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NSF Budget Request for 2013
The NSF budget request was made public on Feb. 13. The proposed budget would make some changes to the Directorate for Education and Human Resources, including the Informal Science Education program. Of potential interest to the ISE field, a new Expeditions in Education experimental ...[More]
0 comments | Posted February 23, 2012 at 12:34 pm in About NSF
PIs Guide to Managing Evaluation in Informal Science Education Projects
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
ISE Evidence Wiki
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
National Science Foundation Informal Science Education Program 2012 Principal Investigator Meeting - Registration Now Open
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
ISE Online Project Monitoring System: Impacts and Indicators
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
CAISE Workshop on Informal Science Education Organizational Networks
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
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ISE Spotlights are brief descriptions of exemplary NSF-funded informal science education (ISE) programs and activities. Spotlights feature efforts from across a variety of ISE sectors, including science centers and museums, media productions, afterschool/out of school time programs, science journalism and cyber-enabled and gaming projects.
Science Festivals
Festival
HowToSmile
Website
Connecting Cultures
Community