1. CIRTL Impact on the Nation University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign University of Michigan Carleton College Madison Area Tech College U.S.G.S Purdue University UW - Madison Gillette College Unity College Lawrence University Ain Shams Univ., Cairo Tufts University Saint Lawrence University

2. 80% Ph.D.’s 100 Research Universities 2-yr College Liberal Arts Masters University Comprehensive University Research University Undergraduate Education Strategy: Leveraging the System

3. The Core Ideas of CIRTL Teaching-as-Research Teaching-as-Research STEM Professor as Change Agent STEM Professor as Change Agent Hypothesize, experiment, observe, analyze, improve Hypothesize, experiment, observe, analyze, improve Self-sustained improvement of STEM education Self-sustained improvement of STEM education Learning Community Learning Community Support growth in teaching and learning Support growth in teaching and learning Graduate student, post-doc, faculty community Graduate student, post-doc, faculty community Foundation for institutional and national change Foundation for institutional and national change Learning-through-Diversity Learning-through-Diversity Excellence and diversity are necessarily intertwined Excellence and diversity are necessarily intertwined All students bring an array of experiences and skills All students bring an array of experiences and skills Learning of all students is enhanced if all engaged Learning of all students is enhanced if all engaged

4. A Bit of CIRTL History 2003 NSF funds CIRTL ($10M; Michigan State, Penn State, Wisconsin) 2003CIRTL opens prototype learning community at UW

5. Graduate Student Demand Delta Participation Summer 2003 – Summer 2010 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 Faculty Graduate Students Post-docsStaff more than 1300 future faculty

6. A Bit of CIRTL History 2003 NSF funds CIRTL 2003Delta Program opens 2005FAST Program at MSU FAST Fellowship Program (Future Academic Scholars in Teaching) A mentored Teach-as-Research program

7. A Bit of CIRTL History 2003 NSF funds CIRTL 2003Delta Program opens 2005FAST Program at MSU 2007NSF funds CIRTL Network ($5M)

8. Cross-Network Learning Community CIRTL Capstone Seminar: Assessing Student Learning

9. 2003NSF funds CIRTL 2003Delta Program opens as prototype 2005FAST Program at MSU 2007NSF funds CIRTL Network 2010 Growth Plan for CIRTL Network 2011 Recruitment for Expansion 2012 NSF Proposal CIRTL for the Nation A Bit of CIRTL History

10. Teaching-as-ResearchLearning-through-Diversity Learning Community The CIRTL Network - 2012 The Next Step

11. 1.No single university can develop the future STEM faculty … but 100 universities can. 2.No single university can know or prepare their students for the diversity of teaching needs across the nation. 3.A learning community of universities can reap the benefits of collective experience, collaborative initiatives, and shared resources. The CIRTL Network – Why?

12. Advantages for member universities: NSF proposal to establish local CIRTL programs NSF proposal to establish local CIRTL programs Diverse Cross-Network programs for grad students Diverse Cross-Network programs for grad students and post-docs and post-docs Access to developed program resources, evaluation Access to developed program resources, evaluation instruments, and active community of peers instruments, and active community of peers National dissemination channel for local successes National dissemination channel for local successes Leverage to enhance research funding proposals Leverage to enhance research funding proposals National presence as leader in graduate education National presence as leader in graduate education The CIRTL Network – Why?

13. The CIRTL Network - 2012 The Next Step Process for Expansion: March 14, 2011 Application process opens April 15Video/telecon for Q&A April 22Letter of Intent deadline May 20Video/telecon for Q&A May 27Application deadline Summer, 2011Selection of new partners October, 2011CIRTL Network Meeting Madison, WI