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Opportunities for Initial Implementation

Opportunities for Initial Implementation. How to Fund that Great Idea! Martha Cyr, Ph.D. Director K-12 Outreach Worcester Polytechnic Institute mcyr@wpi.edu. Seed to Germination. Critical components: Real partnership between education and engineering/math faculty

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Opportunities for Initial Implementation

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  1. Opportunities for Initial Implementation How to Fund that Great Idea! Martha Cyr, Ph.D. Director K-12 Outreach Worcester Polytechnic Institute mcyr@wpi.edu

  2. Seed to Germination Critical components: • Real partnership between education and engineering/math faculty • Understanding of local teacher needs • Content areas, grade level, availability, resources • Motivation • Planning a well timed sequence • $$ for resources and time

  3. Commonalities in Successful Programs • Committed faculty & administration • Good communication • Start small and learn your strengths Find a good funding source!

  4. State Level Funds State Department of Education • State appropriations of MSP (math-science partnership) funds • Summer content institutes • Many subject areas • Perkins grants • Technical workforce

  5. Corporate Support Local ‘high tech’ companies • Build workforce • Community relations • Often have a university relations person • Don’t overlook your development office!

  6. Federal Level Funds National Science Foundation • Teacher Enhancement • Curriculum Development • Advanced Technological Education • Centers for Learning and Teaching • Math and Science Partnership (MSP) • Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education • Robert Noyce Scholarship program

  7. Federal Level Funds US Department of Education • Transition to Teaching • Eisenhower Regional Mathematics and Science Education Consortia • Tech-Prep Demonstration Program • Upward Bound Math-Science • Women’s Educational Equity

  8. Bearing Fruit Good partnerships take planning, patience, and persistence!

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