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National Science Foundation
Math and Science Partnership
FY’06 Institute Partnerships
 Focus on:
 Development of school-based
intellectual leaders and master teachers
 Teachers of the secondary science
disciplines and on elementary
specialists for science, although
innovative proposals for all STEM
domains are welcome
 Participants will be experienced teachers
who wish to deepen content knowledge
and build leadership skills
National Science Foundation
Math and Science Partnership
FY’06 Institute Partnerships
 Institutes will be multi-year programs of
coherent study within particular
discipline
 K-12 core partners are:
 Districts from which participants are
selected, and
 Required to grant sufficient nonclassroom time for participants to
carry out responsibilities
National Science Foundation
Math and Science Partnership
FY’06 Institute Partnerships
CORE partners share responsibility for
accountability and must provide evidence of
their commitment to undergo the coordinated
institutional changes necessary to sustain the
partnership effort
CORE partners must include:
At least one higher education institution –
mathematicians, scientists and engineers of
these institutions must participate
significantly
At least one K-12 school district
National Science Foundation
Math and Science Partnership
FY’06 Institute Partnerships
CORE partners may include other
stakeholders who are also expected to
participate in the coordinated institutional
changes
SUPPORTING partners include entities that
are important contributors but are not
required to commit to institutional change
National Science Foundation
Math and Science Partnership
FY’06 Institute Partnerships
 The PI of each Institute Partnership
must be a mathematics, science or
engineering faculty member in a
higher education core partner.
 One or more co-Principal
Investigators must be
representative(s) from the K-12 core
partner organization(s).
National Science Foundation
Math and Science Partnership
Institutes at a Glance
 To date, overall more focus on
mathematics than the sciences
 Greater focus on secondary grade
levels but interesting examples for
elementary specialists also
 Substantive, in-depth experiences that
deepen subject matter knowledge in
mathematics or the sciences, PLUS
leadership development
National Science Foundation
Math and Science Partnership
Institutes at a Glance (cont.)
 Mixed venues for delivery: on-campus
courses, distance learning and other
innovative modes
 Added credential (e.g., master’s degree,
advanced certificate) or licensure that
increases credibility of Institute graduates
 New leadership responsibilities for
graduates, with clear statements of
responsibilities from schools/districts
and concrete support from administrators
National Science Foundation
Math and Science Partnership
Overarching Principles that
Provide Guidance Throughout
 NSF Merit Review Criteria: Intellectual
Merit & Broader Impacts
 “Depth and quality of creative, strategic
actions that extend beyond commonplace
approaches”
 Emphasis on evidence-based design and
outcomes throughout
 Commitment to high quality scholarship
in all aspects of proposed work
National Science Foundation
Math and Science Partnership
Evidence-Based Design and
Outcomes
 Understanding the research literature on
science and mathematics education pertinent
to partnerships’ data-based needs and goals
 Incorporating the research literature into
projects in a manner informed by baseline
data and developing benchmarks that build
from that data
 Investigating the factors that contribute to
projects’ outcomes to learn more about what
works, where it works, and why it
works