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The National Center for Science and Civic Engagement is committed to the idea that STEM education is civic education.  It aims to empower responsible, lifelong learners who can apply the knowledge, values, and methods of science to the civic challenges facing our local and global communities.

NCSCE is a national organization that supports a community of educators throughout the STEM learning ecosystem, from K-12 and undergraduate education, to "free-choice" and informal education. Over 7000 educators have taken part in NCSCE activities. Through professional development programs we support cross-sector collaboration, curriculum and course design, assessment, research, and mentoring.  We help educators in and outside the classroom make connections between the content they teach and real world issues of civic importance. Our goal is to  empower learners by showing them that STEM education is civic education, and what they learn today can help solve some of the biggest problems of tomorrow.  For a full picture of NCSCE projects, people, resources, and past activity, go to NCSCE.net


SENCER is NCSCE's signature program. SENCER courses and programs strengthen student learning and interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) by connecting course topics to issues of critical local, national, and global importance.

Students and faculty report that the SENCER approach makes science more real, accessible, “useful,” and civically important.  For history, resources, the SENCER Course Model Series, and lots more go to SENCER.net

WANT TO GET MORE INVOLVED?  Fill out the SENCER CENSUS! 



REGIONAL CENTERS

The SENCER "community of transformation" includes 9 regional Centers of Innovation. For the one nearest you go to:  http://sencer.net/community/

THE LIBERAL ART OF SCIENCE:

AN AGENDA FOR ACTION

The essays presented here are from new project funded by NSF and lead by Gordon Uno (U. of Oklahoma) and James Collins (Arizona State U.) that revisits and renew the 1990 AAAS project on Liberal Education and the Sciences.  The Liberal Art of Science: Agenda for Action


NCSCE's Peer-Reviewed Journal invites research, project reports, reviews 

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Upcoming events

RECENT Meetings and Webinars:

The 23rd SENCER Summer Institute was held on-line August 3-6, 2023

Over 25 presentations, 3 keynotes, a workshop on organizing for change, and much more:  An overview of the program is 

HERE

Broadening Participation in Undergraduate Climate Education, Harvey Mudd College, September 14-15:

This one-day conference convened climate experts, teacher-scholars from other disciplines, and community partners to discuss the future of climate education for undergraduates.  The goal of the conference was to expand the number of faculty involved in climate education and for those already involved to deepen their understanding of and appreciation for the strengths that multiple perspectives bring to addressing the challenges of climate.  

SCIENCE EDUCATION, DEMOCRACY, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT: BUILDING THE COMMUNITY OF PRA

October 2022

Workshop: Developing Your Teaching Portfolio

This two-day workshop was facilitated by Monica Devanas and Chris Drue of Office of Teaching Evaluation and Assessment Research (OTEAR) at Rutgers University

April 2023

Connecting With Your Community Through the Classroom: A SENCER Workshop. This workshop was facilitated by Mid-West SENCER Ambassadors, Heather Pelzel (UWisc.-Whitewater), Robert Seiser, (Roosevelt U.), Rachel Bergstrom (Beloit College), Drew Sieg (Truman State U.), Virginia McHugh Kurtz (Harper College)


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NCSCE is recording content from our recent meetings and uploading videos to our NCSCE Youtube Channel.  Check out these presentations:

2023 SENCER Summer Institute

Water Fellows Presentation: Water: The Wickedest Problem

 Opening Keynote by John Rudolph, University of Wisconsin: Rethinking Science Education for the Future

2022 SENCER Summer Institute Panel: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion-What the Research Shows.

Matt Fisher's SENCER, COVID-19, and the Next Decade of Undergraduate STEM Education.

Katayoun Chamany's Hela Cells and Black Lives Matter--An Intersectional Analysis of Race, Gender, Class and Biology


Of Interest: 

NCSCE Scholar Bhawani Venkataraman has a new book from the U. of California Press-- The Paradox of Water: The Science and Policy of Safe Drinking Water. Congratulations Bhawani!

Learn More


 E-NEWS

January 2024

CLICK HERE for the full e-news, including:

Update on NCSCE International Water Fellows Research on Wastewater Epidemiology

NCSCE PROGRAM FOCUS ON WATER!

ACTIVITIES OF THE SENCER AMBASSADORS

AND LOTS OF LINKS!



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NEW Membership PROGRAM (JOIN TODAY!)

As of 2021, the National Center for Science and Civic Engagement is an independent 501c3 organization, eligible to accept tax deductible donations and gifts. All NCSCE and SENCER programs will continue to be available to everyone, not just members. However, as part of our new independent organizational structure, we are launching a member-donor program in order to identify our most active participants, provide more responsive networking, program, and leaderships development, and better serve the specific professional development needs of SENCER practitioners.  Basic membership is only 50.00 a year, and members receive reduced rates for meetings and workshops with fees, access to member-only networking sites (which will appear on the site menu after you join), and are eligible for leadership roles within the organization. Your donor memberships will support our ongoing Institutes and symposia, topical webinars, and the peer-reviewed journal Science Education and Civic Engagement (SECEIJ), as well as more individualized academic mentoring, networking, and project development.

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