Faculty Advisory Board Presentation May 2009

IDEA InstitutePresentation to

Faculty Advisory Board

May 14, 2009

IDEA Institute

• Brian Coppola, Co-Director, [email protected]• Joe Krajcik, Co-Director, [email protected]• Mary Starr, Program Manager, [email protected]• Patricia Wixson, Administrative Assistant, [email protected]

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IDEA InstituteInstructional Development & Educational

Assessment

Mission

To improve teaching & learning at all levels (K-grad) via facilitating collaboration between LSA & SOE faculty,

students, & affiliated units.

Mechanism

To develop & demonstrate the value of adapting the ‘research team’ model of work to IDEA objectives, with particular emphasis on the preparation of future K-grad

educators.

FUTUREFoundations of Undergraduate Teaching:

Uniting Research & Education

Challenge to HS Teachers

What have you wanted to develop for your science classroom that could use some assistance from the University of Michigan?

Principal Collaborators

Mainstream LSA undergraduates in math/science classes who might want to collaborate with a teacher on developing and teaching new

lessons/labs with HS students

Support

IDEA staff, senior LSA undergraduate or graduate students, SOE graduate students



ChemistryTom Ambrose – Ypsilanti High School

Student – Sam Boas

SOE support – Cesar Delgado

IDEA support – Mary Starr

Mr. Ambrose and Sam developed a set of three chemistry investigations. After identifying the students’ level of preparedness, Sam assisted Mr. Ambrose in focusing attention on solubility rules, defining a chemical reaction, designing and troubleshooting a calorimeter investigation.

PhysicsMike Jones – Cass Tech High SchoolStudents – Brigette Bucholz and

Kyle MileticSOE support – Morten LundsgaardIDEA support – Mary Starr

Mr. Jones, Brigette and Kyle developed an entire unit that engaged students in forensic science through physics. Many physics concepts were developed and applied to “solve the mystery”. Progress is being made in preparing the resulting unit for eventual publication.



Fall 2008

8 students/4 teachers

Chemistry

Cass Tech

Winter 2009

17 students/6 teachers

Chemistry & Physics

Cass Tech & Ypsi. HS

Fall 2009 (expected)

30 students/12 teachers (conditional)

Chemistry, Physics

Extending content areas – Bio, Math

Typical FUTURE Schedule

Week Activity

1 recruit/meet

2-6 planning/practice

7-8 observe/plan

9-14 plan/implement/reflect

Students: attend weekly meetings (course credit) and stipend, $500

Teachers: work closely with undergraduates and IDEA staff and stipend, $750

IDEA: building a stock of time-share equipment

Summer Science Camp-High School

Structure of CampTwo-week residential science learning experience (Mon am to Fri pm)

Class during days and evening activities in and around Ann Arbor

Nearly fully subsidized by IDEA and Provost office

ContentNuclear Magnetic Resonance

Preparation & characterization of compounds

Summer 200810 students, Cass TechChemistry

Two advanced undergraduate instructors, One SOE graduate studentOne chaperone

Summer 200924 students, Cass Tech and Ypsilanti

ChemistryTwo advanced Undergraduate instructorsTwo chaperonesTwo returning students as Student InstructorsSupported by IDEA staff

Summer Science CampWhat would you tell someone who said

they were interested in Chemistry camp?

I would tell them to be prepared to learn a lot of chemistry. Be ready for long days and be ready to have fun. Oh yeah, be ready to not get much sleep but it will be for good reasons like because you went to the Arb or something.

I expected science camp to be dull and boring. My expectations wasn’t even close to what camp was, it was amazing. [Other people] should go for it. Be prepared to try new things and don’t forget to bring more than one pair of shoes, as well as tissue. To get ready and have the most fun you’ll ever have in science.

I would say go because you will make lots of friends and learn a lot.

