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National Lab Day and the MSP Program Jan Cuny National Science Foundation National Lab Day

National Lab Day and the MSP Program Jan Cuny National Science Foundation National Lab Day 2/24/10. National Lab Day and the MSP Program Jan Cuny National Science Foundation National Lab Day 1/13/09. I want to persuade you to spend time in the classroom,

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National Lab Day and the MSP Program Jan Cuny National Science Foundation National Lab Day

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  1. National Lab Day and the MSP Program Jan Cuny National Science Foundation National Lab Day 2/24/10 National Lab Day and the MSP Program Jan Cuny National Science Foundation National Lab Day 1/13/09

  2. I want to persuade you to spend time in the classroom, talking and showing young people what it is that your work can mean, and what it means to you …. to think about new and creative ways to engage young people in science and engineering … encourage young people to be makers of things, not just consumers of things. -- President Obama April 2009

  3. Net Day Precedent Net Day Precedent • 20,000 volunteers helped to wire 20 percent of California schools to the Internet • 2,500 wiring kits were donated by telephone companies

  4. What is National Lab Day? A national barn-raising for hands-on STEM learning.

  5. What is National Lab Day? A nationwide initiative to form local communities of support around STEM teachers, and connect them to STEM-based professionals who will share their expertise and their excitement and passion for disciplines.

  6. NLD1 GOAL: Establish ongoing relationships between teachers, volunteers and STEM-based professionals

  7. Partners + over 200 Professional Societies, organizations, and federal agencies, with over 6 million members NLD Partners

  8. NLD and the MSP Program MSP “is designed to improve the content knowledge of teachers and the performance of students in the areas of mathematics and science by … Bringing … teachers together with scientists, mathematicians, and engineers to improve their teaching skills; …” National Lab Day can help!

  9. What could your MSP do? Promote, and facilitate the participation of the schools you work with Help us to identify the NLD needs of those schools Develop multidisciplinary projects and/or projects that cross school boundaries

  10. What could your MSP do? (cont.) Disseminate your great projects and best practices through the NLD site Encourage the faculty at your universities and colleges to get involved Encourage graduate students on your project to take the lead in organizing other graduate student involvement

  11. What could your MSP do? (cont.) Have undergraduates in service learning projects get involved; Start service learning projects Enlist the support of community organizations and businesses in your area Prepare teachers to better provide high quality, hands-on, inquiry-based science

  12. What could your MSP do? (cont.) Prepare scientists to work effectively in classrooms Help us to understand what makes a successful (or unsuccessful) NLD project Come up with other ideas and let us know what they are Give us feedback on NLD

  13. Put your project on the map!

  14. Contact Us Jan Cuny jan@nationallabday.org www.nationallabday.org

  15. Disclaimer The instructional practices and assessments discussed or shown in this presentation are not intended as an endorsement by the U. S. Department of Education.

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