2009 NSF Nanoscale Science and Engineering Grantees Conference

Wanda E. Ward, Ph.D.Acting Assistant DirectorDirectorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR)National Science Foundation (NSF)

December 9, 2009

Mission: Enable Excellence in STEM Education to Support the development of a diverse & well-prepared STEM workforce

Goals

STEM Education Mission and Goals

To broaden participation in STEM

To promote rigorous research and evaluation on STEM education and

the workforce

To prepare the next generation of STEM

professionals

To increase technological, scientific and quantitative

literacy

To prepare the next generation of STEM

professionals

To increase technological, scientific and quantitative literacy

Broadening Participation to

Improve Workforce Development

Enriching the Education of

STEM Teachers

Furthering Public Understanding of

Science & Advancing STEM Literacy

Fostering Cyberlearning to Enhance STEM

Education

Promoting Learning Through Research &

Evaluation

Thematic Framework for Education Coordination

Advancing Career

DevelopmentOpportunities

STEM Education Research, Policy, and Practice

EHR’s Programs

Division of Graduate Education

GRFGK-12IGERTSMP (new)

Division of Research on Learning in Formal and

Informal SettingsISEITESTDR-K12REESE

Division of Human Resources Development

LSAMP CRESTTCUP AGEPADVANCE GSEHBCU-UPRDE

Division of Undergraduate

EducationNoyce NSDLS-STEM EASESFS MSPATE (CCE)CCLISTEP

EHR

Student Grades 7-12 Undergraduate and Graduate Education

Public Understanding

Minority Serving Institutions/ Underrepresented Populations

Serving Students in Grades 7-12

http://nanosense.org/index.html

http://www.nclt.us/

Nanoscale Science and Engineering Programs: Undergraduate CCLI-Bringing

Nanotechnology into the classroom: From a Doctoral Institution to four and two Year Colleges

Clarkson University and SUNY College at Old Westbury

NUE (in Engineering)-Teaching Nanosystems Engineering to Early College Students with Active Learning Experiences Louisiana Tech

University

Source: http://www.clarkson.edu/about/index.htmlSource: http://www.latech.edu/coes/nanosystems-engineering/

Nanoscale Science and Engineering Programs: Public Understanding ISE-Nanoscale

Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net) Museum of Science in

Boston Nanotechnology: The

Convergence of Science and Society Oregon Public

Broadcasting

ISE-Earth & Sky Nanoscale Science and Engineering Radio Shows Earth and Sky, Inc

ISE-Too Small to See Cornell University

DragonflyTV GPS: Investigating the Nanoworld Twin Cities Public

Television

Source: http://www.nisenet.org/nanodays Source: http://www.toosmalltosee.org/ Source: http://www.dftvpress.org/

Nanoscale Science and Engineering Programs: Education of Technicians ATE (Advanced

Technological Education) supports: Curriculum development Professional development

of college faculty and secondary teachers

Career pathways to 2-year colleges and from 2 to 4-year colleges

Matriculation between 2-year and 4-year programs for K-12 teachers

ATE-Center for Nanotechnology Education and Utilization Pennsylvania State

University

Source: http://www.cneu.psu.edu/default.htm

Nanoscale Science and Engineering Programs: Broadening Participation Centers of Research

Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) Tuskegee University’s

Center for Advanced Materials

Center for Nanomaterials Characterization Science and Processing Technology at Howard University

Center for Nanobiotechnology Research at Alabama State University

Louis Stokes Alliances of Minority Participation (LSAMP)

Historically Black Colleges and Universities-Research Infrastructure for Science and Engineering (HBCU-RISE)

Source: http://www.alasu.edu/crest/default.aspx?id=2 Source: http://ehrweb.aaas.org/HBCU/index.php

Nanoscale Science and Engineering Programs: Graduate Students Graduate Teaching

Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12) From Hectares to

Nanometers: GK-12 Multidisciplinary Explorations of Functional Nanoscience and Tropical Ecosystems at the University of Puerto Rico

Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) Life Chip at University

of California-Irvine

Source: http://www.upr.edu/

STEM Education for the Future: Nanoscale S&E

2009 NSF Nanoscale Science and Engineering Grantees’ Dialogue

“Science is more essential for our prosperity, our security, our health, our environment, and our quality of life than it has ever been.”

--- President Barack ObamaApril 27, 2009

“Science is more essential for our prosperity, our security, our health, our environment, and our quality of life than it has ever been.”

--- President Barack ObamaApril 27, 2009

“Science is more essential for our prosperity, our security, our health, our environment, and our quality of life than it has ever been.”

--- President Barack ObamaApril 27, 2009

“Science is more essential for our prosperity, our security, our health, our environment, and our quality of life than it has ever been.”

--- President Barack ObamaApril 27, 2009

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