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In this section you will find useful documents and information on science engagement in general, and Ecsite activities in particular. Browse through articles, toolkits, reports, websites...

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Science centre network representatives at the signature of the Tokyo Protocol in June 2017 (in Porto, Portugal)
Spokes resource
Tokyo Protocol
June 2017 - On the Role of Science Centres and Science Museums Worldwide In Support of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Signed in June 2017 by representatives of science centre networks from around the world.
Category:
EU and governance
Keywords:
Tokyo Protocol, scws2017, SDGs
Book or article
In “Wonderlab: the Statoil gallery”, captions systematically make a link between exhibits and people’s everyday lives, with carefully picked examples. Science Museum, London, United Kingdom.
Science capital in practice
June 2017 - Interviews published in Spokes #31, June 2017
Hear from four teams and organisations bridging theory and practice | Estimated reading time: 14 minutes (2-5 min per interview)
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
science capital, Spokes
Book or article
Spokes resource
Social justice and out-of-school science learning
June 2017 - 2017 article by Emily Dawson exploring equity in science television, science clubs and maker spaces
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
social justice, equity, out-of-school learning, science television, maker spaces, science clubs
Book or article
ESA - SocialSpace events
Take off with space
June 2017 - Interviews published in Spokes #31, June 2017
Invite your audiences on a space journey - why & how | Estimated reading time: 30 minutes (5-10 min per interview)
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
Space, space communication, space science, space group, Spokes
Ecsite 2017 Annual Conference logo
Spokes resource
2017 Ecsite Annual Conference - Storify summaries
June 2017 - A summary of each conference day's social media highlights - kept as a pdf for posterity.
Keywords:
#Ecsite2017, annual conference
Book or article
Paper_Emily_Dawson
Spokes resource
Social justice and out-of-school science learning
June 2017 - In her paper, Emily Dawson looks closely at the relation between equity and out-of-school science learning.
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
out-of-school learning, science, equity, education
Report
Cover of Mapping the creative value chains - 2017 report
Spokes resource
Mapping the creative value chains
June 2017 - Tagline: A study on the economy of culture in the digital age : final report - Study. A 2017 report from the European Commission.
Category:
EU and governance
Keywords:
culture, creative sector, CSS, digital age, report, european commission
Practical guide or toolkit
© 2017 Engage audiences
Spokes resource
EU-commissioned study on audience development
May 2017 - A 2017 comprehensive practice-based study on audience development. Developed by Fondazione Fitzcarraldo together with Culture Action Europe, ECCOM and Intercult, and promoted through an open call for tender by the European Commission
Category:
Topics in science
Keywords:
European Comission, EU, audiences, audience development
Book or article
The lobby of Dialogue in the Dark at Design Museum Seoul, Korea
Access: beyond ramps and large print
May 2017 - Feature article by Julie Becker published in Spokes #30, May 2017
Case studies from science centres and museums that (re)frame what accessibility means | Estimated reading time: 38 minutes
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
accessibility, access, inclusion, disability, universal design, Spokes
Book or article
facebook conversation
In total disagreement
May 2017 - Interviews published in Spokes #30, May 2017
How to respond to audiences who disagree with our offer? | Estimated reading time: 26 minutes (7-10 min per interview)
Keywords:
controversy, debate, values, sexuality, nanotechnology, religion, Islam, Spokes
Report
Cover of the 2016 Ecsite Annual Report
Spokes resource
2016 Ecsite Annual Report
May 2017 - Called "Common Ground", the report offers readers a glimpse of Ecsite activities: our Annual Conference and Directors Forum, the activities of our Thematic Groups, the collaborative projects we take part in, our international actions and governance, etc.
Category:
Ecsite corporate documents
Keywords:
annual report, 2016
Material for workshops and exhibitions
Hypatia Toolkit
Spokes resource
Hypatia Toolkit
May 2017 - The Hypatia toolkit is a ready-to-use digital collection of activities (modules) aimed at teenagers to be used by teachers, informal learning organisations, researchers and industry. The aim is to engage young people and especially girls in STEM and in the discovery of the variety of STEM related careers in a gender inclusive way.
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
#gender, #Toolkit, #Activities, #School, #Museum, #Industry

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