ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers
Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related institutions.
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ASTC RAPs (Roundtables for Advancing the Professions) provide a forum for
museum professionals to network, learn together, and expand their knowledge
base. Hosted by ASTC-member institutions worldwide, these small-group
intensives have covered a wide range of topics-from camp-ins and youth
programs to information-technology trends and outdoor science parks.
Participation fees, which help to defray host museum costs, are generally
US$50 for employees of ASTC-member institutions and US$100 for nonmembers.
Do you have great idea for a RAP? Please contact Wendy Hancock at
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Upcoming RAPS include:
Imagine Math as a Vehicle for Your Community Partnerships
Offered in four locations:
May 16-17, 2008
U.S. Space and Rocket Center
Huntsville, Alabama
September 26-27, 2008
Maine Discovery Museum
Bangor, Maine
November 14-15, 2008
Louisville Science Center
Louisville, Kentucky
January 2009 (days TBD)
Saint Louis Science Center
St. Louis, Missouri
Increasingly, after-school hours are central to providing students with good
science and math experiences. Collaborations between science-technology
centers and community-based after-school programs can help. How can science
centers build capacity in mathematics for local after-school programs? Come
hear and share information about successful collaborative math projects,
develop strategies for forming your own local partnerships, and learn about
the successful collaborative models After-School Math PLUS, an NSF-funded
program developed by the Educational Equity Center at AED in conjunction
with staff from the New York Hall of Science and the Saint Louis Science
Center.
Contact: Keika Shimmyo
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May 16-18, 2008
Implementing Transactive Exhibits and Programs
Explora, in partnership with Orlando Science Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Many museums are developing exhibits and programs with "transactive"
qualities-loosely meaning that they contain many manipulable materials that
change through use and also provide open-ended opportunities for people's
habits of action and behaviors to be changed as a result of their engagement
with those materials. Even the concept of transactive exhibits and programs
is undergoing development and change. Join us to explore practical
applications of this evolving concept and to experience ways in which
Explora, Orlando Science Center, and others are trying to implement
transactive qualities in exhibit activities and classroom programs. We will
spend time exploring how exhibit materials can change and what role
facilitation and environments designed for comfort and self-directed
learning can play in enhancing transactive experiences. Participants will
have the opportunity to participate in an Explora Adult Night and to visit
Acoma Pueblo.
Contact: Carrie Kaser
Phone: 505/224-8326; Fax 505/224-8325
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May 20-21, 2008
Developing and Implementing Dynamic Science Demonstrations for Children and
Families
Creative Discovery Museum, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Join museum educators and demonstrators for a lively exchange of experiences
and ideas on how to make the most of live science demonstrations in
children's museums and science centers. Explore such topics as "hot" versus
"cold" demonstration techniques (see Eddie Goldstein's article in the
May/June 2007 issue of ASTC Dimensions), the value of entertaining
educational programs, challenges in developing and training science
demonstrators, ways to entice guests to attend demonstrations, benefits or
drawbacks of integrating new technology into live demonstrations, and the
role that theatrics play in great science demos.
Contact: Erica Campbell
Phone: 423/648-6094; Fax 423/267-9344
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Wendy Hancock
Manager, Exhibition Services
Association of Science-Technology Centers
1025 Vermont Avenue NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005-6301 USA
202/783-7200 x117 Fax 202/783-7207
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