Article Resources

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