<div dir="ltr">1) The state of Ohio has released the RFP for the <b>Straight A Fund</b> (<a href="http://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Straight-A-Fund">http://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Straight-A-Fund</a>): From the Fund Overview:<br>
<br><div style="margin-left:40px">Ohio’s new $250 million Straight A Fund is a competitive grant program to provide<br>Ohio’s schools the opportunity to implement new and creative learning options for their<br>students. Grants will be awarded to eligible applicants implementing innovative ideas<br>
and programs to better meet the unique learning needs of all of Ohio’s boys and girls by<br>directing more money to Ohio’s classrooms. The grants must be used for projects that aim to achieve significant advancement in one or more of the following goals:<br>
</div><ul style="margin-left:40px"><li>Student achievement;</li><li>Spending reduction in the five-year fiscal forecast; or</li><li>Utilization of a greater share of resources in the classroom.</li></ul><p style="margin-left:40px">
A grant awarded to individual entities or entities partnering with private entities shall not<br>exceed $5 million in each fiscal year. A grant awarded to an education consortia shall<br>not exceed $15 million in each fiscal year.<br>
</p><p>Two webinars are scheduled:</p><ul><li>September 18 (Wednesday), 11:00am: "Straight A Fund Overview: What’s required and how can I apply?" <a href="https://event.onlineseminarsolutions.com/eventRegistration/EventLobbyServlet?target=registration.jsp&eventid=685934&sessionid=1&key=E4AF12A95E6E01C643E64F626EDB5457&sourcepage=register">https://event.onlineseminarsolutions.com/eventRegistration/EventLobbyServlet?target=registration.jsp&eventid=685934&sessionid=1&key=E4AF12A95E6E01C643E64F626EDB5457&sourcepage=register</a></li>
<li>September 19 (Thursday), 11am: "Straight A Fund Sustainability: What is it and why is it important?" <span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><a href="http://event.onlineseminarsolutions.com/r.htm?e=685937&s=1&k=1EA3762B65CBE744486F325BBE12E5B4"><font color="#0000ff">http://event.onlineseminarsolutions.com/r.htm?e=685937&s=1&k=1EA3762B65CBE744486F325BBE12E5B4</font></a></span><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"></span></li>
</ul><p>Intent to Apply is due October 4, and applications are due October 25.<br></p><div><p> </p>
<div dir="ltr">2) <b><span class="">NSF</span> Discovery Research K-<span class="">12</span> (<span class="">DR</span> K-<span class="">12</span>): </b>The informational <span class="">webinars</span> for the revised <span class="">NSF</span> <span class="">DR</span> K-<span class="">12</span> solicitation have been announced:<br>
<br><div style="margin-left:40px">September 24 (Tuesday), 3:00pm-4:00pm <br>September 27 (Friday), 2:00pm-3:00pm <br>October 2 (Wednesday), 3:00pm-4:00pm<br></div><br>Additional details are below.<br>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(187,0,0);font-weight:bold">Christopher Andersen</span><br>Director<br><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(187,0,0)">STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) Initiatives</span> <br>
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Looking for upcoming STEM outreach activities? Visit <a href="http://stemoutreach.osu.edu/" target="_blank">http://stemoutreach.osu.edu/</a></p><p style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:12px;line-height:18px;background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255,255,255)">
<i><span><span>STEM</span></span> Initiatives social media</i><br><b>Facebook:</b> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/stem.initiatives" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/stem.initiatives</a><br>
<b>Twitter:</b> <a href="http://twitter.com/osuSTEMfunding" target="_blank">@osuSTEMfunding</a> (grant opportunities) and <a href="http://twitter.com/OhioStateSTEM" target="_blank">@OhioStateSTEM</a> (outreach)<br>
<b>Diigo:</b> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/list/ohiostatestem/stem-rfp-library" target="_blank">http://www.diigo.com/list/ohiostatestem/stem-rfp-library</a> (<span><span>STEM</span></span> RFP <span><span>funding</span></span> library)<br>
<b><span><span>STEM</span></span>-<span><span>funding</span></span> listserv signup:</b> <a href="http://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/stem-funding" target="_blank">http://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/stem-funding</a>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">cadre</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:cadre@edc.org">cadre@edc.org</a>></span><br>Date: Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 2:22 PM<br>
Subject: Invitation: NSF DR K-12 Program Webinar<br>To: cadre <<a href="mailto:cadre@edc.org">cadre@edc.org</a>><br><br><br><div link="blue" vlink="purple" lang="EN-US"><div><p class="" style="text-align:center" align="center">
