Engineering

A Grand Opportunity: Synergy and Interoperability Across Educational Games and Simulations

Cyberlearning
Engineering
Educational Technology
Mathematics
Gaming/Virtual Environments
Science
Technology
Elementary School
Middle School
High School
Post-secondary
Software
Day
Wed

Join this lively, interactive discussion examining the opportunities for coordinating work in games and simulations. Discuss and plan embedding, data capture/analytics, customization, and more!

Date/Time
-
2014 Session Types
Collaborative Panel Session
Presenters
Katherine Perkins
Chad Dorsey
Session Materials
DRK-12-PI-Meeting-PhET-Concord.pdf
Collaborative Google Doc Notes from the Session

The advent of today’s widespread educational technology presents some new and exciting opportunities. Models and simulations can be easily embedded in other content. Research is exploring the use of simulations and games for novel assessment purposes. Technologies—especially HTML5 technologies—are making formerly unprecedented learning possible. This moment is unique, and as educational designers and researchers, we should be making the most of it and ensure that our work is aligned for maximum synergy.

Moving Toward Collective Impact on Climate and Global Change Education

21st Century Skills
Climate Change
Earth Science
Engineering
Environmental Science
Mathematics
Science
Technology
Elementary School
Middle School
High School
Post-secondary
Day
Tues

Participants discuss and identify what coordination is needed across DR K–12 efforts to enable sustained collective impact on the issues presented by climate, global, and environmental change.

Date/Time
-
2014 Session Types
Collaborative Panel Session
Presenters
Tamara Ledley
Daniel Zalles
Session Materials
Final Collective Impact Presentation.pdf

DR K–12 projects have been funded to conduct (1) activities and develop materials that are beneficial to the STEM education community (teachers and students) and (2) education research to ensure continuous improvement of these activities and materials.

Innovations in Early Childhood STEM Curricula and Professional Development

Engineering
Mathematics
Science
Technology
Professional Development
Pre-Kindergarten
Day
Tues

This poster symposium features six preschool projects across STEM domains that have developed curricula and provided teachers with supports for motivating all children’s engagement with STEM.

Date/Time
-
2014 Session Types
Structured Poster Session
Presenters
Kimberly Brenneman
Christine McWayne
Anita Wager
Ximena Dominguez
Ashley Lewis
Daryl Greenfield
Session Materials
Greenfield Discussant.pdf
2014 CADRE 4KPD Present.pdf
NSF PI meeting_NGPM slides.pdf
NGP_digital_assets_handout-73014c_final.pdf
NGPScience Teaser for CADRE_8.31.14.pdf
DRK12 PI_Integrating Technology into Preschool Classrooms_final2.pdf
NGPM NGPS DRK12 PI meeting poster.pdf

The collective work represented in this session responds to reports that the United States’ competitive advantage lies in its role as a technological innovation leader and to proposals that individual interest in innovation should be fostered early to avoid stereotypes and other impediments to entering the innovation pipeline.

Engineering SIG

Engineering
Day
Tues

(Open to all grantees)
This group discusses current research and practice in K-12 engineering education and issues related to content and delivery.

Date/Time
-
2014 Session Types
Special Interest Group (SIG)

STEM Smart Brief: Preparing Students for College and Careers in STEM

Engineering
Mathematics
Science
Technology
High
Undergraduate
Graduate
Other
Access Link
http://successfulstemeducation.org/resources/preparing-students-college-and-car…
Author/Presenter

CADRE

Year
2013
Short Description

"The majority of U.S. students, particularly low-income and minority youth, lacks foundational skills and knowledge in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics." Read the brief to learn more about preparing students for college and careers in STEM.

Resource(s)
Career and College Readiness Brief.pdf

STEM Smart Brief: Nurturing STEM Skills in Young Learners, PreK–3

Engineering
Mathematics
Science
Technology
Pre-K
Elementary
Access Link
http://successfulstemeducation.org/resources/nurturing-stem-skills-young-learne…
Author/Presenter

CADRE

Year
2013
Short Description

Current data on school readiness and early math and science achievement indicate we are not giving young children the support they need to be “STEM Smart”. Read this brief on nurturing STEM skills in young learners.

Resource(s)
STEM Smart Brief-Early Childhood Learning.pdf

A Targeted Study of Gaming and Simulation Projects in DR K-12

Engineering
Mathematics
Science
Pre-K
Elementary
Middle
Other

The NSF’s Discovery Research K-12 (DR K-12) program is one potential source of funding for the needed research on the educational effectiveness of gaming and simulations. The DR K-12 program seeks to enhance the teaching and learning of STEM in K-12 education by funding the “development, testing, deployment, effectiveness, and/or scale-up of innovative resources, models, and tools”4 in STEM areas. This work takes on many forms within the funding portfolio, including computer games and simulations.

Author/Presenter

Barbara Brauner Berns

Amy Busey

Alina Martinez

Uma Natarajan

Sarah Sahni

Sally Wu

Lead Organization(s)
Community for Advancing Discovery Research in Education (CADRE)
Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC)
Abt Associates, Inc.
Year
2014
Short Description

The NSF’s Discovery Research K-12 (DR K-12) program is one potential source of funding for the needed research on the educational effectiveness of gaming and simulations. The DR K-12 program seeks to enhance the teaching and learning of STEM in K-12 education by funding the “development, testing, deployment, effectiveness, and/or scale-up of innovative resources, models, and tools”4 in STEM areas. This work takes on many forms within the funding portfolio, including computer games and simulations. With the growing attention to these types of educational technologies, the Community for Advancing Discovery Research in Education (CADRE) conducted a brief targeted study to better understand the gaming and simulation research and development work being funded within the NSF’s DR K-12 program and to highlight work that may help fill the gaps identified by the NRC.

Resource(s)
A Targeted Study of Gaming and Simulation Projects in DR K-12.pdf

Articulating the Components of Inclusive STEM High Schools

Engineering
Mathematics
Science
Technology
High

A PPT presentation on Articulating the Components of Inclusive STEM High Schools. Presented at STEMx Conference.

Author/Presenter

Melanie LaForce

Liz Bancroft

Lead Organization(s)
The Center for Elementary Mathematics and Science Education (CEMSE), University of Chicago
Year
2014
Short Description

A PPT presentation on Articulating the Components of Inclusive STEM High Schools. Presented at STEMx Conference.

Resource(s)
STEMxCon Model Articulation_PDF.pdf

Publications for STEM Educators, Policymakers, and Researchers

Engineering
Mathematics
Science
Technology
Elementary
Middle
High
Undergraduate

This list contains STEM education-related publications that may be of interest to DRK-12 grantees for the purposes of (1) disseminating knowledge and products and (2) developing partnerships with stakeholders and end-users. These publications were chosen because they provide researchers and developers with an opportunity to present their work to individuals that could use, promote, or improve the work.

Author/Presenter

CADRE

Year
2024
Short Description

STEM education-related publications that may be of interest to DRK-12 grantees.

Resource(s)
STEM Publications.pdf
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