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ASTC 2019 Paul Martin leading edge award

Paul Martin awarded ASTC Leading Edge Award for Leadership in the Field

September 17, 2019

Catherine McCarthy, Science Museum of Minnesota

Congratulations to Paul Martin - the 2019 recipient of the ASTC Leading Edge Award for Leadership in the Field (non-CEO). Paul has tirelessly served on the leadership team of the National Informal STEM Education Network (NISE Network) since 2005. Kudos...

Online Workshop Recording: Learn More About the 2020 Explore Science: Earth & Space Toolkit

Online professional development workshop recording (2019).

Online Workshop: Programming for Audiences with Special Needs (Recorded)

November 19, 2019

Join us for a conversation on how to design and adapt experiences for audiences with diverse and special needs. Presenters will discuss practices, partnerships, and experiences on programming for neurodiverse, deaf, blind, and visually-impaired audiences. Participants should leave feeling more confident in beginning to think about how to best reach, serve, and design for audiences that may not otherwise be best served by current programming.

Citizen Science, Civics, and Resilient Communities (CSCRC)

Through forums and citizen science projects, museums engage the public in active learning and resilience planning around heat waves, sea level rise, extreme precipitation, and drought.

Newsletter: September 2019

Check out this month's NISE Network e-newsletter for the latest project and professional development opportunities, upcoming events, community announcements, science news, and much more.

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Michigan Science Center

Partner Highlight: Pop-Up Science with NASA at the Michigan Science Center in Detroit, MI

August 30, 2019

Charles Gibson, Director of Outreach

In mid-July, the 23rd annual GLOBE meeting took place in Detroit just a few miles from the Michigan Science Center (MiSci). MiSci had spent months planning Apollo 11 50th Anniversary programs between July 16th-20th, from the Global Rocket Launch Challenge...

Frontiers of Flight Museum

Partner Highlight: Frontiers of Flight Museum in Dallas, Texas Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Moon Landing

August 30, 2019

Alicia Morgan, Vice President of Education and Programs

The Frontiers of Flight Museum’s “Moon Day” in Dallas celebrates the past, present, and future of space flight and has become the largest annual space-themed exposition in Texas. Moon Day was established in 2009 by the Museum, in collaboration with the National Space Society of North Texas, as a family-oriented annual event on the Saturday closest to the anniversary of the first Moon landing. This year, the Museum’s 10th Anniversary Moon Day focused on the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission and was held on July 20th—the exact date of the first landing on the Moon.

Newsletter: August 2019

Check out this month's NISE Network e-newsletter for the latest project and professional development opportunities, upcoming events, community announcements, science news, and much more.

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Online Workshop: Empowering Girls in Science Through Growth Mindset and the New Girl Scout Space Science Badges (Recorded)

October 8, 2019

Join us for an online workshop focusing on Growth Mindset in girls and the new 2019 Space Science badges for Girl Scouts - Cadettes (grades 6-8), Seniors (grades 9-10) and Ambassadors (grades 11-12). Presenters will explore ways to engage and encourage girls in STEM, and how to be more inclusive more generally. We'll also explore the newly released Girl Scout Space Science Badges, the Girl Scouts’ STEM strategy, and ways science museums can successfully engage girls in Earth and space science.

National Chemistry Week

National Chemistry Week 2019

October 20, 2019 - October 26, 2019

2019 Theme: Marvelous Metals NCW will take place during 2019's International Year of the Periodic Table , celebrating the 150th anniversary of the periodic table NISE Network National Chemistry Week page: www.nisenet.org/national-chemistry-week International Year of the Periodic Table resources: http://www.nisenet.org/events/other/IYPT2019

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