DIRECTORATE FOR EDUCATION AND Directorate for education and human resources (EHR) Inspiring STEM Learning Through Discovery and Innovation An Overview of EHR NSF Regional Grants Conference March 19, 2012
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Directorate for education and human resources (EHR)
Inspiring STEM Learning Through Discovery and Innovation
An Overview of EHRNSF Regional Grants Conference
March 19, 2012
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NSF and the National STEM
Education Priority
EHR Mission, Goals, and Strategic Activities
EHR Investment
Portfolio
Relationship Building: Staying
Connected to Leverage
Outreach
OVERVIEW
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Source: NSF Strategic Plan: FY 2011-2016
- Transform the Frontiers
- Innovate for Society
- Perform as a Model Organization
Nsf Strategic goals: 2011-2016
“Educational excellence in all of NSF’s research activities and
research excellence in all of NSF’s education activities.”
—Dr. Subra Suresh
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• How do we train and develop our science and engineering workforce?
• How should we teach and learn science in the 21st century?
• How do we create a science literate citizenry?
• How can we broaden and deepen participation in science and engineering?
• How does NSF most effectively deploy its resources in STEM education and learning?
Grand Challenges in Education:
Driving Questions for NSF
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The mission of EHR is to achieve excellence in U.S. STEM education at all levels and in all settings to support the development of a diverse and wellprepared workforce and wellinformed citizenry
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The EHR Mission
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Office of the Assistant Director
Division of Graduate Education
(DGE)
Division of Human Resource Development
(HRD)
Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (DRL)
Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE)
EHR’s Organizational Structure
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• Build a globally competitive, diverse STEM workforce
• Inspire and engage the public as science teachers
• Advance understanding and anticipate the form and value of tomorrow’s learning
• Innovate to meet societal challenges
What Does EHR Seek to Achieve?
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Engage, Empower, and Energize: Transforming EHR
Three Areas of ActivityResearch & Development Core
STEM research and development activities(Ex: REESE and RDE)
Leadership Human resource development and capacity building; strengthening the network for STEM (Ex: GRFP and S-STEM)
Expeditions Exploratory, short-term work at any levelfrom research inquiry, model building/testing to large-scale deployment; they are usually partnerships within other NSF directorates and agencies (Ex: CCE, STEP, CTE)
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PeoplePeople
Knowledge and Innovation
Knowledge and Experience
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Investment Focus by
Population
PK-12 Students
Graduate Students
K-12 Teachers
College Faculty
UndergradStudents
Public/Adults
EHR Investment
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PK-12 Student population
Investment Focus by
Population
Pre‐K12 Students
REESE, GSE, DR K‐12, ITEST, MSP, RDE, ATE,
CCE
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K-12 teacher population
Investment Focus by
Population
Pre‐K12 Students
REESE, GSE, DR K‐12, ITEST, MSP, RDE, ATE,
CCE
K‐12 TeachersREESE, GSE, DR K‐12, ITEST, MSP, ATE, RDE, ISE, TCUP, LSAMP, CCE, TSL
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College faculty population
Investment Focus by
Population
Pre‐K12 Students
REESE, GSE, DR K‐12, ITEST, MSP, RDE, ATE,
CCE
K‐12 Teachers
REESE, GSE, DR K‐12, ITEST, MSP, ATE, RDE, ISE, TCUP, LSAMP, CCE, TSL
College Faculty
GSE, REESE, ATE, RDE, DR K‐12, LSAMP, ADVANCE, AGEP, CREST, HBCU‐UP, TCUP, CCE, TUES
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Investment Focus by
Population
Pre‐K12 Students
REESE, GSE, DR K‐12, ITEST, MSP, RDE, ATE,
CCE
K‐12 Teachers
REESE, GSE, DR K‐12, ITEST, MSP, ATE, RDE, ISE, TCUP, LSAMP, CCE, TSL
College Faculty
GSE, REESE, ATE, RDE, DR K‐12, LSAMP, ADVANCE, AGEP, CREST, HBCU‐UP, TCUP, CCE, TUES
Undergrad Students
REESE, GSE, ISE, TUES, ATE, STEP, RDE, SFS, LSAMP, TCUP, HBCU‐
UP, NOYCE, S‐STEM, CCE
Undergraduate Student Population
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Investment Focus by
Population
Pre‐K12 Students
REESE, GSE, DR K‐12, ITEST, MSP, RDE, ATE,
CCE
K‐12 Teachers
REESE, GSE, DR K‐12, ITEST, MSP, ATE, RDE, ISE, TCUP, LSAMP, CCE, TSL
College Faculty
GSE, REESE, ATE, RDE, DR K‐12, LSAMP, ADVANCE, AGEP, CREST, HBCU‐UP, TCUP, CCE, TUES
Undergrad Students
REESE, GSE, ISE, TUES, ATE, STEP, RDE, SFS, LSAMP, TCUP, HBCU‐
UP, NOYCE, S‐STEM, CCE
Graduate Students
REESE, SFS, LSAMP, AGEP, CREST, NOYCE, S‐STEM, GRFP, IGERT
