Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network

波士顿科学博物馆（MOS）和它的主要合作者，明尼苏达科学博物馆（St. Paul， MN）和探索博物馆（San Francisco， CA），正在继续和扩大纳米尺度非正式科学教育网络（NISE Net），该网络自2005年以来一直在运行。NISE网络已经在七个区域中心建立了一个由100多个动手科学中心和大学组成的国家基础设施，目标是促进公众对纳米科学与工程（NSE）的认识、参与和理解。作为这项工作的一部分，NISE网络合作伙伴创建了一套全国性的年度活动，称为纳米日；-开发了数十个基于NSE的互动展览、媒体产品、节目、公共论坛；-产生有关设计的新知识，以了解NSE、其应用和社会影响；-建立了一个包括非正式教育工作者和研究人员的网络；并且-为专业人士开发了一个网站www.nisenet.org，其中包括一些教育工作者和研究人员的资源，包括教育产品目录。在未来五年（2010 - 2014年），NISE Net将继续开发新的教育产品，深化目前在纳米尺度非正式科学教育中的合作伙伴关系，并将合作伙伴的总数扩大到300个组织。咨询委员会、内容指导委员会、区域中心和其他工作组将继续发展博物馆与基于大学的NSE研究中心之间的合作关系，包括材料研究科学与工程研究中心（MRSECs）和纳米科学与工程中心（NSECs）。多元化、公平和准入小组将积极支持、促进和鼓励NISE网络的努力，以接触到不同地域、残疾/残疾、性别、种族/民族、语言和收入的不同受众。将进行四项研究：伙伴关系和网络、制度变革、学习进展和基于证据的决策。

The Museum of Science, Boston (MOS) and its primary collaborators, the Science Museum of Minnesota (St. Paul, MN) and the Exploratorium (San Francisco, CA), are continuing and expanding the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net), which has been in operation since 2005. NISE Net has established a national infrastructure of over one-hundred hands-on science centers and universities within seven regional hubs with the goal of fostering public awareness, engagement and understanding of nanoscale science and engineering (NSE).As part of this undertaking, NISE Net partners have: - created a nation-wide set of annual events called NanoDays; - developed dozens of interactive exhibits, media-based products, programs, and public forums based on NSE; - generated new knowledge about the design for learning about NSE, its applications, and societal implications; - produced a network that involves informal educators and researchers; and- developed a Web site for professionals, www.nisenet.org, that includes several resources for educators and researchers, including a catalog of educational products.During the next five years (2010 - 2014), NISE Net will continue to develop new educational products, deepen the involvement of current partnerships in nanoscale informal science education, and expand the number of partners overall to 300 organizations. The advisory committee, content steering committee, regional hubs, and other work groups will continue to develop collaborative relationships between museums and university-based NSE research centers, including Materials Research Science and Engineering Research Centers (MRSECs) and Nanoscale Science and Engineering Centers (NSECs). A Diversity, Equity, and Access group will actively support, foster, and encourage the NISE Net's efforts to reach diverse audiences with regard to geography, dis/ability, gender, race/ethnicity, language, and income. Four research studies will be conducted: Partnership and Network, Institutional Change, Learning Progressions, and Evidence-Based Decision Making.