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Helping Develop America’s Technological Workforce K. Whelan Oregon QuarkNet Meeting, June 2012 QuarkNet 101 Kris Whelan University of Washington

Helping Develop America’s Technological Workforce K. Whelan Oregon QuarkNet Meeting, June 2012 Current Status Outline Overview Basic Structure Evolution since 1999 Personnel/Responsibilities

Helping Develop America’s Technological Workforce K. Whelan Oregon QuarkNet Meeting, June 2012 Program Context Reform-based teaching and learning - national standards Scientists as partners in education reform Nature of particle physics research Long-term Distributed Best practice professional development Research appointments Research-based workshops Follow-on program

Helping Develop America’s Technological Workforce K. Whelan Oregon QuarkNet Meeting, June 2012 Building relationships that develop & support a research community of physicists, high school teachers & their students Goal: Engage teachers & their students with scientific investigations. Goal: Confront particle physicists with current issues in science education. Vision & Goals

Helping Develop America’s Technological Workforce K. Whelan Oregon QuarkNet Meeting, June 2012 Engagement with Scientific Investigations Enable teachers to teach basic physics concepts in an exciting & rewarding context. Build a teacher’s confidence to bring current science into the classroom. Link high school classrooms with frontier experiments. Attract students to careers in science & technology. Help develop science literacy. Vision & Goals

Helping Develop America’s Technological Workforce K. Whelan Oregon QuarkNet Meeting, June 2012 Program Structure Center 1 Typical Center Center 2 2 Mentors 2 Lead Teachers Center 58 Center 3 Center 59 Center Associate Teachers Advisory Group Outside Evaluators 4 PIs 5.6 Staff Members Staff Teachers Program Support Fellows

Helping Develop America’s Technological Workforce K. Whelan Oregon QuarkNet Meeting, June 2012 By the Numbers 537 Teachers & Their Students 97 Mentors 53 Centers 97 Mentors 53 Centers 9-11 Experiments 5.6 Staff Members 4 PIs 5.6 Staff Members 4 PIs DOE-NSF

Helping Develop America’s Technological Workforce K. Whelan Oregon QuarkNet Meeting, June 2012 Center Profiles Participants Physicists as mentors & colleagues Teachers as researchers & facilitators in classrooms Teachers as professionals Students as researchers

Helping Develop America’s Technological Workforce K. Whelan Oregon QuarkNet Meeting, June 2012 Physicists as Mentors & Colleagues Commit for the long term. Host teachers & students; visit classrooms. Year I Participate in orientation. Recruit 2 lead teachers. Supervise 7-week research appointments. Co-plan 3-week research-based institute.

Helping Develop America’s Technological Workforce K. Whelan Oregon QuarkNet Meeting, June 2012 Year II Co-recruit 8 associate teachers. Co-conduct 3-week institute. Following Years Co-host 1-week follow-on program. Involve NSF-funded HS students in summer research. Physicists as Mentors & Colleagues

Helping Develop America’s Technological Workforce K. Whelan Oregon QuarkNet Meeting, June 2012 Mentors Are: Volunteers Affiliated with particle particle experiments in the U.S. & overseas Experimentalists AND Theorists Entire SMU mentor team is theorists. Theorists - an integral part of many QuarkNet centers.

Helping Develop America’s Technological Workforce K. Whelan Oregon QuarkNet Meeting, June 2012 Teachers as Researchers Construct & test detector components. Analyze data & conduct simulation studies. Create data sets for their students. Create scientific investigations for their students. Build classroom detectors.

