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Project Spotlights explore stories from the field written by community members working on current ISE and SciComm projects. Stories can include lessons learned, tips, and strategies for those starting out on a new project or program. Featured Spotlights Equity Project Spotlight: Instrument Development: Racially & Ethnically Minoritized Youths’ Varied Out-Of-School-Time Experiences and Their Effects on ... Read more

Fordham PI – Dr. Amy R. Tuininga WCS and Lead PI – Karen Tingley Author – Jason M. Aloisio “The battle for life on earth will be won or lost in urban areas”. – Ahmed Djoghlaf, Former Executive Secretary of the Convention of Biological Diversity Solving Problems Through Partnerships Fordham University’s main campus at Rose ... Read more

This article was migrated from a previous version of the Knowledge Base. The date stamp does not reflect the original publication date. The original content was prepared in 2012 as a wiki article by Bruce Lewenstein and the sections on evaluation and national review, as well as some minor edits, were contributed later by others. Lewenstein acknowledges and thanks his anonymous collaborators ... Read more

How can science communicators foster public engagement with science when it involves emerging and complex technologies? This question is particularly relevant in light of a recent report from the Pew Research Center that reveals a significant opinion gap between scientists and the general public on many issues ranging from genetically modified foods to climate change. ... Read more

This is a 4-webinar series from the American Association for the Advancement of Science to engage with equity- and justice-based considerations, approaches, curricula, pedagogies, and actions for advancing progress in sciences and science education. The first webinar focused on Informal STEM Environments, the second on Communities and their Knowledges and the third on Engaging Non-STEM ... Read more

A University of Rhode Island’s (URI) master’s student specializing in environmental communication, program coordinator for URI’s 4-H program, and co-author of the Inclusive Science Communication Starter Kit developed a panel about equitable research partnerships through a grant from Madison Jones’ Dwell Lab. They invited a stellar group of panelists representing community-based organizations serving diverse and historically underrepresented ... 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  For decades, public libraries have evolved to become venues for informal science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education, hosting programs and exhibits that inspire children and adults alike, and supporting them in ... 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  Periodic survey research efforts are conducted to understand how the public’s trust in informal science organizations compares to ... Read more

This article was written by Carol Lynn Alpert, Director, Strategic Projects, Museum of Science, Boston, and co-director of the NSF Center for Integrated Quantum Materials (NSF-DMR 1231319) headquartered at Harvard University. As one of the founders of the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network, I’ve spent the past ten years encouraging science museum folks to partner with nearby ... Read more

Eli Tucker-Raymond is currently a Co-Principal Investigator on the Developing a Network to Coordinate Research on Equity Practices and Cultures in STEM Maker Education project (NSF #2005898), the first Research Coordination Network funded by the Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program and the recent recipient, with coauthor Brian Gravel, of the Society of Professors of Education Book Award for their 2019 STEM ... Read more

This solicitation aligns with the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR) long-standing investments in the development of a diverse and well-prepared public and workforce, which was recently reinforced in the NSF Vision: “A nation that leads the world in science and engineering research and innovation, to the benefit of ... 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  Radio and Podcasting provides an effective means of reaching audiences at home or on the go. Audio programming that supports informal science learning takes the form of broadcast radio series (e.g., “Radiolab”), ... Read more

Authors: Angela Calabrese Barton, Leslie Rupert Herrenkohl & Elizabeth Davis (University of Michigan) Introduction From news and governmental outlets to social media, Americans have had differing access to scientific information about the COVID-19 pandemic with differing opportunities for and contexts within which to sense-make and produce new insights around such information. Yet, there have been few ... Read more

Authors: Preeti Gupta, Rachel Chaffee, Karen Hammerness, Anna MacPherson, Tim Podkul (with alumni co-research fellows Lucie Lagodich & Mahmoud Abouelkheir) Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has had a deeply disruptive impact on the lives and learning experiences of college students across our nation. As campuses shuttered and moved to online and hybrid learning experiences, students faced challenges accessing the resources their academic institutions provided, including housing, food, ... Read more

The unprecedented speed of advancements in machine learning (ML), generative artificial intelligence (AI), and large language models (LLM) is rapidly transforming formal and informal educational settings and systems. Educators and learners are grappling with unanticipated and rapidly changing AI that impacts both day-to-day K-12 classroom practices and the use of AI in informal (out of ... Read more

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The Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE) had the pleasure of hosting the National Science Foundation (NSF) Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) Principal Investigator (PI) meeting on February 11-13, 2019, in Alexandria, Virginia. A community of 275 PIs, co-PIs, and other project leaders came together to share their work, discuss relevant opportunities and ... Read more

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) funds projects each year that explore the connections between science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) and the humanities. CAISE coordinated with NEH to make these project descriptions available here. The newly cataloged projects, funded through the Division of Public Programs, are multidisciplinary and address regional history or topics ... Read more

The first Science Events Summit is coming up June 3-5, 2018 in St. Petersburg, FL — and there’s still time to register! This is the latest incarnation of the International Public Science Events Conference (IPSEC), which began in 2011. Organized by the Science Festival Alliance, the summit brings together public science event organizers, evaluators, collaborators, and ... Read more

Serious Play, the official conference convened by the Serious Games Association, invites educators, vendors, education administrators, policymakers and government workers, heads of workforce development and corporations, and other stakeholders to learn how gaming is revolutionizing learning and training at a variety of organizations across many industries. This year’s conference will take place August 19-22 at ... Read more

ASTC’s 2014 Annual Conference will be held in Raleigh, North Carolina, October 18-21, hosted by the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. This year’s conference features over 100 concurrent educational sessions and 15 pre-conference workshops, as well as keynote presentations from Dr. Hayat Sindi, UN and UNESCO science ambassador and the first woman from any ... Read more

With 14 in-depth workshops ranging from introductory statistics to data visualization and reporting, over 45 presentations of papers, roundtables, and think tanks, and keynote speakers from across the field of data visualization, the 2016 VSA conference will not disappoint! Check out the conference schedule of events and the workshops offered.  In addition to a robust schedule of sessions, ... Read more

Registration is now open for the 2017 Visitor Studies Association (VSA) Conference. The conference will take place in Columbus, OH on July 18-22, 2017. In addition to a robust schedule of sessions, workshops, and keynote speakers, New Pathways in Visitor Studies will offer space for the discussion of innovative methods from other fields, presentation of ... Read more