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Authors and affiliations Amy Grack Nelson, Science Museum of Minnesota Evelyn Christian Ronning, Science Museum of Minnesota Introduction Getting people to participate in science, particularly through C*Sci1 projects, is an instrumental way to increase their interest in scientific discovery. As the public is invited to participate in scientific research, understanding the extent of their skills ... Read more

Does your school or district need assistance with shifting to inquiry-based and phenomena-based STEM instruction? The Wade Institute for Science Education offers interactive professional learning programs to help educators incorporate these strategies into their teaching. These programs will focus on: – Align curriculum with Massachusetts Science and Technology/Engineering (STE) Framework and The Next Generation Science ... Read more

The Wade Institute for Science Education is hosting OpenSciEd Professional Learning Workshops. Elevate your teachers’ skills with their interactive professional learning programs on OpenSciEd’s high-quality, open-source curriculum. Their programs offer: ● Launch programs and unit-specific deep dives, including DESE and OpenSciEd Scope and Sequence options ● Phenomena-based learning exploration including the Anchoring Phenomena Routine ● ... Read more

Since 1992, the Wayne State University Math Corps, a combined mathematics and mentoring program for Detroit public school students, has worked to provide Detroit’s children with the kinds of educational and lifetime opportunities that all kids deserve. In a city where the obstacles to success are so daunting, where children struggle every day to navigate the ... Read more

Thank you from CAISE for your nominations and suggestions for notable events, publications and developments in informal STEM learning in 2016. Among those that rose to the top include: The National Park Service/National Geographic Learning Summit and the Every Kid in the Park initiative To help engage and create the next generation of park visitors, ... Read more

We witnessed a diversity of STEM learning milestones in 2014, from the White House Maker Faire to the Mechelen Declaration in Belgium. Here are some moments from a productive, high-profile year for informal science education: Announcement of Science Learning+: Science Learning+ is an international funding partnership between the US and UK to strengthen research and ... Read more

We witnessed a diversity of STEM learning milestones in 2015, from the White House to the The Martian. Here are some moments from a productive, high-profile year for informal STEM education. The White House As A Champion For STEM Education 2015 saw continued emphasis on STEM education from the White House. To celebrate the successes ... Read more

2015 is The International Year of Light and Light-Based Technologies. Designated as such by the United Nations in an effort to increase awareness and understanding of light-based science and technology, this global initiative will highlight ways in which optical technology can help provide solutions to challenges in energy, education, agriculture, communications, and health. Here are ... Read more

The ZAARC project is investigating how action research efforts can be implemented in informal science settings (particularly zoos and aquariums) and in what ways it can impact both individual practitioners and institutions. ZAARC (funded by NSF, DRL-1114355) is a collaborative effort of Andee Rubin and Tracey Wright at TERC (Technical Education Research Centers, a non-profit ... Read more

“I’m a science communicator first and a filmmaker second.” So spoke independent producer and director Sonya Pemberton at the Science Media Awards & Summit in the Hub (SMASH) in Boston this fall. SMASH was one of a variety of conferences and meetings this year that provided rich ideas and useful findings for those working in ... Read more

This week in informal STEM (ISE) education, we highlight the 10 year anniversary of Maker Faire, First Lady Michelle Obama presenting the 2015 National Medal for Museum and Library Service, the NSF 2015 Video Showcase, and the Association of Children’s Museum Interactivity 2015 Conference. 10 Year Anniversary of Maker Faire Maker Faire Bay Area celebrated ... Read more

This week in informal STEM education, we highlight the 2015 White House Science Fair and the announcement of new citizen science initiatives by President Obama, the Atlanta Science Festival, the National Afterschool Summit, #MuseumWeek and more. 2015 White House Science Fair President Obama oversaw the 5th annual White House Science Fair on Monday, which featured ... Read more

This week in informal STEM (ISE) education, we highlight the New York Times coverage of the New England Aquarium’s Marine Conservation Action Fund, the NABI Summit, AAM Meeting, Boost Conference and the CAISE “Informal Science & Environmental Education” Twitter chat. New York Times Article on the New England Aquarium’s Marine Conservation Action Fund The New ... Read more

This week in informal STEM education, we highlight the Philadelphia Science Festival, IMLS National Medals, National Environmental Education Week, National Physics Day, ‘Revisiting the STEM Workforce’, Marti Louw and team receiving the “Engaging” award from the Interaction Design Association. Earth Day, Environmental Education Week, and National Physics Day In addition to Earth Day, we also ... Read more

This week in informal STEM education, we highlight the launch of a new season of SciGirls, National Library Week, the AERA annual meeting, and the NARST annual meeting where Rick Duschl received their highest honor, the Distinguished Contributions award. SciGirls and Citizen Science: Real Data, Real Kids, Real Fun In a two-year collaboration between the ... Read more

Thriving Earth Exchange Community Science Fellows are current and future leaders in the community science movement. Community Science is the process by which communities and scientists do science together to advance one or more community priorities.  “Doing science” includes defining questions, designing protocols, collecting and analyzing data, and using scientific knowledge in decision-making and planning. ... Read more

Educators, join your students on this journey. Bring the Time for Change Youth Challenge into your classroom and support young people as they generate new ideas that can make a big impact in their worlds. Changemakers is accepting applications for its Time for Change Youth Challenge 2024, which invites young people nationwide to share their ... Read more

The Wednesday, Nov. 7 deadline for proposals to the National Science Foundation (NSF) Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program is drawing near. Here are a few reminders of things to check before hitting “submit”: Most importantly, check the current version of NSF’s Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG; NSF 18-1). For example, Project Descriptions ... Read more

  New and updated content on the Develop Projects pages provide a primer on starting, planning, proposing and managing a project from start to finish. For those new to informal science education (ISE), or experienced educators looking for a refresher, the new content is a step-by-step guide to the lifecycle of a STEM project that applies ... Read more

A new interactive resource available through NSF’s website will help NSF-funded principal investigators and their institution public information officers understand better the process for creating communications tools, such as videos and feature stories, so that NSF more effectively communicates the science it funds. This user-friendly resource, which is essentially a decision tree that shows examples ... Read more

Prior to the 2012 ISE PI Meeting, a group of science media producers and other stakeholders met for a one-day convening to discuss emergent topics in informal science education (ISE) media. The following are some of the questions that were addressed: Discipline-Specific Discussion Each discussant group includes attendees from a particular media discipline, plus an ... Read more

This brief offers guidance to researchers and developers for responsible AI research and implementation in educational settings.

Funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Trail of Time (ToT) is a three-mile-long and fully accessible, interpretive walking timeline trail located on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. Fifteen years in the making by the Grand Canyon National Park, University of New Mexico, and Arizona State University, the ToT features bronze markers ... Read more

Successfully diversifying STEM education requires a deep understanding of the lived experiences of underrepresented students as they navigate systems that were often not created with them in mind. Numbers only tell part of the story of the challenges these students face while pursuing higher education and thus hold a limited understanding of the solution to ... Read more

You’re invited to participate in an upcoming online discussion about public engagement researcher-practitioner collaboration. This will take place Tuesday, November 7 from 3:00-4:00pm ET on Trellis, the online communication platform for the scientific community, and will be text-based/in a comment thread; no talking, video, slides, etc.  Below is a little more information.  If you’re interested, you may ... Read more