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NSF I3:Towards a Center for STEM Education
National Science FoundationReverse Site Visit
26 Mar 2012
Noah FinkelsteinRobert Parson
University of Colorado Boulder
and Rachel Scherr (external evaluator)
Introduction
• Who are we?
• Program Activities
• Institutional Integration
• Impacts
• Conclusions / Discussion
Introduction – Principal Investigators
• Phil DiStefano, Chancellor
• Russ Moore, Provost
• Todd Gleeson, Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences
• Lorrie Shepard, Dean of the School of Education
• Rob Davis, Dean of the College of Engineering & Applied
Science
• Noah Finkelstein, Associate Professor of Physics
Introduction – Project Management Team
Noah Finkelstein, Physics
Mike Klymkowsky, MCD Biology
Valerie Otero, School of Education
Robert Parson, Chemistry & BioChemistry, JILA
Derek Reamon, Integrated Teaching & Learning Program,
& Mechanical Engineering
Daria Kotys-Schwartz, Mechanical Engineering
Diane Sieber, Herbst Program of Humanities for Engineers
Eric Stade, Mathematics
Katherine Kidder, Project Manager
Introduction – Goals of I3 grant
Establish a center of STEM education research and transformation
Currently beginning year 4
Towards a
Center for STEM Learning
PROGRAM ACTIVITIES
The University of Colorado as a national hub of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education research and reform
University of Colorado is a national center for:• Education in STEM disciplines• Research on STEM education• STEM teacher preparation
Program Activities – Creating a Center
Better education U.S. ranks:21 out of 30 in science25 out of 30 in math
- PISA 2006International Rankings (science)
Program Activities – Addressing National Need
Better educationMore and better teachers
2/3 Physics Out of FieldLess than 50% stay
Physics Teachers with degrees in:
Program Activities – Addressing National Need
Better educationMore and better teachersMore and better STEM grads
1 Million more STEM gradsneeded by 2018and growing
Program Activities – Addressing National Need
US surpassed by Europe and Asia in S&E PhD production
Higher education & research
More and better teachersMore and better STEM grads
Better education
Program Activities – Addressing National Need
the National Academies
Program Activities – Addressing National NeedA Era of Significant Attention:
the White House
Professional Societies
The University of Colorado as a national hub of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education research and reform
University of Colorado is a national center for:• Education in STEM disciplines• Research on STEM education• STEM teacher preparation
Program Activities –Creating a Center
STEM Educational Transformation
Discipline-BasedEducation Research
Teacher PrepCollege & K12
Program Activities –Creating a Center
STEM Education
(K12)
STEM Educ. Research (DBER)
STEM Research (college teaching)
Undergraduate STEM Students
Current STEM and Education FacultyAdministrative Structures / Support
Graduate STEM Students
Program Activities –Creating a Center
Organizational Structures: Organizational structure (PMT & Pis) Mission and vision statements By-laws, Center proposal Developed a budget
Communication: Branding/marketing/PR strategy Communication structure/ plan
Funding: Long term funding avenues
Programmatic Activities – Institutional Integration
Community building Symposia, Seed Funding, Seminars . . .
Program Activities – Creating a Center
Organizational Structures: By-laws, Center proposal Developed a budget
Communication: Branding/marketing/PR strategy Communication structure/ plan
Funding: Long term funding avenues
Programmatic Activities – Institutional Integration
Program Activities – Creating a Center
Mission and vision statementsOrganizational structure (PMT & PIs)
Community buildingSymposia, Seed Funding, Seminars . . .
Program Activities – Mission & Vision
Mission:To improve science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education at the University of Colorado Boulder, and to serve as a state, national, and international resource for such efforts.
Building on Four Categories of Change Strategies
For more details: C. Henderson, A. Beach and N.D. Finkelstein, ““Facilitating Change in Undergraduate STEM Instructional Practices: An Analytic Review of the Literature” J. Research Science Teaching, 48 (8), 952-984 (2011).
Program Activities – Theoretical Foundations
Project Activity – Center Structure
INSTITUTIONAL
INTEGRATION
IT InfrastructureProgrammatic support / linkingCommunication, Policy, PR
Symposia
EvaluationChancellor Awards
DBER Seminars
Integration – Building Community Infrastructure
Third annual symposium, October 10th 2011More than 160 people Representing 55+ departments, programs, & partners.Introduction by Lt. Gov. GarciaParticipation by: Legislators, media, public, & university
Integration – Annual Symposia & Events
Integration – Chancellor’s Awards
These awards fund:• faculty (up to $10,000)
and• graduate students (25%
RA)
for DBER and/or educational course transformation.
iSTEM has supported 45 individuals through this award program.
Integration – Chancellor’s Awards
Kimberly Trenbath:First CU graduate ATOC Education Researcher.
The materials key to revision of two courses in atmospheric sciences at CU.
Continuing to faculty position
Integration – Chancellor’s Awards
Drs. Falconer & Nicodemous, Engineering,
Develop & teach with screencasts posted on our iTunes U at Colorado.
More than 500 screencasts over 200,000 hits in the last two months.
