The resource library, previously known as the Repository, is a crowdsourced and searchable database of thousands of informal STEM learning project descriptions, research materials, and evaluation reports.
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Search the crowdsourced database of thousands of informal STEM learning project descriptions, research materials, and evaluation reports.
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Submit your project work and resources to the repository to help others build upon your experiences.
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REVISE continues to offer access to thousands of peer-reviewed articles and reference resources published in a wide variety of education research journals through EBSCO. These resources include more than 60 full-text, peer-reviewed articles about STEM learning in environments such as makerspaces, afterschool programs, and formal/informal partnerships.
Additional Resources
Project Planner
A resource for developing informed proposals
Belonging: A Weekly Practice
This Facilitator’s Guide is aimed at shining light on Othering & Belonging institute's efforts in order to allow you to consider them for your adoption or adaptation.
Broadening Participation Toolkit
A suite of professional learning tools to support your work
CAISE Newsletter Archives
2021-2022 funding opportunities, key events and new publications
Design Evaluation
Explore approaches and techniques for ISE
About CAISE
Review a brief summary of CAISE activities from 2007-2022
Discover Research
Learn what's applicable to the design, implementation, and assessment of ISE
STEM Identity, Interest, and Engagement Interviews
A deep dive into constructs
Year in ISE
Annual compilations of trends and accomplishments from the ISE field
Principal Investigator’s Guide: Managing Evaluation in Informal STEM Education Projects (2011)
Managing Evaluation in Informal STEM Education Projects
NSF AISL Program: Applying for Funding
Informational webinars and key documents
REVISE Newsletter Archive
REVISE newsletters about the informal sciences community
Access EBSCO Databases
Access peer-reviewed articles about STEM learning in environments such as makerspaces, afterschool programs, and formal/informal partnerships.
Diversifying Museum Boards
Tools to support diverse museum board trustees
Dialogue & Deliberation Toolkit
Understanding an approach to facilitating conversations to bring community members together
STEM in Libraries Toolkits
Guides to implementing STEM programs in libraries
Making Earth & Space Science More Relevant and Inclusive
A guild developed by the National Informal STEM Education Network
IF/THEN® Gender Representation Toolkit
A toolkit that helps institutions collect data on the representation of gender in museum content.
Academic Ableism: Disability and Higher Education
An open-access book on academic ableism.
REVISE Webinars
We welcome you to explore our REVISE-led webinars that cover a variety of topics for the Informal STEM Education community.
NSF Resources
Various NSF resources to guide your project.
Connected Learning Research Tools
Featuring tools and instruments from 10 connected learning studies and projects. Connected Learning Research Tools
Guidelines for Scaling Informal STEM Programs
A set of resources for anyone interested in equitably scaling informal STEM learning programs and curricula for program developers, implementers, researchers, evaluators, funders, and more.
Lending Library Educator Resource Center
The Lending Library is a collection of educational materials for teachers and other education professionals to check out and use to engage their students in a variety of scientific subject areas.
Toward Ethical and Just AI in Education Research
This brief offers guidance to researchers and developers for responsible AI research and implementation in educational settings.
Accessible Communication
The best practices outlined in this page are borrowed from the REVISE Center’s Inclusive Communication Strategy, developed by the Center’s Communications team.
STEM Ecosystem Webinars
Explore webinars hosted by STEM Ecosystems, with a particular focus on equity
Glossary of Artificial Intelligence Terms for Educators
This glossary was written for educators to reference when learning about and using artificial intelligence (AI).
Artificial Intelligence in Education: A Reading Guide Focused on Promoting Equity and Accountability in AI
A Critical AI reading list focused on education and efforts to promote equity in the field.
Navigating AI as a Family: Caregivers’ Perspectives and Strategies
This white paper examines how caregivers in the United States perceive and navigate the integration of AI into their households.
Professional Pathways in Informal STEM Learning
Professional Pathways in Informal STEM Learning (ISL) is designed for anyone who works in ISL.
Synthesizing Qualitative Literature: From Research to Practice
This REVISE Center webinar focused on introducing the informal STEM education (ISE) field to qualitative meta-synthesis.
Playful Pathways to AI in Informal STEM
REVISE-Curated resources on AI Literacy in informal STEM.
REVISE Featured Topics
Explore these REVISE curated resources around various topics in informal STEM education (ISE).