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Education

Education. Sarah E. Kruse. University of South Florida Tampa, Florida Telephone: 813-974-7341 E-mail: skruse@chuma.cas.usf.edu. ABYSS Education Objective: Excitement. ESE Strategic Objectives “to increase public … understanding of how the Earth functions as a system” FORMAL EDUCATION

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  1. Education Sarah E. Kruse University of South FloridaTampa, Florida Telephone: 813-974-7341 E-mail: skruse@chuma.cas.usf.edu

  2. ABYSS Education Objective: Excitement • ESE Strategic Objectives • “to increase public … understanding of how the Earth functions as a system” • FORMAL EDUCATION • INFORMAL EDUCATION • “enable the use of Earth science information and results in teaching and learning” • FORMAL EDUCATION • PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT • INFORMAL EDUCATION Seafloor, Wind, and Waves 6 Year Mission Section J

  3. ABYSS Education Components Formal Education Pinellas County Schools, Florida Other Florida school systems USF post-doctoral Professional Development AGU Oil companies Graduate schools Informal Education National Geographic Society Girl Scouts of America Boy Scouts of America Interactive Museum Display/Public Outreach Software ABYSS Site Visit, May 2, 2002 Section J

  4. Formal Education Needs Training package for Earth system science teachers Help meet requirements for Florida achievement test State Earth (system) science standards Begins 2003 • Products and Implementation • (1) Training package and curricular material for Earth Science • ABYSS team members • NASA/NOAA scientists • Science coordinator and selected teachers • (2) Training and implementation • Incremental development • “Train the trainers” • Small-scale implementation • Strong evaluation component, feedback loops • County-wide training and implementation • (3) Dissemination to other Florida counties and nationwide Section J.1

  5. Formal Education Target: Pinellas County, FL History of grant activity and innovative Programs Established grant coordinating office Established science coordinator Plans to establish Earth Science “learning community” Large urban county 21st largest school district in U.S. 16 high schools 80 Earth science teachers 32,100 students Why Pinellas County Schools? Section J.1

  6. Additional Outreach Opportunities Florida Department of Education JASON Project (inquiry-based learning) Maryland Science Center NOAA’s EXPLORE Digital Library for Earth System Education (NSF) National Science Teachers Association National Earth Science Teachers Association National Marine Educators Association National Association of Geoscience Teachers American Zoo and Aquarium Association NASA Core Section J.1

  7. Professional Development • Professional access • Software built on existing packages • Altimetric bathymetry • Gravity • Web-based data sets • Training sessions targeted to • Oil industry • Climate modelers • Oceanographers • Geophysicists Section J.2

  8. Informal Outreach • National Geographic • Display returned instrument • Display maps • Girl Scouts • Planet Earth Patch Program • Boy Scouts • Space Exploration • Oceanography • Geology • Environmental Science • Interactive Museum Display and PublicSoftware • Designed and evaluated by experienced JHU/APL developers and museum consultants Section J.3

  9. Informal Outreach • Interactive Museum Display and Public Outreach Software Initial template: Alan Jones/Smithsonian Seismic/Eruption program ABYSS product: ABYSS bathymetry animated ocean circulation; climate change; waves and tides 1st and 2nd order tectonic features Section J.3

  10. WebOutreach NASA’s NEAR JHU/APL won awards for web design. ABYSS will use same web designers. The NEAR site received 13.9 million hits on its landing day. Section .7.1 Section J.3

  11. ABYSS Education Outreach Team • Dr. Sarah Kruse • ABYSS Education Lead • USF • Dr. Walter Smith • ABYSS PI • NOAA • Dr. David Porter • ABYSS Project Scientist • JHU/APL • Mr. Ray Sterner • ABYSS Webmaster • JHU/APL Experience Commitment $1,544K 2.6% of budget Section J

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