ScienceMakers Program March 4-5, 2011 San Francisco Bay Area

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ScienceMakers Initiative •  ScienceMakers Mission ▫  Increase the number of African

Americans, women and other minorities entering STEM professions

▫  Create positive role models ▫  Use the ScienceMakers’ life stories

as a way to encourage others to enter the scientific professions

•  What is a ScienceMaker? ▫  African American by descent ▫  A person who by his/her own

accomplishments has made significant contributions to research, education or some other aspect of a STEM discipline.

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•  What are the goals of the Bay Area ScienceMakers Public Programs? ▫  Introduce youth and the general public

to science through the first-person perspectives of African American scientists

▫  Present positive role models to youth interested in science

▫  Foster interest in the sciences as well as the importance of oral history

▫  Make a lasting impact on the Berkeley and Oakland communities.

▫  Create a model of sustainability with this designed program

ScienceMakers 2010 Toolkit • The Toolkit serves as a guide for educators

to engage students in the achievements and life stories of African American scientists.

• “Science in Action” Photos to encourage classroom discussion and interest

• Each scientist has a “ScienceMakers Spotlight” which includes: ▫  Biography Table

  Name, Birth Date, Birth Location, Schools, Science Type

▫  Long Biography based on the ScienceMaker’s life and questionnaire data

▫  Discussion Questions   Questions about the ScienceMaker   Questions about the science material

▫  Vocabulary   Difficult words from the biography are defined

to provide better context • 35 Career-Based Experiments & Activities

  Partnerships with ScienceBuddies.org and Computer Science Unplugged

•  Oral History Guidelines and Activities

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ScienceMakers YouTube Oral History Contest

•  Any student 5th – 12th grade (ages 13-18) at a full time U.S. public, private or home school can enter the contest ▫  Students under 18 must get parental permission before

participating in the contest •  Videos should be between 1 and 3 minutes long •  The last day for submissions is Friday, January 28,

2011 ▫  Winners announced on Monday, January 31, 2011

•  Teamwork is allowed and encouraged •  Videos must be submitted in English •  Students must work with help from their science teachers,

after-school club organizers, or other educational leaders to ensure safety ▫  No professional help is allowed in editing your video

•  We encourage creativity and imagination but science must be the focus of the video

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Rules

Prizes •  Cash prizes of $300 (1st Place), $200 (2nd Place) and

$100 (3rd Place) for qualified entries. •  Winner will be showcased during the museum partner’s

youth and evening programs

•  Students have two options for the video ▫  Impersonate a ScienceMaker from the Toolkit ▫  Envision themselves as a future scientist

•  In order for video to be judged, student must do the following: ▫  Choose a ScienceMaker from the collection (either to

impersonate or to use as inspiration) ▫  Tell what about the ScienceMaker inspired you ▫  Tell what scientific field you have chosen ▫  Describe how you became a successful scientist ▫  Mention what accomplishments you have made ▫  Use your creativity and imagination! ▫  Include a clear visual demonstration of anything in the

scientific field you have chosen •  The best videos will: ▫  Teach the viewer something new about science and the

ScienceMaker ▫  Include an aspect of oral history (describe the lives of the

scientist and the times in which the scientist lives) ▫  Be creative and imaginative – use props, costumes,

scenery, or anything else you can find (with permission)

Student Guidelines

The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Bay Area ScienceMakers Program Overview

•  Pre-program luncheon: Friday, March 4, 2011 ▫  Time: 1:00 p.m. ▫  Location: City Centre Grill

1001 Broadway Oakland, CA 94607

▫  Phone: (510) 451-4000 •  Evening Public Program: Friday, March 4, 2011 ▫  Program: 6:00 p.m. ▫  Reception: 7:30 p.m. ▫  Location: Allen Temple Baptist Church

8501 International Boulevard Oakland, CA 94621-1549

▫  Phone: (510) 544-8910 •  Youth Program: Saturday, March 5, 2011 ▫  Program: 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. ▫  Location: University of California, Berkeley

Valley Life Sciences Building Berkeley, CA 94720

▫  Phone: (510) 642-3281

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Attending: • James Johnson • Julieanna Richardson • Alison Bruzek • Akilah Easter • Steve Mudroch • Paul Mackey

• Chris Kustusch • Matthew Hickey • Carol Woolfolk • Anne MacLachlan • William Lester • Joe Omega • Irene McKillop

• Darlene Conwell • Salamah Muhammad • Gibor Basri • Rikki Shackelford • Rodney Reed • Hattie Carwell

