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NSF seeks Program Officer in Science Media

NSF seeks a program officer with expertise in research or development of media in STEM education for the Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (DRL) in the Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR). This includes ...
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Join us virtually for Cyberlearning 2019

As CIRCL Co-PI Sarita Pillai explains so well in her blog post about Cyberlearning 2019, please join us virtually and explore resources on this site to learn more about cyberlearning. In-person registration is closed, but all are welcome to ...
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Faculty Positions at Utah State University

Utah State University invites applications for two tenure track positions at the Assistant or Associate Professor level to join the Department of Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences (ITLS). All relevant areas of specialization are welcome. Individuals who bring scholarly and ...
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Faculty Position in Educational Data Science at Stanford

(This position is now filled) The Stanford University Graduate School of Education invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in educational data science. Application review began on September 30, 2019.
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NSF Funding Opportunities: DRK-12, CORE, INCLUDES, IUSE, GFRP

A wealth of NSF opportunities: The NSF DRK-12 deadline has been changed to November 18, 2019. Please share this information with your coworkers and associates. If you are planning to submit a proposal, view a compilation of helpful resources in CADRE’s ...
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Visiting researcher position in STEM education at Indiana University – Bloomington

Please consider applying for our visiting researcher position in STEM education at Indiana University – Bloomington. The position requires work across two NSF-funded projects related to the study of making and engineering education. Work on these projects primarily includes ...
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Screen360.tv seeks research collaborators

screen360.tv is an online portal and app for the delivery of curated international film programs ​to young audiences. It was developed at Stanford GSE and the d.School to present the children’s international film festival as an equitable environment for empathetic, ...
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Postdoc position – child-robot interaction and embodied learning

The CREATE center at Northern Illinois University seeks a full-time, 2-year post-doctoral researcher to contribute to research on child-robot interaction and embodied learning, design and analysis of learning with cutting-edge digital technology, and multi-modal data analysis. Experience in video analysis ...
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Stanford seeks faculty member for new educational data science program

The Stanford University Graduate School of Education seeks an open-rank, tenure-track faculty member to contribute to a new program in educational data science. We seek candidates from a variety of academic disciplines whose research embodies the growing field of educational ...
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New Master’s Program in Learning Engineering at Boston College

The Lynch School of Education and Human Development is launching an exciting Master’s in Learning Engineering for Fall 2019. To learn more and to apply please visit bc.edu/learningengineering and please join our webinar on October 7th or November 6th ...
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Families Learning Across Boundaries (FamLAB) Spark Grants Program

The Joan Ganz Cooney Center (JGCC) at Sesame Workshop is pleased to announce the Families Learning Across Boundaries (FamLAB) Spark Grants Program. The goal of the grants program is to identify, support, and promote innovative approaches to help children and ...
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AERA at NYSCI

3-5 pm ET, April 14, 2018 New York Hall of Science (NYSCI) in Queens is hosting a special session for AERA participants on April 14. NYSCI’s work is guided by an approach to learning called Design-Make-Play, which draws upon research on ...
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Call for Papers: Computational Models Learning Systems and Educational Assessment 2018

The second annual Workshop on Computational Models Learning Systems and Educational Assessment (CMLA 2018), held in conjunction with CVPR 2018, provides an excellent platform for the sharing of knowledge and ideas across disciplines around building learning and assessment systems that ...
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Strategic Planning Summit on Digital Equity

March 5-6, 2018, National Education Association Headquarters, Washington, DC Join thought leaders for an intensive working session to craft a national strategic plan to close the digital divide for America’s low-income learners of all ages, in support of educational and economic ...
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Call for Papers: Situating Data Science

A Special Issue of Journal of the Learning Sciences Guest Editors: Michelle Wilkerson and Joseph L. Polman This special issue of Journal of the Learning Sciences (JLS) will explore one key feature of Data Science that we argue has serious implications for ...
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Webinar: The Fundamentally Emotional Nature of Learning

