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NSF Grant Opportunities forTechnology Educators - Agenda
ITEA, Louisville, March 27, 2009
Some NSF Programs of Interest to Technology EducatorsDR-K12 (Discovery Research, K-12) REESE (Research and Evaluation on Education in Science and Engineering Today’s Focus: ATE (Advanced Technological Education) and ITEST (Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers) Proposal Writing Strategies / Q and A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
David Burghardt and Michael Hacker – Hofstra UniversityBill DeLuca – North Carolina State University
Pinch Hitting for Gerhard L. Salinger ([email protected])
DR- K12 Program
Enables advances in preK-12 student / teacher STEM learning through development, implementation, and study of resources, models, and technologies for students/teachers/policymakers.
Activities begin with research questions about effective preK-12 STEM learning and teaching; develop, adapt, or study innovative resources, models, or technologies; and demonstrate why their implementation affects learning.
DR-K12 invites projects that address immediate and pressing challenges facing preK-12 STEM education to those that anticipate opportunities for the future.
Encourages proposals that challenge assumptions and envision needs of learners in 10-15 years
Conferences and workshops also funded.
REESE Program
The goals of the REESE program are: (1) to catalyze discovery and innovation at the frontiers of STEM
learning, education, and evaluation; (2) to stimulate the field to produce high quality and robust research
results through the progress of theory, method, and human resources; and
(3) to help coordinate and transform advances in education, learning research, and efforts.
Possible strands for Technology Education researchers Cognitive processes underlying STEM learning and teaching Measurement, modeling, and methods for research and evaluation Cyberlearning and teaching STEM teaching and learning in formal and informal settings.
Advanced Technological Education Program
The ATE program promotes improvement in the education of science and engineering technicians at the undergraduate and secondary school level and the educators who prepare them, focusing on technicians for high-technology fields that drive the nation’s economy.
ATE is in its 16th year of funding community colleges, having started with the Science and Advanced Technology Act of 1992 (SATA).
2009 Dates (FY2010 Funds) Preliminary Proposals April 23, 2009 Formal Proposals October 15, 2009
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5464&org=DUE&from=home
Advanced Technological Education Program
Projects focus on: Program Improvement; Professional Development for Educators (2 years)
(encourages activities that involve secondary school teachers and two-year college faculty working together);
Curriculum and Educational Materials Development; Teacher Preparation; Small Grants for Institutions New to the ATE Program.
See http://www.projectimpact.org
Centers of Excellence – National ($5M), Regional ($3M), Resource ($1.6M) (http://www.ATECenters.org)
Targeted Research on Technician Education
ATE PROJECTS45 @ $25,000 to $300K/ year for 3 years.
Also several Large Scale Materials Development (LSMD) projects ($500K/year per year for 4 years).
ATE Projects focus on: Adaptation of exemplary materials, courses, and curricula PD for college and secondary school educators; design and implementation of materials and curricula; Research on efficacy of approaches to technician education; Internships and field experiences for students and teachers; Evaluation / dissemination of materials and pedagogies; Programs between two- and four-year institutions for future
K-12 teachers that focus on technological education; and Career pathways for technicians from two-year college
programs to four-year institutions.
Small Grants for Institutions New to ATE (15 @ $150K, 2 yrs)
Purpose Stimulate implementation, adaptation, and
innovation in all areas supported by ATE. Broaden the base of participation of community
colleges in ATE. Strengthen the role of community colleges in
meeting needs of business and industry Proposers are encouraged to include resources
developed by ATE and other NSF awardees and to include those people as consultants and subawardees.
Available only to community college campuses that have not had an ATE award within the last 10 years. Funding is limited to $150,000.
Supports research on technician education, employment trends, changing role of technicians in the workplace, and other topics that make technician programs more effective and forward looking.
Represents a TRUE collaboration reflected in activities, leadership, and budget between well-qualified researchers and two-year college educators and others as appropriate.
Studies educational strategies that are most effective in improving student learning in specific fields and how you know such as problem–based learning or remote laboratories.
