33 U.S.C. § 893A
Section 893a · NOAA ocean and atmospheric science education programs
Current version, with additions and removals from the January 4, 2011 version.
The education programs developed by NOAA shall, to the extent applicable—
The education programs developed by NOAA shall, to the extent applicable—
(1) carry out and support research based programs and activities designed to increase student interest and participation in STEM;
(1) carry out and support research based programs and activities designed to increase student interest and participation in STEM;
(2) improve public literacy in STEM;
(2) improve public literacy in STEM;
(3) employ proven strategies and methods for improving student learning and teaching in STEM;
(3) employ proven strategies and methods for improving student learning and teaching in STEM;
(4) provide curriculum support materials and other resources that—
(4) provide curriculum support materials and other resources that—
(A) are designed to be integrated with comprehensive STEM education;
(A) are designed to be integrated with comprehensive STEM education;
(C) are designed considering the unique needs of underrepresented groups, translating such materials and other resources;
(E) are promoted widely, especially among individuals identified in sections 1885a and 1885b of title 42; and
(5) create and support opportunities for enhanced and ongoing professional development for teachers using best practices that improves the STEM content and knowledge of the teachers, including through programs linking STEM teachers with STEM educators at the higher education level.
(5) create and support opportunities for enhanced and ongoing professional development for teachers using best practices that improves the STEM content and knowledge of the teachers, including through programs linking STEM teachers with STEM educators at the higher education level.
The Administrator, appropriate National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration programs, ocean atmospheric science and education experts, and interested members of the public shall maintain a science education plan setting forth education goals and strategies for the Administration, as well as programmatic actions to carry out such goals and priorities over the next 20 years, and evaluate and update such plan every 5 years.
The Administrator, appropriate National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration programs, ocean atmospheric science and education experts, and interested members of the public shall maintain a science education plan setting forth education goals and strategies for the Administration, as well as programmatic actions to carry out such goals and priorities over the next 20 years, and evaluate and update such plan every 5 years.
In executing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration science education plan under subsection (c), the Administrator shall maintain a comprehensive system for evaluating the Administration's educational programs and activities. In so doing, the Administrator shall ensure that such education programs have measurable objectives and milestones as well as clear, documented metrics for evaluating programs. For each such education program or portfolio of similar programs, the Administrator shall—
(1) encourage the collection of evidence as relevant to the measurable objectives and milestones; and
(2) ensure that program or portfolio evaluations focus on educational outcomes and not just inputs, activities completed, or the number of participants.
Nothing in this section may be construed to affect the application of section 1232a of title 20 or sections 794 and 794d of title 29.
Nothing in this section may be construed to affect the application of section 1232a of title 20 or sections 794 and 794d of title 29.
In this section, the term “STEM” means the academic and professional disciplines of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
In this section, the term "STEM" means the academic and professional disciplines of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.