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2023 AISL Awardee Mini-Poster: 2313994

This "mini-poster," a two-page slideshow presenting an overview of the project, was presented at the 2023 AISL Awardee Meeting.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Elysa Corin Debbie Siegel Ashanti Davis Daniel Aguirre
resource evaluation Informal/Formal Connections

WaterMarks Y2 Evaluation Summary Brief

This summary brief captures highlights from the second year of the NSF-funded WaterMarks project. The technical evaluation report for this same project period can be found on the main project page. The purpose of this document is to communicate key updates (as observed by the evaluation team) in a less technical way with the many different audiences who have an interest in keeping up with WaterMarks.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Donnelley (Dolly) Hayde Laura Weiss Justin Reeves Meyer
resource project Informal/Formal Connections

Acknowledging and Shifting the Dynamics of Power: Building Equitable Partnerships Among Informal STEM Learning Practitioners, Researchers, and Communities

This project will enhance understanding of how practitioners and researchers can and should form equitable partnerships in service of supporting lifelong STEM learning in informal learning environments.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Elysa Corin Daniel Aguirre Deborah Siegel Ashanti Davis
resource evaluation Informal/Formal Connections

WaterMarks Y2 Evaluation Report

This is the evaluation report for the second year of the NSF-funded WaterMarks project. It reflects a current summary of available evidence about the intended outcomes of program activities to date, as well as commentary on how the project is using (or could use) this information moving forward.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Donnelley (Dolly) Hayde Laura Weiss Justin Reeves Meyer
resource project Informal/Formal Connections

Collaborative Research: Arecibo C3 - Center for Culturally Relevant and Inclusive Science Education, Computational Skills, and Community Engagement

Arecibo C3 will serve as a collaborative hub for STEM discovery and exploration by building upon existing programs and opportunities established at the Arecibo site by previous NSF programs, while also creating new STEM education, research, and outreach programs and initiatives. The goals for the Center are to (1) promote STEM education, learning, and teaching; (2) support fundamental and applied STEM and STEM education research; (3) broaden participation in STEM; and (4) build and strengthen collaborations and partnerships.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Jose Agosto Rivera Joseph Carroll-Miranda Jaime Abreu Ramos Amilcar Velez Jason Williams Cristina Fernandez-Marco Wanda Diaz Merced Anuchka Ramos Patricia Ordonez
resource project Informal/Formal Connections

Building Capacity to Institutionalize Equity in Outdoor and Environmental Science Education

This project aims to advance racial equity in outdoor and environmental science education (OESE) by co-developing, implementing, and studying a replicable model for organizational capacity building and transformation.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Jedda Foreman Craig Strang Valeria Romero
resource evaluation Informal/Formal Connections

New-York Historical Society's Tang Academy for American Democracy Program Evaluation

In 2023 Kera Collective partnered with the New-York Historical Society (N-YHS) to evaluate the Tang Academy for American Democracy (TAAD) program.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Stephanie Downey Hannah Heller Filippa Christofalou
resource evaluation Exhibitions

Who are We Missing, and Now What? A Demographic Study of Planetarium Visitors and Next Steps for the Field

This study collected data from seven planetarium email lists (one per planetarium regional organization in the United States), as well as online survey panel data from residents in each area, to describe and compare those who do and do not visit planetariums.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Karen Peterman Keshia Martin Jane Robertson Evia Sally Brummel Holly L. Menninger
resource research Informal/Formal Connections

Notes on Distance Learning for Informal Settings -- White Paper #3: Identifying and measuring success

The present document focuses on the use of and strategies for applied evaluation of distance education programs.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Donnelley (Dolly) Hayde Joe E. Heimlich Gary Timko
resource research Informal/Formal Connections

Notes on Distance Learning for Informal Settings White Paper #2: A literature review of best practice considerations for distance education

Since distance education has evolved over time and continues to evolve, and most recently been influenced and challenged by the COVID-19 pandemic, it is the position of the authors that the literature is not yet clear or definitive on what it can confidently state about what are tested best practices in distance education, especially when it comes to informal learning environments.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Gary M. Timko Joe E Heimlich Donnelley (Dolly) Hayde
resource research Informal/Formal Connections

Notes on Distance Learning for Informal Settings: White Paper #1: Definitions and History

This report is a literature review of the history of distance education/distance learning. The scan covers the nearly 250 years of documented distance education programs and traces the changes in the technologies that supported the learning purpose.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Joe E. Heimlich Gary Timko Donnelley (Dolly) Hayde
resource evaluation Informal/Formal Connections

Convergent learning from divergent perspectives: Final evaluation report

This document is the final evaluation report for the project, which focuses both on formative evaluation of the collaborative+interdisciplinary presentation creation process and summative evaluation of audience learning outcomes. 
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TEAM MEMBERS: Justin Reeves Meyer Donnelley (Dolly) Hayde Laura Weiss