Advancing Informal STEM Learning is a new program name for the Informal Science Education Program at the National Science Foundation. The name of the program has changed from Informal Science Education (ISE) to Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL). AISL better emphasizes the priorities of the solicitation and the changes at NSF....[More]
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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Sustainability Research Networks will engage and explore fundamental theoretical issues and empirical questions in sustainability science, engineering, and education that will increase our understanding of the ultimate sustainability challenge - maintaining and improving the quality of life for the nation within a healthy Earth system. The ...[More]
0 comments | Posted August 22, 2011 at 7:02 am in Funding
Become a part of our mission to maintain and strengthen the vitality of the US science and engineering enterprise. For over 50 years, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has remained the premier Federal agency supporting basic research at the frontiers of discovery across all fields, as ...[More]
0 comments | Posted August 12, 2011 at 8:51 am in About NSF
The framework identifies the key scientific ideas and practices all students should learn by the end of high school and will serve as the foundation for new K-12 science education standards replacing those issued more than a decade ago. The National Research Council is the operating arm of the National ...[More]
The Center for the Advancement of Informal Science Education’s (CAISE) Entree Initiative will be spreading the word about informal science education (ISE) and CAISE at the annual convention of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP), July 30 – August 3, in Baltimore. Highlighted will be a ...[More]
0 comments | Posted August 2, 2011 at 11:18 am in CAISE Initiatives
New applicants and others who would like feedback on their project ideas are encouraged to submit a preliminary proposal by the August 12, 2011 deadline. Preliminary proposals are now optional. The CAISE website provides a list of FAQs about the ISE solicitation and ...[More]
Save the date! CAISE will be convening the bi-annual National Science Foundation (NSF) Informal Science Education (ISE) Program Principal Investigator Meeting, March 14-16, 2012, at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. The gathering will be an opportunity for NSF ISE projects to come together to network with each other ...[More]
0 comments | Posted July 15, 2011 at 5:13 am in Meetings and events
The CAISE website offers inquiry group reports, articles, reports from National Science Foundation (NSF) funded conferences and workshops, and information about working with NSF support. Recently updated resources include: Legacy of YouthAlive! Transformative Youth Programs Continue to Thrive in Science Centers, NSF Influence ...[More]
0 comments | Posted July 15, 2011 at 5:05 am in General
Are you aware of a researcher responding to the NSF Water Sustainability and Climate solicitation? This new solicitation includes opportunities for partnerships between Informal Science Education organizations and researchers:The extent to which the project provides for improving public awareness and understanding of interconnections between ...[More]
0 comments | Posted June 23, 2011 at 5:09 pm in Funding
The Informal Commons is a CAISE initiative in partnership with Ideum, UPCLOSE and Lawrence Hall of Science. “The Commons,” a website that features a federated search engine, provides users a single search portal into multiple ISE professional development websites. ...[More]
0 comments | Posted June 23, 2011 at 4:48 pm in CAISE Initiatives
CAISE continues to learn and evolve as we are now in Year 4 of the project. The CAISE team at the Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC) has grown to include Margaret Glass as Communications Manager, Wendy Hancock as Project/Meeting Manager and as of April 1, Trevor Nesbit, former CAISE fellow, ...[More]
1 comment | Posted March 14, 2011 at 6:14 am in About CAISE
Results of a Public Agenda survey released June 2 indicate that 84% of the American public agrees that more jobs in the future will require math and science skills, and 9 in 10 say studying advanced math and science is useful even for students ...[More]
0 comments | Posted June 17, 2010 at 3:39 pm in General
The journal Nature reports in its June 3 issues that, in a recent survey about the relative importance of education and research, university-level science faculty came down on the side of education. But while the majority regard themselves as skilled teachers, most also ...[More]
1 comment | Posted June 2, 2010 at 3:45 pm in About informal science education
Informal Science Education Spotlights
Spotlights feature NSF funded ISE projects from science centers and museums, media productions, afterschool & out-of-school time programs, science journalism and cyber-enabled and gaming projects.
