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In 2024, the  Inclusive, Culture, and Creativity (ICC) project will fund workshops across the U.S. that explore support for innovation at the intersection of culture, creativity and technology.  Supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and coordinated by a team from UCLA and UC Santa Barbara, the ICC Workshops will gather experts in ... Read more

Cambio is a National Science Foundation-funded professional development project for informal learning institutions—zoos, children’s museums, science centers, and other similar organizations—across the United States. It’s built on the premise that by developing cultural competence specific to Latinx communities and STEM—the fields known collectively as science, technology, engineering, and mathematics—coupled with intentional changes in practice, museums ... Read more

What does belonging look like in cultural institutions? This webinar, presented by the American Alliance of Museums’ Committee on Audience Research & Evaluation, shares how two projects worked to understand belonging – across a diversity of institutions and visitor perspectives. The session explores the models of belonging that have guided their work – the overlaps and ... Read more

Attend a free, online event featuring experts in climate education, early childhood psychology, museum leadership, and equity. Learn about how museums can help foster resilient, caring, and hopeful young children in the age of climate change. You can attend as many—or few—sessions as you like. Learn more and register.

The exhibition RACE: Are We So Different? has had a measurable impact on the science center and museum field, spurring new programs, community collaborations, and internal discussions about equity. Developed through a collaboration between the American Anthropological Association and the Science Museum of Minnesota (SMM), the 5,000-square-foot exhibition opened in 2007, and has since traveled ... Read more

The Climate Change Education Partnership Alliance (CCEP) will conduct a series of four webinars to compliment the newly released released Climate Change Education: Effective Practices for Working with Educators, Scientists, Decision Makers, and the Public guide. Produced by the CCEP Alliance, this guide provides recommendations for effective education and communication practices when working with different types ... Read more

John Muir wrote in the preface to his 1901 book Our National Parks, “…I have done the best I could to show forth the beauty, grandeur, and all-embracing usefulness of our wild mountain forest reservations and parks, with a view to inciting the people to come and enjoy them, and get them into their hearts, ... Read more

Earlier this month, here at the Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE), we celebrated the National Week of Making June 11-17. Jamie Bell, CAISE Project Director, attended the Capitol Hill Maker Faire, an event showcasing a selection of maker projects happening across the U.S., and informal science education (ISE) institutions were well-represented, with ... Read more

This year’s theme for the Center for Culturally Responsive Evaluation and Assessment (CREA)’s conference is Evaluation and Assessment as Healing: Towards Culture-Based Paradigms of Care. The theme of CREA VII both acknowledges the pain and challenges us to engage in a culture-based paradigm of care that uses evaluation and assessment to promote healing and transformation. A culture-based paradigm ... Read more

The Center for Innovative Research in Cyberlearning (CIRCL), led by SRI International in partnership with Education Development Center (EDC) and NORC at the University of Chicago, is a new National Science Foundation-funded center. CIRCL seeks to amplify the impacts of projects funded by the NSF Cyberlearning: Transforming Education program as well as broker collaborations across ... Read more

CIRCL, a partnership led by SRI International with the Education Development Center (EDC) and NORC at the University of Chicago, is an NSF-funded center that seeks to maximize the transformative potential of projects funded by the NSF Cyberlearning: Transforming Education Program. CIRCL held a “Synthesis & Envisioning” meeting, June 26-27 in Arlington, VA to synthesize ... Read more

Introduction to CIRL and the MagLab The Center for Integrating Research and Learning (CIRL) facilitates all educational and community outreach for the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (MagLab). The MagLab is funded by the National Science Foundation and the State of Florida in a unique federal/state partnership model. Headquartered at a 370,000-square foot facility at ... Read more

The Center for Scientific Collaboration and Community Engagement is delivering three training cohort-based courses in 2024.

This fall, the California Association of Museums will be hosting professional development workshops for California museum professionals of all levels. These workshops will help museum professionals across the state understand the systems of exclusion and racism they must address to meet their full potential, both within their museums and in serving their communities. The diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion ... Read more

In September 2012 the National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded supplemental funding to five Centers for Chemical Innovation (CCI) to partner with professional informal science education (ISE) providers to expand their education and outreach efforts with innovative strategies outside the classroom. These projects reflect a growing movement of STEM researchers whose work is achieving broader impacts ... 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  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

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