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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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 EducationA new draft chapter of the guide is available for review! This guide is designed to support the ...[More]
0 comments | Posted February 1, 2012 at 4:02 pm in CAISE Initiatives
The ISE Evidence Wiki prototype has launched and is being developed as an online, dynamic resource that provides evidence about the impact of informal learning experiences. The primary audience is potential and current PIs of ISE projects, and by extension, ...[More]
0 comments | Posted February 1, 2012 at 3:56 pm in CAISE Initiatives
Register here for the 2012 NSF ISE Program PI Meeting. The meeting will take place March 14-16 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C., and will provide ample opportunities for professional networking, connecting with NSF Program Officers, learning about updates on the ...[More]
0 comments | Posted February 1, 2012 at 3:47 pm in Meetings and events
The ISE Online Project Monitoring System (OPMS) collects data from ISE projects at the beginning and end of their grants, and each year in between. This month’s article about the ISE OPMS tackles a topic that is perhaps the most important, yet challenging component of the online ...[More]
0 comments | Posted February 1, 2012 at 2:19 pm in ISE Online Project Monitoring System
On November 17-18, 2011, the Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education (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 work together ...[More]
0 comments | Posted February 1, 2012 at 1:11 pm in CAISE Initiatives
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]
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
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]
6 comments | Posted December 15, 2011 at 2:01 pm in CAISE Initiatives
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
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