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DR-K12 Resource Network

October 1, 2008 - September 30, 2013 | Professional Development, Conferences, and Networks
This is a five-year project aimed at organizing a DRK-12 Resource Network to provide assistance for projects in areas such as research and development methods, implementation, and analysis procedures; synthesis of findings across the portfolio of projects; and national dissemination of the R&D contributions of the DRK-12 program. To accomplish these goals, Education Development Center (EDC) will join efforts with Abt Associates Inc., and Policy Studies Associates to implement three major strands: (1) Technical Assistance, which consists of (a) a portfolio assessment to define it in terms of composition and major characteristics and identify project needs, (b) individual technical work services to project leadership, (c) focus groups, (d) thematic meetings, (e) Principal Investigators (PI) meetings, and (f) a web portal; (2) Portfolio Analysis, including (a) synthesis activities to capture a comprehensive view of the portfolio in order to understand the role that the program has played in advancing K-12 student and teacher learning, and (b) evaluative studies of selected projects describing specific contributions to the field; and (3) Dissemination, comprising (a) the development of a white paper to summarize research findings on dissemination and implementation of research in practice and policy settings and highlight examples from the portfolio, and (b) a series of dissemination-related workshops.

Funders

NSF
Funding Program: DRK-12
Award Number: 0822241
Funding Amount: 5970400

TEAM MEMBERS

  • Barbara Berns
    Principal Investigator
    Education Development Center
  • Alina Martinez
    Co-Principal Investigator
    Abt Associates Inc.
  • Jacqueline Miller
    Co-Principal Investigator
    Education Development Center
  • E. Paul Goldenberg
    Co-Principal Investigator
    Education Development Center
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    Co-Principal Investigator
    Education Development Center
  • Brenda Turnbull
    Former Co-Principal Investigator
    Policy Studies Associates
  • Fran O'Reilly
    Former Co-Principal Investigator
    Education Development Center
  • Discipline: Education and learning science
    Audience: Museum/ISE Professionals | Evaluators
    Environment Type: Professional Development, Conferences, and Networks | Resource Centers and Networks

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