Focus on Energy: Preparing Elementary Teachers to Meet the NGSS Challenge (Collaborative Research)
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Empowering Teachers through VideoReview
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STEAM: Studying Teacher Expertise and Assignment in Mathematics
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Modeling Hydrologic Systems in Elementary Science (MoHSES)
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QuEST: Quality Elementary Science Teaching
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Teachers Extending Their Knowledge in Online Collaborative Learning Environments: Opportunities and Challenges
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Join two projects to discuss the challenges and opportunities afforded through online environments for providing professional development and supporting classroom implementation of mathematical practices.
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Teams of researchers from Drexel University, Rutgers University, University of Missouri, and the Math Forum have been investigating online environments for math education and math teacher professional learning communities. The Virtual Math Teams project has developed a synchronous, multi-user GeoGebra implementation and studies the learning of small groups as well as the preparation of teachers to facilitate this learning.
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Supports for Elementary Teachers Implementing the NGSS: Challenges and Opportunities across Science, Technology, and Engineering
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Consider methods and challenges associated with supporting upper elementary teachers’ implementation of NGSS-based classroom interventions in this structured poster session.
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In this structured poster session, a set of projects will present and discuss resources, models, and tools (RMTs) designed to support upper elementary teachers to implement an array of curricular and instructional interventions reflecting diverse disciplinary concepts and practices embodied in NGSS. The session aims to provide a forum for exploring diverse approaches to improving science in 3rd-5th-grade classrooms and engage in discussion about how these ideas can advance systemic efforts to support quality science instruction and student learning.
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District Leadership in Scaling Up Instructional Improvement
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Learn about two projects’ findings on district leadership practices critical for scaling up ambitious mathematics instruction through teacher professional development. Share your own insights, challenges, and recommendations for scale-up.
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School districts play a critical role in supporting the development of school-level capacity for instructional improvement. Yet, our knowledge on what it takes to achieve district-wide improvement in mathematics instruction and student learning is still limited. The objectives of this panel presentation are: 1) to share, compare, and discuss findings on district leadership for scaling up instructional improvement at various sites, and 2) to identify common aspects of district leadership critical for scaling up ambitious and equitable mathematics instruction.
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Designing Tasks for Assessing Three-Dimensional Science Learning
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Explore approaches and challenges to designing assessment tasks that integrate the three dimensions of science learning in this panel-led session.
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A pressing need for science education researchers, as well as classroom teachers and assessment designers, is determining how to assess student learning in settings where instruction is aiming to meet the vision of the Framework for K-12 Science Education.
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Scientific Modeling across the K–12 Continuum: Alignment between Theoretical Foundations and Classroom Interventions
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Explore methods and challenges associated with supporting and evaluating scientific modeling in K–12 classrooms in this structured poster session.
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In this interactive panel symposium, presenters will draw from a set of active DR K-12 projects to explore a diverse array of resources, models, and tools (RMTs) designed to operationalize varying perspectives on scientific modeling in elementary, middle, and secondary classrooms across disciplinary domains.
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