QUALITY EDUCATION FOR MINORITIES (QEM) NETWORK

Enhancing STEM Education for Students with Disabilities and

Broadening Participation in the National Science Foundation’s

Research in Disabilities Education (RDE) Program

Hilton Washington Embassy Row • 2015 Massachusetts Avenue, NW • Washington, DC

October 17-18, 2008

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Workshop Purpose

To provide information on the National Science Foundation (NSF)’s Research in Disabilities Education (RDE) Program and offer feedback to participants on their RDE proposal ideas

AGENDA

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17

AM

8:00 Registration

8:30 Welcome, Purpose, Introductions, and Review of
Content of Workshop Packets

Shirley McBay, President, Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) Network

8:45 Participation of Persons with Disabilities in STEM Fields

Christy Horn, ADA-504 Compliance/AA-EEO

Office of the Vice President for Business and Finance

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

9:15 Requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the

Rehabilitation Act of 1973 for Postsecondary Institutions

Robin Moore-Cooper, Assistant Director

Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation (BVR) and

Bureau of Services for the Visually Impaired (BSVI)

Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission

9:45 The NSF Research in Disabilities Education Program

- Demonstration, Enrichment, and Information Dissemination

- Focused Research Initiatives

- Regional Alliances for Persons with Disabilities in STEM Education

Mark Leddy, Program Director, Research in Disabilities Education (RDE)

Division of Human Resource Development, (HRD)

Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR)

National Science Foundation

10:15 Coffee Break

10:30 Summary of Disability Support Services at Participating Institutions

Monica Mitchell, Associate, QEM Network

11:00 Discussion by Institutional Teams of Challenges Faced in

Providing Quality Support to STEM Students with Disabilities

Facilitator: Althea Burns, Associate and Conference Coordinator, QEM Network

11:30 Disability Services at HBCUs (Summary of Dissertation Findings)

Robin Moore-Cooper, Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission

NOON/PM

12:00 Lunch – Informal Discussion among Participants

1:00 Panel Discussion: Principal Investigators of RDE Awards

Elizabeth Cardoso, Associate Professor of Counseling, Hunter College, and

Principal Investigator, “MIND Alliance for Minority Students with
Disabilities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics”

Steve Fadden, Vice President for Research and Institute Operations,

Landmark College, and Principal Investigator, RDE-DEI Project:

“Universal Design in College Algebra: Customizing Learning Resources

for Two-year Students with Learning Disabilities”

Sheryl Burgstahler, Director, Accessible Technology & DO-IT

UW Technology Services, University of Washington, and

Principal Investigator, “Northwest Alliance for Access To STEM”

Moderator: Althea Burns, QEM Network

2:00 -NSF’s Merit Review Criteria and Process

Monica Mitchell, QEM Network

-Strengths and Weaknesses of Funded/Unfunded RDE Proposals

Mark Leddy, Program Director, NSF

2:30 Coffee Break

2:45 Concurrent Sessions: Discussion of Project Summaries

Focus: Project Goals, Objectives, and Management Plan

Fastlane Concurrent Session (each team should send one person to this session)

How to Use NSF’s FastLane for Proposal Submission and Reviews and for Submission of Project Progress and Financial Reports

Evelyn Baisey-Thomas, Computer and Information Specialist

Office of Information and Resource Management, NSF (retired) and

QEM Consultant

5:00 Adjournment

6:00 Dinner (On your Own)

Overnight Assignment: Institutional teams are to revise their Project Summaries

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18

AM

8:00 Continental Breakfast

8:30 Current Research on Effective Strategies to Recruit, Retain, and Prepare

Students with Disabilities for Graduate School and STEM Careers

Christy Horn, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

9:15 Concurrent Sessions: Feedback and Discussion of Revised Project Summaries

Focus: Intellectual Merit and Broader Impacts

10:15 Plenary Session: Project Evaluation

Christy Horn, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

10:45 Coffee Break

11:00 Concurrent Sessions: Discussion of Revised Project Summaries

Focus: Evaluation Plan for Proposed Projects

NOON/PM

12:00 Working Lunch

A Potential MSI-led Alliance for Persons with Disabilities in STEM

J. Arthur Jones, Senior Associate, QEM Network

Discussion: Principal Investigators of RDE Awards

Dawn A. Tamarkin, Department of Biology

Springfield Technical Community College, and Principal Investigator

RDE-FRI Project: “Improving Access to STEM for Community College

Students with Disabilities in Universally Designed Learning Communities”

David R. Parker, Learning Specialist, Disability Resources Cornerstone:

The Center for Advanced Learning, Washington University in St. Louis, and

Co-Principal Investigator, RDE-DEI Project: “Developing and Evaluating

a Peer-led Team Learning Curriculum in Calculus and Chemistry for

Undergraduate Students with Learning and Attention Disabilities”

1:30 State-level Resources and Technical Assistance for Serving Students with Disabilities

Robin Moore-Cooper, Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission

2:00 Development of the Project Timeline and Budget

Shirley McBay, QEM Network

2:30 Concurrent Sessions: Discussion of Revised Project Summaries

Focus: Timeline and Budget

3:30 Closing Plenary Session: Final Questions and Next Steps

Shirley McBay, QEM Network

4:00 Adjournment