Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE)

What is informal science education?

Informal science education supports people of all ages and walks of life in exploring science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

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NSF Informal Science Education Solicitation

NSF's Informal Science Education program supports innovation in "anywhere, anytime, lifelong learning," through investments in research, development, infrastructure, and capacity-building for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learning outside of formal school settings. The NSF ISE program is one of several grant programs in NSF's Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (DRL).
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The National Girls Collaborative Project Conference Summary

The National Girls Collaborative Project held the first national NGCP Collaboration Conference on October 20-22, 2010 in Washington, D.C. Over 150 participants engaged in meaningful networking and professional development activities, all focused on engaging more girls in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The goals of the event were to ...[More]

0 comments | Posted December 15, 2011 at 2:22 pm in General

Portal to the Public Implementation Manual Now Available

The Portal to the Public collaborating partners (Pacific Science Center, Explora, North Museum of Natural History and Science, and Institute for Learning Innovation) have officially announced the publication of the Portal to the Public Implementation Manual. Portal to the Public is a program designed to assist informal science education institutions ...[More]

0 comments | Posted December 15, 2011 at 2:03 pm in General

New Dissemination Tool to Include in NSF ISE Program Proposals

CAISE is committed to coordinating technical linkages across NSF ISE Program-funded projects to improve community access to digital informal learning resources. CAISE oversees development of the Informal Commons search website to provide access to an index of these resources, and facilitates the Infrastructure Coordination Roundtable (ICR) to coordinate technical systems ...[More]

5 comments | Posted December 15, 2011 at 2:01 pm in CAISE Initiatives

PIs Guide to Managing Evaluation in Informal Science Education Projects

Edited by Rick Bonney, Leslie Goodyear, and Kirsten EllenbogenAn initiative of the Visitor Studies Association, produced in partnership with the Center for Advancement of Informal Science EducationThis guide is designed to support the useful integration of evaluation and project design in informal learning environments. The primary ...[More]

0 comments | Posted December 15, 2011 at 1:16 pm in CAISE Initiatives

NSF ISE Program PI Meeting 2012

This is a reminder that CAISE will be convening the biennial meeting of National Science Foundation ISE Program-funded Principal Investigators, March 14-16, 2012, at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. The meeting will begin with an evening reception on March 14 and end by approximately 3:00 p.m. ...[More]

1 comment | Posted December 15, 2011 at 12:58 pm in Meetings and events

NSF ISE Online Project Monitoring System: Characteristics of ISE Project Deliverables

By Gary Silverstein, Hannah Putman, and Melissa BryceOne of the most compelling aspects of the informal science field is the wide array of techniques that projects employ to deliver innovative science education to public and professional audiences. In our third monthly column highlighting findings from the ...[More]

0 comments | Posted December 15, 2011 at 11:59 am in ISE Online Project Monitoring System

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ISE Spotlights

ISE Spotlights are brief descriptions of exemplary NSF-funded informal science education (ISE) programs and activities. Spotlights feature efforts from across a variety of ISE sectors, including science centers and museums, media productions, afterschool/out of school time programs, science journalism and cyber-enabled and gaming projects.

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