Great Midwestern Space Grant Region ConferenceNovember 5, 2004

Jo Ann CharlestonChief, Educational Programs Office

NASA Glenn Research Center

To Inspire the Next Generation of Explorers…As Only NASA Can

Internship(freshmanthru PhD)

SHARP(11-12)

CollegeBound(10-12)

Explorers(9-12)

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SEMAA(K-12)

Preparing our next generation of scientists and engineers to enhance the Agency’s ability to recruit

and sustain a world-class workforce.

Target AudienceCollege-bound high school graduates Undergraduate & graduate students Two-year college students bound for baccalaureateSecondary school teachers

Partnerships:• GRC Research and Institutional Organizations

Approximately $1.2M/year• Ohio Aerospace Institute• Ohio Space Grant Consortium

Ten week summer paid internship program for students and secondary math and science teachers. Participants work on research assignments with GRC scientists and engineers aligned with the participants academic level and major. The LERCIP program is unique, such that it is the only NASA internship program that provides a bridge for graduating high school seniors.

Technical Presentation Workshop• Provides students with ideas on how to prepare a successful presentation

Professional Development Workshop (“Thinking Outside the Box”)• Exposes students to new ways to approach problem solving

Student Research Symposium• Oral presentation on their internship assignment• Attendees mentor, branch/division personnel, senior management, and fellow students

Career Awareness Presentation• Activity where LERCIP Scholars share their college experiences with LERCIP high school • (hosted by Center Director)

Student/Mentor Picnic• Excellent networking activity; opportunity for interaction of student from middle school

(NASA Project), High School and College

Student/Mentor Recognition Banquet• To thank mentors/students for their participation and support

GRC Summer Job Fair• Provide students with opportunity to talk with the various directorate representatives and

Office of Human Resources Representatives on current or upcoming opportunities

2004 Participants: 178

NEEIS Rating: 4.67 out of 5

Participants are able to return to the program from the undergraduate through the doctoral level.

In 2004 LERCIP we had 13 LERCIP high school students continue on in the college program. This is one way that GRC is able to retain students in the pipeline.

Summer interns have co-authored and published technical papers, and some have made presentations at professional conferences.

NASA’s workforce has been enhanced by hiring LERCIP interns as co-ops, term hires, permanent hires and support service contractors.

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ArizonaArizona State UniversityUniversity of Arizona

ArkansasUniversity of Arkansas

CaliforniaCalifornia Polytechnic State UniversityStanford UniversityUniversity of California of Los Angeles

ColoradoColorado School of Mines

District of ColumbiaGeorge Washington UniversityHoward University

FloridaEmbry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityFlorida Agricultural & Mechanical UniversityUniversity of Central Florida

GeorgiaGeorgia Institute of TechnologyMorehouse CollegeSpelman College

New YorkCity College of New YorkIthaca CollegeRochester Institute of TechnologyUniversity of Rochester

North CarolinaDuke UniversityFayetteville State UniversityShaw University

OklahomaUniversity of Central Oklahoma

PennsylvaniaAllegheny CollegeCarnegie Mellon UniversityGrove City CollegeLehigh UniversityPennsylvania State University

Puerto RicoUniversity of Puerto Rico University of Turabo

TennesseeNashville State Technical

Community CollegeTennessee State University

TexasPrairie View A&M UniversityUniversity of Texas at AustinUniversity of Texas El PasUniversity of Texas Pan American

VirginiaHampton University

WashingtonUniversity of Washington

WisconsinMarquette University

MarylandJohn Hopkins UniversityUniversity of Maryland – College ParkUniversity of Maryland – Baltimore Cty

MassachusettsMassachusetts Institute of Technology

MichiganMichigan Technology InstituteUniversity of Detroit MercyUniversity of Michigan

MississippiMississippi Valley State University

New JerseyPrinceton University

IdahoBrigham Young University - Idaho

IllinoisIllinois Institute of TechnologyNorthwestern UniversityUniversity of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

IndianaPurdue UniversityRose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyUniversity of Notre Dame

KentuckyKentucky State UniversityUniversity of Kentucky

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Hands-On/Inquiry-Based K-12 Curriculum

• Challenging curriculum that is aligned to the National Math and Science Standards

• NASA Mission Based Theme

Aerospace Education Laboratory (AEL)

• The AEL is a State-of-the-art, electronically enhanced, computerized classroom that puts cutting-edge technology at the fingertips of students in middle and high school.

