%0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Ferreras, Ana %E Kessel, Cathy %E Kim, Myong-Hi %T Mathematics Curriculum, Teacher Professionalism, and Supporting Policies in Korea and the United States: Summary of a Workshop %@ 978-0-309-37436-1 %D 2015 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/21753/mathematics-curriculum-teacher-professionalism-and-supporting-policies-in-korea-and-the-united-states %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/21753/mathematics-curriculum-teacher-professionalism-and-supporting-policies-in-korea-and-the-united-states %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Education %P 102 %X On July 15-17, 2012 the United States National Commission on Mathematics Instruction and Seoul National University held a joint Korea-U.S. workshop on Mathematics Teaching and Curriculum. The workshop was organized to address questions and issues related to math teaching and curriculum that were generated by each country, including the following: What are the main concerns in the development of the curriculum? What issues have been discussed or debated among curriculum developers, teachers, teacher educators, and scholars regarding the curriculum? How have textbooks been developed for the curriculum? How are curricular tasks designed and what criteria are used? What is the role of learning trajectories in the development of curriculum? This report summarizes the presentations and discussions at the workshop. %0 Book %A National Research Council %T Preparing the Workforce for Digital Curation %@ 978-0-309-29694-6 %D 2015 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/18590/preparing-the-workforce-for-digital-curation %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/18590/preparing-the-workforce-for-digital-curation %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Policy for Science and Technology %P 104 %X The massive increase in digital information in the last decade has created new requirements for institutional and technological structures and workforce skills. Preparing the Workforce for Digital Curation focuses on education and training needs to meet the demands for access to and meaningful use of digital information, now and in the future. This study identifies the various practices and spectrum of skill sets that comprise digital curation, looking in particular at human versus automated tasks. Additionally, the report examines the possible career path demands and options for professionals working in digital curation activities, and analyzes the economic benefits and societal importance of digital curation for competitiveness, innovation, and scientific advancement. Preparing the Workforce for Digital Curation considers the evolving roles and models of digital curation functions in research organizations, and their effects on employment opportunities and requirements. The recommendations of this report will help to advance digital curation and meet the demand for a trained workforce. %0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %T SBIR/STTR at the National Institutes of Health %@ 978-0-309-37877-2 %D 2015 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/21811/sbirsttr-at-the-national-institutes-of-health %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/21811/sbirsttr-at-the-national-institutes-of-health %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Industry and Labor %P 460 %X The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs provide federal research and development funding to small businesses. In 2008, the National Research Council completed a comprehensive assessment of the SBIR and STTR programs. The first-round study found that the programs were "sound in concept and effective in practice." Building on the outcomes from the Phase I study, this second phase examines both topics of general policy interest that emerged during the first phase and topics of specific interest to individual agencies, and provides a second snapshot to measure the program's progress against its legislative goals. %0 Book %A Institute of Medicine %A National Research Council %E Sharples, Frances %E Husbands, Jo %E Mazza, Anne-Marie %E Thevenon, Audrey %E Hook-Barnard, India %T Potential Risks and Benefits of Gain-of-Function Research: Summary of a Workshop %@ 978-0-309-36783-7 %D 2015 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/21666/potential-risks-and-benefits-of-gain-of-function-research-summary %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/21666/potential-risks-and-benefits-of-gain-of-function-research-summary %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Policy for Science and Technology %K Health and Medicine %K Biology and Life Sciences %K Conflict and Security Issues %P 140 %X On October 17, 2014, spurred by incidents at U.S. government laboratories that raised serious biosafety concerns, the United States government launched a one-year deliberative process to address the continuing controversy surrounding so-called "gain-of-function" (GOF) research on respiratory pathogens with pandemic potential. The gain of function controversy began in late 2011 with the question of whether to publish the results of two experiments involving H5N1 avian influenza and continued to focus on certain research with highly pathogenic avian influenza over the next three years. The heart of the U.S. process is an evaluation of the potential risks and benefits of certain types of GOF experiments with influenza, SARS, and MERS viruses that would inform the development and adoption of a new U.S. Government policy governing the funding and conduct of GOF research. Potential Risks and Benefits of Gain-of-Function Research is the summary of a two-day public symposia on GOF research. Convened in December 2014 by the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council, the main focus of this event was to discuss principles important for, and key considerations in, the design of risk and benefit assessments of GOF research. Participants examined the underlying scientific and technical questions that are the source of current discussion and debate over GOF research involving pathogens with pandemic potential. This report is a record of the presentations and discussion of the meeting.