Center For The Advancement Of Informal Science Education Renewal

非正式科学教育促进中心(CAISE)是与NSF达成的合作协议，是科学技术中心协会与来自匹兹堡大学校外环境学习中心、俄勒冈州立大学、明尼苏达州科学博物馆、访客研究协会、KQED公共媒体、顾问和其他合作者的教职员工和专业人员的合作伙伴关系。CAISE正在努力支持国家科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)教育基础设施的持续改善和国家科学基金会的投资。CAISE正在建设能力并支持该领域的持续专业化，培育一个实践社区，将各种形式的非正式STEM经验发展和提供给所有年龄段的学习者。为此目的，CASE活动还包括：创建关于STEM非正式教育影响的实地驱动的证据数据库；便利数据库的联合搜索；激发关于该领域重要学习研究议程的讨论；促进学习研究与实践之间的知识转让；努力改进评估知识和过程；以及帮助STEM研究人员改进其在STEM非正式教育和交流方面的努力。对于首席调查员(PI)和潜在的PI，CAISE提供资源，帮助他们制定基于证据的想法和建议。它还通过PI会议、沟通和其他方法催化和加强网络，鼓励跨项目共享交付成果、实践和结果。对于NSF的ISE计划，CAISE正在帮助计划官员了解奖励组合，确定组合在关键领域的影响，并整合计划对教育基础设施的投资。

The Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE), a cooperative agreement with NSF, is a partnership of the Association of Science-Technology Centers with faculty and professionals from the University of Pittsburgh Center for Learning in Out-of-School Environments, Oregon State University, Science Museum of Minnesota, Visitor Studies Association, KQED Public Media, Advisors and other collaborators. CAISE is working to support ongoing improvement of, and NSF investments in, the national infrastructure for informal Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education. CAISE is building capacity and supporting continued professionalization for the field, fostering a community of practice that bridges the many varied forms in which informal STEM experiences are developed and delivered for learners of all ages. To that end, CAISE activities are also: creating field-driven evidence databases about the impacts of informal STEM education; facilitating federated searches of databases; stimulating discussions about important learning research agendas for the field; furthering knowledge transfer between learning research and practice; working to improve evaluation knowledge and processes; and helping STEM researchers improve their efforts in informal STEM education and communication. For Principal Investigators (PIs) and potential PIs, CAISE provides resources that help them as they develop evidence-based ideas and proposals. It also catalyzes and strengthens networks through PI meetings, communications, and other methods that encourage sharing of deliverables, practices, and findings across projects. For the ISE Program at NSF, CAISE is assisting Program Officers in understanding the portfolio of awards, identifying the portfolio's impacts in key areas, and integrating the program's investments in education infrastructure.