Contact List •  Bay Area Outreach Partners

▫  Hattie Carwell, President NTA   hattie.carwell@att.net

▫  Morrie Turner   karolt@csus.edu

•  University of California, Berkeley ▫  William Lester, Jr., Professor of the Graduate

School   walester@berkeley.edu

▫  Anne MacLachlan, Center for Studies in Higher Education   machlach@berkeley.edu

▫  Rodney Reed, Professor Emeritus   rjreed7@berkeley.edu

•  Upward Bound ▫  Joe Omega, Upward Bound Director

  Jomega2berkeley.edu ▫  Darlene Conwell

  conwell@usfca.edu ▫  Irene McKillop

  imckillop@mills.edu •  MESA

▫  Ramona Neveu, College of Science Director   ramona.neveu@csueastbay.edu

▫  Salamah Muhammad, Muhammad University   muhammaduniversity@sbcglobal.net

•  Allen Temple Baptist Church ▫  J. Alfred Smith, Jr.

  hattie.carwell@att.net ▫  Warren Long

  wlong@allen-temple.org

•  Scientists/Moderator ▫  Dale Morgan

  morgan@erl.mit.edu ▫  Krishna Foster

  kfoster@calstatela.edu ▫  James Johnson

  jjohnson@howard.edu ▫  Dawn Wright

  dawn@dusk.geo.orst.edu ▫  Gibor Basri (Moderator)

  basri@berkeley.edu •  The HistoryMakers Staff

▫  Julieanna Richardson, Principal Investigator   (773) 255-2025 (c) jlr@thehistorymakers.com

▫  Alison Bruzek, NSF Project Director   (612) 202-0395 (c) abr@thehistorymakers.com

▫  Akilah Easter, NSF Education & Programming   (312) 929-7177 (c) ae@thehistorymakers.com

▫  Steve Mudroch, Researcher   (262) 308-6103 (c) sm@thehistorymakers.com

▫  Paul Mackey, Production Manager   (630) 333-7764 (c) pm@thehistorymakers.com

▫  Matthew Hickey, Production, Crew   (773) 865-8439 (c) tvmatthew@aol.com

▫  Chris Kustusch, Production Crew   (815) 212-4630 (c) bigscicom@gmail.com

▫  Carol Woolfolk, Program Assistant   (773) 885-3616 (c) carol.woolfolk@gmail.com

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ScienceMakers Program - Featured Speakers

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Dale Morgan Krishna Foster James Johnson Dawn Wright Gibor Basri Host/ Moderator

  Geophysicist   Professor at M.I.T. and Associate Director of the Earth Resources Laboratory.   Known for: His investigations in the availability and quality of water resources, mainly around human development sites.

  Environmental Chemist   Associate Professor at California State University, Los Angeles.   Known for: Her studies on the effects of sunlight on pollutants at the air-water interface.

  Civil Engineer   Former Dean and Professor of Engineering at Howard University   Known for: His work in the treatment of waste water sludge and hazardous substances.

  Oceanographer   Professor at Oregon State University   Known for: Her expertise in marine geographic Information systems (GIS) and seafloor mapping.

  Astrophysicist   Vice Chancellor of Equity and Division, and Professor at University of California, Berkeley  Known for: his pioneering work in the identification of brown dwarf stars.

Program Partners

•  Contact: Joe Omega •  Upward Bound provides

fundamental support to participants in their preparation for college entrance.

•  The Upward Bound Program serves 127 low-income students from local high schools, providing academic support, college motivation and counseling, career advising, social/cultural activities, and detailed college admission assistance.

•  Upward Bound serves: ▫  High school students from

low-income families ▫  High school students from

families in which neither parent holds a bachelor's degree.

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Upward Bound

•  Contact: Salamah Muhammad

•  1970, The first MESA Program is founded at Oakland Technical High School

•  MESA is now a statewide program works with thousands of educationally disadvantaged students so they excel in math and science and graduate with math-based degrees.

MESA UC Berkeley

•  Contact: Dr. Gibor Basri and Dr. Anne MacLachlan

•  We are partnering with the Biology Scholars Program to put on the youth program in the Valley Life Sciences Building.

•  Dr. Gibor Basri, Vice Chancellor of Equity and Inclusion is participating in the program as the moderator for the evening program on Friday, March 4, 2011.

Allen Temple Baptist Church

•  Contact: Rev. Dr. J. Alfred Smith, Jr. and Rev. Warren Long

•  The Leadership Institute at Allen Temple Baptist Church is serving as our partner for the evening program.

•  The Allen Temple Baptist Church is also sending about 20 students to the Day Program on Saturday, March 5, 2011.

