@informalscience

The Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE) works to strengthen and connect the informal science education field.

 Washington, DC
informalscience.org
Joined July 2009
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CAISE’s Commitment: ow.ly/d8vN50zZiEs
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We're excited to announce our new @NSF awarded project aiming to create an Informal STEM Learning Equity Resource Center! We’re partnering with @TERCtweets to build upon @informalscience's work to enhance equity-centered practices in STEM learning: bit.ly/3cuC3jR
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Proposals for the @NSF Discovery Research PreK-12 (DRK-12) program are due October 05, 2022. beta.nsf.gov/funding/opportu… @CADREK12 #NSF #grants #proposals
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Liminal learning: moving across boundaries and spaces. How do we use this concept to work towards environmental justice? That’s what Dé Scipio @aeolani is doing at IslandWood! New episode of Humans of LS has dropped. ✅ it out now: 👂🏽 anchor.fm/humanslspod 🦻🏽 #learningsciences
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International Day of Scientific Culture (IDSC) @IDSciCult is September 28th, learn how your organization can get involved: bit.ly/3dD7iZY #nisenet, #IDSciCult, #science, #museums, #informalscience, #sciencecenters
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Welcome to #SealWeekNOAA! Each day, we will be sharing interesting facts and articles about seals and other pinnipeds. Join us to learn more about @NOAA’s conservation efforts and see how seals are important for healthy oceans: fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-s…
Seal sleeping on beach. Credit: Marine Mammals of Maine.

ALT Seal sleeping on beach. Credit: Marine Mammals of Maine.

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External review resources, upcoming professional learning events, news from NSF and DRK-12 projects, and more in our August newsletter! Read it here: cadrek12.org/newsletters/aug… #EdResearch @NSF #NSFfunded @informalscience @STELAR_CTR @NSFINCLUDESHub @EvaluATE_WMU @circls_org
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Call for proposals! Read the Dear Colleague Letter from @NSF and @wtgrantfdn: "Increase the Use, Usefulness, and Impact of Research about Youth”. Info and ongoing applications: nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22035/n…

NSF and William T. Grant Foundation Partnership to Increase the Use, Usefulness, and Impact of...

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Proposals for the @NSF Smart and Connected Communities (S&CC) program are accepted anytime until April 1, 2024. nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22529/n… #NSF #funding #grants
The @NSF has a Dear Colleague Letter: Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure Incubators and Conferences for EHR. nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22085/n… Proposal deadlines: 9/1/22, 3/1/23. #DCL #NSF #grants
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Apply for an @IFTHEN grant to support projects that address gender equity in museum content. Join our webinar on August 31 to learn more. The team will showcase 2 new projects that can be recreated in #childrensmuseums. astc.org/conference-event/if…

IF/THEN® Gender Equity Engagement Grants for Children's Museums - Association of Science and...

During this webinar, ASTC’s IF/THEN® Gender Equity Project team will showcase two new projects in the IF/THEN® Project Library aimed at children’s museums, share how to apply for a gender equity...

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August 30th is Frankenstein Day, celebrating Mary Shelley's birthday and her masterpiece, Frankenstein. Use these hands-on activities to celebrate! bit.ly/2HoRmec #frankensteinday, #nisenet, #museums, #planetariums, #informalscience, #sciencecenters, #childrensmuseums
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Free STAR Net Webinar tomorrow, August 30 at 1:00 pm MT! What’s Next for Webb? Unraveling the Birth of Stars and Planetary Systems. Register here: starnetlibraries.org/event/w…
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Learn about the @NSF "Pathways to Enable Open-Source Ecosystems" (POSE) program! Phase II deadline is Oct 21, 2022. beta.nsf.gov/funding/opportu… #NSF #POSE #funding #STEM
The @NSF AISL Solicitation is due 1/11/23. nsf.gov/publications/pub_sum… informalscience.org/about-ns… A thread of NEW updates to the solicitation: (1 of 5) #NSF #AISL #funding #informalscience
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Join us on Sep 20 to discuss the different ways to support equitable instructional practice in #MathEd for students and groups minoritized in the study of mathematics. Learn more & register: terc.zoom.us/meeting/registe… #Inclusive #Equity @10tochtli @BabetteMoeller @KathrynChval
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Join us for a book club-style discussion of this year’s Screven Award-winning article on September 22 at 2pm ET Register Here: buff.ly/3Qki1ab
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Read our new blog: “The value of think-aloud interviews to improve the assessment of scientific skills in C*Sci programs” with Amy Grack Nelson and Evelyn Christian Ronning informalscience.org/news-vie… @sciencemuseummn #InformalScience #scicomm #STEM
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Featured in our August newsletter: “Decolonizing Science?” by @docfilmprofRI, Amelia Moore, @mmerson, Adrian Cato informalscience.org/news-vie… @universityofri @TERCtweets #InformalScience #scicomm #STEM #indigenous
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Read our final newsletter: mailchi.mp/informalscience/c… #informalscience #scicomm #STEM @ScienceCenters @CADREK12 @NSFINCLUDESHub @STELAR_CTR @circls_org @arisimpacts @STEMVideoHall @CSforALL
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It’s summer and there’s a whole lot of pollinating going on! In our "Pollinatorpalooza" episode of the #CitizenScience #Podcast, learn about scientists’ efforts to monitor pollinators like bumblebees, monarchs and hummingbirds, and how you can help. scistarter.org/podcast?utm_c…
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