M. Bardeen, Homestake Feb. 2006
Lessons We Have Learned.
Marge BardeenFermilab Education Office
Homestake DUSEL Workshop, Feb. 2006Lead, SD
(www-ed.fnal.gov/talks/dusel.ppt)
M. Bardeen, Homestake Feb. 2006
Lessons We Have Learned.
Intro
Lab-based Education Programs
Teacher Programs
Student Programs
Learning Communities
Education Office
M. Bardeen, Homestake Feb. 2006
Where We Work
Single mission lab
38 years old
6,800-acre site
30 miles west of the Loop
2,000 employees
2,500 scientific users
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Everything Else
Education & Outreach
Research
Formal Education Context Public Relations, Marketing
Everything ElseTours, Etc.
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A Sense of Scale
FY04 college students:
Undergraduate Research - 40
COOP - 22
GEM - 5
Graduate Research - 10
Particle Accelerator School - 218
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A Typical Year at Fermilab
In FY05 25,000 K-12 students and over 2,400 teachers participated in 32 programs. The education server received 17,270,480 hits.
The staff was 15.1 FTEs including 4 FTEs for QuarkNet,and 21 docents (~3 FTE equivalent).
~50 educators taught in the programs and 247 scientists, engineers and technicians volunteered.
M. Bardeen, Homestake Feb. 2006
Lessons We Have Learned.
Intro
Lab-based Education Programs
Teacher Programs
Student Programs
Learning Communities
Education Office
M. Bardeen, Homestake Feb. 2006
DUSEL — a Research Lab
Local: Lab-based Programs
National: Experiment-based & Web-based Programs
Mission-based research implies
mission-based education.
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Build on lab’s strengths.
“Doing Science”
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Local & National Communities
Local: Lab-based Programs
National: Experiment-based & Web-based Programs
The key is interesting people in the science.
What are the big questions? How do you state them for me?
How can you help people understand how you work?
How can you involve students and teachers in your work?
Reaching Out • Partnering
M. Bardeen, Homestake Feb. 2006
Lessons We Have Learned.
Intro
Lab-based Education Programs
Teacher Programs
Student Programs
Learning Communities
Education Office
M. Bardeen, Homestake Feb. 2006
The K-12 World Becomes Your World.
No Child Left Behind
• High-stakes testing
• Scientifically based instruction
• Highly qualified teachers
State & district requirements
Third International Mathematics & Science Study
National & state standards
• Content
• Science as inquiry
• Professional development
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Partnerships are Critical.
You need scientists who are busy but good at:• Providing content.
• Doing science.
And you need teachers who are busy but good at:• Understanding students.
• Knowing schools.
• Using current curriculum and materials.
• Writing new materials?
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You Are a Catalyst for Change.
Meeting needs.
Making resources available.
Making unique contributions.
Learning science through investigations.
Modeling inquiry-based teaching &learning in professional development.
Research • Institutes/Workshops • Study Units/Field Trips • Symposia
Districts, Schools, Classes Change
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Empower K-12 Teachers.
Assessing needs.
Developing programs.
Offering programs.
Teachers & Scientists Working Together
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Use the Internet.
Instructional Materials Beyond lesson plans
IT - integrated with curriculum
Data-based investigations
e-Labs (Grid infrastructure)
Webcasts
Streaming video
Blogs & podcasts
Program Information • Reference Materials • Instructional Materials
www-ed.fnal.gov
M. Bardeen, Homestake Feb. 2006
Lessons We Have Learned
Intro
Lab-based Education Programs
Teacher Programs
Student Programs
Learning Communities
Education Office
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Establish Research Pipelines.
High School Students Research experiences Internships coupled with education
Undergraduates REU - important for minority students (Community college faculty/student team) Science majors COOP
Graduate Students GEM Graduate Research
Hiring
Strategy for Workforce Development & Diversity
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Formal Higher Ed Programs
Community/Tribal College - Graduate Studies
Non-traditional Students
Research • Workshops • Courses • Reference Materials
Program support
Mentors/Instructors/Advisors
Support staff for:
Applications
Activities
Logistics . . .
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Informal K-12 Programs
Lederman Science CenterExhibits — safe area for students
Programs developed by:
Educators & scientists
Programs led by:
Docents & informal educators
Support for scientists
Saturday Morning Physics • Classes for Kids & Scouts Special Events • Classroom Visits • Community Festivals
M. Bardeen, Homestake Feb. 2006
Lessons We Have Learned.
Intro
Lab-based Education Programs
Teacher Programs
Student Programs
Learning Communities
Education Office
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Experiment-based Programs
QuarkNet, an education program for the ATLAS & CMS experiments . . . and more
A research community of physicists, teachers & their students
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Experiment-based Programs
e-Labs, Online Scientific Investigations,Bringing data to students with the Grid
quarknet.fnal.gov/grid
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With the Web, Students Can:
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Fermilab Prairie Restoration Project
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Lessons We Have Learned
Intro
Lab-based Education Programs
Teacher Programs
Student Programs
Learning Communities
Education Office
M. Bardeen, Homestake Feb. 2006
FNAL K-12 Infrastructure
1 Manager 5.8 Education staff 2.5 Computer specialists 3.8 Support staff
People Whose Job is Education
24 Docents
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FNAL K-12 Infrastructure
OfficesWet LabComputer LabClass/Meeting Rooms
Space and M&S
Lederman Science Center
LibraryWorkroomStorageExhibits
ComputersTravelSuppliesEtc.
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Support from “Friends’
Supports innovative FNAL
science education programs
• Provides program development support.
• Helps provide the “extras.”
• Sells Fermilab Logo items online.
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FNAL K-12 Funding
FY05 Infrastructure Budget (Lab G&A) SWF: $682,000 M&S: $114,000
QuarkNet: $407,300 (DOE HEP & NSF ESIE)
Other Sources:
Fermilab Friends for Science Education (funds from 38 sources) Federal - NSF, NASA, NIH, DOEd, DOE HEP Funds State - State Program, Regional Offices, MSP (part of NCLB) Foundations & Members
Fees
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3 Things to Remember
Use DUSEL research as the foundation for programs.
Get students and teachers engaged in doing science.
Create partnerships between teachers and scientists.
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Other Things to Remember
• It takes real commitment, real effort, real money.• DUSEL has people, multidisciplinary research & data.• Take advantage of lab-based & experiment-based programs.• Use the Internet to reach national audiences.• Figure out the scale of activities that works for DUSEL.• Maintain support from the top.• Find "volunteers" among the scientific & technical staff.• Make it possible for "users" to participate in E&O.• Develop an appropriate niche for the lab.• Know & use best practices (and what NSF favors).• Collaborate with others.• Meet needs identified by the K-12 community.