CfAO Education & Human Resources UCSC Oversight Committee Meeting September 14, 2005

1. CfAO Education & Human ResourcesUCSC Oversight Committee MeetingSeptember 14, 2005 Lisa Hunter Associate Director Education & Human Resources (EHR) Center for Adaptive Optics

2. Overview • Overall CfAO EHR program • Impact of Internships • Professional Development Workshop • Planning for the future

3. CfAO Education & Human Resources Stars, Sight and Science (high school) Internships (college) Short Courses (college) Hawaii Partnerships (college) Professional Development Workshop & Teaching Labs (grad & postdoc) Education 286 (grad student)

4. CfAO Teaching Workshop ENHANCED TEACHING • Inquiry teaching skills • Stronger overall teaching skills Graduate students Postdocs Educ Partners • “Teaching Labs” • Practical Experience • Pilot curricula Integrate new curricula into college courses CfAO Education: An integrated set of programs BROADER PARTICIPATION • Advancement of well-prepared students • New courses; new curricula • Partnerships COSMOS, Internships, Short Courses High school students College students

5. Advance in science and tech Targeted students Mainland Internship Program 1 week 7 weeks Research: University, National Lab Technical Presentation: CfAO Summer School Preparation: Short Course at UCSC Guidance, mentoring, support: formal and informal Partners & Participants: LLNL, Rochester, Houston, UCB, UCLA, UCSC, Indiana, JPL, Hartnell CC, Hispanic Assoc. of Colleges & Universities 10-15 students/summer

6. Mainland Internship Program: Student Advancement • At least 86% (37 of 43) of interns in the program are on track, remaining enrolled in a STEM program of study or entering the STEM workforce (4 students’ status unconfirmed) • 10 interns have now entered STEM graduate programs, and 6 of these are from underrepresented minority groups • 3 are in UCSC School of Engineering (1 working at the LAO)

7. CfAO Teaching Workshop ENHANCED TEACHING • Inquiry teaching skills • Stronger overall teaching skills Graduate students Postdocs Educ Partners • “Teaching Labs” • Practical Experience • Pilot curricula Integrate new curricula into college courses CfAO Education: An integrated set of programs BROADER PARTICIPATION • Advancement of well-prepared students • New courses; new curricula • Partnerships COSMOS, Internships, Short Courses High school students College students

8. Professional Development Workshop • Training workshop for teaching scientific inquiry skills, and teaching in general • Held for 5 days each spring on Maui • ~40 participants each year: grads, postdocs, ed partners • Major focus on instructional design • Includes Maui partnership building activities • PDW is an ongoing cycle that builds “community of practice” Collaborators: CfAO Exploratorium UCSC Ed CILS

9. The PDW cycle Individuals Organizations Design Team Workshop CfAO Entry Community of Practice CfAO Grads & Postdocs Partner Institutions & Orgs. Reflection Practice Affiliated Grads CfAO EHR Partners

10. PDW Roles for Returning Participants • Inquiry facilitators: take an instructional role replacing a staff member • Inquiry shadowers: watch an experienced facilitator • Discussion Leaders: lead a small group discussion • Design team leaders: Lead a group who will design a new activity • Working Groups: Develop new activities (e.g. connecting theory and practice)

11. Design an activity that teaches content through scientific inquiry processes Activity can focus on one or more sample “processes” Posing research questions Formulating hypotheses Designing investigations Making observations, gathering and analyzing data Building or revising scientific models or theories Evaluating, testing, or verifying models Explaining results PDW Design Task

12. Conclusions from “America’s Lab Report” Laboratory experiences should: • Designed with clear outcomes in mind • Thoughtfully sequenced into the flow of classroom science instruction • Designed to integrate the learning of science content with learning about the processes of science • Incorporate ongoing student reflection and discussion National Research Council (2005). America’s Lab Report: Investigations in High School Science. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.

13. Impact of PDW: People • 20 (of 40 total) UCSC graduate students attended 2005 PDW • 34 of 40 (85%) of 2005 participants will have taught an “inquiry-based” activity (integrating science content and processes) • 2 UCSC graduate students were awarded NSF Postdoctoral Fellowships, incorporating the PDW to develop short courses

14. Impacts of PDW: Courses & Instructional Units • PDW participants have developed 4 short courses with significant inquiry lab components: • Two courses are offered for credit at CC’s • One course led to the Hartnell President’s Partnership Award • At least 18 new instructional “lab” units have been designed

15. Impacts of PDW: Courses & Instructional Units (in progress) • A new Astronomy Lab course has been developed using PDW and CfAO short course models (in curriculum review at Maui CC) • The UCSC Science Teaching Methods course (for students in credential program) is being revised by a PDW participant and Education faculty member • Astronomy 5 (non-majors course) will be re-designed by PDW participant

16. Planning for the future • We now have a model for training science educators AND developing new curricula • Growth pressure for increased participation: • PDW is selective • Campus community interested in incorporating more students (e.g. new IGERT proposal, EPC, etc.) • Interest in Hawaii is growing; new spin-off projects might include a Hawaii-based “PDW” • How do we align ourselves with campus and participant needs?

17. CfAO Teaching Workshop ENHANCED TEACHING • Inquiry teaching skills • Stronger overall teaching skills Graduate students Postdocs Educ Partners • “Teaching Labs” • Practical Experience • Pilot curricula Integrate new curricula into college courses Recognition ofskills & experience: “Certificate” Pull best aspects from CILS and CfAO Identified Need: Recognition of skills & experience gained at PDW BROADER PARTICIPATION • Advancement of well-prepared students • New courses; new curricula • Partnerships Summer research programs: courses & internships High school students College students

18. BROADER PARTICIPATION • Advancement of well-prepared students • New courses; new curricula • Partnerships CfAO Teaching Workshop ENHANCED TEACHING • Inquiry teaching skills • Stronger overall teaching skills Graduate students Postdocs Educ Partners • “Teaching Labs” • Practical Experience • Pilot curricula Integrate new curricula into college courses Summer research programs: courses & internships High school students College students Possible Future Directions for CfAO Education: Expanding focus to include Pre-Service Teachers

19. CfAO Teaching Workshop Teaching “certificate” and/or Other recognition of skills gained Graduate students Postdocs Educ Partners Possible Future Directions for CfAO Education: Expanding focus to include Pre-Service Teachers Pre-Service Science Teachers: Recruitment, Retention, Training Recruitment Activities New Instructional Units & Courses Instructional Design Workshops UCSC STEM majors interested in teaching

20. Summary • Internships are advancing students from underrepresented minority groups into graduate programs • Successful model for training science educators and developing new curricula • Efforts in Hawaii well-established on Maui and Big Island • Strong potential for PDW to align with UCSC campus needs