From sweinand at osrhe.edu Mon Jul 23 11:44:26 2001 From: sweinand at osrhe.edu (Weinand, Stacey) Date: Tue Mar 23 20:16:39 2004 Subject: [Ike] IKE RFP is available Message-ID: <2459A119684313438953596810EF37FE5AAFEB@kong.osrhe.edu> In order to make the best use of available technology, the FY 2001 - 2002 Eisenhower RFP is available through the Oklahoma State Regents' Website at http://okhighered.org under the Administrators, Faculty, and Staff Section. Closing date for proposals is October 26, 2001. Stacey Weinand Coordinator, Mathematics Preparation Initiative Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education 500 Education Building Oklahoma City, OK 73105 (405) 447-4103 sweinand@osrhe.edu From sweinand at osrhe.edu Fri Jul 27 08:37:03 2001 From: sweinand at osrhe.edu (Weinand, Stacey) Date: Tue Mar 23 20:16:39 2004 Subject: [Ike] IKE RFP Q&A workshop Message-ID: <2459A119684313438953596810EF37FE5AB031@kong.osrhe.edu> A question and answer workshop relating to the Eisenhower Mathematics and Science Professional Development grant RFP and the Summer Academies Program has been scheduled for September 11, 2001. More details will follow. Stacey Weinand Coordinator, Mathematics Preparation Initiative Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education 500 Education Building Oklahoma City, OK 73105 (405) 447-4103 sweinand@osrhe.edu From sweinand at osrhe.edu Fri Jul 27 13:34:48 2001 From: sweinand at osrhe.edu (Weinand, Stacey) Date: Tue Mar 23 20:16:39 2004 Subject: [Ike] FW: Possible Grant Opportunity Message-ID: <2459A119684313438953596810EF37FE5AB03D@kong.osrhe.edu> > NSF Program Funds Training Of Science, Math Teachers > Education Daily > 07/27/2001 > > K-12 Districts, Postsecondary Institutions Will > Partner To Address Community Needs > > In response to the critical need for science and > math educators, the National Science Founda- > tion (NSF) is seeking applications under a new > program to produce and retain well-qualified > K-12 teachers. > > The Science, Technology, Engineering and > Mathematics Teacher Preparation program > will support partnerships between institutions > of higher education and K-12 school districts. > Partnerships will address local needs in re- > cruiting teachers with strong backgrounds in > science and mathematics into teacher certifica- > tion programs and in retaining them in the > teacher workforce. > > Program officer Joan Prival notes that the con- > cept of the program is not new to NSF; it was > built on goals from previous NSF programs. > > What is new is a requirement that the leader- > ship team of principal investigators overseeing > the program include at least one faculty mem- > ber from SMET (science, mathematics, engi- > neering and technology) disciplines, one fac- > ulty member from teacher education, and a > school district representative. > > The program's teacher preparation projects > "must demonstrate the involvement of SMET > faculty in all stages of the education of future > teachers and provide evidence of a preservice > curriculum that features a strong foundation > in SMET content knowledge that is linked to > effective pedagogical strategies," the solicita- > tion explains. > > It also notes that "SMET majors and SMET > professionals seeking a career change are spe- > cific targets of the program." > > Another essential feature of the program is > forging local partnerships among stake- > holders-including two- and four-year institu- > tions of higher education, school districts and > other local partners, such as informal science > education institutions (museums, for example) > and local businesses. > > One benefit created by these partnerships is a > continuum of teacher education that extends > through the induction years and beyond, help- > ing facilitate teachers' transition from prepa- > ration to practice. > > The committee stopped accepting comments > last Friday, and spokesman Mike Reynard > said staff will be reading through the sugges- > tions well into the August recess. "They're > Approximately $6.5 million is anticipated to > fund some 12 grants ranging from $300,000 to > $1 million each. Two types of programs will be > funded: baccalaureate and five-year degree > programs for preK-12 SMET teachers, and > model alternative certification programs to > prepare individuals who possess SMET bacca- > laureate degrees for K-12 math and science > teaching. > > Applicant partnerships should address local > needs, such as diversifying the teaching work- > force; producing teachers skilled at SMET edu- > cation for students with disabilities, students > for whom English is a second language or > other special-needs populations; and meeting > staffing requirements resulting from state or > local education policy reforms, such as student > learning standards, class-size reduction, in- > creased graduation requirements and in- > creased access to Advanced Placement classes. > > Projects may address elementary, middle or > high school levels, but individual projects need > not encompass the full preK-12 range. > > The Science, Technology, Engineering and > Mathematics Teacher Preparation projects will > complement the activities of the NSF Mathe- > matics and Science Partnership Initiative > (EGA, May 4), and should test strategies that > could be widely adopted. > > NSF is requesting an optional letter of intent > by Aug. 31. Full proposals will be due Oct. 25 > and must be submitted using the NSF elec- > tronic FastLane system. > > For the solicitation, access the Internet at > www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/getpub?nsf01136. For > information, contact Dr. Joan Prival, Under- > graduate Education, (703)292-8670, e-mail, > jprival@nsf.gov. > > -Katie Chase >