Educator Resources

As part of our STEM Smart Initiative, CADRE has highlighted promising practices and tools for educators in support of effective STEM education in schools and programs since 2011. Sign up for our STEM Smart newsletter for updates. Explore NSF-funded resources for educators below, on Pinterest, and on our STEM Smart website. 

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Curricula & Resources for Educators

A collection of STEM+C lessons, apps, professional learning materials, and other educator resources created by DRK-12 projects. Filter by grade level, discipline, resource type, and learner.

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Online Learning

Find online learning resources including activities, tools, and tips to support remote student learning and teacher development. Filter by grade level, discipline, resource type, and learner.

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STEM Smart Briefs

The briefs outline K-12 STEM education challenges and recommendations on topics such as informal/formal connections, curriculum and instruction, educator preparation, and early learning.

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Videos

The Benefits of Broadening Participation in STEM

Salvador Huitzilopochtli discusses some of the benefits of broadening participation in STEM and STEM education.

Connecting Informal and Formal STEM Learning

Listen to Dr. Rabiah Mayas and Dennis Schatz discuss the benefits and critical elements of programs that connect formal STEM education to the teaching and learning that happens in homes, communities, and informal institutions. They also consider the opportunities for the field, especially in the context of social justice movements and the COVID-19 pandemic.

  

Engineering in the K-12 Classroom

Christine Cunningham (Museum of Science) and Chris Rogers (Tufts University) talk about how engineering in the classroom can be positive for students.

  

Professional Development of PreK-12 STEM Teachers

Susan Kowalski (BSCS), Brian Reiser (Northwestern University), and Arthur Powell (Rutgers University) reflect on what they've learned through their work developing and implementing PD programs.

  

Technology in the K-12 Classroom

Doug Clark (Vanderbilt University), Jodi Asbell-Clarke (TERC), and Kathy Perkins (University of Colorado, Boulder) share how technology can support students and assessment in the classroom.

  

The Importance of Early Math Education

NSF-funded researchers Arthur Barody, Jere Confrey, Paul Goldenberg, and Julie Sarama discuss the importance of mathematics education in the early grades.

  

What is Scientific Modeling?

Dan Damelin (The Concord Consortium), Brian Reiser (Northwestern University), and Cory Forbes (University of Nebraska-Lincoln) explain what scientific modeling is and why it's important.