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Spotlight on Engineering
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Over the past five years, national interest in K-12 engineering education has been growing. Yet, despite the growing prevalence of engineering standards in most states, it is estimated that only 10 percent of K–12 students…
NSF Proposal Toolkit
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Planning to submit an NSF proposal this year? This toolkit is a compilation of helpful resources. Learn more about NSF’s funding opportunities in education and explore resources to help you in the…
Apply to the 2024 CADRE Fellows Program
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The CADRE Fellows program is a competitive fellowship designed to be a capacity-building experience for early career researchers and developers.
Regional Educational Laboratory Program Implementation Research and Planning Citations
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The following citations were compiled by the Northeast & Islands Regional Educational Laboratory Program for a workshop on An Overview of Implementation Research and Planning. The following…
A Framework for Measuring Fidelity of Implementation: A Foundation for Shared Language and Accumulation of Knowledge
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This article describes a project that holds the development of Fidelity of Implementation (FOI) measures as its primary goal and has developed a suite of data collection tools designed to be used across multiple programs.…
DR K-12 Solicitation Deadline
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Full Proposal Deadline(s) for the DR K-12 Solicitation (due by 5 p.m. proposer's local time) is December 06, 2013 -->For tips and helpful resources, visit: NSF Proposal Writing Resources…
DR K-12 Solicitation Deadline
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Full Proposal Deadline(s) for the DR K-12 Solicitation (due by 5 p.m. proposer's local time) is October 16, 2014 -->For tips and helpful resources, visit: NSF Proposal Writing Resources…
Fall 2013 Newsletter
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Dear Colleagues, While the policy context seems to change almost daily, those of us in the field continue to work on our NSF awards with the same commitment, focus, and enthusiasm. A new set of DR K-12 proposals has been…
Twenty-one projects applied two or more of the NGSS practices
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Becker-0918621 Benenson-0733209 Brockway-0917540 Chen-0733228 Cunningham-1220305 Custer-1119167 Diefes-Dux-0822261 Fowler-1019672 Hacker-0821965 Kafai-1238172 Lehrer-…
...and 11 utilized all eight practices.
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Benenson-0733209 Chen-0733228 Cunningham-1220305 Hacker-0821965 Kafai-1238172 Lehrer-1252875 Millman-0918618 Pruet-0918769 Wilson-1222566 Xie-0918449 Young-0733137…
Between 60% and 75% of the projects targeting each grade band were using multiple practices in their engineering design tasks (pre-kindergarten - 67%)
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Diefes-Dux-0822261 McWayne-1221065
Between 60% and 75% of the projects targeting each grade band were using multiple practices in their engineering design tasks (elementary - 60%)
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Benenson-0733209 Cunningham-1220305 Diefes-Dux-0822261 Fowler-1019672 Lehrer-1252875 Rogers-1020243
Between 60% and 75% of the projects targeting each grade band were using multiple practices in their engineering design tasks (middle - 75%)
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Chen-0733228 Diefes-Dux-0822261 Fowler-1019672 Hacker-0821965 Kafai-1238172 Millman-0918618 Pruet-0918769 Schunn-1027629 Sevian-1222624
Between 60% and 75% of the projects targeting each grade band were using multiple practices in their engineering design tasks (high - 73%)
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Becker-0918621 Brockway-0917540 Custer-1119167 Diefes-Dux-0822261 Kafai-1238172 Rosen-0733284 Schunn-1027629 Sevian-1222624 Wilson-1222566 Xie-0918449 Young-0733137…
Three projects specifically mentioned the NGSS practices in their project materials.
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER McWayne-1221065 Millman-0918618 Sevian-1222624
...six projects outlined their own set of "steps," "strategies," or "essential elements of engineering."
