These are major initiatives for undergraduate STEM education reform, which emphasize the development and use of models and theories of change.
APLU Science and Math Teacher Imperative
A national initiative of the Association of Public and Land Grant Universities to increase the number of well trained science and math teachers. www.teacher-imperative.org
Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative at the University of British Columbia
A University supported initiative to improve undergraduate STEM education at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada www.cwsei.ubc.ca
CIRTL Network
The Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL) is an NSF Center for Learning and Teaching in higher education. The goal of CIRTL is to improve the STEM learning of all students and thereby to increase the diversity in STEM fields and the STEM literacy of the nation. www.cirtl.net
Gateway Science Workshop Program
The Gateway Science Workshop (GSW) program is a peer-led, small-group learning program operating in 5 disciplines and 12 individual courses at Northwestern University, and serving some 600 students each year. Designed to enhance undergraduates’ learning as they complete course sequences in the STEM disciplines, GSW promotes conceptual thinking about course content while enhancing problem-solving skills, effective study habits, and confidence that can benefit students throughout their academic careers. www.northwestern.edu/searle/programs/undergraduateprograms/gateway-science-workshop.html
Science Education Initiative at the University of Colorado
A University supported initiative to improve undergraduate STEM education at the University of Colorado at Boulder. www.colorado.edu/SEI
Science Research Workshop Program
The Science Research Workshop (SRW) program is a joint initiative of the Departments of Biology and Chemistry and the Searle Center for Teaching Excellence at Northwestern University. Funded by a STEP grant from the National Science Foundation, the program gives students an insider's view of science research at Northwestern and enables them to play an active role in laboratory research beginning in the summer after the freshman or sophomore year. www.northwestern.edu/searle/programs/undergraduateprograms/science-research-workshop.html