Helping Develop America’s Technological Workforce K. Whelan Oregon QuarkNet Meeting, June 2012 Assume Leadership Roles with Teaching Colleagues Participate in the Fellows Program: e-Lab, leadership, LHC, teaching & learning Develop/Test instructional materials. Develop/Lead PD activities. Share/work with colleagues in their schools, districts, centers’ regions, nationally, internationally. Teachers as Professionals

Helping Develop America’s Technological Workforce K. Whelan Oregon QuarkNet Meeting, June 2012 Learn fundamental physics by: Analyzing real data delivered online. Collaborating with students worldwide. Participating in inquiry-oriented investigations. Experimenting using classroom cosmic ray detectors. Visiting research groups & experiments. Students as Researchers

Helping Develop America’s Technological Workforce K. Whelan Oregon QuarkNet Meeting, June 2012 Program Activities Activities for Participants TeachersStudents Boot Camp at Fermilab- Access to e-Labs Research appointments- Research appointments Follow-on activities- Masterclass Fellows Program Workshops Online presence: Web/Web 2.0 (including access to I2U2 e-Labs)

Helping Develop America’s Technological Workforce K. Whelan Oregon QuarkNet Meeting, June 2012 Program Activities National Project Management Managing funds Preparing reports for funding agencies Collecting data as requested by the outside evaluator Providing assistance for planning & implementing effective center activities Creating resources & tools, maintaining the Web presence, & supporting teachers using resources Supporting QuarkNet fellows Organizing workshops & special events Participating in dissemination & broader impact activities

Helping Develop America’s Technological Workforce K. Whelan Oregon QuarkNet Meeting, June 2012 Examples of Dissemination Activities Cosmic Ray Studies—National & International: Auger, IceCube, + 32 non-QuarkNet institutions IPPOG: QuarkNet program, cosmic ray studies, discovery science and more Masterclasses: CMS international program, astrophysics masterclass Influence on Other Programs: CHEPREO, CMS, COSM, CROP, I2U2, IB, ICAM, ILC, LIGO, MARIACHI, NDeRC, OSG, PARTICLE, SUL, WALTA Broader Impacts

Helping Develop America’s Technological Workforce K. Whelan Oregon QuarkNet Meeting, June 2012 Center Program Staff provides guidance, support, resources for: Year I - 2 mentors & 2 teachers Mentors Orientation Lead Teachers 1-week orientation workshop (Boot Camp) 7-week research appointment Academic year follow-on

Helping Develop America’s Technological Workforce K. Whelan Oregon QuarkNet Meeting, June 2012 Center Program Staff provides guidance, support, resources for: Year II - 2 mentors, 2 lead teachers & 8 associate teachers 3-week research-based institute Following years - 2 mentors & 10 teachers 1-week follow-on program NSF student research program - 1 teacher & 4 students Additional opportunities for teachers 1-week Particle Physics Boot Camp Special Events

Helping Develop America’s Technological Workforce K. Whelan Oregon QuarkNet Meeting, June 2012 Program Evolution QuarkNet is a dynamic program, responding to formative evaluation data & adjusting to address: Participants’ needs & interests. Center strengths.... within available funds.

Helping Develop America’s Technological Workforce K. Whelan Oregon QuarkNet Meeting, June 2012 Program Evolution Examples of “New” Program Activities 2001Cosmic ray detectors 2001Run II Discovery 2004Student summer research 2005Cosmic Ray e-Lab 2006Boot Camp model of professional development 2006Masterclass 2008Fellows 2008Instructional design (UbD) 2010CMS e-Lab

Helping Develop America’s Technological Workforce K. Whelan Oregon QuarkNet Meeting, June 2012 A Strong Program Benefits Teachers & Students. Members of a research community Working on a team Sharing ideas Doing science Solving problems Program Benefits

Helping Develop America’s Technological Workforce K. Whelan Oregon QuarkNet Meeting, June 2012 A Strong Program Benefits Teachers & Students. Members of a learning community Supporting one another and sharing ideas Using scientific research in the classroom Using instructional resources that support student explorations of science Using particle physics examples in basic physics Program Benefits

Helping Develop America’s Technological Workforce K. Whelan Oregon QuarkNet Meeting, June 2012 Questions? For more information about QuarkNet: Website: quarknet.fnal.govquarknet.fnal.gov Kris Whelan