Wednesday, February 28 5-6 pm ET In this edWebinar, Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, EdD, Professor of Psychology, Rossier School of Education, University of Southern California; and Vic Vuchic, Chief Innovation Officer, Digital Promise Global, will explore how emotion is fundamentally tied to student ...
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Call for Papers: Maker-centered Science and Mathematics Education

Call for Papers: Maker-centered Science and Mathematics Education: Learning, Teaching and Environment Design. Special issue of the International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education (IJSME). See the Call for Papers (PDF) The topic of this special issue if IJSME aims ...
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NSF CSforAll:RPP

CSforAll + Research-Practice Partnerships Workshop February 5-6, Los Angeles (co-hosted by UCLA) – registration closed March 1-2, Chicago (co-hosted by Northwestern) – registration closes February 9 Space is limited! Register now for the March workshop – registration closes February 9. Back by popular demand! ...
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Call For Papers: Technology for Equity and Social Justice in Education

This Special Issue of the International Journal of Multicultural Education (IJME) highlights the power of technology to enhance both educational achievement and social justice for diverse learners including culturally and linguistically diverse students, refugees, those attending school in an additional ...
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ICLS 2018 Early Career Workshop

Applications are invited for the 2-day ICLS 2018 Early Career Workshop, Rethinking Learning in the Digital Age: Making the Learning Sciences Count in London June 20-21, just before the ICLS 2018 conference. Led by Erica Halverson (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Rich Halverson ...
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News from NSF and the U.S. Government

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program – Apply by Oct 23

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported areas who are pursing full-time, research-based master’s and doctoral degrees at accredited U.S. institutions. See the Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) ...
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NSF Opportunities Update

NSF has several funding opportunities you might consider in the next 6 months. Also, keep a lookout for a new EHR Core Research (ECR) solicitation — the learning environments focus is a great place for cyberlearning projects in the next ...
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NSF DRK-12 Webinar on Sept 13

Join NSF program officers on September 13 for an informational webinar about the DRK-12 Solicitation (17-584) due November 14, 2018. Register for this Webinar
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NSF 2026 Idea Machine: Enter by Oct 26

The NSF 2026 Idea Machine is a competition to help set the U.S. agenda for fundamental research in science and engineering. Participants can earn prizes and receive public recognition by suggesting the pressing research questions that need to be answered ...
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EHR Core Research Update

NSF EHR wishes to inform the community that staff are currently updating the EHR Core Research (ECR) funding opportunity. Proposals are no longer being accepted under program announcement NSF 15-509. Please check back for details on the new FY19 ECR ...
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NSF DCL: STEM Education for the Future

NSF invites proposals to solve educational challenges created by the technology revolution. Specifically, through a new DCL: STEM Education for the Future, NSF aims to support STEM educational research and development projects whose results can enable our country to: better ...
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NSF ATE

NSF Advanced Technological Education (ATE) invites proposals on the education of technicians for the high-technology fields that drive our nation’s economy. Proposed work should involve partnerships between academic institutions and industry to promote improvement in the education of science and ...
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NSF Funding for Maker Education Projects

Tuesday, May 22, 4-5 pm ET Join STELAR as we host NSF Program Officers for a webinar to share information about Maker initiatives and NSF funded work in the Maker field. Learn more and register NSF’s strategic fundamental research investments enabled many of ...
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2018 STEM Video Showcase

On May 14-21 more than 200 federally funded projects will share short videos of their work aimed at transforming the STEM educational landscape. We invite researchers, practitioners, policy makers and the general public to view videos and discuss them with ...
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New NSF STEM+C Program Description & Call

A new Program Description (PD) for the STEM + Computing K-12 Education (STEM+C) program has been posted (18-005Y); see the announcement. NSF is trying a new approach to requesting and handling proposals, and the STEM+C program is leading the effort. ...
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