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This Communicating Research to Public Audiences project is based on NSF-CCLI-EMD, 0341143, Development of a Smart Vibration Platform Experiment. The 24-month-long project is part of a continuing collaboration between the...
DATES: October 1st, 2006 - September 30th, 2009
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Resources » Project Planner Overview Get Oriented Understand the Field Learn from Practice and Research Review the Literature Build Partnerships Develop Equitable Partnerships Collaborate with Community Partner with STEM Practitioners and Researchers Find Project Partners See Examples Read Project Stories Watch Project Videos Partnerships cross all sorts of boundaries between research and practice, between institutions ...
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DATE: March 9th, 2022
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The content below has been updated in the Project Planner Sections: The Project Lifecycle Finding Funding Reporting to Funders Dissemination and Sharing Learn from Experience Science Communication, Public Engagement, and Outreach As a growing professional field, informal STEM education has developed a variety of evidence-based approaches to learning and an established,experienced community of educators, researchers, ...
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DATE: February 8th, 2022
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Informal science education (ISE) is lifelong learning in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) that takes place across a multitude of designed settings and experiences outside of the formal classroom. Potential informal STEM education projects encompass a wide range of experiences and platforms including film and broadcast media; science centers and museums; zoos and aquaria; ...
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DATE: February 25th, 2022
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While interest in citizen science as an avenue for increasing scientific engagement and literacy has been increasing, understanding how to effectively engage underrepresented minorities (URMs) in these projects remains a...
DATE: October 1st, 2016
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The Desert Botanical Garden will utilize its extensive collection to create a science learning center focusing on deserts and presenting fundamental science concepts applicable to all environments. The comprehensive desert...
DATES: October 1st, 1992 - March 31st, 1997
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This white paper examined the process of evaluating a new Growth Mindset youth program developed for youth in Grades 3-5 in the Northwest suburb communities in Dundee Township, IL. The...
DATE: March 1st, 2023
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Many of the Hispanic children and families who live in the Rio Grande Valley lack opportunities to engage in inspirational and educational experiences introducing Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)...
DATES: August 1st, 2019 - July 31st, 2024
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In this paper, researchers from Jacksonville State University discuss research related to educational efforts to increase the public's commitment toward conservation of animal species complicated by negative attitudes toward some...
DATE: January 1st, 1990
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The goal of the National Science Foundation?s Research Coordination Network (RCN) program is to advance a field or create new directions in research or education by supporting groups of investigators...
DATES: September 1st, 2020 - August 31st, 2024
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This project will focus on understanding how media can improve boys' and girls' perceptions of female scientists and engineers and increase children's understanding of mixed-gender collaborations in STEM. Two main...
DATES: September 1st, 2023 - August 31st, 2027
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The Natural Academy of Science and Drexel University were founded as two separate institutions in Philadelphia, PA in the 1800s. For over a hundred years they worked separately in STEM education and research, until 2011 when they formed an affiliation, The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University. The affiliation was a synergistic opportunity that ...
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DATE: January 11th, 2016
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What keeps an individual interested and motivates long-term engagement in a practice? This Azevedo article presents a grounded theory of long-term, self-motivated participation based on data gathered through an ethnography...
DATE: January 1st, 2014
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As part of its overall strategy to enhance learning in informal environments, the Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program seeks to advance new approaches to, and evidence-based understanding of, the...
DATES: December 1st, 2018 - November 30th, 2021
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Participants in Kitchen Science Investigators, an afterschool program for middle school students, learn science through cooking, baking, and experimenting with recipes. In-depth case studies analyzed how and why girls begin...
DATE: January 1st, 2014
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Resources » Design Evaluation Overview Working with an Evaluator Developing an Evaluation Plan Evaluation Tools and Instruments Evaluation Reporting and Dissemination Learn More About Evaluation See Also Discover Research Planning for success starts with development of an evaluation plan. The plan serves as the roadmap for project evaluation and provides a window into the evaluation ...
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DATE: February 8th, 2022
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As part of its overall strategy to enhance learning in informal environments, the Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program funds innovative resources for use in a variety of settings. This...
DATES: September 1st, 2015 - August 31st, 2017
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The Arboretum at Flagstaff will complete an interactive outdoor exhibition to provide relevant and science-based climate change information to its northern Arizona audience, as well as visitors from throughout the...
DATES: November 1st, 2017 - October 31st, 2019
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The Arboretum at Flagstaff will design build and evaluate three outdoor kiosks for the "Interactive STEM Learning Center" (I-STEM), which will engage students and general audiences in the science, technology,...
DATES: October 1st, 2014 - September 30th, 2015
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This Science Learning+ project will develop research-and-practice activities to explore how an integrated art, STEM, and society (what we refer to as STEAM) approach can expand science engagement and learning...
DATES: January 1st, 2015 - January 1st, 2015
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Engineering is arguably one of the most critical skills in any society, from building bridges and homes, to designing cell phones and life-saving medical devices. Yet many Americans do not...
DATES: September 1st, 2022 - August 31st, 2025
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The Wayne State University Math Corps is a mathematics enrichment and mentoring program that operates during summers and on Saturdays. The curriculum and the teach pedagogies in this informal learning...
DATES: September 15th, 2016 - August 31st, 2020
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The new standards posit that “scientific argumentation,” in which students use data to argue from evidence, is a key practice for student science learning. However, a mismatch in expectations about...
DATE: January 1st, 2015
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This article reports the results of a design research experiment in professional development for teachers of middle school mathematics. The authors report on how they developed their programs to account...
DATE: August 1st, 2011
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Early childhood is a critical time for developing foundational knowledge, skills, and interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). For that reason, the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) places a...
DATES: September 15th, 2021 - August 31st, 2026