National Council of Space Grant Directors

March 27, 2004

NASA’s Education Enterprise Dr. Adena Williams Loston Associate Administrator for Education “The fascination generated by further exploration will inspire our young people to study math and science and engineering and create a new generation of innovators and pioneers.”

President George W. Bush

“The greatest Mission this Agency has ever accepted is helping to open the mind of a child to unimagined possibilities.”

NASA Administrator Sean O’Keefe A Renewed Spirit of Discovery

January 14, 2004: President Bush announced a new vision for the Nation’s space exploration program

•Advance US scientific, security, and economic interests through a robust space exploration program •Long-term human and robotic program to explore the solar system •Return to moon and ultimate exploration of Mars and other destinations

“Mankind is drawn to the heavens for the same reason we were once drawn into unknown lands and across the open sea. We choose to explore space because doing so improves our lives and lifts our national spirit.” -- President George W. Bush A Renewed Spirit of Discovery

January 15, 2004: Office of Exploration Systems established to set priorities and direct the identification, development, and validation of exploration systems and related technologies •Admiral Craig E. Steidle is the new Associate Administrator, Office of Exploration Systems

January 30, 2004: President Bush established the Presidential Commission on Implementation of US Space Exploration Policy Education Strategy: Strategic Approach

–Embed education in all NASA research and program activities –Unify all NASA-sponsored educational activities •Scientific and Technical Enterprises •10 NASA Field Centers –Support national and state education goals and objectives

–Cooperate•Education with the Strategy: Offices Strategic of Equal Approach Opportunity and Human Resources to increase the supply and diversity of high achieving STEM graduates for . . . •NASA •Industry •University partners

The Education Enterprise, in cooperation with Equal Opportunity and Human Resources, will expand and implement programs that “build, sustain and effectively deploy the skilled, knowledgeable, diverse, and high-performing workforce needed to meet the current and emerging needs of Government and its citizens” —President’s Management Agenda PRESIDENT’S COMMISSION (Aldridge Commission) Charter

The Presidential Commission on Implementation of US Space Exploration Policy shall examine and make recommendations to the President regarding: ƒMethods for optimizing space exploration activities to encourage the interests of America’s youth in studying and pursuing careers in mathematics, science, and engineering The Commission’s public hearings will focus on ƒCompetitiveness and Prosperity ƒScience and Technology ƒManagement and Sustainability ƒEducation and Youth EDUCATION ENTERPRISE Priorities

Expand the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) pipeline

(Pre-college)

Increase the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) workforce

(Post-secondary) EDUCATION AND THE VISION FOR SPACE EXPLORATION A Renewed Spirit of Discovery

Build education into all aspects of the President’s Initiative ƒLunar Missions ƒExpanded Mars Program ƒProject Prometheus ƒCrew Exploration Vehicle ƒMore focused Life Sciences Program

Reexamine all other education programs and redirect as appropriate EDUCATION AND THE VISION FOR SPACE EXPLORATION A Renewed Spirit of Discovery

Education Implementation Goals Related Actions

Realign Ed Enterprise to emphasize •Establish Exploration Systems exploration; assess & adjust Ed tools Enterprise Ed Lead (1/04) •Address technology tools, products & techniques to emphasize & techniques with Centers @ Ed exploration Leadership Retreat (9/04)

Refocus Ed Enterprise Strategies and Review all NASA Higher Education evaluate current Higher Education Programs to ensure support of Grants, scholarships, recruitment etc. Agency’s critical competency needs activity in light of the new vision relative to Exploration vision (1/05)

Partner with S&T Enterprises to S&T Enterprise Ed leads assess ensure that NASA Education theme is how Enterprise supports Vision & report to the Office of Education embedded in the Exploration vision with impact & alignment strategy and activity (10/04) EDUCATION ENTERPRISE ORGANIZATION

Dr. Katie Blanding Office of Education: Code N Ms. Carolyn Knowles Designated Federal Official for Dr. Adena Williams Loston Executive Officer Education Advisory Committee Associate Administrator Ms. Barbara Fuller Cherry Ms. Kimberly Allen Secretary Deputy Associate Administrator

Ms. Diane Bray (Acting) Center Education Liaisons AAA for Astronaut Office Directors Organizational Effectiveness Public Affairs Mr. Donald G. James, ARC & Accountability Legislative Affairs Ms. Susan Miller, DFRC Equal Opportunity Mr. John Hairston, Jr., GRC Human Resources External Affairs Dr. Robert Gabrys, GSFC General Counsel Dr. Parvin Kassaie, JPL Dr. Jeffrey Rosendhal Dr. Clifford Houston Deputy Associate Administrator Mr. Mike Kincaid, JSC Assistant Associate Administrator Ms. Pamela Biegert, KSC for Education Programs for Education Programs Dr. Samuel Massenberg, LRC Mr. Jim Pruitt, MSFC Dr. Dewey Herring, SSC Dr. Shelley Canright Ms. Debbie Brown Biggs Technology & Products Office Flight Projects Office

