Last year, NSF moved to a once-a-year submission deadline for proposals to the Informal Science Education program. During a discussion November 1 at the ASTC Annual Conference in Fort Worth, ... more.
The Visitor Studies Association (VSA) spring regional workshops are coming up Tuesday, March 16, at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry in Portland, Oregon. The three half-day workshops ... more.
Arden L. Bement, director of the National Science Foundation, has been named to lead Purdue University's new Global Policy Research Institute (GPRI) in West Lafayette, Indiana. Dr. Bement will begin ... more.
Planning to attend the AAAS meeting in San Diego, February 18-22? There are a number of sessions of interest to those in the informal science education community. Here's news of ... more.
Starting January 25, Sandy Toro-Martell and Jean Creighton will lead a week of asynchronous discussion about models and features of informal learning partnerships that lead to productive outcomes. Dr. Jean ... more.
Join colleagues from across the field at the second Informal Science Education Summit, coming up March 3–5 in Washington, D.C.Taking as its theme "Surrounded by Science,” title of a ... more.
Resources for STEM Education, a prototype website for sharing NSF-funded educational resources and findings, has opened. The site is intended to support the U.S. Department ... more.