Summer Science Camp-Middle School

Structure of CampTwo-week commuter camp

Class during days and late afternoon activities on campus with chaperones

Subsidized by IDEA, hi-ce, Ypsilanti Public Schools

ContentEnergy

Summer 200940 students from Ypsilanti Middle Schools

Three FUTURE students as Teaching Assistants

Supported by IDEA staff and SOE staff and graduate students as well as teachers from Ypsilanti Schools

Preparing Future Faculty

Seminars in Winter 2009 JAN 21: “Preparation and Guidance for an Academic Interview” Dragan Huterer (Physics, UM)

Brian Brennan (Chemistry, Illinois Wesleyan) Aaron Liepman (Biology, EMU)

JAN 28: “The New MS in Post-Secondary Science Education - A Discussion” Joseph Krajcik (School of Education, UM) Brian Coppola (Chemistry, UM)

FEB 11: “Making Effective Presentations: The TED Lectures” Tim McKay (Physics, UM) Laura Olsen (MCDB, UM)

FEB 18: “Fearless teaching: how to be as bold in the classroom as you are in your research (and still get tenure)” Robin Wright (Biology; U Minnesota)

MAR 11: “Studio Instruction in the Sciences: Philosophy & Recent Practice” Mark Banaszak Holl (Chemistry, UM) Amy Gottfried (Chemistry, UM) Rebecca Lahti (Chemistry, UM)

MAR 25: PFFS Panel “Teaching in Diverse Academic Settings” Cynthia Salhi (Cass Tech HS) Charlie Jacobs, Associate Dean, Henry Ford Community College, Tracy S. Schwab, Ph.D., Washtenaw Community College, Marvin Boluyt, Washtenaw Community College

APR 8: PFFS Panel “The Tenure Process” Pamela Raymond (Chair, MCDB, UM), Finn Larsen, UM Physics

Higher Education Initiatives

Strategy 1: Partnering with programs that naturally attract educational innovations

(1) LSA Honors

(2) Sweetland Writing Center

(3) Science Learning Center

(4) E-Portfolio project

Strategy 2: Identify first group of collaborators by going to known innovators in gateway courses


LSA Honors: Using generative/studio peer-led supplemental instruction sessions

• Developed in Chem 210/215

• Honors director interested in expanding

• 2008-09: Developed for Chem 260

• 2009-10: Planned for Phys 135/235

• 2009-10: Exploring an Honors Summit

SOE/Rackham: MS in Post-Secondary Science Education


E-Portfolio:

2008 - 2009 - Using reflective writing to document

(a) leadership development in “learning through teaching” and

(b) adaptation of leadership skills to other settings

Sweetland:

2009 - 2010 - GSI training & support for integrating

“writing to learn” assignments into intro science classes

Science Learning Center:

2009 - 2010 - Education research on/in the PLSG program


Chem 260 2008: Honors option

2008: QM Inventory: assessment tool

2009: UM/UNH collaboration

Bio 171/2/3 2009: Injecting Assessment into the new Introductory Biology Sequence

Phys 135/235 2009: Honors option


Near-term discussions:

BS/MS dual institution/dual degree with HBCU

Conversations w/ Physics on curriculum

GEIU: International component to FUTURE

Studio instruction at the USB

Other interest groups (no proposal to date):

WiSE

UROP

CRLT


Leadership on Proposals (PI/co-PI)

2008 NSF: Noyce Fellowships (700K; declined)

2009 NSF: Noyce Fellowships (900K; pending)

STC w/COE on CO2 (25M; pending)

2009: Inventory some ‘shovel ready’ K-12 ideas

Partnerships on UM Proposals

2008: HP Innovation/Outreach (declined)

2008 NSF: IDBR (single molecule) (declined)

2009 NSF: CRIF (single molecule) (pending)

Archiving the work of IDEA

FUTURE

Learning experience plans will be accessible on the IDEA website

Physics unit to be submitted for publication

myIDEA pages

Document the work of all IDEA participants

Included on the IDEA website at the end of each semester

Challengesfor 2009-10

Strategies for growing & broadening faculty interest areas

FUTURE

summer science camps

peer-led Honors option

(science writing)

(studio instruction)

(assessment/evaluation research)

Challengesfor 2009-10

Strategies for creating a culture of collaboration

• funded projects meet for monthly group meetings

• meetings with department or interest groups

Strategies for increasing participation

Evaluation: Begin IDEA program evaluation (Eric Dey/CSHPE)

Hard message in the mission: IDEA is not a service unit

Documents

Faculty Advisory Board Presentation May 2009