Joanna SnyderJoanna Snyder
Curriculum Specialist
Lawrence Hall of Science
Tonya RoseTonya Rose
Graduate Student
Southern University
Eric D GyllenhaalEric D Gyllenhaal
Developer, Writer, Evaluator, Consultant
Salt The Sandbox
Melissa BallardMelissa Ballard
Lead Educator
Impression 5 Science Center
Veronica PadovaniVeronica Padovani
PhD student
Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra - Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia
William QuinnWilliam Quinn
Education Coordinator
The Cradle of Aviation Museum
Derek CasariDerek Casari
Development Director
Federation of Galaxy Explorers
Jennifer  BaxmeyerJennifer Baxmeyer
Director of Education
Cradle of Aviation Museum

  • Summative :: Sanford, C. (2009). How People Make Things Summative Evaluation. [UPCLOSE] Children's Museum of Pittsburgh.
  • Formative :: Giusti, E. (2009). Research and Rolling Exhibits (RARE). NY Hall of Science.
  • Summative :: Giusti, E. (2009). Early Childhood Science Learning . NY Hall of Science.
  • Summative :: Giusti, E. (2009). Teacher Training and Impact Utilizing Health Science Portable Laboratories . Ny Hall of Science.
  • Summative :: Serrell, B. (2009). Beautiful Science Summative Evaluation. [Serrell & Associates] The Huntington Library, Art Collections, & Botanical Gardens.
  • Summative :: Serrell, B. (2009). Yuungnaqpiallerput (The Way We Genuinely Live): Masterworks of Yup'ik Science and Survival. [Serrell & Associates] Anchorage Museum.
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    Assessing Impacts for Online Professional Communities in Informal Science Education

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    Interviews from the Field | Spring 2009
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    This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. ESI-0610348. Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.