Graduate Population
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Public/Adult Population
Investment Focus by
Population
Public/ AdultsISE, RDE, ATE,
CCE, GSE Pre‐K12 Students
REESE, GSE, DR K‐12, ITEST, MSP, RDE, ATE,
CCE
K‐12 Teachers
REESE, GSE, DR K‐12, ITEST, MSP, ATE, RDE, ISE, TCUP, LSAMP, CCE, TSL
College Faculty
GSE, REESE, ATE, RDE, DR K‐12, LSAMP, ADVANCE, AGEP, CREST, HBCU‐UP, TCUP, CCE, TUES
Undergrad Students
REESE, GSE, ISE, TUES, ATE, STEP, RDE, SFS, LSAMP, TCUP, HBCU‐
UP, NOYCE, S‐STEM, CCE
Graduate Students
REESE, SFS, LSAMP, AGEP, CREST, NOYCE, S‐STEM, GRFP, IGERT
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Presidential Awards
The Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM) identifies outstanding mentoring efforts that enhance the participation and retention of underrepresented populations in STEM.
The Presidential Award for Excellence inMathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) recognizes outstanding elementary and secondary teachers of mathematics and science in each state and U.S. jurisdiction.
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EHR Funding Rate
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A Successful Proposal
• Good idea + need• Right people + infrastructure• Assessment of outcomes that measure
effect on student learning (with goals/objectives linked to evaluation)
• Active dissemination plan• Efforts to broaden participation of
underrepresented groups
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Answer Reviewers’ Questions
What are you trying to accomplish? What will be the outcomes?
Why do you believe that you have a good idea? Why is the problem important? Why is your approach promising?
How will you manage the project to ensure success? How will you know if you succeed?
How will others find out about your work? How will you interest them? How will you excite them?
} Goals
} Rationale
} Evaluation
} Dissemination
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Merit Review Criteria
Intellectual Merit
• Importance• Qualifications• Creativity and Originality• Transformational• Conception and
Organization• Access to Resources
Broader Impacts
• Training• Diversity• Infrastructure• Dissemination/Public
Awareness• Societal Benefits
Programs can also have additional review criteria
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Visiting the EHR Website
http://www.nsf.gov/dir/index.jsp?org=EHR http://www.nsf.gov/
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Abstracts of Recent Awards
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• Submit Proposals• Serve as Reviewers and Panelists• Be Active as Workshop Participants
and Organizers• Consider Being a Rotator
http://www.nsf.gov/about/career_opps/rotators/index.jsp
For information on a particular EHR division and program, go to the EHR website and choose a division.
http://www.nsf.gov/dir/index.jsp?org=EHR
Contact NSF Program Directors for questions and suggestions.
Stay Connected
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• NSF: www.nsf.gov• Guide to Program:
www.nsf.gov/funding/browse_all_funding.jsp• Award Information: www.nsf.gov/awardsearch• FastLane: www.fastlane.nsf.gov• Broader Impacts:
www.nsf.gov/pubs/gpg/broaderimpacts.pdf• Data Management Plan:
www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/dmp.jsp• Funding Opportunities: www.nsf.gov/funding
Useful Resources
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Thank You!
STEM Learning
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Acronym reference guide
• ADVANCE Increasing Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers
• AGEP Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate• ATE Advanced Technological Education• CCE Climate Change Education• CREST Centers of Research Excellence in Science and
Technology• DR K-12 Discovery Research K-12• GRFP Graduate Research Fellowship Program• GSE Research on Gender in Science and Engineering• HBCU-UP Historically Black Colleges and Universities –
Undergraduate Program• ISE Informal Science Education• ITEST Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and
Teachers• IGERT Integrative Graduate Education and Research
Traineeship
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Acronym reference guide
• LSAMP Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation• MSP Math Science Partnership• NOYCE Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarships• PAESMEM Presidential Awards for Mentoring• PAEMST Presidential Awards for Math/Science Teaching• RDE Research in Disabilities Education• REESE Research and Evaluation on Education in Science
and Engineering• S-STEM NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Mathematics• STEP Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
Talent Expansion Program• SFS Federal Cyber Service: Scholarship for Service• TCUP Tribal Colleges and Universities Program• TSL Transforming STEM Learning• TUES Transforming Undergraduate Education in STEM