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Thank you to everyone who attended our recent webinar on defining and measuring STEM interest, identity, and engagement! We hope that it exposed you to new perspectives on these concepts and inspired you to explore new approaches and tools for your informal STEM education work. Watch the recording below and download the presentation slides. More ...
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DATE: August 20th, 2019
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Dear Colleague: The new NSF Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) solicitation (NSF 17-573) was released in July. NSF Program Officers will present a webinar on the solicitation on Thursday, August 24 from 2:00-3:30 PM EDT. This is an opportunity to hear from NSF Program Officers and CAISE staff during a webinar focused on an overview of ...
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DATE: August 2nd, 2017
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The Network for the Public Communication of Science and Technology (PCST Network) will be holding their 2023 conference in Rotterdam, The Netherlands from 12 to 14 April, with a pre-conference day on 11 April 2023. With PCST 2023 focusing on diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility (DEIA), some of their members thought they should have a ...
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DATE: March 10th, 2023
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Project website for the Future Worlds game-based learning environment for environmental sustainability education in science museums and classrooms.
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DATE: June 19th, 2023
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The aim of this study was to explore 22 Web site evaluation reports, or sections of larger evaluation reports centering on a Web site, to identify, define, and provide examples...
DATE: January 1st, 2015
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National Public Radio will produce and distribute a weekly, one-hour program entitled, "Weekly Edition: Science, The Environment, and Technology," which consists of a compilation of the best science stories aired...
DATES: May 15th, 1996 - January 31st, 2000
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In 2012, the Science Museum of Minnesota (SMM) received funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop an exhibition utilizing objects from the former Museum of Questionable Medical...
DATE: January 2nd, 2017
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Health care in the United States is expensive and complex, and there are many competing interests that make it an increasing necessity for health care consumers to take an active...
DATES: July 1st, 2012 - June 30th, 2017
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The Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE) co-principal investigators, staff and advisors wish all in the STEM education communities- informal, formal and everything in-between a productive, rewarding new year. In our January newsletter, we include pieces that follow up on or are related our major initiatives. The Portal to the Public program ...
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DATE: November 23rd, 2015
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CAISE is very pleased to welcome Grace Troxel as our Digital Librarian and Collection Analyst. Grace will be assisting with a variety of activities on InformalScience.org, including cataloging and curating new project, research, and evaluation resources. Grace is originally from Portage, Pennsylvania. Prior to joining CAISE, she worked as a librarian on contract at the ...
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DATE: November 23rd, 2015
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Welcome to the new informalscience.org. We’re glad you’re here! This site is a resource for the informal science education (ISE) field, for people who are conducting or wishing to conduct, ISE activities, research or evaluation, or to collaborate with others who are. It is the culmination of several years of work by the Center for ...
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DATE: November 20th, 2015
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Welcome, and thanks for visiting! The Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE) launched a newly redesigned InformalScience.org in May 2013 to serve as a primary resource for informal science education (ISE) professionals. Site users can share and access project, evaluation, and research resources, as well as get up-to-date news about the ISE field ...
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DATE: November 20th, 2015
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CAISE is pleased to welcome Jared Nielsen as our new Online Producer. Jared joins us after spending several years developing The Hello World Program and Dototot, websites which engage children in learning computer science to kids through videos and interactive tutorials. He has also designed interactive science exhibits at the Natural History Museum of Los ...
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DATE: November 23rd, 2015
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This issue features contributions on the theme of STEM Learning Surrounds Us: Building learning ecosystems that connect STEM education across multiple settings. One contribution features a statewide effort in North...
DATE: May 15th, 2017
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In this article, Nathalie Caplet, from Cap Sciences in Bordeaux, France, outlines how French and European museums in general cater to young audiences in exhibitions while otherwise targeting the general...
DATE: January 1st, 2008
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Health is a personal experience, a social issue and a global concern. Any attempt to improve health, whether through new treatments, policies or procedures, will be most effective when patients...
DATE: June 19th, 2019
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The Long Island Children's Museum, in partnership with the Westbury School District, will expand its Westbury STEM Partnership program to provide additional professional development and ongoing support for teachers, and...
DATES: October 1st, 2014 - September 30th, 2016
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WGBH is requesting $100,000 for a two-day conference for 75 outreach professionals from public television, museums and science-technology centers, and community-youth organizations. The conference will be developed in collaboration with...
DATES: July 10th, 1997 - December 31st, 1998
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Gastineau Guiding Company created this exciting tour program to look for ways to foster connections between citizens and science. With the help of two local non-profits, the Alaska Sea Grant...
DATES: January 1st, 1994 - January 1st, 1994
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WHALES, SHARKS & THINGS IN THE DARK - A 70MM IMAX FILM is the first science museum and aquarium film in the 70MM large-screen format to present the diversity of...
DATES: September 1st, 1992 - February 28th, 1995
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The National Aquarium in Baltimore will create 20 interactive interpretive exhibits relating to cetaceans as an integral part of a new Marine Mammal complex opening in 1989. Exhibits will complement...
DATES: April 1st, 1988 - September 30th, 1990
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Although stakeholders agree that afterschool STEM education can be powerful, there is less agreement on the critical question of which aspects of STEM education the afterschool field is best positioned...
DATE: October 1st, 2013
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This paper shares research findings that explore the link between conceptual understanding, free exploration of hands-on science center exhibits, and Piagetian cognitive developmental levels. Implications on museum exhibits and field...
DATE: January 1st, 1992
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The authors question what enables groups to collaboratively engage in design product development by investigating ""shared epistemic agency"" in a qualitative case study....
DATE: August 1st, 2011
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When everybody engaging in STEM is expected to adhere to dominant cultural norms established by the populations that have historically participated in and institutionalized STEM—that is, male, white, western, and...
DATE: May 7th, 2019