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Wow, that IS good! Thanks, and thanks to all who sent comments.
Beryl
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>Beryl,
>The National Science Teachers Association has a nice position statement
>about informal education that is very quotable for grant purposes. You can
>find it at http://nsta.org/positionstatement&psid=13. You might also cite
>NSTA's Strategy 2005 Goals document
>(http://nsta.org/main/pdfs/2006EpacketStrategy.pdf) which includes
>"Implement strategies to connect informal science education to the
>instructional
>needs of teachers of science" as an objective under the goal to "Improve
>Student Learning by Supporting and Enhancing Science Teaching".
>
>Susan Van Gundy,
>Member of NSTA's Informal Science Committee
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Informal Science Education Network
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>Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006 8:35 AM
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>Subject: informal supporting formal
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>Hi all,
>I am seeking references that address how informal learning supports
>formal learning. I've already hit the usual suspects (Hein's
>Learning in the Museum, Falk & Dierking's Museum Experience, etc).
>Just wondering if there is something else i may have forgotten, or
>frankly, something more recent. Yes, i need it for a grant. Yes i
>need the reference by today.
>Thanks,
>Beryl
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>Director of Exhibitions and Public Programs
>MIT Museum
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