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The Evidence Quality and Reach Hub (EQR) is offering a free, three-part virtual listening series to bring together and learn from peers in the STEM researcher community, particular those from underrepresented groups and/or from minority serving institutions.   This listening series will focus on exploring the challenges faced by STEM researchers from underrepresented groups and/or from minority serving ... Read more

Gonzalo Peñaloza was the lead author on this blog, with contributions from Lina Quijano, Sigrid Falla, and Sara Márquez. The blog is excerpted from a Spanish-language article in NÓMADAS, a publication of the Instituto de Estudios Sociales Contemporáneos, Universidad Central in Bogotá, Colombia. All authors are staff members of Maloka. Lina, Sara, and Gonzalo are ... Read more

Laura Martin is a Senior Advisor for the Arizona Science Center. Photo courtesy of the Discovery Center Museum in Rockford, IL. Hands-on activities, as opposed to thumbs-on, seem to be dwindling in our homes and schools. But our science centers still offer this type of interaction (although they also reach out through online services and tech-based ... Read more

Introduction Terms and Access Accessibility in Practice Planning for Accessibility During the Visit Continuing to Innovate Creating an accessible environment goes beyond meeting American Disabilities Act (ADA) minimum legal requirements. True accessibility means that everyone, regardless of their abilities, can fully enjoy and benefit from the museum experience. Furthermore, as the Center of Science and ... Read more

I. The Research Agenda Process This research agenda is a living document, constructed in response to on-going field-wide conversations following the 21st Century Natural History Settings Conference at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. At the conference, natural history professionals explored new directions for museums and other natural history institutions, including zoos, aquaria, botanical gardens, ... Read more

John Besley is Associate Professor and Ellis N. Brandt Chair in Public Relations in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University. Dr. Besley studies how views about decision-makers and decision processes affect perceptions of science and technology (S&T) with potential health or environmental impacts. This focus includes consideration of both mediated exposure ... Read more

YAKANAL engages Indigenous youth in cultural exchanges and cultural preservation programs of local impact, offering unique opportunities to share rich cultures and traditional knowledge. The program brings together multi-generational groups of Pueblo participants from New Mexico with Maya, Zapotec, Mixtec, and other Indigenous groups from Latin America to engage them in immersive cultural exchange experiences. ... Read more

In the informal science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education (ISE) community, we might have different levels of awareness or knowledge of logic models, and that is okay. There are those who might not have heard of logic models, or have heard of them in bits of conversation with respect to proposal writing. I first ... Read more

Introduction Although science museums are making efforts to become more inclusive and relevant, they are still not for everyone. Some people would never consider visiting one, even if they pass by it daily (Dawson, 2014). Many factors feed into this feeling (e.g., systemic racism and bias that make science museums irrelevant to many, architecture that belittles nonwhite guests). But ... Read more

This blog was co-authored with Tracey Wright, Senior Researcher & Developer at TERC. Merson is a Project Director at TERC and coordinates the National Science Foundation-funded project iSWOOP, or Interpreters and Scientists Working on Our Parks, with co-Principal Investigators Louise Allen and Nickolay Hristov. iSWOOP is designed to make active science research a visible, interactive part of ranger-led, interpretive programs ... Read more

This blog was co-written with Joanna Laursen Brucker, Chief Operating Officer at the New Knowledge Organization, Ltd. and Mary Ann Wojton, Project Manager at Center of Science and Industry’s (COSI) Center for Research and Evaluation. Why Zoos and Aquariums Matter 3 (WZAM3) is a national, collaborative study led by the New Knowledge Organization, Ltd. (New ... Read more

Authors: Amy Grack Nelson, Evelyn Christian Ronning, Scott Van Cleave, Choua Her As we pass the one year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world continues to struggle with the many ways our lives have changed and the uncertainty that remains about the future. Vaccines are being widely administered, but how and when life will ... Read more

Application submission is open until November 1, 2016 for the AAAS Leshner Leadership Institute for Public Engagement Fellowship. This opportunity convenes mid-career scientists who demonstrate leadership not only in their research careers but also in promoting meaningful dialogue between science and society. The 2017-18 Fellows cohort will be composed of infectious disease researchers. The selected Fellows will spend ... Read more

Want to help contribute to our growing understanding of how to evaluate public engagement with science activities? AAAS is collecting evaluation instruments and reports that will be used to identify common questions and metrics. Please share your work! Please click on the survey link below to share evaluation instruments and/or reports that focus on outcomes ... Read more

Review a brief summary of CAISE activities from 2007-2022

About REVISE Our Mission Our Vision About Our Logo Contact Us The Reimagining Equity and Values in Informal STEM Education (REVISE) Center is a resource center for the National Science Foundation (NSF) Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program and is supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) award DRL-2229061. REVISE is a collaborative effort to ... 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 Update on AISL Solicitation Submissions: Multifactor authentication will be required to sign into Research.gov effective Oct. 27, 2024. Learn more. The National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Advancing Informal STEM ... Read more

About REVISE Our Mission Our Vision About Our Logo Contact Us In 2023 we set out on this rebranding journey to develop a new look that honors our mission to Reimagine Equity and Values in Informal STEM Education (REVISE). After a series of collaborative brainstorming sessions, concept iterations, and thoughtful refinements, we achieved a look ... Read more

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Access peer-reviewed articles about STEM learning in environments such as makerspaces, afterschool programs, and formal/informal partnerships.

Designing your presentations for increased accessibility is crucial to supporting diverse audiences with varying needs. It signals who is valued in the space. As disability activist-scholars Alice Wong, Mia Mingus, and Sandy Ho remind us, access is love. In this free webinar led by Lisette Torres-Gerald, REVISE Center PI, we will explore accessibility and best ... Read more

REVISE Webinars »Access is Love: Showing Who is Valued Via Accessible Presentations Designing your presentations for increased accessibility is crucial to supporting diverse audiences with varying needs. It signals who is valued in the space. As disability activist-scholars Alice Wong, Mia Mingus, and Sandy Ho remind us, access is love. The REVISE Center explores accessibility ... Read more

Introduction Terms and Access Accessibility in Practice Planning for Accessibility During the Visit Continuing to Innovate The COSI Color of Science Passport Program When Katherine Davis, Manager of Special Education Experiences and Strategies at the Center for Science and Industry (COSI), pictured the upcoming daylong event, the Color of Science Passport Program designed for ninth ... Read more

Overview The best practices outlined in this page are borrowed from the REVISE Center’s Inclusive Communication Strategy, developed by the Center’s Communications team. This page seeks to serve as a resource for the informal STEM education field and it is intended to be updated regularly—evolving as we learn. In our commitment to equity and inclusivity, ... Read more