Upcoming free professional learning one-hour online workshops:
Online Workshop: Museum Experiences Participating in STEM Learning Ecosystems
Join us as we hear from NISE Network partners about their experiences engaging with their local STEM Learning Ecosystems. During this workshop, participants will have the opportunity to learn about a variety of types of STEM learning ecosystems and stages of relationship development, as we highlight the work of three different STEM ecosystems from across the US. Whether you are already involved in a STEM ecosystem, looking for ways to get more involved, or simply want to create stronger partnerships within your community, don't miss this opportunity to learn first hand from your peers in the field about museums and community-wide partnerships that foster authentic STEM learning.
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Jenny Frank, Director of the STEM Ecosystems Initiative, Teaching Institute for Excellence in STEM (TIES), Cleveland Heights, OH
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Beth Demke, CEO, North Dakota's Gateway to Science, Bismarck, ND
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Peter Leipzig, Education Program Manager, Sciencenter, Ithaca, NY
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Emily Belle, Education Program Manager, Sciencenter, Ithaca, NY
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Renee Henry, Director of Education, Terre Haute Children's Museum, Terre Haute, IL
Online Workshop: Creating Relevant and Meaningful STEM Experiences
Join us as we explore the importance of relevance in STEM learning experiences. We will start with an introduction to the principles of relevance, sharing strategies found to be successful during a study of place-based learning in the NISE Network's STEM Learning Ecosystems project. We will talk about the process of how to approach your community and find out what is truly relevant to your audiences. We will also hear from NISE Network partners already co-creating with their communities to engage audiences more meaningfully in STEM. Whether you are already involved in a STEM ecosystem, looking for ways to get more involved, or simply want to create stronger partnerships within your community, don't miss this opportunity to learn how to take the first steps towards creating more relevant and meaningful STEM experiences.
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Darrell Porcello, Director of National STEM Networks, Children's Creativity Museum, San Francisco, CA
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Allison Anderson, Research & Evaluation Associate, Museum of Science, Boston, MA
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Meghan Federer, Assistant Director/Interim Executive Director, The Works: Ohio Center for History, Art & Technology, Newark, OH
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Peregrine Bratschi, Associate Program Manager: Humanity & Life Sciences, Museum of Life and Science, Durham, NC
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What is the NISE Network?
The National Informal STEM Education Network (NISE Network) is a community of informal educators and scientists dedicated to supporting learning about science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) across the United States.
New to the NISE Network?
There are no membership fees to join the NISE Network.
Check out our Getting Started page to learn about how to get involved:
https://www.nisenet.org/gettingstarted
NISE Network monthly newsletter:
https://www.nisenet.org/newsletter
NISE Network online workshops:
Upcoming online workshops: https://www.nisenet.org/events
Recordings of past online workshops: https://www.nisenet.org/online-workshop-recordings
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Catherine McCarthy
Project Manager Senior - NISE Network
Center for Innovation in Informal STEM Learning
School for the Future of Innovation in Society
Arizona State University
cmccarthystem@gmail.comhttps://www.nisenet.org------------------------------