1. Overview of CISM Education & the Education Plan N. A. Gross and the CISM Education Team Boston University, Boston MA, Measures of Success: Objectives to Outcomes CISM Education Program Elements The CISM Education Program consists of four major elements. Connecting Program Elements to Objectives CISM Education Objectives: 1. Provide graduate students with opportunities for broad-based research in CISM related fields and with professional mentoring and role models. 2. Provide undergraduates (2 and 4 year) with research opportunities (academic year and summer) as well as mentoring and role models. 3. Provide graduate and undergraduate students with opportunities to develop professional relationships with peers and scientists in CISM related fields. 4.Provide space weather resources and professional development for 6-14 teachers and provide information about space weather to the general public. The CISM Education Mission To recruit and train the next generation of space physicists and imbue them with an understanding of the Sun & Earth as a system. Legacy: A young community of diverse well-trained space physicists that are capable of using computational tools to study the space environment and who approach problems from an interdisciplinary viewpoint. Program Element Objectives 1. Build a Graduate Community 2. CISM Summer School 3. Build an Undergrad Community 4. Grade 6-14 Education & Science Literacy 1. Graduate research, mentoring, and role models XX 2.Undergraduate research, mentoring, and role models XX 3. Graduate & undergrad prof. & peer relationships XXX 4. Resources for grades 6- 14 and general public XX ObjectiveOutcome Provide graduate students with opportunities for broad-based research in CISM related fields and with professional mentoring and role models. A thriving, diverse community of graduate students actively engaged in CISM research and related activities. Provide undergraduates (2 and 4 year) with research opportunities (academic year and summer) as well as mentoring and role models. A thriving, diverse community of undergraduate students actively engaged in CISM research and related activities Provide graduate and undergraduate students with opportunities to develop professional relationships with peers and working scientists in CISM related fields Both CISM and non-CISM students interacting with peers and working scientists thorough CISM provided means Provide space weather resources and professional development for 6-14 professional educators and information about space weather to the general public. Teachers using CISM materials in their classes. Teaching professionals participating in CISM sponsored activities. Members of the general public participating in CISM sponsored programs and accessing CISM provided materials. 1. Building a Graduate Student Community 3. Building a CISM Undergraduate Student Community 4. Grade 6-14 Education and Increasing Science Literacy 2. The CISM Summer School There are currently 27 graduate students from 8 institutions work on CISM related projects. At their nucleus is an expanding group of students who are building strong links with one another that they will carry into their early careers. Activities such as the CISM graduate student retreat, newsletter, webpage, and AG meetings are aimed at strengthening this community. The activities are described more extensively in another poster. The 2006 CISM Graduate Student Retreat The CISM Graduate Space Weather Summer School is a two week intensive program run each summer. It is aimed at beginning graduate students but has proved to be equally valuable to others entering the space weather field in industry, government or the military. The summer school is routinely over subscribed and continues to score high in student evaluations. The summer school is described in detail in an accompanying poster. Students working at the 2005 Summer School Measures of Success: Assessing the Outcomes AssessmentGoalYear-5 Performance Number of graduate students engaged in CISM research each year. 20 each year, including 8 women and 4 underrepresented 26 students Including 11 women and 5 underrepresented US citizens Number of CISM PhDs.5 after five years; 25 after 10 years, including 12 women and 5 underrepresented Interim progress: 6 after Five years Murr, Perry, Fei, Rigler, Guild, Hernandez 1 woman Number of graduate student first-author presentations at professional scientific meetings related to CISM research. 12 per year23 Number of graduate student first-author papers in scientific journals. 5 per year1 first author paper 2 co-author papers Graduate student enrollment in Summer School. 