education and engagement: exploring how faculty members can support education outside of college...
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Education and engagement: Exploring how faculty members can support education
outside of college
Susan Buhr SullivanDirector, CIRES Education and Outreach
NAGT President
Raj PandyaProgram Director, Thriving Earth Exchange, AGU
July 10, 2013
University of Colorado, Boulder
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What sort of outreach experience have you had? Check all that apply.
A. None
B. One-shot: e.g. science fair, presentation
C. Medium term: e.g. week long workshops
D. Partnership: e.g. GK12 Fellowship
What do you want to know about outreach?
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What is broader impacts?• Advance discovery and understanding while
promoting teaching, training, and learning• Broaden participation of under-represented
groups• Enhance infrastructure for research and
education• Broaden dissemination to enhance scientific
and technological understanding
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07046/nsf07046.jsp
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How outreach can be good for your research and institution
• Growing a talent pool• Building support/town-gown connections• Fulfilling a responsibility• Student scientists• Service learning• Community-based science• Increased competitive funding
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How outreach is good for society
• Public understanding of science• Public trust in scientists on societal topics
NGSS systems and human impacts
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In this test, Science Literacy includes understanding uncertainty and how science generates, evaluates, and revises information – not just content knowledge
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Trust in Sources of Information about Climate Change: General Public
Scientists
TV weathercasters
News media
Religious leaders
Barack Obama
Al Gore
Sarah Palin
Arnold Schwarzenegger
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%
Trust
Source: Leiserowitz, A., Maibach, E., & Roser-Renouf, C. (2010) Climate change in the American Mind: Americans’ global warming beliefs and attitudes in January & June 2010. Yale University and George Mason University. New Haven, CT: Yale Project on Climate Change.
Climate Communications Training - Engaging with the Media
Seventy percent of Americans cannot read and understand the science section of the New York Times.
Jon Miller, Hannah Professor of Integrative studies at Michigan State University, Division of Mathematics and Science Education and the Department of Political Science
Climate Communications Training - Engaging with the Media
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Best practices
• Have specific goals• Identify an appropriate audience and need• Have measurable outcomes• Have a timeframe• Build on existing efforts
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Best practices
• Include partners with expertise• Include sufficient budget• Include sufficient staff• Create a legacy• Include evaluation
Area of need: Next Generation Science Standards
• science and engineering practice
• crosscutting concepts
• disciplinary core ideas
http://www.nextgenscience.org/
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What does your institution care about?
• Research I Universities• Primarily Undergraduate Institutions• 2 Year Institutions• Minority Serving Institutions
SOARS – Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Science
• Research experience• Multidimensional
mentoring• A supportive community • Professional development
– leadership and communication
• Extensive financial support• Multi-year experience
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Global Oceans Inland
• NSF broader impacts • Ocean-inland
connections with national network
• Multi-year workshops• Teacheer lesson plans• Scientist videos and
support
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Water spotters-student scientists• NSF CAREER Grant• After school program• Weather stations,
curriculum• Students collect water
samples for isotope analysis
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Effective education and outreach
• Is:Learner centeredMeets needs Integrates researchThoughtful
• Is notEsotericDisconnectedUnexamined
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How can outreach be good for you?
• Complete reflection template 3-5 minutes• Discuss at your table-where do you have
similar questions or interests? 5-10 mins• Report out (brief) 1-2 mins per table • What are commonalities?
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Resources
• Scripps guide to EPO• NSF guides• Outreach-engaged colleagues• University continuing education offices• Schools of education (sometimes)• Research corporations, large infrastructure
projects (e.g. UCAR, Earthscope, NEON)
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Thank you!
• Susan Buhr Sullivan• [email protected]• 303-492-5657
• Rajul Pandya• [email protected]• 303-999-7112