Preparing Informal Science Educators

Table of Contents

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   Book Overview
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   Chapter 1 Introduction
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   Chapter 2 Formerly ISE: Preparation for Continual Science Learning
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   Chapter 3 Informal Science Educators and the Nine Dimensions of Reflective Practice
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   Chapter 4 Facilitating Deep Conceptual Learning: The Role of Reflection and Learning Communities
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   Chapter 5 From Acquisition to Inquiry: Supporting Informal Educators Through Iterative Implementation of Practice
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   Chapter 6 Museum Science Teaching: Museum Educators’ Personal Epistemologies and Created Learning Experiences
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   Chapter 7 Informal Science Educator Identity Construction
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   Chapter 8 There Is no “Off Button” to Explaining: Theorizing Identity Development in Youth Who Work as Floor Facilitators
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    Chapter 9 Integrating Mobile Computers into Informal Science Education
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    Chapter 10 Designing Informal Astronomy Education Toward Participatory Learning Environments
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    Chapter 11 Developing Effective Pedagogical Approaches in Science Outreach Programs for Young Children
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    Chapter 12 Gender Differences Reflected in Conversations at Exhibits
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    Chapter 13 The Challenges of ‘Measuring Long-Term Impacts of a Science Center on Its Community’: A Methodological Review
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    Chapter 14 Utilizing Indicator-Based Methods: ‘Measuring the Impact of a Science Center on Its Community’
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    Chapter 15 Visualising Social Network Structures in the Training of Professional Learning Communities of Educators in Informal and Formal Settings
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    Chapter 16 Professional Development: Targeted On-the-Job Trainings
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    Chapter 17 Multiple Approaches to Using Informal Science Education Contexts to Prepare Informal and Formal Science Educators
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    Chapter 18 Extending Classrooms into Parks Through Informal Science Learning and Place-Based Education
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    Chapter 19 Preparing Informal Science Educators in a Formal Science Teacher Education Program: An Oxymoron?
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    Chapter 20 A Comparative Look at Informal Science Education and Environmental Education in Bengkulu Province, Indonesia and North Carolina, USA
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    Chapter 21 Explorers of Nature in Natural History Museums—An Approach to Integrating Children with Refugee or Migration Status
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    Chapter 22 Preparing Scientists to Be Science Communicators
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    Chapter 23 ‘User-Generated’ Educators: The New Frontier or a Far-Fetched Dream?
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    Chapter 24 Teaching the Theory of Evolution in Informal Settings to Those Who Are Uncomfortable with It
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    Chapter 25 Addressing Nature of Scientific Knowledge in the Preparation of Informal Educators
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    Chapter 26 The Attributes of Informal Science Education: A Science Communication Perspective
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    Chapter 27 Sense of Conservation: When Is a Black Rat Snake (Elaphe obsolete) Really Just a Snake?
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    Chapter 28 Opening up the Dialogic Space. Using Questions to Facilitate Deeper Informal Learning
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    Chapter 29 The Need and Timeliness of Preparing Informal Science Educators