# Presentation: 179838

## Richard Farnsworth

***Academies Creating Teacher Scientists (DOE ACTS)***
***at the***
***Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory***

***Richard Farnsworth***
***Manager***
***  ******Science and Technology Education Program (STEP)***
***Email :  farnsworth1@llnl.gov***
**Phone 925-422-5059**

***U.S. Department of Energy’s******Office of Science***

## What and Where is the Lawrence 

***Livermore National Laboratory?***

**  *****Founded in 1952 as a nuclear       weapons laboratory***
***  ******8,000 employees - 1,500 Ph.D.’s***
***  ******Dept. of Energy Facility***
***  ******Managed by the UC***
***  ******1 square mile***
***  ******Today - stockpile stewardship***
***  ******Plus many other programs:***
*** ******human genome***
*** ******medical technology***
*** ******earth & environmental***
*** ******lasers and optics***
*** ******energy***
*** ******astrophysics***
*** ******Approximately 30 miles East of Oakland, CA  **** *

## What Are STEP & ETEC ?

_***Science & Technology Education Program (STEP)***__*** ***_
***Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory***
*** ******Teachers working with scientists***
*** ******Impact classroom through teacher & student   ******	******   research experiences***
*** ******Disseminate statewide through ETEC***
_***Edward Teller Education Center (ETEC)***_
***University of California collaborative:***
*** ******Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory***
*** ******University of California at Davis***
*** ******University of California at Merced***

## BIG SCIENCE   STEP-ETEC work in collaboration to develop and disseminate education programs that share the Big Science  at LLNL

***“******Building Bridges from***
*** ******the Laboratory to the Classroom”***

## Strategic Development Model

_***Instructional Strategies***_*** - Develop inquiry and project-based model to deliver instruction.  ***
_***Professional Development ***_***- Provide training based upon the national standards for teacher professional development.***
_***Evaluation***_*** - Educational & classroom research in collaboration with UC Davis School of Education.***

***Strategic Development Model***

## What is the DOE ACTS Program at LLNL?

***DOE ACTS at LLNL is a professional program for secondary level science teachers:****** ***
*** ******Designed by LLNL science teachers working for STEP***
*** ******Based upon research and best practices in professional development ***
*** ******Aligned with the National Standards for Science Education, the National Teaching Standards, and National Board for Professional Teaching Standards***
***Funded by the US DOE Office of  Science***

## What is the DOE ACTS Program at LLNL?

***Instruction will be offered to ten well experienced ***
***middle and high science teachers in four content ***
***areas:***                  -*** Biotechnology-Genetic Engineering***
***-  Biotechnology-Biophotonics ***
***-  Fusion-Astrophysics***
***-  Energy Technologies***

## Two Pathways at LLNL

-  Teachers Research Associates
**-**First year establish content knowledge
- Second and third years mentored research internship,
-  grant writing
-  Teachers Investigators
**  ****-**First year establish content knowledge
-   -Second year learn research methods, shadow
-     researchers, write lessons from content knowledge
-   -Teach science content to other teachers at LLNL

##   -  Enhanced science content knowledge  -  Enhanced instrumental/laboratory/inquiry skills  -  Leadership in the science teacher community  -  Improved student achievement  -  Excitement, rejuvenation and enthusiasm      about science  -  Improved technical writing skills  -  Improved grant writing skills  -  Develop a collaboration network

**DOE ACTS at LLNL**
**Outcomes**

##   Eligibility:       - Middle and high school science teachers   - Be a U.S. Citizen    Commitment:      - Long-term commitment to teacher - three years    - Teachers as Investigators - four weeks each year     - Teachers as research associates – four weeks first        year, eight weeks second and third years  Compensation:     - $1500 travel and housing costs     - $  800 per week at LLNL     - $4000 funding for mini-grants to purchase equipment               and professional development travel

**Eligibility, Commitments **
**and Compensation**

## DOE ACTS at LLNL                             Links to Improved Workforce Development

_***Teacher development***_***:***
*** ******Research experience***
*** ******Teacher leadership development***
*** ******Curriculum development***
*** ******Research skills development***
*** ******Access to scientists at LLNL***
*** ******Membership in a professional community***

## DOE ACTS at LLNL Deliverables

***    ******portfolio:***
-  A professional development plan
-  An online content knowledge self-assessment
-    completed:
-    - prior to summer 1
-    - at the end of summer 1
-    - and prior to summer 3
-  An education module (unit plan) based on
-    work at LLNL
***  ******LLNL-specific required deliverables see web site***
***    ******for details***

***DOE ACTS at LLNL Deliverables***

## How to Apply for the 

***DOE ACTS at LLNL***

-   DOE Application Link:
-      https://applicationlink.labworks.org/applicationlink/default.htm
-  Applications open October 2, 2006 close February 1, 2007
-  Labs begin reviewing applications on February 1
-  Offers to selected teachers prior to March 31