2011 ATE Conference Panel Session

Community Colleges in the Evolving STEM Education Landscape ‐

A National SummitA National Summit

THE NATIONAL ACADEMIESNational Academy of Sciences

National Academy of Engineering Institute of MedicineInstitute of Medicine

National Research Council

Catherine Didion (NAE)( )Linnea Fletcher (Austin CC)Margaret Hilton (NRC)Jay Labov (NAS, NRC)Jay Labov (NAS, NRC)

ATE PI Conference – Washington, DCOctober 27, 2011

Goals for this SessionGoals for this Session

• Learn about the basis for NSF’s support of thisLearn about the basis for NSF s support of this project.

• Description of the project• Description of the project.

• Comments from other project leaders.

• Feedback and ideas from session participants.

PURPOSES OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES

To advance science and technology

To advise government To advise government

on applications of science and i i t liengineering to policy

on policy for science, engineering, d h lthand health care

NAS ACT OF INCORPORATION: 18631863

• Added to the end of the Act,Added to the end of the Act,“... shall, whenever called upon by any department of the Government, investigate,

i i t d texamine, experiment, and report upon any subject of science or art ...”

• “... but the Academy shall receive no compensation whatever for any services to thecompensation whatever for any services to the Government of the United States.”

As a result of the charter’s restrictions, ,the U.S. National Academies are a private non‐profit organization that isprivate, non profit organization that is independent from the U.S. Government and whose work depends on volunteersand whose work depends on volunteers.

Sources of studies:•Federal Government (Congress, Agencies)•States

For access to all National Academies’ reports

(now all reports can beStates•Private Sources (e.g., Foundations)•Internal support (endowments)•Board-generated proposals

(now all reports can be freely downloaded):

http://nap.edug p p

For More Information About theFor More Information About the National Academies:

http://nationalacademies.org

For Access to National Academies o ccess to at o a cade esreports:

h // dhttp://nap.edu

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‘Conventional Wisdom’ About the Role of Community Colleges in the U.S. Higher Education System

High SchoolOther Pursuits (P l Skill

High School Students

(Personal Skills and Interests)

Older and Returning

Community Colleges(Associate Degrees and Four‐Year Colleges

Returning Students

(Associate Degrees and Technical Education

Certification)

and Universities

Students from WorkforceLocal Industries

Emerging Roles of Community Colleges in the U.S. Higher Education System – Institutional Changes


Four Year Applied Baccalaureate and PostbaccalaureateHigh School

Students(Personal Skills and Interests)

PostbaccalaureateDegrees

Older and Returning


Returning Students


Certification)

and Universities

Students from WorkforceLocal Industries

Emerging Roles of Community Colleges in the U.S. Higher Education System – Institutional Changes





Older and Returning


Returning Students


Certification)

and Universities

Students from WorkforceT h Ed iLocal Industries Teacher Education and Professional Development

Emerging Roles of CCs in the U.S. Higher Education System –2 Examples of Changing Student Populations





D l E ll t

Older and Returning


Dual Enrollment

Returning Students


Certification)

and Universities

Students from WorkforceT h Ed iLocal Industries Teacher Education and Professional Development

Additional Roles:Additional Roles:

• Service to lifelong learning & to local communities.Service to lifelong learning & to local communities.

• Student Research and Partnerships with Industry, National Labs, etc.,

• Applied graduate degrees

• Regional Centers for Technological Innovation andRegional Centers for Technological Innovation and Sustainability

• Increasing importance of introductory courses g p y(especially for transfer students)

• Growing contributions to STEM education.g

Emerging Issues:Emerging Issues:

• Students are voting with their feet about where toStudents are voting with their feet about where to attend college – community colleges are benefitting – and facing new problems with this changing reality.

• Policy is shifting to emphasize the kinds of education traditionally offered by community colleges.

• State‐level articulation agreements are opening new opportunities – and placing new pressures – on the h h dhigher education system.

• Some faculty and administrators at 4‐year colleges d i iti bli i i t t tand universities are oblivious, or even resistant, to

these changes.

The New Reality:The New Reality:

It’ t t ’It’s not your parents’ community collegecommunity college

anymore!anymore!

