Faculty Fellows Application
Due: November 15, 2014 for January 01, 2015 Appointments
The STEM Transformation Institute reflects FIU’s commitment to advance research and educational
change through evidence-based practices that will ultimately increase the number of well-prepared STEM
professionals, including teachers, graduating from FIU. The Institute builds on multidisciplinary
collaborations across the Colleges of Arts & Sciences, Education, and Engineering & Computing to
engage all stakeholders in the community: students, faculty, administrators, local K12 systems, local
colleges, business and industry, foundations, and national education organizations. Together, we serve as
FIU’s response to national calls for 100,000 new STEM teachers and an additional 1,000,000 STEM
professionals by 2020.
We are seeking applications for the STEM Transformation Institute’s Founding Faculty Fellows. Fellows
will form the core membership that drive the Institute’s future, directly benefit from the Institute’s
activities, and commit to furthering the Institute’s mission. Fellows are appointed to three-year, renewable
terms.
Benefits for Fellows include:
 Multidisciplinary collaboration for research and evidence-based STEM instruction at FIU
 Opportunities for external government and foundation funding
o New STEM education and/or outreach projects
o Enhanced education outreach components for existing / future projects
 Facilitation of STEM course transformation (design, assessment, and dissemination)
 Opportunities for external collaborative STEM education research, instruction, and outreach with
universities, K12 systems, and informal STEM networks
 Recognition and dissemination of your STEM education accomplishments
Fellows are expected to participate in at least two of the following activities:
 Collaborate in innovative STEM education research
 Implement evidence-based instructional approaches in STEM course(s)
 Prepare STEM education and/or education-enhanced proposals
 Participate in STEM Transformation Institute Symposia, Conference and Workshop events
 Attend Disciplined-Based Education Research (DBER) Meetings
 Disseminate STEM education findings (research, teaching, outreach)
 Provide and/or analyze data for STEM education research
 Provide other Fellows with feedback on research, proposals and/or instructional methods.
Please complete the online application at http://goo.gl/EUE1Rk (preferred) or submit this form
electronically to stem.institute@fiu.edu. Additional copies of the form can be found at stem.fiu.edu. For
assistance with form submission, contact Robert.Brown@fiu.edu, Institute Coordinator of Administrative
Services.
For
other
questions
contact:
Laird.Kramer@fiu.edu,
Eric.Brewe@fiu.edu,
Maria.Fernandez9@fiu.edu, and/or Norman.Munroe@fiu.edu.
Founding Faculty Fellow Application
Due: November 15, 2014
Name: _____________________________________________________________
Email: _____________________________________________________________
Phone: _____________________________________________________________
Title: ______________________________________________________________
Departmental Affiliation(s): ____________________________________________
(1) Why are you interested in joining the STEM Institute as a Faculty Fellow? Please mark all that apply.
□ Participate in discipline-based education research (DBER)
□ Take advantage of novel grant-funding opportunities
□ Participate in the improvement of STEM instruction at FIU
□ Learn about innovative teaching and assessment methods in STEM
□ Change the teaching or assessment of your existing STEM courses
□ Advocate for DBER in your discipline (improved programs, new hires, etc)
□ Develop new components (outreach, etc) for existing research projects
□ Generate new collaborations (inside or outside FIU)
□ Gain recognition for your STEM education efforts (existing or planned)
□ Disseminate results of your STEM education work (existing or planned)
□ Improve your tenure/promotion dossier
□ Other (please explain: ____________________________________________________)
(2) What new STEM education research, reformed instruction, outreach or education-related activities are you
interested in pursuing? Please explain.
(3) What STEM education research, reformed instruction, outreach, or other related activities have you been
engaged in (funded or non-funded)? Include the name of the activity/project, your role and a brief explanation.
Activity
Role
Description
(4) What STEM courses do you typically teach? Please identify course numbers and typical enrollment, whether the
course is reformed, and whether or not you would be interested to conduct research in each.
Course
Typical
Enrollment
Reformed
Teaching?
(Y/N)
Interested in
Reforming?
(Y/N)
Interested in
Research?
(Y/N)
(5) Please provide any additional comments regarding your interest and participation in the Institute: