HMI Education and Public Outreach

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HMI Education and Public Outreach

• Deborah Scherrer

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Project Overview

• Press relations support
• Museum, planetaria partnerships
• Amateur astronomy groups

• Haas Center -- service learning
• Student Science Fellows
• Training
• School of Education

• Coordination
• HMI Scientists

• Outreach to under-served groups
• Leverage from existing programs
• Teacher/master teacher workshops
• Materials, resources, distance learning

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Student/University Involvement

• Partnership with Haas Center for Public Service
• Create model student program appropriate for
  export
• Summer school exchanges
• School of Education -- assessment, metrics,
  guidance on educational issues

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K-14

• Train Science Fellows in science communication
  techniques
• Students work with K-14 districts with existing
  programs (e.g. Upward Bound)
• Haas provides coordination
• Teacher master teacher workshops
• Classroom resources, materials
• Distance learning, webcasts

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Public Outreach

• Partnerships with science museums, planetaria
• Press releases support
• Materials for popular consumption -- science
  articles, posters, imagery, videos, websites
• Coordination with NASA/LWS, SECEF
• Work closely with amateur astronomy groups, ASP,
  etc.
• Existing relationships
• Lawrence Hall of Science San Jose Tech Museum
• Exploratorium Chabot Space and Science Center
• Morrison Planetarium, CAC Am. Astronomical
  Union, other groups

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Timeline
End of Project
Now
Launch
Participation of Scientists Coordination
Student/university involvement
Public Outreach
Informal Ed
K14
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Opportunities for Co-I Involvement
Goal All Co-Is involved each year, minimally 1-2
days

• Import Student Science Fellow program
  participate in summer school exchanges
• Provide instruction at Science Fellow summer
  schools
• Provide information, imagery, videos, etc. for
  press releases public materials
• Work with K-14 educators, groups in local areas
  form astronomy clubs, mentorships
• Public lectures, resources for
• astronomy clubs, local groups

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Questions?
Thank you!