Learning STEM in Informal Contexts

A 12-hour program designed for anyone who wishes to increase their knowledge and skills related to learning in informal settings.

Learning STEM in Informal Contexts (Certificate)

Learning STEM in Informal Contexts (Certificate) · Learn about educational theory, research in practice, and how to evaluate learning in informal contexts.

What is Informal STEM Education? – informalscience.org

What is Informal STEM Education? · Citizen Science, Community Science and Public Participation in Scientific Research · Technology-Enhanced Learning · Living ...

How Informal STEM Learning Opportunities Benefit Diverse ...

Engaging with STEM education as a child can help cultivate and develop skills that will be used not only in a science context but in their ...

Reimagining informal STEM learning opportunities to foster STEM ...

In general, out-of-school contexts can provide excellent opportunities to foster STEM identity development in underserved learners since they offer the ...

Measuring informal STEM learning supports across contexts and time

The STEMwhere app was developed as a research tool to measure informal STEM learning, and, of course, any measure may influence the outcomes one ...

What Can We Measure in Informal STEM Learning?

The truth is that informal learning happens across many contexts and times. It can happen when you're on your own or when you're with a group.

Teaching and Learning in Online Informal STEM Settings - OhioLINK

Another objective of this research effort was to explore ways in which learning occurs for facilitators and participants in an online informal STEM context, in ...

Leveraging Research on Informal Learning to Inform Policy on ...

Informal STEM learning can take place in varied settings and involves a variety of STEM domains (e.g., engaging in engineering practices in a ...

NSF 24-601: Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL)

The Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) Program is committed to funding research and practice, with continued focus on investigating a range of informal ...

A Systematic Literature Review of Informal STEM Learning - Lectito

Student learning outside the formal classroom is inextricably linked to informal learning environments. In many countries, most activities ...

Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education

What is “informal STEM education”? · Botanical gardens and nature centers · Cyberlearning and gaming contexts · Events and festivals · Making and tinkering spaces ...

Informal Learning - Center for STEM Education

Robust learning occurs in many contexts outside of formal classroom settings. The Center's research explores opportunities for STEM learning within and ...

EAGER: Science and Ethics in Informal STEM Contexts

The exploratory process will challenge and inform informal STEM learning institutions and the scientists with whom they work to consider how to navigate ...

Guidelines for Equitably Scaling Informal STEM Programs

impacts in one context and spreading, replicating, or reproducing it in other informal learning contexts to reach more people and maximize impact (Dede &.

Measuring informal STEM learning supports across contexts and time

Informal science activities are critical for supporting long-term learning in STEM fields. However, little is known about the kinds of activities children ...

Informal STEM education – what is it and what are its goals

Informal science education (ISE) is learning related to science that occurs in informal, out-of-school contexts. These contexts vary from visiting science ...

Informal STEM Learning for Young Children: A Systematic Literature ...

Informal learning often involves such context with explanations to enhance children's learning by deepening their own understanding of the problem and seeking ...

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM ...

Although the role of STEM learning has been frequently documented in informal learning environments, how children are engaged by STEM topics and ...

The Power of Explanation: Reframing STEM and Informal Learning

This MessageMemo, supported by the Noyce Foundation, summarizes the findings from an investigation of how Americans view STEM education, ...