36 months later: Distance learning in the wake of COVID-19
Key points The COVID-19 pandemic had an immediate effect on how educators at museums and science centers interacted with their…
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Megan Ennes receives Early Career Research Award
The National Association for Research in Science and Technology (NARST) has selected Megan Ennes as this year’s recipient of its…
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Museum staff overwhelmingly in favor of behind-the-scenes tours
If natural history museums can be said to have a problem, it’s that they have too many specimens for any…
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New study examines informal educators’ self-efficacy in facilitating youth civic engagement for the environment
A new article investigating the self-efficacy of informal educators in leading youth civic engagement projects has been published in the…
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National Academy of Sciences names Megan Ennes early career fellow in education research
Megan Ennes, curator of museum education at the Florida Museum of Natural History, has been named a 2024-2026 research fellow…
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Interactive museum exhibit shows how paleontologists study the past
A recent paleontology exhibit at the Florida Museum of Natural History put fossils and scientists on full display. The exhibit…
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Funding awarded for research on bagworms, bubonic plague, ancient mammals and a repository of changing seasons
Researchers at the Florida Museum of Natural History and collaborating institutions have been collectively awarded $2,837,441 in funding from the…
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Supercharged professional development helps educators talk climate change
In one of the first studies of its kind, researchers evaluated how a type of professional development, called train-the-trainer, could…
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When scientists and K-12 teachers team up, the results can be spectacular or lackluster
The results of an in-depth review of published research on scientists conducting K-12 science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) outreach…
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It takes a village: Study shows community is key to a sustained passion for science among adolescents
The results of a yearlong science program show that one of the best ways to instill a lasting interest in…
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