Action Plan Template Intel ISEF 2009

Educator AcademyMay 2009

CALIFORNIA

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CaliforniaISEF Affiliated

Counties

Affiliated

Proposed Affiliations

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High Level Goals

• Long term goals (3-5 Years)– Find sustainable funding for support of Affiliation– UC, Cal State to encourage Science Fair type inquiry research as

part of their Credentialing Program– Institute Professional Development in Science Inquiry Teaching

• Short term goals (1-2 Years)– Become an Intel ISEF Affiliated Fair– Address the CA State Fair perceived barriers on becoming an Intel

ISEF Affiliation Fair

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Objectives

• Measures of success

– Continued presence of LA, Orange, Kern, and RIMS (Riverside, Inyo, Mono, & San Bernardino Counties, at ISEF 5 years down the road

– Highly competitive projects from the above mentioned counties.

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Action Plan – steps to meet your goals and objectives

Action Measure success? Who’s Responsible?

By when?

Propose to Science Fair Governing Board Intel ISEF Affiliation

Having 2 Finalist from LA, Kern, and RIMS counties at San Jose ISEF

Margery, Cindi, and Rick

May/June 2009

Encourage UC Teacher Trainers (SMI, CSMP) to advocate Science Fair type inquiry research as part of their Credentialing Program

Have at least a workshop incorporated into Credentialing curriculum

Melina 2012

Looking for long term Funding Sources

Students are funded for ISEF 2010 and beyond

All Ongoing

Share with the Greater Los Angeles Teachers Science Association (GLATSA) the MA’s “Teaching through Science the Inquiry Process” (TSIP)

To get GLATSA to adopt TSIP as part of a PD program

Margery Summer 2010

Set up a Meeting with all Southern California Counties Science Fair Directors (Kern, LA, OC, RIMS, SD)

Continued conversations between all SoCal County Science Fair Organizations

Melina June

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Intel ISEF Educator AcademyReflection - To be done Thursday• As a result of your participation in the 2009

Educator Academy, reflect on your experience. – Being able to interact with the students.

• The enormous power that people have to influence their organizations/academic atmosphere .

• Three steps to improving systemic science education & science fair participation.

• Shop talks on grant writing.

– We would like to see shop talks on grant writing, and locating funds and resources.