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Portal to the Public: Face-to-Face With Scientists

The First Synthesis Meeting was held in January 2008, at the front end of the Portal to the Public grant period. For this meeting, forty-three experts, stakeholders and members of the project team came together at Pacific Science Center for two days of dialog and reflection. Participants brought diverse knowledge and experience, and represented public, research scientist and informal science education perspectives. The First Synthesis Meeting's goal was to facilitate in-depth conversation to identify current initiatives, best practices, and future directions regarding activities in the field
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TEAM MEMBERS: Dennis Schatz Lauren Moreno (Russell)
resource research Media and Technology

Can Online Learning Communities Achieve the Goals of Traditional Professional Learning Communities? What the Literature Says

Professional learning communities (PLCs)-teams of educators who meet regularly to exchange ideas, monitor student progress, and identify professional learning needs-reflect a growing interest in promoting professional development that engages teachers and administrators. Increasingly, teachers are able to participate in online and hybrid PLCs in addition to PLCs that meet face-to-face. This report examines: characteristics of PLCs, as reported in the literature; advantages and challenges of online and hybrid PLCs, compared to face-to-face PLCs; and considerations for the design and setup of
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TEAM MEMBERS: Institute of Sciences, U.S. Department of Education Cynthia L. Blitz
resource research Media and Technology

Connected Learning: An Agenda for Research and Design

This report is a synthesis of ongoing research, design, and implementation of an approach to education called “connected learning.” Connected learning advocates for broadened access to learning that is socially embedded, interest-driven, and oriented toward educational, economic, or political opportunity. Connected learning is realized when a young person is able to pursue a personal interest or passion with the support of friends and caring adults, and is in turn able to link this learning and interest to academic achievement, career success or civic engagement.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Digital Media and Learning Research Hub Mizuko Ito Kris Gutierrez Sonia Livingstone Bill Penuel Jean Rhodes Katie Salen Juliet Schor Julian Sefton-Green S. Craig Watkins
resource research Media and Technology

Public Participation in Scientific Research: Defining the Field and Assessing Its Potential for Informal Science Education

This white paper is the product of the CAISE Public Participation in Scientific Research Inquiry Group. It describes how public participation in scientific research (PPSR) through informal science education can provide opportunities to increase public science literacy.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE) Rick Bonney Heidi Ballard Rebecca Jordan Ellen McCallie Tina Phillips Jennifer Shirk Candie Wilderman