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The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) received a NOAA-ELG grant for a three-year project, entitled Exploring Earth Systems: Expanding Data Visualizations Experiences for Museum Learners (or Data Visualizations). The...
DATE: October 1st, 2011
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In this article, Jacksonville State University researcher Stephen Bitgood presents a review of exhibit label literature and techniques. Bitgood refers to Beverly Serrell's 1983 list of "eight deadly sins" from...
DATE: January 1st, 1989
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Positive behavior support, with its emphasis on teaching desired actions rather than punishing undesirable actions, can be a powerful tool for managing young people’s behavior. This article examines its' application...
DATE: March 1st, 2012
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In this article, Kitty Connolly examines a case of in-house label production at The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, where she serves as Botanical Education Manager. Connolly analyzes...
DATE: January 1st, 2010
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This working white paper begins the process of establishing a research agenda for how to use adult volunteers most effectively to engage K-12 students in STEM subjects. It does so...
DATE: November 21st, 2014
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This study expands our understanding of family learning by looking closely at mother-child interaction with mothers and their preschool aged children (3-5). Conversation between adults and children in museums has...
DATE: December 1st, 2006
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Professional development, training, workshop, technical assistance—from program to program or region to region, these can mean the same, or quite different, things. Let’s start a conversation toward consensus in the...
DATE: October 1st, 2009
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The nature of science—not only what science involves, but also how it is understood by students—is a well-established area of research. Findings have long informed policy directives and the design...
DATE: January 1st, 2013
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The Afterschool Alliance, a Washington, D.C. based advocacy group for out of school learning, has released a highly anticipated report on outcomes for youth in STEM after school programs. The...
DATE: February 1st, 2013
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In 2002, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and the Delta Research and Educational Foundation (DREF), in partnership with the AAAS, under funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF), began the...
DATE: October 1st, 2006
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Annual trips to the state capital to advocate for afterschool funding not only allow young people to participate in the democratic process but also foster youth development by focusing on...
DATE: March 1st, 2006
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Democratic participation is supposed to be enabled by the skills of scientific literacy. But there are several models of democratic participation—deficit, deliberative, and more radical forms. The author of this...
DATE: August 1st, 2011
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Summative evaluation of four programs created by the NISE Network. The survey instrument used in this study is included in the appendix of this report....
DATE: October 31st, 2009
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In the summer of 2010, the Denver Museum of Nature & Science (DMNS) spearheaded an effort to bring together a group of Denver Metro Area cultural institutions as part of...
DATE: January 1st, 2010
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In April 2009, the Denver Museum of Nature & Science (DMNS) opened an innovative human biology exhibition with a focus on health: Expedition Health. The visitor experience is themed around...
DATE: September 1st, 2010
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This paper introduces a model for using informal science education venues as contexts within which to teach the nature of science. The model was initially developed to enable university education...
DATE: May 1st, 2012
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This is a study of the writing styles appropriate for describing science and nature television programs, thereby making them accessible to visually impaired audiences, and to access the audience's needs...
DATES: February 15th, 1992 - July 31st, 1993
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In this article, Mary Jane Taylor, Interim Director of Public Programs at Winterthur Museum & Country Estate, shares the Request for Proposal process associated with the "Made in China: Export...
DATE: January 1st, 2007
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Creating multiple prototypes facilitates comparative reasoning, grounds team discussion, and enables situated exploration. However, current interface design tools focus on creating single artifacts. This paper introduces the Juxtapose code editor...
DATE: January 1st, 2008
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In this paper, researchers from the University of North Carolina at Asheville, Denver Museum of Natural History (DMNH), and Colorado State University, present findings from two studies that established a...
DATE: January 1st, 1997
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In this article, Nina Simon, an experience design consultant at Museum 2.0, explores the correlation between museum and exhibit design and visitor participation. Simon suggests that increased parameters and more...
DATE: July 1st, 2009
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Design It! Building Design Challenges in After School Programs, funded by the National Science Foundation, is a collaboration between the Education Development Center (EDC), the National Institute for Out-of-School Time...
DATE: June 1st, 2002
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WGBHÂ’s third season of the PBS Design Squad reality series, designed to inspire a new generation of engineers, got teenagers to think smart, build fast, and contend with a wild...
DATES: July 15th, 2008 - May 17th, 2010
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This project will help address the urgent need for a new engineering workforce. Middle school students will be entering a workforce that is increasingly global. They will need not only...
DATES: September 1st, 2014 - August 31st, 2017
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Premiering on PBS in January 2011, Design Squad Nation (DSN) is a 10-part series of TV shows and video blogs that build on the success of the award-winning PBS reality...
DATE: October 1st, 2011
