We work with teachers in these schools to prompt or strengthen computer culture. Setting it up. Best partnerships start in person, so there is a face to go with the email. Informal agreement signed. During partnership, people work at own pace, on own topics.
Coordinators check in periodically to resolve problems and to get feedback.
Party to celebrate partnerships finished, kick off new ones. Veterans volunteer to show products of partnerships, talk about what they learned. Coordinators collect notes from partnerships, help turn into web documents for web publication. Partners can pick new person, or leave program for a quarter. We believe Science Partners is a powerful way to strengthen the University ties to the community in which it lives, as well as an opportunity for scientists to disseminate and increase public interest in science.