Overview of CISM Education & the Education PlanN. A. Gross and the CISM Education Team

Boston University, Boston MA,

Measures of Success: Objectives to Outcomes

CISM Education Program ElementsThe CISM Education Program consists of four major elements.

Connecting Program Elements to Objectives

CISM Education Objectives:1. Provide graduate students with opportunities for broad-based research in CISM related fields and with professional mentoring and role models.2. Provide undergraduates (2 and 4 year) with research opportunities (academic year and summer) as well as mentoring and role models.3. Provide graduate and undergraduate students with opportunities to develop professional relationships with peers and scientists in CISM related fields.4.Provide space weather resources and professional development for 6-14 teachers and provide information about space weather to the general public.

The CISM Education MissionTo recruit and train the next generation of space physicists and imbue them with an understanding of the Sun & Earth as a system.Legacy: A young community of diverse well-trained space physicists that are capable of using computational tools to study the space environment and who approach problems from an interdisciplinary viewpoint.

Program Element

Objectives

1. Build a Graduate Community

2. CISM Summer School

3. Build an UndergradCommunity

4. Grade 6-14 Education & Science Literacy

1. Graduate research, mentoring, and role models X X2.Undergraduate research, mentoring, and role models X X3. Graduate & undergrad prof. & peer relationships X X X4. Resources for grades 6-14 and general public X X

Objective Outcome

Provide graduate students with opportunities for broad-based research in CISM related fields and with professional mentoring and role models.

A thriving, diverse community of graduate students actively engaged in CISM research and related activities.

Provide undergraduates (2 and 4 year) with research opportunities (academic year and summer) as well as mentoring and role models.

A thriving, diverse community of undergraduate students actively engaged in CISM research and related activities

Provide graduate and undergraduate students with opportunities to develop professional relationships with peers and working scientists in CISM related fields

Both CISM and non-CISM students interacting with peers and working scientists thorough CISM provided means

Provide space weather resources and professional development for 6-14 professional educators and information about space weather to the general public.

Teachers using CISM materials in their classes.Teaching professionals participating in CISM sponsored activities.Members of the general public participating in CISM sponsored programs and accessing CISM provided materials.

1. Building a Graduate Student Community

3. Building a CISM Undergraduate Student Community

4. Grade 6-14 Education and Increasing Science Literacy

2. The CISM Summer School

There are currently 27 graduate students from 8 institutions work on CISM related projects. At their nucleus is an expanding group of students who are building strong links with one another that they will carry into their early careers. Activities such as the CISM graduate student retreat, newsletter, webpage, and AG meetings are aimed at strengthening this community. The activities are described more extensively in another poster.

The 2006 CISM Graduate Student Retreat

The CISM Graduate Space Weather Summer School is a two week intensive program run each summer. It is aimed at beginning graduate students but has proved to be equally valuable to others entering the space weather field in industry, government or the military. The summer school is routinely over subscribed and continues to score high in student evaluations. The summer school is described in detail in an accompanying poster.

Students working at the 2005 Summer School

Measures of Success: Assessing the Outcomes

Assessment Goal Year-5 Performance

Number of graduate students engaged in CISM research each year.

20 each year, including 8 women and 4 underrepresented

26 students Including 11 women and5 underrepresented US citizens

Number of CISM PhDs. 5 after five years; 25 after 10 years, including 12 women and 5 underrepresented

Interim progress:6 after Five yearsMurr, Perry, Fei, Rigler, Guild, Hernandez1 woman

Number of graduate student first-author presentations at professional scientific meetings related to CISM research.

12 per year 23

Number of graduate student first-author papers in scientific journals.

5 per year 1 first author paper2 co-author papers

Graduate student enrollment in Summer School.

24 each year 27 graduate students of 32 attendees

Formative evaluations of Summer School. an average of “4” on a five-point Likert scale

4.18 average evaluation

Summative evaluations by graduate students of the Summer School contribution to professional development.

