Section 1 IUSE Introduction Overview Presenter Myles Boylan

Section 1 IUSE Introduction & Overview Presenter: Myles Boylan What’s new in Solicitation 17 -590? Submission Deadlines https: //www. nsf. gov/pubs/2017/nsf 17590. htm 1

IUSE Program Overview • Purpose of the program: • Improve the effectiveness of undergraduate STEM education • Educate students to be leaders and innovators in STEM fields • Educate a scientifically literate populace • Open to all institutions of higher education, professional societies, and other organizations 2

IUSE Program Overview Program Goals • Build and use evidence about improved STEM instructional practices • Design & study innovative learning opportunities, including developing new curricular materials and methods of instruction • Create, implement, and test program, curricular, course, and technology -driven models of teaching and learning • Develop, implement, and test creative approaches for adoption of education research into disciplinary teaching • Demonstrate effectiveness of validated practices in a variety of institutional settings, to replicate and advance prior findings • Develop and validate assessments/metrics for undergraduate STEM learning and instructional practice • Conduct fundamental research on issues of undergraduate STEM teaching and learning 3

IUSE Program Overview • Research and Practice in STEM Education • The ”cycle of innovation” • New research questions emerge from innovative practice • New practices evolve from implementing and modifying research findings • New technologies and pedagogies create the context for future STEM education research and development • Successful navigation of the cycle of innovation requires collaboration among STEM disciplinary experts, learning scientists, and STEM education practitioners 4

What’s New in Solicitation 17 -590? • • • No deadlines for Exploration and Design submissions New deadline for the Development and Implementation tier Limits on # of proposals submitted per year per PI/co-PI More emphasis on replication research Requirement for Open Licensing of software and learning materials 5

Submission Deadlines • Submission window for proposals for E&D tier is from October 1, 2017 – Oct 1, 2018 • This submission window applies to both the Engaged Student Learning and the Institution & Community Transformation tracks of the E&D tier • Submission deadline for proposals for the D&I tier is December 12, 2017. This submission deadline applies to both the Engaged Student Learning and the Institution and Community Transformation tracks of the D&I tier. 6

Submission Deadlines ENGAGED STUDENT LEARNING TRACK INSTITUTIONAL AND COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION TRACK EXPLORATION AND DESIGN TIER DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION TIER Applications accepted October 1, 2017 to October 1, 2018 (Applications received after 5/1/18 may be considered for funding in FY 2019) Applications deadline December 12, 2017 Up to $300, 000; up to 3 years Level 1: Up to $600 K; up to 3 years Level 2: $601 K– $3 M; up to 5 years Up to $3 M, up to 5 years 7

Thank you! • Additional information: • NSF Proposal and Award Policies & Procedures Guide • https: //www. nsf. gov/publications/pub_summ. jsp? ods_key=papp • Common Guidelines for Education Research and Development • https: //www. nsf. gov/publications/pub_summ. jsp? ods_key=nsf 13126 • NSF Merit Review Overview • https: //www. nsf. gov/bfa/dias/policy/merit_review/ • Solicitation, FAQs, and Webinar resources are available on the IUSE program website • https: //www. nsf. gov/publications/pub_summ. jsp? ods_key=nsf 13126 8