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Join the REVISE Center for an informational webinar on Institutional Review Boards (IRB) and their important role in informal STEM education (ISE) work! Whether you are new to research or seeking a comprehensive IRB refresher, IRB Basics: An Introduction to IRBs in Informal STEM Education is designed to enhance your understanding of ethical human subject ... Read more

Are you aged 14-24 or work with those in this age range? Do you have an idea or an established project protecting or restoring nature in your local community? The Iris Prize awards grants to three winners and six runners-up each year with locally delivered capacity-building programmes and peer-to-peer mentoring facilitated by their Advisory Panel. The Iris ... Read more

The Diving Deeper, Looking Forward session topics at the 2014 AISL PI Meeting emerged from a pre-meeting survey of AISL-funded Principal Investigators; discussions with PIs and others who have participated in CAISE convenings over the past two years; and input from CAISE staff, co-PIs, and NSF Program Officers. These sessions were intended to stimulate discussions ... Read more

The ISE Equity Visionaries Series is a succession of educational, networking, and supportive workshops and discussions designed to aid and strengthen the ability and capacity of prospective organizations to competitively apply for these federal funding opportunities.

This Knowledge Base article was written collaboratively with contributions from Grace Troxel and CAISE Admin. This article was migrated from a previous version of the Knowledge Base. The date stamp does not reflect the original publication date. Overview  The underrepresentation of women and people from other nondominant cultural groups in STEM is well documented (Taasoobshirazi & ... Read more

This Knowledge Base article was written collaboratively with contributions from Kris Morrissey and CAISE Admin. This article was migrated from a previous version of the Knowledge Base. The date stamp does not reflect the original publication date. Overview  Informal science education is uniquely poised to become an important lever of change among governments, agencies, and individuals (Field and ... Read more

The Diving Deeper, Looking Forward session topics at the 2014 AISL PI Meeting emerged from a pre-meeting survey of AISL-funded Principal Investigators; discussions with PIs and others who have participated in CAISE convenings over the past two years; and input from CAISE staff, co-PIs, and NSF Program Officers. These sessions were intended to stimulate discussions ... Read more

On August 21, 2017, there will be a total eclipse of the Sun visible from the United States. The path of what is being called the “All American” total eclipse is only about 60 miles wide and goes from a beach in Oregon to a beach in South Carolina, crossing the country diagonally. The partial ... Read more

ISE Organizational Networks Convening (2011) Agenda ISE Organizational Networks Convening (2011) Participant List ISE Organizational Networks Convening (2011) Project Visuals In November 2011, CAISE convened nine projects from the National Science Foundation (NSF) ISE Program portfolio to discuss and explore their efforts to form, sustain, nourish, and grow organizational networks of partners and collaborators who ... 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  Alan Friedman (2011) puts forth a meaningful metaphor for understanding Informal Science Education (ISE).  He equates ISE with a well equipped gymnasium.  The gym exists but unless visitors decide to engage with the ... Read more

ISE Professional Development (2012) Agenda ISE Professional Development (2012) Homework ISE Professional Development (2012) Participant List ISE Professional Development (2012) Project Abstracts The ISE Professional Development Convening was a small workshop of ISE-funded principal investigators and their project evaluators who were brought together to share and evolve how we think about and do our work ... Read more

Now, scientists and directors of education & public outreach can easily find informal science education (ISE) project and evaluation resources to help them plan and design evidence-based approaches to engaging publics with their research topics. CAISE has launched a new “Public Engagement” page that allows users to easily access examples of media & cyberlearning, public ... Read more

ISEA 2026: Fossils to Future, 30 Years of Curiosity. Join us in Houston, where we’re not just fossils – We’re the life of the party! Gather with fellow science communicators as we celebrate three decades of ISEA and embark on an adventure from prehistoric wonders to futuristic discoveries. Outstanding keynote and featured speakers, professional development ... Read more

Lisette E. Torres, Director of Operations & Communication, REVISE Center Those who attended our REVISE-ing the Conversation webinar wanted to learn more about our development of an accessible and inclusive webinar. REVISE co-principal investigator Lisette E. Torres shares her thoughts about the process. You can’t have equity without access. This is a truism that I live by ... Read more

Kalman Mannis is the Project Director of the Rural Activation and Innovation Network (RAIN), as well as the Chief Education Officer of Bisbee Science and Research Center in Bisbee, Arizona. According to recent research conducted by a U.S. interagency federal task force, rural communities across the country have a dearth of STEM resources. As they ... Read more

Those who are interested in submitting an Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers Resource Center (ITEST) proposal are strongly encouraged to register and attend the webinar on the ITEST Resource Center Solicitation, which will be held on Tuesday, December 12 from 2:30-3:30 PM EST. In this webinar, ITEST program officers will review the submission ... Read more

From the infinitesimal to the infinite, science plays a profound role in our daily lives. The biennial Jackson Hole Science Media Awards celebrate excellence in communicating science to public audiences across a broad range of disciplines and platforms. Entries are due June 1, 2014. The full symposium will take place September 17-19, with an awards ... Read more

“Coexistence” between humans and nature is no longer just an idyllic goal – it is now an imperative. Clearly, we have pushed the natural world onto a decidedly unnatural and perilous path. Focused on collective survival, global regeneration solutions need innovative collaborations – deploying revolutionary technological advances alongside traditional knowledge systems. This year’s Jackson Wild ... Read more

This panel focuses on the connections between neurodiversity and STEM problem solving. Some of the same aspects of neurodiversity that are often characterized as deficits in learning are accompanied by talents that can be harnessed for STEM problem solving. Neurodivergent learners often bring unique strengths to STEM problem solving and should be encouraged and supported ... Read more

Articles from the Journal of Science Communication (JCOM) are now available in the InformalScience.org collection. The Journal of Science Communication is an international peer-reviewed journal that publishes articles, commentary, essays, and reviews about the public communication through journalism, museums, community outreach, and more. JCOM has been published quarterly since 2002, and in 2016 published two ... Read more

The Journal of Science Communication (JCOM) invites researchers to submit papers for a special issue on the History of science communication. Invited editors for this issue are: Luisa Massarani (Museum of Life, House of Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz, Brazil), Ildeu de Castro Moreira (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) and Bruce Lewenstein (Cornell University, United States). ... Read more

JMBE is now accepting manuscripts for a second thematic issue centered around scientific citizenship. The themed issue will be organized and peer-reviewed by a team of Guest Editors and Reviewers, led by Jack Gilbert of Argonne National Laboratory. The issue will be published as a standalone issue in March 2016. This call solicits submissions that ... Read more

In March 2016, the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) released a special issue of the Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education (JMBE) about the theme of Scientific Citizenship. The issue contains peer-reviewed articles sharing perspectives on the current state of citizen science, lessons on how to engage and train citizen scientists, how-to articles on authentic ... Read more

As the Program Officer the incumbent will be responsible for providing appropriate scientific and administrative judgment to insure the integrity and consistency of the awards process and to effectively manage the timely merit review involved in decision making for the awards. The incumbent will represent the Program, Division and Foundation within the scientific community, with ... Read more

I live in a rural part of a rural state. There are roughly 60 million Americans living in rural settings, and they’re often overlooked in STEM education efforts. The Rural Informal STEM Conference, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and held in September 2018, was the first of its kind to bring together key ... Read more