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This article reviews current research on informal science learning through news media. Based on a descriptive model of media-based science communication we distinguish between (a) the professional routines by which...

Informal participation in science is being recognized as an important way of developing science learning both for children and adults. Mobile learning has particular properties that have potential in informal...

Poster on NSF DRL-0917495 (Design Squad Nation) presented at the 2012 ISE PI Meeting....

Happy Earth Day! Celebrated each year since 1970, Earth Day provides an occasion to reflect on, engage in and support environmental protection and conservation. Informal STEM learning activities, including park programs, citizen science activities, media, and museum exhibits, offer innovative ways for community members of all ages to connect to and learn more about the ... Read more

The National Research Council released a new report entitled Guide to Implementing the Next Generation Science Standards, intended to help educational leaders and K-12 educators integrate the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) into classrooms. While the report is focused on formal education, it also outlines the supporting role that community partnerships can play, especially with ... Read more

The National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) Committee on STEM Education (CoSTEM) was created to coordinate federal programs and activities that support STEM education pursuant to the requirements of Sec....

Join the Informal Science Education Association of Texas (ISEA) to share your best teaching strategies and programs that inspire discovery in the world of informal science education. Showcase your innovative engagement techniques, lesson plans, and programs by submitting a session proposal. We are seeking proposals in the format of either a hands-on workshop or program ... Read more

This chapter examines what is known about the use and the potential of including informal science education in formal science teacher preparation. The chapter’s first section provides an introduction to...

Twenty-five participants at an ASTC 2012 pre-conference workshop on Roles, Best Practices, and Future of Informal Science Education (ISE) Networks expanded the conversation begun during a breakout session at the 2012 National Science Foundation ISE PI meeting to a half-day of presentations, tool-sharing, and discussions about the current state of the field with regard to ... Read more

The goal of the CAISE Policy Study Inquiry Group (PSIG) was to inventory and comment on policies which affect the capacity of informal science education to have an impact. The...

The Association of Science-Technology Centers, the Institute for Learning Innovation, University of Pittsburgh Center for Learning in Out-of-School Environments, the Visitor Studies Association and other collaborators stewarded development of an...

At the request of the National Science Foundation (NSF), CAISE organized a meeting for NSF Informal Science Education (ISE) Program principal investigators (PIs),March 3-5, 2010 in Washington, D.C. The ISE...

This article from the Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE) offers an introduction to the field of informal STEM education (ISE). It provides a brief survey of informal...

This study extends our understanding of the goals, beliefs, and pedagogical choices made by planetarium professionals. Interviews were conducted with planetarium professionals (N=36) to assess their goals for audiences and...

Learning involves change in knowledge and understanding; capabilities and skills; ways of thinking–-values, feelings and attitudes; and/or ways of acting-–behaviors. It is a lifelong process that occurs in many different...

As part of its overall strategy to enhance learning in informal environments, the Advancing Informal Science Learning program funds innovative research, approaches and resources for use in a variety of...

The purpose of this paper is to review what is known about informal science learning and to recommend areas for further research. The review is intended to support an examination...

In this report, the authors review research of afterschool programs and discuss the effects of these programs on participating youth as a means to advance science learning and attitudes toward...

The Yellowstone Altai-Sayan Project (YASP) brings together student and professional researchers with Indigenous communities in domestic (intermountain western U.S.) and international (northwest Mongolian) settings. Supported by a National Science Foundation...

The article provides information for the development of a partnership between traditional science classrooms and Informal Science Institutions (ISIs). Topics include popular forms of ISIs, such as zoos, libraries, and...

MobiLLab is a mobile science education program designed to awaken young people’s interest in science and technology (S&T). Perceived novelty, or unfamiliarity, has been shown to affect pupils’ educational outcomes...

MobiLLab is a mobile science education program designed to awaken young people’s interest in science and technology (S&T). Perceived novelty, or unfamiliarity, has been shown to affect pupils’ educational outcomes...

Previous research studies have found that many new teachers feel inadequately prepared to teach science (cf. Kelly, 2000). This situation may be attributable to a number of factors, although the...

This project asks the question: are there duties and tasks consistent across job descriptions of those who work in informal science learning institutions, and do those duties and tasks change...

This page was originally created in May 2020. Offerings from the Community One result of the COVID-19 pandemic has been a robust response from across the STEM education ecosystem of institutions, organizations, programs, projects and individuals who are creating, converting and sharing online learning activities and resources. CAISE has been receiving links daily from a ... Read more