“4” on a 5-point scale 2003: 4.06 Average Evaluation2004: 4.16 Average Evaluation2005: 3.95 Average Evaluation

Outcome 1: A thriving, diverse community of graduate students actively engaged in CISM research and related activities

Outcome 2: A thriving, diverse community of undergraduate students actively engaged in CISM research and related activities

Assessment Goal Year-5 Performance

Number of undergraduates engaged in CISM research each year.

20, including 10 women and 5 underrepresented

19, including11 women and6 underrepresented U.S.

Number of CISM undergraduates entering graduate school in Space Weather related programs.

3 each year. 0 in 20068 over the last 3 years

Number of undergraduate co-authored presentations at professional scientific meetings related to CISM research.

5 per year 14

Number of undergraduate co-authored papers in scientific journals.

5 per year 1

Assessment Goal Year-5 Performance

Number of student first-author presentations with co-authors from other institutions at professional conferences.

8 each year 14 first author presentations1 first author paper2 co-author papers

Number of students representing different institutions attending the CISM all-hands meeting.

12 students representing 6 institutions each year

15 graduate students representing5 institutions; +1 undergraduate

Students from most CISM institutions participating in regular CISM AG sessions

students from 6 institutions participating

5 institutions regularly participate

Number of students attending the undergraduate retreat. 12 Not held

Number of students attending the graduate retreat. 12 15 students from 5 Institutions

Outcome 3: Both CISM and non-CISM students interacting with peers and working scientists thorough CISM provided means

Outcome 4: Teachers using CISM materials in their classes. Teaching professionals participating in CISM sponsored activities. Members of the general public participating in CISM sponsored programs and accessing CISM provided materials.

Assessment Goal Year-5 Performance

Teachers trained in use of CISM curriculum modules (such as the Speace Weather Monitor System) at middle school, high school and community college level.

20 teachers trained per year. Module is in Beta Testing with 2 teachers using it

Space Weather Monitor suitable for widespread classroom use developed and tested with teacher interns and students by end of year 3.

Done.

100 Space Weather Monitor systems (SIDs) and 15 research-quality monitors (AWESOME) distributed, with at least 80% incorporated into classroom curriculum or activities, by end of year 5.

Interim progress:•100 SID monitors placed nationally, + several internationally•central database running and accessible by students world wide.

Presentations and workshops on CISM science, classroom relevance, and pedagogical approaches at professional meetings for educators and scientists.

10 per year 10

Teachers report using CISM curriculum modules in the classroom.

25% of previous year’s cohort after 5th year 2 teachers

CISM content accessed by the public via the web or in person.

1 million visitors per year after 5th year Interim progress for past year:Windows to the Universe: 730K visits with 1.7 million page served Exploritorium CISM Site: in the last year approx. 78 thousand visits with 204 thousand pages served.Haydan Planetarium:

1 million visitors to space show at Haydan show is in 9 planetariums

Providing undergraduates with research opportunities is a proven method of engaging and retaining them in science. Currently 19 undergraduates spread among 6 CISM institutions are engaged in projects with CISM researchers. This research experience provides undergraduates with valuable skills and context for their academic subjects. To build on and enrich this experience CISM provides opportunities for undergraduates to do research during the summer on a case by case basis. Last year 4 undergraduate students conducted research during the summer at CISM institutions. In the last 5 years, 8 students who were involved with CISM projects as undergraduates entered graduate programs with strong space physics research groups. We expect at least two more students to do so in the fall of 2007.

This element comprises specific, focused activities, under the leadership of several CISM institutions, most of which are heavily leveraged. The goals are to provide materials and training for grade 6-14 educators and high visibility exhibits and information for the general public. Activities:•Stanford Sudden Ionospheric Disturbance (SID) Monitor•Berkeley/Stanford/San Francisco Exploratorium Space Weather Web Site •New Windows to the Universe section on space weather•Rice Solar Planetarium show•American Museum of Natural History- Hayden Planetarium Space Show•Physics of Ham Radio course at Rice University•Secondary curriculum development, and teacher workshopsSee details on accompanying Poster