Program Overview Joint grantee meeting for Cognition

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Program Overview Joint grantee meeting
forCognition Student Learning (CASL)
andEducation Technology (EdTech)

• Carol ODonnell Jonathan Levy
• Program Officer, CASL Program Officer, EdTech
• Carol.ODonnell_at_ed.gov Jonathan.Levy_at_ed.gov
• 202-208-3749 202-219-2096

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Agenda for Grantee Meeting

• 300 315 Agenda Introductions
• 315 400 Grant Management Overview
• 400 430 Breakout Groups
• 430 450 Report Out
• 450 500 QA and Wrap Up

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Introductions (305 315)

• See Grants Booklet Posters (pp 54-64)
• Rapid Introductionsput a face to a name
• Name
• University
• Goal
• Area of study or poster title

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Grant Management Overview (315 400)

• Purpose of Programs
• Portfolio Statistics
• Sustainability of Projects
• IES Website (NCER ERIC)
• Grants Administration
• New Funding Opportunities

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Purpose of Programs
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Purpose of Ed Tech Program

• To support research on education technology tools
  that are designed to provide or support
  instruction in reading, writing, mathematics, or
  science or to provide professional development
  for teachers related to instruction in reading,
  writing, mathematics, or science.

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Purpose of CASL Program

• To establish a scientific foundation for
  education by building on the theoretical and
  empirical advances of cognitive science and
  applying them to education practice with the goal
  of improving student learning and academic
  achievement.

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Portfolio Statistics
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Ed Tech Projects (FY 08)
Goal 2 (Development) 8 Goal 5 (Measurement) 1

• Read/Write
• McNamara, Mostow, Scott
• Math/Science
• Dede, Brown, Woolf, Quellmalz
• Study skills (tutoring)
• Olney

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Number of CASL Awards (2002-2008)
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Content Targeted in CASL Studies(2002-2008)
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Age of Participants in CASL Studies (2002-2008)
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Number of Funded CASL Projects Per Goal
(2002-2008)
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Sustainability of Projects

• Of CASL grants received in 2002, 2003, and 2004,
  50 have successfully competed for new awards to
  continue their program of research.
• Aim is to have the work completed in a Goal 1
  incorporated into a Goal 2 intervention and, for
  the interventions developed in Goal 2 to be
  tested for efficacy in Goal 3by you or someone
  else.

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IES WebsiteNational Center for Education
Research (NCER)

• Go to
• http//ies.ed.gov/ncer

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To learn about other CASL grantees work, pick a
Year, Goal, or PI, then click on the project URL.
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ERICEducation Resources Information
Centerhttp//ies.ed.gov/ncee/projects/eric.asp
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Acknowledgement/Disclaimer

• The research reported here was supported by the
  Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department
  of Education, through Grant ltinsert grant numbergt
  to ltinsert name of university or institutiongt.
  The opinions expressed are those of the authors
  and do not represent views of the Institute or
  the U.S. Department of Education.

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Grants Administration
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Using the e-grants system

• Annual Reports relationship to performance
  agreement
• Final Reports
• Requesting no-cost extensions
• Requesting other administrative changes

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Annual Reports (see attached Tips Sheet)

• Cover Sheet
• Section A Project Objectives
• Section B Budget Information
• Section C Additional Information

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Cover Sheet

• Complete online
• Remember to send original signed cover sheet to
  
• Director, Grants Administration
• US Department of Education/IES
• 555 New Jersey Ave., Room 508c
• Washington, D.C. 20208
• FAX [phone]

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Section A Project Objectives

• Select PROJ for Measure Type. Ignore all
  other Performance Measure boxes.
• Your Performance Agreement lists your project
  objectives for each year. List each objective in
  Section A, then cut and paste text beneath each
  objective to describe how you have met it (see
  the next slide).

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Write your objective from the performance
agreement here.
PROJ
Explanation of progress on this objective goes
here. This is often several paragraphs long.
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Section A Project Objectives

• Describe status of all steps taken toward
  completion of your projects.
• Include details of what was done and how it was
  done.
• Describe what was completed.
• Describe any findings to date.
• Describe any work planned, but not undertaken.

