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SMILE SEED GRANTS & ASTC 2009 CONFERENCE

The Science and Math Informal Learning Educators (SMILE) Pathway
is collecting the best science and math hands-on activities on the web
and creating tools and services – all designed especially for those who
teach school-aged kids in non-classroom settings. We’re the informal
educators’ portal of the National Science Digital Library (NSDL). But all
you need to remember is HowToSmile.org.

To grow the SMILE collection, we’re giving out seed grants of between
$2,000 and $10,000, so that informal science organizations can catalog
their hands-on activities in SMILE (download RFP at:
 <http://howtosmile.org/content/apply-seed-grant-rfp>
http://howtosmile.org/files/rfp/SMILE_rfp.doc<http://howtosmile.org/content/apply-seed-grant-rfp>).
This is a great
way to showcase high-quality STEM resources on a national scale. To be
eligible for a seed grant, applicants must participate in a SMILE
workshop; the first will be held at ASTC:

SMILE ASTC Session
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Sheraton Fort Worth/Piney Woods Ballroom
4 – 6 pm

At the workshop, people will learn firsthand how to use the pathway.
Participants will:
•       sign up for a user account
•       learn how to locate great activities
•       do one of the many make-and-take activities, and
•       learn more about the SMILE RFP.

For organizations interested in applying for a grant but unable to
attend ASTC, we’ll also be holding virtual workshops starting in
December.

SMILE will also be at the ASTC Resource Center (in the Exhibitor’s
Hall) on Saturday, Oct 30th, and Sunday, Oct. 31st, where we’ll be
available to answer any questions and to demonstrate the SMILE
website.

-- 
Darrell Porcello, Ph.D.
Center Director
Center for Technology Innovation
Lawrence Hall of Science, UC Berkeley
510-643-7764

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