NASA Office of Education

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NASA Office of Education
National Aeronautics and Space Administration

• National Council of Space Grant Directors
• Fall Conference

Diane D. DeTroye October 28-31, 2007
www.nasa.gov
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NASA Office of Education Organizational Chart
Chief of Strategic Communications Bob Hopkins
October 2007
Assistant Administrator for Education Dr. Joyce
Winterton Deputy AA for Education Dr. Bernice
Alston
Executive Officer Carolyn Knowles (on Fellowship)
Secretary Shawnta Ball

• Planning, Evaluation
• Policy Development Division
• Division Director - Vacant
• Management and Program Analyst
• (Policy Plans) - Vacant
• Budget Analysts
• Mary Ellen Wirsing
• Andrew Hubbard
• Educ. Program Manager (Eval)
• Malcom Phelps
• Support Staff
• Edna Honesty

• Integration Division
• Division Director - Jim Stofan
• Outcome Managers
• Elem Sec/E-Tech Shelley Canright
• Informal Mary Sladek
• Higher Ed Mabel Matthews
• MUREP Carl Person
• SG/EPSCoR Diane DeTroye
• Support Staff Shawna Kennedy

Strategic Portfolio Accountability Manager Bill
Anderson, Acting
Education Lead Science Mission Directorate Ming-Yi
ng Wei, Ph.D.
Education Lead Aeronautics Research Mission
Dir. Tony Springer
Education Lead Exploration Systems Mission
Dir. Jerry Hartman
Education Lead Space Operations Mission
Dir.. Carla Rosenberg
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Policy Clarification

• Grants Handbook for Training Grants -- faculty
  receiving direct supportmust be U.S. citizens
• Generally means a direct exchange of funds to an
  individual for their benefit (e.g. stipend,
  salary, travel)
• Does not extend to funds that are incidental or
  ancillary to the individual (e.g. student
  support)
• Space Grant funds should not be used to
  compensate for reductions of NASA
  programs/activities (e.g. Faculty Fellowship,
  Explorer Schools)
• Align with definition of Informal
  Education/Outreach projects

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Programmatic Emphasis for 2008 Budget Packages

• Continue to demonstrate Outcomes and Results
  through evidence of success and progress toward
  goals
• Strive to provide succinct packages strike a
  balance between Ulysses and See Spot Run
• Appropriate emphasis of investments among Outcome
  1-2-3
• Space Grant is a Higher Education program
• Thoughtfully consider investment of funds in K-12
• Strategic Partnerships and Collaborations

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Diverse Partnerships and Collaborations

• District of Columbia new minor
• Minnesota new courses
• Missouri recruitment strategy
• Nebraska new strategy
• Pennsylvania collaborative proposal submission
• Vermont partnership

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Longitudinal Tracking

• Objective 1 Percentage of students employed by
  NASA, aerospace contractors, universities and
  other educational institutions

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Longitudinal TrackingWhere are they now?

• AZ Chris Lewicki 2004 Intern
• Senior Flight Systems Engineer at NASA Jet
  Propulsion Laboratory
• MN Rayna DeMaster 2005 MIMIC, 2006 NASA
  Academy
• Trajectory Analysis Group at NASA Jet Propulsion
  Laboratory
• VA John Johnston 1997 Fellow
• Aerospace Engineer, NASA Goddard Space Flight
  Center
• OK Kelly Reid 2004 Scholar
• Technical Analyst, NASA Johnson Space Center
• TX Alan Stern Institutional Rep, SRI
• Associate Administrator for Science Mission
  Directorate
• NM Omar Mireles Scholar, Co-op, Reduced
  Gravity, NASA Academy, Jenkins, GSRP, USRP Mentor
• Board Member New Mexico Space Grant Consortium
  Alumni Chapter

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Contribution to Education Objectives

• Objective 2 Percentage of undergraduate
  students who move on to advanced degrees in
  NASA-related disciplines

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Noteworthy in the National Network

• California Virtual Lunar Race Challenge
• Florida Internship Research Success
• GA, IN, and ND NASA ESMD PodCast Participation
• New Mexico Alumni Scholarship
• New York CUSat Competition
• Oklahoma Aviation World Records
• Rhode Island NPR Interview

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Upcoming Announcements

• Space Grant
• Consortium Development Competition
• Released October 25 proposals due December 10
• Need reviewers from Designated Consortia
• ESMD Senior Design Project Development
• Deadline for proposals November 16
• ESMD Summer Faculty
• Deadline for applications January 11
• FY 2008 Budget Call
• Interim Call release date TBD Final Call pending
  Congressional appropriation
• EPSCoR
• Research Award
• Target release for November 30 pending
  Congressional appropriation

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Student Flight Projects Survey

• PURPOSE To gain an understanding of the nature
  and scope of Space Grant supported student flight
  projects
• Developed using SurveyMonkey on-line survey tool
• Anticipate two phases
• Phase I aggregate of student flights projects
  across the consortium.
• Phase II project level data to be completed by
  the person responsible for the implementation of
  the project.
• Pilot of Phase I survey released October 13, 2007
• AL, AZ, CO, LA, and MT Consortia
• Currently reviewing feedback from pilot of Phase I

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20th Year Evaluation
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20th Year Evaluation Timeline

• April June June 30
  Sept. 30 Nov. Dec.
• 2008 2008 2008
  2008 2008 2008

Affiliate Survey
Release Guidelines
CMIS Data Due
PPR Due
Panel Evaluation
Release Results

• Encompasses the FY 2003 2007 grant/CMIS
  reporting cycles

Concurrent Office of Education 3rd Party
Evaluation -- Both Space Grant and EPSCoR
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SG Involvement in Launch Activities

• STS-117 Education Strategy Circles
• CO (Chris Koehler), TX (Wally Fowler), VA (Mary
  Sandy)
• STS-118 Education Pre-Launch Conference --
  Innovative Strategies for Cultivating the STEM
  Workforce
• Chris Koehler students Highlight of The Next
  Generation panel
• Reps from 10 other Space Grant consortia
• STS-120 Education Focus Group Attracting Top
  Performing Students to STEM Education Programs
  and Careers
• MO (Fathi Finaish)
• Space Grant involvement will continue in
  subsequent education pre-launch events

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Pop Quiz

• What are the 5 Objectives of Space Grant?

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Goals and Objectives

• Goal
• Contribute to the nation's science
  enterprise by funding education, research, and
  public service projects through a national
  network of university-based Space Grant
  consortia.
• Objectives
• Establish and maintain a national network of
  universities.
• Encourage cooperative programs among
  universities, aerospace industry, and Federal,
  state, and local governments.
• Encourage interdisciplinary education, research,
  and public service programs related to aerospace.
• Recruit and train U.S. citizens, especially
  women, underrepresented minorities, and persons
  with disabilities.
• Promote a strong science, mathematics, and
  technology education base from elementary through
  secondary levels.