NSF Org:	DRL Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (DRL)
Recipient:	UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM
Initial Amendment Date:	September 25, 2001
Latest Amendment Date:	February 27, 2002
Award Number:	0119707
Award Instrument:	Continuing Grant
Program Manager:	David B. Campbell DRL  Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (DRL) EDU  Directorate for STEM Education
Start Date:	September 1, 2001
End Date:	October 31, 2002 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount:	$195,196.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date:	$195,196.00
Funds Obligated to Date:	FY 2001 = $97,598.00 FY 2002 = $97,598.00
History of Investigator:	David Radford (Principal Investigator) dradford@uab.edu Tommy Smith (Co-Principal Investigator)
Recipient Sponsored Research Office:	University of Alabama at Birmingham 701 S 20TH STREET BIRMINGHAM AL  US  35294-0001 (205)934-5266
Sponsor Congressional District:	07
Primary Place of Performance:	University of Alabama at Birmingham 701 S 20TH STREET BIRMINGHAM AL  US  35294-0001
Primary Place of Performance Congressional District:	07
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):	YND4PLMC9AN7
Parent UEI:
NSF Program(s):	CENTERS FOR LEARNING & TEACHIN, EPSCoR Co-Funding
Primary Program Source:	app-0401  04000203DB NSF Education & Human Resource
Program Reference Code(s):	9150, 9177, SMET
Program Element Code(s):	718100, 915000
Award Agency Code:	4900
Fund Agency Code:	4900
Assistance Listing Number(s):	47.076

ABSTRACT

This project is to build the institutional capacity and partnerships needed to develop a full center for teaching and learning at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. A full center as it is envisioned will focus on issues of importance for teaching middle school science and mathematics in an urban setting. Included are such issues as the recruitment of second career professionals, upgrading the knowledge and skills of existing teachers through improved professional development programs, learning how to take advantage of the abundant resources of informal science institutions that tend to be located in urban settings, and improving the undergraduate preparation of science and math teachers. During this developmental project relationships will be developed with business, industry, the military and other sources of second-career teachers; a program will be developed to provide high school students with opportunities to teach science and mathematics to younger students; a leadership training program will be established to begin building the capacity to provide professional development to the teachers of Birmingham; and relationships will be developed with the McWane Science Center, existing outreach programs at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and the Birmingham Public Schools.

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