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1. The QuarkNet Collaboration M. Bardeen Lepton Photon, Aug. 2003

2. The QuarkNet Collaboration The QuarkNet Collaboration QuarkNet is: • A partnership between physicists and teachers. • A long-term program based on the LHC timeline. • A program that contributes to providing highly qualified teachers in physics classes (NCLB). M. Bardeen, Lepton Photon, Aug. 2003

3. The QuarkNet Collaboration The QuarkNet Collaboration Vision & Goals A lasting community of researchers that includes high school teachers and students as well as physicists Goal: To engage teachers, and subsequently their students, with scientific investigations Goal: To confront particle physicists with current issues in science education M. Bardeen, Lepton Photon, Aug. 2003

4. The QuarkNet Collaboration The QuarkNet Collaboration Vision & Goals To engage teachers, and subsequently their students, with scientific investigations, QuarkNet: • Provides valuable research experiences to teachers enabling them to teach basic physics concepts in a context that students find exciting & rewarding. • Develops links between high school classrooms & experiments that explore the scientific frontier. • Attracts students to careers in science & technology. • Helps develop scientific literacy. M. Bardeen, Lepton Photon, Aug. 2003

5. The QuarkNet Collaboration The QuarkNet Collaboration Program Profile • Program Design • • Models particle physics • experiments. • Physicists are mentors & • colleagues. • Teachers are researchers • & facilitators in classrooms. • Students are researchers. M. Bardeen, Lepton Photon, Aug. 2003

6. The QuarkNet Collaboration The QuarkNet Collaboration • Program Components • For Teachers • Year 1 - Orientation lead-teacher institute • Year 1 - Summer research appointments (lead teachers) • Year 2 - Associate Teacher Institutes • Year 3+ - Follow-on week • Follow-on activities during academic year • QuarkNet Website: quarknet.fnal.gov • For Mentors • Orientation meeting M. Bardeen, Lepton Photon, Aug. 2003

7. The QuarkNet Collaboration The QuarkNet Collaboration • Modeling Research Experiments • Distributed effort with central management • Each center strategy matches local needs & resources. • The whole > S(parts). • Communicate findings across centers. M. Bardeen, Lepton Photon, Aug. 2003

8. The QuarkNet Collaboration Teachers as Researchers • Construct & test detector components. • Analyze data & conduct simulation studies, • Create data sets for students. • Develop online experiments for their students. • Build classroom detectors. M. Bardeen, Lepton Photon, Aug. 2003

9. The QuarkNet Collaboration The QuarkNet Collaboration • Teachers as Facilitators • Assume leadership roles with teaching colleagues. • Replace current classroom experiments & activities with new ones based on QuarkNet research experience. • Run II • (quarknet.fnal.gov/run2/class.shtml) • Classroom cosmic ray detectors M. Bardeen, Lepton Photon, Aug. 2003

10. The QuarkNet Collaboration The QuarkNet Collaboration Students as Researchers Learn fundamental physics while analyzing live online data & participating in inquiry-oriented investigations. • • Analyze real data delivered online. • • Collaborate with students • worldwide. • • Experiment using classroom • cosmic ray detectors. • • Visit research groups & • experiments. • •Construct & test detector • components. M. Bardeen, Lepton Photon, Aug. 2003

11. The QuarkNet Collaboration The QuarkNet Collaboration • Physicists as Mentors & Colleagues • Commit for the long term. • Recruit 2 lead teachers & co-recruit 10 associate teachers. • First Year — Supervise 7-week summer research • appointments. — Co-plan 3-week research–based institute. • Second Year — Co-conduct 3-week institute. • Following Years — Co-host 1-week follow-on program. • Host teachers at academic-year meetings. • Visit classrooms; host students. M. Bardeen, Lepton Photon, Aug. 2003

12. The QuarkNet Collaboration The QuarkNet Collaboration Extensive National Involvement after 4 Years 213mentors,92lead &371associate teachers at50centers in 30 states M. Bardeen Lepton Photon, Aug. 2003

13. The QuarkNet Collaboration The QuarkNet Collaboration Locations M. Bardeen, Lepton Photon, Aug. 2003

14. The QuarkNet Collaboration The QuarkNet Collaboration • Program Context • K-12 standards-based education reform, NCLB • Scientists as partners in science education reform • Nature of particle physics research • Long-term • Distributed among many research groups • Best practice research in staff development programs • Research appointments • Staff development built on research scenarios • Follow-on program • HEPAP Subpanel recommendation • Impact of 9/11 on the scientific community M. Bardeen, Lepton Photon, Aug. 2003

15. 6 Staff Members 4 PIs Center 60 Center 59 Center 3 Typical Center Center 2 Center 1 Center 58 2 Mentors 2 Lead Teachers 10 Associate Teachers The QuarkNet Collaboration Management Chart Outside Evaluators Advisory Group ---------- ---------- M. Bardeen, Lepton Photon, Aug. 2003

16. Program Budget Teacher Support Staff Salaries & Travel Also Evaluation Advisory Board M&S Funding Sources NSF ESIE & EPP DOE ATLAS & CMS Leveraged Funds In-kind Contributions PI & Mentor Salaries Facilities Equipment The QuarkNet Collaboration The QuarkNet Collaboration M. Bardeen Lepton Photon, Aug. 2003

17. The QuarkNet Collaboration The QuarkNet Collaboration Three Things to Remember — QuarkNet is: • A partnership between physicists and teachers. • A long-term program based on the LHC timeline. • A program that contributes to providing highly qualified teachers in physics classes (NCLB). M. Bardeen, Lepton Photon, Aug. 2003