Award Abstract # 2333228
Conference: BIORETS workshop

NSF Org: DBI
Division of Biological Infrastructure
Recipient: FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
Initial Amendment Date: June 27, 2023
Latest Amendment Date: June 27, 2023
Award Number: 2333228
Award Instrument: Standard Grant
Program Manager: Clifford Weil
cweil@nsf.gov
 (703)292-4668
DBI
 Division of Biological Infrastructure
BIO
 Directorate for Biological Sciences
Start Date: October 1, 2023
End Date: September 30, 2025 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount: $94,503.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date: $94,503.00
Funds Obligated to Date: FY 2023 = $94,503.00
History of Investigator:
  • Rita Teutonico (Principal Investigator)
    rteutoni@fiu.edu
  • Nicholas Oehm (Co-Principal Investigator)
Recipient Sponsored Research Office: Florida International University
11200 SW 8TH ST
MIAMI
FL  US  33199-2516
(305)348-2494
Sponsor Congressional District: 26
Primary Place of Performance: Florida International University
11200 SW 8TH ST
MIAMI
FL  US  33199-2516
Primary Place of Performance
Congressional District:
26
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI): Q3KCVK5S9CP1
Parent UEI: Q3KCVK5S9CP1
NSF Program(s): RES EXP FOR TEACHERS(RET)-SITE
Primary Program Source: 01002324DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT
Program Reference Code(s): 115E
Program Element Code(s): 135900
Award Agency Code: 4900
Fund Agency Code: 4900
Assistance Listing Number(s): 47.074

ABSTRACT

This award will support a BIORETS Workshop planned to be held in January, 2024, at Florida International University in Miami, FL. BIORETS is the Research Experience for Teachers (RET) Site program offered by the Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO). The BIORETS program enables active research by cohorts of middle school teachers, high school teachers and community college faculty. BIORETS sites focus on using the teachers? research experiences to develop curriculum, with the goal of enriching the teachers? classroom teaching practices and inspiring a broad swath of students to consider higher education and careers in STEM.

The workshop will bring together mentors and teachers supported with an active BIORETS awards. Approximately 40-60 participants will represent awards made in FY22 and FY23. The goals of the workshop are to create a national BIORETS community of practice, enhance networking between and among Sites, and share promising practices in teacher engagement, curriculum development, and mentoring. There will be discussions on sharing data resources and tools. The deliverables from the workshop will include a report of promising practices, tools, and other suggestions that will be valuable to both the BIORETS program participants and the NSF. A major goal of the BIORETS program is to increase the participation of underrepresented groups in biological research to enhance ethnic, cultural, socioeconomic, and geographic diversity in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

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