Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education

04/07/2023

Hello All. A reminder to visit the homepage of InformalScience.org to sign up for the new National Science Foundation (NSF) Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program-funded resource center (REVISE) newsletter, and view a recording of their introductory "REVISE-ing the Conversation" webinar. CAISE is grateful to NSF and the informal STEM education and science engagement fields for the privilege and pleasure of serving the community from 2008- 2022. https://www.informalscience.org/

InformalScience.org is a collection of project, research, and evaluation resources designed to support the informal STEM education community in a variety of learning environments.

02/27/2023

Happy Monday, All! Two reminders:

The new NSF Advancing Informal STEM Learning program REVISE Center is hosting an introductory webinar tomorrow, Tuesday, Feb. 28. Registration is here- https://www.informalscience.org/calendar/revise-ing-conversation. This is open to all. Please consider attending, and sharing this announcement with colleagues, including those who work or worked on an AISL-funded project.

The REVISE Center is also now hosting and leading the informalscience.org website. You can subscribe to the REVISE newsletter from the website home page here- https://informalscience.us21.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=11383759b69aa9bebcab9418b&id=d95456d565

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02/15/2023

Hello All! The new REVISE resource center for the NSF AISL program is holding their "REVISE-ing the conversation" inaugural webinar on February 28th, from 3- 4:30 PM EST, during which they aim "to revise the conversation about informal sciences by centering equity and the voices of those in the informal sciences field who have been historically excluded, marginalized, and negatively impacted". Register here!-

In our "REVISE-in the Conversation" webinar, we aim to revise the conversation about informal sciences by centering equity and the voices of those in the informal sciences field who have been historically excluded, marginalized, and negatively impacted.

01/04/2023

Happy New Year, All! The Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE) is in the process of assisting with the transition of the leadership of the resource center for the National Science Foundation (NSF) Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program to a new team of partners led by TERC- https://www.terc.edu/news/terc-selected-to-lead-new-informal-stem-learning-equity-resource-center-isl-erc/. If you are interested in receiving communications from the new equity resource center, please subscribe here- https://surveys.terc.edu/NoviSurvey/TakeSurveyPage.aspx?s=a819cd970b504126808d0bc31e8d1e2c&tsid=7a8e9daee03945c7a93941be6966a945&c=en-US
CAISE is grateful to NSF to have served since 2007 in this role, and we thank the informal STEM education and larger STEM engagement communities for your support and contributions to our field and knowledge-building efforts!

08/31/2022

Looking for ways to foster in the home and the classroom?

Check out howtosmile.org, an online resource of handpicked activities from your favorite science museums, public television stations, universities and other educational organizations. From interactive games to how-to videos and lesson plans, this site holds one of the largest online collections of for educators and learners.

Enjoy the thousands of educational and at-home activities designed for your educational program, class, or family here: https://bit.ly/3e6Wtja.

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08/25/2022

The final CAISE Newsletter is here with news about the new resource center, the new AISL program solicitation, and spotlights on decolonizing science and on public participation in science.

Dear Colleagues,   This will be the last newsletter from the Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE). We mentioned here last month that, beginning this fall a new team of partners, orchestrated by TERC, will be developing and leading the new AISL resource center: the Informal S...

08/15/2022

Free access to thousands of journal articles from EBSCO's Education Source and Communication and Mass Media databases is available to logged-in users of InformalScience.org through August 31, 2022 only. Peruse and download pdfs while you can!
https://www.informalscience.org/EBSCO
https://resources.informalscience.org/research/ebsco

The Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE) is supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) awards DRL-1612739 and DRL-1842633, with previous support under DRL-1212803 and DRL-0638981.

08/09/2022

New book of interest to the field!

For this video conversation, museum thought leaders Ken Yellis and Avi Decter share ideas about "next practice" from their recent manifesto.Some l...

07/28/2022

The CAISE July 2022 Newsletter is here with a Disability Pride Month-related project spotlight and an announcement about CAISE transitioning the leadership of the Advancing Informal STEM Learning resource center to a new team this fall.

Dear Colleagues, July is Disability Pride Month and we are pleased to feature a spotlight on a University of Washington-led project, Building Capacity in and Access to Informal STEM Learning Settings for Participants with Disabilities. In addition, we share the last in a series of updates from the e...

06/24/2022

The June 2022 CAISE Newsletter is here. https://mailchi.mp/informalscience/caise-newsletter-2022-june

05/27/2022

The CAISE May 2022 Newsletter is here- https://mailchi.mp/informalscience/caise-newsletter-2022-may

04/19/2022

The CAISE April 2022 Newsletter is here:

Dear Colleagues,   April is “Citizen Science Month'' in our field, an opportunity to celebrate and explore the increasing variety of learning experiences and environments for people of all ages and backgrounds to participate in scientific research. The CAISE Public Participation in Scientific Res...