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The problem... You're invisible. People don't even know they should look for you. Have you ever felt this way? If so, I hear you and know the feeling. It doesn't feel positive or productive. How might you move past this? I fall back on
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"A higher individual at my institution said being an informal educator is 'a calling' and as such those called to do it should expect not to be paid very much." – Respondent in a survey administered by Rende et al. (2021) Kathryn Rende and her colleagues shared
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Why messaging needs to change
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Train nontraditional informal science educators
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Addressing unanswered questions
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Reaching for more can feel like progress, but it comes with a cost.
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Climate solutions across sectors
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Everyone likes a good story. Stories can be used to teach concepts in understandable and engaging ways. In spite of this, the use of narrative formats in the sciences can encounter resistance (Katz, 2013). How, then, can narratives be used when communicating science topics? An answer to this question is
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Environmental professionals who work independently move through their communities and lead programs at locations that extend far beyond the footprints of zoos, nature centers, gardens, and other informal science learning organizations. Even so, they do not engage with the public in every place or in every way possible. Today'