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Science Education at the NIH
• Bruce A. Fuchs, Ph.D., Director
National Institutes of Health
Office of Science Education
• [email protected]
• http://science.education.nih.gov
NIH Office of Science Education
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Founded in 1991
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Office of the Director/ Office of Science Policy / OSE
Programs
• National
• Local:
Collaborators
• NIH Science Education Exhibit Booth
• OSE Web Site
• NIH Curriculum Supplements Series
• Women in Science Posters
• Women are… video and poster series
• Health Science Curriculum Online
• LifeWorks
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(ORWH)
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(ORWH, NIDCR)
• NIH Mini Med School
• Science in the Cinema
• NIH Speakers Bureau
• HHMI/MCPS Student-Teacher Internships
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(ORWH)
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Science Education at NIH
• Why is the NIH investing in time and money
in K-12 science education programs?
• NSF spending on health and medicine
• The Scientist Shortage
• International Student Comparisons
• TIMSS
• PISA
• Economic Arguments
Why?– NSF Mandate
• NSF is not supposed to spend its
money on projects related to health or
medicine
Why?–The Scientist Shortage
Is There Really a Shortage?
• RAND Report: Will the Scientific &
Technical Workforce Meet the
Requirements of the Federal Government?
• Chronicle of Higher Education:
Is There a Science Crisis? Maybe Not
Why?–
International Student Comparisons
• TIMSS-2003
• Data to be released in December 2004
• PISA•
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OECD “Program for International Student Assessment”
PISA 2000-Reading
PISA 2003- Math (Date released in December 2004)
PISA 2006- Science
TIMSS: Science Scores
4th Grade
8th Grade
12th Grade
TIMSS: Math Scores
4th Grade
8th Grade
12th Grade
Why?– Economic Arguments
• Teaching the New Basic Skills
Richard J. Murnane and Frank Levy
• Skills need for a Middle Class Job
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Read at a 9th grade level
Math at a 9th grade level
Solve problems where hypotheses required
Ability to work in groups with diverse people
Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
Ability to use personal computers for basic tasks
• 50% (or more) of students will not get these skills
Why?– Economic Arguments
• “It is obviously just a matter of time before the
bulk of our workforce will require a much higher
level of problem-solving skills than is currently
evident. And while we have been fortunate to
attract so many skilled young people to our
shores, we must nonetheless strive to increase
math and science achievement so that our students
can take advantage of the considerable
opportunities that will exist in tomorrow’s labor
market. In that way, we can realize the potential
of technological change for bringing substantial
and lasting benefits to our economy.”
• Alan Greenspan, Chairman, Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System before the House Committee on
Education and the Workforce, September 21, 2000.
Science Education at NIH
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Office of Science Education
SEPA (NCRR)
SEDAPA (NIDA)
COEP (NIEHS)
Alcohol Education (NIAAA)
Mental Health (NIMH)
SBIR Grants
Office of Science Education
NIH Curriculum Supplements Series
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http://science.education.nih.gov
Created by contract competition
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NIAID
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NHGRI
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NCI
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NIDCR
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NIEHS
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NIDA
Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA)
• http://www.ncrr.nih.gov/clinical/cr_sepa.asp
• Located in the National Center for Research Resources
(NCRR)
• Largest K-12 and informal science ed grants program
• Least restrictive in terms of topic
• Must form a partnership
• Motivated program director (Dr. L. Tony Beck)
Science Education Drug Abuse
Partnership Award (SEDAPA)
• http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-02-070.html
• Located in the National Institute for Drug Abuse
• Must address addiction and the brain
• Highly creative program director
(Dr. Catherine Sasek)
Community Outreach and
Education Programs (COEP)
• http://www.niehs.nih.gov/centers/coep/coepcver.htm
• Must focus on environmental health education
• Not currently making awards
• Program director- Liam O’Fallon
Newer Grants Programs
• NIAAA (Alcohol)
• http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-04-129.html
• Announced July or 2004- K-16 orientation
• Program Director- Jason Lazarow, M.Ed.
• NIMH (Mental Health)
• http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-02-087.html
• Not primarily aimed at K-12
SBIR
• Small Business Innovation Research
• Increasing number of Institutes are using
them to fund education projects
• Must be a for-profit organization
• Contact me if interested
NICHD Learning Research
• 30 year history of reading research
• Math and Science Cognition and Learning
• http://www.nichd.nih.gov/crmc/cdb/math.htm
• Program Director- Dr. Dan Berch
What’s Up Elsewhere?
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NASA
DOE
DOEd
CDC
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