A r c h i v e d I n f o r m a t i o n
Achieving the Goals--Goal 5- First in the World in Math and Science Technology Resources - November 1996
The Department of Energy (DOE)
The Department of Energy's 10 national laboratories and 30 specialized technology centers and research facilities provide educational experiences for students, training, and curriculum materials for pre-service and in service teachers, and literacy programs for the general public. DOE also supports statewide systemic initiatives to reform math, science and technology education in 13 states. DOE serves hundreds of thousands of teachers and students each year through science and technology education programs. DOE's technology offerings range broadly from equipment loan and donation programs to long-term research studies on the overall effectiveness of specific educational technologies for classroom instruction. Adventures in Supercomputing
Adventures in Supercomputing is part of the federal High Performance Computing and Communications Program. Summer institutes are offered to teams of high school teachers to facilitate the development of computational science courses.
Ann Thompson
North 108 A Lagomarcino
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa 50011
(515) 294-5287
Fax: (515) 294-6206
e-mail: eat@iastate.edu
Chicago Educational Networking Consortium
This program is a joint collaboration between the Illinois State Board of Education and Argonne National Laboratory to provide training and low-cost Internet access for all Illinois teachers.
Sam Bowen
Division of Educational Programs
Argonne National Laboratory
Argonne, Illinois 60439-4845
(610) 252-3228
Fax: (610) 252-3193
E-mail: bowen@dep.anl.gov
Computational Science Applications in Manufacturing (CSAM)
This workshop provides training for high school students and teachers in advanced technology and techniques used in computational science as they pertain to manufacturing.
Richard A. Bennett
Allied Signal Inc.
D/553, 2A45, P.O. Box 419159
Kansas City, MO 64141-6159
(816) 997-5937
Fax: (816) 997 7259
e-mail: rbennett@kcp.com
Hands-On Universe
This program makes cutting-edge astrophysics research tools and technologies available to a wide audience via microcomputers and electronic networks. Participants can request astronomical images created from the laboratory's professional-grade telescopes. The laboratory is developing a number of resources for teacher professional development.
Carl Pennypacker
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
One Cyclotron Road, Building 938C
Berkeley, CA 94720
(510) 486-7429
Fax: (510) 486-6660
Home page: http://hou.lbl.gov
Human Genome Project (HGP)
The HGP Ethical, Legal and Social Issues in Science (ELSI) provides information about a variety of DOE Human Genome Program educational programs and activities. The Ethical, Legal and Social Issues in Science is an educational internet outreach project.
Eileen Engel
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
One Cyclotron Road, Building 938C
Berkeley, CA 94720
e-mail: edengel@lbl.gov
(510) 486-5719
The Laboratory Compact
The Laboratory Compact links the Department of Energy national laboratories and Department of Education regional education laboratories in an effort to develop science, mathematics, and educational technology programs for urban and rural schools.
Roland Otto
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
One Cyclotron Road, Building 938C
Berkeley, CA 94720
(510) 486-5325
Fax: (510) 486-6660
e-mail: rjotto@lbl.gov
Microworlds
Microworlds is an interactive science magazine for middle school and high school students. Each article has learning activities to help students understand basic concepts related to the research described.
Jane Cross
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
One Cyclotron Road, Building 938C
Berkeley, CA 94720
(510) 486-4362
Fax: (510) 486-6660
e-mail: jcross@lbl.gov
National Education Supercomputer Program (NESP)
In these summer workshops, students and teachers use a Cray Y-MP supercomputer dedicated to education.
Brian Lindow
Manager of Educational Technology Programs
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
P.O. Box 808
Livermore, CA 94550
(510) 422-6080
Fax: (510) 423-0418
e-mail: lindowl@llnl.gov
National Teacher Enhancement Program (NTEP)
NTEP is a multilaboratory 3-year program for teams of pre-college teachers. The program improves K 12 science instruction by creating a cadre of lead teachers who will serve as role models and mentors for their colleagues and who will be district leaders in systemic reform initiatives. NTEP is being held in the following laboratories:
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL)
This program is centered on a 3-week summer Energy and Technology Institute offering: (1) basic science content; (2) a hands-on introduction to technological applications of this content; (3) an "immersion" experience in constructive learning through mission-oriented team technology projects; and (4) opportunities for elementary teachers and technology teachers to collaborate in developing such activities for students.
