DR K-12 Program

1. DR K-12 Program PRESENTATION HBCU-UP LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE SPONSORED BY QEM Dr. Julia V. Clark Program Director August 13, 2009

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. DRL: Core Programs • 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)

5. 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. DRL: Discovery Research K-12 (DR-K12) Astrobiology students create models of molecules. Program solicitation #: 08-609 Full proposal deadline: January 7, 2010

6. Goal of the DR K-12 Program The 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.

7. 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

8. DR K-12 Challenges DR K-12 supports projects that address one or more of the following challenges: Assessment All students Ability of teachers Effective innovations

9. Challenge 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

10. Challenge 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.

11. Challenge 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.

12. Challenge FourHow are effective innovationssuccessfully 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.

13. Proposal Types 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

14. 2009 DR K-12 Solicitation Anticipated number of awards: 50 to 70 Anticipated 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

15. Proposal Preparation 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

16. 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.

17. Competition Information • Full Proposals: January 7, 2010 • Optional Prelim Proposals: October 5, 2009 • For further information: Contact Dr. Julia V. Clark 703-292-5119 e-mail jclark@nsf.gov

18. Discovery Research K-12(DR K-12)NSF 09-602

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