The Department of Education’s National Center for Education Research (NCER) is seeking applications responsive to 14 long-term research programs under its Education Research Grant Programs. Some of these programs are particularly relevant for computing researchers.
For example, the RFA for NCER’s Education Technology program (RFA CDFA 84.305a) states:
To support research on education technology tools that are designed to provide or support instruction in reading, writing, mathematics, or science (including pre-reading, pre-writing, early mathematics, and early science) or to provide professional development for teachers related to instruction in reading, writing, mathematics, or science. The Institute intends to contribute to improvement of reading, writing, mathematics, and science learning by (1) developing innovative education technology tools intended to improve reading, writing, mathematics, science, or general study skills; (2) evaluating fully developed education technology tools intended to improve reading, writing, mathematics, science, or general study skills through efficacy or replication trials; (3) evaluating the effectiveness of fully developed education technology tools intended to improve reading, writing, mathematics, science, or general study skills that are implemented at scale; and (4) developing and/or validating assessments that use education technology and that can be used in instructional settings.
The long-term outcome of this program will be an array of education technology tools that have been documented to be effective for improving reading, writing, mathematics, and science achievement.
The Education Technology program — like all programs under the Education Research Grant Programs — accepts applications twice a year.
For more information about these and other funding opportunities through NCER, check out the center’s FY 2010 RFAs — http://ies.ed.gov/funding/10rfas.asp — and submit a proposal if your research is appropriately aligned.
(Contributed by Chase Hensel, CRA/CCC Tisdale Fellow)
