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 is used to evaluate proposals submitted to the National Science Foundation. Now the task force is asking the science community to review proposed clarifications to the two criteria. Comments are to be submitted by July 14.
“Extending Our Reach: New Tools for Engaging all Students”
Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing
November 11 -12, 2011
Oregon Convention Center
Portland, Oregon
Hosted in Partnership with the Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) and the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (ABI)
For more information, visit: http://csta.acm.org/ProfessionalDevelopment/sub/CSITSymposiaSite.html
Investing in Innovation (i3) has just announced their Call for Peer Reviewers
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 educators developing mathematics education software and curricula for use in high school classrooms. In addition to project management, there are opportunities for UI design, graphic design, game design, hands-on research in classrooms, writing curriculum materials, and user testing of software.
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" is online: https://www.sree.org/conferences/2011f/program/
The plenary and general break-out sessions of the conference run Thursday-Friday, September 8 & 9.
Over the weekend, Saturday-Sunday, September 10 & 11, 2 two-day short courses will be offered:
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
While the program is smaller than last year’s, there is a STEM priority.
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 Education 2011 along with The Condition in Brief. The 50 indicators presented in The Condition of Education 2011 provide a progress report on education in America and include findings on the demographics of American schools, U.S. resources for schooling, and outcomes associated with education.
Report findings include:
