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Educa&on, Outreach, and Communica&on
ASM 2016
Educa&on & Outreach Progress
• SIP Goal 1: Develop Network-‐wide leadership, organiza7on and cyberinfrastructure
• SIP Goal 2: Advance environmental knowledge in K-‐12, undergraduate, and graduate students
• SIP Goal 3: Develop programs for K-‐20+ students, teachers, administrators, professors, educa7on policy makers, and ci7zens.
FCE LTER
FCE contributing to SIP goal 1 objectives:
A. Enhance E&O Network coordination • Monthly E&O conference calls
B. Coordinate cross-site and regional E&O activities • Monthly E&O conference calls
C. Enhance E&O cyberinfrastructure • Discussions with LCO on future of Digital Library
D. Develop assessment metrics for programs • Discussions with LCO on assessment of programs
across Network
EDUCATION
SIP Goal 1: Develop Network-wide leadership, organization and cyberinfrastructure
FCE LTER
FCE contributes to three of four SIP goal 2 objectives:
A. Develop environmental literacy programs
B. Develop materials for under-represented groups
C. Coordinate repository for educational materials
D. Assess network models for environmental literacy
EDUCATION
SIP Goal 2: Advance environmental knowledge in K-12, undergraduate, and graduate students
FCE LTER
FCE Research in the classroom
• 829 students in 16 undergraduate courses • 61 graduate students in 9 courses • LTER Distributed course
• 18 universities • 14 states
• International courses • Uni de los Andes and Javeriana Uni., Bogota, Colombia• Univ. Bologna, Italy
SAS Institute • SAS Curriculum Pathways • Interested in developing dynamic online curriculum • Would like to use FCE data • Possibly expand across LTER Network
EDUCATION
A. Environmental Literacy
FCE LTER
FCE Partnerships and Events • Deering Estate—Annual Deering Seafood Festival • ZooMiami—Party for the Planet • Frost Science Museum
• SEAS Family Science Nights • Miami Underwater Festival
• Everglades Foundation—Bay Day Jazzfest
EDUCATION
A. Environmental Literacy
FCE LTER
• Miami Dade County Public Schools • 274 MDCPS schools
• Working on • Broward County Public Schools
• 141 Elementary and 43 middle • Monroe County Public Schools
• 3 Elementary and 4 K-8
EDUCATION
B. Under-represented Groups
FCE LTER
FCE contributes to three of four SIP goal 2 objectives:
A. Develop environmental literacy programs
B. Develop materials for under-represented groups
C. Coordinate repository for educational materials • Working with new LCO to determine future of LEDL
EDUCATION
SIP Goal 2: Advance environmental knowledge in K-12, undergraduate, and graduate students
FCE LTER
FCE contributes to all SIP goal 3 objectives
A. Increase professional development opportunities for K-12 teachers and administrators • 2 RET from 2016 supplemental funding
B. Increase training opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students • 2 REUs from 2016 base funding
C. Develop near-peer mentoring, promote collaboration in undergrad research • 54 semester units of undergraduate mentoring • 2 RAHSS from 2016 supplemental funding
D. Develop citizen science programs—CAST; Predator Tracker
EDUCATION
SIP Goal 3: Develop programs for K-20+ students, teachers, administrators, professors, education policy makers, and citizens.
Communica&on Progress
• SIP Goal 1: Recogni7on in scien7fic community, decision makers, and media as leader for long-‐term research
• SIP Goal 2: Use LTER for decision making through exchange between scien7sts and policy makers, natural resource managers, funders, and media
• SIP Goal 3: Strengthen communica7on with broader scien7fic community through collabora7on and innova7on
FCE LTER
COMMUNICATION
SIP Goal 1: Recognition scientific community, decision makers, and media as leader for long-term research
FCE contributes to the SIP communications objectives: A. Strengthen LTER reputation among decision makers and media
• Everglades Foundation briefings with members of Congress • White House meetings • City of Miami Beach Commission
B. Highlight LTER accomplishments to target audiences and funders • Workshops and Synthesis Project for Everglades Foundation
C. Coverage by media—25 Periodicals;10 Website; 8 YouTube; 6 Television; 1 Video; 1 Radio
D. Engage target audiences through communication activities
FCE LTER
• FCE Community Presenta&ons • 22 presenta7ons • 9 FCE scien7sts • 785 es7mated audience
• FCE Partner Presenta&ons • Richard Kern—Odysseyearth.com
• 41,420 students • 33,870 middle/high school students • 7,550 elementary
• 169 Presenta7ons • 134 middle/high school • 35 elementary
• 79 schools • 53 middle/high school • 26 elementary
• News from the Sloughs
COMMUNICATION
D. Engaging Target Audiences
FCE LTEaR&sts • Tropical Botanic Ar&sts
• In Deep with Diatoms—Frost Art Musuem • Included in LTEaRts at LTER ASM • In Deep with Diatoms—Hubert Library • Amorpha proteus @ ATL—celebra7ng 100 years of NPS
• Xavier Cortada • Included in LTEaRts at LTER ASM • In Deep with Diatoms—Hubert Library • Exploring the Environment & Art: STEAM Workshop & Panel Discussion • CLIMA—Milander Center
• Ecoorchestra—David Lagomasino • Uses Landsat satellite imagery to create musical representa7ons of ecological change
Goals for 2016
• NSF Feedback—on target • Work with SAS to develop FCE & LTER curriculum • Assemble collec7on of ac7vi7es for Outreach events • Distribute books • Please send info:
• Outreach Ac7vi7es and approximate audience size (25, 50, 75. . .) • Climate Reality Leadership training with Al Gore • Everglades Service to Ac7vism Workshop with Bob Graham • Science Communica7on Fellows Program @ Frost Museum of Science • Family Science Nights and Science Stars • Na7onal Day of Ac7on • Leading ESA Field Trip • Bay Day Jazzfest @ Founder’s Park, Everglades Founda7on • GIS Day • CLIMA
• News items—tv, radio, ar7cles (include links if possible) • Courses where you discuss FCE research (plus class size) • Mentoring formal/informal (demographic info, if possible)
