Announcements

Public Briefing to Release Framework for K-12 Science Education | Posted: July 13, 2011
National Science Education Leadership Association / A Framework for K-12 Science Education What: Public briefing to release A Framework for K-12 Science Education When:   Tuesday, July 19, 2011 1:00…
Draft NSF Merit Review Criteria--Call for Comments | Posted: June 30, 2011
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…
Call for Peer Reviewers | Posted: June 21, 2011
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…
Job Opening! | Posted: June 21, 2011
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…
SREE Fall Conference: preliminary program online | Posted: June 17, 2011
  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"…
Next DR K-12 PI Meeting | Posted: June 14, 2011
The next DR K-12 PI Meeting will be held in 2012. More information on this will be available in the coming weeks.
i3 Investing in Innovation Fund | Posted: June 09, 2011
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:…
NCES Release | Posted: May 26, 2011
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…
Handbook for Project Evaluation | Posted: May 19, 2011
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…
TEST ARTICLE WILL GO HERE | Posted: May 18, 2011
TEST ARTICLE WILL GO HERE
NSF Regional Grants Conference | Posted: April 20, 2011
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…
STEM Vital Signs report | Posted: April 19, 2011
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…
News from the Senate | Posted: April 15, 2011
NSF is funded at $6.9 billion, a reduction of $551 million below the FY 2011 request. This is $307 million more than H.R. 1. For more information,visit: http://appropriations.senate.gov/news.cfm?…
Request for Proposals | Posted: March 23, 2011
The 2012 NSELA Professional Development Institute (PDI) on “Leading Professional Development in Science Education” will be held in Indianapolis, IN, on Wednesday, March 28, 2012. This RFP solicits…
A Call for Common Content | Posted: March 07, 2011
Core Curriculum Must Build a Bridge from Standards to Achievement A group brought together by the Albert Shanker Institute makes a “A Call for Common Content.” “Shared curriculum in the core academic…
Ferrini-Mundy to become NSF Assistant Director for Education and Human Resources | Posted: February 28, 2011
Joan Ferrini-Mundy to Become NSF Assistant Director for Education and Human Resources February 24, 2011 Joan Ferrini-Mundy has been selected as the new assistant director of the National Science…
IES Newsflash | Posted: February 24, 2011
Results for The Nation’s Report Card: Science 2009 Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA) now available! The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) has just released the 2009 Science…
Webinar February 23, 2011 | Posted: February 18, 2011
ITEST and COSEE Curriculum Development - Webinar     In this webinar, the ITEST Learning Resource Center and COSEE (Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence) http://www.cosee.net/ will…
Project wins AAAS Science Prize for Online Resources in Education (SPORE) | Posted: February 03, 2011
Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (http://beyondpenguins.nsdl.org), aNSF-funded project of the School of Teaching and Learning, College ofEducation and Human Ecology, has been awarded the AAAS Science…
Interesting happenings in D.C. | Posted: February 02, 2011
On Monday, February 14, Dr. Subra Suresh, NSF Executive Director, will present the FY2012 Budget Overview at the NSF headquarters, 4201 Wilson Blvd, Arlington.  The ASEE Engineering Deans Council…
The Nation's Report Card: Science 2009 | Posted: January 25, 2011
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) has just released The Nation’s Report Card: Science 2009. The 2009 science report presents results for students in grades 4, 8, and 12. National…
REL Southeast Report | Posted: January 18, 2011
Report Identifies Instruments for Measuring Student Engagement This report reviews the characteristics of 21 instruments that measure student engagement in upper elementary through high school. It…
CBMS White Paper released | Posted: January 17, 2011
Recommendations from the CBMS Forum, October 2010. This white paper synthesizes the key recommendations for the continuing mathematical education of teachers generated at the CBMS Forum last October…
NASA STEM Workshop | Posted: January 17, 2011
Education Opportunities in NASA STEM (EONS) Workshop will be held January 20, 2011 at the Westin in Washington, D.C. For more information on this workshop or to read more about other NASA…
Call for Papers | Posted: January 06, 2011
Special Issue: Large-Scale Interventions in Science Education for Diverse Student Groups in Varied Educational Settings The Journal of Research in Science Teaching (JRST) invites you to prepare a…