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Dissemination Toolkit: Accessible Products & Communications

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Background

Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 was amended in 1988 to require federal agencies to make their electronic and information technology (EIT) accessible to people with disabilities. Projects funded by the National Science Foundation should be 508 compliant to increase equal access to materials.

Author/Presenter

CADRE

Year
2024
Short Description

A compilation of resources for making your products and communications more accessible.

Dissemination Toolkit: Project Communication Plan

communication plan iconIt is important to start thinking early about how to communicate about your project and prepare to sustain your work and projects following the completion of your project. Using the dissemination section of your proposal as a guide, think about how you want to portray your project and its work. 

The guiding questions below will help you plan your approach and timeline for communicating about your work.

Author/Presenter

CADRE

Year
2019
Short Description

If you are developing a project communication plan, use these guiding questions to help you plan your approach and timeline for communicating about your work.

NSF Prospective New Awardee Guide 17-1

The Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) is comprised of documents relating to the National Science Foundation's proposal and award process for the assistance programs of NSF. 

It has been designed for use by both our customer community and NSF staff and consists of two parts:

Author/Presenter

NSF

Lead Organization(s)
Year
2017
Short Description

The Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) is comprised of documents relating to the National Science Foundation's proposal and award process for the assistance programs of NSF.

Dissemination Toolkit: Writing & Publishing

Writing & Publishing IconThis writing and publishing toolkit is a compilation of advice from other experts on publishing, blogging, peer reviewing, plagiarism and copyright infringement, and writing proposals, policy briefs, press releases and white papers.

Author/Presenter

CADRE

Year
2019
Short Description

This compilation of resources covers topics from blogging to writing policy briefs to plagiarism and copyright infringement to conference proposal writing.

Dissemination Toolkit: Visualizations

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Visualizations—from graphs and charts to infographics—can be used to present data in an engaging way. They can also help simplify a complicated idea. Whether you are preparing a slide deck, a report, or a Facebook post, you will want to determine which tool to use and how to best use that tool to effectively portray your information.

Author/Presenter

CADRE

Year
2024
Short Description

A compilation of resources to help you choose the right visualization for your dissemination, as well as tips on how to create those visualizations.

An Innovative Approach to Earth Science Teacher Preparation: Uniting Science, Informal Science Education, and Schools to Raise Student Achievement

Teaching Science Teachers [Video file]. (2013, December 15). Retrived from http://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000002602875/teaching-science-t…

Author/Presenter

Chris Cascarano

Snigdha Koirala

Year
2013
Short Description

The American Museum of Natural History is offering a master's degree in teaching, part of a broad national campaign to add 100,000 science, technology and math teachers by 2021

2016 NSF CAREER Program Webinar Resources

We are currently experiencing issues with the recording of the Mar 15th  NSF CAREER Program Webinar. We are working with Adobe on resolving the issues and will post the recording as soon as we are able.

Visit our Early Career page for related resources, including a recording of the 2015 NSF CAREER Program Informational Webinar.

Meet the Presenters:

Author/Presenter

Michelle Cirillo

Karen King

Melissa Luna

Bill Zahner

Barbara Berns

Year
2016
Short Description

The 2016 NSF CAREER Program Informational Webinar was held Tuesday, March 15, 2016, at 3:00 PM EST.

The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a Foundation-wide activity that offers the National Science Foundation's most prestigious awards in support of junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent education and the integration of education and research within the context of the mission of their organizations.

Hosted by CADRE, this webinar provided an informational overview of the program with perspectives from the NSF and PIs on active CAREER grants.