Resources

  • Supporting Sense-making with Mathematical Bet Lines
    Publication | This article presents an instructional strategy called Mathematical Bet Lines that was designed to promote classroom discourse and sense-making for all students, in particular English Language Learners.
  • Launching a Discourse-rich Mathematics Lesson
    Publication | This article discusses the use of the Think Aloud strategy at the beginning of a lesson to model to students both the type of thinking that develops conceptual understanding, as well as how to share one’s thinking.
  • Mathematical Argumentation in Middle School—The What, Why, and How
    Publication | This guide delivers all the tools you need to get serious about mathematical argumentation and bring well-planned, well-constructed mathematical discourse to life in your classroom.
  • A synthesis of mathematics writing: Assessments, interventions, and surveys
    Publication | To understand the mathematics writing of students, we conducted a synthesis to evaluate empirical research about mathematics writing. We identified 29 studies that included a mathematics-writing assessment, intervention, or survey for students in 1st through 12th grade. All...
  • The Leaders Handbook for the Practicum Academy to Improve Science Education (PRACTISE)
    Tool | The Practicum Academy to Improve Science Education (PRACTISE) is a professional learning program to support scientific argumentation in grades 3-5. This handbook provides detailed information on how to conduct a series of research-based professional learning sessions...
  • Graphing Research on Inquiry with Data in Science (GRIDS) Curricular Units
    Tool | Three middle school science curricular units on the topics of genetics, ocean biodiversity & discourse, and solar ovens & design critiques.
  • CADRE Early Career Guide: Tips for Early Career STEM Education Researchers
    Publication | The CADRE Early Career Guide offers advice from experienced DR K-12 awardees on becoming a successful researcher in the field of STEM education. The guide also profiles a support program, the CADRE Fellows, for doctoral students in STEM education research.
  • Tips for Building Professional Networks
    Publication | This tool is designed for early career STEM education researchers to offer tips for building professional networks. The advice largely comes from National Science Foundation-funded awardees and early career researchers and developers who have graciously shared information...
  • Tips for Writing for Publication
    Publication | This tool is designed for early career STEM education researchers to offer tips for writing for publication. The advice largely comes from National Science Foundation-funded awardees who have graciously shared information about their own writing and publishing experiences.
  • Tips for Pursuing Non-Academic Careers
    Publication | This tool is designed for early career STEM education researchers to offer tips for pursuing careers outside of academia. The advice largely comes from National Science Foundation-funded awardees who have graciously shared information about their own career pathways, work...
  • Tips for Pursuing Academic Careers
    Publication | This tool is designed for early career STEM education researchers to offer tips for pursuing careers in academia. The advice largely comes from National Science Foundation-funded awardees who have graciously shared information about their own career pathways, work...
  • Awardee Guide to CADREK12.org
    Tool | This guide is for DR K-12 awardees to learn about the support and resources on the cadrek12.org site.
  • Tips for Developing NSF Proposals
    Publication | This tool is designed for early career STEM education researchers to offer tips for writing grant proposals. The advice largely comes from National Science Foundation-funded awardees who have graciously shared information about their own proposal writing experiences. Their...
  • Advancing Mathematics Education Through NSF's DR K-12 Program
    Presentation | This AERA structured poster session shed light on the DR K-12 portfolio of transformative research in mathematics education.
  • MoDeLS: Would you drink the liquid that came from this dirty water? A 5th grade unit on evaporation and condensation investigating the phenomenon of a solar still
    Publication | A curriculum unit developed through a collaboration between Michigan State University, Northwestern University, the University of Michigan, Wright State University and 5th grade teachers from Kinawa 5th-6th public school that enables students to develop and revise models...

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