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Deadlines for this NSF program are coming up:

The ITEST (Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers)
program responds to current concerns and projections about shortages of STEM
professionals and information technology workers in the United States and
seeks solutions to help ensure the breadth and depth of the STEM workforce.
ITEST supports the development, implementation, testing and scale-up of
models, as well as research studies to address questions such as:  What does
it take to effectively interest and prepare students as participants in the
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce of the
future? What will ensure that the nation has the capacity it needs to
participate in transformative, innovative STEM advances?  How can we assess
and predict inclination to participate in the STEM fields and how can we
measure and study impact of various models to encourage that participation?
While retaining an emphasis on technology-related areas, NSF seeks to expand
the existing ITEST portfolio by:

*addressing students in K-12 
*including all areas of the STEM workforce 
*placing greater emphasis on capturing and establishing a reliable knowledge
base about the dispositions toward and knowledge about STEM workforce skills
among U.S. students  

Three types of projects are invited:  Strategies, Scale-up, and Studies.
For more information, download publication NSF 08-526:
<http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08526/nsf08526.htm>
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08526/nsf08526.htm 

Deadlines:  Mandatory Letters of Intent due February 15, 2008; Full
Proposals due:  April 11, 2008 

 
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Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education

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Washington, DC 20005-6310  USA

202/783-7200 x114    Fax 202/783-7207 

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