Community for Advancing Discovery Research in Education (CADRE) 2017

推进教育发现研究社区 (CADRE) 2017

• 批准号: 1650648
• 负责人: Catherine McCulloch
• 金额: $ 39.86万
• 依托单位: Education Development Center
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2016-09-15 至 2017-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1650648&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Community; Advancing; Discovery; Research; Education

The Discovery Research PreK-12 (DRK-12) program seeks to significantly enhance the learning and teaching of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) by preK-12 students and teachers, through research and development of innovative resources, models, and tools. 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. This award will extend and enhance the resource center (titled the Community for Advancing Discovery Research in Education, or CADRE) for the DRK-12 program. The project builds on the unique experience and expertise of investigators at Educational Development Center (EDC) that evolved over eight years in the development and implementation of CADRE. The multi-faceted approach of CADRE 2017 strengthens the network's virtual presence in order to (a) generate and disseminate knowledge and products that support research, policy, and practice around key issues in STEM education; (b) foster interaction and collaboration across projects to maximize the individual and collective potential of DRK-12 awards; (c) offer targeted professional development activities and resources that support early career researchers and developers; and (d) provide focused outreach and dissemination efforts to the DRK-12 community, other networks, and broader stakeholder audiences. The evaluation supports continuous improvement of the network's design and seeks to identify components that have promise for adaptation in future endeavors and by other networks. Through a variety of online curated resources and interactive events, the project will advance topics of relevance and importance to the DRK-12 community, the National Science Foundation, and society; support interaction and collaboration among DRK-12 awardees; and facilitate DRK-12 awardee engagement with policy and practice communities. Informed by their expressed interests and needs, this award expands upon previous work to support the professional growth of early career researchers and developers, with a focus on broadening participation of individuals underrepresented in STEM. The network will support knowledge generation, synthesis, and dissemination with a lens on DRK-12 resources, materials, and tools within and external to the research and development community. The network will also contribute to the knowledge base on the design and implementation of networks intending to support knowledge management and collaboration. The DRK-12 portfolio includes an estimated 750 projects that are driven by the field yet respond to parameters established by the National Science Foundation. Understanding the scope of the portfolio, in relation to trends in research, policy, and practice, is important because collectively, the awards produce resources, models, and technologies that can influence the field. Convening the awardees through multiple virtual venues, and promoting collaboration and interaction among the projects, maximizes the collective potential of the projects. Supporting the development of early career researchers and developers, the project's impact extends into the building of the next generation of scholars. With an emphasis on communication and dissemination of the DRK-12 project findings and products in STEM research and development, the network will contribute to a more evidence-based understanding of STEM education.

Discovery Research PreK-12 (DRK-12) 计划旨在通过创新资源、模型和工具的研究和开发，显着增强 PreK-12 学生和教师对科学、技术、工程和数学 (STEM) 的学习和教学。 DRK-12 计划中的项目建立在 STEM 教育基础研究以及先前的研究和开发工作的基础上，为拟议项目提供理论和实证依据。该奖项将扩展和增强 DRK-12 计划的资源中心（名为促进教育发现研究社区，或 CADRE）。该项目建立在教育发展中心 (EDC) 的研究人员在 CADRE 的开发和实施过程中八年的独特经验和专业知识的基础上。 CADRE 2017 的多方面方法加强了网络的虚拟存在，以便 (a) 生成和传播支持围绕 STEM 教育关键问题的研究、政策和实践的知识和产品； (b) 促进项目之间的互动和协作，以最大限度地发挥 DRK-12 奖项的个人和集体潜力； (c) 提供有针对性的专业发展活动和资源，支持早期职业研究人员和开发人员； (d) 向 DRK-12 社区、其他网络和更广泛的利益相关者受众提供有针对性的外展和传播工作。该评估支持网络设计的持续改进，并寻求确定有希望在未来的努力和其他网络中适应的组件。通过各种在线策划资源和互动活动，该项目将推进与 DRK-12 社区、国家科学基金会和社会相关且重要的主题；支持 DRK-12 获奖者之间的互动与协作；促进 DRK-12 获奖者参与政策和实践社区。根据他们表达的兴趣和需求，该奖项在之前的工作基础上进行了扩展，以支持早期职业研究人员和开发人员的专业成长，重点是扩大 STEM 领域代表性不足的个人的参与。该网络将通过研究和开发界内外的 DRK-12 资源、材料和工具来支持知识的生成、综合和传播。该网络还将为旨在支持知识管理和协作的网络设计和实施的知识库做出贡献。 DRK-12 组合包括估计 750 个项目，这些项目由该领域驱动，但响应国家科学基金会制定的参数。了解与研究、政策和实践趋势相关的投资组合范围非常重要，因为总的来说，这些奖项产生了可以影响该领域的资源、模型和技术。通过多个虚拟场地召集获奖者，促进项目之间的协作和互动，最大限度地发挥项目的集体潜力。该项目支持早期职业研究人员和开发人员的发展，其影响延伸到下一代学者的建设。该网络强调 DRK-12 项目研究成果和 STEM 研究和开发产品的交流和传播，将有助于对 STEM 教育有更加循证的理解。