Announcements

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…
COMPETES Act passes House | Posted: December 23, 2010
For more information on the bill: The final vote in the House was 228 to 130 with 75 members not voting.  The details of the vote are here:  http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2010/roll659.xml The Speaker…
New Assessment publication | Posted: December 23, 2010
From the Aspen Institute: On Friday, December 17, 2010, the Aspen Institute Education and Society Program released a new publication, Assessment 2.0: "Next-Generation" Comprehensive Assessment…
Amended COMPETES Reauthorization Act heads to the House of Representatives | Posted: December 20, 2010
On Friday, December 17, the Senate passed an amended version of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act (HR 5116). The bill would authorize funding for research programs at the National Science…
Welcome to the Beyond Bridging CADRE Site! | Posted: December 17, 2010
2009 PISA results released! | Posted: December 13, 2010
The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is an internationally standardised assessment that was jointly developed by participating economies and administered to15-year-olds in…
Spring Saturday Drive-In Conference for Middle Grade Math and Science Teachers | Posted: November 18, 2010
The 2011 Spring Drive-In Conference for Middle Grade Math and Science teachers will take place at North Carolina A&T State University on February 19. A series of activities will be provided by…
2010 DR K-12 PI Meeting Agenda Online! | Posted: November 11, 2010
The Agenda for the 2010 DR K-12 PI Meeting is now online.    ·         Download a printable version of the agenda. [PDF 382KB] ·         Browse or search the electronic version of the agenda…
U.S. DOE Releases Finalized NETP | Posted: November 10, 2010
The National Education Technology Plan was released by the U.S. Dept of Education. The Administration sets target of 2015 to reach five key goals. To read the finalized NETP, "Transforming American…
Forums on Fidelity of Implementation | Posted: November 01, 2010
  The Center for Elementary Mathematics and Science Education at the University of Chicago is convening a series of on-line forums on fidelity of implementation with a particular focus on STEM…
New IES report on cluster-randomized trials | Posted: October 26, 2010
Precision Gains from Publically Available School Proficiency Measures Compared to Study-Collected Test Scores in Education Cluster-Randomized Trials In randomized controlled trials (RCTs) where the…
NCES Releases Update to State Education Reforms Website | Posted: October 22, 2010
New state-level data on statewide policies on assessments, adequate yearly progress, high school graduation, and certification requirements for teachers are now available on the State Education…
2010 DR K-12 PI Meeting: Registration is open! | Posted: October 13, 2010
Registration is open for the 2010 DR K-12 PI Meeting.  Due to the large size of the DR K-12 program, the meeting is open to invited guests only.  Check your inboxes (and spam boxes) for the…
2010 CADRE Fellows Announced! | Posted: October 07, 2010
The CADRE Fellowship, now in its second year, is a capacity building experience for early career researchers and developers to gain exposure to STEM education research and researchers working beyond…
Position announcement - Graduate Research Assistantship | Posted: September 21, 2010
Please see the attached announcement for a 12-month, 1/2-time graduate research assistantship at the University of Georgia on our new DRK-12 project, Language-Rich Inquiry Science with English…
PCAST report released | Posted: September 17, 2010
America is home to extraordinary assets in science, engineering, and mathematics that, if properly applied within the educational system, could revitalize student interest and increase proficiency in…