Karl Swyler
Science Education Center, Building 438
Brookhaven National Laboratory
P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973
(516) 344-7171
Fax: (516) 344-5832
e-mail: swyler@bnl.gov
Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory
The NTEP workshop at the Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory employs a teaching-learning model which parallels the scientific method and immerses the teachers in a real-life, hands-on scientific project. This approach exemplifies ways in which scientists uncover knowledge and solve problems. When practiced in the classroom, this approach goes beyond the bounds of the science class and encourages students to take a more meaningful look at their world. The overall scientific focus is environmental studies.
Marva Wilkins
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Center for Science and Engineering Education
Building 90, Room 1070, 1 Cyclotron Road
Berkley, CA 94720
(510) 486-5640
e-mail: mowilkins@lbl.gov
Los Alamos National Laboratory
This is a 3-year science enhancement and leadership program, for teachers of grades 4 6. The program provides teacher teams with science content, process, and leadership skills through hands-on curriculum-building workshops and summer institutes. Laboratory scientists and education professionals share their expertise and advice with participants, particularly in the life and physical sciences. During the three years, participants receive assistance in taking the new knowledge and experience back to their schools to become leaders in the implementation of activity-based science programs.
Rick Alexander, Program Coordinator
Human Resources Science Education and Outreach Group
Los Alamos National Laboratory
P.O. Box 1663, Mail Stop P278
Los Alamos, NM 87545
(505) 667-1919
Fax: (505) 665-4093
e-mail: alexander_rick@lanl.gov
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
This lab supports a National Teacher Enhancement Program which offers an opportunity for a teacher (or teams of teachers) to conduct scientific investigations in a Department of Energy Laboratory with guidance from scientists/mentors. Teachers can then apply their lab experience to the development of a classroom plan that transforms students from passive learners to active problem solvers.
Linda Lung, Education Support Administrator
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Building 15/3, 1617 Cole Boulevard.
Golden, CO 80401-3393
(303) 275-3080
linda_lung@nrel.gov
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
"Global Energy and Environmental Solutions" is a 3-year teacher institute designed for science and mathematics teachers of grades 5-8, and features an integrated mathematics, science, and technology curriculum, as well as assessment techniques and leadership skills.
Diane Carroll, Science Education Program
Princeton University Plasma Physics Laboratory
P.O. Box 451
Princeton, NJ 08543
(609) 243-2107
e-mail: dcarroll@pppl.gov
Sandia National Laboratory, California
LASER (Leadership Academy for Science Education Reform) is a 3-year institute for teacher leaders scheduled to begin in the summer of 1995. It was planned in partnership with the California Science Implementation Network (CSIN), and the Lawrence Hall of Science (LHS), a national leader in science education programs and pedagogy. The program is designed to increase scientific knowledge and familiarity with science instructional materials, improve and update teaching methods that emphasize integrated curriculum and hands-on learning, increase leadership skills, and foster a supportive environment for teachers involved in the program.
Judith Hurtz, Program Administrator
Sandia National Laboratories
7011 East Avenue, MS 9904
P.O. Box 969
Livermore, CA 94551
(510) 294-2703
Fax: (510) 294-1526
E_Mail: jhurtz@Sandia.gov
Newton BBS
This electronic bulletin board is located at Argonne National Laboratory. It provides K-12 science teachers and students a means by which they may contact scientists and other practicing teachers and researchers. The BBS is free to those who provide the requested information. NEWTON is open to anyone who shares an interest in knowing and practicing good science. Internet E-mail is available on request for registered teacher users.