24 each year27 graduate students of 32 attendees Formative evaluations of Summer School.an average of “4” on a five- point Likert scale 4.18 average evaluation Summative evaluations by graduate students of the Summer School contribution to professional development. “4” on a 5-point scale2003: 4.06 Average Evaluation 2004: 4.16 Average Evaluation 2005: 3.95 Average Evaluation Outcome 1: A thriving, diverse community of graduate students actively engaged in CISM research and related activities Outcome 2: A thriving, diverse community of undergraduate students actively engaged in CISM research and related activities AssessmentGoalYear-5 Performance Number of undergraduates engaged in CISM research each year. 20, including 10 women and 5 underrepresented 19, including 11 women and 6 underrepresented U.S. Number of CISM undergraduates entering graduate school in Space Weather related programs. 3 each year.0 in 2006 8 over the last 3 years Number of undergraduate co-authored presentations at professional scientific meetings related to CISM research. 5 per year14 Number of undergraduate co-authored papers in scientific journals. 5 per year1 AssessmentGoalYear-5 Performance Number of student first-author presentations with co- authors from other institutions at professional conferences. 8 each year14 first author presentations 1 first author paper 2 co-author papers Number of students representing different institutions attending the CISM all-hands meeting. 12 students representing 6 institutions each year 15 graduate students representing 5 institutions; +1 undergraduate Students from most CISM institutions participating in regular CISM AG sessions students from 6 institutions participating 5 institutions regularly participate Number of students attending the undergraduate retreat.12Not held Number of students attending the graduate retreat.1215 students from 5 Institutions Outcome 3: Both CISM and non-CISM students interacting with peers and working scientists thorough CISM provided means Outcome 4: Teachers using CISM materials in their classes. Teaching professionals participating in CISM sponsored activities. Members of the general public participating in CISM sponsored programs and accessing CISM provided materials. Assessment GoalYear-5 Performance Teachers trained in use of CISM curriculum modules (such as the Speace Weather Monitor System) at middle school, high school and community college level. 20 teachers trained per year.Module is in Beta Testing with 2 teachers using it Space Weather Monitor suitable for widespread classroom use developed and tested with teacher interns and students by end of year 3. Done. 100 Space Weather Monitor systems (SIDs) and 15 research-quality monitors (AWESOME) distributed, with at least 80% incorporated into classroom curriculum or activities, by end of year 5. Interim progress: 100 SID monitors placed nationally, + several internationally central database running and accessible by students world wide. Presentations and workshops on CISM science, classroom relevance, and pedagogical approaches at professional meetings for educators and scientists. 10 per year10 Teachers report using CISM curriculum modules in the classroom. 25% of previous year’s cohort after 5 th year2 teachers CISM content accessed by the public via the web or in person. 1 million visitors per year after 5 th year Interim progress for past year: Windows to the Universe: 730K visits with 1.7 million page served Exploritorium CISM Site: in the last year approx. 78 thousand visits with 204 thousand pages served. Haydan Planetarium: 1 million visitors to space show at Haydan show is in 9 planetariums Providing undergraduates with research opportunities is a proven method of engaging and retaining them in science. Currently 19 undergraduates spread among 6 CISM institutions are engaged in projects with CISM researchers. This research experience provides undergraduates with valuable skills and context for their academic subjects. To build on and enrich this experience CISM provides opportunities for undergraduates to do research during the summer on a case by case basis. Last year 4 undergraduate students conducted research during the summer at CISM institutions. In the last 5 years, 8 students who were involved with CISM projects as undergraduates entered graduate programs with strong space physics research groups. We expect at least two more students to do so in the fall of 2007. This element comprises specific, focused activities, under the leadership of several CISM institutions, most of which are heavily leveraged. The goals are to provide materials and training for grade 6-14 educators and high visibility exhibits and information for the general public. Activities: Stanford Sudden Ionospheric Disturbance (SID) Monitor Berkeley/Stanford/San Francisco Exploratorium Space Weather Web Site New Windows to the Universe section on space weather Rice Solar Planetarium show American Museum of Natural History- Hayden Planetarium Space Show Physics of Ham Radio course at Rice University Secondary curriculum development, and teacher workshops See details on accompanying Poster