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Renee D. Crain Assistant Program Officer Arctic Research and Education

Constructing Partnerships with Arctic Research to further Education, Outreach and Scientific Literacy. Renee D. Crain Assistant Program Officer Arctic Research and Education. Spending Perspective. National Science Foundation $5 billion/year, fraction for E&O

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Renee D. Crain Assistant Program Officer Arctic Research and Education

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  1. Constructing Partnerships with Arctic Research to further Education, Outreach and Scientific Literacy Renee D. Crain Assistant Program Officer Arctic Research and Education

  2. Spending Perspective • National Science Foundation$5 billion/year, fraction for E&O • Department of Education $71.5 billion/year, 3% federal budget • Nation-wide total spent on Education$909 billion/year, state, local, private

  3. NSF’s Mission in Education • Programs to strengthen scientific and engineering research potential, • Science and engineering education programs at all levels and in all fields of science and engineering • Address issues of equal opportunity in science and engineering

  4. Education Continuum Public Post Doc K-12 Undergrad Graduate

  5. What Do You Know? • What do we remember? • What do we think is important? • How does something gain importance?

  6. What Education Research Tells Us • Knowing (what, where) and Doing (how, why) • Constructivist Learning • Each student has a history and builds on their existing notions and experience • Learning continues throughout life • “Desirable Difficulty” • Inquiry-based, Hands-on Learning • Place-based Education • Extension of Place to Understand New Places

  7. Bringing Together NSF’s Roles Broader Impacts Research in Education Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

  8. Arctic Research Sites

  9. Arctic Sciences Section • Arctic Natural Sciences • Arctic Social Sciences • Arctic System Science • Arctic Research and Education • Arctic Research Support and Logistics • Arctic Research and Policy • Arctic Cyberinfrastructure

  10. Arctic Research and Education Provide support to projects that: • Increase diversity in (polar) sciences, including northern Indigenous people • Develop resources with and for K-12 science teachers and students • Attract and retain students in STEM fields • Promote science literacy and polar research • Develop long-term collaboratives in education

  11. OPP Partnerships • Education and Human Resources, EHR • Elementary, Secondary and Informal Education • Informal Science Education • Long-Term Ecological Research, BIO • Environmental Research and Education, ERE • GeoSciences Education, GEO • Office of Legislative and Public Affairs, OLPA • Cooperative Agreements: ANSC, BASC, ARCUS • USFWS, NSB DWM, NASA

  12. NSF Programs • Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) in Regional Resilience and Sustainability • GK-12, Graduate student mentors PISCES Program • REU sites Svalbard, Iceland, Matanuska Glacier • LTER Schoolyard program in Barrow • Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) • Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program • OPP Post Doc Fellowship

  13. K-12 Teachers: Professional Development Teachers Experiencing Antarctic and the Arctic (TEA), 1998-2003 Teachers and Researchers Exploring and Collaborating (TREC) 2004, 2005

  14. Projects and Spin-ups Teachers Experiencing Antarctica and the Arctic (TEA) cofunded with EHR • Teachers and Researchers Exploring and Collaborating (TREC) • Eider Journeys by USFWS • Oral History of Wales by 5th graders • Glaciology in physics

  15. Researcher-driven Education Arctic River Biogeochemistry School Network REU Sites Alaska Lake Ice and Snow Observatory Network (ALISON) Science Writers at Toolik Field Station Polar Huskies GoNorth!

  16. More Program Highlights • Arctic Alive! • Arctic Visiting Speakers • Climate change in the Arctic K-12 teachers and students • Teacher mentoring in Barrow • Student participation in workshops • Media in the field (CBS, NYT, and others)

  17. Innovations • Use of technology to share and transfer knowledge • Chat rooms • Live broadcasts • “Webinars” • Spatial Data Infrastructure • Classrooms contributing to real research

  18. These Projects Provide • Teacher Enhancement Opportunities • Hands-on, inquiry based experience • Bringing experience to classrooms • Formal Education Materials • Place-based experiences for students in the Arctic and those whose teachers translate materials • Inquiry-based learning for students • Information to the public about arctic research

  19. What’s to Come • Continuing OPP and NSF programs • SEARCH Education and Outreach • International Polar Year • ICSU Expressions of Interest (30 of 74) • “Bridging the Poles Workshop” 2004 • IPY Education Workshop 2005 (NOAA)

  20. Conclusions • Current arctic research engages people and makes the Arctic relevant to all people • Hands-on experiences challenge and motivate learners • Role models and engaging experiences improve diversity in arctic sciences • The arctic research community has been innovative and effective in achieving NSF’s education and outreach goals

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