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This post was written by Beth McGinnis-Cavanaugh, Springfield Technical Community College, Professor and Principal Investigator, and by Isabel Huff, Springfield Technical Community College, Project Outreach Coordinator. Eight years ago, Smith College engineering professor Glenn Ellis and Springfield Technical Community College physics/engineering professor Beth McGinnis-Cavanaugh led content workshops for middle-school engineering/technology educators in Springfield, Massachusetts. In ...
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DATE: July 26th, 2017
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Engineering Enabling Science - A NASA GSFC Informal Education Environment Collaborative is a collaborative relationship between and among NASA Goddard Education Office, Greenbelt and Wallops Visitor Centers, Port Discovery Children’s...
DATES: January 1st, 2015 - September 30th, 2015
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Over the last year we have been able to take a few hours each week to step back from our current work, reflect on our assumptions, learn from others, and...
DATE: July 11th, 2022
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The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) is a progressive science and technology center. Its philosophy toward science education is to make it enticing, enjoyable and motivating. It accomplishes...
DATES: September 1st, 1990 - August 31st, 1995
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Engineering for Space Exploration will comprise three major sections of Journey to Space, a 12,000 square foot traveling exhibition about crewed space exploration for families and adults that will travel...
DATES: January 8th, 2014 - January 7th, 2017
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In this paper, we summarize the results of the two-year, National Science Foundation-funded Head Start on Engineering (HSE) project, designed to study and support engineering-related interest development for preschool children...
DATE: March 1st, 2018
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Engineering MISSION: Engineering for Middle School Science, Inspiration and Opportunity is a project that introduces the engineering design process and the field of engineering to upper elementary and middle school...
DATES: June 28th, 2012 - November 30th, 2014
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Many of the biggest problems facing the United States and the world require engineering expertise to solve: climate change, feeding a growing population, energy independence, access to clean water, crumbling...
DATE: June 11th, 2013
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English Language Learners (ELLs), a diverse group of individuals from across the world who are learning English for the first time, make up the fastest growing segment of the student...
DATE: January 1st, 2011
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Out-of-school time (OST) programs can benefit the growing population of English learners in U.S. public schools by giving them the gift of time in which to learn both English and...
DATE: October 1st, 2011
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The Biodiversity Project is requesting funds to plan a national conference on the topic of global biodiversity. The goal of the conference is to build an education agenda for biodiversity...
DATES: January 15th, 2003 - December 31st, 2003
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The new website Enhancing Evaluation Capacity in Informal Science Education, funded by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and developed by SK Partners, provides resources that address the challenges of measuring learning and evaluating impacts within informal STEM experiences and settings. Their summative evaluation framework links theory, research, evaluation, and practice, and is targeted to ...
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DATE: November 20th, 2015
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During this session at the 2013 Visitor Studies Association Annual Conference the authors discussed our preliminary framework for addressing the question of how to evaluate an evaluation. The three-part framework—(1)...
DATE: July 17th, 2013
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This paper discusses the "Gallery Enhancement" project completed between 1988-1989 at the Art Gallery of Ontario. A summary of the project includes: the general modifications to the installation, the "collaborative"...
DATE: January 1st, 1991
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Citizen involvement in science is part of a long history of the role of the amateur in science. Research in the USA and UK suggests that citizen science has a...
DATES: January 1st, 2015 - January 1st, 2015
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Citizen science has grown significantly as an area of activity around the world with many different models of practice and forms of participation. Citizen involvement in science can be seen...
DATE: July 1st, 2015
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The broad purpose of this project is to contribute to capacity-building efforts—to strengthen the evaluation of programs and learning experiences in informal science education (ISE). We focus on improving the...
DATES: January 1st, 2015 - June 30th, 2016
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This project will focus on addressing the challenges faced by rural youth with a particular emphasis on those youth who are English Language Learners. The project will provide informal education...
DATES: January 1st, 2020 - December 31st, 2024
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This paper discusses ways in which museum learning can be enhanced through social interactions. The visitor social agenda and the role of social interaction in learning are first defined and...
DATE: January 1st, 1993
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This award will support two years of work to plan and implement a national conference of approximately 30 participants representing the major research-based natural history museums in America to consider...
DATES: July 1st, 2002 - June 30th, 2005
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Afterschool staff need to be able to supervise young participants so they can engage safely in a variety of activities. Afterschool programs should create a strong procedural plan to protect...
DATE: March 1st, 2010
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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 research, approaches and resources for use in a variety...
DATES: July 15th, 2018 - June 30th, 2023
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This paper describes findings from a study intended to improve the Confrontation Gallery at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute. This remedial evaluation involved placing written text on the plexiglass photo...
DATE: January 1st, 1995
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The Kansas Children’s Discovery Center will procure and install three exhibitions to provide new experiences related to STEAM learning for children up to age 11, as well as their teachers...
DATES: September 1st, 2020 - August 31st, 2021
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The goal of Women in Cognitive Science is to improve the visibility of women scientists by fostering an environment that welcomes and nurtures young women scholars, to contribute to the...
DATES: August 1st, 2016 - July 31st, 2019