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Corby HovisProgram DirectorDirectorate for Education and

Human ResourcesNational Science Foundation

[email protected]

Types of Investment Strategies

“Educational excellence in all of NSF’s research activities and research excellence in all of NSF’s education activities”

— Dr. Subra SureshDirector, NSF

“NSF integrates research and education to support the

development of a world-class scientific and engineering

workforce as well as nurture the growth of a scientifically and

technologically aware public, one that is able to engage fully in a 21st century life that increasingly relies on technology to meet challenges

and grasp opportunities.”

NSF Strategic Plan, FY2011-2016

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National Reports on STEM Education (1)

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EHR Program Areas

Education Research and Evaluation Teacher Development, Capacity Building,

and Partnerships in K-12 Education Broadening Participation; Support for

Minority Serving Institutions STEM Career Pathways: Undergraduate

Education Public Engagement with Science Innovation in Graduate Education

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Education Research and Evaluation

Research and Evaluation on Education in Science and Engineering (REESE) Research on Education and Learning (REAL)

Research in Disabilities Education (RDE) Research on Gender in Science and

Engineering (GSE) Discovery Research K-12 (DR-K12) Promoting Research and Innovation in

Methodologies for Evaluation (PRIME) Research tracks and emphases in many

other programs

Teacher Development, Capacity Building and Partnerships in K-12 Education (1)

Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) program supports research about the growing demand for professionals and information technology workers in the U.S. and seeks solutions to help ensure the breadth and depth of the STEM workforce.

Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship program seeks to encourage talented STEM majors and professionals to become K-12 mathematics and science teachers and provides scholarships and stipends for students holding STEM degrees who earn a teaching credential and commit to teaching in high-need K-12 school districts.

Cal State, Long Beach, Noyce Scholars

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Teacher Development, Capacity Building and Partnerships in K-12 Education (2)

Math and Science Partnership (MSP) program is a major R&D effort supporting innovative partnerships to improve K-12 student achievement in math and science. MSP projects contribute to what is known in math and science education and serve as models that have a sufficiently strong evidence/research base to improve student outcomes.

Appalachian MSP Project

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Broadening Participation (1)

Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUP) program enhances the quality of STEM instructional and outreach programs at Tribal, Alaska Native-serving, and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions.

Historically Black Colleges and Universities—Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) seeks to increase the quality of STEM education at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, addressing their STEM needs, goals, and mission.

Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) enhances research capabilities of minority serving institutions and their faculty through effective integration of education and research, and expands the presence of students historically underrepresented in STEM disciplines

Sitting Bull College students gather nets capturing animal field data in environmental science research.


Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) aims to increase the number of underrepresented minorities receiving PhD degrees in STEM.

Research in Disabilities Education (RDE) seeks to increase the participation of persons with disabilities in STEM education and careers. Emphasis is placed on research to expand the knowledge base in disabilities education.

Undergraduate research fellows with disabilities work at University of Southern Maine laboratory.

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Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers (ADVANCE) develops systematic approaches to increase the representation and advancement of women in academic science and engineering careers.

Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) seeks to increase the quality and quantity of students receiving baccalaureate degrees in STEM fields, and provides a “Bridge to the Doctorate” component.

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STEM Career Pathways: Undergraduate Education (1)

Advanced Technological Education (ATE) focuses on education of technicians for high-tech fields that drive the U.S. economy. Partnerships among academia and industry are prominent features.

STEM Talent Expansion Program (STEP) supports projects leading to an increase in the number of students earning STEM degrees. Educational research projects on degree attainment in STEM are encouraged.

NSF Scholarships in STEM (S-STEM) makes grants to institutions of higher education to support scholarships for academically talented, financially needy students for an associate, baccalaureate, or graduate level degree.

ATE Technician Training Project

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STEM Career Pathways: Undergraduate Education (2)

CyberCorps: Scholarship for Service (SFS) supports scholarships and capacity building activities designed to increase the number of qualified students entering cybersecurity fields.

Transforming Undergraduate Education in STEM (TUES) supports efforts to create, adapt, and disseminate new learning materials and teaching strategies, develop faculty expertise, implement educational innovations, assess learning and evaluate innovations, and conduct research on STEM teaching and learning.

Customized, scaled model of a city water supply system used by NSF CyberCorps students to test operating software weaknesses.

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Public Engagement with ScienceInformal Science Education (ISE) [becoming Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL)] program supports innovation in anywhere, anytime, lifelong learning, through investments in research, development, infrastructure, and capacity-building. ISE also supports PIs of NSF-funded research projects for Communicating Research to Public Audiences.

Mute Swan spotted by “Citizen Counter” Darla May of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, participating in the 2008 NSF-funded Great Backyard Bird Count

Virtual Human Museum Guides and Living Laboratory Exhibit at the Boston Museum of Science

Climate Change Education (CCE) supports a broad range of efforts to enhance climate literacy and to enable individuals and communities to make informed, responsible decisions regarding actions affecting climate.

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Innovation in Graduate Education

Graduate Research Fellowships (GRF) support graduate study leading to research-based masters or doctoral degrees. Provide three years of support within a five-year period, which may be used at an institution in the U.S. or abroad.

Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeships (IGERT) support education of U.S. PhD scientists and engineers with the deep interdisciplinary knowledge and technical, professional, and personal skills to become leaders and creative agents for change.

