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Science Education Center Outreach Program 1 LIGO LIGO Science Education Center: Partnering Research Labs Universities Education Agencies Informal Learning Centers John ThackerMay 19, 2005

Science Education Center Outreach Program 2 LIGO Exploratorium LaSIP/La GEAR UP LIGO SUBR LIGO SEC Our Partnership

Science Education Center Outreach Program 3 LIGO Exploratorium Teaching & Learning Over 650 exhibits An educational center Informal learning environment

Science Education Center Outreach Program 4 LIGO Southern University College of Sciences Dept of Physics Dept of Mathematics College of Education Course Redesign E-Learning Pre-service Teacher training Docent training Student Field Trips  A Leading producer of teachers in LA  Largest HBCU System in the nation

Science Education Center Outreach Program 5 LIGO LA GEAR UP Louisiana Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs  statewide K- 16+ educational reform agency  school connections  Teacher Professional Development

Science Education Center Outreach Program 6 LIGO The mission of LIGO (LASER Interferometer Gravitational wave Observatory) is to detect and study astrophysical gravitational waves.

Science Education Center Outreach Program 7 LIGO LIGO SEC Floor Plan Informal and Formal Science Teaching and Learning

Science Education Center Outreach Program 8 LIGO LIGO Science Education Center Objectives include : Pre-service and in-service teacher training Reach a broad audience of students in Louisiana and regional area General public outreach

Science Education Center Outreach Program 9 LIGO Teacher Professional Development Inquiry based

Science Education Center Outreach Program 10 LIGO Exhibit Training Project MISE Project RIPPLE Project PRISM=HQT

Science Education Center Outreach Program 11 LIGO Reaching a Broad Audience of Students

Science Education Center Outreach Program 12 LIGO General Public The Historical Society models the space-time continuum.

Science Education Center Outreach Program 13 LIGO Research Lab Schools Museums Making Research Findings “Available” at Appropriate Level

Science Education Center Outreach Program 14 LIGO Research Lab Schools Choosing Appropriate Science Content Themes Resonance Interference Waves Gravity Light Astronomy Oscillations Feedback LIGO Science

Science Education Center Outreach Program 15 LIGO Choose exhibits that build on your science themes

Science Education Center Outreach Program 16 LIGO LIGO SEC Summary Multi-faceted approach to outreach LIGO SEC facility will be fully used for student learning and teacher PD “Focused science” themes Interactive Exhibits will be used to anchor students and teachers in LIGO science themes Regional resource: National Implications

Science Education Center Outreach Program 17 LIGO The LIGO SEC work is supported by the National Science Foundation grants Phy and PHY