Discovery Research K-12 (DR-K12)
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION’S NEW DISCOVERY RESEARCH K-12 (DR-K12) PROGRAM
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Fundamentals
of Research in STEM EducationWorkshop
With
support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the QEM Network
conducted a two-day professional development workshop on the Fundamentals
of Research in STEM Education. The
workshop took place on Friday and Saturday, October 26-27,
2007, at the Embassy Suites Hotel New Orleans Convention Center
in New Orleans, LA.
The workshop was designed to help address concerns/realities
about the small number of faculty at minority-serving institutions
who are involved in/prepared to lead STEM-related education research
projects at their institutions. The workshop was offered to help
ensure that participants have a deeper understanding of the
fundamentals of educational research so they are better prepared
to submit competitive proposals to the Foundation’s DR-K12
Program.
The workshop’s agenda included both plenary sessions and
small group sessions. Plenary
session topics included:
- Background on Research in STEM Education
- Research Design
- Methods of Educational Research
- Data Collection and Analysis
- Research at the K-12 Level
- Implementation, Research, and Evaluation
- The Socio-cultural Context of Research in STEM Education
- Research in Undergraduate STEM Education
- Staying Current in the Field
- Dissemination of Research Findings
- Potential Funding Sources
Click AGENDA
(.pdf) to
view agenda details.
View Final Agenda, with presentations, here
(.htm)
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The Discovery Research K-12 Program (DR-K12) merges three former NSF K-12 education programs -- Teacher Professional Continuum (TPC), Instructional
Materials Development (IMD), and Centers for Learning and Teaching
(CLT).
Discovery Research K-12 funds
research, development, and evaluation activities through knowledge
generation and application to improve K-12 learning and teaching. DR-K12 brings
together STEM education faculty, mathematicians and scientists, cognitive
scientists, teachers and administrators, and STEM education graduate
students to conduct the research, develop resources and tools and
build the nation’s capacity to develop and test innovative
solutions to improve K-12 teaching and learning. The program addresses
this mission by funding exploratory studies and/or full-scale projects
in three major areas:
- Applied Research (component A) that supports three categories of projects: (1) Evaluative Studies of NSF-Funded Resources and Tools; (2) Studies of Student Learning Progressions; and (3) Studies of Teachers and Teaching.
- Development of Resources and Tools (component B) that supports two categories of projects:
(1) Assessment of Students’ and Teachers’ Learning and (2) Instruction of K-12 Students and Teachers.
- Capacity Building (component C) that supports two categories of projects: (1) STEM Systems Research and (2) STEM Education Research Scholars.
In
addition, conferences related to the mission of the program
are supported in all three of the above areas.
View the Program Solicitation (NSF 08-502): http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08502/nsf08502.htm
The most recent QEM DR-K12 Technical Assistance activity was a Proposal Follow-up
Workshop held in Washington, DC on January 19-20, 2007. See Agenda
QEM
Fundamentals of Research in STEM Education Workshop
New
Orleans, LA • October 26-27, 2007
FINAL
AGENDA
View
the DRK-12 Program Solicitation
(NSF 08-502)(Proposal
deadline: January 28, 2008)
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