Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) Network

STEM Leadership Development Project for Tribal Colleges and Universities

CURRICULUM AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP

Albuquerque Marriott • 2101 Louisiana Boulevard, NE • Albuquerque, NM

JANUARY 20-21, 2006

A G E N D A

Friday, January 20

AM

   8:30             Registration and Continental Breakfast                                                              Sandia Foyer

   9:00             Opening Plenary Session                                                                                             Sandia

                       -Welcoming Remarks

                       Jody Chase, Program Director, Tribal Colleges and Universities

                                      Program (TCUP), National Science Foundation

                       -Welcome and Introductions

                         Review of Purpose, Agenda, and Meeting Folder Contents

                       Shirley McBay, President, QEM Network

   9:15             Overview of NSF’s Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP)

                                      Phase I and Phase II Implementation Awards

                                      Collaborative Partnerships

                                      STEM Teachers of Excellence Education Projects (STEEP)

                        Jody Chase, National Science Foundation

 10:15              Break

 10:30              Profiles of T-CUP Multi-year Awards and

                       Overview of QEM/TCUP Faculty Development Initiatives

                       J. Arthur Jones, Senior Associate, QEM Network

 11:30             Exemplary TCUP-funded Activities

                       Holly Youngbear-Tibbits, Co-Principal Investigator

                                      College of Menominee Nation STEM Curriculum Project

                                      College of Menominee Nation

                       Michael Fredenberg, Principal Investigator

                                      Wayawawicakiya Waste (Good Teacher) STEM Teachers

                                               of Excellence Education Program (STEEP)

                                      Oglala Lakota College

PM

 12:30             Lunch                                                                                                                Sandia Foyer

                      Brief Description of Institutional Project Summaries                                                    Sandia

                      Workshop Participants

   1:30            Getting Ready to Write a Proposal                                                                     

                      Teresa Edwards, Associate, QEM Network

   2:00             Key ProposalComponents

                          (Rationale, Results from Prior Work (if applicable), Goals, Measurable 
                           Objectives, Strategies for Achieving Objectives, Indicators of Progress,
                           Evaluation Plan, Dissemination Plan, Project Timeline, Key Personnel,
                           Expected Outcomes, and Project Summary)

                       William Sibley, QEM Network Consultant

                       Patrick Weasel Head, QEM Network Consultant

   3:00             Common Weaknesses in Non-funded Proposals

                       William Sibley, QEM Network Consultant

   3:30             Break

   3:45             Small Group Sessions with QEM Staff and Consultants to discuss

                       Institutional Project Summaries (See breakout assignment groups)

   6:00             Dinner (on your own)

Saturday, January 21

AM

    8:30             Continental Breakfast                                                                                         Sandia Foyer

   9:00              Update from Teams on Proposal Concept Development                                            Sandia

 10:00              NSF Merit Review Criteria

                        Althea Burns, QEM Associate, QEM Network

 10:30              Break

 10:45              Budget Preparationand Budget Justification

                        Teresa Edwards, QEM Network

 11:30              Evaluation and Dissemination Plans

                        Patrick Weasel Head, QEM Network Consultant

Noon/PM

 12:00             Lunch                                                                                                                 Sandia Foyer

                       TSET Self-evaluation Tool and Required Progress Reports                                       Sandia

                       J. Arthur Jones, QEM Network

   1:30             Small Group Sessions to refine Proposal Concepts and Proposal Components
                       (See breakout assignment groups for room locations)

   2:30              Break

   2:45              Remaining Questions and Answers                                                                           Sandia

   3:15              Proposal Submission and FastLane

                        Evelyn Baisey-Thomas, Computer Specialist, Division of Information Systems

                                  Office of Information and Resource Management, NSF

   5:15              Talking Circle

   6:00              Dinner (on your own)