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Welcome to the 2014 West CoastNational Academies Summer Institute
Brad HymanUniversity of California, RiversideWest Coast NASI HostChair, Department of BiologyDirector, CalTEACH Science/Mathematics Initiative
Clarissa DirksCo-Chair – Executive Committee for the National Academies Scientific Teaching Alliance
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Tonight
• Some rationale for why we are here
• The Summer Institute
• Logistics
• Networking with your group
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A Tiny World
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Overarching Goals of the SI Initiative
Transformation of
Undergraduate STEM Education
- Institutions emphasize student engagement & persistence, embrace diversity, and prioritize assessment
- Students are motivated to learn science and welcomed into the scientific community
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Calls for Reform
• Bio2010, AAMC-HHMI report, Vision & Change, PCAST 2012, Persistence (Science, 2013)
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In Good Company…
• Approaches: PBL, POGIL, CBL, PLTL, JiTT
• Research: Biology Scholars, DBER – e.g. SABER
• Organizations: PKAL, AAU, CIRTL, NSF, NIH, HHMI, HERI
• Evidence-based
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Unique Features of SI Approach
• Aligns with scientific practice
• Offers customizable tools
• Three pillars: active learning, diversity, & assessment
• Robust infrastructure for curriculum and evaluation
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11 Years of the Summer Institute
2004 - 2010 2011 - 2013 2013 - 2015
Expansion
Expansion to a regional model
Seven SIs, +200 trained per year
Successful transfer of curriculum
Stabilization
Stability of regional SIs established
Behavioral change at home institution
Early Years
Curriculum development
35 faculty trained per year
Core curriculum since 2007
NAS Summer Institute Regional Network
Leadership InstituteMidWest SI
Mountain West SI
Northeast SI
Pacific SI
Gulf Coast SI
Southeast SI
WVa U SI
“Faculty should attempt to utilize teaching approachesthat are most likely to help students learn…”
- Bio 2010
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Small = 1-3Medium = 3-10Large = 10 or more
Canada, Hawaii, and Alaska not shown
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Group Work
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Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Post-Presentation3.5
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Behind the Scenes
• Center for Scientific Teaching at Yale– Jennifer Frederick, Director– Mark Graham, Evaluation Director– Oriana Aragon– Aiyana Bobrownicki– Corinne Moss-Racusin (Skidmore)– Evava Pietri– A.J. Waterhouse– James Young
• White House Office of Science and Technology Policy– Jo Handelsman
• Summer Institute Regional Leaders & NASTA Leadership
• Howard Hughes Medical Institute– David Asai– Cynthia Bauerlie
• National Academies of Science– Jay Lebov
• Cornell Office of Research on Evaluation– William Trochim, Professor and
Director– Jane Buckley & Claire Hebbard
• Yale University– Margaret Clark & Jack Dovidio,
Psychology– Tori Brescoll, Management
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Logistics
• What will happen this week
• Where the events are located
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residence
ULB/Campbell Science Learning Labs
You are here
rec center
eateries
HUB
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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
7:00
Van Pick-Up at Ontario Airport
Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast 7:00 8:00 8:00 8:30 Scientific Teaching How People Learn Diversity Presentation Collaborative Time 8:30 9:00 Preparation 9:00 9:30 Break Break Institutional 9:30
10:00 Break Transformation 10:00 10:30 Assessment Active Learning Scientific Teaching Presentations & Next Steps 10:30 11:00 in Practice 11:00 11:30 Lunch 11:30 12:00 Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch 12:00 12:30 12:30 1:00 1:00 1:30 Presentations 1:30 2:00 Group Work Group Work Group Work 2:00 2:30 Incorporate Feedback 2:30 3:00 Check in at Upload Final Docs 3:00 3:30 Lodging Facilitator Debriefing 3:30 4:00 Facilitator Meeting Group Share Group Share Van trips to airport 4:00 4:30 4:30 5:00 Apply Feedback Apply Feedback Rest 5:00 5:30 Rest Facilitator Meeting Facilitator Meeting 5:30
6:00 Opening Dinner Farewell Dinner 6:15 6:30 Alumni Redmond Dinner Dinner Dinner on Your Own Botanic Gardens 6:30 8:00 Dining Room Downtown Riverside Downtown Riverside 6:45
Schedule at a Glance