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Tips for Using Videos to Teach Math Remotely

The Flipped Mathematics Study offers advice on how to use video to teach math remotely.

Author/Presenter

Zandra de Araujo

Lead Organization(s)
Year
2020
Short Description

The Flipped Mathematics Study offers advice on how to use video to teach math remotely.

Thinking Beyond the Score: Multidimensional Analysis of Student Performance to Inform the Next Generation of Science Assessments

Conventional assessment analysis of student results, referred to as rubric‐based assessments (RBA), has emphasized numeric scores as the primary way of communicating information to teachers about their students’ learning. In this light, rethinking and reflecting on not only how scores are generated but also what analyses are done with them to inform classroom practices is of utmost importance.

Author/Presenter

Lourdes Cardozo‐Gaibisso

Seohyun Kim

Cory Buxton

Allan Cohen

Year
2019
Short Description

Informed by Systemic Functional Linguistics and Latent Dirichlet Allocation analyses, this study utilizes an innovative bilingual (Spanish–English) constructed response assessment of science and language practices for middle and high school students to perform a multilayered analysis of student responses.

Next Generation Sheltered Instruction to Support English Learners in Secondary Science Classrooms

Using findings from a 4‐year research and development effort, we propose an updated model of sheltered instruction for science classrooms that leverages the opportunities provided by the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) to better support multilingual learners in middle and high school science.

Author/Presenter

Cory Buxton

Linda Caswell

Lead Organization(s)
Year
2020
Short Description

Using findings from a 4‐year research and development effort, we propose an updated model of sheltered instruction for science classrooms that leverages the opportunities provided by the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) to better support multilingual learners in middle and high school science.

Designing Robotics-based Science Lessons Aligned with the Three Dimensions of NGSS-plus-5E Model: A Content Analysis

Currently, 19 states have adopted the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) while 16 states have revised their standards to mirror the NGSS. Transitioning from the previous standards to the NGSS requires in-depth teacher professional development (PD) that delves into the three-dimensional (3D) performance expectations (PE) of the NGSS. Each PE constitutes: science and engineering practices (SEPs), disciplinary core ideas (DCIs), and crosscutting concepts (CCCs).

Author/Presenter

Hye Sun You

Sonia Mary Chacko

Sheila Borges Rajguru

Vikram Kapila

Lead Organization(s)
Year
2019
Short Description

In this study, analyzing lesson plans using the rubrics provided opportunities for suggestions and feedback for improvement to developers and it informs the development of new lessons by the project team.

Use of a Design Canvas in a Robotics Workshop and Analysis of its Efficacy

Author/Presenter

Abhidipta Mallik

Sheila Borges Rajguru

Vikram Kapila

Lead Organization(s)
Year
2019
Short Description

This paper describes how the design canvas of Kline et al. was adopted and implemented in our workshop and investigates its benefits.

Analyzing Successful Teaching Practices in Middle School Science and Math Classrooms when using Robotics

A robotics-based curriculum offers numerous opportunities to enrich science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education for students and enables teachers to integrate engineering and computing techniques into educational programs.

Author/Presenter

Veena Jayasree Krishnan

Sheila Borges Rajguru

Vikram Kapila

Lead Organization(s)
Year
2019
Short Description

This paper analyzes teaching practices that successfully integrate robotics in middle school science and math classrooms.

Coordinating between Graphs and Science Concepts: Density and Buoyancy

Graphs illustrating complex scientific relationships require students to integrate multiple concepts and visual features into a coherent understanding. We investigate ways to support students in integrating their understanding of density concepts through a graph that is linked to a simulation depicting the relationship between mass, volume, and density. We randomly assigned 325 8th-grade students to 1 of 2 graphing activities.

Author/Presenter

Jonathan M. Vitale

Lauren Applebaum

Marcia C. Linn

Year
2019
Short Description

Authors investigate ways to support students in integrating their understanding of density concepts through a graph that is linked to a simulation depicting the relationship between mass, volume, and density.

Impact of Graph Technologies in K-12 Science and Mathematics Education

Graph technologies are now widely available in K-12 science and mathematics classrooms. These technologies have the potential to impact the learning of science and mathematics, especially by supporting student investigations. We use meta-analysis to analyze 42 design and comparison studies involving data from 7699 students spanning over 35 years. In these studies, graphing technologies include computer software such as simulations; online tools such as graph utilities; and sensors such as temperature probes. We characterize the assessments used to measure graphing.

Author/Presenter

Dermot FrancisDonnelly-HermosilloaLibby F.GerardbMarcia C.Linn

Year
2020
Short Description

In this article, authors use meta-analysis to analyze 42 design and comparison studies involving data from 7699 students spanning over 35 years.

Maximizing the Quality of Learning Opportunities for Every Student

For five decades, JRME has sought to publish high-quality mathematics education research that advances the field’s knowledge and has a positive impact on the teaching and learning of mathematics in the classroom. The journal’s 50th anniversary represents an opportune time for the research community to take a step back, assess what progress has been made on the major problems of the field, and consider the most important problems that could orient research in the future.

Author/Presenter

Jinfa Cai

Anne Morris

Charles Hohensee

Stephen Hwang

Victoria Robison

Michelle Cirillo

Steven L. Kramer

James Hiebert

Arthur Bakker

Lead Organization(s)
Year
2020
Short Description

In this editorial, authors discuss the first of the five overarching problems: defining and measuring learning opportunities precisely enough to study how to maximize the quality of the opportunities experienced by every student.

Resource(s)

Addressing the Problem of Always Starting Over: Identifying, Valuing, and Sharing Professional Knowledge for Teaching

Cai, J., Morris, A., Hohensee, C., Hwang, S., Robison, V., Cirillo, M., Kramer, S. L., Hiebert, J., & Bakker, A. (2020). Addressing the problem of always starting over: Identifying, valuing, and sharing professional knowledge for teaching. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 51(2).

Author/Presenter

Jinfa Cai

Anne Morris

Charles Hohensee

Stephen Hwang

Victoria Robison

Michelle Cirillo

Steven L. Kramer

James Hiebert

Arthur Bakker

Lead Organization(s)
Year
2020
Short Description

Authors discuss the possibilities of retaining and sharing professional knowledge as a way of addressing the problem of always starting over.