OSEP is a service organization that supports Northwestern researchers in developing proposals and implementing research projects that incorporate K-12 educational components, particularly in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

OSEP assists faculty with the development of sound plans for education and outreach that reflect current research on learning and educational reform and provides expertise in STEM education materials development, learning technologies, and professional development for K-12 teachers and facilitators in informal education institutions.

OSEP increases the impact of the educational activities in which science and engineering faculty and centers engage, resulting in a more competitive grant submission and a more sustained and significant benefit to the community:

• We will work closely with you to craft an education plan that is appropriate to your research program and the sponsoring agency’s goals
• We have a network of teachers, schools, local museums and other informal education providers that we can connect with your project, saving you the legwork of recruiting partners from scratch
• We can assist in proposal development based on over a decade of successful research funding in STEM education fields
• We can provide valid evaluation and assessment of student learning and motivational outcomes
• We have staff who can assist you with professional curriculum development and teacher training, project management, graphic design and software development

Kemi Jona, PhD, SESP Research Associate Professor, serves as Director of OSEP.

For more information about OSEP, please contact Project Director Christine Babick Saqui at  c-babick@northwestern.edu or 847/467-2823.


RESOURCES FOR RESEARCHERS

Read in the New York Times:

Op-Ed Columnist: The New Untouchables
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN, October 21, 2009
Those who create services, opportunities and ways to recruit work can compete on the world market. That is the key to understanding our education challenge today.

ASM POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP ALERT
DEADLINE: April 1, 2009
Call for Applications
2009 American Society of Microbiology Undergraduate Teaching Fellowship Program

Fellowships are available for undergraduate students to develop a project to provide instruction in the biological sciences at a local school or community setting in partnership with an American Society of Microbiology ASM mentor at their home institution and a teacher/site coordinator from a K-12 institution. Fellows will have the opportunity to present research results at the ASM Conference on Undergraduate Education.

For more information and application details: http://www.asm.org/Education/index.asp

Eligibility, Criteria, and Funding: http://mail.asmusa.org/t/566016/44607020/1125/0/

Application: http://mail.asmusa.org/t/566016/44607020/2613/0/

ASM Fellowships: http://www.asm.org/html_email/fellowships/CFA_4.jpg


Announcing a New Short Course
From the NSF Summer Institute on Nanomechanics, Nanomaterials, and Micro/Nanomanufacturing

"From Nanoparticles to Nanocomposites: Processing, Performance and Toxicity," to be held at University of Massachusetts at Lowell, Massachusetts, from June 15–18, 2009.  Please check this web site for further details:

http://www.tam.northwestern.edu/summerinstitute

Thanks to the support of the National Science Foundation (NSF), a limited number of NSF fellowships are available to faculty members, high school science teachers, post-docs and PhD candidates from the United States. The fellowship consists of the full registration fee plus an accommodation allowance.  

The application form can be downloaded from the web site noted above.  

DEADLINE: March 15, 2009

CONTACT: Yip-Wah Chung, Director, NSF Summer Institute on Nanomechanics, Nanomaterials, and Micro/Nanomanufacturing