College of Engineering, Design & Computing Events

8 Nov | Discovery Research PreK-12 (DRK-12)

NSF

The program’s objectives are to:

1. build knowledge about how to develop preK-12 students’ and teachers’ STEM content knowledge, practices, and skills; 
2. support collaborative partnerships among STEM education researchers,  STEM education practitioners and school leaders with the goals of extending relevant scientific literatures while developing more effective practice; and
3. build the field of STEM education by supporting knowledge synthesis, interdisciplinary interactions across fields and stakeholders, and the development of novel and robust ways of assessing teacher and student learning, engagement, and skills.