STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math)
Libraries and museums are improving learning in science, technology, engineering and math, a national priority for US competitiveness.
Partnership: Noyce Foundation Leadership Institute
Since 2007, IMLS has partnered with the Noyce Foundation and the Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC) to plan and implement the Noyce Leadership Institute.
Search the Awarded Grants database for grants to programs that strengthen STEM (issue areas have only been assigned to grants awarded since FY 2009)
STEM content on the IMLS Web site:
August 10, 2012 02:20 PM
Receiving a Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Grant from IMLS opened the eyes of the Santa Ana Public Library to other federal funding options, which led to the creation of the Seeds to Trees Digital Media Technology Academy.
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April 10, 2012 03:21 PM
Susan Hildreth recounts her day at the Easter Egg Roll and announces a new tool for Let’s Move! Museums & Gardens.
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Libraries, archives and museums across the country have special audio collections contained on antique grooved media that are broken, too fragile or too degraded to play back on traditional systems. The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory IRENE/3D project uses digital imaging technology to preserve these sound recordings.
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The Event-Based Teachers Collaborative at Yale University’s Peabody Museum of Natural History supports K-12 school teachers and their students by facilitating the development of new and exciting curriculum that integrates museum objects while aligning with national and state standards for learning.
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With funding from an IMLS National Leadership Grant, the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, along with its partners, the San Angelo Independent School District and the Upper Colorado River Authority, brings together community resources to create an interdisciplinary program of art and science education that engages students in real-life projects focusing on water conservation and environmental science.
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Quick summary of makerspaces -- hands-on, mentor-led learning environments to make and
remake the physical and digital worlds -- in museums and libraries.
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