Tips on how and where to find educational references for NSF proposals. What do NSF reviewers look for? Many of the same things that reviewers in the research directorates. - Innovative ideas that can potentially have broad application in other settings - Partnerships/collaborations - A well-developed and detailed plan with timeline - Knowledge of the field - what’s been done - Knowledge of what NSF has funded - Knowledge of the discipline (education) literature

1. Finding References for NSF Proposals: What’s been done? Why should you care? Liz Dorland [email_address] Current address: Washington University in St. Louis Program Officer: NSF-DUE August 2003-August 2004 Former address: Maricopa Community College District (Presented June 2007) + other colleges, chem faculty (35 years)

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6. http://fie.engrng.pitt.edu

7. Frontiers Session

10. "science education” journal publisher

11. Wiley Interscience - Linked from a Google Search for: “science education” journals

12. Library Electronic Access Subset of Databases

13. Have an article reference? Use Citation Linker From a Bibliography?

15. NSF National Convervations Report to NSF http://www2. aacc . nche .edu/PDFS/FinalReporttoNSFjul2005. pdf

16. NAP: Education Research and Theory How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School Scientific Research in Education http://www.nap.edu

19. Award Search + Organization Lookup

20. STLCC Awards

21. Award # 0630613

22. NSF for Educators Education

23. Education and Human Resources

24. Search PIRS 14 Programs http://www. nsf . gov/div/index . jsp ?div=DUE

25. PIRS Search

26. PIRS Results - Project Updates

28. Navigating the NSF Website

30. Email a DUE Program Director Questions?