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Constructing Partnerships with Arctic Research to further Education, Outreach and Scientific Literacy. Renee D. Crain Assistant Program Officer Arctic Research and Education. Spending Perspective. National Science Foundation $5 billion/year, fraction for E&O
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Constructing Partnerships with Arctic Research to further Education, Outreach and Scientific Literacy Renee D. Crain Assistant Program Officer Arctic Research and Education
Spending Perspective • National Science Foundation$5 billion/year, fraction for E&O • Department of Education $71.5 billion/year, 3% federal budget • Nation-wide total spent on Education$909 billion/year, state, local, private
NSF’s Mission in Education • Programs to strengthen scientific and engineering research potential, • Science and engineering education programs at all levels and in all fields of science and engineering • Address issues of equal opportunity in science and engineering
Education Continuum Public Post Doc K-12 Undergrad Graduate
What Do You Know? • What do we remember? • What do we think is important? • How does something gain importance?
What Education Research Tells Us • Knowing (what, where) and Doing (how, why) • Constructivist Learning • Each student has a history and builds on their existing notions and experience • Learning continues throughout life • “Desirable Difficulty” • Inquiry-based, Hands-on Learning • Place-based Education • Extension of Place to Understand New Places
Bringing Together NSF’s Roles Broader Impacts Research in Education Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
Arctic Sciences Section • Arctic Natural Sciences • Arctic Social Sciences • Arctic System Science • Arctic Research and Education • Arctic Research Support and Logistics • Arctic Research and Policy • Arctic Cyberinfrastructure
Arctic Research and Education Provide support to projects that: • Increase diversity in (polar) sciences, including northern Indigenous people • Develop resources with and for K-12 science teachers and students • Attract and retain students in STEM fields • Promote science literacy and polar research • Develop long-term collaboratives in education
OPP Partnerships • Education and Human Resources, EHR • Elementary, Secondary and Informal Education • Informal Science Education • Long-Term Ecological Research, BIO • Environmental Research and Education, ERE • GeoSciences Education, GEO • Office of Legislative and Public Affairs, OLPA • Cooperative Agreements: ANSC, BASC, ARCUS • USFWS, NSB DWM, NASA
NSF Programs • Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) in Regional Resilience and Sustainability • GK-12, Graduate student mentors PISCES Program • REU sites Svalbard, Iceland, Matanuska Glacier • LTER Schoolyard program in Barrow • Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) • Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program • OPP Post Doc Fellowship
K-12 Teachers: Professional Development Teachers Experiencing Antarctic and the Arctic (TEA), 1998-2003 Teachers and Researchers Exploring and Collaborating (TREC) 2004, 2005
Projects and Spin-ups Teachers Experiencing Antarctica and the Arctic (TEA) cofunded with EHR • Teachers and Researchers Exploring and Collaborating (TREC) • Eider Journeys by USFWS • Oral History of Wales by 5th graders • Glaciology in physics
Researcher-driven Education Arctic River Biogeochemistry School Network REU Sites Alaska Lake Ice and Snow Observatory Network (ALISON) Science Writers at Toolik Field Station Polar Huskies GoNorth!
More Program Highlights • Arctic Alive! • Arctic Visiting Speakers • Climate change in the Arctic K-12 teachers and students • Teacher mentoring in Barrow • Student participation in workshops • Media in the field (CBS, NYT, and others)
Innovations • Use of technology to share and transfer knowledge • Chat rooms • Live broadcasts • “Webinars” • Spatial Data Infrastructure • Classrooms contributing to real research
These Projects Provide • Teacher Enhancement Opportunities • Hands-on, inquiry based experience • Bringing experience to classrooms • Formal Education Materials • Place-based experiences for students in the Arctic and those whose teachers translate materials • Inquiry-based learning for students • Information to the public about arctic research
What’s to Come • Continuing OPP and NSF programs • SEARCH Education and Outreach • International Polar Year • ICSU Expressions of Interest (30 of 74) • “Bridging the Poles Workshop” 2004 • IPY Education Workshop 2005 (NOAA)
Conclusions • Current arctic research engages people and makes the Arctic relevant to all people • Hands-on experiences challenge and motivate learners • Role models and engaging experiences improve diversity in arctic sciences • The arctic research community has been innovative and effective in achieving NSF’s education and outreach goals