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Becker-0918621 Chen-0733228 Fowler-1019672 Millman-0918618 Wilson-1222566 Xie-0918449
Engineering integrated with environment
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Custer-1119167 Xie-0918449
Engineering integrated with health
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Custer-1119167 Diefes-Dux-0822261 McWayne-1221065 Pruet-0918769 Schunn-1027629 Young-0733137
Engineering integrated with mobility/transportation
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Benenson-0733209 Bers-1118897 Chen-0733228 Custer-1119167 Fowler-1019672 McWayne-1221065 Millman-0918618
Engineering integrated with shelter
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Custer-1119167 Hacker-0821965 Rogers-1020243
Table 9: STEM Discipline Combinations - Engineering, All Grades
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Becker-0918621 Diefes-Dux-0822261 Fowler-1019672 Hacker-0821965 Hailey-1020019 Pearson-0733584 Pearson-0935879 Wilson-1222566 Xie-0918449
Table 9: STEM Discipline Combinations - Engineering, Elementary
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Diefes-Dux-0822261 Pearson-0733584 Pearson-0935879
Table 9: STEM Discipline Combinations - Engineering, Middle
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Diefes-Dux-0822261 Hacker-0821965 Pearson-0733584 Pearson-0935879
Table 9: STEM Discipline Combinations - Engineering, High
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Becker-0918621 Diefes-Dux-0822261 Hailey-1020019 Pearson-0733584 Pearson-0935879 Wilson-1222566 Xie-0918449
Table 9: STEM Discipline Combinations - Science and engineering, All Grades
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Benenson-0733209 Brockway-0917540 Cunningham-1220305 Custer-1119167 McWayne-1221065 Millman-0918618 Sevian-1222624
Table 9: STEM Discipline Combinations - Science and engineering, Elementary
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Benenson-0733209 Cunningham-1220305
Table 9: STEM Discipline Combinations - Science and engineering, Middle
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Millman-0918618 Sevian-1222624
Table 9: STEM Discipline Combinations - Science and engineering, High
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Brockway-0917540 Custer-1119167 Sevian-1222624
Table 9: STEM Discipline Combinations - Science, mathematics, and engineering; All Grades
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Chen-0733228 Pearson-1114829 Rogers-1020243 Rosen-0733284 Schunn-1027629
Table 9: STEM Discipline Combinations - Science, mathematics, and engineering; Elementary
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Pearson-1114829 Rogers-1020243
Table 9: STEM Discipline Combinations - Science, mathematics, and engineering; Middle
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Chen-0733228 Pearson-1114829 Schunn-1027629
Table 9: STEM Discipline Combinations - Science, mathematics, and engineering; High
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Pearson-1114829 Rosen-0733284 Schunn-1027629
Table 9: STEM Discipline Combinations - Mathematics and engineering; All Grades
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Fowler-1019672 Lehrer-1252875 Young-0733137
Table 9: STEM Discipline Combinations - Mathematics and engineering, Elementary
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Fowler-1019672 Lehrer-1252875
Table 9: STEM Discipline Combinations - Mathematics and engineering, Middle
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Fowler-1019672
Table 9: STEM Discipline Combinations - Mathematics and engineering, High
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Young-0733137
Table 9: STEM Discipline Combinations - All other combinations, All Grades
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Bers-1118897 Kafai-1238172 Pruet-0918769
Table 9: STEM Discipline Combinations - All other combinations, Elementary
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Bers-1118897
Table 9: STEM Discipline Combinations - All other combinations, Middle
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Kafai-1238172 Pruet-0918769
Table 9: STEM Discipline Combinations - All other combinations, High
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Kafai-1238172
...24 of the 26 projects reviewed for this study integrated engineering with other disciplinary content, including non-STEM content.
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Becker-0918621 Benenson-0733209 Bers-1118897 Brockway-0917540 Chen-0733228 Cunningham-1220305 Custer-1119167 Diefes-Dux-0822261 Fowler-1019672 Hacker-0821965 Kafai-1238172…
The two projects that did not integrate engineering with other content at all were primarily concerned with personal attitudes towards engineering...
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Hailey-1020019 Wilson-1222566
Ten projects integrated content from all STEM areas and either discussed the integration of all four STEM areas generally or individually identified science, mathematics, technology, and engineering content in their products...
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Becker-0918621 Bers-1118897 Chen-0733228 Diefes-Dux-0822261 Hacker-0821965 Lehrer-1252875 Pearson-0935879 Pruet-0918769 Rosen-0733284 Schunn-1027629
...eleven integrated engineering content with science, but not other STEM areas;
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Benenson-0733209 Brockway-0917540 Cunningham-1220305 Custer-1119167 Fowler-1019672 McWayne-1221065 Millman-0918618 Pearson-1114829 Rogers-1020243 Sevian-1222624 Xie-0918449…
...six integrated engineering with mathematics, but not other STEM areas;
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Benenson-0733209 Custer-1119167 Fowler-1019672 Millman-0918618 Rogers-1020243 Young-0733137
...six with technology;
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Bers-1118897 Brockway-0917540 Cunningham-1220305 Custer-1119167 McWayne-1221065 Pruet-0918769
...three with robotics;
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Bers-1118897 Chen-0733228 Millman-0918618
...and one with computer science.
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Kafai-1238172
Six projects integrated engineering with other disciplines such as fine arts, language arts/literacy, and/or social studies.
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Benenson-0733209 Cunningham-1220305 Diefes-Dux-0822261 Kafai-1238172 Rogers-1020243 Rosen-0733284