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This report from the 2013 Maker Impact Summit proposes ways in which the future economic and social landscape will be shaped by the Maker Movement.
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DATE: June 1st, 2014
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This guiding question for this evaluation conducted by ILI was to measure the long term impact of the NYHS SCL program on its participants. The SCL participants also known as...
DATE: May 1st, 2002
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How and why students develop productive science learning identities is a key issue for the education community (see Bell et al, 2009). Carlone, Scott, and Lowder describe the changes in...
DATE: January 1st, 2014
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This pilot study will examine the effectiveness of an innovative applied social change, community and technology based program on marginalized youths' access, interest, efficacy and motivation to learn and engage...
DATES: September 1st, 2018 - August 31st, 2020
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Temple University's Center for Reimagining Children's Learning and Education, the University of Delaware, and Johns Hopkins University are collaborating with the Children's Museum of Manhattan and several other children's museums,...
DATES: August 1st, 2010 - July 31st, 2011
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Scientists are increasingly being called upon to play a more prominent role in the interface of science and society by contributing to science literacy in ways that support two-way exchanges...
DATE: August 31st, 2018
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Educational approaches that provide meaningful, relevant opportunities for place-based learning have been shown to be effective models for engaging indigenous students in science. The Laulima A âIke Pono (LAIP) collaboration...
DATE: January 1st, 2018
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Environmental educators have used guided-inquiry in natural and supportive learning environments for decades, but comparatively little programming and research has focused on experiences in urban environments, including in constructed ecosystems...
DATE: April 28th, 2022
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An evaluation toolkit developed as part of the EU-funded PLACES project was applied in 26 case studies across Europe. Results show, among other things, the contribution of science communication initiatives...
DATE: March 13th, 2014
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This article was migrated from a previous version of the Knowledge Base. The date stamp does not reflect the original publication date. Overview Science journalism at newspapers, magazines, and in documentary TV formats contributes significantly to public understanding and knowledge. Yet informal learning from these sources varies considerably by educational background. In addition, as audiences ...
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DATE: February 1st, 2017
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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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Are your supporters and audiences getting benefits that are different from the impacts your mission desires? I believe that museums are valued for a wealth of beneficial results beyond their...
DATE: March 1st, 2016
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This article summarizes the various factors that can impede or compete with learning from exhibit labels. These impediments include novelty of surroundings, object satiation, competing sights and sounds, lack of...
DATE: November 1st, 1996
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As part of a National Science Foundation grant for Season 8 of Cyberchase, Thirteen/WNET produced Summer Challenge broadcasts with accompanying online and offline activities to be posted weekly for eight...
DATE: October 20th, 2010
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The Interactive Video Science Consortium is a non-profit group of fifteen science centers and museums that developed interactive video exhibits about Earth and Planetary sciences with two purposes in mind....
DATE: May 10th, 1990
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The Portland Childrenâs Museum will open a new exhibition, âDrip City,â which focuses on water as a precious natural resource that has shaped the regionâs geography, weather, and culture. Following...
DATES: October 1st, 2019 - September 30th, 2021
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May 18, 2023 is Global Accessibility Awareness Day. The Office of Educational Technology (OET) and the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) are partnered to host a webinar in honor of Global Accessibility Awareness Day. Join the webinar to hear from the South Carolinaâs Department of Education staff. Learn from them how you can implement accessibility initiatives for your staff, educators, and ...
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DATE: May 17th, 2023
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Public libraries are becoming an important place for informal science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education for K-12 students and their families, as well as for adult education activities that...
DATE: December 1st, 2016
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The National Science Foundation (NSF) has funded a number of informal STEM programs that provide funding for media producers, including public television (TV) stations, to provide childrenâs STEM programming in...
DATE: March 1st, 2013
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The goal of this Planning Grant is to use program theory as a tool in two informal science education communities and compare the processes and models that result. Program theory...
DATES: December 10th, 2002 - November 30th, 2003
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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, 2017 - June 30th, 2021
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In this paper, John K. Haeseler of Economics Research Associates discusses how the total length of time a visitor spends at a cultural attraction such as a museum or zoo...
DATE: January 1st, 1990
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In this article, Ohio State University researchers discuss the Importance-Performance analysis tool and its application in non-profit leisure settings such as a park....
DATE: January 1st, 1987
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The Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association (PVMA), a nationally recognized history museum and library, in collaboration with institutional partners, is a grant for an ambitious Interpreting Americaâs Historic Places Planning Project...
DATES: May 1st, 2012 - December 31st, 2013
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The âImpressions from a Lost Worldâ website and related public programs will tell the story of the 19th century discovery of dinosaur tracks along the Connecticut River Valley in Massachusetts...
DATES: April 1st, 2015 - March 31st, 2017