Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) Transforming Undergraduate Education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics PROGRAM SOLICITATION NSF

CCLI Vision and Scope Vision: Excellent STEM education for all undergraduate students Vision: Excellent STEM education for all undergraduate students Supports efforts that Supports efforts that Bring advances in STEM disciplinary knowledge into curriculum Bring advances in STEM disciplinary knowledge into curriculum Create or adapt learning materials and teaching strategies Create or adapt learning materials and teaching strategies Develop faculty expertise Develop faculty expertise Promote widespread implementation of educational innovations Promote widespread implementation of educational innovations Prepare future K-12 teachers Prepare future K-12 teachers Enhance our understanding of how students learn STEM topics Enhance our understanding of how students learn STEM topics Enhance our understanding how faculty adopt instructional approaches Enhance our understanding how faculty adopt instructional approaches Build capacity for assessment and evaluation Build capacity for assessment and evaluation Further the work of the program itself Further the work of the program itself

CCLI Vision and Scope (Cont) Program especially encourages projects that: Program especially encourages projects that: Have potential to transform undergraduate STEM education Have potential to transform undergraduate STEM education Produce widespread adoption of classroom practices based on how students learn Produce widespread adoption of classroom practices based on how students learn Explore cyberlearning Explore cyberlearning

PROJECT COMPONENTS Creating Learning Materials and Strategies Creating Learning Materials and Strategies Incorporate ideas from research on teaching and learning Incorporate ideas from research on teaching and learning Incorporate scientific advances in disciplines Incorporate scientific advances in disciplines Implementing New Instructional Strategies Implementing New Instructional Strategies Implement proven or promising techniques in ways that encourage widespread adoption Implement proven or promising techniques in ways that encourage widespread adoption Add knowledge about transfer of strategies and impact on learning Add knowledge about transfer of strategies and impact on learning Developing Faculty Expertise Developing Faculty Expertise Increase instructor’s knowledge and skills on curricula and teaching practices Increase instructor’s knowledge and skills on curricula and teaching practices Involve diverse group of faculty Involve diverse group of faculty

PROJECT COMPONENTS (cont) Assessing and Evaluating Student Achievement Assessing and Evaluating Student Achievement Develop and disseminate valid and reliable tests of STEM knowledge and skills Develop and disseminate valid and reliable tests of STEM knowledge and skills Collect, synthesize, and interpret information about students Collect, synthesize, and interpret information about students Conducting Research on Undergraduate STEM Education Conducting Research on Undergraduate STEM Education Explore how undergraduate STEM students learn Explore how undergraduate STEM students learn Explore how practices have diffused and how faculty and programs implement changes Explore how practices have diffused and how faculty and programs implement changes NOTE: NOTE: Instrumentation and equipment requests are appropriate -- based learning impact

Important Project Features Quality, Relevance, and Impact Quality, Relevance, and Impact Describe a recognized need or opportunity and an innovative approach Describe a recognized need or opportunity and an innovative approach Student Focus Student Focus Link activities and improvements in STEM learning Link activities and improvements in STEM learning Knowledge about STEM Education: Knowledge about STEM Education: Build on existing work & disseminate new finding and results Build on existing work & disseminate new finding and results STEM Education Community-Building STEM Education Community-Building Interact with others in the STEM education community Interact with others in the STEM education community Sustainability Sustainability Demonstrate reasonable expectation of persistent effects Expected Measurable Outcomes Expected Measurable Outcomes Describe goals & expected measurable outcomes Describe goals & expected measurable outcomes Project Evaluation Project Evaluation Monitor progress toward expected outcomes and success in achieving them Monitor progress toward expected outcomes and success in achieving them

Type 1 Projects 70 to 75 awards expected 70 to 75 awards expected Total budget up to $200,000 for 2 to 3 years Total budget up to $200,000 for 2 to 3 years 250,000 when 4-year and 2-year schools collaborate 250,000 when 4-year and 2-year schools collaborate Deadline Deadline May 21, 2009 (A-M states) May 21, 2009 (A-M states) May 22, 2009 (N-Z states) May 22, 2009 (N-Z states) Typically involve a single institution & one program component Typically involve a single institution & one program component Contribute to the understanding of undergraduate STEM education Contribute to the understanding of undergraduate STEM education

Type 2 Projects 20 to 25 awards expected 20 to 25 awards expected Total budget up to $600,000 for 2 to 4 years. Total budget up to $600,000 for 2 to 4 years. Deadline January 13, 2010 Deadline January 13, 2010 Typically involve multiple institutions & several program components – but exceptions Typically involve multiple institutions & several program components – but exceptions Typically based on prior work with results explicitly described – but exceptions Typically based on prior work with results explicitly described – but exceptions Produce evidence on the effectiveness Produce evidence on the effectiveness Institutionalize at the participating schools Institutionalize at the participating schools

Type 3 Projects 3 to 5 awards expected 3 to 5 awards expected Budget negotiable, but not to exceed $5,000,000 over 5 years. Budget negotiable, but not to exceed $5,000,000 over 5 years. Deadline January 13, 2010 Deadline January 13, 2010 Large scale efforts Large scale efforts Typically based on prior work with results explicitly described – but exceptions Typically based on prior work with results explicitly described – but exceptions Produce evidence of student learning in a broad population Produce evidence of student learning in a broad population Describe impact of the work on the prevailing models Describe impact of the work on the prevailing models Describe strategies for implementation in new contexts Describe strategies for implementation in new contexts

CCLI Central Resource Projects 1 to 3 awards expected 1 to 3 awards expected Budget negotiable, depending on the scope and scale of the activity Budget negotiable, depending on the scope and scale of the activity Small focused workshop projects -- 1 to 2 years & up to $100,000 Small focused workshop projects -- 1 to 2 years & up to $100,000 Large scale projects -- 3 to 5 years & $300,000 to $3,000,000 Large scale projects -- 3 to 5 years & $300,000 to $3,000,000 Deadline January 13, 2010 Deadline January 13, 2010 Implement activities to sustain the STEM community Implement activities to sustain the STEM community Increase the capabilities of and communications in the STEM community Increase the capabilities of and communications in the STEM community Increase and document the impact of CCLI projects Increase and document the impact of CCLI projects

NSF Merit Review Criteria`` Standard intellectual merit and the broader impacts review criteria Standard intellectual merit and the broader impacts review criteria Additional intellectual merit review criteria Additional intellectual merit review criteria Produce exemplary material, processes, or models that enhance student learning Produce exemplary material, processes, or models that enhance student learning Yield important findings related to student learning Yield important findings related to student learning Build on existing knowledge about STEM education Build on existing knowledge about STEM education State expected outcomes & integrate them into evaluation plan State expected outcomes & integrate them into evaluation plan Describe evaluation plan that is likely to produce useful information Describe evaluation plan that is likely to produce useful information Additional broader impacts review criteria Additional broader impacts review criteria Contribute to the understanding of STEM education Contribute to the understanding of STEM education Help build the STEM education community Help build the STEM education community Have a broad impact on recognized need or opportunity Have a broad impact on recognized need or opportunity Have the potential to contribute to transformative change Have the potential to contribute to transformative change