Evaluators SIG

Day
Thu

Open to all grantees

An informal meeting for project evaluators will provide an opportunity to share evaluation approaches and perspectives, and to discuss shared challenges and concerns. 

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Session Type
Special Interest Group (SIG)
Facilitators

Plenary Presentation: Policy Initiatives in STEM Education

Day
Fri

Working Lunch

The culminating session will focus on the current STEM education policy and legislative context. Leaders of the STEM Coalition will familiarize grantees with important policies and pending legislation, and will help grantees understand how to use their experience and research to inform the policy and legislative debates and decision-making.

Concluding Remarks: Barbara Brauner Berns, CADRE PI, Education Development Center, Inc.

Date/Time
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Session Type
Plenary
Session Materials

Scientific Curriculum Development: A Framework for Research-based Curriculum

Day
Fri

This session presents a comprehensive framework for the construct of research-based curricula, illustrated by studies from each of the 10 phases.

Date/Time
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Session Type
Panel

Government agencies and members of the educational research community have petitioned for research-based curricula. The ambiguity of the phrase “research-based,” however, undermines attempts to create a shared research foundation for the development of, and informed choices about, classroom curricula. This article presents a framework for the construct of research-based curricula.