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The NSF STEM for All Video Showcase is an annual week-long event, that features more than 200 videos highlighting federally-funded projects aimed at improving science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) and computer science (CS) education. This year, an anticipated 25,000 visitors from over 150 countries will participate.  Principal Investigators, practitioners, administrators, researchers, policy makers, industry and the public at large are ... Read more

From Ron Ottinger, Executive Directory of the Noyce Foundation: Afterschool and summer programs: Tell us how your program sparks interest and excitement about science, technology, engineering and math! Submit your short videos to STEM Uncovered, a national video competition supported by the Noyce Foundation and the C.S. Mott Foundation. Winning videos will receive recognition at ... Read more

This presentation was shared at the 2014 Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC) annual meeting in Raleigh, NC. It describes how proposers can submit competitive proposals to the National Science Foundation...

Presentation slides on submitting competitive Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) proposals, originally presented at the 2012 Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC) Annual Conference...

Drugs and alcohol, free time and empty houses are readily available in affluent communities. But positive role models and meaningful activities are often in short supply....

The National Research Council's (NRC) Board on Science Education will identify an expert study committee to develop a report identifying the criteria for successful out-of-school STEM learning based on evidence...

The "Successful scaffolding strategies in urban museums: Research and practice on mediated scientific conversations with families and museum educators" project seeks to simultaneously advance existing research on learning in informal...

In collaboration with two program managers for the NSF Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) grant program, Dr. Lori Takeuchi and Dr. Kevin Clark, the Association of Science Communicators is presenting a FREE virtual panel discussion on Tuesday, November 7th at 12pm PT / 3pm ET, on Successfully Navigating Informal Science Funding Opportunities at NSF. This panel will highlight the AISL ... Read more

The Garfield Park Conservatory will develop, install and evaluate "Sugar from the Sun," a living plant exhibition that explores the fundamental biological process of photosynthesis. The exhibit addresses common misunderstandings...

The Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance is developing Sugar from the Sun, a project consisting of a 5,400-square-foot exhibition intended to help children and their families explore photosynthesis. This immersive exhibition...

In this article, Jacksonville State University's Stephen Bitgood presents a literature review of successful interactive exhibits. Bitgood outlines guidelines for designing interactive exhibits, focusing on two aspects of interactive exhibits:...

In this article, Jacksonville State University's Stephen Bitgood provides a list of guidelines for creating and placing orientation signage. According to the author, this list offers a starting point for...

In this brief article, Jacksonville State University's Stephen Bitgood offers informal professionals six suggestions for preventing student misbehavior during school field trips to museums or zoos. Bitgood, a former child...

Suitcase Science is a community-inspired theatre program and exhibit that highlights many scientific disciplines, including anthropology, biology, chemistry, geology, sociology and material culture. Its development was funded through a Legacy...

On May 24, the NSF Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program convened a group of 29 informal STEM education stakeholders interested in the Science Learning+ solicitation to identify and discuss areas and questions of common interest that bridge informal learning research and practice. The meeting used an open space process to achieve these outcomes. The ... Read more

This article summarizes an evaluation report discussed in a 1982 article in the "Journal of Educational Research." The study was a series by J. Falk and colleagues that examined children's...

This paper presents a summary of each of 10 evaluations conducted of NASA educational programs. The paper begins with a table outlining the titles of the evaluations and who conducted...

In this article, Jacksonville State University's Kay Allen summarizes a 1988 paper in "Curator" written by J. Diamond, A. Smith, and A. Bond. Allen outlines key findings from a study...

This article is a summary of a 1994 paper entitled, "Looking Back at Summative Evaluation" by Jeff Hayward and Ross Loomis, and refers to the discussion they led at the...

This evaluation brief summarizes the kinds of formative feedback and resources that Rockman et al evaluators provided to inform content and marketing of two science cafés, and support the construction, refinement,...

In this article, Jacksonville State University's Valerie Cox summarizes a 1991 paper in "Visitor Studies: Theory, Research & Practice," written by C. Vance and D. Schroeder. Cox summates findings from...

This paper summarizes a Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE) convening (June 20-21, 2013) on Evaluation Capacity Building. The convening was designed to facilitate discussion about the resources...

In fall 2019, the Bell Museum received funding via a NASA TEAM II grant to create Mars: The Ultimate Voyage, a full-dome planetarium show and accompanying hands-on activities that focus...

We explored a long-standing community science partnership between the Science Museum of Virginia and Groundwork RVA, a local organization that connects youth with opportunities to enhance greenspaces in Richmond. Overview In 2022,...

This project has developed a highly successful model for integration of pre-college youth career exploration into authentic environmental research and restoration activities at Washington University’s field station, Tyson Research Center,...