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News 4 April 2011
Reserve your spot for this new edition of the “Pilots Training Course for Museum Explainers, Educators and Young Scientists involved in outreach programmes” registration closes at the end of June 2011!
News 10 November 2010
The Pilots project has now published its Resource Pack, complete with the best of the explainer training activities developed for the Pilots project, all described in detail step-by-step, with a strong focus on the theoretical background, and complete with a set of handouts and presentations.
Pilots is a 2-year project, coordinated by Ecsite, which aims to update the status of the explainer in science centres and museums.
News 21 May 2009
50 explainers took part in the second Pilots Training Workshop, June 2nd-3rd before the Ecsite Annual Conference, hosted by the Museo della Scienza e della Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci in Milan.
News 29 October 2008
Ecsite is currently working on a number of EU projects in a coordinating role. We are pleased to announce the kickoff of a new project, Pilots, which focuses on the role of the explainer in science centres and museums.
Digital Spokes magazine
Spokes is the monthly magazine of Ecsite, the European network of science centres and museums. Hear the latest news from European science engagement, go further with in-depth features and make the most of the good reads, events and opportunities shared by Ecsite members.
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LOOKOUT: Tinkering for learning, equity, and social inclusion
COLUMN: Time to pause and reflect on Spokes by C. Franche & M. Xanthoudaki
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