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National Science Foundation Council of Academic Deans from Research Education Institutions Donald E. Thompson Acting Assistant Director NSF Directorate for Education and Human Resources October 11, 2005 Monterey, California NSF’s Unique Purpose… In partnership with the S&E community, NSF identifies and invests in emerging areas of research and education that offer exceptional promise to advance knowledge EHR Mandate: To Strengthen S&E Education 1950 NSF Act. Mission To achieve excellence in U.S. science and engineering education at all levels and in all settings, and to ensure the development of a diverse and well-prepared workforce of scientists, engineers, mathematicians, technicians, and educators; and a wellinformed citizenry. EHR Mission Is Unique to NSF Develop the Next Generation of Science and Engineering Professionals Make investments at the K-12, undergraduate, and graduate levels, through three strategies: Attracting and retaining U.S. students to science and engineering; Improving the quality of the preparation of scientists and engineers; and Broadening participation in science and engineering fields. What Are EHR’s Investment Strategies To Achieve The Mission? Support R&D that advances the knowledge essential for a robust and challenging S&E education experience. Integrate research and education across the Foundation and with other federal agencies. Attract more U.S. students to S&E and retain them in the enterprise Broaden participation in S&E fields 4th-graders at GlenallenElementary in Silver Spring, Maryland, examine Leaves for micro-organisms. Their teacher was a 2001 PAESMT awardee To Support our Investment Strategies, EHR Has Been…. Investing in the creation of models and methods that can improve STEM education and be adapted and adopted by a wide variety of users. Developing a vibrant education research community that will support excellence in STEM education. Broadening participation (individuals, geographic regions, types of institutions) in all STEM fields. To Support our Investment Strategies, EHR Has Been…. [cont.] Developing the technological, scientific, and quantitative literacy of all Americans so they can exercise responsible citizenship. Leading the integration of research and education, including partnerships between EHR and other NSF directorates to connect education scholarship with fundamental S&E research so that each may amplify the other. NSF Outcomes Must Be Evidence-Based We need to settle on what works in science education. Then we need to figure out why it works. How Does EHR See Its Broader Impact? o We build communities of learners and practitioners, expanding the base of people who interact among themselves and with NSF. o We make investments with a view to long-term sustainability of the enterprise. o We support intellectual developments that energize the field toward innovation. Where is the Emphasis for FY 2006? Undergraduate and graduate preparation of S&E professionals Innovative curricula/materials for undergraduate S&E education Increase the technological, scientific, and quantitative literacy of all Americans Broaden participation (individuals, geographic regions, types of institutions) and close the achievement gaps. Cyberinfrastructure Human and Social Dynamics International programs Highlighting Connections Between Research and Education Integration of research and education is part of a solution to broader questions about: Attracting and Retaining students to the S&E enterprise Producing scientists and engineers who can contribute to the nation’s prosperity. Integrating Research and Education: An EHR Tool for Achieving its Special Mission Support projects that create lasting bonds between education and science communities, moving beyond research and education as side-by-side activities. Students Support long-term collaborative work, moving away Scientists from episodes of cooperation. Support projects that establish horizontal connections between and among disciplinary scientists scientists studying learning and teaching, and education researchers. Teachers Integration of Research & Education: Using the Tool: What Are Some Expectations ? Meaningful collaboration among science and education communities creates a lasting nexus between discovery & innovation and teaching & learning. Continue EHR’s unique contributions to broadening participation demographically, as well as geographically, and institutionally. Create rigorous evaluation measures and models that enable us to understand what works and, most importantly, why it works. EHR Programs With Integration of Research and Education Components Advanced Technological Education Alliances for Graduate Education & the Professoriate Centers for Learning and Teaching Centers of Research Excellence in Science & Technology Computer Science, Engineering, & Mathematics Scholarships Course, Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement Evaluative Research and Evaluation Capacity Building Federal Cyber Service: Scholarship for Service Graduate Research Fellowships EHR Programs With Integration of Research and Education Components [continued] Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education Historically Black Colleges & Universities Undergrad. Program Information Technology Experiences for Students & Teachers Instructional Materials Development Integrative Graduate Education and