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Presented at the: MTSU 5 th Annual STEM Education Research Conference February 3-4, 2011

STEM Education at East Tennessee State University ”Center of Excellence in Mathematics & Science Education”. Presented at the: MTSU 5 th Annual STEM Education Research Conference February 3-4, 2011. STEM Initiatives Planned STEM-Related Conferences .

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Presented at the: MTSU 5 th Annual STEM Education Research Conference February 3-4, 2011

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  1. STEM Education at East Tennessee State University”Center of Excellence in Mathematics & Science Education” Presented at the: MTSU 5th Annual STEM Education Research Conference February 3-4, 2011

  2. STEM InitiativesPlanned STEM-Related Conferences • ETSU Fifth Annual Statewide Annual STEM Conference (CEMSE, College of Education and College of Arts and Sciences) May 24-25, 2011 • Summer Leadership Institute: National Science Education Leadership Association (NSELA) (Sponsored by NSELA) June 26-30, 2011 at ETSU

  3. Partnership Collaboration East Tennessee State University

  4. Current STEM Initiatives • Governor’s School in Scientific Models and Data Analysis (Tennessee Department of Education, CEMSE) $120,000 annually • Tennessee Junior Academy of Science (Tennessee Academy of Science, CEMSE) $12,000 annually • National Chemistry Olympiad in Northeast Tennessee Section (Department of Chemistry, Eastman Chemical Company) • Upper East Tennessee Regional Science Olympiad (CEMSE and Department of Physics and Astronomy) • Upper East Tennessee Science Fair (Johnson City Kiwanis, Eastman Chemical, CEMSE, et al.) $12,000 annually • Information Technology Summer Camps for Girls (Department of Computer and information Sciences, CEMSE)

  5. Current STEM Initiatives • Middle School Math and Science Scholars Program (CEMSE, Parents) $4,000 • Franklin Math Bowl (Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Upper East Tennessee Council of Teachers, CEMSE) • Science First! GK12 (National Science Foundation, Gordon Anderson, Anant Godbole, Aimee Govett, CEMSE, et al.) $3,000,000.00 • STEM Graduate Education Majors (Aimee Govett) • NSF Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program (National Science Foundation, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Jeff Knisley, Aimee Govett, Robert Beeler, Daryl Stevens) $849,066.00

  6. Current STEM Initiatives • Symbiosis Curriculum Project (Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Mathematics, Department of Biological Sciences, CEMSE), Anant Godbole, et al.) $1,700,000.00 • Talent Expansion in Quantitative Biology (NSF, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Department of Biological Sciences, Anant Godbole, Jack Rhoton et al., CEMSE) $1,000,000.00 • CCLI: A Symbiotic Integration of Three Introductory Mathematics and Biology Courses, (NSF, Thomas Jones, Tom Laughlin, Aimee Govett, CEMSE) $310,000.00 • Institute for Quantitative Biology (Several departments on campus)

  7. Current STEM Initiatives • NSF Statcave (NSF, Department of Mathematics and Statistics) Anant Godbole, et al.) $250,000.00 • ETSU/Eastman Scholars Mathletes Program (CEMSE, Eastman Chemical Company, LEAs) $1,000,000.00 • ETSU/Niswonger Foundation Reaching for Excellence Math Partnership (CEMSE, Niswonger Foundation, LEAs) $143,000.00 • Through the Eyes of a Scientist: Jet Propulsion Laboratory and International Storytelling Center (JPL, ISC, and CEMSE, LEAs) $10,000.00 • CEMSE Project Management Team (CEMSE, LEAs)

  8. Current STEM Initiatives • Alternative Energy Projects (GEAR UP, Department of Engineering Technology)$200,000.00 • Dual Enrollment STEM Courses (Department of Mathematics and Statistics) • Aerospace Education Summer Workshops (Department of Engineering Technology, Tennessee Department of Transportation) $44,000.00 • ETSU and General Shale Brick Natural History Museum (ETSU, General Shale, CEMSE, et al.) TDOT initially provided $10,000.000.00 for construction of building.

