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“Knappenberger Report”

“Knappenberger Report”. aka “Implementing the OSS E/PO Outreach Strategy: A Critical Evaluation at 6 Years.”. Task Force Charter. Examine and Evaluate how well OSS has carried out its E/PO Implementation Plan (1996) Have there been significant successes?

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“Knappenberger Report”

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  1. “Knappenberger Report” aka “Implementing the OSS E/PO Outreach Strategy: A Critical Evaluation at 6 Years.”

  2. Task Force Charter Examine and Evaluate how well OSS has carried out its E/PO Implementation Plan (1996) • Have there been significant successes? • Have there been significant challenges? • Is program commensurate with resources? • What adjustments might be needed?

  3. Task Force Membership Paul Knappenberger (Adler Planetarium) Sandra Begay-Campbell (Sandia) Andrew Faknoi (Foothill College, Project ASTRO) Heide Hammel (Space Science Institute) Shelley Lee (Wisconson Dep’t Public Instruction) Molly Macauley (Resources for the Future) Charles McGruder (Western KY Univ.) Wendell Mohling (NSTA) George “Pinky” Nelson (Western WA Univ.) R. Bruce Partridge (Haverford College, former Educ. Officer AAS) Dennis Schatz (Pacificy Science Center) Robert Sember (Exploratorium) Sydney Wolff (NOAO, ed. Astronomy Education Review)

  4. Successes • Direct engagement of OSS missions and space science community in education. • Education programs & materials address many types of diverse audiences. • Significant steps taken involving minorities and developing materials for new audiences. • Substantial leveraging through collaborations.

  5. Challenges & Recommendations 1. Improve Accessibility and Organization of Education Products • Create a “Framework” to bridge science and math of OSS missions to needs of Education system. • A sequence of Space Science topics through K-12. • Give direction and context for materials. • Enhance and resolve issues around SSERD and distribution.

  6. Developing the Framework • Rosendhal has appointed Parin Kassie (JPL) and Bob Gabrys (GSFC) to head effort. • Planning Group (Fall 2003) - external advisory group to recommend how to proceed. • Development Group (2004) - develops the framework. • Implementation Group (2005+) - disseminate and implement the Framework strategies.

  7. Challenges and Recommendations 2. Increase Inclusiveness of the Program. • Reach out to new audiences • Stronger collaboration with NSF, ASP, NSTA, NEA, AFT • Community colleges, colleges of education • Informal Education venues • Amateur and community groups

  8. Challenges and Recommendations 3. Expand efforts to integrate minorities into E/PO programs and OSS science. • Demographics demand greater inclusion of minorities in technical workforce. • Train current E/PO community on strategies for approaching minority communities.

  9. Challenges and Recommendations 4. Enhance Quality Control and Measurement of Program Impact. • Time to move away from simply numbers of programs and individuals reached. • Initiate longitudinal studies to follow students as they make college and career choices. • Annual selection of outstanding E/PO individuals. • Thorough and Critical Review of Products • Possible awards for meritorious products

  10. Challenges and Recommendations 5. Focus activities of Broker/Facilitators on their primary roles. • Spend more time on brokering partnerships and working with scientists, and less time on developing their own programs.

  11. Challenges and Recommendations 6. Strengthen and expand professional development efforts for E/PO professionals, scientists & education community. New “E/PO Specialists” need • Better understanding of practical aspects of developing & implementing E/PO program and materials. • Better understanding of needs of education community.

  12. Challenges and Recommendations 7. Enhance internal & external communications. • Within OSS • E/PO managers not always informed of successful grants containing E/PO components. Program managers not always informed of awarded E/PO grants. • With outside professional communities: AAS, AGU, NSTA.

  13. Challenges and Recommendations 8. Acquire resources for long-term sustainability. • Allocation of 1-2% of mission budget to E/PO has been a clear success. • But continued future opportunities require strong leadership and careful planning of a dedicated staff. • New funding necessary for Framework, Professional Development, Evaluation, and working with minorities.

  14. NASA’s Education Enterprise Work of the Task Force was concurrent with development of Code N. Task force applauded overall goals of Code N, but cautioned that Code N should not disrupt the relationships forged by OSS E/PO between scientific and education communities. • Should also not impede OSS E/PO’s flexibility and innovation.

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