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Empowering California Youth Through Science Competitions

Addressing access, visibility, and culture barriers in promoting science competitions among California youth for educational enhancement and empowerment. Strategies to increase participation, enhance visibility, and celebrate student success through innovative programs and collaborations.

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Empowering California Youth Through Science Competitions

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  1. Where’s California?Access, Visibility and Culture Julie Dunkle Headquarters Education Manager

  2. Agenda • Where’s California? • Issues and Strategies • Solution Tactics #1-7 • Here’s California! • Next Steps • Q & A

  3. Access Issues Strategies Affiliate Fairs ($) Align CA State Fair with Intel ISEF Affiliate CA State Fair Start New Fair(s) Support Teachers Web Tools Rural Presentations Target Underserved • Regional Fair Density • ~1 of every 5 counties • State Fair or Intel ISEF • Funding and Resources • start/sustain fairs • affiliations and travel • teacher support • Forgotten Areas • rural communities • underserved youth

  4. Visibility Issues Strategies Support strong policies Personalized learning Standards: rigor/relevance Alternate assessments Expose students to fairs outreach, observers Expose/involve faculty to science competitions benefits to students high levels of work Expose students to competition opportunities • School funding cuts • Limited inquiry science (K6) • Science research is an unknown • HS: pass AP science tests • College: research thesis • HS students can’t do real research • Competitions unknown • Which ones and benefits • Disconnect with 21st Century Skills

  5. Culture Issues Strategy Connect Teachers Critical friends Share resources Honor commitment Increase prestige - IPYS Celebrate Student Success make it fun, cool, visible local, state, nation Existing programs Connect to fairs, share costs See in action – paint picture • Isolated Teachers • Reinventing wheel • Competing • Science – not for me • Nerdy, not smart, why • Science – purely for academic interest, not competition • Education costs rising sharply • Celebrate athletics not academics

  6. Where’s California? • STS Problem: Huge Inverse Relationship 2X Population and ~1/10 Participation • CA STS Applicants in 2000 = 65 • Highest State Comparison, New York = 870 • Science Competition Participation CA:NY = 7% • School-age Population Comparison CA:NY = 196% • ISEF Problem: Huge Inverse Relationship 2.5X Population and ~1/5 Participation • CA Intel ISEF Finalists in 2000 = 25 • Highest State Comparison, Florida = 112 • Science Competition Participation CA:FL = 22% • School-Age Population Comparison CA:FL = 250%

  7. Tactic #1: School - Proof of Concept • Low Hanging Fruit– Lynbrook High School, SJ • Educator Academy Team 2003** • Program Seed Grant 2004 - $30,000 • Research Program – Amanda Alonzo • Summer course, seminars, after-school program • Results • On Map - Asian realtors • 2010 STS 2nd Place • 2010 ISEF 100% Grand Awards (8/8) • Regional Affiliated Fair • 2004 = 8 students • 2011 = 55 students • * 2 Finalists and 2nd Place 0 0 0

  8. Tactic #2: Expand(1) Regional Collaborative • Intel ISEF Educator Academy Team 2010** • CA Science Research Collaborative • 8 Silicon Valley Schools Collaborating • Partner Districts 6, At-Large 2 • Focus is on research science and competitions • Mid-Year Results • New Programs – 4 clubs and 1 course • New SC Course - ISEF 2011 Finalist in 1st yr • Intel Teachers Engage - resource bank, BKMs • Students Doing Inquiry/Research= 560 (56 comp)

  9. Tactic #3: Expand Geo Access • Affiliate Largest Unaffiliated Regional Fairs • (Kern), Los Angeles, Orange, RIMS • Affiliate CA State Fair • Added 31 additional fairs to 13 already affiliated fairs • Fill Large Fair Gaps • Livermore & Tri-Valley (2010 to 2011 = 36% increase) • Alameda County - in process with Chabot Science Museum and Educator Academy Team in 2011** • Results for Access to Intel ISEF = 450% increase • PreCA Strategy – 8 fairs • Post CA Strategy – 44 fairs

  10. Access to Intel ISEF AFTER AFTER BEFORE

  11. Tactic #4: Program - Proof of Concept • Low Hanging Fruit– UC COSMOS • Educator Academy Team 2006** • Four UCs (Davis, LA, San Diego and Santa Cruz) ~650 students • UC Faculty to Intel ISEF and Intel STS • Intel Promising Young Scientists: ~30 – UC faculty select • Intel ISEF observer, UC mentor, COSMOS scholarship • Intel Research Fellows: ~128 students win ‘fellowship’ • Results • Built into applications • Sustained w/in system • 2010 – 33 students win research grant and 100% complete research project • 2010 - $52,000 prize money amongst 10 finalists 0 0 0 0 *grand awards

  12. Tactic #5: Expand(4) Statewide Programs • Expand UC COSMOS Outreach • Educator Academy Team 2011** • Stanford University Programs • EPGY and RISE for gifted • Initiate Intel Research Fellows • Include Graduate Mentors • Target 3-5 Additional Science Programs/year • Present to students w/new video • While teaching staff how to present • Promote all research-based science and science competitions

  13. Tactic #6: Disadvantaged Outreach • Target/Support Most Disadvantaged • East Side Union High School District • Educator Academy Team 1999** • 11 comprehensive + 10 other high schools • Science Palooza District Fair (~1,000) • Intel ISEF Grand Awards = 6 • Science Research Collaborative #2 • Focused on East Side UHSD Only • Stanford RISE Program – Raising Interest in Science and Engineering • Science Buddies • Rural Outreach

  14. Tactic #7: Marketing “Science is Cool” • Intel Promising Young Scientists: ~30 • Intel Research Fellows: ~33 per year • Intel STS Semis = 41, and Finalists = 11 • Prize Patrols – Peer Recognition • Assemblies, balloons, large checks • Address underclass students • Include family, boards, electeds • Media Stories • Summer Presentations • Intangibles (CEO)

  15. Here’s California!!! 2011 Intel STS – California 1st, 5th, and 8th

  16. Next Steps • Marketing Video • State Presentations • Research Science is Cool • Anyone Can Participate • Lots of Unforeseen Perks • Intel ISEF Educator Day ~45 CA teachers • Science Research Collaborative #2 • Development of Alameda County Fair • Science Research Collaborative #3 • Focus on Girls and Hispanics

  17. Questions and Answers

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