[Csmatters] upcoming NSF grant solicitations

[Dianne O'Grady-Cunniff]

upcoming NSF grant solicitations
1) http://hub.mspnet.org/index.cfm/announce/show/id-360
NSF DR K-12 Solicitation Webinars (NSF 17-584)

URL:
http://cadrek12.org/informational-webinar-dr-k-12-solicitation-17-584
<http://cadrek12.org/informational-webinar-dr-k-12-solicitation-17-584>
Posted to Site:
Aug 23, 2017
Submitted by:
Kimberly Descoteaux
<http://hub.mspnet.org/index.cfm/showcase_member/user_id-6263?cat_id=4258>








Join NSF program officers for an informational webinar on the newly
released Discovery Research K-12 Solicitation (17-584).
<https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2017/nsf17584/nsf17584.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click>
 Register today for one of the following options:
*Thursday, August 31, 2-3pm ET*
*Monday, September 11, 2-3pm ET *
Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis.
Register here:
http://cadrek12.org/informational-webinar-dr-k-12-solicitation-17-584
In addition, we encourage you to visit our NSF Proposal Toolkit
<http://cadrek12.org/resources/nsf-proposal-writing-resources>for resources
to support you in writing your NSF proposal.

The Discovery Research PreK-12 program (DRK-12) seeks to significantly
enhance the learning and teaching of science, technology, engineering,
mathematics and computer science (STEM) by preK-12 students and teachers,
through research and development of STEM education innovations and
approaches. Projects in the DRK-12 program build on fundamental research in
STEM education and prior research and development efforts that provide
theoretical and empirical justification for proposed projects. Projects
should result in research-informed and field-tested outcomes and products
that inform teaching and learning. Teachers and students who participate in
DRK-12 studies are expected to enhance their understanding and use of STEM
content, practices and skills.

The DRK-12 program invites proposals that address immediate challenges that
are facing preK-12 STEM education as well as those that anticipate
radically different structures and functions of preK-12 teaching and
learning. The DRK-12 program has three major research and development
strands: (1) Assessment; (2) Learning; and (3) Teaching. The program
recognizes the synergy among the three strands and that there is some
overlap and interdependence among them. However, proposals should identify
a clear focus of the proposed research efforts (i.e., assessment, learning,
or teaching) consistent with the proposal's main objectives and research
questions. The program supports five types of projects: (1) Exploratory,
(2) Design and Development, (3) Impact, (4) Implementation and Improvement,
and (5) Conferences and Syntheses. All five types of projects apply to each
of the three DRK-12 program strands.

2) http://hub.mspnet.org/index.cfm/announce/show/id-359
NSF AISL Solicitation Webinar (NSF 17-573)
Advancing Informal STEM learning. In education and human and resources. The
only one that specifically targets STEM learning in informal contexts.
Includes TV, radio, clubs, and can include learning outcomes to be measured
on impact on parents, mentors, and students.

Interested in all aspects of learning and learning outcomes. 6 Priorities:
(1) maximize strategic impact (planned, intended and focused impact) goes
beyond project level. (2) Must describe how you build knowledge for the
STEM learning field. (ask: what is happening? to what extent? why? how?
what works for whom and under what circumstances? refer to research)
informalscience.org (3) Promote innovation. Build on or extend current work
or go in a new direction. Can challenge existing understanding (4) Advance
collaboration. Interdisciplinary team, describe how the expertise is
incorporated in the project and who does what. (5) Strengthening
infrastructure and build capacity. (6) Broadening participation.

This is very broad across many target demographics and areas of science.
-- 
Dianne O'Grady-Cunniff, CS Matters in Maryland
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