I got a new iThing so I decided to try out the timelapse video function on one of the simplest, and yet most attractive bit of technology we have at the California Academy of Sciences : Foucault's Pendulum. Foucault's Pendulum is found at science centers and museums around the world, since was first exhibited in …
My youth programs team at California Academy of Sciences is hiring a specialist for our Science Action Club. It's a great program and my team is the best. From the job description: The Science Action Club (SAC) program engages middle school youth in hands-on science exploration through partnerships with local afterschool providers. Youth in SAC conduct outdoor …
My educator colleagues at the Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburg are in the midst of a minor internet brouhaha (see wonkette and jezebel) over some apparent disparities in their workshop offerings for Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts, as exemplified by this image that has been making the rounds. Infuriating, right? Sexist, right? Well the story is a bit …
In case you didn't know the mermaid lifecycle, our Cal Academy TechTeens have made a handy infographic that explains it. Seems about right to me. #science
I'm proud to share this video produced by our viz studio intern Sophia Li on volunteering at the California Academy of Sciences. This was the final product Sophia created for the Academy during her nearly year-long internship with us. Such a great picture of volunteering opportunities at the Academy. And that is was created by …
Check out this beautiful tape art that has been cropping up around the staff-side of my museum, the California Academy of Sciences. We are beginning a staff-wide, month-long solicitation for "Big Ideas" for the future direction of the Academy. This is by far the most creative response to the call for inspiring ideas. But …
Sheryl Grant, a veteran in the Digital Media and Learning community, has written a concise and very helpful report on open digital badges called "What Counts as Learning." I am personally really interested in digital badges and view them as having a lot of potential for opening up learning pathways for young people, allowing them …
Check out the three awesome science videos created by our teen filmmakers this summer at the California Academy of Sciences. They each reflect the hard work of three teams of 3-4 teens working for under two-weeks on a science topic that they selected. Each video was inspired by our latest exhibit at the Academy, "Skulls." …
Here's a fun pic of our core team in Youth Programs at the California Academy of Sciences. We've had some big transitions and changes in the past months, but through it all, we've supported each other, created awesome experiences for our young people, and developed some amazing programs. I couldn't ask for a better group …
I'm happy to announce that the Cal Academy will be participating in an exciting session at the 2014 Association of Science and Technology Centers annual conference in Raleigh, North Carolina this October. We are calling it, "Youth-proof Your Program!" How good do you think your digital youth program at your museum or science center is? …