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Welcome to the 2014 West Coast National Academies Summer Institute

Welcome to the 2014 West Coast National Academies Summer Institute. Brad Hyman University of California, Riverside West Coast NASI Host Chair, Department of Biology Director, CalTEACH Science/Mathematics Initiative. Clarissa Dirks

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Welcome to the 2014 West Coast National Academies Summer Institute

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  1. Welcome to the 2014 West Coast National Academies Summer Institute Brad Hyman University of California, Riverside West Coast NASI Host Chair, Department of Biology Director, CalTEACH Science/Mathematics Initiative Clarissa Dirks Co-Chair – Executive Committee for the National Academies Scientific Teaching Alliance

  2. Tonight • Some rationale for why we are here • The Summer Institute • Logistics • Networking with your group

  3. A Tiny World

  4. 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

  5. Calls for Reform • Bio2010, AAMC-HHMI report, Vision & Change, PCAST 2012, Persistence (Science, 2013)

  6. 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

  7. Unique Features of SI Approach • Aligns with scientific practice • Offers customizable tools • Three pillars: active learning, diversity, & assessment • Robust infrastructure for curriculum and evaluation

  8. 11 Years of the Summer Institute 2013 - 2015 2004 - 2010 2011 - 2013

  9. NAS Summer Institute Regional Network “Faculty should attempt to utilize teaching approaches that are most likely to help students learn…” - Bio 2010 Pacific SI Leadership Institute MidWest SI Northeast SI WVa U SI Mountain West SI Southeast SI Gulf Coast SI

  10. Small = 1-3 Medium = 3-10 Large = 10 or more Canada, Hawaii, and Alaska not shown

  11. Group Work

  12. Behind the Scenes 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 ToriBrescoll, Management • Center for Scientific Teaching at Yale • Jennifer Frederick, Director • Mark Graham, Evaluation Director • Oriana Aragon • AiyanaBobrownicki • Corinne Moss-Racusin (Skidmore) • EvavaPietri • A.J. Waterhouse • James Young • White House Office of Science and Technology Policy • Jo Handelsman • Summer Institute Regional Leaders & NASTA Leadership

  13. Logistics • What will happen this week • Where the events are located

  14. rec center eateries You are here residence HUB ULB/Campbell Science Learning Labs

  15. Schedule at a Glance

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