What’s 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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What can informal science education contribute to efforts to engage publics with science-related issues? That's the main focus of a report now available on the CAISE website, ... more.
0 comments | Posted March 14, 2009 at 10:25 am in Inquiry Groups
STEM learning outside the classroom was the subject of a hearing held February 26 by the U.S. House Committee on Science and Technology’s Subcommittee on Research and Science Education. The ... more.
0 comments | Posted March 14, 2009 at 9:19 am in About informal science education
Today, the (U.S.) National Research Council (NRC) released its highly-anticipated report Learning Science in Informal Environments: Places, People, and Pursuits. According to the NRC, "tens of millions of Americans, ... more.
NAEd Releases Education Policy White Papers
The National Academy of Education has developed six white papers designed to connect policymakers in the new administration and Congress with research evidence on education ... more.
0 comments | Posted January 12, 2009 at 1:38 pm in General
In a November 2008 report examining the first five years of the Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences, the National Board for Education Sciences highlights the need for continued ... more.
0 comments | Posted January 5, 2009 at 12:29 pm in General
CAISE Sessions at ASTC 2008
On October 18, during the annual conference of the Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, CAISE reported on current work and talked with ... more.
0 comments | Posted November 24, 2008 at 1:15 pm in General
Science is perceived by many as a set of facts and procedures that requires prodigious memorization skills and shirts that carry pocket pens. This conception of science is developed, in ... more.
0 comments | Posted September 2, 2008 at 12:50 am in Summit 2008
In this roundtable, we discuss best practices for integrating traditional ways of knowing with Western science in informal science education programs.
Handout - Native Science and Issues of Diversity: Current ... more.
0 comments | Posted July 26, 2008 at 11:50 am in Summit 2008
At the request of the National Science Foundation (NSF), CAISE has convened a meeting for NSF Informal Science Education (ISE) Program principal investigators (PIs), July 25-26, in Washington, D.C. The ... more.
0 comments | Posted July 26, 2008 at 10:50 am in Summit 2008
As Wendy Pollock mentioned in her last post, one of the first CAISE Inquiry Groups is examining the topic of "Public Participation in Research." Specifically this group is examining the ... more.
0 comments | Posted May 27, 2008 at 2:50 am in Inquiry Groups