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NOVEMBER 15, 2006
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CLOSED SESSION
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8:30 a.m.
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Breakfast available in meeting room
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9:00 a.m.
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Committee discussion
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OPEN SESSIONS
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10:45 a.m.
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Welcome
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Jean Moon, Director, Board on Science Education
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Helen Quinn, Committee Chair, Professor of Physics, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
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11:00 a.m.
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NASA Strategic Plan in Education: Future Directions and a Retrospective
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Joyce Winterton, NASA Office of Education
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Presentation
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11:30 a.m.
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Committee Questions
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11:45 a.m.
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Lunch
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12:45 p.m.
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NASA Pre-college Education Portfolio and the Seven Focal Programs
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Shelley Canright, NASA Office of Education
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Presentation
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1:15 p.m.
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Committee Questions
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1:30 p.m.
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NASA Evaluation Plan: Objectives, Outcomes, and Measures
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Malcom Phelps, NASA Office of Education
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Presentation
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1:50 p.m.
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Committee Questions
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2:05 p.m.
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NASA Perspectives on the Study Charge
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Malcom Phelps, NASA Office of Education
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Presentation
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2:20 p.m.
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Committee Discussion
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Questions for discussion
• How do the goals and objectives in the current NASA strategic plan influence the possible indicators of the effectiveness of the overall NASA education program?
• Where do the seven programs under the review sit within the larger context of the NASA Education portfolio?
• Where have the funding resources been going, and are the resources made available in a manner consistent with meeting identified goals and priorities? |
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3:00 p.m.
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Break
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CLOSED SESSION
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3:00 p.m.
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Committee discussion
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6:00 p.m.
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Adjourn
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NOVEMBER 16, 2006
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CLOSED SESSION
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8:30 a.m.
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Breakfast available in meeting room
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9:00 a.m.
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Committee discussion
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OPEN SESSIONS
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11:00 a.m.
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Evaluation of NASA Portfolio
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Joy Frechtling, Westat
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Presentation
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11:20 a.m.
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Committee Questions
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11:30 a.m.
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Cataloging the NASA Education Portfolio
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Theresa Schwerin, Institute for Global Environments Strategies (IGES)
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Presentation
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11:50 a.m.
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Committee Questions
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12:00 p.m.
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Lunch
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1:00 p.m.
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NASA Education Programs Evaluation (Office of Space Science)
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Susan Cohen, Lesley University
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Presentation
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1:20 p.m.
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Committee Questions
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1:30 p.m.
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Evaluation of Explorer Schools
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Hilarie Davis, Technology for Learning Consortium, Inc.
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Presentation
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1:50 p.m.
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Committee Questions
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2:00 p.m.
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Response to Presentations and Commentary on Challenges of Evaluating NASA Pre-college Education Programs
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Jeff Rosendhal, Consultant
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Presentation
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2:15 p.m.
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Discussion of Presentations
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Questions for discussion
• How do the previous evaluations of NASA programs apply to this study?
• What methodologies/ instruments were effective in previous evaluations, and what would be appropriate for current evaluations?
• How does the change in NASA’s strategic plan influence future evaluations?
• What are the issues facing small and large scale evaluations of NASA programs?
• How can one assess the quality and educational effectiveness of the major components of the seven NASA education program discussed?
• What can the committee derive from the previous evaluation data? |
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3:00 p.m.
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Break
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CLOSED SESSION
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3:15 p.m.
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Committee discussion
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5:00 p.m.
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Adjourn
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NOVEMBER 17, 2006
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CLOSED SESSION
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This day is closed in its entirety.
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