The National Science Foundation has a number of resources which are directly related to the topic, as well as links to related websites.

       The NSF Guide to Programs is a compilation of funding for research and education in science, mathematics, and engineering. The NSF Guide to Programs is available electronically at http://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/getpub?gp. General descriptions of NSF programs, research areas, and eligibility information for proposal submission are provided in each chapter.

       Many NSF programs offer announcements or solicitations concerning specific proposal requirements. To obtain additional information about these requirements, contact the appropriate NSF program offices. Any changes in NSF's fiscal year programs occurring after press time for the Guide to Programs will be announced in the NSF E-Bulletin, which is updated daily on the NSF web site at http://www.nsf.gov/home/ebulletin, and in individual program announcements/solicitations. Subscribers can also sign up for NSF's Custom News Service (http://www.nsf.gov/home/cns/start.htm) to be notified of new funding opportunities that become available.

       NSF continues to make major investments in K-12 school systems and we encourage proposers to make contact and see if mutually beneficial relationships can be developed. General information about the Local Systemic Change program can be obtained at http://www.ehr.nsf.gov/esie/ General Information on the Urban Systemic, Rural Systemic and Statewide Systemic Programs and NSF contacts can be obtained at http://www.ehr.nsf.gov/esr/ Please note that the Urban Systemic Program has added school systems in Boston, MA, Portland, OR, and San Diego, CA to those shown on the map on the website. To obtain contact information for a specific award, the NSF Proposal Abstract Database can be queried by NSF program at: http://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/servlet/A6QueryPgm Queries under “Urban Systemic”, “Rural Systemic”, and “Statewide Systemic” (omit quotes) will yield lists of NSF awards. Clicking on the box to the left with the proposal number will yield a short abstract and contact information for the award. The Division of Elementary, Secondary and Informal Education has funded the development of instructional materials that engage students in engineering design.

       We strongly urge that all applicants for planning grants continue to prepare for future opportunities during the evaluation process, and in the event of nonaward.

Related Programs of Interest

• Advanced Technological Education 
  (http://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/getpub?nsf02035)    
• Centers for Learning and Teaching 
  (http://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/getpub?nsf02038)    
• Course, Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement 
  (http://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/getpub?nsf02043)    
• Engineering Education
  (http://www.eng.nsf.gov/eec/Program_Areas/Education_Programs/education_programs.htm)    
• Evaluative Research and Evaluation Capacity Building
  (http://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/getpub?nsf0234)    
• Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program
  (http://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/getpub?nsf0184)
  (http://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/getpub?nsf0197)    
• Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) Program
  (http://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/getpub?nsf0078)    
• Math and Science Partnership Program
  (http://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/getpub?nsf02061)    
• NSF Graduate Teaching Fellows in K–12 Education
  (http://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/getpub?nsf02042)    
• Research Experiences for Teachers
  (http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2002/nsf02078/nsf02078.htm)    
• Research Experiences for Undergraduates
  (http://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/getpub?nsf01121)
  (http://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/getpub?nsf00125)    
• Research on Learning and Education
  (http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2002/nsf02023/nsf02023.html)

Suggested References

• Before It's Too Late: A Report to the Nation from The National Commission on Mathematics and Science Teaching for the 21st Century, National Commission on Mathematics and Science Teaching for the 21st Century (Glenn Commission), 2000.
  (http://www.ed.gov/americacounts/glenn/)    
• Engineering Education Coalitions websites
  (http://www.eng.nsf.gov/eec/coalitions.htm)    
• How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience and School, National Academy Press, Washington, DC, 2000.
  (http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9853.html)    
• International Technology Education Association/Gallup Poll on the Public’s Level of Literacy as it Relates to Technology, 2002.
  (http://www.iteawww.org/TAA/ITEAGallup.htm)    
• Knowing What Students Know: The Science and Design of Educational Assessments, National Academy Press, Washington, DC, 2001.
  (http://www.nap.edu/catalog/10019.html)    
• Massachusetts Curriculum Development Frameworks, Massachusetts Department of Education. Massachusetts is the first state to introduce a statewide curriculum framework that explicitly includes engineering. It is available at:
  (http://www.doe.mass.edu/frameworks/current.html)    
• No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
  (http://www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/esea/progsum/)    
• Taking the Lead: A Deans Summit on Education for a Technological World. This 2001 IEEE meeting brought together 36 pairs of Deans of Engineering and Deans of Education to discuss avenues for collaboration. Emerging themes of the meeting are summarized and proceedings will become available shortly at: 
  (http://www.ieee.org/organizations/eab/precollege/deansummit/index.htm)    
• Technology Literacy Counts, Proceedings of the 1998 Workshop of the IEEE
  (http://www.ieee.org/organizations/eab/precollege/tlc/contents.htm)    
• Standards for Technological Literacy: Content for the Study of Technology, International Technology Education Association, Reston, VA, 2000
  (http://www.iteawww.org/standardsad4web.pdf)    
• Technically Speaking: Why All Americans Need to Know More About Technology, National Academy Press, Washington, DC, 2002.
  (http://www.nap.edu/catalog/10250.html)    
• Understanding by Design, Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe, ASCD, Washington, DC, 1998.
  http://shop.ascd.org/ProductDisplay.cfm?ProductID=198199    
• Women and Men of the Engineering Path: A Model for Analyses of Undergraduate Careers, Clifford Adelman, U.S. Department of Education (PLLI 98-8055), 1998. This excellent study of the progress, retention and satisfaction of students in undergraduate engineering programs is out of print. We are working to make it available on the website of the Division of Engineering Education and Centers. Please check for availability at:
  (http://www.erc-assoc.org/nsf/engrg_paths/)

Related References of Interest

• Benchmarks for Science Literacy, Oxford University Press, New York, NY, 1993.
  http://www.project2061.org    
• Every Child a Scientist: Achieving Scientific Literacy for All, National Academy Press, Washington, DC, 1997.
  (http://www.nap.edu/catalog/6005.html)    
• Inquiry and the National Science Education Standards: A Guide for Teaching and Learning, National Academy Press, Washington, DC, 2000.
  (http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9596.html)    
• National Science Education Standards, National Academy Press, Washington, DC, 1996.
  (http://www.nap.edu/catalog/4962.html)    
• Science and Technology and the National Science Education Standards: A Guide for Teaching and Learning (in press), National Academy Press, Washington, DC, 2002.
  (http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9833.html)    
• Science For All Americans, Oxford University Press, New York, NY, 1989. (http://www.project2061.org)