Frank L. H. WolfsDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester SLC Meeting July 16, 2003 Issues to be discussed: Time table for catalyst proposal Current funding details (to be included in the proposal) Budget items Proposal outline Tasks (what needs to be done and who will do it). Next meeting(s)

Frank L. H. WolfsDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester SLC Meeting July 16, 2003 Time Table

Frank L. H. WolfsDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester SLC Meeting July 16, 2003 Time Table Notes: The schedule in Year 2 will depends on the schedule of RFP for full centers. If the next call for proposals is 2 years from now (September 2005) we should aim for submitting a proposal in September 2005 (compress Year 2). If the next call of proposals is 3 years from now (September 2006) we should stick with the time table.

Frank L. H. WolfsDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester SLC Meeting July 16, 2003 Current Funding (last 5 years)

Frank L. H. WolfsDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester SLC Meeting July 16, 2003 Budget Items Workshop and conferences: $ 2,000 per one-day workshop (60 participants) $ 16,000 per two-day conference (200 participants) $ 44,000 total Travel: NSF-related travel Visits to other centers Visits to national conferences $ 28,000 total Mini-grants: Four - six mini-grants of around $ 25K each $ 125,000 total Administrative costs and supplies

Frank L. H. WolfsDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester SLC Meeting July 16, 2003 Proposal Outline The project description must be 15 pages or less. Margins (left/right/top/bottom) must be 1”. Font: Times, 12 points. Line spacing: exactly 16 points.

Frank L. H. WolfsDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester SLC Meeting July 16, 2003 Proposal Outline I. Introduction (based on the white paper) 2 pages total II. Summary of our strengths: Funding Profile Description of strengths of each institution 1 page per institution, 5 pages total III. Summary of potential participants in the center (beyond the five founding institutions). How do we involve them in the center proposal? 1 page total

Frank L. H. WolfsDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester SLC Meeting July 16, 2003 Proposal Outline IV. Outline of the catalyst activities and how they will allows us to develop a Center proposal. This Section should also include examples of possible mini-grants. 6 pages total V. Time table and milestones 1 page total VI. Summary

Frank L. H. WolfsDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester SLC Meeting July 16, 2003 Tasks to be completed Section I: Introduction Combine components of the original white paper (Mark) with the “WHY IS TECHNOLOGY FAILING IN EDUCATION” document (Carol) Dov, Carol, Mark, Frank, …. Section II: Our strengths Need 1 page summary of each institution containing: 1 paragraph characterizing the institution (e.g. number of students - fulltime/part time, degree programs, etc.) Summary of strengths that are relevant to our proposal. Needs to be selective. One person from each institution: Brockport: MCC: Nazareth: RIT: U of R: Frank

Frank L. H. WolfsDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester SLC Meeting July 16, 2003 Tasks to be completed Section III: Summary of potential participants Dov Section IV: Description of possible mini-grants Each mini-grant should be interdisciplinary and inter-institutional Mini-grants should discuss in detail the science of learning component of the project: 1: 2: 3: 4: Section V and VI: Time table and summary Done

Frank L. H. WolfsDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester SLC Meeting July 16, 2003 Tasks to be completed References: We need references: Work done at our institutions Work relevant for the proposal ???? Biographical sketches: Who wants to be senior investigator? I need to have biographical sketches by Friday. Budget finalized: Meeting with the Dean’s office on Tuesday 7/22 (Dov, Mark, Frank).

Frank L. H. WolfsDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester SLC Meeting July 16, 2003 Next steps Need all information by Friday (7/18) First rough draft distributed on Monday (7/21) Comments due by Wednesday (7/23, 8 am) and discussed at our regular Wednesday meeting.

Frank L. H. WolfsDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester SLC Meeting July 16, 2003 Final Comments In little more than one month we went from meeting each other for the first time to starting to work seriously on a collaborative effort. We will reach our ultimate goal one way or the other. Although a funded SLC is our focus we need to keep our eyes open for other opportunities, and make sure our activities are advertised in the appropriate manner. We can be proud on what we have achieved so far and thank Dov for pulling us all together.