Time Location Events/Notes

10:16 a.m. San Francisco Airport

James Johnson arrives. He is picked up at the airport and brought to the Oakland Marriott by a member of The HistoryMakers staff. His flight departs from BWI at 7:01 a.m. EST.

12:30 p.m. City Centre Grill

Pre-program luncheon. HistoryMakers Staff, Planning Committee, and scientists share lunch before the evening’s program. HistoryMakers Staff will also provide updates and a finalized plan.

1:30 p.m. San Francisco Airport

Dale Morgan arrives. He is picked up at the airport and brought to the Oakland Marriott by a member of The HistoryMakers staff. Morgan’s flight from BOS departs at 7:20 a.m. EST.

2:00 p.m. Oakland Marriott Hotel Check-In. Scientists prepare for evening program.

2:00 p.m. ATBC Set-up. The HistoryMakers Crew prepares auditorium space for program.

2:19 p.m. San Francisco Airport

Dawn Wright and Krishna Foster arrive. She is picked up at the airport and brought to the ATBC by a member of The HistoryMakers staff. Her flight departs from EUG at 12:50 p.m.

3:00 or 3:30 p.m. ATBC Rehearsal. Rehearsal with moderator begins. Catering prepares for reception to follow the

program. Additional staff arrives.

6:30 p.m. ATBC Program. Moderated program begins. Anticipated attendance: 400 people.

8:30 p.m. ATBC Dinner

10:00 p.m. Oakland Marriott Program ends. Scientists and HistoryMakers Staff return to hotel.

Friday, March 4, 2011 Friday Schedule

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Evening Program Set-Up

  Facility Requirements   Table available for registration

  With Tablecloth   5 chairs for guest speakers   Podium   A large space accommodating

350 people for a catered reception after the program

  Auditorium space that provides seating for ~300 people

  Green room to hold the featured scientists before the evening program begins

  A/V needs   Screen   Projector   Speaker system

  All of these spaces must be readily available for viewing during site visits, tours, and walkthroughs

  We require the ability to videotape the ScienceMakers Public Program with a three camera shoot.

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  Ensure parking arrangements are made for evening guests

  Provide The HistoryMakers with diagram of auditorium to plan for camera set-up

  Make sure auditorium is available during the early afternoon for rehearsal

  Make sure auditorium and reception area are set-up properly to accommodate guests

  Arrange a space for registration table and The HistoryMaker product sales table

  Make sure green room for featured scientists is set-up properly with toiletries, water, refreshments, etc.

  Assist The HistoryMakers in finding catering

  A/V Support and technician   Assist in generating an audience of

300 people and the general marketing of the event.

  Church Representative:   Have seniority and authority

within organization structure   Have direct access to the

organization’s executive leadership

  Be familiar with organization’s functional spaces and event protocol

  Registration for evening program   8 people

  Ushers for evening program   8 people

  Catering   4 people

  Security guards   3 people

  Audio/Visual technician   5 people

Facility Responsibilities Staffing Needs Facility Space Needs

Evening Program

•  Scientists will speak on their own research and how it relates to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.

•  Important Things to Consider: ▫  Presentation should last ~5 minutes ▫  You may be asked to use PowerPoint or other presentation software ▫  Including diagrams, charts, and graphs is very helpful and explain

the meanings of any technical vocabulary used •  *Any materials that will be used by featured speakers should

be sent to The HistoryMakers no later than Friday, February 18, 2010, although earlier would be better.

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Scientist Presentations

•  After all scientists have given their presentations, a moderated panel discussion will commence.

•  The goal of the discussion is for the scientists to: ▫  Share their career path that led them to become scientists ▫  Discuss the unique challenges they have faced as African American

scientists ▫  Discuss their perspectives of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

•  A script outlining the questions to be covered during the moderated discussion will be sent to each scientist prior to the program for changes and corrections.

Moderated Discussion

•  Time: 8:30 p.m. •  The reception allows program guests a chance to interact with the

scientists in a more casual setting. •  Production crew can also begin to take down stage elements,

cameras, microphones, etc. at this time. •  Scientists and staff are transported back to the Oakland Marriott City

Center following the reception. •  Reception ends at 9:45 p.m.

Dinner

Time Location Events/Notes

7:30 a.m. Travel. Scientists and HistoryMakers staff transported to Valley Life Sciences Building (VSLB) on the University of California, Berkeley Campus.

7:45 a.m. VLSB Set-Up. HistoryMakers Staff meets with building staff. Production Crew and Program crew set up.

8:00 a.m. VLSB Breakfast. Breakfast is served for staff and scientists at the VSLB.

9:00 a.m. VLSB Student Arrival. Buses provided by The HistoryMakers as necessary. Students sign in and receive name-tags. Once student groups are in classrooms, they can fill out pre-program surveys.

