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In 2003 and 2004 a summative evaluation of the Jellies: Living Art exhibition was conducted. The exhibition is a 4,650 square foot special exhibition at the aquarium that is open...

The New England Aquarium proposes to develop a traveling exhibition based on recent research implicating human activities in the worldwide increase in jellies. Humans are changing oceans so that they...

The New Mexico Museum of Natural History is developing a large format film on the Pantanal in Brazil, the world's largest wetland. The film will focus on the Hyacinth Macaw,...

This project will produce "Jewels of the Jungle," an hour-long film for public audiences documenting the discovery of new species of endophytes and the isolation of their medicinal compounds. The...

Implementation of “Jews, Health, and Healing,” a major exhibit with related publications, programs, website, and outreach. For centuries, Jews have considered medicine a calling -- an occupation of learning and...

JMBE is now accepting manuscripts for a second thematic issue centered around scientific citizenship. The themed issue will be organized and peer-reviewed by a team of Guest Editors and Reviewers, led by Jack Gilbert of Argonne National Laboratory. The issue will be published as a standalone issue in March 2016. This call solicits submissions that ... Read more

In March 2016, the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) released a special issue of the Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education (JMBE) about the theme of Scientific Citizenship. The issue contains peer-reviewed articles sharing perspectives on the current state of citizen science, lessons on how to engage and train citizen scientists, how-to articles on authentic ... Read more

As the Program Officer the incumbent will be responsible for providing appropriate scientific and administrative judgment to insure the integrity and consistency of the awards process and to effectively manage the timely merit review involved in decision making for the awards. The incumbent will represent the Program, Division and Foundation within the scientific community, with ... Read more

The objective of this article is to investigate learning in museums through the lens of John Dewey's philosophy of education and experiential learning. The influence of Dewey's philosophy of education...

This two-hour documentary, John Muir in the New World [working title], shot on high definition for PBS' American Masters, will follow the life of the Scottish-American naturalist and place his...

What pushed His Excellency Enrico Fermi, acclaimed Academician of Italy entitled to a state car and driver, to leave Italy all of a sudden in December 1938 in order to...

I live in a rural part of a rural state. There are roughly 60 million Americans living in rural settings, and they’re often overlooked in STEM education efforts. The Rural Informal STEM Conference, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and held in September 2018, was the first of its kind to bring together key ... Read more

On October 18-21, CAISE will join our colleagues at the Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC) for their annual conference in Raleigh, North Carolina. This conference brings together about 1,700 diverse professionals from nearly 40 countries who work in science museums and related industries. If you’ll be at the conference, please come see us Saturday, Oct. ... Read more

The Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE) invites you to attend three sessions in which staff are participating at ASTC 2015: The Chemistry of Broader Impacts, Engagement, and Informal Science Education, on Saturday, October 17, from 1:45 to 3:00 p.m.; Moving the Field Forward through Evaluating Capacity Building on Sunday, October 18, from ... Read more

Are you planning to attend the 2016 Association of Science-Techology Centers (ASTC) Conference? Use the opportunity to connect with CAISE staff and co-PIs attending the conference to discuss proposals or projects you are developing and to learn more about CAISE’s future work. Visit us in the Resource Center in the Exhibit Hall, attend a CAISE ... Read more

This year’s ASTC Annual Conference will take place in Albuquerque, NM from October 19-22. On Monday, October 21, join CAISE staff and Co-PIs for a session on the new informalscience.org. Since the site re-launch in May 2013, it has grown to include more than 500 members and over 7,400 project, research, evaluation, and other resource ... Read more

CAISE will host our first Twitter Chat on Thursday, March 26 from 3:00 – 3:30 PM ET. We will discuss “What is ISE?” Some questions we’ll address include: What are some examples of informal science learning experiences? What are your favorite informal science education activities? How do informal science education experiences support learning in your ... Read more

The Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE) is hosting an online forum on the topic of evaluation in informal science education (ISE) Monday, June 10 through Friday, June 14. The forum is open to all interested participants and will inform an ongoing CAISE initiative on evaluation in ISE that includes small convenings and ... Read more

THIS POSITION IS NOW CLOSED. The Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE) is looking for a Program Manager to join our Washington, DC-based team. The Program Manager plays a critical role in keeping CAISE running efficiently, and ensures that our work and processes are in compliance with National Science Foundation (NSF) policies and reporting requirements.  CAISE is based at the Association ... Read more

The Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE) is hiring a Project Manager, based in Washington, D.C., to provide meeting planning and administrative support to various projects. The position description is below. To apply, please send resume and cover letter to caise@informalscience.org. CAISE is reviewing applications and conducting interviews on a rolling basis. If you know of ... Read more

The objective of this project is to develop resources for STEM learning by redesigning and expanding the "Jonathan Bird's Blue World" website; adding components to enable teachers and students to...

The purpose of this paper is to address the similarities and differences between science journalism and science communication . The ideas presented here are equally valid for print, television or...

In September, the Journal of Research in Science Teaching (JRST) issued a call for papers for a special issue on bridging science education and science communication research. The deadline for submissions has been extended to March 1st, 2014. JRST is an international peer-reviewed science education journal. The guest editors invite empirical, theoretical and position papers ... Read more

The Journal of STEM Outreach is a new offering that is preparing for their second issue. Submissions are currently being accepting on a rolling basis.  The Journal of STEM Outreach was created to offer a journal for researchers who develop and implement programs that connect formal and informal educators with practicing STEM professionals. The JSO offers a mechanism to disseminate descriptions of ... Read more

Journey into Space (JIS) is designed to improve student, educator, and general public understanding of earth/space science and its relationship to NASA goals and objectives through the use of a...