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Leadership Development and Outreach for ATE Mentoring System, Phase I
Opportunity for NSF ATE Grant Preparation Assistance (Updated April 2013)
Introduction to Mentor-Connect
Why Mentor-Connect?
+ Two-thirds of community colleges have never had NSF funding
+ NSF ATE no longer accepts preliminary proposals
+ Complexity of “grantsmanship”
Why Mentor-Connect?
+Need for highly skilled technicians
+ATE Community sharing characteristics
+Wealth of ATE resources
+Experienced PIs willing to assist first-time applicants
Why Mentor-Connect?
To help you compete for NSF ATE $ to:+ Strengthen technician education to meet STEM
workforce needs+ Develop STEM faculty leadership in technician
educationMentor-Connect initially offers:Proposal development assistance for Small Grants for Institutions New to ATEMentor-Connect will also offer:Guidance and resources for funded PIs.
Who is Eligible?
Eligible Institutions and Faculty
+Two-year technical or community colleges that have not received NSF ATE grant funding in the past 10 years
+STEM faculty who prepare technicians for the American workforce
Especially encouraged to participate:
+Rural colleges
+Faculty from populations underrepresented in STEM
Mentor-Connect Goals
+Increase the number and diversity of successful first-time grant applicants to the NSF ATE program
+Enable new applicants to benefit from mentoring by experienced ATE principal investigators
+Strengthen leadership skills among faculty in advanced technological education
Project Activities
+A three-day workshop in January 2014 (with $ support for travel)
+An ATE-experienced mentor works with each team during the workshop and for an additional ~36 hours of consulting thereafter
Teams of 2 STEM faculty members from 20 selected colleges will receive the following support to develop ATE proposals for the October 2014 submission:
Teamwork Encouraged
And…Participating colleges may send a grant writer or other supporting administrator to the January 2014 workshop with a faculty team (by paying registration fee and travel expenses for the additional participant)
Mentor-Connect Mentors
Mentors will:+ Assist potential grantees during the three-day workshop
+ Provide additional ~36 hrs. customized mentoring/consulting
+ Provide feedback on grant proposal topics
+ Help proposal team refine ideas and strategies
+ Provide links to ATE resources
+Work with potential grantees to ensure that proposals address NSF and ATE requirements
Project Resources
+A wide range of online resources designed specifically to support proposal development and grant management
+www.Mentor-Connect.org website coming soon!
Mentor-Connect support includes…
Leadership Development for the Improvement of Technician Education: Mentoring System for the ATE Program
*iterative evaluation feedback loops throughout
**with required level of "buy in" and preparation
Mentors* Experienced PIs Former PIs MentorLinks Mentors
Recruitment & Selection for assigned mentoring
Facilitated Volunteer Service for online & one-to-many mentoring
Mentor Preparation
Mentor Assigned
Mentor/PIs Expand leadership skills Control work load Refine online resources
Community of Practice Best practices Program
improvement
Mentoring Intro Opportunities Responsibilities Guidelines
ATE Grantees* New to ATE New Center PIs Challenged PIs Referred PIs
Intro to ATE Mentoring
Resource referral—on-line, phone, FAQ’s
Application & needs assessment for 1-1 mentoring
Customized, "as-needed" PI support provided
Mentor Assigned
Mentoring need addressed
Mentors/PIs gain experience build leadership skills mentor pool
expanded
Potential Grantees* MentorLinks faculty Outreach workshops Targeted recruitment Self referral NSF Program Officer referrals
Referral to on-line resources
Self Assessment: Do you understand ATE program solicitation?
New "how to" lessons & ATE resources for proposal development
Mentor assigned and provides proposal feedback**
ATE Proposal Submitted
Application for Mentor
Intro to ATE workshops
Connect with Mentor-Connect
+ Send email to [email protected] to receive an invitation
+ First event: webinar in September 2013 + Orientation to the NSF Advanced Technological Education (ATE)
Program+ Orientation to the Mentor-Connect Opportunity
+ How to access application+ Selection criteria and process
+ + And check out the Resources at www.TeachingTechnicians.org for “Help for New ATE PIs”
Leadership Development and Outreach for ATE NSF DUE # 1204463
Elaine Craft, Principal Investigator Charlotte Forrest, Project ManagerSC ATE Center of Excellence
Florence-Darlington Technical CollegeFlorence, SC 29501-0548