9:30 a.m. VLSB Morning Interview Sessions. Four groups of 20 students have the opportunity to do mock interviews of two scientists each. Experiments/activities are performed prior to the interview.

10:15 a.m. VLSB Second Interview Session. Exchange Flip Cameras with student groups so that editors can begin film editing.

11:00 a.m. VLSB Lunch. Lunch provided by The HistoryMakers. Scientists eat lunch with the students.

12:00p.m. VLSB Assembly. Four scientists speak on topic of Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. If possible, YouTube contest winner shown. If available, UC Berkeley representative speaks on college admissions and interview clips are shown.

1:30 p.m. VLSB Student Departure. Youth program ends and students depart. Dale Morgan and James Johnson are taken back to the Oakland Marriott.

5:00 p.m. SFO Scientist Departure – Krishna Foster departs San Francisco International Airport (SFO) (Arrives in LAX at 6:20 p.m.)

5:12 p.m. SFO Scientist Departure – Dawn Wright departs San Francisco International Airport (SFO) (Arrives in EUG at 6:35 p.m.)

Saturday, March 5, 2011 Saturday/Sunday Schedule

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Sunday, March 6, 2011 Time Location Events/Notes

7:15 a.m. OAK Staff Departure. The HistoryMakers staff departs from Oakland International Airport (OAK).

7:35 a.m. SFO Scientist Departure. Dale Morgan departs San Francisco International Airport (SFO). (Arrives in BOS at 4:15 p.m.) *He is transported to the airport by taxi.

1:48 p.m. SFO Scientist Departure. James Johnson departs San Francisco International Airport (SFO). (Arrives in BWI at 9:48 p.m.) *He is transported to the airport by taxi.

Valley Life Sciences Building •  Building Manager: Adam Doban

Email: adoban@berkeley.edu Phone: 333-9523

•  The Valley Life Sciences Building (VLSB) was one of four building projects (Life Sciences Building, Life Sciences Addition, Genetics & Plant Biology Building, North West Animal Facility) undertaken to revitalize the biological sciences on the UC Berkeley Campus.

•  Room needs: ▫  4 Classroom Spaces with A/V ▫  Auditorium Space ▫  Rooms for video editing

•  Rooms reserved: ▫  4 classrooms

  1 on 5th floor   2 on 4th floor   1 on 3rd floor

▫  1 auditorium   2nd floor

UC Berkeley 3060 Valley Life Sciences Berkeley, CA 94720-3140

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Youth Program Set-Up

  Make sure all rooms are available for site visits and walkthroughs

  Reserve conference rooms/meeting space for on-site meetings at the museum

  Select classrooms that are in close proximity to each other and are suitable for day program activities (i.e. lunch, assembly, etc.)

  Make sure all spaces have proper audio/visual equipment and verify the equipment is working

  Make sure all spaces are set-up correctly with proper seating arrangement

  Valley Life Sciences Building Staff   Be familiar with the

building’s functional spaces and event protocol

  Registration for day program   4 people

  Experiment Assistants   4 people

  Room monitors for day program   8 people

  Catering (lunches)   2 people

  Editors   4 people

  Audio/Visual technician   4 people

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Facility Responsibilities Staffing Needs Facility Space Needs   Facility Requirements

  Four classrooms sized and seated for 20-30 people each with A/V capabilities (see next slide for details) and A/V technician available

  A large room to serve lunch   Four small rooms for editing

videos   Conference rooms for staff

meetings (15 – 20 people)   Assembly room for 80 -110

students with microphones, 5 chairs, and a podium, and space to accommodate video crew

  All of these spaces must be readily available for viewing during site visits, tours, and walkthroughs

  We require the ability to videotape the ScienceMakers Public Program

Oral History Interview

•  The morning begins with oral history sessions. •  Scientists will then be introduced to the classroom by a

group representative. The group representative will also briefly introduce the school’s history/background to the featured scientist.

•  After introductions, the session will begin with a hands-on science activity related to the scientist’s field of research.

•  Following the demonstration, the scientist will participate in an oral history interview conducted by the student production team. ▫  One Flip camera will be provided for each interview

session ▫  Students should provide their own paper and pencils if

they are taking notes ▫  All students should develop questions to ask the featured

scientists based on the scientist’s profile in the Toolkit ▫  While the interview is being conducted, other students

should be considerate and attentive •  After the formal interview ends, the floor will be open for

questions from the rest of the audience •  Students not on the production team will interact with a

scientist during lunch. •  Students rotate between classrooms to speak with another

scientist about their research and accomplishments.

