Overview
As a Science Education Partner at the Harvard Museum of Natural History, science graduate students and postdoctoral researchers will participate in a multi-day, in-person training in informal science communication for public audiences, with a focus this year on reaching K–12 students and their teachers. With an emphasis on their own research, participants will build compelling narratives to share science topics with a diverse audience through webinar presentations and question and answer sessions. Our goal is to connect the professional experience of our museum education staff with the science expertise of graduate students and postdoctoral researchers. Together, we can build the effectiveness of public science communication here at Harvard and engage the public in scientific thinking at the edge of new discoveries.