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Resource | Dissemination Toolkit: Guide to Product Dissemination
12 Questions to Guide a Product-Driven Dissemination Strategy If you have a resource, activity, event, or project milestone that you would like to disseminate, use the guiding questions below to help you devise a plan. Dissemination Strategy Workbook Use this Excel worksheet to map out the specifics of your product dissemination plan, including audience-tailored strategy elements; resources…
12 Questions to Guide a Product-Driven Dissemination Strategy If you have a resource, activity, event, or project milestone that you would like to disseminate, use the guiding questions below to help you devise a plan. Dissemination Strategy Workbook Use this Excel worksheet to map out the specifics of your product dissemination plan, including audience-tailored strategy elements; resources…
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Event | STEM + Computing Partnerships (STEM+C)
Learn more about the solicitation at https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2017/nsf17535/nsf17535.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&W…
Learn more about the solicitation at https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2017/nsf17535/nsf17535.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&W…
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Event | Building Community and Capacity in Data Intensive Research in Education Solicitation Deadline
Learn more at https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2017/nsf17532/nsf17532.htm
Learn more at https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2017/nsf17532/nsf17532.htm
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Announcement | Dear Colleague Letter: Public Participation in STEM Research
With this Dear Colleague Letter (DCL), the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Directorates for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE), Education and Human Resources (EHR), Geosciences (GEO), Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE), Engineering (ENG), Mathematics and Physical Sciences (MPS) (Divisions of Physics and Materials Research, only) and the Office of…
With this Dear Colleague Letter (DCL), the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Directorates for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE), Education and Human Resources (EHR), Geosciences (GEO), Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE), Engineering (ENG), Mathematics and Physical Sciences (MPS) (Divisions of Physics and Materials Research, only) and the Office of…
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Announcement | New PAPPG Effective Jan 30, 2017
NSF proposals submitted on or after January 30, 2017 should refer to Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (NSF 17-1). NSF held an informative webinar on the PAPPG in January 2017: View the slides | View the recording. For additional policy and related information, view the Fall 2016 NSF Grant Conference presentations. Related Resources: Consolidated Listing…
NSF proposals submitted on or after January 30, 2017 should refer to Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (NSF 17-1). NSF held an informative webinar on the PAPPG in January 2017: View the slides | View the recording. For additional policy and related information, view the Fall 2016 NSF Grant Conference presentations. Related Resources: Consolidated Listing…
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Announcement | New CAREER Solicitation
Just released! The new solicitation for NSF's CAREER program is now available. The deadline for EHR (Education & Human Resources) proposals is July 19, 2017. Read the solicitation. Learn more about the program.
Just released! The new solicitation for NSF's CAREER program is now available. The deadline for EHR (Education & Human Resources) proposals is July 19, 2017. Read the solicitation. Learn more about the program.
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Announcement | NSF plan for activities to increase public access
The National Science Foundation (NSF or Foundation) has developed a plan outlining a framework for activities to increase public access to scientific publications and digital scientific data resulting from research the foundation funds. The plan, entitled "Today's Data, Tomorrow's Discoveries," is consistent with the objectives set forth in the Office of Science and Technology Policy's Feb. 22,…
The National Science Foundation (NSF or Foundation) has developed a plan outlining a framework for activities to increase public access to scientific publications and digital scientific data resulting from research the foundation funds. The plan, entitled "Today's Data, Tomorrow's Discoveries," is consistent with the objectives set forth in the Office of Science and Technology Policy's Feb. 22,…
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Announcement | NSF PAPPG Update Webinar
The National Science Foundation (NSF) will live broadcast a final Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) Update Webinar on Thursday, January 19, 2017 from 1-2:30 PM EST. The deadline to register for the session is Tuesday, January 17th. You may register for the webinar here. Login information for the first webinar will be emailed to registrants on Wednesday,…
The National Science Foundation (NSF) will live broadcast a final Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) Update Webinar on Thursday, January 19, 2017 from 1-2:30 PM EST. The deadline to register for the session is Tuesday, January 17th. You may register for the webinar here. Login information for the first webinar will be emailed to registrants on Wednesday,…
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Announcement | Webinar: Integrating Computational Thinking And Computing In Pre-K-12 STEM Teaching And Learning
NSF's Arlene deStrulle and STEM+C Program Officers will discuss NSF's STEM+C Solicitation (proposal deadline March 29). The webinar, Integrating Computational Thinking And Computing In Pre-K-12 Stem Teaching And Learning, will be held multiple times in the coming months. To register, click on one of the dates below: January 24, 2017 2:00 PM (ET) January 25, 2017 2:00 PM…
