Professional Learning for Educators List
NISE Net has many resources designed specifically for informal educators. These include training materials for our educational products, tools and guides related to engaging public audiences in learning about current science, and information about developing and strengthening collaborations.
Explore Science: Let's Do Chemistry Event Planning and Partnership Guide
Event planning guide and professional development resources to prepare staff and volunteers to host your Let's Do Chemistry event.
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Let's Do Chemistry Train-the-Trainer Workshop Resources
A collection of workshop resource to support modifying and facilitating activities to increase participants' interest, relevance, and self-efficacy in chemistry.
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Bilingual Audiences Workshop Resources
In June 2013, NISE Net partners representing twenty informal education centers around the country explored how to better engage Hispanic/Latino audiences with nanoscale science, technology, and engineering. Workshop resources include the agenda, information on sheltered instruction, presentation slides, TBI resources, and workshop handouts.
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Guidelines for the Design and Use of Scale Ladders
Professional development training tool to prepare staff and volunteers to facilitate activities that use scale ladders and diagrams to explain how extraordinary small nano is.
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Finding astronomy volunteers: Solar System Ambassadors Program, Night Sky Network, and Astronomy Ambassadors
Tools and online workshop recording focused on finding space science experts including Solar System Ambassadors Program, Night Sky Network of astronomy clubs, and AAS Astronomy Ambassadors.
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Explore Science: Let's Do Chemistry Safety Guide
Professional development training tool to prepare staff and volunteers to facilitate the Explore Science: Let's Do Chemistry activities.
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Earth & Space Solar System Trading Cards Training Games
Professional development training tool solar system card games to prepare staff and volunteers to facilitate Earth and space science activities.
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Universal Design Guidelines: Exhibits
Professional development guide for educators, researchers, and network leaders from the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network in 2009.
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NanoDays Planning Guide
Professional development guide for educators on planning and promoting a NanoDays event.
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Building with Biology Event Planning and Marketing Guide
Detailed guide for planning and promoting your Building with Biology event providing an information on event preparation, volunteer recruitment and training, facilitating conversations.
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