UCB 11/12/2003 E/PO-1 THEMIS/PDR THEMIS PDR November 13, 2003 Nahide Craig Laura Peticolas

UCB 11/12/2003 E/PO-2 THEMIS/PDR E/PO Goals and Overview THEMIS E/PO is fully aligned with NASA OSS education goals: –Enhance the quality of science, math and technology education for pre-college level –Share the excitement of space science discoveries with the public –Help create our 21 st century scientific and technical work force THEMIS team is committed to E/PO: Bester, Bonnell, Lin, Carlson, Russell and the PI Angelopoulos are involved in public talks and science validation (cont.) FormalInformalCoordination and Dissemination

UCB 11/12/2003 E/PO-3 THEMIS/PDR E/PO Partners FormalInformal Coordination and Dissemination SEGway and Eye on the SSL Berkeley, CALeadership, direction and coordination. Development of SEGway web- module. Leverage of SECEF resources for use in K-4 (auroras) and Formal Education. Design, Content, Update. Informal Ed Astronomy Café - GEONS Kensington, MDDevelopment of GEONS resources and teacher training. Formal Education OSS Support NetworkWashington, D.C.Dissemination through National Conferences and other existing networks. Informal Education and Public Outreach IMAGE and FAST E/POs GSFC & Berkeley, CA Dissemination. Identification of Professional Development Workshops for educators. Using existing resources. Formal and Informal Education and Public Outreach. LHS –UCB andBerkeley, CAGEMS Distr. & Training Center PD Program in the Carson City School District. Formal Education LHS -UCBBerkeley, CA“ Northern Lights Planetarium” traveling exhibit. Updated with THEMIS discoveries. Informal Education SACNAS and other PD workshops El Paso, TXTeacher workshops with Chicano and Native American Teachers at Tribal Colleges. Formal Education Space Grant Consortia (8 States) Bozeman, MT (coordinator) Selection of School Sites- Dissemination, Workshops. Formal Education Carson City School District, NV and Walter Peyton School in IL Chicago, IL; Carson City, NV Committed schools, teachers and school district administration for the Magnetometer sites for NV and IL: New GEMS site venue. Formal Education Cornerstone EvaluationPittsburgh, PAFormative and Summative Evaluation. Evaluation

UCB 11/12/2003 E/PO-4 THEMIS/PDR Formal Education Programs Geomagnetic Event Observation Network by Students (GEONS) UNIQUE opportunity for THEMIS to entice students about NASA SEC The network of the 10 teachers, students, at E/PO magnetometer sites together with other students who participate using the web and monitoring the magnetic activity is called the Geomagnetic Event Observation Network by Students (GEONS). FormalInformalCoordination and Dissemination Schools will be selected by state-wide competition and will have the following selection criteria: Commitment of schools – acceptance of the program by the administration Longitudinal spread in each 10 states provide wide geographic coverage Local infrastructure- Electric Power, Internet Connection, Potential for reaching large community of students/teachers Site’s potential for discoveries – away from highways, large trucks, rural sites UCLA provides technical users manuals along with GMAG unit Will install 5 Magnetometers with computers in Summer ’04 and 5 in Summer ’05 Will provide ground data processing, data access, archiving procedures, and data display on school computer.

UCB 11/12/2003 E/PO-5 THEMIS/PDR Formal Education Programs Geomagnetic Event Observation Network by Students (GEONS) Astronomy Café –rewrites the users manual for school usage, including a description of the data display in appropriate language –develops guides/materials aligned with NSES –leverages IMAGE’s MagNet with existing school networks –participates in the GEONS teacher workshops The first GEONS workshop for these in Summer 2004 and in Summer 2005 – Summer 2004: experimenting, testing, setting up a web-archive – Summer 2005: regarding classroom experiences and revising the classroom resources Additional GBOs added to E/PO sites in Alaska FormalInformalCoordination and Dissemination

UCB 11/12/2003 E/PO-6 THEMIS/PDR INFORMAL EDUCATION FormalInformalCoordination and Dissemination Mission Science Aurorae Gallery Activities News &Events In The Classroom The Latest About Us

UCB 11/12/2003 E/PO-7 THEMIS/PDR INFORMAL EDUCATION Northern Lights Planetarium Show Distributed > 100 sites Updated version with THEMIS – Science Will be distributed by ASTC As a small planetarium program, we can reach a larger audience Participation in the SECEF “Big Events” -Venus Transit (June 2004): analogy to THEMIS 5 satellite orbit alignments -Ancient Observatories (Summer 2005) FormalInformalCoordination and Dissemination

UCB 11/12/2003 E/PO-8 THEMIS/PDR Reaching Underserved Groups Chicano and Native-American Teachers at Tribal Colleges/ High Schools as Ground Based Magnetometer sites (GEONS) –MT, SD, ND, NV Tap into SACNAS Teacher Workshops - Field-test THEMIS materials w/ teachers in El Paso, TX provide feedback ( Prof. Lopez) National Teacher Professional Workshops Rural Teachers reached through GEMS site in Nevada, launched through THEMIS E/PO FormalInformalCoordination and Dissemination

UCB 11/12/2003 E/PO-9 THEMIS/PDR Dissemination SACNAS Partnership (Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans) Leveraging from SECEF, IMAGE and FAST E/PO programs 8 Space Grant Consortia and their affiliates (113 institutions) Student Observation Network (S.O.N.) of SECEF would like to include our program. –The S.O.N. program guides students through tracking solar storms from start to finish. –They need GM and GBO data!! NASA Broker/Facilitators and other National Networks NSTA-National, Regional and Local Meetings/Workshops FormalInformalCoordination and Dissemination

UCB 11/12/2003 E/PO-10 THEMIS/PDR Implementation Plan Formal EvaluationInformal Coordination and Dissemination E/PO activityFY04FY05FY06FY07FY Set up ongoing communication structure between EPO partners to finalize and update EPO plans THEMIS E/PO Web page development, refinement, and update SPACE GRANT Magnetometer School Site Selection GEONS module development, testing and use in classrooms Magnetometer Delivery, Installation, and Testing GEONS Teachers Workshop SEGway module development Coordinate resource formats with the SECEF, NASA Ed., and other dissemination groups. LHS GEMS Site launch In service workshops SACNAS Disseminate THEMIS Education Web site through national SEGway museum consortium Northern Lights Planetarium Update Release classroom materials and teachers' guide through SEGway program Integrate classroom materials with resource directory Teachers professional development workshops Cornerstone Evaluation Associates + Internal evaluations

UCB 11/12/2003 E/PO-11 THEMIS/PDR Summary and Conclusion THEMIS E/PO Builds on successful efforts of reliable E/PO Heritage Secures strong, capable and experienced partnerships Uses awesome ‘aurora’ data Reaches underserved communities with technology tools Has well-evaluated program AND Promises to excite and inspire both educators and broad audiences, motivates the next generation of scientists and engineers. FormalInformalCoordination and Dissemination