Announcements

Grant Opportunity | Posted:
The Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program (MSEIP) is designed to effect long-range improvement in science and engineering education at predominantly minority institutions and to…
New! Workshop Summary | Posted:
"Successful STEM Education: A Workshop Summary" was just released by the National Research Council. To View: http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13230
Updated Toolkit! | Posted:
The social media and technologies toolkit has been updated. Educational mobile app suggestions, Google+ tips and more! Go to: http://cadrek12.org/resources/tools/social-media-and-technologies-toolkit…
NSF ITEST Convening: Sept 9-11, 2011 | Posted:
Advancing Research on Youth Motivation in STEM The NSF ITEST Learning Resource Center at Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC), will be hosting a convening entitled “Advancing Research on Youth…
New Report: STEM: Good Jobs Now and for the Future | Posted:
New Commerce Department Report Shows Fast-Growing STEM Jobs Offer Higher Pay, Lower Unemployment WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economics and Statistics Administration (ESA) today…
Public Briefing to Release Framework for K-12 Science Education | Posted:
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,…
Draft NSF Merit Review Criteria--Call for Comments | Posted:
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:
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:
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:
  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…
Next DR K-12 PI Meeting | Posted:
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:
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:
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:
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:
TEST ARTICLE WILL GO HERE
NSF Regional Grants Conference | Posted:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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…
Webinar February 23, 2011 | Posted:
ITEST and COSEE Curriculum Development - Webinar     In this webinar, the ITEST Learning Resource Center and COSEE (Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence) http://www.…
Project wins AAAS Science Prize for Online Resources in Education (SPORE) | Posted:
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:
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…