Resources for Scientists in Education and Public Outreach (E/PO)

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Scientists Involvement in E/PO

Space Science Institute Presentations

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Scientist Involvement in Education and Public Outreach - Making the Case
is a 30-slide presentation by Cherilynn Morrow that contains advocacy statements by Bruce Alberts (President of the National Academy of Sciences), Dan Goldin (former NASA Administrator), and Rita Colwell (former Director of the NSF). See the "notes pages" in PowerPoint for additional information.

The Joy of Solar Physicists in Science Education
by Cherilynn Morrow. An invited plenary talk for the 34th Meeting of the Solar Physics Division, Laurel, MD June 2003. Includes roles matrix and 3-Bubble Venn diagram on science communication.

Other Presentations

Involving Scientists in Education and Public
Outreach by Susan Buhr, Elisabeth Andrews, Sandra Laursen
CIRES (Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences), Featuring a report on a study about what encourages and what inhibits scientist involvement in education.

It's Only a Theory: American Attitudes About Evolution
by Edna DeVore, Director of Education and Public Outreach, SETI Institute, plenary talk at the NASA Astrobiology Institute Conference, April 2005, Boulder, Colorado

Scientists in Education Making a Real Difference
by Wil van der Veen, Somerville NJ Project ASTRO Director, delivered as part of a the Space Science Institute's 3-Day leadership course: How to Provide an Effective Education Workshop for Scientists, 15-17 April 2005, Boulder, Colorado.

Education and Public Outreach In the NASA Astrobiology Institute
by Krisstina Wilmoth, Education and Public Outreach Manager for the NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI). Invited presentation deliverered in a session entitled " The Benefits and Challenges of Education and Public Outreach Efforts Associated with Scentific Research Programs" at the fall 2003 meeting of the American Geophysical Union. The talk features astrobiologists engaged in education.

The Evolving NASA Education Landscape
by Larry Cooper, NASA Science Mission Directorate. An invited talk addressing space scientists' involvement in education. Given at the Space Science Institute’s Symposium to celebrate the tenth anniversary of K-12 Education Workshop for Scientists, Engineers, & E/PO Professionals. April 2004, Boulder, Colorado

Education and Public Outreach For Ordinary Planetary Scientists
by Heidi B. Hammel, planetary scientist at the Space Science Institute. Her "Carl Sagan" medal winner presentation to the 2002 Division of Planetary Sciences conference.

Images from Workshop

Group Photo
April 2005 "How to Provide an Effective Education Workshop for Scientists" Leadership Course Participants, Space Science Institute, Boulder, CO.

Photo of Presentation Session
Lisa Brown, director of the Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium at Penn State University

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