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2004 CfAO Professional Development Workshop
“Connecting Science Education Theory and Practice”
IntroductionLisa Hunter
Associate Director, Education & Human Resources (EHR)
Center for Adaptive OpticsMay 16, 2004
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Without AO
Images of single cells in the living human retina
With AO
VISION SCIENCE
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
ASTRONOMY• NSF Science and Technology Center. 1 of 5 funded in 1999, at $4million/yr for 5 years. Renewed until 2009.
• Headquarters at UC Santa Cruz– Director: Jerry Nelson– Deputy Director: Claire Max
• 11 university nodes– Over 40 partner institutions
(research, education, gov., industry)
• Integrates research and education into four major themes• EHR• AO for ELT’s• ExAO• Vision Science Instrumentation
Center for Adaptive Optics
EDUCATION
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CfAO Education & Human Resources
Stars, Sight and Science Internships
Hawaii Partnerships Professional Development
Workshop
Education 286
Mini-Grants
Short Courses
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CfAO Hawaii Partnerships
• Akamai Internship Program– Partnership between CfAO, Maui Community College
(MCC), Maui Economic Development Board (MEDB), the Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing Site (AMOS), and industry/observatories in Hawaii
– Places Maui students at Maui high tech organizations
– Highlighted in our Maui High Tech Industry Education Exchange (Weds.)
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Inquiry: At the core of CfAO EHR
• Mirrors research
• Involves students in investigative learning
• Students learn content and process skills
• CfAO incorporates an inquiry component into all programs
• During this workshop we focus on inquiry
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Major CfAO Educational Programs
Internships:• Short Courses• Research
COSMOS:
Stars, Sight and Science
Broader access to CfAO fields
High school students
Univ. & CC students
“Teaching Labs” for inquiry-based teachingProfessional
Development Workshop
Inquiry:
How - Why -When
You gain:• Tools• Resources• Skills• Community
You are here
(return in new role)
Saturday Open Labs
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Why Inquiry?
• What research tells us about how people learn– Doris Ash
• Connections between informal and formal education– Sally Duensing
• How inquiry is aligned with theory– Candice Brown
• Other reasons why we focus on inquiry– Barry Kluger-Bell
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Major CfAO Educational Programs
Internships:• Short Courses• Research
COSMOS:
Stars, Sight and Science
Broader access to CfAO fields
High school students
Univ. & CC students
Professional Development Workshop
Inquiry:
How - Why -When
You gain:• Tools• Resources• Skills• Community
You are here
“Teaching Labs” for inquiry-based teaching
(return in new role)
Saturday Open Labs
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What we hope you will get at this workshop
• The experience of learning through inquiry
• An understanding of the structure of inquiry
• An awareness of educational research and theory on how people learn
• Experience designing an inquiry activity
• Involvement in CfAO Hawaii partnership activities
• An expanded community that includes education
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What we hope you will do after the workshop
• Incorporate inquiry into your teaching (lots of CfAO opportunities!)
• Be reflective about your teaching
• Connect education research and theory to your own teaching practice
• As the next generation of faculty members, become leaders in science education
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Participant Introductions
• Name• Affiliation• Position• Why you are here - what you hope to gain
– Returning: what you have gained in the past• Something about yourself that is outside of work (e.g.
sports, music, hobbies, etc.)