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Community Science Workshops: Beginning a National Movement

September 15, 2001 - August 31, 2009 | Public Programs, Professional Development, Conferences, and Networks

Community Science Workshops: Beginning a National Movement is an extension of a successful, NSF-funded project that created a network of community science centers in California. The San Francisco State University will now take this successful venture to a national level by working with the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) to establish a new Community Science Workshop (CSW) 8-10 in underserved communities over the next four years. Once sites are selected, CSW directors participate in an intensive two-week training program. This is followed by visits by site mentors, and ongoing support through the WWW and other media, which contributes to the establishment and eventual sustainability of the centers. Each site partners with larger, established museums and science centers locally to gain much needed assistance with exhibits and education programs. Community Science Workshops contain permanent exhibit space, a workshop area for student projects and classroom/storage space. They serve a variety of audiences through after school, family, school and summer science programs. Potential locations include Arizona, Florida, Louisiana, Michigan, Montana, Nebraska, New York, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and the District of Columbia.

Funders

NSF
Funding Program: ISE/AISL
Award Number: 0400403
Funding Amount: 3243782
NSF
Award Number: 0104743
Funding Amount: 2459202

TEAM MEMBERS

  • Paul Fonteyn
    Principal Investigator
    University of Massachusetts Boston
  • Daniel Sudran
    Co-Principal Investigator
    Mission Science Workshop
  • Discipline: General STEM
    Audience: Youth/Teen (up to 17) | Families | General Public | Museum/ISE Professionals
    Environment Type: Public Programs | Afterschool Programs | Summer and Extended Camps | Community Outreach Programs | Making and Tinkering Programs | Professional Development, Conferences, and Networks | Professional Development and Workshops

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