NASA Summer of Innovation In Our Nation’s Capital
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Copyright 2010 | About this blog
Blog on the Universe is a program of the National Center for Earth and Space Science Education.
This Links and References page was created in support of the proposal titled NASA Summer of Innovation in Our Nation’s Capital, submitted by the DC Space Grant Consortium in response to NASA’s Summer of Innovation Cooperative Agreement Notice Solicitation.
DC SoI Partner Organization Links
American University / District of Columbia NASA Space Grant Consortium
National Center for Earth and Space Science Education (NCESSE)
District of Columbia Public Schools
Archdiocese of Washington, the Archdiocesan Schools in the District of Columbia
4 Consortium of Catholic Academies school sites for summer programming
DC Association of Chartered Public Schools
8 chartered school sites for proposed summer programming thus far:
Friendship Public Charter School Technology Preparatory Academy
William E Doar Jr. Public Charter School for the Performing Arts
E.L. Haynes Public Charter School
Middle School of Mathematics and Science (MS)² – Howard University
Integrated Design and Electronics Academy (IDEA) Public Charter School
Kamit Institute for Magnificent Achievers
See Forever Foundation & Maya Angelou Public Charter School
Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom Public Charter School
DC Children and Youth Investment Trust Corporation
works w/150 Comm-Based Orgs reaching 15,000 DC youth in out-of-school pgms
Smithsonian, National Air and Space Museum (NASM)
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Carnegie Institution of Washington, Carnegie Academy for Science Education (CASE)
Howard University, School of Education
University of the District of Columbia (UDC), School of Engineering & Applied Sciences
The INSPIRE Project (non-profit dedicated to STEM education)
Owen Software Development Co. Ltd
Magnolia Consulting, LLC (assessment)
Edge Advertising (marketing/communications plan)
Programs Based on Educational Research. Some Examples:
Professional Development for Teachers of Science and Mathematics. Susan Loucks-Horsley, Katherine E. Stiles, Susan Mundry, Nancy Love, Peter W. Hewson , 2nd Edition. Corwin Press, Inc. (2009)
A widely cited and highly regarded reference for improving professional practice and student achievement, and is basis for design of our PD programs.
Powerful Learning. S Brigid Barron; Linda Darling-Hammond, George Lucas Educational Foundation, Edutopia (2008)
Studies show that deep understanding derives from collaborative methods; and learners who are critical thinkers, effective writers and speakers, and take part in complex, meaningful projects that require sustained engagement.
Relevant NASA E/PO Assessment Citations, Magnolia Consulting
NASA Assessment Report: E/PO for Dawn Discovery Mission, 2010 (PDF)
NASA Assessment Report: Family Night, National Air & Space Museum, 2008 (PDF)
Counley, J., Wise, J., Asplund, S., Newson, H., Ristvey, J.D., & Wilkerson S.B. (2008). Finding Meteorites After School: Introducing Children to a Scientific World. The
Afterschool Review, spring 2008, 10-12.
McFadden, L.A., Roundtree-Brown, M.K., Warner, E.M., McLaughlin, S.A., Behne, J.M., Ristvey, J.D., Wilkerson, S.B., Duncan, S.D., Gilliam, Walker, G.H., & Meech, K.J. (2005). Education and public outreach for NASA’s Deep Impact Mission. In C.T. Russell (Ed.),Deep Impact Mission: Looking beneath the surface of a cometary nucleus (pp.373-396). Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer.
Lauer, P., Akiba, M., Wilkerson, S.B., Apthorp, H., Snow, D., & Martin-Glenn, M. (2003, November). The Effectiveness of Out-of-School Time Strategies in Assisting Low-Achieving Students in Reading and Mathematics: A Research Synthesis. Aurora, CO: Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning.
Programs that are Part of the Proposed DC SoI Initiative
Journey through the Universe (NCESSE)
1999-05 Support from NASA Grants NAG5-8477 $602K, NAG5-12219 $770K)
The Learning Community Model – an approach to a STEM Learning Community
Example of Sustainable Community Engagement – The Big Island of Hawaii
Testimonials from education leadership in under-served communities
Achievements at the Community Level
NASA Content: Grade K-12 Education Lesson Compendia developed for NASA
Delivery by National Teams of Visiting Researchers and highly effective teachers
Researchers Visiting Classrooms
200,000 students, by over 100 Researchers, reflecting 7 NASA Centers
Professional Development for Grade K-12 Teachers
National Standards, NCLB, and Focus on Under-served Communities
Student Weather Action Center (SWAC) (ARIES)
Awards:
NASA Group Achievement Award: Sun-Earth Day 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008
NASA/GSFC Grp Achieve. Award: 2001, Sun-Earth Connection Ed Forum
NASA/GSFC Excellence in Outreach Award, 2000
Online Resources:
SWMV-Space Weather Media Viewer
Voyage National Program (NCESSE; NASA HQ Grant NAG5-6786, $960 K)
Photo-albums of Voyage Solar System on National Mall, at NASA JSC, elsewhere
Voyage Grade K-12 Solar System Lesson Package : 3,000 teachers trained per yr
Exhibition Serving as Focal Point for a STEM Learning Community
First Light (CASE)
Kinetic City (AAAS)
Family Science Night at the National Air and Space Museum (NCESSE)
Sponsored by NASA’s EPOXI Mission, and NASA”s MESSENGER Mission
2008 Formal NASA Assessment Report – Outstanding Results (Download PDF)
Science Discovery Day (PDF) (Howard U.)
NASA SEMAA (University of the District of Columbia)
Blog on the Universe (NCESSE)
Live Twitter Coverage of NASA MESSENGER Flyby of Mercury, Sept. 29, 2009
Regular Updates of NASA MESSENGER Mission to Mercury
MESSENGER Educator Fellowship Program (NCESSE)
Supported by NASA Discovery Program, subcontract from Carnegie ($1.6 M)
Staying Cool Grade K-12 Lesson Package: NASA Review Rated it “Outstanding”
2010 Call for MESSENGER Fellows for Summer Institute in Washington, DC
