Early-Concept Grant for Exporatory Research (EAGER): Supporting STEM education by networking DRL resource networks: DRLNET

正规和非正规环境学习研究司资助了五个资源中心/网络，为五个正规和非正规环境学习方案、与这些方案相关的个人投资机构以及STEM教育社区提供支助。(它们是非正式科学教育促进中心(ISE)；科学、技术、工程和数学研究与交流促进中心(REESE)；推进教育中发现研究的社区(DR-K12)；ITEST学习资源中心(ITEST)；学习和青少年研究与评估中心(SAES)。)虽然每个项目的活动各不相同，但所有项目都对项目组合进行审查，为项目提供技术援助，并将项目结果或资源传达给更广泛的领域。这个热切的项目支持围绕积累、合成和交流由资助项目和网络产生的证据进行探索性的跨网络合作。具体地说，该项目实现了跨项目的数据共享；跨网络创建在线存在；协作为项目提供援助；以及共享专业知识以改进网络评估。该项目将加强基础设施，以支持STEM教育、学习和教育研究，并将扩大DRL项目和计划产生的证据的传播。由此产生的连贯性增强和确定了富有成效的合作领域，应该会丰富STEM教育领域。

The Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (DRL) has funded five resource centers/networks to provide support to five DRL programs, to the PIs connected to those programs, and to STEM education communities. (They are Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education--ISE; Center for Advancing Research and Communication in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics--REESE; Community for Advancing Discovery Research in Education--DR-K12; ITEST Learning Resource Center--ITEST; Learning and Youth Research and Evaluation Center--AYS.) While the activities of each vary, all conduct reviews of the portfolio, provide technical assistance to projects, and communicate results of project findings or resources to a broader field.This EAGER project supports exploratory cross-network collaboration around accumulating, synthesizing, and communicating evidence generated by the funded projects and the networks. Specifically, the project enables sharing of data across programs; creating an online presence across the networks; collaborating to provide assistance to projects; and sharing expertise to improve network evaluations. The project will enhance infrastructure to support STEM education, learning, and education research and will expand dissemination of evidence generated by DRL projects and programs. The resulting increased coherence and the identification of productive areas of collaboration should enrich the STEM education field.