For more than 100 years, the American Geophysical Union (AGU) has been opening science—opening pathways to discovery, opening greater awareness to address climate change, opening greater collaborations to lead to solutions and opening the fields and professions of science to a whole new age of justice equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging. This year’s theme is: Wide. Open. ...
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DATE: August 31st, 2023
The American Horticultural Society presents their Centennial Year National Children & Youth Garden Symposium on July 13-15 2022 in Richmond, Virginia. The theme is “nature as healer, teacher, and mentor.” More information is here. Do you work with young people in a garden- or nature-based space such as a community garden, nature center, or green ...
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DATE: April 19th, 2022
The American Indian Science and Engineering Society 2022 Leadership Summit is on April 10 – 12, 2022 in Temecula, California. The goal of the Leadership Summit is to build the skill and aptitude levels of AISES members in the realm of professional and career development. More information is here. This popular AISES program is perfect ...
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DATE: March 29th, 2022
As the world’s largest library event, the American Library Association (ALA)’s Annual Conference & Exhibition brings together thousands of librarians and library staff, educators, authors, publishers, friends of libraries, trustees, special guests, and exhibitors. ALA Annual offers educational programming; important announcements and updates; relevant legislation and policies; and discussions that majorly impact libraries, their roles, and their ongoing transformation. Learn more and register.
DATE: May 2nd, 2023
2025 AMMC Cleveland is back to a four-day format with many opportunities to connect with colleagues including informative sessions, unlimited networking opportunities, evening receptions, and more!
DATE: April 16th, 2025
Recently, John Falk (CAISE Co-PI) and Lynn Dierking, Sea Grant Professors of Free-Choice Learning at Oregon State University (OSU), delivered a distinguished lecture on behalf of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR). Professors Falk and Dierking presented on several research projects that they have recently completed, as well as ...
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DATE: November 23rd, 2015
AUTHORS: Deborah Wasserman, Colleen Popson, and Laura Weiss Informal STEM learning institutions, educators, and evaluators face a unique challenge. Each institution sponsors a wide array of programming for all sorts of learners. Educational interactions can range from two- or three-minute interactions to multi-year intensive programming. An educator with a hands-on activity cart in a museum ...
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DATE: June 17th, 2022
This Spotlight was collaboratively written by Susan Foutz, Jenni Martin, Jennifer Rehkamp, and Melissa Swank With the leadership of the Association of Children’s Museums (ACM) and the University of Washington’s Museology Graduate Program (UW), staff from ten children’s museums are working to design and implement research to benefit the field of children’s museums. Building a ...
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DATE: September 2nd, 2016
NSF Resource Centers including MSPnet, CADRE, CIRCL, CAISE, STELAR, CS10K Community and ARC, invite you to participate in the second NSF Video Showcase, Advancing STEM for All: Sharing Cutting Edge Work and Community Discourse, which will feature 100 videos showcasing NSF funded, cutting edge work. This year’s theme is broadening participation and increasing access to quality STEM and CS experiences. This is a ...
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DATE: January 20th, 2016
We invite the larger informal STEM education and learning community to become a member of this new interest group!
DATE: July 9th, 2024
We are pleased to announce the launch of the new InformalScience.org. Based on feedback from our users, the new site features a number of significant improvements, including responsive design for mobile, simplified account management, and advanced search options allowing users to explore the collection via multiple filters such as date, learning environment, contributor, and many ...
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DATE: January 11th, 2016
The National Informal STEM Education Network (NISE Net) is pleased to offer 250 free Explore Science: Earth & Space 2017 toolkits to new and existing eligible partners in the United States. In collaboration with NASA, the NISE Network has assembled a new set of engaging, hands-on Earth and space science experiences with connections to science, technology, and ...
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DATE: October 6th, 2016
Applications are now available for ASTC’s Diversity and Leadership Development Fellowship! This program supports the professional growth and advancement of science center professionals from ethnic/racial minority backgrounds, with disabilities, and those who identify as LGBTQIA. Chosen Fellows are awarded a scholarship to attend ASTC’s 2017 Annual Conference in San Jose, CA. We encourage all future leaders ...
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DATE: March 21st, 2017
The National Afterschool Matters Fellowship is a two-year professional development and leadership training program unique in its national reach and incorporation of technology for ongoing collaboration. It comes from an exciting partnership between two experienced national leaders, the National Institute on Out-of-School Time (NIOST) at the Wellesley Centers for Women at Wellesley College and the National ...
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DATE: May 16th, 2017
Department: Husbandry Location: Miami, FL Summary: Provides assigned specimens with excellent day-to-day care through approved husbandry practices; keeps exhibits, reserve tanks, support equipment, and workspaces well maintained to Museum standards; responsible for monitoring animal health, water quality, and accurate recordkeeping; coordinates animal health issues with supervisors and veterinarian; administers treatments and quarantine procedures; participates in ...
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DATE: June 2nd, 2025
Each year, the ARC Network selects two to four Virtual Visiting Scholars to conduct research on existing or emerging themes from scholarly literature on intersectional gender equity in STEM workplaces. Virtual Visiting Scholars employ qualitative and/or quantitative meta-analytic and meta-synthesis techniques to identify best practices, structural barriers, or other larger themes from existing literature. This ...
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DATE: July 9th, 2024
Did you miss our Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) Program Solicitation Overview webinar with NSF Program Officers on 8/24? The archived video of the event is now available on our Youtube channel. In this webinar, NSF Program Officers Monya Ruffin and Catherine Eberbach discuss the current AISL solicitation and answer questions from potential applicants about the ...
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DATE: September 5th, 2017
The National Science Foundation (NSF) hereby solicits proposals for the establishment of the Arecibo Center for STEM Education and Research (ACSER) at the original site of the Arecibo Observatory (AO). NSF seeks to evaluate proposals that would transition the existing AO site to the new ACSER, shifting the disciplinary focus from primarily on the astronomical ...
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DATE: December 21st, 2022
The ARIS (Advancing Research Impact in Society) Research Fellowship Program is designed to support and advance the careers of exceptional researchers in expanding their Broader Impacts work.
DATE: April 3rd, 2025
ARIS Summit is a unique virtual research impact conference and networking event where 2,000+ members have a chance to gather over three days to build sustainable, scalable Broader Impacts capacity that connects research to society.
DATE: March 26th, 2026
AS IF Center is a hybrid — something between a biological field station and an artists community. We hope you will be inspired by our biologically diverse region, dark skies, sites of geological interest, community of hundreds of artists, and tranquility. Our community has welcomed writers, sculptors, entomologists, herpetologists, installation artists, musicians, dancers, geologists, painters, ethnobotanists, ...
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DATE: March 6th, 2018
In March 2011, the Exploratorium hosted a conference called Art as a Way of Knowing. The conference brought together some 125 leading international thinkers—representing work in education, art and science museums, contemporary art, and interdisciplinary research. Participants gathered for two days of presentations, discussions, performances, and roundtable conversations about art as a method of inquiry ...
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DATE: November 20th, 2015
The Art of Science Learning (AOSL) is a National Science Foundation-funded initiative exploring innovation at the intersection of art, science and learning by using the arts to spark creativity in STEM education, and foster the development of an innovative 21st century STEM workforce. Our current project, funded by NSF grant DRL-1224111 (“Integrating Informal STEM and ...
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DATE: January 11th, 2016
The U.S. Global Change Research Program, in collaboration with Smithsonian Institution, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the National Science Foundation, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, invites artists to engage in the development of the Fifth National Climate Assessment by creatively visualizing climate change in the United States: its causes, impacts, and manifestations; our shared ...
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DATE: January 6th, 2023
