Resources to Support "Innovation and Competitiveness: Keys to our Nation's Prosperity Recommendations for Scientists, Technicians, Engineers, and Mathematicians " by Deborah Koolbeck

All links and resources are provided by the author.

Deborah Koolbeck's Article (Preprint from SPARK: The AAS Education Newsletter, Issue 3) PDF (205kB)

Key Issues

• Before It's Too Late... (Glenn Commission Report) PDF (1.3MB)
• Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Executive Summary PDF (282kB); Full Report (Link)

Science and Engineering Indicators from the National Science Board

• NSB Science and Engineering Indicators Volume 1 PDF (9.2MB)
• NSB Science and Engineering Indicators Volume 2 PDF (2.7MB)

Innovation and Competitiveness

• Benchmarks of our Innovation Future PDF (1.6MB)
• Innovate America (Summit and Report) PDF (1.4MB)
• Tapping America's Potential: The Education for Innovation Initiative PDF (135kB)
• American Competitaiveness Initiative: Leading the World in Innovation PDF (4.1MB)
• Can America Globalize Itself? PDF (1.4MB)

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education

• America's Pressing Challenge - Building a Stronger Foundation PDF (679kB)
• A Committment to America's Future: Responding to the Crisis in Mathematics & Science Education PDF (885kB)
• Learning for the Future: Changing the Culture of Math and Science Education to Ensure a Competitve Workforce PDF (740kB)
• Securing America's Leadership in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics PDF (696kB)
• Higher Education: Federal Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Programs and Related Trends PDF (950kB)

Improving Education and Reducing the Achievement Gaps

• Measuring What Matters: Using Assessment and Accountability to Improve Student Learning PDF (410kB)
• Cracks in the Education Pipeline: A Business Leader's Guide to Higher Education Reform PDF (1.1MB)
• Education for Global Leadership PDF (983kB)
• The Economic Promise of Investing in High-Quality Preschool PDF (2.9MB)
• Closing the Achievement Gap: African American Children PDF (3.2MB)
• Closing the Achievement Gap: Hispanic Children PDF (6.6MB)

National Academy of Science - Books and Reports (links)
You can download these reports for a cost, or read them online for FREE. This is an incredible national resource at your fingertips and I highly encourage you to explore these reports and others of interest to you.

Science and Mathematics Education
• Math/Science Partnerships (MSP): Six Proceedings and Transcripts from 11 MSP Workshops (MSP Workshop Series) Link
• America's Lab Report: Investigations in High School Science Link
• How Students Learn: History, Mathematics, and Science in the Classroom Link
• Evaluating and Improving Undergraduate Teaching in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Link
• Mathematical and Scientific Development in Early Childhood: A Workshop Summary Link
• Learning and Understanding: Improving Advanced Study of Mathematics and Science in U.S. High Schools Link

Women and Minorities
• Hispanics and the Future of America Link
• To Recruit and Advance: Women Students and Faculty in Science and Engineering Link
• Beyond Bias and Barriers: Fulfilling the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Link

Engineering Education
• Educating the Engineer of 2020: Adapting Engineering Education to the New Century Link
• Engineering Research and America's Future: Meeting the Challenges of a Global Economy Link
• Enhancing the Community College Pathway to Engineering Careers Link
• Issues Affecting the Future of the U.S. Space Science and Engineering Workforce: Interim Report Link
• Engineering Studies at Tribal Colleges and Universities Link

Technology Education
• ICT Fluency and High Schools: A Workshop Summary Link
• Tech Tally: Approaches to Assessing Technological Literacy Link