ED016
Future of NASA Science Activation: Call for Ideas for the Next Ten Years

Session ID#: 160750

Session Description:
This session invites current and past awardees to share accomplishments since NASA Science Activation began in 2016.  Additionally, with the next phase of the program beginning in 2026, NASA recognizes that the landscape of community and learner-based education has changed significantly.  New space and Earth science decadal surveys have been released to spark the science engine for the program, and new collaborative tools and methods for engagement (challenges, hackathons, crowd sourcing, contests, etc) are now available.  This session invites ideation of how Science Activation can realize its vision of, “advancing active participation in the advancement of knowledge for learners of all ages,” in light of these new developments and will help inform the next Program phase (SciAct 3.0).
Index Terms:

0840 Evaluation and assessment [EDUCATION]
0855 Diversity [EDUCATION]
1920 Emerging informatics technologies [INFORMATICS]
1994 Visualization and portrayal [INFORMATICS]

Primary Convener:  Kristen J Erickson, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC, United States
Conveners:  Lin H Chambers, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC, United States and Matthew D Pearce, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New York, NY, United States
 
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