October 12, 2018
Dr. Carol O'Donnell, Director of the Smithsonian Science Education Center (SSEC), was invited to give a talk at Aarhus University in Aarhus, Denmark to discuss SSEC's "Smithsonian Science for Global Goals" project, which incorporates the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals into an educational and citizen science setting. Carol discussed how SSEC is translating a seemingly huge goal—the SDG's—into actionable pieces of knowledge to which youth ages 8-17 can contribute. According to O'Donnell, "Creating a global learning experience that is locally relevant by combining STEM activities with civic responsibility is essential to make the world a better place." Aarhus University is home to "ScienceAtHome" directed by Professor Jacob Sherson, whose latest project, called "ReGAME," incorporates Citizen Science games with learning tracks to support core curriculum studies within schools. Aarhus University hopes to collaborate with the Smithsonian Science Education Center in the future by incorporating its Citizen Science games into the Smithsonian Science for Global Goals Community Research Guides.
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