posted by conference organizers. CAISE also participated in two National Science Foundation (NSF) funded conferences, … Read more
Hi everyone! My name is Rachel Diamond. I just moved to Washington, DC from Atlanta, GA, after living there for six years. The first five of those years were spent working on my Ph.D. in neuroscience and animal behavior at Emory University. Iām thrilled to be working at the Center for Advancement of Informal Science … Read more
With thanks to the National Science Foundation (NSF) for a small conference grant, the Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC) is partnering with the ICS Group, a project management consultancy, to present an intensive two-day experience, February 14-15, 2019 in Arlington, VA, to provide a highly interactive workshop for informal science institutions and their research and community partners. … Read more
This guest post was written by Dan Barstow, Senior Education Manager at the International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory. Orbiting Earth every 92 minutes, the International Space Station (ISS) supports experiments in micro-gravity, exposure to extreme temperatures and radiation, Earth remote-sensing equipment, robotics, human adaptation, a unique closed system in isolation from its environment, and more. Built by an … Read more
The Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE) is hiring a Project Manager, based in Washington, D.C., to provide meeting planning and administrative support to various projects. The position description is below. To apply, please send resume and cover letter to caise@informalscience.org. CAISE is reviewing applications and conducting interviews on a rolling basis. If you know of … Read more
The 2018 STEM for All Video Showcase: Transforming the Educational Landscape is live now through Monday, May 21. Funded by the (U.S.) National Science Foundation (NSF), this fourth annual event features more than 200 short videos of federally funded projects doing groundbreaking work in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. The showcase provides the … Read more
The first Science Events Summit is coming up June 3-5, 2018 in St. Petersburg, FL — and thereās still time to register! This is the latest incarnation of the International Public Science Events Conference (IPSEC), which began in 2011. Organized by the Science Festival Alliance, the summit brings together public science event organizers, evaluators, collaborators, and … Read more
Are you interested in bringing together STEM and computing inside and outside of the classroom? If so, you should learn more about the National Science Foundationās STEM+C Program for the opportunity to receive funding. The deadline to submit proposals is July 2, 2018. Read the full program description and FAQs. A synopsis from the NSF … Read more
Are you interested in serving as reviewer of the applications for the U.S. Dept. of Education’s SEED program (teacher PD funding). Margo Anderson reached out regarding her need for more reviewers of the SEED competition ASAP and other competitions that are forthcoming https://www2.ed.gov/programs/edseed/index.html. People with a background in STEM are encouraged to apply.. The Department is … Read more
Facilitate the Conversation!: The Fourth Annual STEM for All Video Showcase will be running from May 14 to May 21, 2018. If you are not among the 30+ Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL)-funded project presenters this year and would like to facilitate collegial discourse on the submitted videos, please let us know by sending an … Read more