NSF anticipates the release of a revised version of the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 15-1) this Fall. This revised PAPPG is effective for proposals submitted, or due, on or after December 26, 2014. The PAPPG is consistent with, and, implements the new Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance) (2 CFR § 200). 

Do you manage an NSF project? We invite you to attend the upcoming NSF Nuts & Bolts webinar, hosted by CADRE and led by NSF Program Officer David Campbell.  

Register at: http://cadrek12.org/2014-nsf-nuts-bolts-webinar-registration.

WHAT: NSF Nuts & Bolts Webinar

WHO SHOULD ATTEND: PIs and project team members involved in project management

WHEN: Thursday, November 20^th, from 3:30-4:30PM EST

The Next Generation Preschool Math (NGPM) project, funded by the NSF DRK-12 program, has released its first game into the App Store (ipad only) entitled “Gracie & Friends Birthday Café.” This is the first of 8 games that will be released between now and the end of January! These games were the product of a collaboration between researchers at EDC & SRI and developers at WGBH.

An informational webinar on the current NSF Cyberlearning and Future Learning Technologies solicitation will be held Tuesday, November 4th from 12 pm – 1 pm ET.

Learn more and register at: http://circlcenter.org/nsf-cyberlearning-solicitation-webinar/

CALL FOR MANUSCRIPTS—TEACHERS COLLEGE RECORD

The editors invite submissions for a special issue of Teachers College Record devoted to the intersection of high-stakes testing accountability practices and special education services.

Slides and recording from the Sep 29th webinar on the Common Guidelines for Education Research and Development are now available at: http://cadrek12.org/resources/webinar-common-guidelines-education-research-and-development

A PDF of the report is also available for download.

The CADRE Fellows application deadline has been extended to the end of day Wednesday, October 1st due to today's technical issues with the CADREK12.org website.

Download the application at: http://cadrek12.org/cadre-fellows

The Concord Consortium has developed 19 activities for teaching and learning algebra that are available online or as an app for iPad or Android tablet computers. These activities—which cover a variety of algebra topics, from linear equations to transformations of functions—help students develop skills creating and using algebraic functions and graphs to solve problems.