http://ies.ed.gov/ncer/whatsnew/For the latest in events, developments, and updates to the NCER website, check back here often.en-useducationstatisticsdata access toolslibrariesschoolscolleges5/3/2013 7:54:28 AMhttp://ies.ed.gov/funding/
When: July 15–25, 2013
Where: Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

All applications must be received no later than March 15, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. ET. For more information about the Training Institute, including the application procedures, please visit: http://ies.ed.gov/whatsnew/conferences/?id=1049
If you need assistance, please contact Dr. Christina Chhin at (202) 219-2280 or christina.chhin@ed.gov. ]]>1/17/2013 9:28:16 AMhttp://ies.ed.gov/whatsnew/conferences/?id=1049
"I am pleased to have Tom join the IES senior leadership team as the Commissioner of the National Center for Education Research," Easton said. "His breadth of research knowledge and his experience in the postsecondary realm will serve IES well as we continue to advance and support top-notch research aimed at finding solutions to important education problems. The other center commissioners and I look forward to working closely with Tom."

Brock comes to IES from MDRC, where he most recently served as director of the Young Adults and Postsecondary Education Division, leading MDRC's higher education projects focused primarily on finding ways to increase academic achievement, persistence, and completion among low-income college students.

NCER, one of four centers in the Institute of Education Sciences, supports rigorous research to meet the most critical challenges faced by the nation's education practitioners and policymakers. The center also funds pre-doctoral and post-doctoral research training programs for the next generation of education scientists and researchers. Brock will take over from Elizabeth Albro, NCER Associate Commissioner, who has ably served as Acting Commissioner since the summer of 2011.]]>12/13/2012 9:13:40 AMhttp://ies.ed.gov/ncer/aboutus/ ]]>7/9/2012 1:20:57 PMhttp://ies.ed.gov/ncer/projects/12awards2.asp4/24/2012 11:24:15 AMhttp://ies.ed.gov/whatsnew/conferences/?id=980&cid=54/23/2012 11:17:39 AMhttp://ies.ed.gov/whatsnew/conferences/?id=981&cid=53/30/2012 7:40:00 AMhttp://ies.ed.gov/funding/webinars/index.asp3/6/2012 8:33:22 AMhttp://ies.ed.gov/ncer/projects/12awards.asp
When: July 15 – 26, 2012
Where: Northwestern University; Evanston, IL

All applications must be received no later than March 16, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. ET. For more information about the Training Institute, including the application procedures, please visit: http://ies.ed.gov/whatsnew/conferences/?id=965

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Please view the links below, highlighting the release of the two RFIs. We encourage you to review and consider the questions outlined in each RFI. You can provide comments to the questions by email to digitaldata@ostp.gov and publicaccess@ostp.gov. All comments are due by January 2, 2012.

OSTP announcement on the release of the Requests for Information: http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/11/07/request-information-public-access-digital-data-and-scientific-publications .

Request for Information on Public Access to Digital Data: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-11-04/pdf/2011-28621.pdf .

Request for Information on Public Access to Peer-Reviewed Publications from Federally Funded Research: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-11-04/pdf/2011-28623.pdf.]]>12/21/2011 9:24:01 AMhttp://ies.ed.gov/funding/rfi.asp8/6/2011 10:13:42 AMhttp://ies.ed.gov/director/ncer_commissioner.asp7/21/2011 12:28:57 PMhttp://ies.ed.gov/ncer/projects/11awards2.asp
Phase II Awards

Seven Phase II awards were made in amounts up to $850,000 for 24 months. The firms, each of whom received a Phase I award in 2010 to develop a prototype of their products, will pursue the full-scale development of commercially viable education technology products to support student learning or to facilitate teacher practices. For their Phase II project, awardees will conduct iterative research to refine the technology and pilot research to demonstrate the feasibility, usability, and promise of the product for achieving the intended outcomes in an authentic education delivery setting.

Fast-Track Awards

Three Fast-Track Awards were made in amounts up to $1.05M for 30 months to support the early stage and full-scale development of commercially viable education technology products for use by students or teachers and education technology tools for use by researchers. During the projects, awardees will develop a prototype of the technology, conduct iterative research to refine the product, and complete pilot research to demonstrate the feasibility, usability, and promise of the products or tools for achieving the intended outcomes in authentic education delivery settings or research settings.

Special Education Fast-Track Awards

Six Special Education Fast-Track Awards were made in amounts up to $1.05M for 30 months to support the early stage and full-scale development of commercially viable education technology products for use by children, students, or teachers (or other instructional personnel or service providers) in special education. Awardees will develop a prototype of the technology, conduct iterative research to refine the product, and complete pilot research to demonstrate the feasibility, usability, and promise of the products for achieving the intended outcomes in authentic education delivery settings.

For additional information, please visit the IES SBIR program webpage.]]>7/19/2011 10:48:18 AMhttp://ies.ed.gov/ncer/projects/results.asp?ProgID=20&year=2011
Reading and Writing

Scale-Up Evaluation of Reading Intervention for First Grade English Learners
University of Houston, David Francis

Development and Validation of Online Adaptive Reading Motivation Measures
University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc., Michael Hock

Mathematics and Science Education

Longitudinal Study of a Successful Scaling Up Project: Extending TRIAD
The Research Foundation of SUNY on behalf of University at Buffalo, Douglas Clements

Cognition and Student Learning

Developing Guidelines for Optimizing Levels of Students' Overt Engagement Activities
Arizona Board of Regents for Arizona State University, Michelene Chi

Eliciting Mathematics Misconceptions (EM2): A Cognitive Diagnostic Assessment System
Education Development Center, Inc., Pamela Buffington

An Alternative Statewide Assessment Strategy that Uses Test Results to Support Learning and Includes Measures of Problem Solving
Florida State University, Faranak Rohani

Mind Wandering During Reading
The Regents of the University of California, Jonathan Schooler

Cognitively Challenging Child-Directed Language as a Mechanism for Literacy Development in Kindergarten
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Susan Neuman

Arithmetical and Cognitive Antecedents and Concomitants of Algebraic Skill
University of Houston, Paul Cirino

Improving Children's Understanding of Mathematical Equivalence
University of Notre Dame, Nicole McNeil

Learning the Visual Structure of Algebra Through Dynamic Interactions with Notation
University of Richmond, David Landy

Increasing Vocabulary in Preschoolers: Using Cognitive Science to Guide Pedagogy
Vanderbilt University, David Dickinson

Teacher Quality - Mathematics and Science Education

Understanding Life Science: Improving Student Achievement by Deepening Teacher Content and Pedagogical Content Knowledge in Ways That Transform Instructional Practice
WestEd, Steven Schneider

Social and Behavioral Context for Academic Learning

Assessing the Efficacy of Check & Connect for Improving Outcomes for At-Risk High School Students
American Institutes for Research, Jessica Heppen

Supporting Early Adolescent Learning and Social Success - Project SEALS
The Pennsylvania State University, Thomas Farmer

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When: June 19 – 30, 2011 Where: Northwestern University; Evanston, IL

All applications must be received no later than April 4, 2011 at 12:00am EDT. For more information about the institute, including the application procedures, please visit: http://ies.ed.gov/whatsnew/conferences/?id=785&cid=5

If you need assistance, please contact Dr. Christina Chhin, at (202) 219-2280 or christina.chhin@ed.gov ]]>3/25/2011http://ies.ed.gov/whatsnew/conferences/?id=785&cid=5