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Characteristics and Dimensions of Professional Development Frameworks: How emerging fields of expert knowledge identify and advance the competencies of professionals in those fields. A review and comparison of Professional Learning Frameworks
Date: 12/01/2017

Resource Category: Report

This purpose of this review was to identify characteristics common across professional development frameworks within emerging professions (i.e. fields that are not regulated or licensed) and to identify practices and heuristics from those fields that could inform our work. The review began with; 1) creating a protocol for searching for frameworks ... »
Science communicators must consider short-term objectives while keeping their eyes on the prize
Date: 09/19/2017

Resource Category: Mass Media Article

Most scientists say they got into science to make the world a better place and recognize this means sharing what they learn with a range of other people. But deciding to engage also means deciding what to communicate, and it’s at this stage that things get complicated. Scientists’ most important communication decision may be figuring out their ... »
Making science understandable and meaningful: Bridging the gap between formal education and informal learning
Date: 08/28/2017

Resource Category: Conference Proceedings

This conference presentation explores the gap between formal education and informal education, with special attention to science center pedagogy. ... »
Making science understandable and meaningful: Bridging the gap between formal education and informal learning
Date: 08/28/2017

Resource Category: Conference Proceedings

This conference presentation explores the gap between formal education and informal education, with special attention to science center pedagogy. ... »
CADRE Early Career Guide: Tips for Early Career STEM Education Researchers
Date: 08/08/2017

Resource Category: Report

The CADRE Early Career Guide offers advice from experienced DR K-12 awardees on becoming a successful researcher in the field of STEM education. The guide also profiles a support program, the CADRE Fellows, for doctoral students in STEM education research. ... »
Through My Window Vignette: Astoria
Date: 07/26/2017

Resource Category: Research Case Study

Girls met to engage with Through My Window twice each week after school. The afterschool program format provided a freer, less structured atmosphere than a classroom setting. Students extensively debated and investigated the questions and themes posed by the novel, Talk to Me. The meeting space had plenty of space for students to move around, as ... »
Through My Window Vignette: East Longmeadow
Date: 07/26/2017

Resource Category: Research Case Study

East Longmeadow implemented Through My Window in two seventh grade classrooms, each teaching different subjects—creative reading and STEAM. Students used the print and audio versions of Talk to Me, and read or listened to the book independently and together, in class and at home. They also participated in both online and offline activities that, ... »
How Can an Evaluation Advisory Committee Benefit a Project? The NISE Network Example (2017)
Date: 06/30/2017

Resource Category: Research Case Study

If your project, large or small, needs an external review panel or evaluation advisory committee to help oversee the extent to which project impacts were achieved, one option is to create an Evaluation Committee of Visitors (COV). A COV is commonly used when a project team wants to ensure a consistent outsider lens and broader perspective. As an ... »
Examining the Mistrust of Science: Proceedings of a Workshop–in Brief
Date: 06/26/2017

Resource Category: Conference Proceedings

The Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable held a meeting on February 28 and March 1, 2017, to explore trends in public opinion of science, examine potential sources of mistrust, and consider ways that cross-sector collaboration between government, universities, and industry may improve public trust in science and scientific ... »
Making+Learning in Museums and Libraries: A Practitioner's Guide and Framework
Date: 06/26/2017

Resource Category: Report

This report introduces a framework to support learning in library and museum makerspaces. The framework demonstrates how we can create the conditions for ambitious learning experiences to unfold within the making experience. ... »

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