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•  Interviewer (2 students) ▫  Will be asking the featured scientist the questions for

the interview ▫  Student should be comfortable with public speaking or

has a strong interest in journalism and/or science •  Videographer (1 student) ▫  Will be filming the interview using a Flip camera ▫  Student should be responsible and have an interest in

technology, television, production, filmmaking, etc. •  Note-taker (1 student) ▫  Will be taking detailed notes about the interview,

particularly anything that is poignant or interesting that the featured scientist says

▫  Student should have neat handwriting. •  School Representative (1 student) ▫  Will introduce the featured scientists to the rest of the

class during the morning session and introduce the school to the featured scientists in the closing assembly.

▫  Student should be comfortable with public speaking. •  Ambassadors (9 students) ▫  Will eat lunch with the featured scientist ▫  Student should be prepared to ask questions of the

scientist

Logistics and Schedule Student Roles & Responsibilities

Lunch (11:00 a.m. – 11:50 p.m.)

•  Lunch will be provided for students and staff that participate in the ScienceMakers Program.

•  8 students serve as Lunch ambassadors and eat with the group’s designated scientist.

•  The group’s Student Leader should also will also have the chance to eat with the scientist.

•  Scientists are reminded that they should encourage students to participate in a lunchtime discussion. They should ask questions that provoke students to consider their own interests and personal stories.

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Film Editing (10:15 p.m. – 11:50 p.m.)

•  Clips from each group’s first oral history interview video will be edited by a professional film editor while the lunch and classroom sessions are taking place.

•  These clips will be shown and introduced by the Student Leader and Student Presenters during the closing assembly along with the YouTube winning entries.

Youth Program

TABLE Scientist

Student

Lunch Table Layout

Closing Assembly Schedule Closing Assembly Schedule

11:50 a.m. Students enter theater after eating lunch

12:00 p.m. Welcome – Head Education Coordinator. Introduces Representative from UC Berkeley Admissions Office

12:05 p.m. UC Berkeley Admissions Representative speaks on applying to college. Head Education Coordinator introduces Julieanna Richardson.

12:15 p.m. Julieanna Richardson introduces ScienceMakers initiative. Welcomes Scientists up to stage.

12:20 p.m. Student Representative and other Student Speakers from Group A introduces Dale Morgan. Dale Morgan presents his research for 5 minutes.

12:30 p.m. Student Representative and other Student Speakers from Group B introduces Krishna Foster. Krishna Foster presents her research for 5 minutes.

12:40 p.m. Student Representative and other Student Speakers from Group C introduces James Johnson. James Johnson presents his research for 5 minutes.

12:50 p.m. Student Representative and other Student Speakers from Group D introduces Dawn Wright. Dawn Wright presents her research for 5 minutes.

1:00 p.m. Moderated Discussion on topic of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill by students selected to serve as moderators by their individual groups.

1:15 p.m. Question and Answer Session

1:30 p.m. Program ends. Students depart via bus or van.

(11:50 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.)

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•  After lunch, there will be a student assembly with all students to showcase the content from the first session’s interviews.

•  Students from each group will be asked to speak to the entire assembly about the program.

•  If edited clips are available, they will be shown at the same time as when the scientist is being introduced.

Student Leader (1 Student) •  This student will introduce his/her group’s assigned

scientist and the clip that they made during the morning interview.

Student Speakers (4-6 Students) •  These students will assist the student leader in talking

about what they learned throughout the day.

Purpose

Student Roles

•  Evaluations from students, education coordinators, and planning committee are collected.

•  Student groups transported to drop-off locations via bus or vans.

•  Debriefing meeting with staff, scientists, and Planning Committee members who are present.

•  Production and Program crews take down equipment. •  Scientists escorted back to hotel or are driven to the

airport.

Post-Youth Program

Summary • We want to build a meaningful program with lasting impact! To do this, we are

always looking for locally-based sponsors and funders to support ongoing programs such as this. We ask that you: ▫  Continue to use The HistoryMakers Digital Archives and ScienceMakers Toolkits ▫  Provide feedback on the public program, the ScienceMakers Toolkits, and The

HistoryMakers Digital Archive.

• The importance of a strong relationship between The HistoryMakers staff, the scientists, and our partner organizations cannot be overstated. We look forward to exploring other opportunities to collaborate in the future.

• The success of this program will depend heavily on our ability to maintain an open line of communication and together brainstorm ways to build a sustainable, effective program.

• We want to effectively engage youth in conversation, in activities, and in your work. The ScienceMakers Initiative also provides an opportunity to find possible mentors for those students interested in STEM careers!

•  We look forward to working with you!

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