Dr. Bernice Alston Mr. James Stofan Dr. Brad Weiner Dr. Carl Person (Acting) Elem. & Secondary Informal Higher Education Division Education Division Education Division Minority University Programs

Dr. Ming Ying Dr. Philip J. Ms. Bonnie McClain Mr. William Mr. William Ms. Debbie Anderson Anderson (Acting) Wei Sakimoto (Acting) Biological & Physical Brown Biggs (Acting) Aeronautics Exploration Systems (T) Earth Science (Y) Space Science (S) Research (U) (R) Space Flight (M) NASA EDUCATION PROGRAMS Higher Education

•Institutional Science, Engineering Pathfinder Initiative and Technology Awards •Principal Investigator Awards •Partnership / Consortium Awards •Mathematics and Science Education Awards S&TS&T ScholarshipScholarship •Fellowship and Scholarship ProgramProgram (STSP)(STSP) Awards NASA EDUCATION PROGRAMS Underrepresented and Underserved

NASA Corporate Recruitment

Minority University Research and Education Programs (MUREP) Blending Polynesian •To increase the agency's traditions with responsiveness to Federal space science at mandates related to Historically UH Hilo. Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Other Minority Universities Identifying (OMUs), including Hispanic meteorites at Serving Institutions and Tribal Southwestern Indian Colleges and Universities. Polytechnic Institution. NASA EDUCATION PROGRAMS Elementary & Secondary Education

Pathfinder Initiatives •Student Participation •Educator Support •Family Support •Institutional/ Educator Systemic Support Educator ExplorerExplorer SchoolsSchools AstronautAstronaut

Summer High School Apprenticeship Program (SHARP) NASA EDUCATION PROGRAMS Informal Education

Space Weather Center Cosmic Questions: Our Place in Space and Time

Centennial of Flight

Pathfinder Initiative

ExplorerExplorer Mars Museum InstitutesInstitutes Visualization Alliance INSPIRE NASA EDUCATION PROGRAMS INFORM e-Education INVOLVE

e-Education: “Next Generation Learning Support System” Build technology infrastructure to support delivery of and increase access to NASA content, programs, and projects to students, educators, and public

NASA Portal and Digital Learning Education Enterprise Network

NASA (Digital) TV Education File EDUCATION Pipeline

t u a n s Other o r ip t h • R&D Agencies s s A l rs o T • NASA affiliated Univ. r la o o t h & o • Private Research facilities a c h c S c ) S u 2 r S d 1 e E - r o K - 9 (K l p Students x ) E -8 Undergraduate (5 10 - 12 Post Doctorate Students Students Researchers

Jobs

Graduate Community College Students Students Ex plo Ins re Informal tit r NASA ute Education s Corporate Recruitment • Civil Servants • Contractors OUTREACH Partnerships & Alliances

Federal Agencies (i.e. DoEd and NSF) National/State/Local Education Professional Associations

National/State/Local Science and Engineering Professional Associations NASA Education Business and Industry Enterprise

National/State/Local Associations/Organizations Serving the Underrepresented/Underserved

Networks of Informal Education Organizations

State and Local Entities OUTREACH NASA’s Physical Assets

GRC

GSFC HQ LaRC ARC DFRC JPL MSFC

SSC KSC Guam JSC

LEGEND NASA Field Centers <11 Locations> NASA Educator Resource Center Network <69 Locations> Space Science Support Network <12 Locations> Space Grant Consortium Network <835 Affiliates> SPACE GRANT NASA’s Representatives in the States

• The strength of Space Grant is the network and the benefits that the long-term relationship of the consortium structure brings to NASA and the states

• Space Grant clearly makes significant contributions to the workforce and pipeline priorities of the Education Enterprise

• Space Grant partnerships and collaborations with the S&T Enterprises, the Centers, and the Education Enterprise is critical to long-term sustainability of the Pathfinder Initiatives and to meeting the Agency goals for education ONE TEAM, ONE JOURNEY, ONE NASA… “Building the Future Together”

In summary, the NASA Education Enterprise

•Promotes education as an integral component of every major NASA research and development mission

•Unifies all NASA-sponsored educational activities to contribute to Agency education goals, objectives, and outcomes

