Informal Science Education Resource Center (ISERC)

非正式科学教育资源中心 (ISERC)

• 批准号: 0638981
• 负责人: James Bell
• 金额: $ 499.99万
• 依托单位: Association of Science-Technology Centers
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Cooperative Agreement
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-06-01 至 2013-11-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0638981&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Informal; Science; Education; Resource; Center

The Association of Science-Technology Centers, in partnership with the Institute for Learning Innovation, University of Pittsburgh Center for Learning in Out-of-School Environments, the Visitor Studies Association and other collaborators, will steward development of an Informal Science Education Resource Center (ISERC) to support ongoing improvement of the national infrastructure for informal science education. For the field, the ISERC will build capacity and support continued professionalization. It will foster a Community of Practice that bridges the many varied forms in which informal STEM learning experiences are developed and delivered for informal audiences of all ages, as well as further knowledge transfer between educational research and practice. Activities will include a clearinghouse for ISE-funded awards to enable others to learn from and build upon this prior work, identification of practices and findings based on project evaluations, and leadership development, with emphasis on increasing diversity in the field. As a secondary emphasis, it will share relevant knowledge and practice with formal educators and university researchers.For Principal Investigators (PIs) funded through ISE awards, the ISERC will create a network through PI meetings, communications and other methods that encourage sharing of deliverables, practices and findings across projects. It will encourage prospective PIs, especially from underrepresented groups and regions, through orientation to the program by web conferences, workshops and additional means.For the ISE Program at NSF, the ISERC will assist Program Officers in reviewing the portfolio, gathering and assessing evidence of project impacts. It also will assist in identifying reviewers, gathering Highlights for internal use, and communicating

科学技术中心协会与匹兹堡大学学习中心的学习创新研究所合作，在校外环境中，游客研究协会和其他合作者将管家发展非正式科学教育资源中心（ ISERC）支持非正式科学教育国家基础设施的持续改进。对于该领域，ISERC将建立能力并支持持续的专业化。 它将促进一个实践社区，桥接许多多种形式，在这些形式中，为各个年龄段的非正式受众开发和交付了非正式的STEM学习经历，以及教育研究和实践之间的进一步知识转移。 活动将包括一项由ISE资助的奖项的交换所，以使其他人能够在先前的工作中学习并基于基于项目评估的实践和发现以及领导力发展，并着重于增加该领域的多样性。 作为次要的重点，它将与正式的教育者和大学研究人员分享相关的知识和实践。对于通过ISE奖励资助的首席研究人员（PIS），ISERC将通过PI会议，沟通和其他方法来建立一个网络，以鼓励分享可交付成果，跨项目的实践和发现。 它将通过网络会议，研讨会和其他方式来鼓励潜在的PI，尤其是来自代表性不足的团体和地区，通过对该计划的定位。对于NSF的ISE计划，ISERC将协助计划官员审查投资组合，收集和评估和评估证据项目影响。 它还将帮助识别审阅者，收集内部使用的重点以及交流