The U.S. Department of Education (ED) recently announced a new competition for the National Professional Development (NPD) discretionary grant program to aid the expansion of bilingual programs. The NPD program provides grants for pre-service and in-service professional development activities to support improved instruction for PK-12 English learners (ELs) by funding teacher training and certification. This […]
Category: Funding Opportunities
AISL Spotlight: Exploring Impacts of an Afterschool Science Club on STEM Graduate Student Mentors
The Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) Program is a National-Science Foundation initiative that funds research on a variety of STEM-based informal experiences and environments. At Rockman et al Cooperative, we’ve conducted research and evaluation of almost 30 AISL projects! Over the next month, we’re highlighting a few of those projects here. Today, we’re spotlighting the […]
NSF Advancing Informal Science Learning (AISL) Funding Opportunity
The NSF Advancing Informal Science Learning proposal deadline is rapidly on the horizon. We wanted to highlight a few recommendations from past blogs to help make your proposal stand out from the crowd. First, the AISL program prioritizes equitable collaborations among program participants. Collaboration can mean different things to different people. When thinking about how […]
AISL Review Criteria: What We Learned From Last Year
Through the Advancing Informal STEM Learning program (AISL), the National Science Foundation (NSF) has supported research and development in innovative STEM media, out-of-school programs, museum exhibits, and community-driven citizen science projects. Since the company’s inception, Rockman et al has served as a researcher or third party evaluator on numerous NSF informal STEM programs. In our […]
National Science Foundation (NSF) Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) Funding Opportunity
The National Science Foundation’s Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) program has announced its FY 2021 competition. ITEST is a research and development program that provides direct student learning opportunities to students in pre-Kindergarten through high school using innovative technology to “strengthen knowledge and interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and […]