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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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IES Celebrates Computer Science Education Week and Prepares for the 2020 ED...
This week is Computer Science Education Week! The annual event encourages students from Kindergarten to Grade 12 to explore coding, with a focus on increasing representation among girls, women, and...
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Inside IES Special Interview Series: From University Research to Practice at...
Over two decades, the National Center for Education Research and the National Center for Special Education Research at IES have built a knowledge base to inform and improve education practice. This...
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A2i: From Research to Practice at Scale in Education
This blog post is part of an interview series with education researchers who have successfully scaled their interventions. Assessment-to-Instruction (A2i) is an online Teacher Professional Support...
View ArticleThe ED Games Expo “Goes Virtual” to Support Distance Learning
Each year, the U.S. Department of Education hosts the ED Games Expo, an in-person event to showcase educational learning games and technologies developed through programs at the US Department of...
View ArticleResponding to COVID19 in Education: ED/IES and Government Supported...
We recently posted this blog listing more than 80 learning games and technologies that are available at no cost until the end of the school year in response to the closure of schools due to the COVID...
View ArticleInvesting in Next Generation of Education Technologies to Personalize...
The Institute of Education Sciences Small Business Innovation Research program (ED/IES SBIR) funds entrepreneurial developers to create the next generation of education technology for students,...
View ArticleIES Makes Two New SBIR Awards for the Full-Scale Development of Web-based...
The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) has announced two new awards to technology firms to fully develop web-based tools that inform student decision making in postsecondary education. The projects...
View ArticleNASA Launches a Rocket to Mars with a Rover (Perseverance) and Helicopter...
Editor’s Note:This Inside IES Blog is crossed-posted on Homeroom, the official blog of the U.S. Department of Education. On July 30, 2020, NASA launched a rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station...
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Back to School During COVID19: Developers and Researchers Continue to Respond...
Many programs across the Federal government, such as the ED/IES Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and the IES Research Grants programs, fund projects to develop and evaluate new forms of...
View ArticleWebinar Recap: EdTech Resources for Special Education Practitioners
It goes without saying the COVID19 pandemic has and continues to have a profound effect on education. Students are adjusting to hybrid or fully remote learning, and educators are continuing to make...
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Announcing the 8th Annual ED Games Expo: June 1 to 5, 2021
A Free All-Virtual Showcase of Game-Changing Innovations in EdTech developed through ED and Programs Across GovernmentTheED Games Expois an annual showcase of game-changing innovations in education...
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The ED/IES SBIR 2021 Year in Review and a Look Ahead to 2022
The Department of Education’s Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR), administered by IES, provides awards for the research and development of new, commercially viable education technology...
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