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Announcement | Draft NSF Merit Review Criteria--Call for Comments
National Science Board Requests Comments on Draft NSF Merit Review Criteria More than 5,100 individuals responded to a National Science Board task force when it requested input on the criteria that is used to evaluate proposals submitted to the National Science Foundation.  Now the task force is asking the science community to review proposed clarifications to the two criteria. Comments are to…
Posted: Thursday, June 30
Event | K-12 Computing Teachers Workshop
K-12 Computing Teachers Workshop “Extending Our Reach: New Tools for Engaging all Students”Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in ComputingNovember 11 -12, 2011Oregon Convention CenterPortland, Oregon Hosted in Partnership with the Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) and the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (ABI) The K-12 workshop is hosted in Partnership with the…
Posted: Friday, June 24
Event | 2011 Computer Science & Information Technology Symposium
July 11: Hands-on WorkshopsJuly 12: Keynotes and BreakoutsJuly 13: Imagine Cup Finale For more information, visit: http://csta.acm.org/ProfessionalDevelopment/sub/CSITSymposiaSite.html  
Posted: Thursday, June 23
Event | 2011 International Society for Design and Development in Education (ISDDE) Conference
ISDDE Conference 2011 Design and Development: Transforming STEM Learning Boston Museum of Science, USA, September 12-15 2011 Educational design and development includes all elements of teaching and learning environments: learner and educator materials, educator and administrator professional development, assessments, and policies. It is within our scope to transform learning of science,…
Posted: Tuesday, June 21
Announcement | Call for Peer Reviewers
Investing in Innovation (i3) has just announced their Call for Peer Reviewers CONTEXT: The U.S. Department of Education, Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII), is seeking individuals to serve as peer reviewers for the FY 2011 Investing in Innovation (i3) grant competition. Qualified peer reviewers must meet the criteria listed below.  NOTE: Even if you applied to be a peer reviewer last…
Posted: Tuesday, June 21
Announcement | Job Opening!
KCP Technologies has an opening for a Research and Project manager to work on an NSF-funded research and development project with a team of designers, software engineers, curriculum writers and educators developing mathematics education software and curricula for use in high school classrooms. In addition to project management, there are opportunities for UI design, graphic design, game design,…
Posted: Tuesday, June 21
Project Spotlight | Math Snacks - Addressing Gaps in Conceptual Mathematics Understanding with Innovative Media
Led by Dr. Karin Wiburg (PI, New Mexico State University) and Dr. Barbara Chamberlin (Co-PI, New Mexico State University), the Math Snacks project is developing and evaluating the effectiveness of 15 - 20 short computer mediated animations and games that are designed to: (1) increase students' conceptual understanding in especially problematic topics of middle grades mathematics; and (2) increase…
Posted: Friday, June 17
Announcement | SREE Fall Conference: preliminary program online
  The preliminary program for the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness Fall 2011 Conference "Building an Education Science: Improving Mathematics and Science Education for All Students" is online: https://www.sree.org/conferences/2011f/program/ The plenary and general break-out sessions of the conference run Thursday-Friday, September 8 & 9. Over the weekend, Saturday-Sunday,…
Posted: Friday, June 17
Announcement | Next DR K-12 PI Meeting
The next DR K-12 PI Meeting will be held in 2012. More information on this will be available in the coming weeks.
