Discovery Research PreK-12 Program Resource Center on Transformative Education Research and Translation
This grant provides support for organizations and researchers focused on improving STEM education by sharing resources, fostering collaboration, and enhancing the visibility of innovative educational practices in K-12 settings.
Description
This solicitation seeks proposals for the Discovery Research PreK-12 programs Resource Center (DRK-12 RC) onTransformative Education Research and Translation. The DRK-12 RC will be an intellectual partner as NSF seeks to enhance the overall influence and reach of the DRK-12 Programs research and development investments. In this partner role, the DRK-12 RC will support and recruit diverse, multi-sector constituencies with the goal of achieving the field-, knowledge-, and partnership-building aims of the DRK-12 program. Further, it is expected that the Resource CenteronTransformative Education Research and Translation will play a central role in helping the DRK-12 Program to: (1) identify and share promising resources, tools, approaches, and research findings with teachers, school leaders and administrators and policymakers for feedback, strategic use and the advancement of science; (2) facilitate communication and collaboration among current, former, and prospective DRK-12 award recipients as a means of building STEM education researchers capacity to conduct rigorous and meaningful work across the full range of project types supported by the program; and (3) further raise the national visibility of the DRK-12 program's goals and impacts. The DRK-12 RC is expected to work collaboratively with NSF and the DRK-12 Programs constituent communitiesincluding other NSF resource hubs and centersto design, implement, and evaluate these three broad activities.