Addressing complex scientific and societal challenges will require a new level of technical competence in the 21st century workforce.

K-12 Education. NM EPSCoR has selected The Northern New Mexico Network for Rural Education (NNMN), an educational cooperative of 29 school districts in northern New Mexico, to serve as our partner for the RII 3 teacher professional development component. The Northern Network provides a one-week inquiry-based curriculum development summer institute for secondary science teachers and teams of science/math teachers at the Valles Caldera National Preserve (VCNP), another NM EPSCoR partner and field research site. The Valles Caldera Summer Teacher Institute program, “Rim to River,” engages teachers in the development of curricula on climate change in New Mexico, using field studies in water, soils, botany, and sampling methods. Teachers receive a stipend for their week of attendance, and all housing and food costs are paid. Read more here.

CI Training. The EPSCoR Program (Track 2) provides funding to sponsor graduate students, post-docs, and faculty to attend relevant workshops and courses that provide training in how to utilize cyberinfrastructure to further their research. Current opportunities are described here.