Sam Bowen
Division of Educational Programs
Argonne National Laboratory
Argonne, Illinois 60439-4845
(610) 252-3228
Fax: (610) 252-3193
e-mail: bowen@dep.anl.gov
Contemporary Physics Education Project (CPEP)
Contemporary Physics Education Project (CPEP) is a national organization of physicists and teachers that creates and provides educational products for high school and college students, and for other physics fans.
Roland Otto
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
One Cyclotron Road, Building 938C
Center for Science and Engineering Education
Berkeley, CA 94720
(510) 486-5325
Fax: (510) 486-6660
rjotto@lbl.gov
The Particle Adventure
The Particle Adventure is an interactive tour of the inner workings of the atom and the tools for discovery. The interactive tour is an education adventure aimed at high school students. It is published by the Contemporary Physics Education Project (CPEP).
Michael Barnett
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
One Cyclotron Road, Building 938C
Center for Science and Engineering Education
Berkeley, CA 94720
(510) 486-5650
Fax: (510) 486-6660
e-mail: barnett@lbl.gov
home page: www.cpepweb.org/
Science and Technology Inquiry Partnerships
STIP provides a series of phased workshops designed to prepare teachers to become partners in the systemic change process, and allowing them to develop inquiry-based curricula for science and technology in order to implement this mode of instruction.
Eileen Vergino
Education Programs
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
P.O. Box 808, L-428
Livermore, CA 94550
(510) 422-3907
home page: http://ep.llnl.gov/
Science at Home
Science at Home workshops partner teachers, parents, and students to help improve scientific literacy and to promote scientific curiosity through fun, easy-to-do science activities.
Denis Guild
Los Alamos National Laboratory
P.O. Box 1663, STB/SE MS F671
Los Alamos, NM 87545
(505) 667-8680
Fax: (505) 665-6871
home page: www.lanl.gov/external/
Standard Model of Fundamental Particles and Interactions
This program has sponsored production and distribution of an instructional packet through Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory and the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center to provide teachers with methods for presenting up-to-date ideas on quarks and leptons. To order the kit, which costs $9.00, order #71957-40 and to order an updated wall chart to accompany the kit, order # 71957-00 and enclose $17.00. Add 10% for shipping and handling. To order, contact:
Science Kit & Boreal Laboratories
777 East Park Drive
Tonawanda, NY 14150-6784
(716) 874-6020
home page: http://sciencekit.com/
Summer Teacher Enhancement Program (STEP)
These 4-week summer institutes expose teachers to cutting-edge science in specific content areas and show teachers how to incorporate what they have learned into the classroom. Topics include materials, environmental and earth sciences, physics, and forensics. Math, science and technology teachers may apply to these programs at the following laboratories:
Argonne National Laboratory
This is a 4-week intensive summer course on the utilization of instrumentation based on a multidisciplinary theme of forensics. Follow-up activities include visits and an equipment loan program from Argonne National Laboratory's Instructional Van.
Harold Myron, Program Leader
Division of Educational Programs
Argonne National Laboratory
9700 South Cass Avenue
Argonne, IL 60439
(708) 252-3380
Fax: (708) 252-2193
e-mail: harold_myron@qmgate.anl.gov
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
Manufacturing Opportunities through Science and Technology (MOST) is a teacher development program for middle and high school science, mathematics, technology and vocational education teachers as well as administrators and guidance counselors. The purpose of MOST is to expand content knowledge and career awareness, enhance pedagogical skills, and develop teaching materials for transfer to the classroom in the area of manufacturing. Participant teams include administrators and/or guidance counselors, and teachers from different content areas including both academic and vocational subjects. Barbara Summers
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Office of Science Education
105 Mitchell Road, MS-6496
Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6496
(423) 241-3705
e-mail: summersbg@ornl.gov
Pacific Northwest Laboratory
The National Teachers Institute in Materials Science and Technology Teacher Training brings together teams of teachers and administrators to work with PNL researchers in materials, science, and technology. The institute combines the academic disciplines of chemistry, physics, and engineering to create a materials science and technology (MST) course. The Institute covers the fundamentals of ceramics, glass, metals, polymers, and composites. Teams enhance their knowledge of the nature and behavior of materials and take part in hands-on activities, demonstrations, laboratory experiences, industry tours, and long-term projects.
