NSEC 2017 National
Conference
Proposed Research Action Cluster (RAC) Abstracts
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centers and institutions of higher education. The primary deliverable of the workshop is an elaborated
blueprint for capacity-building around NC-FEW, including a) growing the participant network and b)
enhancing its impact, reflecting both short- and long-term goals of NC-FEW. Requested funds are cost-
shared on a 1:1 basis for the proposed activities.
Collaborative Around Research Experiences for Teachers (CARET)
Times: Friday, June 23, 2017 at 5:30 pm and Saturday, June 24, 2017 at 7:00 am
Speakers: John Keller, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo; Jessica Dwyer, University of Utah; Willie Burgess, Purdue
University; Bruce Johnson, University of Arizona; Jessica S. Krim, Southern Illinois University
Edwardsville; Bryan Rebar, University of Oregon; and Renee Schwartz, Georgia State University
RAC Members: John Keller, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo; Renee Schwartz, Georgia State University; Larry
Horvath, Eric Hsu, & Jamie Chan, San Francisco State University; Sanlyn Buxner, Kimberly Sierra-Cajas,
Bruce Johnson, & Lisa Elfring, University of Arizona; Bryan Rebar, University of Oregon; Jessica Dwyer,
Jordan Gerton, & Holly Godsey, University of Utah; Elisa Stone, Edward Ham, & Laleh Cote, University of
California, Berkeley; SoonChun Lee, Mara Alagic, G. Novacek, and S. Lefever, Wichita State University;
Willie Burgess, Purdue University; Sharon Locke, Jessica Krim, & Kelly Barry, Southern Illinois University;
Kate Hiester & Shari Liss, Ignited; Kaye Storm, Stanford University
Abstract: CARET – the Collaborative Around Research Experiences for Teachers – is a growing
collaboration involving roughly a dozen institutions engaged in providing research experiences for
undergraduates aspiring to become teachers and/or professional educators currently in K-12
classrooms. We are currently working on a) our conceptual framework and logic model, b) a literature
review focused on Undergraduate Research Experiences (UREs), Course Undergraduate Research
Experiences (CUREs), and Teacher Research Experiences (TREs), and c) a set of evaluation questions to
be shared across our programs. We welcome involvement by partners interested or engaged in
URE/CURE/TRE efforts at your home institution.
Hawai‘i Teaching and Research Action Clusters in STEM (TRACS)
Times: Friday, June 23, 2017 at 5:30 pm and Saturday, June 24, 2017 at 7:00 am
Speakers: John Rand, University of Hawaii System
RAC Members: John Rand, Tiffany Tsang, Joshua Kaakua, University of Hawaiʻi System, OSE
Abstract: The goal of the Hawai‘i TRACS project is to develop a formal inventory of Undergraduate
Research Experiences (URE) throughout the ten-campus University of Hawai‘i (UH) System to optimize
the undergraduate student learning experience in STEM. The UH System Office of STEM Education (OSE)
will lead the Hawaiʻi TRACS effort and will work with the STEM faculty at each campus to identify,
catalog and publish a comprehensive inventory of URE projects. This is an essential step toward better
aligning these projects in vertically integrated, multi-institution STEM pathways. For information on the
Hawai‘i STEM Education Center see: (http://serc.carleton.edu/StemEdCenters/profiles/141345.html).
NSEC 2017 National
Conference
Concurrent Session I Abstracts
Friday, June 23, 2017, at 1:30 PM
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Collaborative Around Research Experiences for Teachers (CARET)
Time: Friday, June 23, 2017 at 1:30 PM
Location: Iberville
Speakers: John Keller, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo; Jessica Dwyer, University of Utah; Willie Burgess, Purdue
University; Larry Horvath, San Francisco State University; Bruce Johnson, University of Arizona; Jessica S.
Krim, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; Bryan Rebar, University of Oregon; Renee Schwartz, and
Georgia State University
Additional Authors: Kelly Barry, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; Sanlyn Buxner, University of
Arizona; Eddy Ham, UC Berkeley; Sharon Locke, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; Kimberly
Sierra-Cajas, University of Arizona; Laleh Coté, SoonChun Lee, Wichita State University; Lawrence
Berkeley National Laboratory; and Elisa Stone, UC Berkeley
Abstract: The Collaborative Around Research Experiences for Teachers (CARET) is a consortium of 14
STEM education centers and other organizations invested in providing research opportunities for
undergraduates, teacher candidates, and in-service teachers on STEM teaching career trajectories.
Initially conceived at the 2013 APLU SMTI Meeting in St. Louis, CARET has received support through at
100Kin10 Meet-up Grant and, more recently, was a recipient of an APLU NSEC Research Action Cluster
grant. During this session, we will present our shared work on a) defining a conceptual framework and
logic model around research and work experiences for pre-service and in-service teachers, b) conducting
a literature review of recent articles relevant to undergraduate research experiences (UREs), course
undergraduate research experiences (CUREs), and teacher research experiences (TREs), and c)
implementing shared metrics for program evaluation.
Professional Development for Mentors of Novice Undergraduate STEM researchers from Under-
represented Populations
Time: Friday, June 23, 2017 at 1:30 PM
Location: Orleans
Speakers: Donna Llewellyn,
Boise State University
Additional Authors: Catherine Bates, Boise State University
Abstract: The literature is clear that undergraduate research is a high impact practice that helps
students, especially those from under-represented populations, succeed in STEM majors. It is also clear
that one of the most important factors that lead to positive outcomes is the quality of the student-
mentor relationship and the effectiveness of the mentor. In this session we will describe what we are
doing to help ensure that our faculty mentors are prepared for working with students from under-
represented populations, and the participants will be invited to share what they are doing on their
campuses.