NSF's Arlene deStrulle and STEM+C Program Officers will discuss NSF's STEM+C Solicitation (proposal deadline March 29). The webinar, Integrating Computational Thinking And Computing In Pre-K-12 Stem Teaching And Learning, will be held multiple times in the coming months. To register, click on one of the dates below: January 24, 2017 2:00 PM (ET) January 25, 2017 2:00 PM…
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Announcement | Education Innovation and Research (EIR) grant competition
The U.S. Department of Education announced today the launch of the Education Innovation and Research (EIR) grant competition for 2017. EIR is a new grant program established in the Every Student Succeeds Act and is the successor of the Obama Administration's Investing in Innovation grant program (i3), which invested $1.4 billion in 172 i3 projects across all 50 states. Like…
The U.S. Department of Education announced today the launch of the Education Innovation and Research (EIR) grant competition for 2017. EIR is a new grant program established in the Every Student Succeeds Act and is the successor of the Obama Administration's Investing in Innovation grant program (i3), which invested $1.4 billion in 172 i3 projects across all 50 states. Like…
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Announcement | Calling Ed Researchers Interested in K-12 Computer Science
REGISTER NOW! For January workshops to help teams prepare for responses to the NEW CSforAll Solicitation. K-12 implementation teams and individual education researchers are encouraged to apply. Travel support is available. PLEASE DISSEMINATE this announcement to interested parties. NSF has just released the FY17 CSforAll Solicitation. Three workshops are planned for…
REGISTER NOW! For January workshops to help teams prepare for responses to the NEW CSforAll Solicitation. K-12 implementation teams and individual education researchers are encouraged to apply. Travel support is available. PLEASE DISSEMINATE this announcement to interested parties. NSF has just released the FY17 CSforAll Solicitation. Three workshops are planned for…
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Announcement | Building Community and Capacity in Data Intensive Research in Education
NSF has released a solicitation for Building Community and Capacity in Data Intensive Research in Education (BCC-EHR). Proposals are due March 15, 2017. Synopsis of the ProgramAs part of NSF's Cyberinfrastructure Framework for 21st Century Science and Engineering (CIF21) activity, the Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR) seeks to enable research communities to develop visions…
NSF has released a solicitation for Building Community and Capacity in Data Intensive Research in Education (BCC-EHR). Proposals are due March 15, 2017. Synopsis of the ProgramAs part of NSF's Cyberinfrastructure Framework for 21st Century Science and Engineering (CIF21) activity, the Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR) seeks to enable research communities to develop visions…
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Announcement | 2017 Video Showcase Save the Date
Share your cutting edge work by submitting a 3-minute video to this year's showcase and discussing your video and others with your colleagues, stakeholders and the public during a week-long, interactive event: STEM for All Video Showcase 2017May 15th – 22nd, 2017Theme: Research & Design for Impact Last year’s online showcase attracted tens of thousands of participants. It allowed…
Share your cutting edge work by submitting a 3-minute video to this year's showcase and discussing your video and others with your colleagues, stakeholders and the public during a week-long, interactive event: STEM for All Video Showcase 2017May 15th – 22nd, 2017Theme: Research & Design for Impact Last year’s online showcase attracted tens of thousands of participants. It allowed…
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Announcement | NSF Rotator Positions
Learn about NSF rotator positions here: NSF Temporary/Rotator Programs. If interested in applying for a rotator position, job opportunities are listed on the https://www.usajobs.gov/ website (search for "NSF". Rotator positions will say "full time-temporary" in the position info section of the job description). For an overview of the application process, visit: https://www.nsf…
Learn about NSF rotator positions here: NSF Temporary/Rotator Programs. If interested in applying for a rotator position, job opportunities are listed on the https://www.usajobs.gov/ website (search for "NSF". Rotator positions will say "full time-temporary" in the position info section of the job description). For an overview of the application process, visit: https://www.nsf…
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Announcement | NSF INCLUDES Informational Webinar
Members of the NSF INCLUDES Implementation Working Group are pleased to present two webinars on Design and Development Launch Pilots Preliminary Proposal to the current solicitation for NSF INCLUDES (NSF 17-522). Select a date below to register: Friday, December 16, 2016 1pm ET Thursday, January 12, 2017 1pm ET During this webinar, a video message from NSF Director France Córdova will…
Members of the NSF INCLUDES Implementation Working Group are pleased to present two webinars on Design and Development Launch Pilots Preliminary Proposal to the current solicitation for NSF INCLUDES (NSF 17-522). Select a date below to register: Friday, December 16, 2016 1pm ET Thursday, January 12, 2017 1pm ET During this webinar, a video message from NSF Director France Córdova will…
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Announcement | NSF Job Opportunity: Division Director, EHR
NSF is seeking a Division Director in the Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings, EHR. Applications are being accepted from 12/7/16 to 1/18/17. Learn more about the position.
