Flight of the Butterflies

Flight of the Butterflies was released as an IMAX film in October 2012 and, as of summer 2013, has shown in 125 theaters worldwide for nearly two million viewers. The project was made possible thanks to NSF grant DRL-1027588, which helped fund film production, science advisory input, educational outreach development and project evaluation. SK Films … Read more

The REFLECTS Model for Professional Development

This Spotlight was co-written by Doris Ash and Judith Lombana. One of the biggest challenges informal learning institutions [1] will face over the coming century is offering nuanced professional development designed to help educators work more collaboratively and flexibly with culturally and linguistically diverse learners. We (Judith Lomabana, at the Museum of Science and Industry, … Read more

Native Language and Learning Environmental Science in Contrasting Mountain Systems

This post was co-written by Michael Brody, Christine Rogers Stanton, and Art Bangert, Department of Education, College of Education, Health and Human Development, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, USA; Shane Doyle, Native American Studies Program; and Cliff Montagne, Department of Land Resources and Environmental Science, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, USA; and Natalia Yurkova, Gorno-Altaisk … Read more