TARGETED RESEARCH ON TECHNICIAN EDUCATION
(5-8 awards @ $100K-300K, 4 years)
Advanced Technological Education Statistics –for FY 2009
Preliminary Proposals Received 146 Preliminary Proposals Encouraged ~ 2/3 Preliminary Proposals Discouraged ~ 1/3
Anticipated Total Funds Available: $51 M Formal Proposals Received 200 About 70-75 new awards:
about 6 – 10 Centers (new or renewals) about 15-20 Small Grants and Planning grants about 45 projects (including targeted research)
A funding rate of about 37.5 %
Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers Program (ITEST)
The Goals of ITEST are to develop, implement, study, and evaluate strategies that:
Build a general knowledge base on approaches that increase US capacity in the STEM Workforce (including information and communication technology or ICT)
Encourage K-12 students to consider and prepare for careers in the STEM workforce
Equip teachers to encourage and prepare students to enter the STEM workforce
WHAT IS ITEST?
The STEM Workforce includes: technologists, scientists, engineers, and mathematicians
Targets K-12 students and teachers Focuses on any STEM area, especially those
that uses design and information and communications technologies
Funded by H-1B Visa revenues
ITEST PROGRAM COMPONENTS
A. STRATEGY PROJECTS design, implement, and test theory and
practice-based models for classroom, after-school, summer, or year-round learning experiences
Works with students and/or teachers Encourages students to consider the STEM-
based workforce Emphasizes 21st Century Skills in addition to
STEM content 3 years, up to $1.2 million
ITEST PROGRAM COMPONENTS
B. SCALE-UP PROJECTS implement and test successful local models
about preparing students for the STEM workforce at larger scales to enrich understanding of issues relating to reaching more students in different settings
3-5 years, up to $2.5 million.
ITEST PROGRAM COMPONENTS
C. RESEARCH build the general knowledge base on ways to
interest and prepare students for the workplace workforce readiness
Develop metrics to know learn about student interest and preparation
3 years, up to $1.5 million
D. CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS Define the research agenda for ITEST research; 1
year, up to $250,000
ITEST Statistics - FY 2009
Anticipated Total Funds Available: $ 35-40 M Formal Proposals Received 250
200 Strategies 20 Scale-UP 25 Research 5 Conferences
About 40-45 new awards:
Letter of Intent (Required): 1/19/2010 Full Proposal: 2/12/2010
Proposal Writing Strategies
Read Program Solicitation CAREFULLY and follow directions
The idea must have a hook. It must appeal to the panelists and to the NSF program officer. Ideas should be reviewed by others.
Must fit the guidelines and build on what has been done by others
Assemble the right team / do the networking. Form partnerships with universities, local industry, other school districts, area centers, community colleges, community-based organizations. Include letters of commitment from each partner.
Proposal Writing Strategies
Establish a research-based rationale and do the research. Find appropriate sources and cite them.
Proposal must have measurable goals and a well-designed evaluation plan (formative and summative) to measure progress. It should include methodology and instrumentation.
Plans for dissemination and sustainability should be included.
Proposal Writing Strategies
For projects that are developing materials, make sure that a rigorous plan for pilot and field testing is included.
Proposal must be detailed, easy-to-read; jargon / slang free; correct grammar and spelling are critical. It helps to have others review the proposal.
Ensure that the budget stays within guidelines.
Proposal Writing Strategies
The proposal should have a research dimension and include research questions and research methodology.
The proposal must have conceptual and structural integrity (e.g., all sections must be addressed; page limits and font specifications must be rigidly adhered to).
Address Intellectual Merit and Broader Impacts
Intellectual Merit
The project has potential to improve student learning in science or engineering technician education programs.
The goals, objectives and outcomes and the plans and procedures for achieving them are worthwhile, well-developed, and realistic.
The evaluation plan is clearly tied to the project outcomes and provides useful information to the project and others.
Broader Impacts (ATE)
An assessment of workforce needs for technicians is conducted.
The project promotes diversity in the technical workforce.
The results are widely disseminated; the products distributed effectively and commercialized when appropriate.
Broader Impacts (ITEST)
Models developed can be scaled-up The project promotes diversity in the STEM
workforce. The results are widely disseminated and the
products distributed effectively
Contact Information
Gerhard Salinger – [email protected] David Burghardt – [email protected] Bill DeLuca - [email protected] Mike Hacker – [email protected]
THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION
