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One of the goals of the Association of Zoos and Aquarium (AZA) Conservation Education Committee (CEC) is to connect zoo and aquarium educators with professional content and resources to support them in their practice. For the second year, the CEC is hosting a 3-part webinar series engaging diverse perspectives from the AZA community on current ...
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DATE: May 9th, 2023
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The AZA Social Science Research Agenda 2020 is intended to be a compass to guide social science social science research by and about zoos and aquariums in the AZA community....
DATE: November 17th, 2020
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Since 2012, three organizations advancing the work of citizen science practitioners have arisen in different regions: The primarily US-based but globally open Citizen Science Association (CSA), the European Citizen Science...
DATE: November 11th, 2016
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This is a handout from the session "20+ Trending Tech Tools That Make Work Easier, You Smarter" at the 2014 ASTC Conference held in Raleigh, NC. It includes a link...
DATE: October 18th, 2014
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The Association of Science and Technology Centers’ Annual Conference is one of the premier annual events for science-engagement professionals and leaders in science and technology centers and museums as well as allied organizations across North America and around the world. Registrations open in June. Learn more.
DATE: April 6th, 2023
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Join ASTC staff members Naomi Wallace, Daniel Bateman, and Kelly Tang in a webinar that will provide: an introduction to ASTC’s Digital Accessibility Toolkit and suggestions for effective conference presentations. Receive resources, ask questions, and get excited to be a presenter at ASTC 2024. Learn more and register.
DATE: July 16th, 2024
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The ASTC Annual Conference is one of the premier annual events for science-engagement professionals and leaders in science and technology centers and museums as well as allied organizations across North America and around the world. Learn more and register.
DATE: January 18th, 2024
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The Association of Science and Technology Centers’ (ASTC) Community Science Clinics are bi-monthly virtual events for community science practitioners at all levels of experience to talk with their peers and seek advice from colleagues working on community science efforts. The next bi-monthly event will be on Tuesday, June 13th, 2023 from 2-3PM Eastern Time. Learn ...
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DATE: April 19th, 2023
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If you’re planning to attend ASTC’s 2014 Annual Conference, to be held October 18-21 in Raleigh, North Carolina, and hosted by the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, keep in mind that the early bird registration discount ends July 31. ASTC 2014 will feature more than 100 concurrent educational sessions and 15 preconference workshops, ...
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DATE: November 23rd, 2015
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The Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC) 2014 Annual Conference will be held October 18-21 in Raleigh, North Carolina, hosted by the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. Conference registration will open in mid-February. Registration rates are as follows: Early Bird (before July 31): $585 for ASTC members, $805 for nonmembers; Advance (August 1-September 20): $685 ...
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DATE: November 23rd, 2015
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In October 2001, ASTC’s Board launched a field-wide Equity and Diversity Initiative to attempt to bring balance in the disparity between the diversity of our society and the diversity of professional staff, audience, and board members of the science center field. The primary activity for addressing this disparity is the ASTC Diversity and Leadership Development Fellows Program, originally designed to ...
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DATE: April 24th, 2018
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Through its traveling exhibition program, the Association of Science-Technology Centers worked for many years to advance the culture and practice of hands-on science learning, with support from the National Science...
DATE: January 1st, 2009
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Learn more and apply for the ASTC New Leaders Fellowship Program 2024-2025 cohort.
DATE: May 21st, 2024
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The Association of Science-Technology Centers has launched a new video interview series called ASTC On Air. This new series highlights fascinating individuals outside of the science museum field who are doing work that is relevant and interesting to informal learning. The second edition on April 21 at 12:30 PM ET will feature an interview with ...
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DATE: November 23rd, 2015
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In November 2012, ASTC asked its science center and museum members to submit annual on-site attendance data for calendar years 2002 to 2011. One hundred fifty-five science centers and museums...
DATE: March 1st, 2013
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The Space Science Institute, in collaboration with the Catawba Science Center (North Carolina), the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, the American Library Association, and the Astronomical Society...
DATES: September 1st, 2008 - September 30th, 2012
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The Maryland Science Center (MSC) Astrobiology project includes an interactive exhibit and Davis Planetarium program for school and public museum visitors, exploring the search for life in our Solar System,...
DATES: September 1st, 2010 - June 30th, 2014
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The Annual Meeting of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific will be held August 2nd-6th in Burlingame, CA. This year’s conference theme explores putting education best practices to work through: supporting the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS); engaging with 21st century media and technology; enhancing science communication skills and practices; evaluating, assessing and documenting EPO ...
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DATE: November 23rd, 2015
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ASTRONOMY - HOW DO WE KNOW? is a 4100 sq. ft. exhibit and program package for Discovery Place that will: 1) interpret the physical and chemical nature of astronomical bodies...
DATES: July 15th, 1991 - October 31st, 1994
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The explosion in mobile apps in the last few years has meant that many new astronomy applications have become available. This catalog is a first attempt to make a list...
DATE: December 1st, 2011
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This is one of three focus point presentations as part of the session titled "Community Building for Citizen Science," delivered on day three of the Citizen Science Toolkit Conference at...
DATE: June 20th, 2007
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An interview with Dennis Schatz, Senior Vice President for Strategic Programs, Pacific Science Center: Program advisor and developer for AFGU. Transcription of Interview with Dennis Schatz Astronomy from the Ground Up goes way back to the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, which was to serve educators and educators broadly, so both informal and formal. We ...
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DATE: November 20th, 2015
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The Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) will develop and test a new model of informal science education professional development to help small museums increase the public's knowledge and interest...
DATES: March 1st, 2005 - August 31st, 2010
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Presentation on NSF grant DRL-0451933 (""Astronomy from the Ground Up: Building Capacity in Smaller Informal Science Education Institutions"") presented at the CAISE Convening on Professional Development and Informal Science Education,...
DATE: February 2nd, 2012
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Astronomy from the Ground Up (AFGU) was a five year project directed by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) and funded by the NSF Informal Science Education (ISE) division...
DATE: August 1st, 2012