National Science Foundation 1 Coordination with NSF Program Officers

National Science Foundation 2 CISE CPATH Team Harriet Taylor, CNS Joan Peckham, CNS Sylvia Spengler, IIS Tracy Kimbrel, CCF Kera Johnson, CNS (Einstein Fellow!) Handout identifies your program officer

National Science Foundation 3 CPATH PI Meeting This is the second CPATH PI meeting Purposes of PI meeting –Connect CPATH PIs with NSF program directors –Connect CPATH PIs and projects –Find opportunities for synergy among projects –Develop CPATH PI community CPATH community will be supported – and will flourish

National Science Foundation 4 CPATH Overview Vision –Transform undergrad computing education on a national scale –Meet workforce needs, create multi-disciplinary pathways for diverse students –Apply Computational Thinking to a broad range of disciplines First competition in 2007, awards in 2008 and 2009 New PIs since last PI meeting! Let’s make them welcome

National Science Foundation CPATH is in 32 states and Puerto Rico 5

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7 CPATH Funding

National Science Foundation 2009 CPATH Competition 141 proposals, 106 projects Broad range of topics and disciplines Strong emphasis on Computational Thinking 27 projects funded –13 Class 1 –14 Class 2 –25.5% success rate 8

National Science Foundation CPATH 2009 Portfolio Computational Thinking with K-12 Connections Computational Thinking in STEM Disciplines Computational Thinking across All Disciplines Tools and Resources for Undergraduate Computing Education Computational Thinking in Computing Sciences and Engineering 9

National Science Foundation CPATH Impact Raised the national awareness about transformation of computing education Funded implementation of innovative models across the US – many being replicated Established collaborations with many disciplines to foster new pathways that broaden the scope of undergraduate computing Moved Computation Thinking into university programs and general education Dedicated researchers and educators, community effort unlike any before! 10

National Science Foundation Joan Peckham Dissemination and Broader Impacts Reaching out to new communities and decision makers 11

National Science Foundation 12 The Good News and the Bad News CPATH competition for 2010 cancelled CISE is developing a new program that will build on the synergies of CPATH and Broadening Participation in Computing (more on this later)

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National Science Foundation 14 Annual Reports All projects submit annual report thru FastLane system FastLane project report template in packet –Personnel – Describe contributions of all –Include REU and RET students in areas shown on template –Aggregate results and information –No longer than 20 pages – information needs to stand out Clearly mark activities for year of report – and differentiate from those of prior years Include evaluation data, share with evaluators Reports from collaborative sites –Each site must submit report –Common text components, sections clearly identifying activities at each collaborative site Reports one of the central sources NSF has to document progress of project and program

National Science Foundation 15 Highlights Annual highlight collection activity each fall Example of significant results or broader impact from project Select significant event, do not simply list project data Several boxes plus graphic, see handout Put into template and provide release for graphic Benefit of highlights to PI and to NSF Sample in handout packet

National Science Foundation 16 REU Supplements REU supplements – Research Experiences for Undergraduates –fund undergrad participation in research related to project –students must be citizens or permanent residents –typically $8000 per student (includes limited overhead) –instructions in REU solicitation and CISE web site Supplement submission – linked to CPATH project –not a new proposal –limited amount of text and budget CPATH priority date March 19 –Received 20 requests totaling $350,000

National Science Foundation 17 RET Supplements Research Experiences for Teacher (RET) Supplements –20 teachers funded thru 9 supplements in 2009 –Connect CPATH projects to K-12 education –Just had annual meeting Funding for –6 weeks of summer research –School year implementation –Travel to RET meeting and one national meeting –Supplies –New --- substitute teachers to attend 2 school year meetings Submit as supplement linked to funded project

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National Science Foundation RET Supplement Requests Received 18 requests for $461,000 by priority date Still room for 2 more requests Will let PIs know by next week Best thing you can do to prepare for new program! PIs must be involved with teachers, work as a team, make teacher part of research team, and visit the classroom Building community and community resource – focus of presentation later today 19

National Science Foundation 20 CPATH Evaluation CPATH program and project evaluation significant aspects of CPATH vision – Tied to America Competes Act Programmatic – contract with SRI International All projects have evaluation plans and identified individuals responsible for evaluation – SRI should have the names of these Everyone participates in Common Data collection –Proceeding very slowly! –This is a federal mandate – we have to have data for all Site visits – SRI to conduct site visits per year –Slowed by OMB clearance –Data aggregated across all sites

National Science Foundation More on CPATH Evaluation Some CPATH projects have additional evaluation requirements 25 projects (13 from years 1 & 2, 12 from year 3) –more significant budgets –quasi-experimental design components –higher level of funding for evaluation –attend yearly evaluator meetings Important that you involve evaluators in your project team – and include evaluation data in NSF reports CPATH Monitor web site – resource for all evaluators SRI presentation on Friday with more details, SRI staff available to answer questions 21

National Science Foundation No-cost Extensions No-cost extensions extend the life of your project and allow you to continue to spend remaining funds First extension is Grantee-approved (automatic) Second is NSF approved Request in FastLane – ask for a year Should request 60 days before project ending date Those whose projects are ending this year need to request quickly – particularly if you are receiving REU or RET supplements 22

National Science Foundation 23 Other CPATH Program Web Sites CPATH PI web site –Michigan State University –Jon Sticklen will talk about this tomorrow Ensemble Repository –RET teachers site –Boots Cassel will talk about this tomorrow Project web sites, papers, and presentations –Individual project web sites should indicate NSF funding ( for NSF logoshttp:// –Publications and presentations should also cite NSF support

National Science Foundation 24 Other Opportunities Serve as CPATH/computing education ambassador with disciplinary groups Serve as reviewer on NSF panel Stronger CISE expectation for Broader Impacts in research proposals –Link researchers with CPATH project for BI in research proposals –Good way to sustain and institutionalize innovations Encourage your students to apply to one of the 61 CISE REU Sites

National Science Foundation 25 Other NSF Programs of Interest Broadening Participation in Computing (BPC) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Sites TUES – Transforming Undergraduate Education in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (formerly CCLI) GK-12 - NSF Graduate STEM Fellows in K-12 Education CI-Team – Cyberinfrastructure Training, Education, Advancement, and Mentoring for Our 21 st Century Workforce ITEST – Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers All of these still have 2010 due dates! Check handout for these and others.

National Science Foundation New CISE Program Summer 2010 Focused on education in computing Both K-12 and higher education Builds upon synergies among BPC, CPATH, and Education Directorate goals and outcomes Linking CPATH projects to K-12 concepts, methods, and skills will be important 26

National Science Foundation More on new program Bigger, more comprehensive projects Educational research at the core Strong broadening participation component Focus on middle school through undergraduate education Computational thinking and learning progressions for CT Research based models to develop CT competencies throughout the pipelie 27

National Science Foundation And more Should have many opportunities for the CPATH community Collaboration important We should have informational town hall meetings around the country once the program is released Think big – think about what is needed for the community 28

National Science Foundation What is next Computer Science Education Week – amazing –Presentation later this afternoon –Coordinated CPATH activities Building RET community and forging relationships with K-12 community Dissemination of CPATH projects and documentation of outcomes Continuing to implement, build communities – still almost 100 active CPATH awards CPATH still needs a Logo! 29

National Science Foundation What is the path for the future? CPATH PI meetings for next 2 years Attend one of the Town Hall meetings for new program Attend conferences linked to affinity groups Do all three??? 30

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