Community for Advancing Discovery Research in Education (CADRE) 2017

探索研究PreK-12 （DRK-12）项目旨在通过研究和开发创新资源、模型和工具，显著提高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教育的基础研究和先前的研究和开发工作的基础上，为拟议的项目提供了理论和实证依据。该奖项将扩展和加强DRK-12项目的资源中心（名为“推进教育发现研究社区”，简称CADRE）。该项目建立在教育发展中心（EDC）研究人员的独特经验和专业知识的基础上，这些经验和专业知识在CADRE的开发和实施中发展了八年。CADRE 2017的多方面方法加强了网络的虚拟存在，以便(a)产生和传播支持围绕STEM教育关键问题的研究、政策和实践的知识和产品；(b)促进项目间的互动与协作，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攸关方受众提供重点外展和传播工作。评估支持网络设计的持续改进，并寻求确定在未来的努力和其他网络中有希望适应的组件。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和重要的主题；支持DRK-12获奖者之间的互动与协作；并促进DRK-12获奖者与政策和实践社区的接触。根据他们表达的兴趣和需求，该奖项扩展了以前的工作，以支持早期职业研究人员和开发人员的专业成长，重点是扩大在STEM中代表性不足的个人的参与。该网络将支持知识的产生、综合和传播，并以研究和开发社区内外的DRK-12资源、材料和工具为视角。该网络还将为设计和实施旨在支持知识管理和协作的网络的知识库作出贡献。DRK-12投资组合包括大约750个项目，这些项目由该领域驱动，但对国家科学基金会建立的参数做出反应。了解与研究、政策和实践趋势相关的投资组合的范围非常重要，因为这些奖项共同产生了可以影响该领域的资源、模型和技术。通过多个虚拟场所召集获奖者，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。支持早期职业研究人员和开发人员的发展，该项目的影响延伸到下一代学者的建设。该网络的重点是交流和传播DRK-12项目在STEM研究和开发方面的成果和产品，将有助于对STEM教育有更多基于证据的理解。

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.