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NSF Promoting Research And Innovation In Methodologies For Evaluation (PRIME)

The National Science Foundation Promoting Research and Innovation in Methodologies for Evaluation (PRIME) program seeks to support research on evaluation with special emphasis on exploring innovative approaches for determining the impacts and usefulness of STEM education projects and programs; building on and expanding the theoretical foundations for evaluating STEM education and workforce development initiatives, including … Read more

Resources For Writing Your AISL Proposal

The staff, co-principal investigators and advisors of CAISE wish you and your families and friends a restful and restorative holiday season. And for those of you who will be taking a break from the festivities to work on your NSF Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) proposal, due on January 14th, 2014, a reminder that CAISE … Read more

NSF Promoting Research And Innovation In Methodologies For Evaluation PRIME

The PRIME program seeks to support research on evaluation with special emphasis on: (1) exploring innovative approaches for determining the impacts and usefulness of STEM education projects and programs; (2) building on and expanding the theoretical foundations for evaluating STEM education and workforce development initiatives, including translating and adapting approaches from other fields; and (3) … Read more

NSF ECR FY14 Webinar Series

The National Science Foundation Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR) will host webinars to inform researchers about opportunities to submit proposals to the EHR Core Research (ECR) program announcement (NSF 13-555). ECR seeks proposals that will help synthesize, build and/or expand research foundations in the following core areas: STEM learning, STEM learning environments, workforce … Read more

NSF AISL FY14 Solicitation Webinar Series

The National Science Foundation Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) Program FY14 Solicitation (NSF 13-608) was released on September 30, 2013. AISL Program Officers are holding two types of webinars focused on this solicitation: AISL Webinar – 101 Introduction to the Solicitation: focuses on the key elements of the solicitation, including changes and new components. This … Read more

NSF Releases FY-2014 Advancing Informal STEM Learning Solicitation

On Monday, September 30th, the National Science Foundation released the Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) solicitation for FY2014. Due to the current government shutdown and the unavailability of the NSF website, the Center for Advancement of Informal Science (CAISE) is posting the solicitation on InformalScience.org. The solicitation seeks to advance new approaches to and evidence-based … Read more

Program Director Update In The NSF AISL Program

Beginning this month, Valentine Kass, Program Director with the National Science Foundation Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL)/ISE program since 2001, will be on a year-long sabbatical to study the science of science communication, with the PBS NewsHour serving as her host institution. Her email is VKass@newshour.org. The National Science Foundation has also welcomed a new … Read more

NSF & Dpt. Of Education Common Guidelines For Education Research Development

The U.S. Department of Education (ED) and National Science Foundation (NSF) have released a report called the Common Guidelines for Education Research and Development. The Common Guidelines grew out of a Joint Committee of ED and NSF to establish cross-agency guidelines for improving the quality, coherence, and pace of knowledge development in STEM education. The … Read more

New National Science Foundation STEM Education Solicitations DRK-12 & REAL

Informalscience.org posts funding opportunities for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education research and development on our Calendar. This month, two solicitations from the National Science Foundation were released: Discovery Research K-12 (DRK-12): The Discovery Research K-12 program (DRK-12) seeks to significantly enhance the learning and teaching of STEM by preK-12 students and teachers, through … Read more

National Science Foundation Offers New Funding Opportunity For Informal

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Education & Human Resources (EHR) requests proposals for funding in the EHR Core Research (ECR) program. This program, first established in early 2013, provides funding for foundational research that is “broad, essential, and enduring.” ECR seeks proposals that address one or more of four core research areas … Read more