Graduate

Analysis of the National Science Foundation’s Discovery Research K–12 ELL Projects

Background/Context: Educational and societal phenomena can converge to draw attention to a new focus, such as ELs and STEM, and then trigger new research interests. A funding program can play a critical role in shaping these new research interests by prioritizing specific research topics and designs or by requiring particular specializations of researchers.

Author/Presenter

Linda Caswell

Alina Martinez

Okhee Lee

Barbara Brauner Berns

Hilary Rhodes

Year
2016
Short Description

Educational and societal phenomena can converge to draw attention to a new focus, such as ELs and STEM, and then trigger new research interests. A funding program can play a critical role in shaping these new research interests by prioritizing specific research topics and designs or by requiring particular specializations of researchers. The study examined whether funding provided through the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Discovery Research K-12 (DR K-12) program has made a unique contribution to the research in the fields of science and mathematics education for ELs.

STEM Smart Brief: Teaching and Learning Under the Next Generation Science Standards

This brief gives an overview—and by no means a comprehensive one—of several NGSS-aligned projects in the areas of curriculum, instruction, assessment, and professional development.

Author/Presenter

CADRE

Year
2016
Short Description

This brief gives an overview—and by no means a comprehensive one—of several NGSS-aligned projects in the areas of curriculum, instruction, assessment, and professional development.

Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG) 16-1

The Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) is comprised of documents relating to the Foundation's proposal and award process. It has been designed for use by both our customer community and NSF staff and consists of two parts:

Author/Presenter

National Science Foundation

Lead Organization(s)
Year
2015
Short Description

The Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) 16-1 is comprised of documents relating to the Foundation's proposal and award process. It consists of two parts: the NSF Grant Proposal Guide (GPG)and the NSF Award and Administration Guide(AAG). This document is effective as of January 25, 2016.

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Active DR K-12 Projects Related to Broadening Participation

Author/Presenter

CADRE

Year
2016
Short Description

Whether engaging students in place-based learning, designing/implementing more inclusive curricula or pedagogy, or helping teachers develop their capacity to teach increasingly diverse groups of learners, many DR K-12 projects seek to broaden participation within STEM fields in unique ways.

Mentoring Plan Webinar Resources

Author/Presenter

Barbara Berns

Karen King

Derek Riley

John Settlage

Julianne Wenner

Christopher Wright

Year
2015
Short Description

On October 13th, presenters talked about their effective mentoring experiences (giving both mentee and mentor perspectives). Research on early career STEM education researchers' mentoring needs and opportunities was also presented. The webinar culminated with implications for the development of mentoring plans.

CADRE Tips for Mentoring Early Career STEM Education Researchers and Developers

View additional resources by visiting CADRE's Spotlight on Mentoring: http://cadrek12.org/spotlight/mentoring

Author/Presenter

CADRE

Year
2015
Short Description

CADRE Tips for Mentoring Early Career STEM Education Researchers and Developers provides guidelines that may help new mentors and mentees establish an effective and productive relationship.

2015 Informational Webinars on DR K-12 Solicitation 15-592 Resources

Author/Presenter

Karen King

Year
2015
Short Description

NSF Program Officer Karen King provides information on the DR K-12 program and solicitation in this webinar series.

Mentoring for the Postdoctoral/Early Career Researcher: Key Elements and Broader Impacts

Since 2009, the NSF has required that all grant applicants requesting funding to support postdoc researchers submit

Author/Presenter

CADRE

Year
2015
Short Description

This CADRE brief looks at the key elements and broader impacts of mentoring a postdoctoral/early career researcher.

Mentoring Plan Examples

Visit the Mentoring Spotlight for more resources at http://cadrek12.org/spotlight/mentoring.

Author/Presenter

CADRE

Year
2015
Short Description

Three example mentoring plans from DR K-12 projects plus a mentee's feedback and evaluation of one mentorship. These resources are also featured in the Spotlight on Mentoring.

Re-imagining a curriculum guide for teachers in digital format: A collaboration crossing geographical, disciplinary and culture boundaries

The goal of the Electronic Teacher Guide project (NSF # 0918702) was to redesign the print teacher guide for the genetics unit of Foundation Science: Biology (NSF #0439443) as an exemplar of a cybertool that would support the implementation of the curriculum and enhance its educative impact. The completion of this goal required collaborative interactions among curriculum developers, technology designers, software developers, researchers and evaluators. The five year collaboration was characterized by major challenges relating to communication, geographical distance, and culture.

Author/Presenter

Kathleen Haynie

Katherine F. Paget

Jacqueline S. Miller

Year
2015
Short Description

The goal of the Electronic Teacher Guide project was to redesign the print teacher guide for the genetics unit of Foundation Science: Biology as an exemplar of a cybertool that would support the implementation of the curriculum and enhance its educative impact. The completion of this goal required collaborative interactions among curriculum developers, technology designers, software developers, researchers and evaluators.

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