The Let’s Talk Science Partnership Program National Statistics

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Laurentian University’s Laurentian University’s Let’s Talk Science Let’s Talk Science Partnership Program Partnership Program by Cathy Orlando, MSc BEd by Cathy Orlando, MSc BEd Science Outreach Coordinator for the Faculty of Science and Engineering, Science Outreach Coordinator for the Faculty of Science and Engineering, Laurentian University Laurentian University March 11, 2009 March 11, 2009

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Laurentian University’sLaurentian University’sLet’s Talk Science Let’s Talk Science

Partnership Program Partnership Program

by Cathy Orlando, MSc BEdby Cathy Orlando, MSc BEd

Science Outreach Coordinator for the Faculty of Science and Engineering, Science Outreach Coordinator for the Faculty of Science and Engineering, Laurentian UniversityLaurentian University

March 11, 2009 March 11, 2009

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The Let’s Talk Science Partnership Program

National Statistics

It started in1991 at the University of Western Ontario and went national in 1993 when McMaster and the University of Ottawa began their LTSPP’s.

In 2007-2008, the LTSPP’s in 26 post-secondary institutions had approximately 1500 volunteers that reached over 111 000 Canadians with science outreach activities.

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Cambrian College

Carleton University

Confederation College

Dalhousie University

Laurentian University*

McGill University*

McMaster University

Memorial University

Queen’s University

University of Alberta

University of British Columbia

UBC, Okanagan

University of Calgary

University of Guelph

University of Manitoba

University of New Brunswick

University of Ottawa*

Université de Quebec a Montréal *

University of Saskatchewan

University of Toronto, Mississauga

University of Toronto , St. George

University of Toronto, Scarborough

University of Victoria

University of Western Ontario

University of Waterloo

University of Winnipeg

Post-Secondary Institutions with Let’s Talk Science Partnership Programs

2008-2009

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The Let’s Talk Science Partnership Program

Local Statistics

Laurentian became a partner in 2005-2006.

In 2006-2007 Laurentian University created the position of science outreach coodinator

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Science Outreach Coordinator Science Outreach Coordinator DutiesDuties

“If you want to be incrementally better be competitive. If you want to exponentially better be cooperative”.

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Laurentian’s Laurentian’s StatisticsStatistics

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# # outreach outreach eventsevents

# people # people reachedreached

2005-2005-20062006

1313 637637

2006-2006-20072007

2121 22962296

2007-2007-20082008

8585 93629362

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StatisticsStatistics

How did we achieve an almost four-fold How did we achieve an almost four-fold increase in outreach?increase in outreach?

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StatisticsStatistics How did we achieve an almost How did we achieve an almost four-fold increase in outreach?four-fold increase in outreach?

Our volunteersOur volunteersWebsiteWebsite

PartnershipsPartnerships

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One Million Acts of Green on the CBC

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Statistics as of today Statistics as of today March 26March 26

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# outreach # outreach eventsevents

# people # people reachedreached

2008-20092008-2009 2525 Just over Just over 20002000

20 more events confirmed to happen between now and July,2009.This year the science outreach coordinator hours were cut in half.

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Resources Resources

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Science Fair Project Resources

Orebody exploration

Astronomy Kit

Food Sustainability and Science Fair Projects

Careers and climate change

Biotech Kit – Watch DNA migrate in a gel in real time

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Allison Allison Ransom Ransom

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Graduate of LU’s English School of Education.

Volunteered with us in 2007-2008.

She "discovered" our program while searching for science

fair resources.

Allison organized a presentation of our science fair

resources for the education students.

As volunteer she was a mentor for students in the Extreme

VR Science Fair at Lasalle SS, shared our Astronomy Kit

with students from Sturgeon Falls and assisted with a

Climate Change presentation.

She currently is a first year teacher at Bishop Alexander

Carter High School in Hanmer teaching English and

Science.

Allison continues to give back to the community as a

palliative care volunteer at Maison Vale Inco Sudbury

Hospice.

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Volunteers Volunteers NeededNeeded

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A girl guides event end April / early May

Women of the Future Conference Wednesday May 20Check out the video

2009 Northern Ontario Career Exhibition Explore Your Future

June 2-4, 2009Sudbury Arena


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