Posted: Tuesday, June 14
Announcement | i3 Investing in Innovation Fund
i3 Investing in Innovation Fund While the program is smaller than last year’s, there is a STEM priority. At a glance: http://www2.ed.gov/programs/innovation/2011/i3-at-a-glance.doc Scale-up Grants: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-06-03/pdf/2011-13592.pdf Validation Grants: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-06-03/pdf/2011-13594.pdf Development Grants: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-…
Posted: Thursday, June 09
Announcement | NCES Release
The Condition of Education 2011 and The Condition of Education 2011 in Brief Today, Thursday, May 26th, Commissioner Jack Buckley, National Center for Education Statistics, released The Condition of Education 2011 along with The Condition in Brief. The 50 indicators presented in The Condition of Education 2011 provide a progress report on education in America and include findings on the…
Posted: Thursday, May 26
Announcement | Handbook for Project Evaluation
MSPnet's 2010 User-Friendly Handbook for Project Evaluation http://hub.mspnet.org/index.cfm/22603 Authors:Joy Frechtling, Melvin M. Mark, Debra J. Rog, Veronica Thomas, Henry Frierson, Stafford Hood, Gerunda Hughes, Elmima Johnson Published in:Westat Published:December 2010 Abstract: "This Handbook was developed to provide project directors and principal investigators working with the National…
Posted: Thursday, May 19
Announcement | TEST ARTICLE WILL GO HERE
TEST ARTICLE WILL GO HERE
Posted: Wednesday, May 18
Event | Sandra K. Abell Institute for Doctoral Students
BSCS to co-host Sandra K. Abell Institute for Doctoral Students    BSCS and the science education faculty from Pennsylvania State University are teaming up to co-host the biannual 2011 Sandra K. Abell Institute for Doctoral Students sponsored by NARST, a worldwide organization of professionals committed to the improvement of science teaching and learning through research. The institute will be…
Posted: Thursday, April 21
Announcement | NSF Regional Grants Conference
The first National Science Foundation Regional Grants Conference of fiscal year 2012, will be hosted by The University of Texas at Austin on October 17-18, 2011. Key officials representing each NSF program directorate, administrative office, the NSF Office of International Science & Engineering, Office of General Counsel, and Office of the Inspector General will participate in this two-…
Posted: Wednesday, April 20
Event | NSF Regional Grants Conference - Austin, TX
Hosted by the University of Texas at Austin October 17, 2011 8:30 AM  to October 18, 2011 4:00 PMAustin, TX   The first National Science Foundation Regional Grants Conference of fiscal year 2012, will be hosted by The University of Texas at Austin on October 17-18, 2011. Key officials representing each NSF program directorate, administrative office, the NSF Office of International Science…
Posted: Wednesday, April 20
Announcement | STEM Vital Signs report
On April 21, 2011, Change the Equation will release new state-by-state “Vital Signs” reports which offer states recommendations on improving STEM learning outcomes. Change the Equation will be live streaming their policy briefing and release of Vital Signs. Pre-Register by Wednesday, April 20, 2011: http://www.changetheequation.org/index.php?src=forms&ref=Vital_Signs
Posted: Tuesday, April 19
Posted: Friday, April 15
Event | 2012 AASA National Conference on Education
For more information, visit the AASA website: http://www.aasa.org/nce/    
Posted: Friday, April 15
Event | 2012 AERA Annual Meeting
For more information, visit the AERA website: http://www.aera.net/AnnualMeeting.htm. For the convenience of those of you who are attending AERA, we have attached a list of DR K-12 awardees, and related project staff, who plan to present at the upcoming AERA meeting in Vancouver, Canada, April 13-17. Please note that this list only includes DR K-12 awardees that responded to our survey:…
Posted: Friday, April 15
Event | 2012 ASCD Annual Conference and Exhibit Show
For more information, visit the ASCD website: http://www.ascd.org/conferences/Annual-Conference/ac12theme.aspx    
Posted: Friday, April 15
Event | 2012 CUE Annual Conference
For more information, visit the CUE website: http://www.cue.org/conference/    
Posted: Friday, April 15
Event | 2012 CoSN Conference
For more information, visit the CoSN website: http://www.cosn.org/Events/tabid/4188/Default.aspx    
Posted: Friday, April 15
Event | 2012 International SITE Conference
For more information, visit the SITE (an AACE affiliate) website: http://site.aace.org/conf/    
Posted: Friday, April 15
Event | 2012 ED-MEDIA World Conference of Educational, Multimedia, Hypermedia, and Telecommunications
For more information, visit the AACE website: http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/    
Posted: Friday, April 15
Event | 2012 E-Learn World Conference
For more information, visit the AACE website: http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/    
Posted: Friday, April 15
Event | 2012 ITEEA 74th Annual Conference
For more information, visit the ITEEA website: http://www.iteaconnect.org/        
Posted: Friday, April 15
Event | ISTE 2012 Annual Conference and Exposition
For more information, visit the CDIO website: http://isteconference.org/ISTE/2011/about_us/future_conferences.php        
Posted: Friday, April 15
Event | 2012 FIE Conference
For more information, visit the FIE website: http://www.fie-conference.org/    
Posted: Friday, April 15
Event | 2012 ASEE Annual Conference
For more information, visit the ASEE website: http://www.asee.org/conferences-and-events/conferences
Posted: Friday, April 15