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NASA Global Climate Change Education

Kick-Off WebexThursday, July 9

1-3 PM

Agenda

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1:00 – 1:10 Welcome and Introductions of Project Management Team S. Welch

1:10 – 1:45 Introductions of FY08 Awardees PIs1:45 - 2:15 Project Objectives and Expectations S. Welch

NASA Portal GCCE Web Site Project Reporting Earth Science Education Product Review Office of Education Goals and Reviews

2:15 – 2:30 Performance Measures and Reporting B. Yoder2:30 – 3:00 Questions and Open DiscussionAll

Introductions

LaRC Project Management Team Dr. Lin Chambers – Project Scientist

Dr. Margaret Pippin – Deputy Project Scientist

Sharon Welch – Project Manager

Project Integration Support Virginia Space Grant Consortium (VSGC)

Mary Sandy – VSGC Director Barbara Mann – Project Manager Stephanie Atienza – Project Assistant

GCCE Web Site Content Management Steve Campbell – Tessada

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Category 1: Teacher Education

Cryospheric Connection to Understanding Climate Change Educator ProfessionalClimate Change (Elem, MS, HS) Development Network (MS, HS)Kathryn Berry Bertram / University of Alaska Roberta Johnson / UCAR

The Science and Policy of Global Climate Inspiring Climate Education Excellence (MS, HS)Change (Elem, MS, HS) Susan Buhr / University of ColoradoPamela Matson / Stanford University

Global Climate Change Education Teaching About Global Climate Change (MS, HS)Exchange (Elem, MS, HS) Susan Gallagher / Association ofBob Myers / Institute for Global American Geographers Environmental Strategies

Global Climate Change Institute for Teachers Integrated Media and Teacher Professional(GccIFT) (Elem, MS) Development Program (MS, HS)William Schoenfeld / Western Oregon University James Short / American Museum of Natural History

Rice/HARC Initiative for Climate Education Global Climate Change Literacy for Educators(Elem) (MS, HS)Wallace Dominey / Rice University David Gosselin / University of Nebraska

Climate Change Education Project (MS, HS) Teaching Climate Change (MS, HS)Jennifer Schwarz / Chicago Botanic Garden Melinda George / PBS

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Category 2: Teaching and Learning

Creating and Enduring Legacy of Exemplary NASA-North Dakota Association of Tribal Global Climate Change Education for Colleges Climate Change Education

Initiative (UG)Secondary Science Teachers and Under- Bull Bennett / ND Association of Tribal Collegesserved Students in Georgia (Elem, MS, HS)Cherilynn Morrow / Georgia State University

Bringing Global Climate Change Education SUNY Sustainability: A Climate Change SolutionTo Alabama Classrooms (HS) Curriculum (UG)Marie Wooten / Auburn University David Johnson / SUNY ESF

Earth System Science - A Key to Climate From Earth to the Sky: Student ExperientialLiteracy (HS) Learning in Global Climate Change (UG)Tamara Ledley / TERC James Spotila / Drexel University

NASA Data Resources for Climate and Creation and Dissemination of an Interdisciplinary

Weather Education (MS) UG General Education Course on Climate (UG)Jo Ellen Roseman / AAAS David Blockstein / NCSE

Climate, Technology and Culture: Providing Online Interactive Models of Climate Systema Content and Context in UG Global Climate Dynamics to Expand the Reach and Effective-Change Education (UG) ness of Climate Change Education (UG)Naomi Oreskes / University California San Diego David Bice / Pennsylvania State University

GCCE Project Goals

The goals of the GCCE project are to use NASA’s unique contributions to climate and Earth system science to:• Goal 1: improve the teaching and learning about global

climate change in elementary and secondary schools, on college campuses, and through lifelong learning;

• Goal 2: increase the number of people, particularly high school and undergraduate students, using NASA Earth observation data/NASA Earth system models to investigate and analyze global climate change issues;

• Goal 3: increase the number of undergraduate students prepared for employment and/or to enter graduate school in technical fields relevant to global climate change.