  9. Current STEM Initiatives • Student-Faculty Collaborative Grants (ETSU Honors College) • Travel to present research at professional conferences (Honors College) • Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowships (Honors College) • Undergraduate Research Abroad (ETSU Honors College) • Senior Project in Information Technology (Honors College) • Boland Undergraduate Research Symposium (ETSU Honors College) • Research Discovery Student Worker Positions (ETSU) • Tennessee Posters-at-the-Capitol Presentations (ETSU Council of Undergraduate Research)

  10. Current STEM Initiatives • Departmentally Sponsored Undergraduate Research (ETSU STEM Departments) • Center of Excellence in Paleontology (ETSU, et al.) • Geosciences Club (Department of Geosciences) • Math Club and Student Chapter of the Mathematical Association of America (Department of Mathematics and Statistics) • Student Affiliate of the American Chemical Society (American Chemistry Society, Department of Chemistry, Hands-On Museum)

  11. Current STEM Initiatives • Anatomy and Physiology of iTunes (Health Sciences, Allan Forsman) • Solid Body Electric Guitar Design and Fabrication Project (Department of Engineering and Technology, ETSU, Society of Manufacturing Engineers) $8,000.00 • STEM Education Publications • CEMSE Publications

  12. Partnerships with Outside Organizations to Assist in STEM Activities • Center of Excellence in Mathematics and Science Education Partnerships (CEMSE, LEAs, et al.) • Institution for Quantitative Biology Partnerships (Members of IQB collaborate with a number of universities and laboratories) • Geosciences Partnerships (Department of Geosciences, Penn Virginia Resources, Tennessee and NC Departments of Transportation, et al.) • Astronomy Partnerships (Department of Physics and Astronomy, NASA, and Astronomical Society of the Pacific, et al.) • Natural History Museum Partnerships (Many organizations and foundations)

  13. Partnerships with Outside Organizations to Assist in STEM Activities • Center of Excellence in Paleontology Partnership (Collaborates with museums throughout the country to provide summer experiences for K-12, undergraduate and graduate students, teachers and volunteers)

  14. STEM Activities Recently Begun • Renovation of STEM Laboratories (NSF, Gordon Anderson, et al.) $2,200,000.00 • Reaching for Excellence in Elementary School Science Program (Tennessee Department of Education, CEMSE, LEAs) $75,000.00 • Student-Centered Action Research and Practice at ETSU (Action Research Projects …ETSU student sustainability fees) • Student Attraction and Retention in Physics and Astronomy Scholarships (Tennessee Space Grant Program, Department of Physics and Astronomy) $18,000.00

  15. STEM Activities Applied For • Educational Technology Proposal to Address STEM Education in Tennessee (Google, Chih-Che Tai, CEMSE) $21,200.00 • Education through Experience: Focusing on Conceptual Strands using Vertically Integrated Research-Intensive and Reciprocal Learning (NSF, Michele Joyner, AnahitaAyasoufi, Aimee Govett, CEMSE) $508,000.00 • Collaborative Redesign of Science in Tennessee (CReST) (Collaborative effort among eight institutions of higher education in Tennessee, proposal submitted to NSF byMTSU) $10,000,000.00 • Weather Station and Pollen Collection Station (Natural History Museum, King Pharmaceuticals, and Department of Biological Sciences) $5,395.00

  16. STEM Activities Applied For • Research Experience for Undergraduates in Paleontology (NSF Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU), Center of Excellence in Paleontology) $700,000.00 • Ensuring Success in General Education Statistics Proposal (Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s Next Generation Learning Challenge, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Anant Godbole, et al.) $750,000.00 • Aerospace Education Workshop (Tennessee Department of Transportation, Department of engineering Technology) $44,000.00

  17. Recently Completed • NSF-TBR-ATE Advanced Technological Education (NSF, Pellissippi State Community College, Tennessee Tech, ETSU, et al., …Anant Godbole, Aimee Govett) $1,200,000.00 • GEAR-Up Math Project (Tennessee Department of Education, CEMSE, LEAs) $147,000.00 • NN Ball & Roller Math Partnership (CEMSE, NN Ball & Roller Company, LEA,s) $10,000.00 • Morrill Motors Math Project (CEMSE, Morrill Motors Company, LEA’s) $10,000.00 • Reaching for Excellence in Middle and High School Science Partnerships (Tennessee Department of Education, CEMSE, LEA’s) $1,400,000.00 over a six year-period.

  18. Recently Completed • The Study of Variable Stars as a Pathway to Teaching Physical Science for Middle and High School Teachers (Department of Physics and Astronomy (NASA, Department of Physics and Astronomy, CEMSE) $60,000.00

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