Meeting 2: Trends and Opportunities in Federal Earth Science Education and Workforce Training

Meeting Information

Project Title:	Trends and Opportunities in Federal Earth Science Education and Workforce Training
PIN:	DELS-BESR-11-03
Major Unit:	Division on Earth and Life Studies Policy and Global Affairs
Sub Unit:	Board on Earth Sciences & Resources Board on Higher Education & Workforce
RSO:	Linn, Anne

Subject/Focus Area:	Earth Sciences; Education; Labor Force Issues

Trends and Opportunities in Federal Earth Science Education and Workforce Training September 17, 2012 - September 19, 2012 Keck Center 500 5th Street, NW Washington D.C. 20001

If you would like to attend the sessions of this meeting that are open to the public or need more information please contact:
Contact Name: Eric Edkin
Email: eedkin@nas.edu
Phone: 202-334-2219
Fax: 202-334-1377

Agenda: Monday, September 17 8:00 Continental breakfast available in the meeting room 8:30 Welcome and overview of the workshop Art Goldstein, Chair 8:40 The academic sea in which earth science swims Geoffrey Feiss, College of William and Mary 9:00 Panel on what makes a successful education and training program Creating a successful earth science training and education program John McLaughlin, McLaughlin Associates 9:20 Building the hiring base: Thoughts on ExxonMobil’s geoscience outreach programs Mike Loudin, ExxonMobil 9:30 Lessons learned from experience in starting and evaluating university programs: What works, what doesn’t, and why Tim Bralower, Penn State University Discussion (all morning presentations) 10:00 USGS motivations for the study and workshop Marcia McNutt, USGS 10:10 Break 10:20 Charge to the working groups Art Goldstein Divide into four working groups on Task 3 (criteria and successful examples) 12:00 Working lunch 1:00 Working groups report back Working group 1 Chair or rapporteur Working group 2 Chair or rapporteur Working group 3 Chair or rapporteur Working group 4 Chair or rapporteur Discussion 1:45 Flagship successful programs (speakers TBA) Agency 1 Agency 2 Agency 3 Agency 4 2:45 Charge to the working groups Art Goldstein Divide into four working groups on Task 4 (why programs are successful) 4:15 Break and working groups prepare reports 4:30 Working groups report back Working group 1 Chair or rapporteur Working group 2 Chair or rapporteur Working group 3 Chair or rapporteur Working group 4 Chair or rapporteur Discussion 5:15 Plans for the next day Art Goldstein September 18 8:00 Continental breakfast available in the meeting room 8:30 Overview of the second day of the workshop Art Goldstein 8:35 Expanding participation of underrepresented groups Eric Jolly, Science Museum of Minnesota 9:05 Charge to the working groups Art Goldstein Divide into four working groups (successes and gaps on expanding participation) 11:00 Break and working groups prepare reports 11:20 Working groups report back Working group 1 Chair or rapporteur Working group 2 Chair or rapporteur Working group 3 Chair or rapporteur Working group 4 Chair or rapporteur Discussion 12:00 Working lunch 1:00 Charge to the working groups Art Goldstein Divide into four working groups on Task 6 (synergy of existing programs and opportunities to fill gaps) 3:00 Break and working groups prepare reports 3:20 Working groups report back Working group 1 Chair or rapporteur Working group 2 Chair or rapporteur Working group 3 Chair or rapporteur Working group 4 Chair or rapporteur Discussion 4:00 Synthesis and discussion Goldstein and committee panel Next steps for the committee 4:30 Workshop adjourns
Closed Session Summary Posted After the Meeting The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the meeting: Art Goldstein Pranoti Asher Susan Cozzens Cathy Manduca Eric Pyle Eric Riggs Karl Turekian Lisa White The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions: Outcomes of the workshop Report outline and writing assignments Plans for the last meeting The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions: * Working group presentations made at the workshop * Jolly, E.J., P.B. Campbell, and L. Perlman, 2004, Engagement, Capacity and Continuity: A Trilogy for Student Success, GE Foundation report * Kadlec, A., W. Friedman, and A. Ott, 2007, Important, but Not for Me: Parents and Students in Kansas and Missouri Talk About Math, Science and Technology Education, Public Agenda report * Powerpoint slides from the American Geophysical Union's Heads and Chairs of Earth and Space Science Forum Date of posting of Closed Session Summary: September 27, 2012