Family Café• Informal setting where parents have fun

sharing ideas and learning about the latest tools, techniques and resources to enhance their child’s education.

National innovative K-12 program designed to increase participation and retention of historically underrepresented youth in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Today, SEMAA can be found at community colleges, four year colleges/universities, HBCUs, a Tribal College, high schools, middle schools, and elementary schools in 23 Urban and Rural locations throughout the U.S. These sites span 16 states and the District of Columbia. www.semaa.net

Aeronautics Workstations-Meteorology / Weather-Virtual Reality Flight -Wind Tunnel Control-Remote Sensing-GPS/Amateur Radio-Internet/World Wide Web-Aircraft Design Station-Aeronautics Interactive -Activity Center

Microgravity Workstations -Biotechnology/Material Science-Fluids Physics/Combustion Science-Global Positioning System-ISS Virtual Reality Tour-Living in Microgravity-Microgravity Demonstrator-Microgravity Interactive-Robotics in Microgravity-Virtual Reality

The Mobile Aerospace Education Laboratory (MAEL) is a portable AEL housed in a semi trailer and utilized as an exhibit at educational conferences, public affairs venues and air shows. (Pay-for-service: approximately $1800/day)

The Aerospace Education Laboratory (AEL) is contains computer workstations which run activities based on both an Aeronautics and a Microgravity theme.

http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/MAEL/

Ames Research CenterMoffet Field, California

Central Arizona CollegeCoolidge, Arizona

Christian Fenger AcademyChicago, Illinois

Columbia Challenger CenterColumbia, South Carolina

Cuyahoga Community CollegeCleveland, Ohio

Fernbank Science CenterAtlanta, Georgia

Florida Memorial CollegeOga Locka, Florida

Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, Ohio

St. Mary’s County Technical CenterLeonardtown, Maryland

University of District of ColumbiaWashington, DC

University of Maryland Eastern ShoresPrincess Anne, Maryland

University of Puerto RicoArecibo, Puerto Rico

Virginia Air and Space MuseumHampton, Virginia

Wayne State UniversityDetroit, Michigan

Warren County High SchoolWarrenton, North Carolina

Wiley CollegeMarshall, Texas

Winston-Salem State UniversityWinston-Salem, North Carolina

Winward Community CollegeKaneohe, Hawaii

York College/CUNYJamaica, NY

Medgar Evers College/CUNYBrooklyn, New York

Miami-Dade County SchoolsMiami, Florida

Morgan State UniversityBaltimore, Maryland

NASA Glenn Research CenterCleveland, Ohio

New Mexico State UniversityLas Cruces, New Mexico

Oglala Lakota CollegeKyle, South Dakota

San Felipe PuebloNew Mexico

SECME/Tennessee State UniversityNashville, Tennessee

Harris-Stowe State CollegeSt. Louis, Missouri

Kent Intermediate School DistrictGrand Rapids, Michigan

Lakeland Community CollegeKirtland, Ohio (no AEL)

Livingstone CollegeSalisbury, North Carolina

Los Angeles Southwest CollegeLos Angeles, California

Martinsville Public SchoolsMartinsville, Virginia

SEMAA sites - 22AEL sites - 10SEMAA site - 1(no AEL)

Delivers live two-way interactive NASA produced educational programs from remote locations utilizing a distance learning network comprised of the webcasts, Mobile Television Production Van, and videoconferencing.

Broadcasts:– STAR: Science Through ARts– Earth Day: Remote Sensing– Space Day: Mars– DIME Drop– Out of Control Flight– 12 Seconds that Changed the World– Mars: The Next Giant Leap

Target Audience– 10000+ registered participants– Representing 30 states and 23 countries

Broadcasts over the web using RealMedia technologies. Anyone with internet access can view the program using a free client from RealPlayer.

Broadcasts from remote locations over satellite utilizing the Glenn Mobile Television Production Van. Anyone with a satellite dish can downlink the signal.

Questions are asked via e-mail and answered on air.

Broadcasts through videoconferencing using IP and ISDN connections at no cost to the school.

Questions answered directly through audio and video connections.

One time event or a series of videoconferences on a topic.

Pre and post assessment activities

Design Challenges /Students Presentations

Collaborations with NASA Scientists

Remote Broadcasts

Professional Development

http://education.nasa.gov/dln