Association of Science and Technologies Centers

Discussion Series: Rebuilding and Engaging Your Team in a COVID-19 World

June 12, 2020 / Resources & Learning / By

With many science center and museum staff working in new ways, redeployed, and furloughed, how are you supporting their needs? How are they learning and coping with new roles? How will these extraordinary times shape your future workforce? Please join Dennis Schatz (Institute for Learning Innovation), Andy Aichele (COSI), Lesley Markham (ASTC) for a series …

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The Place of Soft Skills in Informal Science Learning

May 11, 2020 / Dimensions, Impact & Initiatives / By

By Lesley Markham From Dimensions November/December 2018 Why is it important for science center and museum professionals to cultivate soft skills? What is their relevance to our work and to the wider informal science learning field? For more than a century, researchers have recognized that soft skills—critical thinking, communication, and creativity—are as valuable as technical …

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Announcing a Collaborative Project Management Opportunity

April 27, 2020 / ASTC News & Announcements, Resources & Learning / By

Applications closed Monday, December 10, 2018, at 11:45 p.m. ET   Leading complex, diverse, multi-organizational teams working to broaden participation in STEM is a challenging mission with potentially life-changing outcomes. Having a plan doesn’t mean a project will be successful. Individuals and organizations are diverse in their experience, cultural perspectives, personal motivations, and priorities. Properly …

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