Visitor Studies Association Conference

Meet Jennifer Borland and Camellia Sanford-Dolly in person at the annual Visitor Studies Association Conference in Detroit, MI from July 10th to 13th. Saul Rockman and Claire Quimby will be attending virtually.

Jennifer will be co-presenting “Adventures in Teen Evaluation” on Friday, July 12th at 3:15PM-4:30PM with Sara Davis and “Lenses on Learning: How study design shapes interpretation of results” on Saturday, July 13th at 9:45AM-11:00AM with Sasha Palmquist and Monae Verbeke.

Claire will be presenting at the poster session on Thursday, July 11th at 3:15PM-5:00PM on an evaluation studying the impact of digital interactives at the Cleveland Museum of Art’s innovative ARTLENS Gallery .

Camellia currently serves as VSA’s Vice-President of Professional Development.

If you are planning to attend the conference in person or virtually, don’t hesitate to reach out!

Reframing Learning Across Boundaries Summit

Alex Gurn will be attending the Joan Ganz Cooney Center’s summit on Bridging STEM Learning Environments on June 6th at PBS headquarters in Arlington, VA. This event is invitation-only, though if you will be attending please get in touch!

Association of Children’s Museums Conference

Meet Scott Burg at the Association of Children’s Museums InterActivity 2019 Conference May 9th-11th, 2019 in Denver, CO.

Scott will be presenting current research on the impact of screentime on young children, as part of panel ‘When Should We Use Technology with Visitors and How Much?’ on May 11th in the Mineral Hall FG from 9:00-10:15AM.

NARST Annual International Conference

Meet Dr. Kristin Bass at the NARST Annual International Conference March 31st-April 3rd, 2019 in Baltimore, MD.

Kristin is a co-author on two presentations with the Genetic Science Learning Center (University of Utah): “Student Results from Five Years of Testing a New NGSS Evolution Unit That Integrates Heredity” (a poster on Monday, April 1st from 4:15-5:15PM) and “Developing High School Biology Curriculum Materials that Support NGSS Teaching and Learning: Opportunities and Challenges” (a paper on Monday, April 1st from 10:15-11:45AM, in Baltimore B).

Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Biennial Conference

Meet Camellia Sanford-Dolly at the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) conference in Baltimore, MD March 21st – 23rd.

Camellia will participate in a Conversation Roundtable, “Diverse Approaches to Measuring Family Engagement Strategies and Outcomes in Early Childhood Education Settings,” on March 23rd from 2:30-4:00PM at the Hilton Baltimore, Key 7, and in an Exchange Symposium, “Social-Emotional Learning in the Context of Mathematical Engagement in Preschool Classrooms,” on March 23rd from 4:15-5:45PM at the Hilton Baltimore, Key 12.