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Education & Public Outreach Randy Landsberg

Education & Public Outreach Randy Landsberg. KICP Signature Programs. Teaching Teachers Cosmology & Providing Tools To Disseminate. Cosmology Short Courses Museum Partnerships Space Explorers. Increasing Public Interest & Excitement. Engaging Underrepresented K-12 Minorities in SMET.

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Education & Public Outreach Randy Landsberg

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  1. Education & Public OutreachRandy Landsberg External Advisory Board – June 11& 12, 2007

  2. KICP Signature Programs Teaching Teachers Cosmology & Providing Tools To Disseminate Cosmology Short Courses Museum Partnerships Space Explorers Increasing Public Interest & Excitement Engaging Underrepresented K-12 Minorities in SMET http://kicp.uchicago.edu/education External Advisory Board – June 11& 12, 2007

  3. Space Explorers Multi Year Commitment to Inner-City Middle & HS Students Heterogeneous in Ages & Abilities (~30 Students) • Weekly Hands-On Laboratories • Saturdays On Campus 9-11AM • ‘06/’0 Theme Tools of Astronomy • Residential Institutes @ Yerkes Observatory • Thematically Unified Immersion Experiences • Summer Institute 1 Week (August) • Winter Institute 3 Days (December 27-29) • Additional Activities • Faculty Lab Tours (School Holidays) • Enrichment Trips (Adler, College Tours) • Special Seminars • Research Experiences • Disseminating Labs/Activities • 3 Presentations at NSTA ‘07 • Web Repository Plans • Full RA-ship Each Year • Teaching Experience • M. Bayliss (06/07) 100% to College & 50% SMET External Advisory Board – June 11& 12, 2007

  4. Goals: Next Gen Impacts • Diversity: K-12 Students • Succeed in high school, college & beyond • Focus SMET (Science Mathematics, Engineering & Technology) • Diversity: Researchers • Become better teachers and communicators • Engage in activities beyond the university walls External Advisory Board – June 11& 12, 2007

  5. Our Partner Office of Special Programs • Vital to the Success of the Program • Link to Community & Parents • Dr. Larry Hawkins - Director External Advisory Board – June 11& 12, 2007

  6. Growth: Writing Component • Support from Dean of Humanities • Goal: Improve Written & Verbal Communication Skills • On Campus Component • Readings & Big Questions @ Yerkes Institutes • Complimentary & Connected to Science • Anthropology Graduate Student • Ben White External Advisory Board – June 11& 12, 2007

  7. Space Explorers Yerkes Institutes 11 Institutes Thus Far > 340 Contact Hours Summer 1 Week, Winter 3 Days • (Summer 2007: Mapping) • Winter 2006: Scale of the Universe • Summer 2006: Density & Buoyancy • Winter 2005: Pressure Dec 27-29 • Summer 2005: The Nature of Light • Winter 2004: Reflections • Summer 2004: What Are Stars Made of? • Winter 2003: Phase Changes • Summer 2003: How Big is Our Universe? • Winter 2002: Scaling Up • Summer 2002: Radio Waves • Winter 2001: Sound Investigations External Advisory Board – June 11& 12, 2007

  8. KICP Scientists in Residence 2001-07 Yerkes Institutes: • Robert Friedman* • Chris Greer • Sarah Hansen* • Andrew Hill • Ryan Hennessy* • Jonathan Mitchell • Daisuke Nagai • Takemi Okamoto • Andy Puckett* • Dan Robertson (ND) • Douglas Rudd • Chaz Shapiro • Matthew Sharp • Ivo Seitenzahl • Dinoj Surendran • Craig Tyler* • Brian Wilhite* • Post Docs • Matthew Hedman • Dan Holz • Brian Humensky • Dragan Huterer • Thushara Perera • Erin Sheldon • Mark SubbaRao • Christopher Thom • John Vaillancourt • Brian Wilhite* • Kathryn Miknaitis • Graduate Students • Matt Bayliss* • Mary Beard (ND) • Carlos Cunha • Tom Downes • Senior People • Hsiao-Wen Chen • Juan Collar • Kyle Cudworth • Al Harper • Rick Kessler • Rich Kron • Ed Kibblewhite • Randy Landsberg • Jonathan Rosner • Sav Sethi • Monica Valluri n.b. ~20 Additional Special Events on Campus • Teachers • Bill Fisher • Walter Glogowski External Advisory Board – June 11& 12, 2007

  9. Space Explorers Success Some Numbers: Consortium on Chicago School Research - ‘06 Report: Only 8% of Chicago Public School (CPS) HS Freshman Graduate College • 2002-07 Space Explorers Program Graduates 50 Students • 100% Enrolled in College (50) • 50% S&T Majors (25) • 10% Physical Science Majors (5) 2002 & ’03 Space Explorers Program Graduates 14 Students • 64% Bachelors Degrees (9) • 50% Science & Technology BS (7) • 7% Physical Science (Math)BS (1) • 50% Enrolled in Grad School (7) • 1 Law School • 1 MS Social Work • 2 Med School • 1 MS Civil Engineering • 1 MS Urban & Regional Planning • 1 PhD Aeronautical Engineering • Majority S&T Graduate Programs External Advisory Board – June 11& 12, 2007

