[STEM-funding] Ohio Straight A Fund; NSF DRK-12 webinar

Tue Sep 17 17:02:45 EDT 2013

1) The state of Ohio has released the RFP for the *Straight A Fund* (
http://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Straight-A-Fund): From the Fund Overview:

Ohio’s new $250 million Straight A Fund is a competitive grant program to
provide
Ohio’s schools the opportunity to implement new and creative learning
options for their
students. Grants will be awarded to eligible applicants implementing
innovative ideas
and programs to better meet the unique learning needs of all of Ohio’s boys
and girls by
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:

   - Student achievement;
   - Spending reduction in the five-year fiscal forecast; or
   - Utilization of a greater share of resources in the classroom.

A grant awarded to individual entities or entities partnering with private
entities shall not
exceed $5 million in each fiscal year. A grant awarded to an education
consortia shall
not exceed $15 million in each fiscal year.

Two webinars are scheduled:

   - September 18 (Wednesday), 11:00am: "Straight A Fund Overview: What’s
   required and how can I apply?"
   https://event.onlineseminarsolutions.com/eventRegistration/EventLobbyServlet?target=registration.jsp&eventid=685934&sessionid=1&key=E4AF12A95E6E01C643E64F626EDB5457&sourcepage=register
   - September 19 (Thursday), 11am: "Straight A Fund Sustainability: What
   is it and why is it important?"
   http://event.onlineseminarsolutions.com/r.htm?e=685937&s=1&k=1EA3762B65CBE744486F325BBE12E5B4

Intent to Apply is due October 4, and applications are due October 25.

 2) *NSF Discovery Research K-12 (DR K-12): *The informational webinars for
the revised NSF DR K-12 solicitation have been announced:

September 24 (Tuesday), 3:00pm-4:00pm
September 27 (Friday), 2:00pm-3:00pm
October 2 (Wednesday), 3:00pm-4:00pm

Additional details are below.

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From: cadre <cadre at edc.org>
Date: Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 2:22 PM
Subject: Invitation: NSF DR K-12 Program Webinar
To: cadre <cadre at edc.org>

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*NSF DR K-12 Program Webinar* ****

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Dear Colleague:****

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We invite you to learn more about the National Science Foundation’s Discovery
Research K-12 program<http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=500047>,
as well as the recently released DR K-12
solicitation<http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2013/nsf13601/nsf13601.htm>
, 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, and mathematics education. *The
webinars will be led by NSF program officers and hosted by* *CADRE, the
resource network for DR K-12 grantees. To learn more about CADRE, please
visit our website at CADREK12.org <http://cadrek12.org/>.*****

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Please share this invitation with interested colleagues.****

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*Please choose one webinar to register for below:  *

·         September 24 (Tuesday), 3:00pm-4:00pm EDT*
SELECT<http://cadrek12.org/september-24-nsf-dr-k-12-program-webinar-registration>
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·         September 27 (Friday), 2:00pm-3:00pm EDT*
SELECT<http://cadrek12.org/september-27-nsf-dr-k-12-program-webinar-registration>
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·         October 2 (Wednesday), 3:00pm-4:00pm EDT*
SELECT<http://www.cadrek12.org/october-2-nsf-dr-k-12-program-webinar-registration>
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*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.*****

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The Discovery Research K-12 program (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' 21st 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-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 Research. Read
more<http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2013/nsf13601/nsf13601.htm>.
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Full Proposal Deadlines:****

·         December 6, 2013 at 5 p.m. (local time)****

·         October 16, 2014 at 5 p.m. (local time)****

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Sincerely,****

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The CADRE Team****
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*Community *for *Advancing Discovery*****

*Research *in *Education *(*CADRE*)****

cadre at edc.org****

http://cadrek12.org****

Join us on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/cadrek12>****

Follow us on Twitter <http://twitter.com/cadrek12>****

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