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Integrating Geospatial Technologies in Fifth-Grade Curriculum: Impact on Spatial Ability and Map-Analysis Skills

Earth Science
Science
Elementary

This study explores the effects of geographic information systems (GIS) curriculum on fifth-grade students' spatial ability and map-analysis skills. A total of 174 students from an urban public school district and their teachers participated in a quasi-experimental design study. Four teachers implemented a GIS curriculum in experimental classes over six weeks while three teachers continued with regular teaching in control classes. Both groups completed pre- and post-tests measuring spatial ability and map-analysis skills.

Access Link
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00221341.2017.1285339
Author/Presenter

May Jadallah

Alycia M. Hund

Jonathan Thayn

Joel Garth Studebaker

Zachary J. Roman

Elizabeth Kirby

Lead Organization(s)
Illinois State University (ISU)
Year
2017
Short Description

This study explores the effects of geographic information systems (GIS) curriculum on fifth-grade students' spatial ability and map-analysis skills.

Ramp It Up!

Science
Pre-K

Presser, A. L. Dominguez, X., Goldstein, M., Vidiksis, R., and Kamdar, D. (2019). Ramp It Up! Science & Children.

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https://www.nsta.org/store/product_detail.aspx?id=10.2505/4/sc19_056_07_30
Author/Presenter

Ashley Lewis Presser

Ximena Dominguez

Marion Goldstein

Regan Vidiksis

Danae Kamdar

Lead Organization(s)
Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC)
Year
2019
Short Description

Preschoolers investigate force and motion with a digital journal.

ADVANCE: Organizational Change for Gender Equity in STEM Academic Professions Full Proposal Deadline

Event Date
Sponsoring Organization
National Science Foundation (NSF)

Learn more at https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5383&org=DRL&sel_org=D…

Full Proposal deadline for Catalyst proposals

Discipline/Topic
Engineering
Mathematics
Science
Technology
Event Type
Funding Opportunity

ADVANCE: Organizational Change for Gender Equity in STEM Academic Professions Full Proposal Deadline

Event Date
Sponsoring Organization
National Science Foundation (NSF)

Learn more at https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5383&org=DRL&sel_org=D…

Adaptation and Partnership (FY 2019 competition)

Discipline/Topic
Engineering
Mathematics
Science
Technology
Event Type
Funding Opportunity

ADVANCE: Organizational Change for Gender Equity in STEM Academic Professions Letter of Intent Deadline

Event Date
Sponsoring Organization
National Science Foundation (NSF)

Learn more at https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5383&org=DRL&sel_org=D…

Letter of Intent for January 2020 Adaptation and Partnership competition

Discipline/Topic
Engineering
Mathematics
Science
Technology
Event Type
Funding Opportunity

ADVANCE: Organizational Change for Gender Equity in STEM Academic Professions Letter of Intent Deadline

Event Date
Sponsoring Organization
National Science Foundation (NSF)

Learn more at https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5383&org=DRL&sel_org=D…

Letter of Intent due for May 2019 Adaptation and Partnership competition

Discipline/Topic
Engineering
Mathematics
Science
Technology
Event Type
Funding Opportunity

What Does It Mean to Notice My Students’ Ideas in Science Today?: An Investigation of Elementary Teachers’ Practice of Noticing Their Students’ Thinking in Science

Science
Classroom Practice
Pedagogical Content Knowledge
Professional Development
Elementary
Efforts toward improving K-12 science education emphasize teachers noticing students’ thinking as they engage in disciplinary practices and reasoning. This noticing requires specialized teacher knowledge and skills as it involves attending to students’ ideas, as well as making sense of and responding to those ideas so that the disciplinary substance in them is recognized, made explicit, and supported.
Access Link
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07370008.2018.1496919
Author/Presenter

Melissa J. Luna

Lead Organization(s)
West Virginia University (WVU)
Year
2018
Short Description

An investigation of elementary teachers’ noticing of students’ ideas and their thinking surrounding their noticing practice.

#BlackGirlMagic: The identity conceptualizationof Black women in undergraduate STEM education

Engineering
Mathematics
Science
Technology
Broadening Participation
Undergraduate

Much of the research in science education that explores the influence of a racial and gendered identity on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) engagement for Black women situate their identities primarily as responses to the oppression and struggles they face in STEM. In this study, we use Phenomenological Variant Ecological Systems Theory as a strengths‐based approach to investigate 10 undergraduate Black women’s perceptions of race and gender on their STEM identity development and engagement.

Author/Presenter

Terrell R. Morton

Eileen C. Parsons

Lead Organization(s)
University of Missouri
Year
2018
Short Description

In this study, authors use Phenomenological Variant Ecological Systems Theory as a strengths‐based approach to investigate 10 undergraduate Black women’s perceptions of race and gender on their STEM identity development and engagement.

Resource(s)
#BlackGirlMagic The Identity Conceptualization of Black Women in Undergraduate STEM Education.pdf
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