A Closer Look…

Advanced Technological Education (ATE) NSF Scholarships in STEM (S-STEM) STEM Talent Expansion Program (STEP) Transforming Undergraduate Education in

STEM (TUES) Research Experiences for Undergraduates

(REU) Sites

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Advanced Technological Education (ATE)

Education (degree programs, not “training”) of technicians in high-tech fields (biotech, chemical tech, engineering tech, manufacturing, IT, etc.)

Goal: High-quality technician workforce Focus on undergraduate and secondary school levels

(Tech Prep) Community colleges have leadership role Partnerships involving CCs, secondary schools, 4-

year colleges and universities, business/industry, and government


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ATE Program Tracks ATE Projects focus on…

• Program improvement for example:o Integrating industry standards and workplace competencies into the

curriculumo Adapting educational materials or courses developed elsewhereo Adding rigorous STEM content to programs and courseso Developing articulation agreementso Improving recruitment or retention of students

• Professional development for educators• Curriculum and educational materials development• Teacher preparation• Small grants for institutions new to the ATE Program

ATE Centers: National, Regional, Resource• http://atecenters.org/

Targeted Research on Technician Education


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NSF Scholarships in STEM (S-STEM)

Provides grants to institutions to provide scholarships to academically talented, financially needy students

Students can be pursuing associate, baccalaureate, or graduate degrees

Scholarships can be up to $10,000 per year, depending on the student’s demonstrated need

Scholarship recipients must be full-time students and must be U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, U.S. permanent residents, or refugees

Program funded from H-1B visa fees


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Major Features of S-STEM Program

Most STEM disciplines are eligible, except social and behavioral sciences.

Grant size: maximum $600,000 in direct costs. Grant duration: up to five years.

Up to 15% of scholarship amount may be requested for program administration (e.g., salaries, fringe benefits, materials and supplies) and student support services.

One proposal per constituent school or college that awards STEM degrees (e.g., College of Engineering, College of Arts & Sciences).


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Other Features of S-STEM Program

PI must be a member of the STEM faculty.

Scholars must be part of a “natural” cohort of students likely to associate during the scholarship period.

Institution must provide student support services (e.g., mentoring, career counseling, job placement, tutoring, study groups, internship opportunities, research opportunities, community-building among the cohort of S-STEM scholars, participation in scientific conferences).


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STEM Talent Expansion Program (STEP)

Goal: Increase the number of students (U.S. citizens or permanent residents) receiving associate or baccalaureate degrees in established or emerging fields within STEM


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Some STEP Project Strategies

Bridge programs that enable additional preparation for students from high schools or community colleges

Programs to improve the quality of student learning• Peer tutoring, learning communities• New pedagogical approaches (e.g., mastery

learning, active learning, SENCER courses)• Training of teaching/learning assistants

Programs to encourage undergraduate research Student support mechanisms Many others anything that achieves the STEP

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Common Features of Good STEP Proposals Focus on recruitment and retention

• Set up numerical targets for each; pipeline model

Usually more than one STEM discipline included • Avoid reducing majors in other STEM disciplines

STEM faculty are PIs Strong central administrative support plus buy-in from

key departments Description of activities that will be institutionalized from

the project after the grant is over Plan for continuing efforts to increase the number of

STEM students and graduates Formative assessment of progress toward goals Dissemination of project results to broader community


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Transforming Undergraduate Education in STEM

(TUES)


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TUES promotes the development of best practices in STEM education


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Promising Practices

• Problem/Project/Case/Service-based Learning

• Concept Inventories• Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL)• Process Oriented Guided

Inquiry Learning (POGIL)• Just-in-Time Teaching (JiTT)

• Effective use of technology(clickers, data acquisition/sensing/control, robotics, etc.)


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TUES Approach

Research on Teaching and Learning

New Materials and Strategies

Increase in Faculty Expertise

Implement Innovations

Assess and Evaluate

leading to…

Generating an…

Faculty can then…

Observe and…

Repeat…

STEM Education


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TUES Approach

Research on Teaching and Learning

New Materials and Strategies

Increase in Faculty Expertise

Implement Innovations

Assess and Evaluate

leading to…

Generating an…

Faculty can then…

Observe and…

Repeat…

STEM Education


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1. Researching and Developing Learning Resources and Models

2. Implementing New Instructional Strategies

3. Developing Faculty Expertise

4. Assessing and Evaluating Student Achievement

5. Conducting Research on Undergraduate STEM Education

TUES Project Components


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Type 3T

ype 2T

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Tiered Model of TUES$100,000-$3 million, 3-5 yrs

Up to $5 million, 5 yrs

$600,000, 2-4 yrs

$200,000$250,000 (w/ community colleges)

2-3 yrs


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Some Types of TUES Projects• Integrate new instrumentation or equipment into under-

graduate laboratories or field work • Develop materials that use a new instructional approach

embodying current understanding of how students learn • Introduce content from new research into an existing course• Explore the practical aspects of using remote laboratories• Develop an instrument to assess students’ knowledge• Provide courses needed for efficient, seamless transfer from

2-year to 4-year colleges in partnership with other institutions• Explore or pilot Internet-based approaches for faculty

professional development • Develop interdisciplinary courses on public issues


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Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Sites Support ~ 6-12 students per year to engage in thematically related

research projects Grant $$ are primarily for student support Usually run for 8-10 weeks in summer Most students must come from outside the host institution At least half of students must come from institutions where research

opportunities are limited (including community colleges) Encourage recruitment of underrepresented minorities, women,

freshman/sophomore-level students Key foci:

• Leading-edge research• Student experience: cohort, authentic research, “culture” of discipline• Good mentoring• Writing/communication/presentation skills, career pathways, grad

school

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