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About the 2016 I-WISE Workshop\u00a0in Washington, D.C.<\/h2>\n

The workshop\u00a0is funded by the Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) Division of the National Science Foundation and is co-sponsored by the Indigenous Education Institute and the University of Hawai\u2018i at Hilo.<\/p>\n

Dates of Workshop:\u00a0May 31 – June 1, 2016<\/b><\/p>\n

Location:\u00a0Washington D.C.
\n<\/b>\u2022 May 31<\/b>st<\/b>: Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
\n<\/b>\u2022 June 1<\/b>st<\/b>: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History<\/b><\/p>\n

The two-day event will convene principal investigators, educators, scientists, policymakers, learning researchers, and youth to advance research aimed at the convergent margin of Native and Western\u00a0science in the field of informal STEM learning. The goals of the workshop\u00a0are to:<\/p>\n

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• Report on the results of the I-WISE Conference held in New Mexico in 2015, where participants worked together to iIntegrate and synthesize approaches, methods, and findings to date;<\/span><\/li>\n
• Formulate a research agenda in this area;<\/li>\n
• Inform program officers of federal agencies and private foundations about efforts that bridge Indigenous Knowledge and STEM.<\/span><\/li>\n
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  Discussions will focus on the importance of taking into account Indigenous world- views to enhance public science literacy and improve STEM education, career opportunities, and lifelong learning for Native youth. The results of IWISE\u00a0and following discussions will be\u00a0synthesized and are expected to contribute towards advancing the informal science education field.<\/p>\n

  Please join us for this exciting opportunity!
  \nKa\u2019iu Kimura, Executive Director, \u2018Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawai\u2019i\u00a0<\/i>
  \nNancy C. Maryboy, PhD. President, Indigenous Education Institute<\/i><\/p>\n

  For more information please contact Mino`<\/span>aka Macanas: Email:\u00a0iwise@imiloahawaii.org<\/a>\u00a0Phone: +1-808-969-9708<\/a><\/p>\n

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