QUALITY EDUCATION FOR MINORITIES (QEM) NETWORK

Math and Science Partnership (MSP) Program Technical Assistance Workshop

for Minority-serving Institutions and their K-12 Partners

Four Points by Sheraton Hotel at BWI Airport

7032 Elm Road • Baltimore, MD • 410/859-3300

June 11-12, 2009

 

Workshop Purpose: To assist participating teams in further developing their ideas for targeted partnership proposals they are planning to submit to the National Science Foundation (NSF)Õs Math and Science Partnership (MSP) Program Competition in August 2009.

 

A G E N D A

 

Thursday, June 11

AM

  8:00      Registration and Continental Breakfast                                 Chesapeake Ballroom Foyer

 

  9:00      Welcome, Introductions, and Review of Workshop Purpose           Chesapeake Ballroom

                   and Agenda

         Shirley McBay, President, QEM Network

         Elizabeth VanderPutten, Program Director

                     Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE)

                     Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR)

                     National Science Foundation (NSF)

 

9:30      Overview of Current MSP Targeted Partnership Projects

                      Monica Mitchell, Associate, QEM Network

 

10:00      Plenary Session:  Presentations by Two MSP Targeted Partnership

                                                Grantees Regarding Their MSP Objectives, Implementation

                                                Design Strategies, and Expected Outcomes

                        Lee Sloan, Dean, Division of Business, Professional and Technical Education

                                    Del Mar College, and Principal Investigator, Alliance for Improvement of

                                                Mathematics Skills PreK-16 (AIMS)  

                        Sheila Smith, Instructional Specialist, Jackson Public Schools, and

                                    Co-Principal Investigator, Mississippi Academy for Science Teaching

                                                Project MAST

 

10:45      Break

 

11:00      Fastlane Session (for New/Inexperienced Users)

               Use of NSFÕs FastLane for Submitting Proposals/Required Reports

                        Evelyn Baisey-Thomas

                                    Computer and Information Specialist (retired)

                                    Office of Information and Resource Management, NSF

 

PM

12:30      Plenary Session and Working Lunch

                       The Math and Science Partnership (MSP) Program

               - Overview of the MSP Program and Solicitation

                        Daniel Maki, Program Director, DUE/EHR, NSF

               - NSF Merit Review Criteria

                        Kathleen Bergin, Program Director, DUE/EHR, NSF

 

  2:15      Break

 

  2:30      Plenary Session: Strengths and Weaknesses of Funded/Unfunded Targeted

                        Partnership Proposals (including characteristics of effective project

                        implementation design)

                        James Hamos, Program Director, DUE/EHR, NSF

 

  3:00      Three Concurrent Sessions (with Co-Session Leaders): Feedback on Concept Papers

                         (Participants - See Session Assignment Sheet)

               Focus: NSF Merit Criteria and Implementation Design

 

               Session I:     Daphne Rainey, Program Director, NSF                                            Crane C

                                   Monica Mitchell, QEM Network

 

               Session II:    James Hamos, NSF                                                       Chesapeake Ballroom

                                   Eric Banilower, Senior Research Associate

                                          Horizon Research, Inc., and QEM Consultant

                                   Costello Brown, Senior Associate, QEM Network

 

               Session III:   Kathleen Bergin, NSF                                                     Chesapeake Ballroom

                                   J. Arthur Jones, Senior Associate, QEM Network

 

  4:30      Plenary Session: Panel on Opportunities in Other NSF/EHR Programs

                        CCLI – Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement

                        DR-K12 – Discovery Research K-12

                        I3  (I-cubed) – Innovation through Institutional Innovation

                        ITEST – Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers

                        Noyce – Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program

                        REESE – Research and Evaluation on Education in Science and Engineering

 

                        Kathleen Bergin, NSF – I3 and Noyce

                        Sylvia James, Program Director, Division of Research on Learning

                                    in Formal and Informal Settings (DRL)/EHR, NSF - ITEST

                        Daniel Maki, NSF – CCLI

                        Elizabeth VanderPutten, NSF - DR-K12 and REESE

 

  5:30      Working Dinner: Effective Higher Education/K-12 Partnerships                            Crane B

                        – How to get started, manage, and succeed

                        Costello Brown, QEM Network

 

  6:30      Adjournment

Overnight Assignment: Revise Concept Papers, based on feedback and plenary discussions.

Friday, June 12

 

AM

  8:00      Continental Breakfast                                                              Chesapeake Ballroom Foyer

 

  8:30      Plenary Session:

               Current Research on STEM Teaching and the Science of Learning

                        Eric Banilower, Horizon Research, Inc.

 

  9:15      Institutional Review Boards and Human Subjects

                        Monica Mitchell, QEM Network

 

  9:45      Project Evaluation for MSP Targeted Partnerships

                        Eric Banilower, Horizon Research, Inc.

 

10:15      Break

 

10:30      Three Concurrent Sessions (Same Locations): Discussion of Revised Concept Papers

               Session I:     Daphne Rainey, NSF                                                                          Crane C

                                   Monica Mitchell, QEM Network

 

               Session II:    James Hamos, NSF                                                       Chesapeake Ballroom

                                   Eric Banilower, Horizon Research, Inc.

                                   Costello Brown, QEM Network

 

               Session III:   Kathleen Bergin, NSF                                                    Chesapeake Ballroom

                                   J. Arthur Jones, QEM Network

PM

12:15      Working Lunch:                                                                                  Chesapeake Ballroom

Overview of Major Grant-related Considerations

         - Budgets and Sub-awards

         - Post-award Responsibilities

                        Costello Brown, QEM Network

 

  1:15      Three Concurrent Sessions (Same Locations): Further Refinement of Concept Papers

               Session I:     Daphne Rainey, NSF                                                                          Crane C

                                   Monica Mitchell, QEM Network

 

               Session II:    James Hamos, NSF                                                       Chesapeake Ballroom

                                   Eric Banilower, Horizon Research, Inc.

                                   Costello Brown, QEM Network

 

               Session III:   Kathleen Bergin, NSF                                                    Chesapeake Ballroom

                                   J. Arthur Jones, QEM Network

 

  2:30      Plenary Session: Reflections/Questions from Participants     Chesapeake Ballroom

 

  3:00      Adjournment