Cracking the Code is a recently completed three year Advancing Informal Science Learning (AISL) innovations research project funded by NSF, between KQED, Texas Tech and Yale universities. This project represents one of the largest public investments in science communication and media research practitioner partnerships (RPPs). Rockman et al Cooperative conducted a rigorous external process evaluation […]
American Evaluation Association Virtual Experience
Nisaa Kirtman will be presenting at the 2021 American Evaluation Association Virtual Experience from November 8th-12th. Nisaa will be presenting on the topic “Who are we? In whose name do we do our work?” with Vidhya Shanker and Elizabeth Taylor-Schiro as part of AEA’s recently-formed Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Working Group on November 9th […]
AISL Review Criteria: What We Learned From Last Year
Through the Advancing Informal STEM Learning program (AISL), the National Science Foundation (NSF) has supported research and development in innovative STEM media, out-of-school programs, museum exhibits, and community-driven citizen science projects. Since the company’s inception, Rockman et al has served as a researcher or third party evaluator on numerous NSF informal STEM programs. In our […]
2021 AISL PI Meeting
Jennifer Borland and Alex Gurn will be attending the virtual National Science Foundation Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) PI meeting from October 19th-21st. The 2021 AISL PI meeting is by invitation only. Jennifer will be co-facilitating the Critical Conversations Roundtable on Tuesday and Wednesday (October 19th & 20th) from 1:30-2:15pm EST. Alex will be sharing […]
California Girls in STEM Collaborative Panel
Scott Burg will be participating as a panelist on a webinar sponsored by the California Girls in STEM collaborative on Friday, October 16th at 3pm EST/noon PST. The panel will be discussing research and evaluation methods for gender-based studies in STEM.