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Section B Budget Information

• Provide an explanation if you did not expend
  funds at expected rate during the reporting
  period.
• Describe any significant changes to your budget
  resulting from modification of project
  activities.
• Describe any changes to your budget that affected
  your ability to achieve your objectives.
• Include a list or table of broad categories
  (e.g., Personnel, Travel, Subcontract) that
  compares the Award Amount for the given grant
  year vs. Actual Expenses.

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Section C Additional Information

• Attach a file the contains any additional
  information that you may want to include, such
  as
• Changes you plan to make for next year that are
  consistent with scope and objectives.
• Anticipated changes to key personnel.
• Updated curriculum vitae for proposed personnel.
• Information on the measures that will be
  developed or have been used in your study
• Unanticipated outcomes or benefits from your
  project.
• List of grant-related presentations
  publications.
• Copies of papers or posters related to the grant
  - ERIC.
• Revised/anticipated timeline for the upcoming
  year
• There is no limit as to how many pages you can
  include here, but it has to be one document.

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Other Attachments

• Charts attach the document that contains any
  figures or charts referenced in Section A.
• Tables attach the document that contains any
  tables referenced in Section A.
• Program Specific Requirements attach your
  revised IRB Certification here.

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Final Reports

• Due 90 days after the end of your grant award.
• Include the same types of information as in the
  Annual report, described above, but summarize the
  entire project
• Must answer the final questions (1, 2, 3).

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Final Report Question 1

• Utilizing your evaluation results, draw
  conclusions about the success of the project and
  its impact.
• Describe any unanticipated outcomes or benefits
  from your project and any barriers you may have
  encountered.

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Final Report Question 2

• What would you recommend as advice to other
  educators that are interested in your project?
• How did your original ideas change as a result of
  conducting this project?

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Final Report Question 3

• If applicable, describe your plans for continuing
  the project (sustainability capacity building)
  and/or disseminating the project results.

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Administrative Changes

• No-cost extensions (why performance agreement
  updates are important)
• Changes to key personnel

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Using e-grants
http//e-grants.ed.gov
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Change of Key Personnel listed on GAN upload CV
for new person
No-Cost Extension (NCE)
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Funding Opportunitieshttp//ies.ed.gov/ncer/fun
ding
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Applications for Additional Funding

• Education Research 84.305A (June, Oct
  deadlines)
• Education Technology
• Cognition and Student Learning
• Training Grants 84.305B (June 25th only)
• Postdoctoral Fellowships
• New RD Centers 84.305C (October 1st only)
• National Center on Cognition and Mathematics
  Instruction
• National Center on Mathematics Standards and
  Assessment
• National Center on Scaling Up Effective Schools

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Breakout Groups (400 430)Possible Topics

• Methodological Issues (measurement challenges,
  observational techniques, translating laboratory
  research to the classroomeffect size reduction
  from lab to school JREE)
• Logistical Issues (obtaining preK-12 samples
  reducing attrition maintaining school
  collaboration ensuring feasibility fidelity of
  implementation)
• Dissemination Issues (getting research into the
  hands of practitioners, sustaining the
  intervention after the grant ends)
• Future Grant Issues (Goal 1 vs Goal 2 moving
  from a Goal 2 to 3 applying to Ed Tech vs CASL)
• Others?
• Record Discussion Points for Report Out

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Report Out (430 4 50 pm)

• What have you learned about your topic?
• What new questions do you have?
• We will scan each groups notes into one pdf and
  send to you via email.

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Wrap-up and Final QA (450 500 pm)

• Please feel free to contact us at any time
• Carol ODonnell, Cognition Student Learning
• Carol.ODonnell_at_ed.gov
• 202-208-3749
• Jonathan Levy, Education Technology
• Jonathan.Levy_at_ed.gov
• 202-202-219-2096