Transcript SUMMER TEACHERS INSTITUTE

Adventures in Supercomputing
SUMMER TEACHERS
INSTITUTE
SAN JUAN COLLEGE
Farmington, NM
June 3, 2002
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
• Summer Teacher Institute
– Funded by a Grant from NASA Ames
Research Center, Mountain View, California
– Through Applied Research and Educational
Outreach of The Center of Excellence for
Information Systems Engineering and
Management
– With Special Assistance of New Mexico Tech,
Technet and San Juan College
A NATIONAL PROBLEM
WHY YOU ARE HERE
“WE HAVE A SEVERE
SHORTAGE OF SCIENTISTS
AND ENGINEERS
YOUR HELP IS URGENTLY
NEEDED”
CRITICAL SHORTAGE LOOMS
• NASA’s Administrator recently stated that
30 to 50 % of NASA scientists could retire
in the next 3 to 5 years
• The current pool of possible replacements
in colleges is sorely inadequate in real
numbers
• The pool of minorities and women is even
more limited
THE OPPORTUNITY
• CAREERS will be available to qualified
applicants
• The hiring “frenzy” will provide NASA and
other agencies with an opportunity to
DIVERSIFY as never before
• NASA AiS & TSU can aid in this
STRATEGIC effort
A PROPOSAL TO ATTRACT
UNDERSERVED MINORITIES TO
SCIENCE & MATHMATICS
• A Mountain to climb to bring:
– African Americans
– Spanish Americans
– American Indians
Back to their roots in the study or
“WHAT’S OUT THERE”
TSU
Resources
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SCHOOL
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POLYTECHNIC
Partner
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● CASS
● Astronomy Educator
● Student Research Involvement
High School Outreach
2-Year Colleges
Close Partners
● Summer Student Program
● Exploring Minds Project
● Viable Partners At HBCU and OMU
Institutions
● An HBCU, 9000 Students, 76%+
African Americans, Willingness To Grow
And Change
CENTER OF EXCELLENCE
Tennessee State University
Pathways To The Future
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CENTER OF EXCELLENCE
Tennessee State University
PARTNERS
2-Year Colleges
High School Outreach
External Associations
• AAVSO
• VTIE
• SPACE FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP
PROGRAM
• VIRTUAL OBSERVATORAY
• NASA DAX LIBRARY
Tennessee State University Main Campus.
Avon Williams Campus
SOME STATISTICS
• K – 3 90+% OF STUDENTS
INTERESTED IN SPACE SCIENCE
• GRADES 7 – 8 ~ 30% STILL
INTERESTAED
• GRADUAUATING HIGH SCHOOL
SENIORS – LESS THEN 1%
INTERESTED IN SPACE SCIENCE
Highlighted TSU Asset
• Astronomy 1010 and 1020 Streaming
Video
• A different course to be available anytime,
anywhere if you can be connected to the
Internet
Astronomy 1010 Style
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Interviewing the professionals
Over 40 interviews completed
Appropriate comments in course flow
Complete interview on demand of the
student
TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY
Center of Excellence in Information Systems Engineering and
Management
Performance Summary
1995-2001
Refereed Publications:
385
Non-Refereed Publications:
188
Presentations:
388
Seminars:
142
Student Support:
41 UG per Yr
10 G per Yr
Staff: 7 Full-time Researchers; 13 Part-time Faculty; 3 PostDocs
Astrobiology Institute
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Approved in March 2002
$200,000 seed funding
University renovating lab space
Partnership developing with Ames
Research Center and UCLA
PROPOSED APPROACH
• TSU serves as a clearinghouse to facilitate
PATHWAYS to Space Science
• Begin recruiting in High Schools
• Provide Introduction to Astronomy
• Recruit using the web
• Recruit using minorities on Campus Sites
• Tout program at National Math and
Science Meetings for Secondary Teachers
PROPOSED APPROACH
• Recruit through MU-SPIN Network
• Recruit at Tribal College Meetings
• Recruit at Spanish Serving College
Meetings
• Develop Summer High School Program
• Expand Existing Summer Program for
College students
PROPOSED APPROACH
• Tailor Summer Program for Matriculation
to NASA Co-op programs
• Nurture contacts at major universities to
mentor students from TSU Clearinghouse
• Provide funding for students (scholarships)
• Involve students in real projects i.e. Space
Watch, AAVSO, Data Analysis, and
Management
CONCLUDING PARTNERSHIP
• Let’s Climb the Mountain Together
• Bring Diversity to NASA
• ONE STUDENT AT A TIME