1 Engaging Scientists in NASA Astrophysics E/PO Monday, June 2, :00PM – 5:30PM St George AB Welcome

2 Please Sign In Sign in sheets are circulating + extra on front table Your contact info will be used to provide follow up information about this workshop (where to find documents, etc.)

3 Find materials on the workspace Materials presented in this workshop are all available on the workspace! Today’s Agenda E/PO Showcase slides Other reading and resources

4 Engaging Scientists in E/PO Introduction to NASA SMD E/PO Panel discussion NASA SMD E/PO Showcase

Missions Where does Science Mission Directorate (SMD) EPO fit in NASA? Office of Communications 4 Mission Directorates 10 Field Centers NASA advances its goals through a wide-range of partners Aeronautics Research Human Exploration Science Space Technology Office of Education

6 NASA Science Mission Directorate (SMD) Science Education and Public Outreach Forums Organize individual SMD-funded E/PO projects and their teams into a coordinated effort. Assist scientists and educators with becoming involved in SMD E/PO Make SMD E/PO resources and expertise accessible to the science and education communities.

NASA Astrophysics Forum The Astrophysics Forum and the Astrophysics E/PO community have focused efforts to support and engage scientists on enhancing awareness of the resources available to them. 7

Scientist-Educator Partnerships are the Cornerstone of SMD EPO Outreach Higher Education Informal Education K-12 Formal Education 8

Scientist-Educator Partnership The purpose of this partnership is to transform science data into useful, grade-appropriate, educational products and programming while maintaining scientific accuracy and integrity. Scientists bring… Knowledge of Earth & space science/astronomy Knowledge of science research and data Knowledge of STEM career paths Educators bring… Knowledge of science education pedagogy Knowledge of target audience needs (student/teacher) Knowledge of national education standards

Scientist involvement in E/PO We will take you through the big questions in taking those first steps: Ways to get involved (Where) Commitment (When) Resources (What) Roles for scientists (How) 10

11 Where to get involved

When to get involved Special Events (press release, eclipse, solstice, etc.) Ongoing partnerships (Scouts, local library, school district, etc.) School year (faculty, your kids’ school) 12

What to get involved with Resources –Curriculum support –Print materials –Exhibits Activities/Events –Speaker –Demonstrate/tour guide/interpret –Observer/telescope facilitator –Builder/maker 13

14 How to get involved: Roles for Scientists Different roles to fit your time and interests Guidance = describes involvement at the “steering” level. Examples include: helping to set curriculum standards as part of a school board, science policy/advocate, active membership on a museum board. Partner = describes a long-term/ongoing collaboration with an education team. Expertise = provide scientific content expertise (e.g. in the capacity of a reviewer) to an education team.

Scientist Perspectives on being Involved in E/PO Heidi Hammel Frank Summers Lynn Cominsky Seth Cohen 15

Heidi B. Hammel Current role resource, role model, mentor, advocate, consultant, coordinator Previous Experience Start Comet Halley Catalyst Shoemaker-Levy 9 Partnerships Hubble Space Telescope; Space Science Institute in Boulder, CO; NASA Portfolio ~30 years of outreach; hundreds of EPO- related activities in my CV Websites FAQ: fredbortz.com/HammelBio/AstroFAQ For kids: iwaswondering.org/heidi_homepage Videos: bigthink.com/heidihammel Executive Vice President AURA, Washington, DC Facebook: Heidi B. Hammel

Frank Summers Astronomer in OPO HST press releases HubbleSite – Blogs – Video podcast Education – Materials development – Teacher workshops Informal Education Astronomy Visualizations – Scientific – Educational – Cinematic Partnerships Outreach Astronomer Space Telescope Science +DrFrankSummers Your photo (optional) Your photo (optional)

Lynn Cominsky Director, SSU E/PO group, founded 1999 Lead for Fermi, Swift, XMM-Newton and NuSTAR E/PO programs “Big Ideas in Cosmology” Previous experience and partnerships: AAS Dep & HEAD Press Officer Scientific Co-I on Fermi, Swift and NuSTAR Now partnering with National Association of Rocketry and Tripoli Rocketry Association Professor and Chair Sonoma State Your photo (opional) Your photo (opional) Small Satellites for Secondary Students (S4)

Seth A. Cohen Current Role Enthusiastic sharer of knowledge Near Future Role Astronomy/Physics high school teacher, Berkshire School, MA Graduate Student Dartmouth College Previous Experience GK-12 Fellow in middle/high school Montshire Museum; McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center; Science Expo in DC; Science Cafés, tours, and public observing

Scientist Perspectives on being Involved in E/PO Heidi Hammel Frank Summers Lynn Cominsky Seth Cohen 20

SMD E/PO Showcase Carolyn Brinkworth (IPAC)STEMdex Gordon Squires (IPAC)Astropix Frank Summers (HST/JWST)Scientific Visualizations Lynn Cominsky (Fermi)Make your own Pulsar Bonnie Meinke (Astro Forum) Higher Education Resources Jim Manning (Astro Forum) Resource Samplers Anya Biferno (EEP)Exoplanet Demo 21

NASA Wavelength nasawavelength.org

23 Find materials on the workspace Materials presented in this workshop are all available on the workspace! Today’s Agenda Featured resources Other reading Continuously updated throughout AAS224

Grab-n-Go: Samplers and Resource Guides Categorized by wavelength and mission – products/activities for your E/PO event Higher Ed resource guides - teaching resources Universe Discovery Guides - resources for every month of the year

Explore more... Be sure to pick up a resource card

Project Name How to get involved Guidance Expertise Partner Resource Type: Curriculum Support Print material Activity Speaker Exhibit Other Audience K-12 Formal Education Informal Education Higher Education Outreach Contact Information: Name Affiliation Time commitment Once Long term/ ongoing Up to you

Go to the Exhibit Hall for more info and demos! A few examples: –SOFIA –Fermi –Spitzer/IPAC –Exoplanet Exploration Program –Hubble/Webb –Chandra 27