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Doing science outreach directly benefits college students’ engagement and skill in STEM education. Formally training undergraduates in effective scientific outreach greatly enhances the probability that these students will go on to become STEM teachers or to continue to do informal science education that communicates the value of science to the public through their careers.
This 2.5 day NSF-funded professional development workshop on 10 – 12 October 2015 for faculty and college educators will help you organize a course in how to do effective scientific outreach, develop an outreach program, provide guidance on how to host a large community science outreach event, and help you engage with K-12 teachers and museums. The workshop, 3-nights hotel, and meals are free to participants.
The workshop will be delivered by science outreach experts from Cornell University’s Naturalist Outreach Program, the Sciencenter, and Museum of the Earth at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. For more information see ‘Improving undergraduate education through science outreach’ (https://blogs.cornell.edu/outreachworkshop/) or contact Dr. Linda S. Rayor (LS...@cornell.edu).