Center For The Advancement Of Informal Science Education Renewal

非正式科学教育更新促进中心

• 批准号: 1212803
• 负责人: James Bell
• 金额: $ 324.65万
• 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: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-06-15 至 2016-11-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1212803&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Center; Advancement; Informal; Science; Education

The Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE), a cooperative agreement with NSF, is a partnership of the Association of Science-Technology Centers with faculty and professionals from the University of Pittsburgh Center for Learning in Out-of-School Environments, Oregon State University, Science Museum of Minnesota, Visitor Studies Association, KQED Public Media, Advisors and other collaborators. CAISE is working to support ongoing improvement of, and NSF investments in, the national infrastructure for informal Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education. CAISE is building capacity and supporting continued professionalization for the field, fostering a community of practice that bridges the many varied forms in which informal STEM experiences are developed and delivered for learners of all ages. To that end, CAISE activities are also: creating field-driven evidence databases about the impacts of informal STEM education; facilitating federated searches of databases; stimulating discussions about important learning research agendas for the field; furthering knowledge transfer between learning research and practice; working to improve evaluation knowledge and processes; and helping STEM researchers improve their efforts in informal STEM education and communication. For Principal Investigators (PIs) and potential PIs, CAISE provides resources that help them as they develop evidence-based ideas and proposals. It also catalyzes and strengthens networks through PI meetings, communications, and other methods that encourage sharing of deliverables, practices, and findings across projects. For the ISE Program at NSF, CAISE is assisting Program Officers in understanding the portfolio of awards, identifying the portfolio's impacts in key areas, and integrating the program's investments in education infrastructure.

非正式科学教育促进中心 (CAISE) 是与 NSF 的合作协议，是科学技术中心协会与俄勒冈州匹兹堡大学校外环境学习中心的教师和专业人士的合作伙伴关系州立大学、明尼苏达科学博物馆、游客研究协会、KQED 公共媒体、顾问和其他合作者。 CAISE 致力于支持国家非正式科学技术工程和数学 (STEM) 教育基础设施的持续改进和 NSF 投资。 CAISE 正在建设能力并支持该领域的持续专业化，培育一个实践社区，在多种形式之间架起桥梁，为各个年龄段的学习者开发和提供非正式的 STEM 体验。 为此，CAISE 的活动还包括： 创建有关非正式 STEM 教育影响的实地证据数据库；促进数据库的联合搜索；激发对该领域重要学习研究议程的讨论；促进学习研究与实践之间的知识转移；努力改进评估知识和流程；帮助 STEM 研究人员改进非正式 STEM 教育和交流的努力。 对于首席研究员 (PI) 和潜在的 PI，CAISE 提供资源帮助他们制定基于证据的想法和建议。 它还通过 PI 会议、沟通和其他鼓励跨项目共享可交付成果、实践和发现的方法来促进和加强网络。对于 NSF 的 ISE 项目，CAISE 正在协助项目官员了解奖项组合，确定项目组合在关键领域的影响，并将该项目的投资整合到教育基础设施中。