Advisory Committee for Geosciences; Notice of Meeting, 22360 [2012-8899]
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: Innovative
Technology Experiences for Students
and Teachers (ITEST) Program.
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Evaluation for the National Science
Foundation
OMB Number: 3145–New.
Expiration Date of Approval: Not
applicable.
Type of request: Initial clearance.
Abstract: Innovative Technology
Experiences for Students and Teachers
(ITEST) is a National Science
Foundation program that responds to
current concerns and projections about
the growing demand for professionals
and information technology workers in
the U.S. and seeks solutions to help
ensure the breadth and depth of the
STEM workforce. Information
technologies are integral to both the
workplace and everyday activities of
most Americans. They are part of how
people learn, how they interact with
each other and information, and how
they represent and understand their
world. Attaining a basic understanding
of these technologies and mastery of
essential technical skills is a
requirement for anyone to benefit from
innovation in the modern world. The
technological growth of the nation
depends on a technologically literate
citizenry. ITEST is designed to increase
the opportunities for students and
teachers to learn about, experience, and
use information technologies within the
context of science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics (STEM),
including Information Technology (IT)
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courses. Supported projects are
intended to provide opportunities for
K–12 children and teachers to build the
skills and knowledge needed to advance
their study, and to function and to
contribute in a technologically rich
society. Additionally, exposure to
engaging applications of IT is a means
to stimulate student interest in the field
and an important precursor to the
academic preparation needed to pursue
IT careers.
The ITEST program evaluation will
characterize the variety of ITEST
projects, measure the rigor of individual
project evaluations, estimate outcomes
for students and teachers involved in a
sample of projects, and identify
exemplary project models. In order to
accomplish these tasks, the ITEST
program evaluation will employ a
mixed-method approach including case
studies, quasi-experiments, and
extensive document review. This
information collection request will
include a series of protocols to be used
while conducting site visit interviews, a
list of documents to be requested during
visits, and a student-survey instrument
to measure project outcomes.
Estimate of Burden:
Respondents: Individuals.
Frequency: Annual.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
984.
Estimated Burden Hours on
Respondents: 984 hours.
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(b) the accuracy of the Agency’s
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enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
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minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
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appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: April 10, 2012.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science
Foundation.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Advisory Committee for Geosciences;
Notice of Meeting
In accordance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–
463, as amended), the National Science
Foundation announces the following
meeting:
Name: Advisory Committee for
Geosciences (1755).
Dates: April 18–April 19, 2012; 8:30
a.m.–2 p.m.
Place: Stafford I, Room 1235, National
Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd.
Arlington, Virginia 22230.
Type of Meeting: Open.
Contact Person: Melissa Lane,
National Science Foundation, Suite 705,
4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, Virginia
22230. Phone 703–292–8500.
Minutes: May be obtained from the
contact person listed above.
Purpose of Meeting: To provide
advice, recommendations, and oversight
concerning support for geosciences.
Reason for Late Notice: Scheduling
complications and last minute changes
to the agenda.
Agenda
April 18, 2012 8:30 am–5:30pm
• Update on Directorate Activities and
Plans
• Updates on FY 2013 Budget Requests
• Meeting with the Director and Deputy
Director
• Division Subcommittee Meetings
April 19, 2012 8:30 am–2:00pm
• Division Subcommittee Reports
• Updates on the U.S. Global Change
Research Program, Education Program
Planning, and International Activities
• Action Items/Planning for Fall
Meeting
Dated: April 10, 2012.
Susanne Bolton,
Committee Management Officer.
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ACTION: Notice of pending NRC action to
submit an information collection
request to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) and solicitation of public
comment.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Advisory Committee for Geosciences; Notice of Meeting
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-
463, as amended), the National Science Foundation announces the
following meeting:
Name: Advisory Committee for Geosciences (1755).
Dates: April 18-April 19, 2012; 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m.
Place: Stafford I, Room 1235, National Science Foundation, 4201
Wilson Blvd. Arlington, Virginia 22230.
Type of Meeting: Open.
Contact Person: Melissa Lane, National Science Foundation, Suite
705, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, Virginia 22230. Phone 703-292-8500.
Minutes: May be obtained from the contact person listed above.
Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice, recommendations, and
oversight concerning support for geosciences.
Reason for Late Notice: Scheduling complications and last minute
changes to the agenda.
Agenda
April 18, 2012 8:30 am-5:30pm
Update on Directorate Activities and Plans
Updates on FY 2013 Budget Requests
Meeting with the Director and Deputy Director
Division Subcommittee Meetings
April 19, 2012 8:30 am-2:00pm
Division Subcommittee Reports
Updates on the U.S. Global Change Research Program, Education
Program Planning, and International Activities
Action Items/Planning for Fall Meeting
Dated: April 10, 2012.
Susanne Bolton,
Committee Management Officer.
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