At Digital Promise, we are committed to developing and activating a research agenda that can position OpenSciEd as an opportunity for the science education community. With support from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, we are organizing a wide range of stakeholders — including STEM education designers, researchers, teachers and administrators, and program officers — to collaboratively develop and launch an OpenSciEd Research Agenda that addresses important knowledge gaps and issues of equity in science education.
OpenSciEd is developing high-quality, comprehensive, NGSS-aligned curricula and supporting materials. The science education community needs rigorous research studies that examine the potential of OpenSciEd to improve outcomes and identify what steps schools and districts that use OpenSciEd need to take to realize this potential.
For this phase of work, we hosted convenings, webinars, workshops, and working groups to develop a research agenda. These activities helped us articulate promising research questions, establish appropriate methodological approaches, and center equity issues. We also awarded additional seed funding to research teams interested in pursuing new research projects related to OpenSciEd.
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Kickoff Webinar – Webinar Recording – Slides – “An Initial Logic Model to Guide OpenSciEd Research” white paper (draft version)
Working Groups Parallel Sessions 1-3
OpenSciEd Research Agenda Webinar: What are Important Research Questions in Open Access Science Education?
Publish OpenSciEd Research Agenda
“A Field-Driven, Equity-Centered Research Agenda for OpenSciEd” white paper (draft version)
OpenSciEd Research Seed Funding Opportunity Webinar
Webinar Recording – FAQ – Slides
OpenSciEd Research Seed Funding Opportunity – Request for Applications
OpenSciEd Research Seed Funding Opportunity Application Form
OpenSciEd Research Seed Funding Opportunity applications open
Notification of OpenSciEd Research Seed Funding Opportunity Awards
Grant period for the OpenSciEd Research Seed Funding Opportunity
March 2022 – Publish “An Initial Logic Model to Guide OpenSciEd Research” white paper (updated version) and “A Field-Driven, Equity-Centered Research Agenda for OpenSciEd” white paper (updated version)
Publish A Summary and Synthesis of Initial OpenSciEd Research (updated version)
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