Leading to TUES proposal
Integration – DBER
Weekly Discipline Based Education Research (DBER) seminars• For Faculty, staff, and graduate students • Ave 20+ participants, 80+ faculty, grads, staff in last
year.• 40 different programs and departments• 4 schools/colleges
DBER
2009:09 September - Leilani Arthurs, Geological Sciences 16 September - Clayton Lewis, Computer Science 23 September - Eric Frew, Aerospace Engineering 30 September - Steven Pollock, Physics 07 October - Laurie Landgon, Chemistry 14 October - Valerie Otero, School of Education …2010:22 February- John Basey, Environmental Biology01 March- Mike Klymkowsky, Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology15 March- Angel Hoekstra and Bethany Wilcox, Sociology and Physics 29 March- Garret Nicodemus & Falconer , Engineering12 April- Laura Border, Graduate Teacher Program ….27 April - Kim Trenbath, Atmospheric Science…2012:28 February- Luana Prevost, MSU06 March- Jamie Engel, Students for Education Reform13 March- Tiffany Ito, Psychology and Neuroscience…
Integration – DBER
Integration – DBER as a Communication Hub
DBER
Integration – Evaluation
Three levels of evaluation:• Increased capacity for constituent programs.• Integration of constituent programs.• Institutional capacity and commitment to a center
Internally:(under the direction of the iSTEM directors)
Externally (external evaluator, Dr. Rachel Scherr).
Integration – Evaluation
Colorado Learning Assistant Program:• Model for educational transform• Impacting ~10,000
students/year,• 200+ LAs/year, • dramatically increased the
learning gains in large-enrollment classes,
• nearly tripled the number of K12 teachers, esp. in hard to staff areas
Longitudinal Impacts on Content Knowledge
Traditional/no-LAs
Transformed w/ LAs
LAs20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Students enrolled in traditional intro
course as freshmen
(no LAs)
Students enrolled in
course transformed with LAs as freshmen
Students who served as LAs in
intro course
Sco
re o
n T
est
Same Electricity and Magnetism Test* but taken after completing junior-level E&M
Recruitment to Teacher Certification
MA+ PBA UG0.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
14.0
Math/Science Secondary Certi-fication Program Completers
2000-20062006-2010
Program
ave
# co
mp
lete
rs p
er y
ear Approximately 15%
of undergraduates (UGs) who participate in LA program go on to enroll in a teacher certification program
Recruitment into Teaching by Discipline
Integration – STEM Education Research
Our research is published in leading journals
For example: in a recent study, we have found a brief intervention (values affirmation) can eliminate the gender gap in physics. (Science,330(6008), 2010).
Control Values Affirmation50
55
60
65
70
75
80
Males Females
Values Affirmation Condition
% S
core
on M
aste
ry o
f C
onte
nt
Integration – Publications
More than 75 Publications in the past 2 years• Science• J of College Science Teaching• J of Res. on Science Teaching• Change• J of the ACM• J Chem Education• ACS Symposium Series • CBE Life Sciences• Physical Review• AERA• Il Nuovo Cimento C • J of Science Education and Technology
LA Program
a broad network on campus
Integration – Synergies
• Growth of Individual Programs, for example:• LA program development (near tripling)• Science Education Initiative Expansion (more
departments)• CUTeach growth (Engineering)• More programs offered through Science Discovery
• More Opportunities, for example:• PhD programs in DBER
(Physics, Chemistry, Engineering, ATOC, APS, Education)• Development of CEERA
• New Campus programs, for example:• Annual fall symposium• Mini-symposia by topic• Funding, publicity, and communications
• Inter-programmatic collaboration, for example:• LA program – SEI – CU Teach• DBER / Science Discovery
Integration – Program Growth
IMPACTS
Center Structure Communication
Information Technology Foundation Support
Impacts – Infrastructures
Impacts – Publicity
Articles Featuring CU STEM Education in:
Impacts – Regional & State Engagement
Impacts – National Policy
Serving the Nation:
DiStefano at theWhite HouseEducate to Innovate
Finkelstein testifiesCongressional COMPETES Act
Otero advisingNat’l Governor’s AssocRace to the Top
Impacts – National Policy
Impacts – ReplicationUniversity of Colorado at BoulderAuburn UniversityBlack Hills State UniversityBoise StateBoston UniversityCalifornia Polytechnic StateCalifornia State University - LBCornell UniversityFlorida International UniversityIndiana University (UTA Program)James Madison (Planned 11/12)Louisiana State UniversityMarshall University (Planned 11/12)New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNorth Dakota State UniversityRutgers UniversitySeattle Pacific UniversitySouth Dakota StateTowson UniversityUNC Chapel HillUniversity of ArizonaUniversity of ArkansasUniversity of MaineUniversity of MarylandUniversity of Minnesota - St PaulUniversity of OklahomaUniversity of Texas - AustinUniversity of Texas - El PasoUtah State UniversityVirginia TechWestern Kentucky University
NSF i3 at CU BoulderEnhancing the quality and access to STEM education for CU, the state and the nation:Tools, resources and models for:
• DBER• educational transformation• teacher and faulty professional development
Integrating 50 programs across 4 colleges at CU:• Active educational transformation across 14 departments /
programs• Dozen PhDs supported• Dozens of faculty supported• Hundreds of faculty staff and grads engaged• Thousands of undergrads students impacted
Establishing CU Boulder as a national hub:• Education in STEM disciplines• Research on STEM education• STEM teacher preparationThis material is based upon work supported, in part, by the National Science
Foundation, Award number: DRL 0833364. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.