DAY ONE MORNING SESSION

• Opening Keynote
  • Building Capacity - Life STEM and Broadening Participation  (Celestine Pea)
• Concurrent Sessions I:  Essentials for a Competitive Edge
  • The Centrality of Education Research (Odis Johnson)
  • Models of Intervention   (Michelle Williams)

DAY ONE LUNCHEON & AFTERNOON SESSION

• Luncheon Plenary
  • Program Solicitations - Language and Best Fit   (Celestine Pea)
• Plenary: 
  • Essentials for a Competitive Edge – Conforming to Policy and Compliance  (Karen King)
• Concurrent Sessions II: Policy and Compliance Essentials at Every Stage
  • Policy and Compliance Essentials (NSF)
• Concurrent Sessions III:  Budget Essentials
  • Budget Essentials (NSF)    (.ppt)

RELATED ON-LINE RESOURCES

• Dear Colleague Letter: Life STEM  .. (contains links to AISL, DRK-12, ITEST, IUSE, and HBCU-UP Solicitations)
• EHR Core Research (ECR) program of fundamental research in STEM education
• NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG), January 2017  
• NSF Merit Review Reports
• Common Guidelines for Education Research and Development
• Common Guidelines Checklists (Evalu-ATE.org)