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Bristol University Press are hosting an online launch for the book series Contemporary Issues in Science Communication. Join the series editor Clare Wilkinson and authors Tara Roberson and Elizabeth Rasekoala in a conversation about the first two books in the series: Queering Science Communication – Representations, Theory, and Practice – Edited by Lindy A. Orthia and Tara ... Read more

Over the years, CAISE has brought together informal STEM education (ISE) practitioners, researchers, evaluators, funders, and other stakeholders to explore and discuss current learning approaches and trends in the ISE field. These convenings are part of CAISE’s effort to connect related work across field sectors and catalyze innovative ideas for future research and development. The ... Read more

  This webinar will explore strategies for gathering input and feedback from current and potential stakeholders as well as explore how partnerships can be developed to attract new audiences. Participants will hear how the Southold Historical Museum used a survey to gather stakeholder input and thought strategically about the strategies, time, and effort needed to ... Read more

Cool Science aims to engage students, teachers, parents, and the general public from Massachusetts, Kansas, and Missouri with the science of extreme weather through a statewide K-12 student art competition designed to foster learning about climate science. Students (and their teachers) are encouraged to develop a visual work of art that addresses one of three ... Read more

Cool Science is an innovative approach to bridging the worlds of informal and formal science education. Cool Science hosts a climate change art competition for K-12 students throughout the state of Massachusetts. Using the visual arts as a medium, Cool Science engages teachers, parents, and students in climate change science. Then, by displaying the winning ... Read more

Research–practice partnerships (RPPs) involve close work bridging academic and practice-based interests to grapple with pressing needs, grand challenges, and unanswered questions. There are many benefits to a research–practice partnership, as these collaborations have the potential to improve the research itself and have long-lasting impacts on practice. Recently, William T. Grant Foundation put forward a framework for evaluating research–practice ... Read more

Join Girls STEAM Ahead with NASA and educators from the MicroObservatory Robotic Telescope Network in this interactive webinar! Learn how to remotely control a real telescope and create stunning astrophoto masterpieces using a simple image enhancement tool used by astronomers. Designed specifically for facilitators to include engaging digital and hands-on activities, this empowering event is ... Read more

Although many science centers currently have audience-focused data efforts in place, the majority of these are isolated to individual organizations with limited capability for sharing findings across sites. Through Creating a Collaboration for Ongoing Visitor Experience Studies (C-COVES)–an Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)-funded project–project leaders hoped to determine the feasibility of forming a ... Read more

What do you do when traditional data collection tools just won’t work for your project?  This session will explore strategies for learning from visitors in tricky physical contexts, in hard-to-wrangle programmatic situations, and in leisure experiences you just don’t want to interrupt. We invite you to join us for a 90-minute session to begin exploring ... Read more

This Update From the Field was compiled by Jamie Bell, Project Director, CAISE, Claire Pillsbury, Program Director, Osher Fellowships, the Exploratorium and Lucinda Presley, Chair, the Innovation Collaborative. “A physician, an engineer, a dancer and an artist walked into a bar…….and she ordered a drink…” So began Robert Root-Bernstein’s talk on How Arts, Crafts, and Design Training Benefits STEMM Professionals: The Evidence ... Read more

The 2023 Critical Race Studies in Education Association (CRSEA) Conference theme is Sankofa, which is a Ghanaian principle that means “to go back and get it.” It translates to san – to return, ko – to go, fa – to get/seek and represents the importance of learning from the past to improve the future. It was chosen as this year’s theme ... Read more

Calling Ed Researchers interested in K-12 Computer Science REGISTER NOW! For January workshops to help teams prepare for responses to the NEW CSforAll Solicitation. K-12 implementation teams and individual education researchers are encouraged to apply. Travel support is available. NSF has just released the FY17 CSforAll Solicitation. Three workshops are planned for January in order ... Read more

The Center for Scientific Collaboration and Community Engagement’s (CSCCE) Community Manager Certification Program builds upon their foundational Scientific Community Engagement Fundamentals (CEF) course to create a longer-form, multi-component, online program for STEM community managers. The program will equip community managers and their organizations with the necessary skills and frameworks to ground their work in a community-centric leadership ... Read more

In this Tools Trial, the first in an ongoing series focusing on open-source tools and communities, the Center for Scientific Collaboration and Community Engagement (CSCCE)  will be exploring how community managers can use Github to support connection and collaboration between members. Learn more and register.

This Knowledge Base article was written collaboratively with contributions from Meixi Ng, Patricia Montano and CAISE Admin. This article was migrated from a previous version of the Knowledge Base. The date stamp does not reflect the original publication date.  Overview  What do we mean by culturally relevant experiences? And the use of the concept and its ... Read more

Culture influences all aspects of our lives, from our interactions with friends and family, to our actions and perspectives at work, to our perspectives of others. Culturally responsive evaluation acknowledges that we all are affected by culture and that we have biases and assumptions that we bring with us when working with stakeholders and audiences. ... Read more

Interested in exploring how to support children’s curiosity about STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math) and leveraging that curiosity for learning—and having fun yourself? Register for the 2024 Curiosity and Learning conference, a hands-on day exploring stations to experiment with provocations and materials. You’ll also have an opportunity to engage informally with BU Wheelock faculty ... Read more

Overview About NSF AISL Applying for Funding Current Funding Opportunities Resources Funded AISL Projects Solicitation Webinars NSF Resource Centers Service Be an AISL Reviewer Work for NSF Read the current NSF AISL Program Solicitation (22-626). Revision Notes NEW: AISL Goals for Proposals NEW: Changes to project types, their required components, funding amounts and estimated number ... Read more

Cyberchase Description An interview with Frances Nankin, Thirteen/WNET : Co-Principal Investigator of Cyberchase.   Transcription of Interview with Frances Nankin <!– July 22, 2008 by Jim Spadaccini –> <!– [music]-Cyberchase, we’re moving’, we’re beaten’ Hacker at his game… –> Introduction     Introduction   Frances: Cyberchase is on many platforms, but the cartoon part takes ... Read more

The Cyberlaboratory – Exploring Customization and Continuity, or Cyberlab (part of National Science Foundation project #1114741), installed a suite of observation tools in the existing infrastructure of the Visitors Center at Hatfield Marine Science Center (HMSC) in Newport, Oregon to unobtrusively observe visitors. The audio and video recording tools document visitor behaviors in order to understand ... Read more

The Cyberlearning Research Summit, convened by the Center for Innovative Research in Cyberlearning (CIRCL) and supported by the National Science Foundation, will be held June 9-10, 2014 in Madison, Wisconsin, immediately before the Games, Learning & Society conference at the same location. The Cyberlearning Research Summit will be a gathering of researchers [regardless of funding ... Read more

The Second Cyberlearning Summit will take place June 9th-10th. It features 15 talks about the latest research on technology and learning, research posters, technology demonstrations, and panels. Now, you can register for the online program to view the live webcast of the talks (over two days) and join online activities with other virtual participants. There ... Read more

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has released a Dear Colleague Letter entitled Enabling the Future of Making to Catalyze New Approaches in STEM Learning and Innovation. The letter encourages EAGER proposals surrounding the topic of making in both formal and informal settings. Proposals are due December 17, 2015 and December 17, 2016. From NSF: Building ... Read more