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Professional Development

Staff teams from 13 ASTC-member museums graph flower attributes at a March 2003 Mathematics Momentum in Science Centers institute.

Staff teams from 13 ASTC-member museums graph flower attributes at a March 2003 Mathematics Momentum in Science Centers institute. Photo by Hilary Troester More

ASTC provides professional development opportunities for people who work in science centers and other institutions of informal learning.

Network with colleagues, expand your knowledge base, and identify resources you can use in your work through meetings and workshops:

ASTC RAPs - short intensive workshops hosted by science centers and museums

Learn without leaving home and get in-depth experience through Web-based workshops and tutorials, plus ASTC's online discussion list:

ASTC Connect - online workshops and self-paced tutorials for science center professionals

ISEN-ASTC-L - a discussion list with 1,200 subscribers worldwide


Explore additional opportunities and plan your career with these professional development tools:

ASTC Job Bank - classified job ads for the science center field

Youth Program Networks - links to regional networks providing professional development for youth program staff

Science Center Networks - links to associations and networks of science centers worldwide

Related Organizations - other nonprofit educational organizations that offer professional development opportunities

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