Status and Highlights of Educational Programming Increased outreach to Title I and underserved schools. Total annual: ~8,000-10,000 K12 students, teachers, and general public (NOT including the annual Open House). Two published articles on RET program results: Pop, M. M., Dixon, P., & Grove, C. (2010). Research Experiences for Teachers (RET): Motivation, Expectation, and Changes to Teaching Practices due to Professional Program Involvement. Journal of Elementary Science Education 21(2), 127-148. Grove, C. M., Dixon, P. J., & Pop, M. M. (2009). Research Experiences for Teachers: Influences Related to Expectancy and Value of Changes to Practice in the American Classroom. Professional Development in Education 35(2), 247-260. 2008-2010 REU program hosted 62 students; 3 published; 5 HBCU’s 2008-2010 RET program hosted 44 teachers; 2 published Secured funding for SciGirls Program, a partnership with Public Television Initiated After-School Workshops for Teachers Research on RET program and SciGirls was presented at national conferences To address the lab’s diversity mission and to address needs to involve previously underserved K12 populations, CIRL targets Title I schools and programs that serve students who typically do not have access to science outreach; for example, Boys and Girls Clubs, after school programs. (Title I is a federal designation that is determined by the percentage of students on free and reduced lunch and other social/economic statistics.) Increased community outreach through regular presentations at Barnes & Noble, Chik-Fil-A Family Nights, and area Senior Center Days. CIRL has been conducting research on RET participants that resulted in two published articles. Research indicates that the Magnet Lab RET program provides experiences and strategies for teachers to make changes in their classrooms in the way they deliver science instruction. Increased confidence in the ability to portray science as a process rather than a body of knowledge only has, in some cases, resulted in increased test scores among elementary students, teachers advocating for science resource teachers in their schools, several teachers moving on to become leaders in science education in their districts. Continuing support from CIRL has provided the impetus for teachers to implement science inquiry in their classrooms. REU students published as undergraduates based on research done during REU; 2 students have been hired at the lab; 3 have gone onto graduate school at FSU. REU Tracking continues as well as research comparing NSF-funded REU programs among institutions. REU Statistics: 64% male; 36% female; 24% Hispanic; 11% Black/African American; 3% American Indian Alaska Native; 3% Asian. REU PAID FROM CORE GRANT. RET: 25% of teachers from Title I and underserved schools; 44 teachers, 31 mentors; 2 published. RET PAID FROM SEPARATE DR-K12 GRANT PLUS MAGNET LAB FUNDS FOR RETURNING PARTICIPANTS. SciGirls completed its fifth year, with research conducted since Year 1 and continuing as girls go onto college. Grants from PBS&J, local engineering firms, as well as support from the Magnet Lab have sustained the program. A pre-proposal has been submitted to NSF to expand the program to Montana and Illinois under the leadership of CIRL and WFSU. After-School Workshops for Teachers is now entering its fourth year – teachers report that they are provided with the confidence to do more science and to explore complex concepts that they otherwise would not have taught. In 2009-2010, the Magnet Lab was represented at 7 regional and national conferences. as of summer 2010, mid-point in current award period

Vision for the Educational Programs Expand outreach programs. Increase national outreach via web and social media to include virtual field trips and classroom research projects conducted on site by Magnet Lab scientists. Initiate Science Café in Tallahassee area. Establish international REU component. Establish international teacher exchange program. Expand teacher professional development opportunities. Develop new partnerships similar to ERC FREEDM/CAPS Establish Magnet Lab Young Scholars Program for talented high school students. Continue to develop new programs that engage and excite students, particularly from underserved communities – rural and Title I schools. Web-based and social media are already being used in a limited fashion. CIRL Facebook page gets information out to teachers and students and has been a good way to keep in touch with REU and RET participants. Science Cafes are ways to engage people interested in science in an informal way that has a social component as well as sharing science content. International REU and teacher exchange programs would need external funding and will require proposal writing. ERC FREEDM/CAPS is a partnership whereby CIRL administers the pre-college component of the grant in exchange for salary dollars for graduate students during the summer; in addition, CIRL oversees the evaluation for pre-college programs in exchange for ½ salary for OPS graduate student. as of summer 2010, mid-point in current award period