Research Training Interagency Education Research Initiative Louis Stokes’ Alliances for Minority Participation Math and Science Partnership Nanoscale Science & Engineering Education EHR Programs With Integration of Research and Education Components [continued] NSF Director’s Award for Distinguished Teaching Scholars Research in Disabilities Education Research on Gender in Science & Engineering Research on Learning and Education Robert Noyce Scholarship Program Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion Teacher Professional Continuum Tribal Colleges and Universities EXAMPLE EHR Programs That Integrate Research and Education Research on Learning and Education (ROLE) Established in 2000, ROLE supports basic and applied research that seeks to advance knowledge across many topics and, importantly, make substantive connections between and among fields that include: The biological basis of human learning; Behavioral, cognitive, affective, and social aspects of STEM learning; STEM learning in formal and informal education settings; STEM policy research and the diffusion of innovations. Research Directorate Programs with STEM Education Elements ADVANCE Arctic Research & Education Centers for Ocean Science Education Excellence Developing Global Scientists and Engineers Discovery Corps Fellowship Program East Asia & Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students Enhancing Math Sciences Workforce in the 21st Century Geosciences Education Program Dept.-level Reform of Undergrad. Engineering Educ. Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships Minority Postdoc Research Fellowships,Bio, Soc, Behav, Eco. MPS Distinguished Int’l Postdoctoral Research Fellowships Research Directorate Programs with STEM Education Elements MPS Internships in Public Science Education Nanoscale Science & Engineering Education NSF Astronomy & Astrophysics Postdoc Fellowships Opportunities for Enhancing Diversity in the Geosciences Pan-American Advanced Studies Institute Partnerships for International Research & Education Partnerships for Research and Education in Materials Postdoctoral Fellowships in Polar Regions Research Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biological Informatics Research Experiences for Teachers Research Experiences for Undergraduates Undergraduate Mentoring in Environmental Biology Undergraduate Research Centers EXAMPLE Undergraduate Research Centers (URCs) The URC program aims to support the establishment and evaluation of new models in the chemical sciences and allied disciplines that will: expand collaborations; broaden undergraduate research opportunities with emphasis on the participation of first and second year students; and enhance capacity and infrastructure in support of and commitment to excellence in undergraduate education. Integration of Research and Education A Brief Sample of Some of the Outcomes Attracting and Retaining Students to S&E In 2004, nearly 50,000 students have taken courses developed through the Advanced Technological Education program, and over 21,000 high school and community college students have attended ATE workshops. Interagency Education Research Initiative (IERI) projects are operating in over 40 states affecting over 250,000 students and involving more than 17,000 teachers. FY02 to FY04 Noyce Scholarship awards are projected to produce @1,700 new science and math teachers for high-need school districts. The projects supported by the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program (STEP) have projected that, by the end of the five-year grant period, they will be positioned to graduate an additional 1640 STEM majors annually beyond the numbers they were previously graduating before the awards. Integration of Research and Education A Brief Sample of Some of the Outcomes [continued] Improving the Quality of Preparation of S&E Professionals Over 2,350 doctoral students and 2,400 faculty in 76 universities have participated in IGERT-sponsored interdisciplinary collaborations since the program’s inception. The 48 funded MSP partnerships (which include representatives from @150 institutions of higher education) are expected to reach over 140,000 teachers of K-12 math and science, and directly impact the instruction of 4.25 million students. Almost 5000 graduate students have been supported under the NSF Graduate Teaching Fellowships in K-12 Education since 1999. Since its inception in 2000, the Federal Cyber Service: Scholarships for Service (SFS) program has provided more than 540 student scholarships. Approximately 245 of these students have completed their studies and more than 85% of the SFS graduates are currently working in the Federal information assurance (IA) workforce. Integration of Research and Education A Brief Sample of Some of the Outcomes [continued] Broadening Participation Since the inception of the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP), approximately 220,000 underrepresented minority students at LSAMP institutions have earned baccalaureate degrees in STEM fields. In 1996, LSAMP institutions produced 16,750 minority STEM baccalaureates; in 1998, the number increased to 20,500; and in 2003, it increased to 23,000. HBCU-UP has supported the development of STEM programs at 59 Historically Black Colleges and Universities since 1998 – 57% of the 103 HBCUs in the Nation. The HBCU-UP program currently impacts over 27,000 African American STEM students.