•Supports national and state education goals and objectives

•Expands the pool of human capital to meet workforce needs SeeSee LearningLearning inin aa WholeWhole NewNew LightLight Back-Up Slides EDUCATION ENTERPRISE Strategy

A core component of NASA’s education strategy is to embed education in all research and program activities •The educational efforts within the S&T Enterprises contribute to the Agency education goals, objectives, and outcomes •The Education Enterprise is responsible for unifying all NASA- sponsored education program activities in the S&T Enterprises and the NASA Field Centers, while supporting national and state education goals and objectives

NASA education programs will be centered around and draw upon NASA’s unique assets: •Missions •People •Facilities FY 2004 Budget Appropriations

Budget Authority ($ millions) FY 2004 FY 2005 EducatTotalion P rEducationograms Program Budget230.4 169.1 Education 138.6 77.8 Base Program 64.3 64.3 Congressionally Directed 61.3 Pathfinder Initiatives 13.7 13.5

Minority University 91.8 91.3 Base Program 77.1 77.8 Congressionally Directed 1.0 Pathfinder Initiatives 13.7 13.5

•S&T Enterprises fund approximately $70 million a year in education programs •NASA obligations to universities total approximately $1.249 billion (FY2003) EDUCATION ENTERPRISE Goals & Objectives

To inspire the next generation of explorers …as only NASA can

Goal 6 – Inspire and Motivate Students to pursue careers in STEM

Goal 7- Engage the Public in shaping and sharing the experience of exploration and discovery

Education Strategic Objectives

6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 7.1 •Elementary •Higher •Under- •e-Education •Informal and Education represented Education Secondary Capability and Participation Underserved Participation EDUCATION ENTERPRISE Operating Principles

Six Operating Principles

Customer Focus: Programs have been designed to respond to a need identified by the education community, a customer, or a customer group.

Content: Programs make direct use of NASA content, people, or facilities to involve educators, students, and/or the public in NASA science, technology, engineering, mathematics.

Pipeline: Programs make a demonstrable contribution to attracting diverse populations to careers in science, technology, engineering, mathematics.

Diversity: Programs reach identified targeted groups.

Evaluation: Programs implement an evaluation plan to document outcomes and demonstrate progress toward achieving objectives.

Partnerships/ Programs achieve high leverage and/or sustainability through intrinsic Sustainability: design or the involvement of appropriate local, regional, or national partners in their design, development, and dissemination. OUTREACH National Campaign Impact

Education Enterprise Visits by Dr. Loston

Rotary National Award Achievement Foundation- League City, TX LEGEND National Educational Computing Conference- Seattle, WA Visits Completed Kenai College/ Geophysical Institute/ UAA- Alaska Visits Planned Middle School Aerospace Scholars Banquet- Houston, TX Teachers Workshop Day, Festival of Flight- Oshkosh, WI International Astronautical Congress- Bremen, Germany American Astronautical Society- Houston, TX Sally Ride Festivals- San Antonio, TX Summit for Presidents of Color- Miami, FL University of Puerto Rico- San Juan, Puerto Rico U of Arizona and Arizona State University Inventing Flight- Dayton, OH Congressional Black Caucus- Washington, DC University of Arizona and Arizona State University American Council on Education- Atlanta, GA Festival of Flight- Fayetteville, NC Volvo Ocean Race- Annapolis, MD NASA Awareness Days- Clark Atlanta, Northwestern, UTEP Associate State Supervisors of Mathematics- Houston, TX National Alliance of State Science and Math Coalitions- Nashville, TN National Co-necting to Kids Annual Conference- Atlanta, GA Greater Hartford Academy of Mathematics and Science- Hartford, CT Council of Institutions of the Universities Space Research Association- Washington, DC EDUCATION ENTERPRISE Objectives & Outcomes

Education Strategic Objectives 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 7.1 •Elementary and •Higher Education •Under-represented •e-Education •Informal Education Secondary Capability and Underserved Participation Participation

Education Strategic Outcomes 6.1.1 6.2.1 6.3.1 6.4.1 7.1.1 Student Participation Student Pipeline Student Pipeline Education Technology National Program R&D 6.1.2 6.2.2 6.3.2 7.1.2 Educator Support Faculty Teacher/Faculty 6.4.2 Instructional Materials Competitiveness Support Learning Tools & 6.1.3 Materials 7.1.3 Family Support 6.2.3 6.3.3 Professional Preservice Education Researcher & 6.4.3 Development 6.1.4 Institutional Support Digital Learning/ Content Services Institutional & 6.2.4 Systemic Support Student Research 6.3.4 Family Support