The Directorate for Education and Human

Resources (EHR)

Diana L. Burley, Ph.D.

Program DirectorDivision of Undergraduate Education

National Science Foundation

February 1, 2007

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NSF Strategic PlanInvesting in America’s

FutureFY 2006 - 2011

NSF employs four core strategies that cut across all NSF programs and activities (Ideas, Tools, People, Organizational Excellence).

People – Developing a diverse, competitive, and globally-engaged U.S. workforce of scientists, engineers, and technologists, and a well-prepared citizenry

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EHR Mission

To promote the development of a diverse and well-prepared workforce of scientists, technicians, engineers, mathematicians and educators and a well-informed citizenry who have

access to the ideas and tools of science and engineering.

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EHR Goals

Prepare the next generation of STEM professionals and attract and retain more Americans to STEM careers.

Develop a robust research community that will support excellence in STEM education and that integrates research and education.

Increase the technological, scientific and quantitative literacy of all Americans.

Broaden participation and close achievement gaps in all STEM fields.

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EHR on the Web (www.nsf.gov)

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EHR “New” Division Structure

Graduate Education (DGE) Undergraduate Education (DUE) Research on Learning in Formal and

Informal Settings (DRL) Elementary, Secondary and Informal

Education (ESIE) Research, Evaluation and Communication

(REC) Human Resource Development (HRD) Experimental Program to Stimulate

Competitive Research (EPSCoR)

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Division of Graduate Education (DGE)

Mission: To promote the early career

development of scientists and engineers by providing support at critical junctures of their careers

through fellowships and traineeships.

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DGE Programs

Graduate Research Fellowships

NSF Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12)

Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT)

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Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE)

Mission:  To promote excellence in undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education for all students.

Goals: Provide leadership Support curriculum development Prepare the workforce Foster connections

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DUE Programs

Instructional Development Course, Curriculum and Laboratory

Improvement (CCLI) National STEM Education Digital

Library (NSDL)

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DUE Programs

Workforce Development STEM Talent Expansion Program (STEP) Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Federal Cyber Service: Scholarships for

Service (SFS) Robert Noyce Scholarship Program

(Noyce) NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology,

Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM)

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“New” DUE Programs

Math and Science Partnership (MSP)

Excellence Awards in Science & Engineering (EASE) Distinguished Teaching Scholars (DTS) Program Presidential Awards for Excellence in

Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) Program

Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM)

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Division of Elementary, Secondary and Informal

Education (ESIE)

Mission: To improve the educational

experiences of all students in school settings, pre-K through the 12th grade,

and to increase and improve the opportunities for all individuals to explore STEM beyond the school

setting.

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ESIE Programs

Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Communicating Research to Public

Audiences Informal Science Education (ISE) NSF Academies for Young Scientists (AYS) Discovery Research K-12 (DRK12) Information Technology Experiences

for Students and Teachers (ITEST)

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Division of Research, Evaluation, and

Communication (REC)

Mission:REC contributes to the broad field of

educational research and improvement by funding projects through grants, contracts,

and cooperative agreements. It also provides conceptual and technical

assistance to various EHR programs and principal investigators.

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REC Programs

Advanced Learning Technologies Research and Evaluation on

Education in Science and Engineering (REESE) (ROLE, EREC, IERI)

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Division of Human Resource Development

(HRD)

Mission (two-fold):

To increase the participation and advancement of underrepresented minorities and minority-serving institutions at every level of the STEM enterprise.

To serve as a focal point for NSF's commitment to enhancing the quality and excellence of STEM education and research by broadening participation.

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HRD Programs

Minorities and Minority Serving Institutions Alliances for Graduate Education and the

Professoriate Program (AGEP) The Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority

Participation Program (LSAMP) and Bridge to the Doctorate (BD) Program

Centers for Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST)

Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Programs (HBCU-UP)

Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP)

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HRD Programs

Women and Girls Research on Gender in Science and

Engineering (GSE) Persons with Disabilities

Research in Disabilities Education (RDE)

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Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive

Research (EPSCoR)

EPSCoR promotes the development of the states' science and technology (S&T)

resources through partnerships involving a state's universities, industry, and

government, and the Federal research and development (R&D) enterprise.

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EPSCoR Programs

EPSCoR Workshop Opportunities (EPS)

Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry (GOALI)

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Capacity-Building Strategies

Identify effective ways to: Prepare and support faculty who can

inspire and challenge students in the STEM disciplines

Provide faculty with effective materials and strategies to promote and assess learning

Address (formally and informally) STEM knowledge requirements of adults

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Capacity-Building Strategies

Invest in research on learning Facilitate the translation of research into

practice Create supportive learning environments

and pathways by developing models of reform/systemic change at both institutional and multi-institutional levels through networking, partnerships, alliances and collaborations

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The Directorate for Education & Human

Resources

Preparing the Next Generation of STEM

Professionals