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Larry Woolf General Atomics Sciences Education Foundation (President/Chair)

An opportunity for GA employees to improve K-12 science education: GASSSS Program ( GA S cientists S upporting S cience for S tudents). Larry Woolf General Atomics Sciences Education Foundation (President/Chair)

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Larry Woolf General Atomics Sciences Education Foundation (President/Chair)

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  1. An opportunity for GA employees to improve K-12 science education:GASSSS Program(GAScientists Supporting Science for Students) Larry Woolf General Atomics Sciences Education Foundation (President/Chair) General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc (RSG) (Scientist/Engineering Manager) Lawrence.Woolf@ga-asi.com April 10, 2013

  2. Agenda • Brief history • GA education outreach • General Atomics Sciences Education Foundation (GASEF) • GASSSS Program • Goals • Application Process • Participants • Presentations • Matchmaker

  3. General Atomics Education Outreach - A Brief History • Education outreach initiated by Anne Blue and Pat Winter in 1992 • Education modules developed in conjunction with SD MS and HS teachers • Materials Science • Atomic energy • Fusion • Radioactivity • Biotechnology

  4. General Atomics Education Outreach - A Brief History • Other modules • Color • Chromatics • Physics/Materials Science of Light Bulb • Line of Resistance using Graphite Pencil • Physics, Math, and Engineering of Safe Driving • Posters, educational materials, developed • Presentations to middle and high school teachers • GA • Education Conferences

  5. Some GASEF Educational materials

  6. Poster guest appearance on the Big Bang Theory

  7. General Atomics Education Outreach - A Brief History • Non-profit GA Sciences Education Foundation (GASEF) started in 1995 • Support GA outreach efforts • Fund regional science non-profits • GAScientists Supporting Science for Students - GASSSS program started in 2010 • Extensive Fusion Education Outreach Program • http://fusioned.gat.com

  8. GASEF home page – www.sci-ed-ga.org

  9. GASEF home page – GASSSS Program

  10. GASSSS Addresses Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Needs • Expose students to scientists and engineers • Attract students into Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) careers • Create community of interaction between teachers and scientists • Provide real life examples • Demonstrate scientific and engineering processes • Improve content knowledge of teachers • Provide a mechanism for GA employees to help their communities

  11. GASSSS Program • Open to all GA employees • 2 aspects: Activity and associated material purchase • GA employee activity determined by the employee interacting with the teacher (off hours) • Assist teacher, • Teach a lesson, • Talk about career, • Assist in training • Other • GASEF will reimburse STEM material purchases • Up to $250 for a single classroom • Up to $500 for multiple classrooms/school/district

  12. GASSSS Application Form – fill out before activity • Name: • Date: • GA email: • GA company/group/division: • School or Non-profit name and location • Teacher name and email address: • Description of proposed use of funding:  • Maximum funding level requested ($250 (class) or $500 (school or region)): • Activity that you will be assisting in classroom:

  13. GASSSS Application Form – fill out after activity • Description of how funds were used by the teacher or non-profit (provide copy of receipts): • Reimbursement check should be made out to: • Date of activity: • Can the above information be made public? (Yes/No)

  14. GASEF home page – GASSSS Application Form

  15. GASSSS Participants

  16. GASSSS Participants

  17. GASSSS Participants

  18. GASEF home page – GASSSS Presentations

  19. GASSSS Presentations • Education Outreach Presentations • Instructions for GASSSS Presentations • Leblanc Engineers for Sustainable World 4-17-12 presentation • Wilkens Radiation Shielding 12/15/11 presentation • Wilkinson 2012 DIY Microphone Workshop • Deshler 3/4/13 Presentation to Ada Harris Cardiff Elementary School

  20. What if you want to help but don’t have any connections? • GASSSS Matchmaker Program

  21. GASEF home page – GASSSS Matchmaker

  22. GASSSS Matchmaker (more on web site)

  23. You can support the GASSSS program via United Way form or directly Directly support the GASEF at: http://www.sci-ed-ga.org/supportthefoundation.html United Way form

  24. Summary • How to locate the site • www.sci-ed-ga.org • Search for General Atomics science education foundation • On internal home page in bottom blue stripe • GASSSS application is short • GASSSS Matchmaker program • Your contribution can make a difference! HomeAboutNewsLegalContactGA Sciences Education Foundation

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