Professional Pathways in Informal STEM Learning (ISL) is designed for anyone who works in ISL. Whether you’re just starting out or advancing your career, the Pathways suite of tools can help you understand, plan, and advance your skills, knowledge, and capabilities.
The Pathways suite of tools
To best meet the complex and evolving needs of the ISL workforce, the Pathways tools were developed with input and review from ISL professionals representing a wide range of roles and experience. Each tool can be used flexibly by ISL professionals and organizations in a variety of settings and contexts.
This includes science and technology centers and museums, natural history museums, children’s museums, zoos, aquariums, nature centers, botanical gardens, planetariums, and other types of museums and cultural organizations.
Pathways is for you, and for other individuals, organizations, academic programs, and professional associations that want to better understand and develop the competencies associated with successful ISL practices.
- Individuals can use Pathways to assess their current competencies and identify those they want to develop.
- Organizations can use Pathways to shape staff professional development, staffing plans, and job descriptions.
- Academic programs can use Pathways to review curricula, support student learning, shape internships, and guide students as they pursue career opportunities.
- Professional associations and networks can use Pathways to organize professional development activities or initiatives like workshops and conference sessions.