Directorate for Education and Human Resources EHR

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Directorate for Education and Human Resources
(EHR)

• Diana L. Burley, Ph.D.
• Program Director
• Division of Undergraduate Education
• dburley_at_nsf.gov
• April 27, 2006

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EHR Goals

• 1. Prepare the next generation of STEM
  professionals and attract and retain more
  Americans to STEM careers.2. Develop a robust
  research community that can conduct rigorous
  research and evaluation that will support
  excellence in STEM education and that integrates
  research and education.
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EHR Goals (cont.)

• 3. Increase the technological, scientific
• and quantitative literacy of all Americans so
  that they can exercise responsible citizenship
  and live productive lives in an increasingly
  technological society.4. Broaden participation
  (individuals, geographic regions, types of
  institutions, STEM disciplines) and close
  achievement gaps in all STEM fields.

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EHR Divisions

• Division of Elementary, Secondary
• and Informal Education (ESIE)
• Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE)
• Division of Graduate Education (DGE)
  

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EHR Divisions (cont.)

• Division of Human Resource
  Development (HRD)
• Division of Research, Evaluation and
  Communication (REC)
• Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive
  Research (EPSCoR)

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Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE)

• DUE mission is to promote excellence in
  undergraduate STEM education for all students.

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DUE Programs

• Workforce Development
• Robert Noyce Scholarship Program
• Federal Cyber Service Scholarship for
  Service (SFS)
• NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology,
  Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM)
• STEM Talent Expansion Program (STEP)
• Advanced Technological Education (ATE)
• Teacher Professional Continuum

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DUE Programs (cont.)

• Curriculum Development
• Course, Curriculum and
• Laboratory Improvement (CCLI)
• National STEM Education Digital Library (NSDL)
• Distinguished Teaching Scholars
• Many DUE workforce development programs also
  provide funding for curriculum development - SFS,
  ATE, STEP

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• Develop and evaluate educational materials
• Integrate traditional ecological knowledge with
  the science of ecology
• Support the development of increasing numbers of
  Native Americans in ecology, natural resource
  management, science education and other related
  science disciplines
• Collaboration with State University of New York

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Division of Elementary, Secondary and Informal
Education (ESIE)

• ESIE programs are designed to improve the
  educational experiences of all students in school
  settings, Pre-K 12th grade, and to increase and
  improve the opportunities for all individuals to
  explore science, mathematics, and technology
  beyond the school setting.

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ESIE Programs

• Advanced Technological Education
• Centers for Learning and Teaching
• Communicating Research to Public Audiences
• Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the
  Environment
• Informal Science Education

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ESIE Program (cont.)

• Information Technology Experiences for
  Students and Teachers
• Instructional Materials Development
• Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics
  and Science Teaching
• Teacher Professional Continuum

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Division of Graduate Education (DGE)

• DGE programs promote the early career development
  of scientists and engineers by providing support
  at critical junctures of their careers through
  fellowships and traineeships.

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DGE Programs

• Graduate Research
• Fellowships
• NSF Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education
  (GK-12)
• Integrative Graduate Education and Research
  Traineeship (IGERT)

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IGERT

• An NSF-wide program intended to catalyze a
  cultural change in graduate education by
  establishing innovative new models for graduate
  education and training in a fertile environment
  for collaborative research that transcends
  traditional disciplinary boundaries.
• Chemical Genomics Forging Complementation at the
  Interface of Chemistry, Engineering,
  Computational Sciences and Cell Biology
• Assessing Change in Coastal Ecosystems
  Integrating Natural and Social Sciences
• An Interdisciplinary Initiative on Technology
  Based Learning with Disability

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Division of Human Resource Development (HRD)

• HRD programs reflect NSF's commitment to
  developing the resources of the scientific and
  technical community as a whole and focus on
  increasing the presence of minorities, women and
  girls, and persons with disabilities in science
  and engineering.

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HRD Programs

• Minorities and Minority Serving Institutions
• Alliances for Graduate Education and the
  Professoriate Program (AGEP)
• Centers for Research Excellence in Science and
  Technology (CREST)
• Historically Black Colleges and Universities
  (HBCU-UP)
• The Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority
  Participation Program (LSAMP)
• Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP)

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HRD Programs (cont.)

• Women and Girls
• Research on Gender in Science and
  Engineering (GSE)
• Persons with Disabilities
• Research in Disabilities Education (RDE)
• Crosscutting
• Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science,
  Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM)

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Teenage Mentors Open Door to Science for Younger
Girls

• How can schools encourage more girls to study
  science?
• Researchers have found that pairing high school
  girls as mentors of elementary school girls for
  field and laboratory
  science investigations
  boosts interest and
  confidence in both
  groups.

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Division of Research, Evaluation, and
Communication (REC)

• The REC mission is to
• Advance discovery and innovation at the frontiers
  of STEM learning
• Serve as the intellectual hub that unites
  education research and evaluation activities
  across the Foundation and
• Help coordinate the Foundations education
  research and evaluation efforts with those of
  other government agencies.

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REC Programs

• Advanced Learning Technologies
• Research and Evaluation on Education in Science
  and Engineering (REESE)

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Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive
Research (EPSCoR)

• EPSCoR promotes the development of the states'
  science and technology (ST) resources through
  partnerships involving a state's universities,
  industry, and government, and the Federal
  research and development (RD) enterprise.

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Additional Information

• Search the NSF website
• Subscribe to MyNSF http//www.nsf.gov/mynsf
• Contact a program officer
• Visit NSF
• Become a reviewer

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Additional Information

• Search the NSF website http//www.nsf.gov/
• Subscribe to MyNSF http//www.nsf.gov/mynsf
• Contact a program officer
• Visit NSF
• Become a reviewer

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Directorate for Education Human Resources
Preparing the Next Generation of STEM
Professionals
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Directorate for Education Human Resources
Preparing the Next Generation of STEM
Professionals
Thank You!