NSF is seeking a Division Director in the Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings, EHR. Applications are being accepted from 12/7/16 to 1/18/17. Learn more about the position.
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Announcement | NSF Computer Science for All Solicitation
NSF has just released a new solicitation for Computer Science for All: Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships. The full proposal deadline is February 28, 2017. This program aims to provide all U.S. students the opportunity to participate in computer science (CS) and computational thinking (CT) education in their schools at the K-12 levels. Also, for those of you who are interested, #…
NSF has just released a new solicitation for Computer Science for All: Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships. The full proposal deadline is February 28, 2017. This program aims to provide all U.S. students the opportunity to participate in computer science (CS) and computational thinking (CT) education in their schools at the K-12 levels. Also, for those of you who are interested, #…
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Announcement | 2016 NSF Nuts & Bolts Webinar Recording and Slides
The slides and a recording of the NSF Nuts & Bolts webinar led by NSF PO David Campbell are now available. Learn more about reporting (annual, final and project outcome reports), advisory boards, IRB, and more! View a Storify of tweets from the webinar.
The slides and a recording of the NSF Nuts & Bolts webinar led by NSF PO David Campbell are now available. Learn more about reporting (annual, final and project outcome reports), advisory boards, IRB, and more! View a Storify of tweets from the webinar.
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Resource | 2016 NSF Nuts & Bolts Webinar Resources
In this November 29th webinar, NSF Program Officer David Campbell introduced DR K-12 awardees to the ins and outs of project management, sharing information on evaluation and reporting, advisory boards, Institutional Review Boards (IRB), NSF Highlights, and more. Attendees were able to ask questions at the end. Recording:Click here to view Tweets:View a Storify of the webinar
In this November 29th webinar, NSF Program Officer David Campbell introduced DR K-12 awardees to the ins and outs of project management, sharing information on evaluation and reporting, advisory boards, Institutional Review Boards (IRB), NSF Highlights, and more. Attendees were able to ask questions at the end. Recording:Click here to view Tweets:View a Storify of the webinar
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Resource | If You Build It, Will They Reflect? Examining Teachers’ Use of an Online Video-based Learning Website
Many teachers use online professional development websites, but little is known about what teachers actually learn from them. This study explored teacher use of an online video-based learning website with over 37,000 members. It used web analytics to study user selection of video resources and coding of website commentary to analyze teacher responses to videos. The results indicated that teachers…
Many teachers use online professional development websites, but little is known about what teachers actually learn from them. This study explored teacher use of an online video-based learning website with over 37,000 members. It used web analytics to study user selection of video resources and coding of website commentary to analyze teacher responses to videos. The results indicated that teachers…
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Resource | Online Professional Development: A primer
Many teachers are turning to online professional development to meet their learning needs, but the vast array of available opportunities may be overwhelming. This article provides a framework for making sense of common online teacher learning opportunities. It also suggests situations where online professional development may be most useful and presents a challenge for educators to consider when…
Many teachers are turning to online professional development to meet their learning needs, but the vast array of available opportunities may be overwhelming. This article provides a framework for making sense of common online teacher learning opportunities. It also suggests situations where online professional development may be most useful and presents a challenge for educators to consider when…
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Resource | Does Competency-based Professional Development have legs?