  10. Statistics of 2002 Science & Engineering Indicators & National Survey 24 Year Olds (1998) NOTE Compounded Effects & relative percentage of population is less than half External Advisory Board – June 11& 12, 2007

  11. Projections & Comparisons National % Projections Vs. Real Numbers 4yrs of Space Explorers Trickle Down: Compounded Effects of National Statistics for Black Students Extrapolation of National Statistics VS Space Explorers Graduates (’02-’05) External Advisory Board – June 11& 12, 2007

  12. CPS/National Vs. Space Exp. Mix & Match Stats External Advisory Board – June 11& 12, 2007

  13. Names Behind the Numbers: Students in College & Majors • 2007 Graduates (100% in College, 44% S&T) • Mark Dewberry - Eastern IL, English • Cameron Edwards - Eastern IL undecided • Javal Howard - Roosevelt University, undecided • Kallie Jones - Michigan Sate, Biological Sciences • Monica Minkel - Western IL, Elementary Education • Brittney Muhammad - UIC, Journalism • Jason Pruitt - Northern Illinois University Engineering • Elizabeth Smith - Eastern Illinois University Biology • Krysal Stewart - Northern Illinois University Nursing • Frantavia Thomas - Northern Illinois University Elementary Education • 2006 Graduates (100% in College, 43% S&T) • Devin Barnes - Illinois State University undecided • Monashae Brownlee - Northern Illinois University Meteorology* • Julia Bowman - Central State University Education • Christine Carter - Bradley Biology/pre-dentistry • Owen Cofie - Central State University Pharmacy • Stephanie Dunn - Eastern Illinois University Early Childhood Education • Corey Gathings - Robert Morris College Business Administration • Timotheus Gordon - University of Minnesota Individual Studies/Political Science (Gates Millennium Scholar) • Ralph Johnson - Hampton University Engineering • Elizabeth Nyikako - Loyola University undecided • Jimmie Price - UIUC Engineering • Lionell Walker - Central State Political Science • Mia Dunlap - Spellman Psychology • Ashley Hall - Illinois State University undecided ( * = physical science ) External Advisory Board – June 11& 12, 2007

  14. Names Behind the Numbers: Students in College & Majors • 2005 Graduates (100% in College, 33% S&T) • Derrick Clay – Eastern Illinois University (Full Scholarship), Pre-Veterinary Science • Danielle Larkin – Alcorn State (Full Scholarship), Business • Christopher Smith - University of IL Urban-Champaign (UIUC) (Partial Scholarship), Engineering • Jessica Ball - Spellman, English • Brittney Battle – Illinois State University (Full Scholarship), Theater • Jeminat Onisemoh – University of Illinois Springfield (Full Scholarship), Criminal Justice • 2004 Graduates (100% in College, 67% S&T) • Melissa Blakely – Spellman, Physics* (REU in Collar Lab) • Lynn Jones – West Point (Full), Chemistry* • Jennifer King – Rhode Island Institute of Design, Graphic Arts • Aquanette Lowe – U. Iowa, Women’s Studies • Larry McDonald – UIUC (Full), MechanicalEngineering • Erica Stevens – Navy (Full), 5-year Pharmacy Program • 2003 Graduates (100% to College, 50% S&T) • Samantha Dewberry – UIUC, Pre-Law (07), Law School • Ashley Garrison – University of Chicago (Full), Biology (07), Med School • Aryell Hall –TN. State, Early Childhood Development • Virginia Hayes – Chicago State (Full), Math/Physics* • Diamond Ingram – University MI (Partial), Finance (07), • Aaron Lucas – Moorehouse College (Full), Aeronautical Engineering (07) PhD Program Materials Science U.Conn • Ashley McCan – Spelman (4.0 gpa), Economics (07), Med School ( * = physical science ) External Advisory Board – June 11& 12, 2007

  15. Student Success (continued) • 2002 Graduates (100% to College, 57% S&T) • Nikki Brown - Olivet Harvey BS Early Childhood Education (07), enrolled UIC Physics* BS • Raven Collins – Spelman, Math BS (07) + 2yr Masters Georgia Tech, Civil Engineering (REU w/Meyer) • Martinique Faulkner - Eastern Illinois U., Early Childhood Development • Angela Johnson - Chicago State, Psychology BS (07), Masters Social Work • Melanie Lott – UIUC, Journalism • Agela Stover - University of Iowa, Geography (06), Urban & Regional Planning PhD Program • Lavonne Wilson - University of Chicago, Biology • Space Explorers in Graduate & Professional Degree Programs • Daniel Williams UIUC (04) BA Political Science, UIUC Political Science and Education Masters Program • Chasity Fulton UIUC (05) BS Physics, UIUC Math Ph.D. Program • William Smith Indiana University(IU) Bloomington (05) BA Business Adm., IU Business Law Graduate Program • Angela Stover University of Iowa (06) Urban and Regional Planning Masters Program at U of I • Raven Collins BS Mathematics (07), Masters Civil Engineering (expected) May 2008 Georgia Tech • Aaron Lucas BS Aeronautical Engineering Morehouse (07), PhD Program Material Science U. Con. • Samantha Dewberry BA Pre Law UCIC (07) UIUC Law School • Ashley Garrison BS Biology UC (07) MedSchool • Ashley McCan BS Economics Spelman (07) MedSchool External Advisory Board – June 11& 12, 2007

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