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2021-2022 funding opportunities, key events and new publications
DATE: February 7th, 2022
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September and October were busy months. CAISE staff, co-PIs and task forces, presented at and participated in several conferences and meetings relevant to informal STEM education. Keep reading for our quick summaries of those events, and links to publicly-available resources posted by conference organizers. CAISE also participated in two National Science Foundation (NSF) funded conferences, ...
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DATE: October 31st, 2018
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Members of CAISE team and External Review Board The Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE) has received a new five-year award from the National Science Foundation Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program to serve as a resource center for informal STEM education and to explore common challenges ...
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DATE: October 11th, 2016
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The Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE), a National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded center that works with programs that develop science education experiences and conduct research on science learning that takes place outside of traditional K-12 classroom settings seeks a Digital and Research intern at our downtown Washington, D.C. location to support the growth ...
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DATE: November 23rd, 2015
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The Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE) is dedicated to advancing the fields of informal science education (ISE) and science communication by supporting and building on the rich diversity of projects supported by the Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program of the National Science Foundation (NSF). Under a cooperative agreement with the NSF, ...
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DATE: October 19th, 2016
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Position Announcement Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education Digital Librarian / Collection Analyst The Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE) works to support and connect the informal science education (ISE) field by building on the rich diversity of projects funded by the Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program of the National Science ...
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DATE: November 23rd, 2015
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Through our Broader Impacts & Informal Science Education (BI-ISE) Initiative, CAISE has been exploring opportunities for research scientists and their education/public outreach staff to conduct “broader impacts” activities in informal learning settings. However, informal settings aren’t only effective and engaging places for researchers to share their work with the public — they can also be ...
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DATE: November 23rd, 2015
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Looking for resources to help develop an evaluation plan, reference what others have learned, or better navigate the evaluation process in informal STEM learning settings? This webinar, a collaboration between the Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA) and the Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE), will introduce zoo and aquarium educators and other ...
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DATE: March 13th, 2017
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Please join CAISE in welcoming the Association of Science-Technology Centers’ (ASTC) new President and CEO, Cristin Dorgelo. Cristin has worked to advance science, technology, and innovation throughout her career, including during her service through January 2017 as Chief of Staff at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) in the Obama Administration. ...
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DATE: March 23rd, 2018
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CAISE is excited to welcome two new members to our team: Dr. Rabiah Mayas and Aya Rothwell, MS. Dr. Rabiah Mayas is the Ruth D. and Ken M. Davee Vice President at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago (MSI). Dr. Mayas participated in CAISE’s Research and Practice & Broadening Participation Task Forces and now joins us ...
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DATE: October 16th, 2020
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On November 17-18, 2011, the Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE) convened nine projects from the National Science Foundation (NSF) ISE Program portfolio to discuss and explore their efforts to form, sustain, nourish, and grow organizational networks of partners and collaborators who work together towards common ISE goals. The participating networks involved science ...
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DATE: November 20th, 2015
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The Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE) convened two workshops in February 2012, on Professional Development (PD) and Sustainability Science in Informal Science Education (ISE). The workshops are part of an ongoing series of gatherings to explore topics and themes that have broad representation and cross-sector relevance in the National Science Foundation (NSF) ...
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DATE: November 20th, 2015
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Inverness Research has been the external evaluator for CAISE for the past eight years. The year 8 and year 9 report, along with a brief executive summary, highlights findings from...
DATE: October 1st, 2016
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This evaluation report highlights finding on the evaluation of the Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE), a cooperative agreement with NSF, is a partnership of the Association of...
DATE: September 12th, 2016
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This article provides an overview of the Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE), which hosts resources for designers, evaluators, and researchers of informal STEM learning experiences and settings.
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DATE: February 15th, 2018
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Calflora is a web site you can use to learn about about plants that grow in the wild in California: both native plants and weeds. You can enter the common...
DATES: January 1st, 1999 - January 1st, 1999
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California Academy of Sciences contracted with Wendy Meluch of VisitorStudies.com to design and conduct an evaluation of the Habitat Earth planetarium show (HE) during winter/spring 2017. HE is a 30-minute...
DATE: May 22nd, 2017
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Acting on behalf of a group of academic, educational and public-service organizations the University of California-Santa Barbara proposes to improve aquatic science education in informal settings that include youth-service organizations...
DATES: February 15th, 1990 - January 31st, 1995
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The Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo will create the California Dinosaur Garden exhibition, an inclusive environment for children ages 3 to 11 that promotes science learning. The museum will...
DATES: October 1st, 2019 - September 30th, 2022
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The California Environmental Legacy Project is a new kind of educational media project. Through an integrated package of programs and media resources, it seeks to build public understanding about about...
DATES: September 15th, 2009 - August 31st, 2013
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California NatureMapping is starting up through individual Centers that are trained and supported by the National NatureMapping Program. The goals are the same to link natural resource agencies with citizens...
DATES: January 1st, 1992 - January 1st, 1992
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The California Science Center Foundation will develop the California Science Center's Air and Space Gallery, a 12,000-square foot exhibit space. The California Science Center will reopen Aerospace Hall (closed in...
DATES: April 1st, 2001 - March 31st, 2004
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The California Tinkering Afterschool Network (CTAN) is a research-practice partnership bringing together expertise from afterschool directors, facilitators, and researchers across the Community Science Workshop Network (Fresno and Watsonville), Discovery Cube (Santa Ana), Exploratorium (San Francisco), and Techbridge (Oakland). The network studies teaching and learning in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math-rich (STEM-rich) afterschool tinkering programs that ...
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DATE: November 23rd, 2015
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The American Evaluation Association welcomes applications for its Graduate Education Diversity Internship (GEDI) Program that provides paid internship and training opportunities during the academic year. The GEDI program works to engage and support students from groups traditionally under-represented in the field of evaluation. The goals of the GEDI Program are to: Expand the pool of ...
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DATE: November 23rd, 2015
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Design. Though defined in different ways, it’s often recognized as a productive process that can be used to improve or transform existing conditions. As such, design can be a powerful and active tool for moving toward equity and social justice. In the context of engineering and making, people of all ages and backgrounds can use ...
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DATE: September 7th, 2017