Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) Network

Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program Workshop

Albuquerque Marriott ¥ 2101 Louisiana Boulevard, NE ¥ Albuquerque, NM 87110 ¥Tel. 505/881-6800

December 9-10, 2011

AGENDA

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9

AM

 

 

 

8:30

 

Registration/Continental Breakfast

Cimarron/Las Cruces Foyer

9:00

Welcome, Introductions, Review of Session Purpose,                    
                         Shirley McBay, President, QEM Network

Cimarron/Las Cruces

9:15

Overview of the National Science Foundation (NSF)
                    -Overview of the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program
                         Joan Prival, Lead Program Director
                                    Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program
                                    Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE)
                                    Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR)
                                    National Science Foundation (NSF)

 

10:00

Coffee Break

 

Cimarron/Las Cruces Foyer

10:15

Strengths and Weaknesses in Funded/Non-funded Noyce

                       Teacher Scholarship Proposals                                                   
                         Mary Lee S. Ledbetter, Program Director

                                    Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program, DUE/EHR, NSF

 

Cimarron/Las Cruces

10:45

Best Practices: Academic Requirements and Evidence of Exemplary STEM Teacher Preparation Programs 

                  Panelists:     Martin Bonsangue, Professor of Mathematics, and

                                         Noyce Principal Investigator, California State University, Fullerton

                                      Richard McGinnis, Dean, Division of Natural Science

                                        Tougaloo College 

                  Moderator:  Althea Burns, Associate and Conference Coordinator

                                          QEM Network

 

 

11:30

Building Relationships with Community Colleges to foster Teacher Preparation Pathways for their Students

                          Joseph Meyinsse, Noyce Principal Investigator

                                    Southern University at Baton Rouge and QEM Consultant

 

 

Noon/PM

 

12:00

Working Buffet Lunch: Table Discussion of Morning Plenary Session Topics

 

1:00

Teacher Education Student Recruitment and Retention Strategies-Attracting More Junior and Senior STEM Majors to K-12 Teaching

                          Vinetta Jones, Professor, School of Education

                                    Howard University, and QEM Consultant

 

 

1:30

NSFÕs Merit Review Criteria and Proposal Review Process                                     

                    J. Arthur Jones, Senior Associate, QEM Network

 

 

2:00

Mock Panel Review of a Noyce Teacher Scholarship Proposal

                    Noyce Program Officers: Joan Prival, Mary Lee Ledbetter, and Jose Herrera

                    QEM Consultants: Vinetta Jones and Joseph Meyinsse

 

 

3:30

Break

 

Cimarron/Las Cruces Foyer

3:45

Concurrent Breakout Sessions (See Assignment Sheet, with room locations):

            Teams discuss their Project Summaries with NSF Program Officers and

                    QEM Consultants and Staff

 

 

5:15

The Nuts and Bolts of Noyce Teacher Scholarship Projects     Cimarron/Las Cruces

                           - Administration of a Noyce Scholarship Program Award

         - The Student Scholarship Selection Process

                                    Eric Hagedorn, Associate Professor, Department of Physics

                                    University of Texas at El Paso and Noyce Principal Investigator

 

 

5:45

Adjournment

 

 

6:00

 

Dinner (on your own)

 

Overnight Assignment: Revision of Project Summaries

 

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10

AM

 

8:00

Continental Breakfast

 

Cimarron/Las Cruces Foyer

8:30

Concurrent Breakout Sessions (same room locations):

                  Teams Discuss their Revised Proposal Summaries with

                           NSF Program Officers and QEM Consultants

 

 

10:15

Institutional Infrastructure Support Needed for the

                             Production of Well-prepared STEM Teachers                 

                            Vinetta Jones, QEM Consultant

 

Cimarron/Las Cruces

10:45

Break

 

Cimarron/Las Cruces Foyer

11:00

On-Campus Collaborations Between STEM and Education Faculty

        Vinetta Jones, QEM Consultant                                             

 

Cimarron/Las Cruces

11:30

Establishing and Nurturing Partnerships Between Institutions of

                             Higher Education and the School Districts They Serve

                    Martin Bonsangue, California State University, Fullerton

                    Michael Matsuda, Lead Partner, Coordinator for Quality Teacher Programs,             

                        Anaheim Union High School District

 

NOON/PM

12:15
Working Buffet Lunch:                                                                   

                         Table Discussion of Morning Sessions

 

Cimarron/Las Cruces

1:00

Assessment and Evaluation Plan for a Noyce Scholarship Project

                          Adrienne Y. Bailey, Senior Consultant

                                    Stanford UniversityÔs Center for Opportunity Policy in Education, and

                                    QEM Consultant

 

 

1:30

Sustainability of a Noyce Project: Opportunities and Barriers

                                Joseph Meyinsse, QEM Consultant

 

 

2:00

Closing Comments and Discussion of Next Steps

                           NSF Program Officers, Noyce Grantees, QEM Consultants, and

                                    QEM Senior Staff

 

 

2:30

Use of NSFÕs FastLane for Submitting Proposals

                        Evelyn Baisey-Thomas, Computer and Information Specialist

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

                                     QEM Consultant (Evelyn Baisey-Thomas part II)

 

 

 

4:30

Adjournment