Karen Wieda
Battelle Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
P.O. Box 999, MS K1-22
Richland, WA 99352
(509) 375-3811
kj_wieda@pnl.gov.
SUPER! (Science Understanding Promotes Environmental Responsibility)
SUPER! is a professional development program for middle and high school teachers. Scientific research being conducted at Sandia forms the basis of the science content for this program which examines the science behind environmental issues. Activities include an intensive 3-week summer institute and year-round follow-up communities to advance scientific literacy by combining state-of-the-art science, innovative teaching strategies, and effective leadership skills.
Nancy Wilson
Sandia National Laboratories
P.O. Box 969
Livermore, CA 94551
(510) 294-1502
nwilson@sandia.gov
Technology Instructional Laboratory
The Technology Instructional Laboratory helps students and faculty conduct experiments using research-grade instrumentation in spectroscopy and x-ray florescence, and analyze elemental constituents using various analytical techniques.
Dr. Harold Myron, Program Leader
Division of Educational Programs
Argonne National Laboratory
9700 South Cass Avenue
Argonne, IL 60439
(708) 252-3380
Fax: (708) 252-2193
e-mail: harold_myron@qmgate.anl.gov
Teacher Environmental Assessment and Modeling (TEAM)
The TEAM program is a summer institute designed for high school science, math, computer, or technology teachers. Participants in the TEAM program learn how to facilitate student water quality experiments. Teachers from New Mexico, southern Colorado, and western Texas may apply.
David Bones, TEAM program coordinator
Human Resources - Science Education and Outreach Group
Los Alamos National Laboratory
P.O. Box 1663, Mail Stop P278
Los Alamos, NM 87545
(505) 667-1919
Fax: (505) 665-4093
dbones@lanl.gov
Teacher Research Associates (TRAC) Program
The Teacher Research Associates (TRAC) Program provides outstanding middle and high school science, mathematics, and technology education teachers with professional scientific and engineering experience. This takes place through summer research at one of eight participating Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratories, facilities, and energy technology centers. The program enhances teacher leadership skills, increases teachers' awareness and understanding of current science and technology, and promotes the transfer of this knowledge to the classroom. Middle and high school teachers employed full time in public, private, or parochial schools in the United States, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Territories and Commonwealths and whose major teaching assignment is in science, mathematics, or technology education at grades 7 and higher are eligible for this program. A bachelor's degree or above is required, preferably in science or mathematics. A listing of participating DOE laboratories follows:
Samuel Bowen
Senior Program Leader
Division of Educational Programs
Argonne National Laboratory
9700 South Cass Avenue
Argonne, IL 60439-4845
Phone: (708) 252-3228
Fax: (708) 252-3193
E-mail: bowen@dep.anl.gov
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Nina Leonhardt
Program Manager
Office of Educational Programs
Science Education Center
Brookhaven National Laboratory
P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11976-5000
Phone: (516) 344-5963
Fax: (516) 344-5832
E-mail: leonhar2@bnl.gov
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Beverly K. Hartline
Associate Director
Project Management
Continuous Electron Beam
Accelerator Facility
12000 Jefferson Avenue
Mail Stop 16C
Newport News, VA 23606
Phone: (804) 249-7567
Fax: (804) 249-5065
E-mail: hartline@cebaf.gov
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Terry Lashley
Program Administrator
Pre-College Programs
Office of Science Education
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
105 Mitchell Road, MS 6496
P.O. Box 2008
Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6496
Phone: (423) 574-0689
Fax: (423) 241-6776
E-mail: tl7@ornl.gov
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Kristin Ciesemier
Education Office
Fermilab
P.O. Box 500, MS 777
Batavia, IL 60510
Phone: (708) 840-3007
Fax: (708) 840-2500
E-mail: ciesmier@fnal.gov
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Royace Aikin
Science Education Specialist
University and Science Education
Programs
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
P.O. Box 999, K1-22
Richland, WA 99352
Phone: (509) 375-6929
Fax: (509) 375-2576
E-mail: re_aikin@pnl.gov
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Julene Messick
TRAC Administrator
Idaho National Engineering Lab
Lockheed Idaho Technologies
P.O. Box 1625
Idaho Falls, ID 83415-2437
Phone: (208) 526-0318
Fax: (208) 526-1880
E-mail: mej@inel.gov
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Pamela Lucas
Program Administrator
Science Education Program
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
P.O. Box 451
James Forrestal Campus
Princeton, NJ 08543
Phone: (609) 243-3049
Fax: (609) 243-2749
E-mail: plucas@pppl.gov
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Eileen Engel
Program Coordinator
Center for Science & Engineering
Education
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
One Cyclotron Road
Building 938C
Berkeley, CA 94720
Phone: (510) 486-5719
Fax: (510) 486-6660
E-mail: edengel@lbl.gov
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Teacher Research Internship (TRIP)
TRIP provides summer and year-long research opportunities for teachers with follow-up activities. This program includes curriculum development and classroom transfer. Nearly 50 teachers participate annually.
