DR K-12 Program

PRESENTATION

HBCU-UP LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE

SPONSORED BY QEM

Dr. Julia V. ClarkProgram Director

August 13, 2009

DRL promotes innovative research, development, and evaluation of learning and teaching across all STEM disciplines by advancing cutting-edge knowledge and practices in both formal and informal settings.

Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (DRL)

DRL promotes innovative research, development, and evaluation of learning and teaching across all STEM disciplines by advancing cutting-edge knowledge and practices in both formal and informal settings.

Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (DRL)

Discovery Research K-12 (DR-K12)

Informal Science Education (ISE)

Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST)

Research and Evaluation on Education in Science and Engineering (REESE)

DRL: Core Programs

Enables student and teacher learning through the development, implementation, and study of STEM resources, models, and tools.

Meets a variety of educational needs, from those that address immediate and pressing challenges facing preK-12 STEM education to those that anticipate opportunities for the future.

Program solicitation #: 08-609Full proposal deadline: January 7, 2010

DRL: Discovery Research K-12 (DR-K12)

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Goal of the DR K-12 ProgramThe DR K-12 program seeks to

enable significant advances in preK-12 student and teacher learning of the STEM disciplines, through the development, implementation, and study of resources, models, and technologies for use by students, teachers, administrators and policy makers.

DR K-12 Projects

Projects funded under this solicitation:

• Begin with a research question or testable hypothesis about preK-12 STEM learning or teaching

• Study or develop and study innovative resources, models, or technologies

• Demonstrate if, how, for whom, and why their implementation affects learning

DR K-12 supports projects that address one or more of the following challenges:1.Assessment2.All students3.Ability of teachers4.Effective innovations

DR K-12 Challenges

Challenge OneChallenge OneHow can improved assessment of student

knowledge and skills advance preK-12 STEM teaching and learning?

• Models, tools, and technologies for assessment systems;

• Assessment tools, interventions, and practices;

• Teachers' knowledge, skills, and classroom performance

• Cyberlearning tools in assessment

Challenge TwoChallenge TwoHow can all students be assured the opportunity to learn significant STEM

content?

• Prepare students for increasingly complex STEM subjects;

• Understand interdisciplinary subjects;• Learn STEM practices and engineering

design through hands-on & virtual lab experiences;

• Examine whole-school innovations in STEM teaching and learning.

Challenge ThreeChallenge ThreeHow can we enhance the ability of teachers to provide STEM education?

• Just-in-time online courses and web resources;

• Models for teacher networking and collaboration tools;

• Multi-dimensional diagnostic information about students;

• Teacher self-assessment tools.

Challenge FourChallenge FourHow are effective innovations

successfully implemented, scaled, & sustained in schools and districts in a

cost effective manner?• Implementation and scale-up at

increasingly varied sites;• Impact of a specific innovation at large

scale and over time;• Implementation and sustainability;• Studies of impact at large scale;• Studies of organization and scale.

• Full Research and Development Projects – defined deliverables with attention to design and evaluation

• Exploratory Projects - clarify constructs, assemble theoretical foundations, or perform preparatory work

• Synthesis Projects - synthesis of existing knowledge on a topic of critical importance

• Conference Proposals - related to the work of DR K-12

Proposal Types

Anticipated number of awards: 50 to 70Anticipated funds: $55,000,000 for new

awards

• Full R&D projects – normally up to $3,500,000, max 5 years, except that Challenge Four projects can be up to $5,000,000

• Exploratory projects – $100K to $150K per year, max 3 years

• Synthesis projects – up to $250K, max 2 years

• Conferences and Workshops – up to $100K, max 2 years

2009 DR K-12 Solicitation

Proposals must be prepared in accordance with the NSF Grant Proposal Guide (GPG)http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=gpg

Important information is also provided in Section V. (Proposal Preparation and Submission Instructions) of the DR K-12 Solicitation, particularly the subsection on Research and Development Design

Proposal Preparation

DR K-12 Proposal Essentials

• Begin with a research question or testable hypothesis about STEM learning;

• Articulate rationale and state goals;• Specify the framework that guides R&D;• Describe the R&D design;• Develop a viable formative and summative evaluation plan;

• Consider a team with a variety of needed expertise.

Competition Information

• Full Proposals: January 7, 2010• Optional Prelim Proposals: October 5, 2009

• For further information:

Contact Dr. Julia V. Clark703-292-5119 e-mail jclark@nsf.gov

Discovery Research K-12

(DR K-12)

NSF 09-602

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