Technology

Prepare and Inspire: K-12 Education in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) for America's Future

America is home to extraordinary assets in science, engineering, and mathematics that, if properly applied within the educational system, could revitalize student interest and increase proficiency in these subjects and support an American economic renewal, according to a new report from an independent council of Presidential advisors.

Author/Presenter

PCAST

Year
2010

Highlights from Dissemination in STEM Education R&D: Perspectives on Knowledge Use

Highlights from

Author/Presenter

Brenda J. Turnbull

Year
2009
Short Description

DRK–12 projects at all stages, from early design work through completion, can benefit from an awareness and understanding of the challenges of knowledge use, so that what is designed can be suitably adapted and scaled.

Fostering Knowledge Use in STEM Education: A Brief on R&D Partnerships with Districts and Schools

Produced by a CADRE work group of NSF-supported researchers and developers, this practice brief makes a case for substantive partnerships between STEM education R&D projects and districts and schools.  Despite leading a wide variety o

Author/Presenter

Barnes, David

Benenson, Gary

Heuer, Loretta

Hobbs, Mary

King, Karen

Kinzer, Cathy

Recker, Mimi

Riley, Derek

Schifter, Catherine

Turnbull, Brenda

Wiburg, Karin

Year
2010
Short Description

This practice brief makes a case for substantive partnerships between STEM education R&D projects and districts and schools.

Educational Game Design Model at NMSU Learning Games Lab (Part of the Gaming to Learn Panel at 2010 K12 PI Meeting)

Author/Presenter

Barbara Chamberlin

Year
2010
Short Description

Barbara Chamberlin, with the NMSU Learning Games Lab, shares the Educational Game Design model developed at NMSU. The educational development studio involves content experts and game developers in their game design process, also employing a rigorous user testing process throughout development. In this presentation, she explains the pre-development work they do in working from broad educational objectives, forming team, immersing team members in both the content and game design, and guiding questions for refining educational objectives and driving game development.

Educational Game Design Model at NMSU Learning Games Lab (Part of the Gaming to Learn Panel at 2010 K12 PI Meeting)

Author/Presenter

Barbara Chamberlin

Year
2010
Short Description

Barbara Chamberlin, with the NMSU Learning Games Lab, shares the Educational Game Design model developed at NMSU. The educational development studio involves content experts and game developers in their game design process, also employing a rigorous user testing process throughout development. In this presentation, she explains the pre-development work they do in working from broad educational objectives, forming team, immersing team members in both the content and game design, and guiding questions for refining educational objectives and driving game development.