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Almost 50 new National Science Foundation Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) project descriptions are now cataloged on InformalScience.org from awards made in 2018. Below, the awards are listed with their Principal Investigators’ (PIs) names and categorized by project type: Conferences, Innovations in Development, Pilots and Feasibility Studies, Post-Doctoral Fellowship Awards, Rapid Response Research (RAPID), Research in Service ... Read more

The 2018 NSF STEM for All Video Showcase: Transforming the Educational Landscape, will be held online May 14 – 21, 2018. This event is created and facilitated by TERC and is funded by the National Science Foundation (Award #1642187). This work is done in collaboration with six NSF-funded resource centers: MSPnet, CADRE, CIRCL, CAISE, STELAR, and CS for All Teachers. ... Read more

Fifty-three projects funded by the National Science Foundation’s (NSF’s) Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program are now cataloged on InformalScience.org. Start dates for these projects range from January 1, 2019 through September 1, 2019.  Below, the awards are listed in alphabetical order by project type with their Principal Investigator(s) (first bullet) and co-Principal Investigators (second ... Read more

It was with great pleasure that the Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE) hosted the 2019 National Science Foundation (NSF) Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program Principal Investigator (PI) Meeting February 11-13, 2019, at the Westin Alexandria in Alexandria, VA. All current PIs of NSF AISL and Science Learning+ projects were invited to ... Read more

The Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program 2020 solicitation 20-607 is here! The AISL program supports new approaches to an evidence-based understanding of the design and development of STEM learning opportunities for the public in informal environments. It provides multiple pathways for broadening access to and engagement in STEM learning experiences as well as advances ... Read more

A rich variety of projects funded in 2020 by the National Science Foundation’s Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program are now cataloged on InformalScience.org. Below, the awards are listed with their Principal Investigators’ names and categorized alphabetically by project type: Broad Implementation, Conferences, Innovations in Development, Pilots and Feasibility Studies, Post-Doctoral Fellowship Awards, Rapid Response ... Read more

In 2021, the National Science Foundation’s Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program awarded funding to a wide range of projects. The titles of these awards with links to their abstracts and the Principal Investigators’ names are listed alphabetically by project type. In 2021 that list includes: Broad Implementation, Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program, Conferences, Early-concept Grants for ... Read more

Since 2017, CAISE has compiled an annual Year in Informal STEM Education slide deck, with generous contributions from practitioners, researchers, and evaluators working in informal STEM learning and science communication settings. This year, in place of that resource, this blog recaps some highlights capturing what CAISE learned, generated and tracked in 2021. News, View, and ... Read more

CAISE hosted the 2021 National Science Foundation (NSF) Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program Awardee Meeting October 19-21, 2021 virtually. The meeting theme was Developing and Sustaining Equitable, Knowledge-Building Partnerships. A biennial event since 2008, the meeting is a convening of projects funded by the NSF AISL program the purpose of which is for the ... Read more

October 19th Theme: Working With Community 12:00-12:15pm NSF and CAISE Welcome 12:20-1:20pm Engaged Community Partnerships: Opportunities and Challenges in Multiple Contexts (Plenary) 1:30-2:15pm Critical Conversations Roundtables 2:45-3:45pm Concurrent Sessions 4:00-5:00pm Project Showcase October 20th Theme: Research and Knowledge Building 12:00-1:00pm Rethinking rigor: Considering racism and colonialism in ISE research and evaluation approaches (Plenary) 1:15-2:00pm Critical ... Read more

The 2022 AISES National Conference will be held on October 6-8, 2022 in Palm Springs, California. The event theme is “45 Years of Advancing Indigenous People in STEM”. More information is here. The Annual AISES National Conference is a unique, three-day event focusing on educational, professional, and workforce development for Indigenous peoples of North America ... Read more

The National Science Foundation’s Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program has recently awarded funding to a wide range of projects. The AISL Program funds five types of projects: (1) Synthesis; (2) Conference; (3) Partnership Development and Planning; (4) Integrating Research and Practice; and (5) Research in Support of Wide-reaching Public Engagement with STEM. You can also use ... Read more

The 2022 American Alliance of Museums (AAM) Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo is May 19-22 in Boston, MA. The event will bring together the museum ecosystem to collaborate across disciplines. More information is here.

The 2022 American Library Association Annual Conference & Exhibition is on June 23–28, Washington DC. The theme is “Together Again!” More information is here. The event is both digital and on-site.

The 2022 Ecsite Conference will be held June 2-4 2022 in Heilbronn, Germany. The conference brings together people inspired by science and technology. More information is here. Registration is now open.

The Initiative for Race Research and Justice presents the 2022 Jumpstart Virtual Conference on Monday, August 1st, 10am-5pm EST. More information is here. RRJ has an overt emphasis on studying and impacting practices and policies toward racial justice. RRJ’s work is organized around three main focal areas: (1) conducting high quality research on race; (2) ... Read more

The 2022 National Traditional Ecological Knowledge Summit is scheduled virtually for May 10-12, 2022. The conference is free for all participants. The Summit will create space for a large audience of Indigenous peoples, representatives from various Tribal Nations, Indigenous and allied scholars, and much more.    The Summit will provide an opportunity for folks around the ... Read more

The STEM-OPS (STEM Opportunities in Prison Settings) NSF INCLUDES Alliance is holding its 2022 Annual Convening on October 25–27 in St. Louis, MO. This in-person event will bring together researchers, practitioners, educators, and community leaders who work at the intersection of the carceral system and STEM. Information and ideas will be shared via expert panels, ... Read more

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science and Human Rights Coalition will hold its annual conference October 23-24, 2023. The event will feature both virtual and in person components at AAAS headquarters in Washington, DC. Learn more.

The value of museums to society transcends their traditional focus on collecting, preserving, and interpreting. At their best, museums are vital infrastructure, sustaining healthy, inclusive, and resilient communities by enriching education systems, bolstering economies, strengthening societal cohesion, improving peoples’ well-being, and beyond. It is this social & community impact—the changes in the lives of people—that truly ... Read more

  The AISES National Conference has become the premier event for Indigenous STEM professionals and students, attracting over 2,500 members and attendees from the U.S. and Canada, and as far away as Alaska and Hawaii. The annual AISES National Conference is a one-of-a-kind, three-day event focusing on educational, professional and workforce development! Attendees include Indigenous ... Read more

In our morning address at the 2023 AISL Awardee Meeting, Stephen Alkins, Director for Vision and Accountability, presented the Center’s opening remarks. These remarks highlighted the work that the REVISE team conducted in preparation for the meeting and included principles to guide thoughtful and productive conversation. Read Stephen’s speech below! REVISE Center 2023 AISL Awardee ... Read more

In our morning address at the 2023 AISL Awardee Meeting, the REVISE Team chose not to give a land acknowledgment. Selene González-Carrillo led a discussion and reflection among the REVISE team on how land acknowledgments are presented and the indigenous voices that critically interrogated the purpose of land acknowledgments in the first place. Read Selene’s ... Read more

The National Science Foundation’s Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program has recently awarded funding to a wide range of projects. The AISL Program funds five types of projects: (1) Synthesis; (2) Conference; (3) Partnership Development and Planning; (4) Integrating Research and Practice; and (5) Research in Support of Wide-reaching Public Engagement with STEM. You can also use our advanced ... Read more

The 18th annual conference of the International Society for the Design and Development of Education (ISDDE) will be held October 16-19 in Boston, Massachusetts. This conference is an opportunity for educational designers of science, mathematics, engineering, and technology to share their work and learn from each other. This conference attracts designers from pre-K to post-secondary education from ... Read more