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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Group Work

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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