The National Academies ProjectThe National Academies Project

What new opportunities for students facultyWhat new opportunities for students, faculty, and institutions of higher education might emerge if:emerge if:

• the higher education and education policy communities were better informed about thecommunities were better informed about the changing and evolving roles of community colleges?

• Analysis and synthesis of research could lead to new a ys s a d sy es s o esea c cou d ead o eworking relationships between 2‐ and 4‐year colleges and universities to improve STEM education?

The National Academies have reported on many issues important to STEM in Community Colleges

All reports from the National Academies can be freely downloaded at http://nap.edu

Many Units of the National Academies Are Involved

• National Academy of Engineering

• Board on Higher Education and Workforce

• Board on Life SciencesBoard on Life Sciences

• Board on Science Education

T h Ad i C il• Teacher Advisory Council

Overview of ProjectOverview of Project

• A 1‐Day Summit on the Changing and EvolvingA 1 Day Summit on the Changing and Evolving Roles of Community Colleges in STEM– December 15 in Washington (about 1 year after the– December 15 in Washington (about 1 year after the White House Summit on Community Colleges)

– Approximately 100 invited participantsApproximately 100 invited participants

– Live web broadcast to up to 100 sites

Series of commissioned papers to describe research– Series of commissioned papers to describe research

– Report from the Summit to be widely distributed through collaboration with ATE and AACCthrough collaboration with ATE and AACC

Emphases of the SummitEmphases of the Summit

• Draw national attention to STEM education at the intersection• Draw national attention to STEM education at the intersection of 2‐ and 4‐year colleges, both the challenges and new opportunities.

• Suggest evidence‐based solutions to some of the major challenges.

• Bring together critical stakeholders with the relevant research to create new communities of concern and practice .

• Create a leadership discussion around these issues that can• Create a leadership discussion around these issues that can act as a catalyst for systemic change.

• Identify high‐priority areas for practical solutions and future y g p y presearch.

Topics for the Commissioned Papers

• Transfer and Articulation Between Two‐ and Four‐Year Colleges and Universities: gPolicies and Practices

• Effective Outreach Recruitment andEffective Outreach, Recruitment, and Mentoring into STEM Pathways: Strengthening Partnerships with Community CollegesPartnerships with Community Colleges

• Mathematics Curriculum and Student Progress to Completion of STEM Programs of Study into Completion of STEM Programs of Study in the Community College

Topics of Interest to NSF for Possible Future Work

• Interactions Between Two‐ and Four‐Year Postsecondary Institutions:

• Changing STEM Education Pathways and Their Effects on Employment of GraduatesEmployment of Graduates

• Roles of Community Colleges in Broadening Participation for Students

• Transfer of Community College Courses

• Demographics of Community College Faculty

• Student AdvisingStudent Advising

• Economic Impacts of Community Colleges

• Role and Value of Community Colleges in the System of Higher Education

• External Funding of Community Colleges

Your Input and ContributionsYour Input and Contributions• Today, Tomorrow at Breakfast, and Tomorrow at the ATE

Center Directors meeting– Identify promising practices from ATE projects that could inform

the commissioned papersthe commissioned papers

• Before and During the Summit– Comment on final versions of commissioned papers on the

Summit website

– Participate in the live webcast with colleagues from your project (up to 100 sites)(up to 100 sites)

• After the Summit– Host discussions of the National Academies report that results

Comments from Panelists and General Discussion

Thank you!!

For Additional Information and to Provide Additional Comments:

• Jay Labov (PI)National Academy of Sciences and National Research Counciljl b @ [email protected]

• Margaret Hilton (Senior Program Officer)• Margaret Hilton (Senior Program Officer)National Research [email protected]

• Summit website: htt // it / it ll it/http://nas‐sites.org/communitycollegessummit/

Your Input and ContributionsYour Input and Contributions• Today, Tomorrow at Breakfast, and Tomorrow at the ATE

Center Directors meeting– Identify promising practices from ATE projects that could inform

the commissioned papersthe commissioned papers

• Before and During the Summit– Comment on final versions of commissioned papers on the

Summit website

– Participate in the live webcast with colleagues from your project (up to 100 sites)(up to 100 sites)

• After the Summit– Host discussions of the National Academies report that results

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