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Implementation Approach

Fund Activities Designed to Improve the Quality of Global Climate Change and Earth system science education at the elementary, secondary, and undergraduate levels• Global Climate Change Education (GCCE): Research

Experiences, Teaching & Learning Cooperative Agreement Notice Released June 5, 2009• http://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/solicitations

Build an active network of educators, students, and researchers who are engaged with one another and the broader community of global climate change and Earth system science education and research

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Communication and Integration

Virginia Space Grant Consortium (VSGC) to Support Project IntegrationMonthly Webex/Telecons• Four projects will present highlights each month• Will work with PIs over the next three weeks to establish

schedule for project presentations

GCCE websites to facilitate communication and knowledge sharing• NASA Portal – general education project information and

current events• GCCE website – information specific to GCCE and global

climate change community, links to other sites • Under construction – First Addition - Project Summaries-

single page summaries of each project, including key words and photograph(s) of PI/CO-Is are due July 17 to Lin Chambers

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Project Reporting

GCCE Quarterly Progress Reports • First reports due the end of September to Sharon Welch

– On line reporting will be used if operational– Forms will be sent out to be filled in if on line not

available

NASA Office of Education Reporting

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Earth Science Education Product Review

Independent peer review of SMD education products

This review is required before materials can be posted on the NASA portal and pass the NASA Communications Materials Review (CMR) and be printed and distributed as NASA education materials.

Review Process Managed for the NASA Science Mission Directorate by the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)

Process description, including schedule of reviews, education product development guidelines, review criteria, and submission forms can be found at - http://www.strategies.org/education/index.aspx?sub=education&sub2=productevaluation

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Outcome 2: Attract and retain students in STEM disciplines through a progression of educational opportunities for students, teachers and faculty.

Outcome 1: Contribute to the development of the STEM workforce in disciplines needed to achieve NASA’s strategic goals, through a portfolio of investments.

Outcome 3: Build strategic partnerships and linkages between STEM formal and informal education providers that promote STEM literacy and awareness of NASA’s mission.

Informal EducationInformal EducationInformal EducationInformal Education

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Office of Education Outcomes

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Outcome 1 (Higher Education): Contribute to the development of the STEM workforce in disciplines needed to achieve NASA’s strategic goal through a portfolio of investments.

Outcome 2 (Elementary and Secondary Education): Attract and retain students in STEM disciplines through a progression of educational opportunities for students, teachers, and faculty.

Outcome 3 (Informal Education): Build strategic partnerships and linkages between STEM formal and informal education providers that promote STEM literacy and awareness of NASA’s mission.

Outcome 1 (Higher Education): Contribute to the development of the STEM workforce in disciplines needed to achieve NASA’s strategic goal through a portfolio of investments.

Outcome 2 (Elementary and Secondary Education): Attract and retain students in STEM disciplines through a progression of educational opportunities for students, teachers, and faculty.

Outcome 3 (Informal Education): Build strategic partnerships and linkages between STEM formal and informal education providers that promote STEM literacy and awareness of NASA’s mission.

Higher Education Objectives

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Obj 1.1: Faculty and Research Support--Provide NASA competency-building education and research opportunities for faculty, researchers, or post-doctoral fellows.

Obj 1.2: Student Support—Provide NASA competency-building education and research opportunities to individuals to develop qualified undergraduate students who are prepared for employment in STEM disciplines at NASA, industry and higher education.

Obj 1.3: Student Involvement Higher Education—Provide opportunities for groups of post-secondary students to engage in authentic NASA-related, mission based research and development activities.

Obj 1.4: Course Development—Develop NASA-related post-secondary course resources for integration into STEM disciplines.

Obj 1.5: Targeted Institution Research and Academic Infrastructure--Improve the ability of targeted institutions to compete for NASA research and development work.

