Dr. Heather Zimmerman has been invited as a guest editor for Science Education for articles on "The Intersection of the Learning Sciences" and "Science Learning in Everyday Life."

In 2012 and 2013, Science Education will publish a special collection of articles that focus on themes relevant to the intersection of learning sciences research and science learning in everyday life approaches and contexts.

The collection will examine the opportunities, challenges, and barriers that exist at the intersection of theories and research paradigms from the learning sciences and everyday science learning. The goal is to build bridges across researchers in order to foster dialogue and synergies to advance learning research.

Editors for this paper set are John H. Falk, Oregon State University; Lynn D. Dierking, Oregon State University; Leslie R. Herrenkohl, University of Washington; Sandra Toro, University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee; and Heather Toomey Zimmerman, Pennsylvania State University.

This collection in Science Education is part of a U.S. National Science Foundation-funded initiative, building capacity and collaboration at the intersection of the Learning Sciences and Informal Science Education, led by Drs. Zimmerman, Herrenkohl, and Martell.