<b><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)"><img src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/" height="110" width="109"></span></b><b><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)"></span><b><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">NSF DR K-12 Program Webinar</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class=""><span style><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class=""><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Dear Colleague:</span><span style><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=""><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span><span style><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">We invite you to learn more about the National Science Foundation’s <a href="http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=500047" target="_blank">Discovery Research K-12 program</a>, as well as the recently released <a href="http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2013/nsf13601/nsf13601.htm" target="_blank">DR K-12 solicitation</a>,<span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span>by joining us at one of the 3 webinars listed below. The DR K-12 program supports projects that develop and study resources, models and technologies for science, engineering, technology<span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">,</span> and mathematics education. <i>The webinars will be led by NSF program officers and hosted by</i> <i>CADRE, the resource network for DR K-12 grantees. To learn more about CADRE, please visit our website at <a href="http://cadrek12.org/" target="_blank">CADREK12.org</a>.</i></span><span style><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span><span style><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=""><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Please share this invitation with interested colleagues.</span><span style><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> </span><span style><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=""><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Please choose one webinar to register for below: <u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7pt"> </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">September 24 (Tuesday), 3:00pm-4:00pm EDT<b> <a href="http://cadrek12.org/september-24-nsf-dr-k-12-program-webinar-registration" target="_blank">SELECT</a><u></u><u></u></b></span></p>
<p class=""><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></b></p><p style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7pt"> </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">September 27 (Friday), 2:00pm-3:00pm EDT<b> <a href="http://cadrek12.org/september-27-nsf-dr-k-12-program-webinar-registration" target="_blank">SELECT</a><u></u><u></u></b></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0.5in"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></b></p><p style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7pt"> </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">October 2 (Wednesday), 3:00pm-4:00pm EDT<b> <a href="http://www.cadrek12.org/october-2-nsf-dr-k-12-program-webinar-registration" target="_blank">SELECT</a><u></u><u></u></b></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:59.4pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> </span><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=""><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">After registering, we will contact you prior to the event with webinar access details. Note that space is limited and registration is first come, first served.</span></i><span style><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> </span><span style><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=""><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The Discovery Research K-12 program </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">(DR K-12) 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 (RMTs). The intent of the DR K-12 program is to: (1) catalyze new approaches to STEM learning; (2) develop students' 21<sup>st</sup> century STEM skills; and (3) provide multiple pathways and resources in a variety of learning environments to study the learning process itself. DR K-12 is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse population of students in STEM fields of study. DR K-12 invites proposals that address immediate challenges that are facing preK-12 STEM education as well as those that anticipate radically different structures and functions of preK<span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">-</span>12 teaching and learning. The projects funded by DR K-12 reflect the needs of that increasingly diverse population--as well as national, state, or discipline priorities--and contribute to the research base in STEM education by studying how students and teachers learn with innovative RMTs. DR K-12 especially encourages proposals that challenge existing assumptions about learning and teaching within or across STEM fields, envision the future needs of learners and teachers, and consider new and innovative ways to support student and teacher learning. The DR K-12 program has four research and development strands: (1) Assessment; (2) Learning; (3) Teaching; and (4) Implementation <span style>Research. </span><a href="http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2013/nsf13601/nsf13601.htm" target="_blank">Read more</a>. </span><span style><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> </span><span style><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=""><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Full Proposal Deadlines:</span><span style><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7pt"> </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">December 6, 2013 at 5 p.m. (local time)</span><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7pt"> </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">October 16, 2014 at 5 p.m. (local time)</span><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> </span><span style><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=""><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Sincerely,</span><span style><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> </span><span style><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=""><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The CADRE Team</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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