<div dir="ltr">1) <b><span><span>NSF</span></span> Improving Undergraduate STEM Education webinars<span></span><span></span><span></span>: </b>Informational <span><span>webinars</span></span> for the new <span><span>NSF</span></span> <span>IUSE</span><span></span> program have been announced:<br>
<br><div style="margin-left:40px">December 3, 4, 5, from 1:00pm-2:30pm<br>December 10, 11,12 from 3:00pm-4:30pm<br><br></div>Register at <a href="http://ehrweb01.aaas.org/stem-iwbw/iuse-webinar-registration/" target="_blank">http://ehrweb01.aaas.org/stem-iwbw/iuse-webinar-registration/</a>. Additional information is provided below.<br>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(187,0,0);font-weight:bold">Christopher Andersen</span><br>Director<br><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(187,0,0)">STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) Initiatives</span> <br>
186 University Hall, 230 North Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210-1335 USA <br>
<a href="mailto:andersen.18@osu.edu" target="_blank">andersen.18@osu.edu</a> <br>
Looking for upcoming STEM outreach activities? Visit <a href="http://stemoutreach.osu.edu/" target="_blank">http://stemoutreach.osu.edu/</a></p><p style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:12px;line-height:18px;background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255,255,255)">
<i><span><span>STEM</span></span> Initiatives social media</i><br><b>Facebook:</b> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/stem.initiatives" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/stem.initiatives</a><br>
<b>Twitter:</b> <a href="http://twitter.com/osuSTEMfunding" target="_blank">@osuSTEMfunding</a> (grant opportunities) and <a href="http://twitter.com/OhioStateSTEM" target="_blank">@OhioStateSTEM</a> (outreach)<br>
<b>Diigo:</b> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/list/ohiostatestem/stem-rfp-library" target="_blank">http://www.diigo.com/list/ohiostatestem/stem-rfp-library</a> (<span><span>STEM</span></span> RFP <span><span>funding</span></span> library)<br>
<b><span><span>STEM</span></span>-<span><span>funding</span></span> listserv signup:</b> <a href="http://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/stem-funding" target="_blank">http://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/stem-funding</a>
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---<br><br><div class="gmail_extra"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Dear Colleague:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing:-0.1pt">NSF has released a new
<span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)"><a href="http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=504976&org=EHR&from=home" title="IUSE Webinars" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(187,23,27)">Program Description PD14-7513 titled Improving Undergraduate STEM Education (IUSE)</span></a>
</span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">that provides a mechanism for submitting proposals for research-based and research-generating approaches to:
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">***Understanding STEM learning;
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">***Designing, testing, and studying curricular change;
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">***Wide dissemination and implementation of best practices; and
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">***Broadening participation of individuals and institutions in STEM fields.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The
Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE) is collaborating with the
Virtual Faculty Collaborative (VFC), a partnership between AAAS,
Louisiana
State University, and Higher Education Services, to offer several
webinars to discuss the IUSE Program.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing:-0.1pt">The IUSE webinars will be held from:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing:-0.1pt">• 1:00-2:30pm (EST) on December 3, 4, and 5; and<br>
• 3:00-4:30pm (EST) on December 10, 11, and 12.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing:-0.1pt">To register for one of these webinars, please access the
<span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)"><a href="http://ehrweb01.aaas.org/stem-iwbw/iuse-webinar-registration/" title="IUSE Webinar registration" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(187,23,27)">registration website</span></a></span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Enrollment
will be limited to 300 individuals on a first-come, first-served
basis. A recorded version of the webinar will be posted later.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Sincerely,</span></p>
<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red"><a href="http://ehrweb01.aaas.org/stem-iwbw/leadership-team/" target="_blank"><span style="color:red">IWBWs Leadership Team</span></a></span><br>
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