Does the promise of competency-based PD outweigh the challenges to implementing it? Do we really want competency-based PD or just more effective, sustained, job-embedded PD like instructional coaching, lesson study, and the like. Read this blog by Meg S. Bates as she ponders these questions and more. Citation: Bates, M. S. (2016). Does competency-based professional development have legs? …
Does the promise of competency-based PD outweigh the challenges to implementing it? Do we really want competency-based PD or just more effective, sustained, job-embedded PD like instructional coaching, lesson study, and the like. Read this blog by Meg S. Bates as she ponders these questions and more. Citation: Bates, M. S. (2016). Does competency-based professional development have legs? …
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Resource | Agent based modeling in StarLogo Nova
Variations of this slide deck were used in 3 different presentations this summer about the Teachers with Guts project: Agent-based modeling in StarLogo Nova. MIT Nord-Anglia Teacher Program. (2016) Introducing Project GUTS. MIT Science and Engineering Program for Teachers. (2016) Infusing Computational Thinking into Science Classrooms. ISTE Conference. (2016)
Variations of this slide deck were used in 3 different presentations this summer about the Teachers with Guts project: Agent-based modeling in StarLogo Nova. MIT Nord-Anglia Teacher Program. (2016) Introducing Project GUTS. MIT Science and Engineering Program for Teachers. (2016) Infusing Computational Thinking into Science Classrooms. ISTE Conference. (2016)
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Resource | Supporting the Intersections between Computer Science and the NGSS
This presentation on "Supporting the Intersections between Computer Science and the NGSS" was presented at the NSTA STEM Forum & Expo in Minneapolis, MN. (2015)
This presentation on "Supporting the Intersections between Computer Science and the NGSS" was presented at the NSTA STEM Forum & Expo in Minneapolis, MN. (2015)
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Resource | MSPnet Academy: Infusing Computational Thinking into Science Education
The Santa Fe Institute has been developing programs and curricula that infuse computational thinking into Science education for the past 12 years. In this webinar, presenters describe how the study of Complex Adaptive Systems through computer modeling and simulation fits into existing science frameworks and classes, share information about their program and curricula, and describe the…
The Santa Fe Institute has been developing programs and curricula that infuse computational thinking into Science education for the past 12 years. In this webinar, presenters describe how the study of Complex Adaptive Systems through computer modeling and simulation fits into existing science frameworks and classes, share information about their program and curricula, and describe the…
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Resource | Appendix 5 of the California Science Framework: Computer Science in Science
This appendix of the California Science Framework focuses on Computer Science in Science. Citation: Lee, I.2016. California Science Framework. Appendix 5: Computer Science in Science Retrieved on 11-15-16 at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/sc/cf/scifw2nd60daypubreview.asp
This appendix of the California Science Framework focuses on Computer Science in Science. Citation: Lee, I.2016. California Science Framework. Appendix 5: Computer Science in Science Retrieved on 11-15-16 at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/sc/cf/scifw2nd60daypubreview.asp
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Resource | Computer Science, Coding, and Project-Based Learning for Engineering Instruction
Chapter 7 of the publication Engineering Instruction for High-Ability Learners in K-8 Classrooms, this chapter written by Irene Lee and April DeGennaro focuses on computer science, coding, and project-based learning for engineering instruction. Citation: Lee, I. & DeGennaro, A. 2016. Computer Science, Coding, and Project-Based Learning for Engineering Instruction. In Dailey, D.…
Chapter 7 of the publication Engineering Instruction for High-Ability Learners in K-8 Classrooms, this chapter written by Irene Lee and April DeGennaro focuses on computer science, coding, and project-based learning for engineering instruction. Citation: Lee, I. & DeGennaro, A. 2016. Computer Science, Coding, and Project-Based Learning for Engineering Instruction. In Dailey, D.…
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Newsletter | Fall 2016 Newsletter
Dear Colleagues: While it isn't completely clear how the new presidency will impact education policy, schools, and students, those of us in the DR K-12 community will continue to research how to help children learn. And soon, NSF and experts from across the country will review the latest group of DR K-12 proposals, due in December. We recently asked 2016 DR K-12 PI meeting…
Dear Colleagues: While it isn't completely clear how the new presidency will impact education policy, schools, and students, those of us in the DR K-12 community will continue to research how to help children learn. And soon, NSF and experts from across the country will review the latest group of DR K-12 proposals, due in December. We recently asked 2016 DR K-12 PI meeting…
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