Science: Learning Beyond School. Shirley M. Malcom. Ph.D. Head, Education & Human Resources Programs, AAAS

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1 Science: Learning Beyond School Shirley M. Malcom. Ph.D. Head, Education & Human Resources Programs, AAAS

2 The Spread of IBSE Lederman and Charpak ICSU- CCBS LMAP China meeting Brazil meeting--icsu UNESCO Conference

3 UNESCO Conference

4 Learning within the Schools What science is taught How is science taught How have teachers learned the science they are expected to teach

5 The Science Inside Learning

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7 Time (Opportunity) for Learning Source: Transforming American Education Learning, Powered by Technology, US DOE National Education Technology Plan 2010, Figure 2.2.

8 Learning Beyond Schools, Including Learning in Science Phonetic recognition and language acquisition Everyday physics movement trajectories, gravity Everyday biology - growth, illness

9 Programming for Children and Families 60 Second Science Developed locally to support early childhood education audience (WXXI Rochester, NY) Science commercials /interstitials around pre-k focused programming largely aimed at literacy/ language development (e.g., Sesame Street) Hands-on science with products found in the home Empowering parents/caregivers to explore science with children

10 SCIENCE: Taking advantage of children s explorations in early development to help parents and other family

11 Studies suggest that children learn about the world in much the same way as scientists do by conducting experiments, analyzing statistics and forming intuitive theories of the physical, biological and psychological realms. Alison Gopnik

12 Opportunities to Learn Science Science in Media and Media in Science Print journalism Newspapers and magazines Broadcast journalism Radio and television Online Movies Science digital media

13 MMF & MSWI Anniversary Celebration Producing over 600 alums over its 40 year history Building a community of science reporting

14 Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellows Pitts Family Minority Science Writers Interns Programs MMF welcomed its 40 th class of Fellows MSWI welcomed its 10 th class of Interns *NEW* Spanish Language Fellows Spanish speaking students placed at Spanish news outlets, reporting science news relevant to Latino communities Together producing 252 unique science stories over the summer!

15 Programming for Underserved Groups-- SciGirls Showing girls as doers of science Will be embedding an AAAS mobile app, Active Explorer, that allows viewers to collect data using smartphones, tablets for later analysis Empowering parents to explore science with children

16 Science Shows for General Viewing COSMOS, Planet Earth IMAX in museums, science centers Nature documentaries

17 Science Themes Embedded into Regular Programming Forensics Medicine Genetics Environment

18 Science on Radio Australian Broadcasting South African Broadcasting BBC NPR Science Update

19 More Science Opportunities National and local science festivals and fairs Maker Faires Summer science and out of school programs Citizen science Books and toys Playground (and park) science Science on the web apps Plays, performances, songs, etc.

20 ClassifyIt! The app, Classify It! was launched on 1 September. In the first 26 days there were more than 36,000 downloads in Apple store alone. It was highlighted on Apple s Education main dynamic lead for a week and listed as a Best New App.

21 Science in the Summer Science in the Summer, funded by GSK, in the DC Metro Area: 17 partner organizations including libraries, Boys and Girls Clubs, Beacon House Ministry, museums 55 locations offered the program in DC, MD and VA 113 classes with over 1400 children participating

22 Science Places Museums Nature centers Science and technology centers Summer science and out of school programs Citizen science venues, DIY labs Zoos and botanical gardens, parks Planetariums and Aquaria

23 Strands of Informal Learning Experience excitement, interest, and motivation to learn about phenomena in the natural and physical world. Come to generate, understand, remember, and use concepts, explanations, arguments, models, and facts related to science. Manipulate, test, explore, predict, question, observe, and make sense of the natural and physical world. Reflect on science as a way of knowing; on processes, concepts, and institutions of science; and on their own process of learning about phenomena. Participate in scientific activities and learning practices with others, using scientific language and tools. Think about themselves as science learners and develop an identity as someone who knows about, uses, and sometimes contributes to science.

24 How Scientists Are Involved Volunteers Presenters Citizen science organizers; DIY consultants Authors Outreach connected with research (broader impacts) Advisors/consultants to places of science And much more

25 SSE STEM Volunteers celebrated their 10th anniversary Annual Meeting in May Trainings for school year in September! 170 volunteers in classrooms in DC, Montgomery County, Prince George s County, Arlington County, Fairfax County, Loudoun County and City of Falls Church A number of young volunteers have joined with the core SSE group

26 AAAS-Lemelson Invention Ambassadors Seven individuals selected for the inaugural class of AAAS- Lemelson Invention Ambassadors. Five ambassadors presented their work in June at AAAS.

27 Who better to tell the stories of science?