Science Museums Evolve: Are We Preparing?
Position descriptions posted on ASTC’s job bank offer glimpses into the most valued qualifications for professionals in our science center and museum community. The needs of our member institutions are...
View ArticleSTEPS: Where the Drama of Science Meets the Science of Drama
By Brad McLain From Dimensions July/August 2014 “Once language was available to describe social scenarios from memory and anticipations, we became Homo narratus. We have become psychological beings who...
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Telling Science Stories
IN THIS ISSUE July/August 2014 Storytelling may seem like less of a natural fit for science centers than for history or even art museums, but people have been using stories to make sense of the natural...
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Q&A with Molly Paul: Turtle Power
Interviewed by Joelle Seligson This interview appeared in the September/October 2014 issue of Dimensions magazine. A decade ago, five-year-old Molly Paul declared that she wanted to be a leader in the...
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If you could change one thing about the science center and museum field, what...
This is an extended discussion of the question that appeared in the Viewpoints department of the September/October 2014 issue of Dimensions magazine. I worry that we are not confident enough about our...
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Science Festivals: Celebrations of Science Around the World
This is an extended version of an article that appeared in the September/October 2014 issue of Dimensions magazine. A growing number of science festivals are now taking place across the world every...
View ArticleThe Communities (in which) We Serve
Delving into the subject of community engagement, I stumbled upon an instructive approach proposed in 2011 by the (U.S.) National Institutes of Health (NIH). In the context of community-based health...
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Into the Light: Bringing Science Education to the Incarcerated
By Nalini Nadkarni From Dimensions September/October 2014 Science belongs everywhere. Although informal science learning typically takes place in the bright spots of society—our museums, botanical...
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Celebrating Community Engagement
IN THIS ISSUE September/October 2014 Science centers and museums are community-focused institutions. In this issue, we explore many ways science centers are engaging and empowering people in all parts...
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Q&A with Rabiah Mayas: Taking Science Beyond Lab Coats
Interviewed by Joelle Seligson This interview appeared in the November/December 2014 issue of Dimensions magazine. “An old person in a lab coat”: This is the stereotypical image of a scientist that...
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