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QuarkNet 101

QuarkNet 101. Kris Whelan University of Washington. Current Status. Outline Overview Basic Structure Evolution since 1999 Personnel/Responsibilities. Program Context. Reform -based teaching and learning - national standards Scientists as partners in education reform

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QuarkNet 101

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  1. QuarkNet 101 Kris Whelan University of Washington

  2. Current Status • Outline • Overview • Basic Structure • Evolution since 1999 • Personnel/Responsibilities

  3. Program Context • Reform-based teaching and learning - national standards • Scientists as partners in education reform • Nature of particle physics research • Long-term • Distributed • Best practice professional development • Research appointments • Research-based workshops • Follow-on program

  4. Vision & Goals Building relationships that develop & support a research community of physicists, high school teachers & their students Goal: Engage teachers & their students with scientific investigations. Goal: Confront particle physicists with current issues in science education.

  5. Vision & Goals • Engagement with Scientific Investigations • Enable teachers to teach basic physics concepts in an exciting & rewarding context. • Build a teacher’s confidence to bring current science into the classroom. • Link high school classrooms with frontier experiments. • Attract students to careers in science & technology. • Help develop science literacy.

  6. 5.6 Staff Members 4 PIs Center 60 Typical Center Center 2 Center 1 Center 58 Center 3 Center 59 2 Mentors 2 Lead Teachers 10 Associate Teachers Program Structure Outside Evaluators Advisory Group ProgramSupport Staff Teachers Fellows ---- -----

  7. By the Numbers 537 Teachers & Their Students 97 Mentors 53 Centers 9-11 Experiments 5.6 Staff Members 4 PIs DOE-NSF

  8. Center Profiles Participants • Physicists as mentors & colleagues • Teachers as researchers & facilitators in classrooms • Teachers as professionals • Students as researchers

  9. Physicists as Mentors & Colleagues • Commit for the long term. • Host teachers & students; visit classrooms. • Year I • Participate in orientation. • Recruit 2 lead teachers. • Supervise 7-week research appointments. • Co-plan 3-week research-based institute.

  10. Physicists as Mentors & Colleagues • Year II • Co-recruit 8 associate teachers. • Co-conduct 3-week institute. • Following Years • Co-host 1-week follow-on program. • Involve NSF-funded HS students in summer research.

  11. Mentors Are: • Volunteers • Affiliated with particle particle experiments in the U.S. & overseas • Experimentalists AND Theorists • Entire SMU mentor team is theorists. • Theorists - an integral part of many QuarkNet centers.

  12. Teachers as Researchers • Construct & test detector components. • Analyze data & conduct simulation studies. • Create data sets for their students. • Create scientific investigations for their students. • Build classroom detectors.

  13. Teachers as Professionals • Assume Leadership Roles with Teaching Colleagues • Participate in the Fellows Program: • e-Lab, leadership, LHC, teaching & learning • Develop/Test instructional materials. • Develop/Lead PD activities. • Share/work with colleagues in their schools, districts, centers’ regions, nationally, internationally.

  14. Students as Researchers • Learn fundamental physics by: • Analyzing real data delivered online. • Collaborating with students worldwide. • Participating in inquiry-oriented investigations. • Experimenting using classroom cosmic ray detectors. • Visiting research groups & experiments.

  15. Program Activities • Activities for Participants Teachers Students • Boot Camp at Fermilab - Access to e-Labs • Research appointments -Research appointments • Follow-on activities -Masterclass • Fellows Program • Workshops • Online presence: Web/Web 2.0 (including access to I2U2 e-Labs)

  16. Program Activities • National Project Management • Managing funds • Preparing reports for funding agencies • Collecting data as requested by the outside evaluator • Providing assistance for planning & implementing effective center activities • Creating resources & tools, maintaining the Web presence, & supporting teachers using resources • Supporting QuarkNet fellows • Organizing workshops & special events • Participating in dissemination & broader impact activities

  17. Broader Impacts Examples of Dissemination Activities Cosmic Ray Studies—National & International: Auger, IceCube, + 32 non-QuarkNet institutions IPPOG: QuarkNet program, cosmic ray studies, discovery science and more Masterclasses: CMS international program, astrophysics masterclass Influence on Other Programs: CHEPREO, CMS, COSM, CROP, I2U2, IB, ICAM, ILC, LIGO, MARIACHI, NDeRC, OSG, PARTICLE, SUL, WALTA

  18. Center Program • Staff provides guidance, support, resources for: • Year I - 2 mentors & 2 teachers • Mentors • Orientation Lead Teachers • 1-week orientation workshop (Boot Camp) • 7-week research appointment • Academic year follow-on

  19. Center Program • Staff provides guidance, support, resources for: • Year II - 2 mentors, 2 lead teachers & 8 associate teachers • 3-week research-based institute • Following years - 2 mentors & 10 teachers • 1-week follow-on program • NSF student research program - 1 teacher & 4 students • Additional opportunities for teachers • 1-week Particle Physics Boot Camp • Special Events

  20. Program Evolution • QuarkNet is a dynamic program, responding to formative evaluation data & adjusting to address: • Participants’ needs & interests. • Center strengths. • . . . within available funds.

  21. Program Evolution • Examples of “New” Program Activities • 2001 Cosmic ray detectors • 2001 Run II Discovery • 2004 Student summer research • 2005 Cosmic Ray e-Lab • 2006 Boot Camp model of professional development • 2006 Masterclass • 2008 Fellows • 2008 Instructional design (UbD) • 2010 CMS e-Lab

  22. Program Benefits • A Strong Program Benefits Teachers & Students. • Members of a research community • Working on a team • Sharing ideas • Doing science • Solving problems

  23. Program Benefits • A Strong Program Benefits Teachers & Students. • Members of a learning community • Supporting one another and sharing ideas • Using scientific research in the classroom • Using instructional resources that support student explorations of science • Using particle physics examples in basic physics

  24. Questions? For more information about QuarkNet: Website: quarknet.fnal.gov Kris Whelan kkwhelan@uw.edu

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