noaa education presentation to the 50th aas robert h. goddard memorial symposium louisa koch noaa...
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NOAA Education Presentation to the
50th AAS Robert H. Goddard Memorial Symposium
Louisa Koch
NOAA Director of Education
March 29, 2012
Dreams and Possibilities: Planning for the Achievable
• Update on NOAA Education
• Opportunities and Accomplishments• Increasing diversity in the STEM workforce• Promoting Earth system science education• Performance evaluation and monitoring
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NOAA Mission Statement2010 NOAA Strategic Plan
Science, Service and Stewardship
To understand and predict changes in climate, weather, oceans, and coasts,
Share that knowledge and information with others, and
To conserve and manage coastal and marine resources
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America COMPETES Reauthorization 2010
The education programs developed by NOAA shall, to the extent applicable—
1. carry out and support research based programs and activities designed to increase student interest and participation in STEM;
2. improve public literacy in STEM;
3. employ proven strategies and methods for improving student learning and teaching in STEM;
4. provide curriculum support materials and other resources …
5. create and support opportunities for enhanced and ongoing professional development for teachers using best practices STEM teachers with STEM educators at the higher education level.
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Taking the Pulse of the Planet
• Monitoring
• Research
• Modeling
• Predictions
• Management
• Education
• Partnerships
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Footprint of NOAA Education Across the Country
• Science on a Sphere (NOAA Led/NASA/NSF Supported)
• GLOBE Program (NASA Led/NOAA/NSF Supported)
• Climate Education Working Group NASA/NOAA/NSF CoChairs
• Committee on STEM Education
• Climate Change Education PI Meeting (April 2012)
• American Meteorological Society Education
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Major Areas of Collaboration
Opportunity #1: Workforce Diversity
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2010 Data on Gender in the Workplace
Male
Female
49%
51%
42%
58%
39%
61%
NSF NIH EPA
66%
34%
65%
35%
61%
39%
NRC NASA NOAA
FY 2010 data
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White
Black
Asian
Hispanic
68.4%
18.2%
6.1%
5.7%
60.5%
19.8%
16.0%
2.7%
57.6%
32.2%
6.8%
2.7%
NSF NIH EPA
American Indian 0.3% 0.7%0.6%
83.5%
8.1%
5.0%
2.6%
74.7%
11.8%
6.3%
5.7%
68.7%
15.1%
8.9%
5.9%
NRC NASA NOAA
0.6% 0.6%0.7%
FY 2010 data
2010 Data on Race and Ethnicity in the Workplace
Opportunity #1: Workforce Diversity
NOAA’s Educational Partnership Program
Accomplishments since 2001:
• 928 students (771 from under represented communities) have earned degrees in NOAA mission-related sciences
• 102 students hired by NOAA
• Produced 100% of African American Ph.D. graduates in Atmospheric Sciences in 2006/2007 (Source: NSF)
• Capacity building at MSIs: 82 new faculty and 8 new STEM degree programs
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Framework Standards
Instruction
Curricula
Assessments
Teacher development
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Opportunity #2: Promoting Earth System Science Education
* Scientific and engineering
practices
* Crosscutting concepts
* Disciplinary core ideas (Earth
and Space System Science)
NRC July 2011
* Nat’l Research Council ,
AAAS, Nat’l Science
Teachers Association,
Achieve effort
* 26 states leading
* Managed by Achieve
* Due Fall 2012
Next Generation Science Standards
Ocean Explorium Opportunity #2 : Promoting Earth System Science Education
80 SOS Installations WorldwideScience on a Sphere• Innovative platform for
reaching the public about the Earth system
• Evaluation found that 82% of visitors said seeing information on the sphere changed how they understood the information
• 71% said they learned something new and could give examples (e.g. how it conveys complexity and change about the Earth system)
NOAA is ensuring each education investment has:• Clearly identified needs of the target population• A logic model connecting the activities to the desired outcomes• Clear outputs, outcomes and goals• Alignment with effective practices • An evaluation strategy that promotes continual improvement• Strategic partnering
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Opportunity #3: Monitoring and Evaluation
It is difficult to say what is impossible, for the dream of yesterday is the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow.
Robert Goddard
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In Closing