Eileen Vergino
Education Programs
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
P.O. Box 808, L-428
Livermore, CA 94550
(510) 422-3907
home page: http://ep.llnl.gov/
Teaching Radiation, Energy, and Technology (TREAT)
The TREAT Workshop is a five-day course designed to provide middle and high school teachers with accurate and up-to-date information, materials, and hands-on techniques for teaching about radiation, energy, and related technology. In addition, it assists teachers in providing information and instruction to students so that they can make informed decisions regarding radiation, energy, and technology.
Jeff Holmes
Westinghouse Savannah River Company
Education Outreach Programs
227 Gateway Drive
Aiken, SC 29802
(803) 652-1818
e-mail: jeffery.holmes@srs.gov
home site: http://www.srs.gov/general/people/educ-outreach/teacher.html
Used Energy-Related Laboratory Equipment Grants
This program assists institutions of higher education in equipping their science and engineering laboratories for energy-related research and/or instructional purposes. Used energy-related laboratory equipment is granted to nonprofit educational institutions of higher learning for use in energy-oriented research or instructional programs in the life, physical, and environmental sciences and engineering.
SueEllen Walbridge
Office of Energy Research ER-7
U.S. Department of Energy
1000 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20585
(202) 586-7231
e-mail: sueellen.wallbridge@mailgw.er.doe.gov
home page: www.erle.osti.gov/erle/
The "Whole Frog" Project
The "Whole Frog" Project introduces modern, computer-based 3-D visualization, and demonstrates the power of whole-body, 3-D imaging of anatomy as a curriculum tool. The goal of the Whole Frog Project is to provide high school biology classes the ability to explore the anatomy of a frog by using data from high-resolution MRI imaging and from mechanical sectioning, together with 3-D surface- and volume-rendering software to visualize the anatomical structures of the intact animal.
William Johnston
Program Manager
Imaging and Distributed Computer Group
Mathematical, Information, and Computational Sciences Division
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
One Cyclotron Road
Berkley, CA 94720
(510) 486-5014
e-mail: wejohnston@lbl.gov
Home page: http://www-itg.lbl.gov/ITG.hm.pg.docs/Whole.Frog/Whole.Frog.html
Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR)
Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) seeks to increase private sector commercialization of technology developed through DOE by supporting research and development. It strives to do this in any scientific or engineering activity that: is a systemic, intensive study directed toward greater knowledge or understanding of the subject; a systemic study directed specifically toward applying new knowledge to meet a recognized need; and/or a systemic application of knowledge toward the production of useful materials, devices, and systems or methods, including design, development, and improvement of prototypes and new processes to meet specific requirements. It awards approximately 200 grants to small businesses.
Robert Berger, SBIR Program Manager
ER-33, U.S. Department of Energy
19901 Germantown Road
Germantown, MD 20874-1290
(301) 903-5867
Home page: www.ed.gov/offices/OERI/SBIR/
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