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

纳米科学与工程教育（NSEE）学与教中心（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年级的教师提供相关的专业发展机会，并为教育博士生提供注入纳米科学内容的项目。该中心将汇集来自纳米科学和工程研究几个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就资源的开发和其功效的研究进行合作。PI之前曾担任过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。该中心的主要合作伙伴是西北大学、普渡大学、密歇根大学、伊利诺伊大学芝加哥分校和伊利诺伊大学厄巴纳-香槟分校。其他合作伙伴包括阿贡国家实验室、西点军校、阿拉巴马大学、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项目的地理范围，扩大机会，以接触到多样化的、目前代表性不足的研究生、教师和最终的学生。来自合作院校的STEM和教育教师和研究人员将参与跨学科团队，以实现中心的使命：为推动NSEE的发展提供国家教育领导和资源，创建和实施NSEE的专业发展计划，利用创新的学习理念设计7-16年级的教学材料，开展与NSEE融入科学、技术、工程和数学（STEM）教育相关的研究。

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.