Technology

Developing Learning Trajectories Supporting Middle School Student Understanding of Artificial Intelligence Concepts; Building Teacher Capacity for Teaching Across Science Disciplines Using "Smart" Greenhouses (Collaborative Research)

This project will develop a professional development (PD) program to support teachers in implementing a physical computing anchored transdisciplinary curriculum. The program includes summer institutes and year-long activities where teachers will be first immersed in the same transdisciplinary learning experiences their students will undergo and then co-design/revise the curriculum for the local context. We will follow teachers over time to understand what trajectories teachers follow as they strive to shift toward more transdisciplinary teaching practices.

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Developing Learning Trajectories Supporting Middle School Student Understanding of Artificial Intelligence Concepts; Building Teacher Capacity for Teaching Across Science Disciplines Using "Smart" Greenhouses (Collaborative Research)

This project will develop a professional development (PD) program to support teachers in implementing a physical computing anchored transdisciplinary curriculum. The program includes summer institutes and year-long activities where teachers will be first immersed in the same transdisciplinary learning experiences their students will undergo and then co-design/revise the curriculum for the local context. We will follow teachers over time to understand what trajectories teachers follow as they strive to shift toward more transdisciplinary teaching practices.

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Developing Learning Trajectories Supporting Middle School Student Understanding of Artificial Intelligence Concepts; Building Teacher Capacity for Teaching Across Science Disciplines Using "Smart" Greenhouses (Collaborative Research)

This project will develop a professional development (PD) program to support teachers in implementing a physical computing anchored transdisciplinary curriculum. The program includes summer institutes and year-long activities where teachers will be first immersed in the same transdisciplinary learning experiences their students will undergo and then co-design/revise the curriculum for the local context. We will follow teachers over time to understand what trajectories teachers follow as they strive to shift toward more transdisciplinary teaching practices.

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Culturally Responsive Elementary Science Teaching

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This project explores the influence of elementary teachers' curricular context knowledge, developed over multiple curricular enactments, to adapt curriculum materials in ways that are culturally respsonsive to their students. The project utilizes Explore the Salish Sea, a place-based curriculum that braids together Western and Indigenous science. Students learn about their local ecosystem and and partner with community members to engage in stewardship. Our research follows teachers through four different cycles of curriculum enactment to develop robust case studies.

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Investigating Early Elementary Students' Computational Thinking Development in Integrated Mathematics-Coding Instruction

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The purpose of our project is to develop, test, and refine children’s computational thinking (CT) learning progressions. This research will provide early elementary educators and curriculum designers with a framework for understanding children’s development of CT and will inform future CT instruction efforts for standards, curricula, teaching practices, and assessment. This project will also provide valuable information about how to integrate CT into early mathematics education in feasible and accessible ways for classrooms.

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Fostering Virtual Learning of Data Science Foundations with Mathematical Logic for Rural High School Students (Collaborative Research)

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Data science is transforming science and industry, with a strong demand for skilled professionals. The LogicDataScience (LogicDS) curriculum at Florida Virtual Schools (FLVS) introduces high school students to this field and related careers, aiming to overcome educational barriers, particularly for rural students lacking access to STEM courses and qualified teachers.

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Fostering Virtual Learning of Data Science Foundations with Mathematical Logic for Rural High School Students (Collaborative Research)

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Data science is transforming science and industry, with a strong demand for skilled professionals. The LogicDataScience (LogicDS) curriculum at Florida Virtual Schools (FLVS) introduces high school students to this field and related careers, aiming to overcome educational barriers, particularly for rural students lacking access to STEM courses and qualified teachers.

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Exploring Data Science Through the Lens of Civics Education

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The Civic Data Project explores the potential for engaging students in investigations of civic data while learning social studies content and deepening inquiry practices. In the context of this project, civic data is defined as local, regional, or world data gathered by society/community serving organizations to monitor, examine, or address social issues. Using a collaborative co-design process, the project develops resources and activities for the social studies classroom that:

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Developing a Multi-Disciplinary STEM Education Model for Multilingual Learners that Meets Societal Challenges

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This project contributes to advancing knowledge on STEM education focusing on societal challenges by harnessing the convergence of STEM subjects, including data science and computer science, to empower all students, especially multilingual learners (MLs). The research seeks to make two significant contributions. First, the project will develop a conceptual framework for multi-disciplinary STEM education with MLs to address pressing societal challenges. Second, the project will translate this conceptual framework into practical implementation in classrooms.

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