STEM TIG Information

TIG Resources

Join us on LinkedIn for ongoing discussions
Join the e-list for a STEM Education & Workforce Development Evaluation Collaborative, open to AEA members & non-members alike.
E-mail our leadership team
Check out the Informational Webinar the leadership team hosted (August 15, 2013)

InformalScience.org, from the Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education
Framework for Evaluating Impacts of Informal Science Education Projects, a report from a National Science Foundation Workshop
Citizen Science Central's resources for carrying out, monitoring, and evaluating public participation in scientific research
Assessment Tools in Informal Science (ATIS) by PEARweb (Program in Education, Afterschool, and Resiliency -- check out their resources too!)

A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas (2012) from The National Academies Press
The Next Generation Science Standards
The Institute for P-12 Engineering Research and Learning (INSPIRE) Assessment Center
The Community for Advancing Discovery Research in Education (CADRE), the resource network for NSF's DRK-12 funding program
STEM Education Instruments compiled by the NSF ITEST Learning Resource Center
The Field-Tested Learning Assessment Guide (FLAG) from the National Institute for Science Education College Level One

Susan Hassol & Richard Somerville on "Communicating the Science of Climate Change" (with helpful information on considering how scientific jargon affects formal and informal learning)
My Environmental Education Evaluation Resource Assistant (MEERA) at the University of Michigan