Obj 1.1: Faculty and Research Support--Provide NASA competency-building education and research opportunities for faculty, researchers, or post-doctoral fellows.

Obj 1.2: Student Support—Provide NASA competency-building education and research opportunities to individuals to develop qualified undergraduate students who are prepared for employment in STEM disciplines at NASA, industry and higher education.

Obj 1.3: Student Involvement Higher Education—Provide opportunities for groups of post-secondary students to engage in authentic NASA-related, mission based research and development activities.

Obj 1.4: Course Development—Develop NASA-related post-secondary course resources for integration into STEM disciplines.

Obj 1.5: Targeted Institution Research and Academic Infrastructure--Improve the ability of targeted institutions to compete for NASA research and development work.

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Office of Education Performance Measures

Outcome Measure

HEObj. 1.2.1,1.3.1, 1.4.1

Number of under-represented and under-served students participating in NASA higher education programs.

HEObj. 1.2.2

Percentage of NASA higher education program student participants employed by NASA, aerospace contractors,universities, and other educational institutions.

HEObj. 1.2.3

Percentage of undergraduate students who move on to advanced education in NASA-related disciplines.

HEObj. 1.4.2

Number of new or revised courses targeted at the STEM skills needed by NASA that are developed with NASA support.

HEObj. 1.5.3

Ratio of funds leveraged by NASA funding support.

HEObj. 1.5.1

Number of institutions served in designated EPSCoR states.

ES&eEObj. 2.1.1

Percentage of elementary and secondary educators who either obtain NASA content-based education resources orparticipate in short-duration NASA education activities and use NASA resources in their classroom instruction.

ES&eEObj. 2.2.1

Percentage of elementary and secondary educators who participate in NASA training programs and use NASA resourcesin their classroom instruction.

ES&eEObj. 2.4.1

Number of elementary and secondary student participants in NASA instructional and enrichment activities.

ES&eEObj. 2.4.2(f)

Percentage of students expressing interest in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) careers following theirinvolvement in NASA elementary and secondary education programs.

ES&eE Cost per participant for NASA elementary and secondary education programs

InfObj. 3.1.1

Number of museums and science centers across the country that actively engage the public in major NASA events.

Inf Dollar invested per number of page views for NASA Education website.

What is OEPM?

The Office of Education Performance Measurement (OEPM) System is the official Performance Measurement Application for the NASA Education Portfolio

As the centralized collection point for performance measurement data, OEPM provides a: • Common set of data definitions and standardized

data collection instruments• Structure for linking data collection items to OE

measures, objectives, and outcomes• Structure for validating measures, business

rules/processes

OEPM External User Functionality

External Users Can

Access Data Collection Instruments • Surveys • Summary forms • Student profiles and award records

Run Reports• Raw Data Reports• “Canned/Static” Reports

View of OEPM User Home Page

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You Can Use OEPM to Do the Following

Email/administer surveys that are attached to your project’s/program’s administrative level

Create Excel spreadsheets that contain survey responses from your project/program participants

Complete project/program related summary forms

Create and view reports that are attached to your administrative level

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Office of Education Reporting – Next Steps

Sharon Welch will send a complete list of measures mapped to objectives to Pis (action due July 10)

PIs to look over the list of GCCE performance measures on pg. 14 of this document, identify those measures that relate to their project, and send self-identified measures to Sharon Welch via e-mail by July 17.

Following receipt of identified measures, telecons will be set up with each PI team to discuss the measures and surveys and other instruments available to assess and report the measures.

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Questions?

Project Management Contact Information

Sharon Welch, Project ManagerE-mail: sharon.s.welch@nasa.govPhone: (757) 864-6611Cell: (757) 876-9178

Dr. Lin Chambers, Project ScientistE-mail: lin.h.chambers@nasa.govPhone: (757) 864-4371

Dr. Margaret Pippin, Deputy Project ScientistE-mail: m.pippin@nasa.govPhone: (757) 864-9366

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