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This article was migrated from a previous version of the Knowledge Base. The date stamp does not reflect the original publication date. Overview  Numerous research studies have demonstrated that educational media can produce significant STEM learning among children.  Viewing of educational television has been found to contribute to children’s knowledge, skills, and attitudes regarding STEM. ... Read more

This article was migrated from a previous version of the Knowledge Base. The date stamp does not reflect the original publication date. Overview  Research has shown that educational media can hold significant benefits for preschool and elementary-school children’s understanding of and attitudes toward STEM. Yet, educational media are effective only if they are well-designed; the ... Read more

Authors: Amy Grack Nelson, Evelyn Christian Ronning, Marjorie Bequette, Choua Her As the world struggles with the new normal of living, working and learning in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, families are seeking trusted and engaging sources of scientific information to help their children understand a wide range of pandemic-related topics in an effort ... Read more

On Tuesday, February 18th from 1:00 – 2:30 PM ET, please join U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) program officers and Center for Innovative Research in Cyberlearning (CIRCL) staff for an informational webinar about the current NSF Cyberlearning and Future Learning Technologies solicitation. To participate, please register for the webinar. After registering, you will receive a ... Read more

The upcoming Solar Eclipse on April 8, 2024 will provide a unique opportunity for your library’s community to actively participate in citizen science projects! Harness the power of your unique community to collect data and observations that will contribute to our understanding of the Sun, Earth and the Moon. Join SciStarter and STAR Net as ... Read more

The Citizen Science Association is hosting their annual conference C*Sci 22 on May 23-26 as a hybrid event, both virtual and regional. The theme is “Connected where you are”. More information is here. Registration is now open. This now-annual event connects researchers, practitioners, community members, and others to share research, experiences, ideas, and innovations. Regional ... Read more

This article was migrated from a previous version of the Knowledge Base. The date stamp does not reflect the original publication date. Overview  The term “citizen science” has been used to describe a broad spectrum of activities in which amateur or lay members of the public participate in scientific research.  While some of these projects, ... Read more

ee360+ and the Cedar Tree Foundation are excited to invite applications for the CEE-Change Fellowship 2025!

The Climate Studio Residency is suited to artists, educators, and community organizers with a demonstrated interest in climate literacy or climate justice, and scientists working in areas related to the climate who seek to bring their ideas and passion for their work to a wider audience. While the exact forms of your public-facing works will ... Read more

Collaborative design or codesign is a generative approach to research and design that intentionally and thoughtfully engages impacted communities and learners in the design process. In codesign, knowledge resources and values are contributed by multiple stakeholders regardless of their backgrounds. Stakeholders share power and voice to generate community-centered and culturally responsive solutions to complex issues. ... Read more

From March 26–28, 2014, the Coalition for Science After School (CSAS) hosted its final summit, Passing the Torch: Advancing Opportunity for Quality Science Learning. The Summit, which CAISE participated in, was intended to: (1) celebrate a decade of progress in strengthening and expanding STEM learning opportunities in out-of-school time; (2) call attention to critical issues ... Read more

Resources » Project Planner Overview Get Oriented Understand the Field Learn from Practice and Research Review the Literature Build Partnerships Develop Equitable Partnerships Collaborate with Community Partner with STEM Practitioners and Researchers Find Project Partners See Examples Read Project Stories Watch Project Videos How will your work include community voices and respond to community concerns? ... Read more

This article was migrated from a previous version of the Knowledge Base. The date stamp does not reflect the original publication date. Overview  Collaboration is practically required of projects hoping to develop and research learning innovations or improvements, but how exactly it is done is neither straightforward nor completely described. Collaboration and networked efforts are ... Read more

Overview  Collaboration is practically required of projects hoping to develop and research learning innovations or improvements, but how exactly it is done is neither straightforward nor completely described. Collaboration and networked efforts are particularly useful when considering learning ecosystems–cross-contextual learning that happens organically or through an organized effort to coordinate a learning ecosystem. Here are ... Read more

This Knowledge Base article was written collaboratively with contributions from Amy Grack Nelson 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  STEM afterschool programs, sometimes referred to as out-of-school time programs, reach youth during non-school hours, which include before school, after school, ... Read more

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine have released a new research agenda on Communicating Science Effectively. The report examines some of the unique challenges connecting research and practice in science communication, especially with regards to topics subject to public controversy, and encourages the use of scientific processes to develop evidence-based strategies for effective ... Read more

Join the Association of Science Communicators (ASC) to unlock the storytelling secrets of children’s literature and bring them into your science communication toolbox! This course explores how storytelling, illustrations, and language choices in children’s books can inspire more engaging and accessible science communication. This course is not about writing for children, it’s about learning from ... Read more

Engagement, outreach, education, communication, broader impacts–all of these terms were used in more than 20 sessions related to education and public engagement at the recent American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting. But what did the wide variety of presenters mean when they talked about “public engagement?” Who are “public audiences,” in ... Read more

CoCoRaHS, the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network, is a citizen science project based at Colorado State University (CSU), led by Principal Investigator Nolan Doesken and funded in part by the National Science Foundation (DRL-1010888). The project was created to enhance the research efforts of scientists and promote climate literacy among the public by ... Read more

Join SciStarter, STAR Net and the National Girls Collaborative Project to gain ideas and resources for connecting public engagement in scientific research with this year’s Collaborative Summer Library Program theme: Adventure Begins at Your Library™. From counting pollinators and taking photos of biodiversity to observing clouds and measuring light pollution, citizen and community science is ... Read more

The North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) recently announced the publication of Community Engagement: Guidelines for Excellence. This set of guidelines focuses on community wellness and is designed to help environmental educators create inclusive environments that support effective partnerships and collaborations.  You can learn more about the guidelines and download a free copy on the NAAEE ... Read more

The Evidence Quality and Reach Hub (EQR) at the Community for Advancing Discovery Research in Education (CADRE) is offering a free, three-part virtual community of practice on centering diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in research syntheses. This community of practice will focus on building STEM education researchers’ awareness of DEI considerations when designing and implementing ... Read more

The Community Science Workshop Network (CSW Network) exemplifies how a successful NSF project can carry on after federal funding ends. San Francisco’s Mission Science Workshop (MSW) was established in 1991 as a space where community members could drop in to tinker, make projects, and explore their world through science. From 1995 to 2010, the NSF ... Read more

The NSF Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) seeks to award grants intended to support research independence among early-career academicians who specifically lack access to adequate organizational or other resources, and to broaden the set of institutions capable of performing computing research. It is expected that funds obtained through this program will ... Read more

Earlier this week, we witnessed a group of young people teach President Obama and Vice President Biden how to program. During the heavily mediated tutoring session, our “Coder in Chief” commented to his teacher, “You gotta slow down, ‘cause I’m an old man”. That moment served as a vignette on the importance of informal learning. ... Read more