Get Involved

There are plenty of ways to get involved in our community. You can attend one of our national or regional events, get a campus consultation, sign up for our newsletter, publish in our journal, volunteer your time, or make a financial donation. Expand the options below and get involved today!

Volunteer

NCSCE initiatives have benefitted greatly from the generosity of educators, administrators, students, and others who have contributed their time and expertise to help advance projects, develop materials, write grants, and plan symposia. Many members of our senior leadership teams are volunteers, as are the majority of people who work on regional and local initiatives. If you would like to contribute to NCSCE, SENCER, SENCER-ISE, Engaging Mathematics, SCEWestNet, or GLISTEN as a volunteer, please contact our Washington office to discuss your ideas.

Make a Donation

We rely on grants to fund the majority of our activities, but often find that it is not possible to extend support to students and international colleagues to participate in our events. These individuals, who provide invaluable contributions to our activities and enrich the content of both the Center’s work and on-campus projects, have expressed increased interest in participating in our events and connecting with peers. However, they are often in the most need of financial support to attend these symposia.

We welcome donations made by individuals or institutions. Your contribution will be used to support not only student and international participation in Center events, but also innovative projects in the early stages of development.

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Attend Our Events

We host regional and national meetings and webinars throughout the year that focus on current themes in advancing teaching and learning, and offer valuable faculty development opportunities.

Attend a Meeting!

Campus Consultations

NCSCE welcomes requests for consultations tailored to specific campus needs and challenges. Let NCSCE staff or leaders in our community help you with course design, implementation, assessment, and expansion. Generally, visits are made free of charge, although the requesting institution is expected to host the visitor and reimburse travel expenses.

Request a Campus Consultation!

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Stay up-to-date on how our community advances education and increases civic engagement by signing up for our biweekly newsletter of over 4,200 subscribers.

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Publish in Our Journal

Contributions to Science Education and Civic Engagement: An International Journal focus on using unsolved, complex civic issues as a framework to develop students' understanding of the role of scientific knowledge in personal and public decision making, along with examining how such knowledge is embedded in a broader social and political context. Since many pressing issues are not constrained by national borders, we encourage perspectives that are international or global in scope. In addition to examining what students learn, we also explore how this learning takes place and how it can be evaluated, documented, and strengthened. By exploring civic questions as unsolved challenges, we seek to empower students as engaged participants in their learning on campus and as citizens in their communities.

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