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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Playful Invention and Exploration. Final Evaluation Report: Executive Summary
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St. John; Mark; Carroll, Becky; Helms, Jen; Smith, Anita – Inverness Research, 2008
PIE (Playful Invention and Exploration) is a unique approach to learning that centers on the use of technology and design challenges to create powerful learning experiences in informal education settings. The Playful Invention and Exploration (PIE) Institute project was funded in 2005 by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Overall, 150…
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Intellectual Property, Evaluation, Science Education
The PIE Institute Project: Final Evaluation Report
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St. John, Mark; Carroll, Becky; Helms, Jen; Smith, Anita – Inverness Research, 2008
The Playful Invention and Exploration (PIE) Institute project was funded in 2005 by the National Science Foundation (NSF). For the past three years, Inverness Research has served as the external evaluator for the PIE project. The authors' evaluation efforts have included extensive observation and documentation of PIE project activities; ongoing…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Science Education, Teaching Methods, Informal Education
Lessons Learned From the Long-Term Investment in the Teams Collaborative
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St. John, Mark; Carroll, Becky; Helms, Jen; Robles, Dawn; Stelmah, Lynn – Inverness Research, 2008
Over the course of three rounds of consecutive funding, the National Science Foundation (NSF) invested in the Traveling Exhibits at Museums of Science (TEAMS) collaborative. Since 1996, the TEAMS collaborative museums have developed traveling exhibitions and related education materials to circulate through each other's museums, and then more…
Descriptors: Museums, Exhibits, Science Education, Instructional Materials
TEAMS III: Summative Evaluation Report
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St. John, Mark; Carroll, Becky; Helms, Jen; Robles, Dawn; Stelmah, Lynn – Inverness Research, 2008
Over the course of three rounds of consecutive funding, the National Science Foundation (NSF) invested in the Traveling Exhibits at Museums of Science (TEAMS) collaborative. Since 1996, the TEAMS collaborative museums have developed traveling exhibitions and related education materials to circulate through each other's museums, and then more…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Summative Evaluation, Research Projects, Museums