NOAA Education Presentation to the 50th AAS Robert H. Goddard Memorial Symposium Louisa Koch NOAA Director of Education March 29, 2012

Dreams and Possibilities: Planning for the Achievable Update on NOAA Education Opportunities and Accomplishments Increasing diversity in the STEM workforce Promoting Earth system science education Performance evaluation and monitoring 2

NOAA Mission Statement 2010 NOAA Strategic Plan Science, Service and Stewardship To understand and predict changes in climate, weather, oceans, and coasts, Share that knowledge and information with others, and To conserve and manage coastal and marine resources 3

America COMPETES Reauthorization 2010 The education programs developed by NOAA shall, to the extent applicable— 1.carry out and support research based programs and activities designed to increase student interest and participation in STEM; 2.improve public literacy in STEM; 3.employ proven strategies and methods for improving student learning and teaching in STEM; 4.provide curriculum support materials and other resources … 5.create and support opportunities for enhanced and ongoing professional development for teachers using best practices STEM teachers with STEM educators at the higher education level. 4

5 Taking the Pulse of the Planet Monitoring Research Modeling Predictions Management Education Partnerships

6 Footprint of NOAA Education Across the Country

Science on a Sphere (NOAA Led/NASA/NSF Supported) GLOBE Program (NASA Led/NOAA/NSF Supported) Climate Education Working Group NASA/NOAA/NSF CoChairs Committee on STEM Education Climate Change Education PI Meeting (April 2012) American Meteorological Society Education 7 Major Areas of Collaboration

Opportunity #1: Workforce Diversity Data on Gender in the Workplace Male Female 49% 51% 42% 58% 39% 61% NSFNIHEPA 66% 34% 65% 35% 61% 39% NRCNASANOAA FY 2010 data

9 White Black Asian Hispanic 68.4% 18.2% 6.1% 5.7% 60.5% 19.8% 16.0% 2.7% 57.6% 32.2% 6.8% 2.7% NSFNIHEPA American Indian0.3%0.7%0.6% 83.5% 8.1% 5.0% 2.6% 74.7% 11.8% 6.3% 5.7% 68.7% 15.1% 8.9% 5.9% NRCNASANOAA 0.6% 0.7% FY 2010 data 2010 Data on Race and Ethnicity in the Workplace Opportunity #1: Workforce Diversity

NOAA’s Educational Partnership Program Accomplishments since 2001: 928 students (771 from under represented communities) have earned degrees in NOAA mission-related sciences 102 students hired by NOAA Produced 100% of African American Ph.D. graduates in Atmospheric Sciences in 2006/2007 (Source: NSF) Capacity building at MSIs: 82 new faculty and 8 new STEM degree programs 10

FrameworkStandards Instruction Curricula Assessments Teacher development 11 Opportunity #2: Promoting Earth System Science Education * Scientific and engineering practices * Crosscutting concepts * Disciplinary core ideas (Earth and Space System Science) NRC July 2011 * Nat’l Research Council, AAAS, Nat’l Science Teachers Association, Achieve effort * 26 states leading * Managed by Achieve * Due Fall 2012 Next Generation Science Standards

Ocean Explorium Opportunity #2 : Promoting Earth System Science Education 80 SOS Installations Worldwide Science on a Sphere Innovative platform for reaching the public about the Earth system Evaluation found that 82% of visitors said seeing information on the sphere changed how they understood the information 71% said they learned something new and could give examples (e.g. how it conveys complexity and change about the Earth system)

NOAA is ensuring each education investment has: Clearly identified needs of the target population A logic model connecting the activities to the desired outcomes Clear outputs, outcomes and goals Alignment with effective practices An evaluation strategy that promotes continual improvement Strategic partnering 13 Opportunity #3: Monitoring and Evaluation

It is difficult to say what is impossible, for the dream of yesterday is the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow. Robert Goddard 14 In Closing