1. Collaborative Research: The Next Generation of STEM Teacher Preparation in Washington State A multi-institutional, cross-college collaboration to improve undergraduate STEM education

2. What this is Proposal to National Science Foundation Submitted January, 2016 Improving Undergraduate STEM Education (IUSE) Approximately $3 million Four-year project

3. Who is involved Four-year institutions WWU lead PI WSU, EWU, CWU, SPU are Co-PIs Evergreen, Heritage, Northwest, Seattle Pacific, Seattle University, Walla Walla Univ, Whitworth Two-year institutions Olympic College; North, Central, South Seattle Colleges; Skagit Valley, Whatcom CC Government / educational institutions & organizations: Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction; Regional Educational Service Districts; Schools; TOTOS; WA-TOTEM NGOs and businesses: Pacific Northwest National Labs; Code.org; MESA; LASER; Washington STEM

4. Project Goals 1.Improve STEM teacher preparation programs across the state 2.Increase recruitment of qualified and diverse STEM students into teaching 3.Create an adaptive, research-based model for improving STEM teacher preparation through collaboration among stakeholders

5. Impetus Teacher shortage in STEM areas, K-12 Increasing demand for STEM graduates Rigorous new science (& engineering) and mathematics standards for K-12, impacting undergraduate education Need for more opportunities for underrepresented populations in STEM courses and careers House Bill 1813 promotes computer science across K-12

6. Project Structures: Teacher Preparation Working Groups Cross institution/cross college WGs will develop: Goals, strategies, tasks, timelines Resources, models, tools Workshops, webinars In five areas: Integration of engineering Integration of computer science Education for sustainability Clinical practice and induction Pedagogical content knowledge

7. Project Structures: Capacity Building Working Groups Cross institution/cross college WGs will address: Organizational change issues and building leadership Increasing diversity in STEM majors Collaboration building and sustaining change

8. Project Structures: Regional Teams University faculty and administrators, P-12 educators, representatives from government, business, and NGOs will: Develop action plans to improve STEM teacher preparation in region (in STEM disciplines & education) Attend workshops and webinars developed by Working Groups Pilot test program improvements Provide feedback to WGs Apply for mini-grants to fund planning and piloting

9. Invitation for Involvement Attend an upcoming (funded) meeting in Seattle, Spring, 2016, to learn more & begin participating Consider participating in a Working Group or Regional Team Consider collaborating to develop a proposal for funding (SEED, faculty mini-grant, other) a smaller, within-WSU effort

10. Contact Information Dr. Tamara Holmlund Nelson Science Education College of Education WSU Vancouver tnelson1@wsu.edu Dr. Judy Morrison Science Education College of Education WSU Tri-Cities jmorriso@tricity.wsu.edu Dr. Gretchen Rollwagen-BollensDr. Kristin Lesseig Arts & SciencesMathematics Education School of the EnvironmentCollege of Education Biological SciencesWSU Vancouver rollboll@wsu.edurollboll@wsu.edukristin.lesseig@wsu.edu