NCLT: A Center to Develop Nanoscale Science and Engineering Educators with Leadership Capabilities

纳米科学与工程教育（NSEE）学习与教学中心（NCLT）将专注于研究和开发7-16年级的纳米科学教学资源，为7-12名教师提供相关的专业发展机会，并为教育博士生注入纳米科学内容。 该中心将汇集来自纳米科学和工程研究若干领域的教育工作者和科学家，与科学教师和教育领域的博士候选人合作开发资源并研究其功效。 PI之前曾担任材料世界模块项目的主任，该项目是NSF资助的课程，目前在全国几所中学使用。 拟议中心的牵头伙伴是西北大学、普渡大学、密歇根大学、芝加哥伊利诺伊大学和厄巴纳-香槟伊利诺伊大学。 其他合作伙伴包括阿贡国家实验室、西点军事学院、亚拉巴马A M大学、菲斯克大学、汉普顿大学、莫尔豪斯学院和德克萨斯大学埃尔帕索分校。 额外的合作伙伴将扩大该项目的地理范围，扩大机会，以达到研究生，教师和最终学生的多样化和目前代表性不足的人口。 STEM和教育的教师和研究人员从合作机构将参加跨学科的团队，以解决该中心的使命：提供国家教育的领导和资源，以推进NSEE创建和实施专业发展计划NSEE使用创新的想法在学习设计教学材料的等级7- 16进行研究有关的NSEE融入科学，技术，工程和数学（STEM）教育。

The Nanoscale Science and Engineering Education (NSEE) Center for Learning and Teaching (NCLT) would focus on the research and development of nano-science instructional resources for grades 7-16, related professional development opportunities for 7-12 teachers, and programs infused with nano-science content for education doctoral students. The Center would bring together educators and scientists from several areas of nano-science and engineering research to collaborate with science teachers and doctoral candidates in education on both the development of the resources and research on their efficacy. The PI has prior experience as director of the Materials World Modules project, an NSF-funded curriculum currently in use in several secondary schools across the country. Lead partners in the proposed Center are Northwestern University, Purdue University, University of Michigan, University of Illinois at Chicago and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Additional partners include Argonne National Laboratory, West Point Military Academy, Alabama A & M University, Fisk University, Hampton University, Morehouse College and University of Texas at El Paso. The additional partners will widen the geographic range of the project, expanding opportunities to reach a diverse and currently underrepresented population of graduate students, teachers and ultimately students. STEM and Education faculty and researchers from the partner institutions would participate in interdisciplinary teams to address the Center's mission:Provide national education leadership and resources for advancing NSEE Create and implement professional development programs in NSEEUse innovative ideas in learning to design instructional materials for grades 7-16Conduct research relating to integration of NSEE into science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education.