Jumpstarting Innovation in Education Technology through SBIR
By Edward Metz, ED/IES SBIR Program ManagerDid you know that IES provides funding to develop computer games and other applications to support teaching and learning?The U.S. Department of Education’s...
View ArticleThe Month in Review: June 2015
By Liz Albro, NCER Associate Commissioner of Teaching and LearningWelcome to our second “Month in Review” post! In addition to writing blogs, both NCER and NCSER have been busy making new awards this...
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The Month in Review: July 2015
By Liz Albro, NCER Associate Commissioner of Teaching and LearningSummer Conference SeasonMany IES-funded researchers have been sharing the findings of their studies at academic conferences this past...
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ED Games Expo 2015: Showcasing ED/IES SBIR-Supported Games for Learning
Game-based learning is gaining popularity as more and more young people and adults play and learn from games in and out of the classroom. Well-designed games can motivate learners to actively engage in...
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A Night to Play and Learn
By Dana Tofig, Communications Director, IESIt was an event that had the feel of an arcade, but the heart of a schoolhouse.The Ed Games Expo on Wednesday, December 9, 2015, hosted 45 developers who are...
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Developer of IES-Funded App Named an “Innovator to Watch”
By Dana Tofig, Communications Director, IESCongratulations to one of our IES Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grantees, who has been named one of eight innovators to watch by Smithsonian...
View ArticleJumpstarting Innovation in Education Technology through SBIR
By Edward Metz, ED/IES SBIR Program ManagerDid you know that IES provides funding to develop computer games and other applications to support teaching and learning?The U.S. Department of Education’s...
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Awards to Accelerate Research in Education Technology
The Institute of Education Sciences (IES), in partnership with the Small Business Administration (SBA), has made awards to two U.S.-based accelerators – organizations that provide support to technology...
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See How IES is Supporting Technology-Delivered Assessments
For decades, student assessments have looked the same: multiple-choice or short-answer questions administered with pencil and paper, with all students receiving a common group of questions. Today,...
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The 2016 PI Meeting: Making it Matter
Hundreds of researchers, practitioners, and education scientists gathered in Washington D.C. for the 2016 IES Principal Investigators (PI) Meeting on December 15 & 16. The annual meeting provided...
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A Growing Body of Research on Growth Mindset
Growth mindset is the belief that we can grow our intelligence by working hard at it and the idea has attracted a lot of interest in the education world in recent years. There have been best-selling...
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Using Game-Based Technologies for Civic Education
It is clear that civic education is a priority in the United States. All U.S. states require students to take a civics or government course and many provide opportunities for students to perform...
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IES-supported Technology to be Used in Hundreds of Schools
A technology-based instructional tool—developed and evaluated through IES funding—will now be put it to use in hundreds of schools across the country with the goal of improving students’ literacy...
View ArticleAnnouncing ED/IES SBIR’s 2018 Awards: Funding the Next Generation of...
In recent years, thousands of schools around the country have used technologies developed through the Small Business Innovation Research program at the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of...
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ED/IES SBIR Awardee Leads Event Featuring Live Conversation with a NASA...
On Wednesday June 27, 2018, the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum held Space Innovation Day, an event to celebrate space exploration, STEM education, and students as makers. The event was...
View ArticleIES Celebrates National STEM Day
November 8th, 2018 is National STEM Day! Today is a great day to talk to learners of all ages and abilities about Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). The Institute of Education...
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IES Announces Forthcoming Funding Opportunity For the R&D of an “ROI Tool” to...
OverviewOn or about February 15, 2019, the Small Business Innovation Research Program at the US Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences (ED/IES SBIR) anticipates releasing a Special...
View ArticleInvesting in the Next Generation of Education Technology
Millions of students in thousands of schools around the country have used technologies developed through the Small Business Innovation Research program (ED/IES SBIR) at the IES. The program emphasizes...
View ArticleIES Makes Two New Awards for the Development of Web-based Tools to Inform...
In June, the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) announced two new awards to technology firms to develop web-based tools that inform student decision making in postsecondary education. The projects...
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Calling All Students to the Mars 2020 “Name the Rover” Contest
On August 27, 2019, NASA launched a national contest for Kindergarten to Grade 12 students to name the Mars 2020 rover, the newest robotic scientist to be sent to Mars. Scheduled to launch aboard a...
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