TUES PI Forum Workshop Yolanda George, Lance Perez, Russ Pimmel, Roger Seals, and Sheryl Sorby Jan 25, 2013

Workshop Goals Participants will: – Learn how the NSF Project will support the PI Forums – Begin preparing an application

PI Forum Need – At PI Meeting, PIs recognize a common interest and want to build an on-going interaction ultimately leading to joint activities – After PI Meeting, they struggle to find the time and means to build the interaction, and it eventually is forgotten NSF grant to explore a community-building model for ongoing, virtual, collaborative efforts among TUES PIs – Facilitated, structured approach to encourage and help build these collaborations

Types of PI Forums Special interest in collaborations dealing with evaluation, dissemination, broadening participation, and transformation Other ideas welcome Examples: – PIs working with a common instructional approach or area Share and develop evaluation approaches and data Form a group dissemination effort Create a shared, interactive repository – PIs working with underrepresented students Explore impact on a broader scale

Project Leaders Responsibilities Project will – Host six to eight virtual meetings for each PI Forum State of the art internet conferencing software – Provide guidance and training on use of software – Provide list of meeting attendees and list of awardees in appropriate NSF Programs with addresses

PI Forum Leaders Responsibilities PI Forums leaders will – Schedule meetings – Plan meeting agendas – Lead meetings – Maintain a website and give the Project access – Participate in the project evaluation

PI Forum Application On-line application at forum/application/ forum/application/ Title of PI Form – Leaders – Focus area – Ultimate Goals – Expected outcomes of the PI Forum – Recruitment plans – Meeting plans Applications are due February 8, 2013

Selection Criteria The impact of achieving the ultimate goal on STEM education The reasonableness of expected outcomes and their impact in moving toward the group’s ultimate goal The appropriate of the plans for achieving the expected outcomes Anticipated number and diversity of participants

PI Forum Focus, Goal, and Expected Outcomes Write – A sentence or two describing the focus of your collaboration – A statement of the ultimate goal of the collaboration – List the expected outcomes of your PI Forum Share and critique these – CRITERION: (1) The potential impact of the ultimate goal on STEM education and (2) The reasonableness of expected outcomes and their impact in moving toward the group’s ultimate goal Report the nature of the suggested changes Questions

PI Forum Meeting Plans List the topics that would be treated in each meeting Share and critique the statements – CRITERION: The reasonableness of the plans in achieving the expected outcomes Report the nature of the suggested changes Questions

PI Forum Recruitment Write – A sentence or two describing your recruitment plans – A sentence or two describing how the Project can help with recruitment Share and critique the statements – CRITERION: Anticipated number and diversity of participants Report the nature of the suggested changes Questions

Issues with Virtual Meetings Indicate how running virtual and face-to-face meetings differ Report to the group Questions