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ActionWebs MeetingActionWebs MeetingJuly 23, 2010 │Berkeley, CaliforniaJuly 23, 2010 │Berkeley, California
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Kristen Gates, Ed.DKristen Gates, Ed.DUniversity of California, BerkeleyUniversity of California, Berkeley
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Education Goals and Objectives
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OUR GOAL IS TO:
Drive academic course development and improvement through research;
Provide undergraduate and graduate students with research, mentoring and learning opportunities;
Disseminate teaching materials to a broader community.
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Pathways to Success: Priming the pipeline
Invite students to learn
Choose to keep learning
Leads students to graduate
Continue into STEM careers
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RHS Fall and Spring conferences-- new and continuing computational
thinking projects at RFS
RHS Fall and Spring conferences-- new and continuing computational
thinking projects at RFS
Ecosystem in an Affinity Research Group (ARG) Model
TRUST/ActionWebs
Advisory Team
ActionWebs and TRUST mentors participate in ARG meetings on
campus and with remote partners.
ActionWebs & TRUST grad students participate with Tech Talks
REU AY: Leveraged Partnerships
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Academic Year: 2010-11
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Outreach: Research Experience for Teachers (RET)
Research Experience for SF Bay Area Master Teachers
Program Overview:• 10 week research experience• Research guided by faculty mentors and graduate students • Classroom and Lab Activities • Professional Development Activities• Partnering with SUPERB-CPS• Development of course materials, electronic portfolios, and
research activities• Stipend with Travel Allowance• Room and board provided at International House
Cohort: 3 to 4 master teachers per year
Program Evaluation and Assessment• Evaluation Rubrics• Follow-up surveys• Poster Sessions• Tracking course development and adoption
• Timeline: Years 2-5
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Outreach: Increasing the Participation of Women
ActionWebs will Influence Recruitment and Retention
Target objective of 30% participation of women in the center
CPSS research Curriculum RET REU
This will be achieved by: Creating Coursework with Social Relevance Research Opportunities for Undergraduates Integrated Research across the Curriculum and Academic
experience Recruitment of Women Financial Support Cohort of 10-15 students per year Timeline: Years 2-5
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Evaluation, Outcomes and Tracking
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Summary of Program Outcomes Model
The purpose for evaluation is to understand the degree to which the project goals are being met and to monitor and improve project effectiveness along the way in an effort to help reach those goals.
Significant attention will be paid to gathering and tracking longitudinal data so that we can document overall impact of engagement with and support of ActionWebs on participant educational and career choices.
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Looking Forward
Curriculum Development will leverage existing courses with new and revised courses offering
Mentoring Post-Docs provide tools for success in both academic and industrial settings.
Curriculum Development at SJSU will leverage and expand current programs as well as create new undergraduate research opportunities at SJSU.
SJSU Capacity Building Program will draw in California State University System and broaden participation.
REU and RET programs will attract and retain students in STEM, create research opportunities for students and begin to file the STEM pipeline at the high school level.
Increasing participation of women will support NSF broadening participation initiatives and US workforce development in STEM fields.