The following is a limited submission where only two applications per institution is allowed. If you are interested in this program please email Michelle Wonsey a single PDF by noon on June 10, 2020 with the following pre-proposal requirements:
1. A two-page summary that must include your research/project:
a. goals
b. objectives
c. methods, and
d. a short statement of competitiveness (i.e., what you think will discriminate your proposal from the competition, including anything you have done to pre-position yourself/your team for this funding opportunity)
2. A pro forma budget, including any cost-sharing and facilities requirements and how you plan to meet them; use template: https://www.umass.edu/research/form/pro-forma-budget-template
3. A short-form CV for the PI and each senior staff person
4. Current and Pending Support of PI’s
Program Area Priority:
- Research, Education, Extension or Integrated Projects must promote faculty expertise and encourage widespread implementation of educational innovation at K-14 levels in the food and agricultural Sciences. This includes projects that contain elements of the human sciences (e.g., disciplines that address issues challenging individuals, youth, families, and communities).
- Projects should provide immersive learning experiences for K-14 educational professionals (teachers, counselors, administrators, etc.) to create and replicate best practices to improve student success outcomes within the food and agricultural sciences.
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Non-exhaustive examples of projects include:
- Developing self-sustaining models for professional development that better prepare education professionals to provide outstanding teaching, guidance, institutional structures, etc., that enhance student outcomes in the food and agricultural sciences.
- Changing instructional approaches to effectively identify skill gaps and address conceptual areas particularly challenging to students.
- Integrating innovations in science and pedagogy into existing professional development programs (e.g., through hands-on research and extension experiences with partner institutions and laboratories).
- Exploring self-sustaining web-based approaches for professional development for education professionals.
- Develop improved curricula to train or retrain agricultural workforce for the future.
- Other methods to fill the existing gap of professional development in advanced food and agricultural sciences for educational professionals at the K-14 education level.