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Project Spotlight | Algebra Education in DRK-12
2019 Spotlight Beginning in the earliest grades, DRK-12 projects are promoting access to and success in Algebra for all students, through pre-service training and professional learning opportunities for teachers, instructional materials, assessments, learning technologies, interventions for at-risk students, and other innovations. In this Spotlight... Community Voice by Colleen Henry Featured…
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Newsletter | September 2024 Newsletter
Dear Colleagues, This month’s Spotlight on Algebra Education in DRK-12 features projects focused on the connections between teaching practices, student reasoning, and the effectiveness of interventions. The projects address research questions about how students develop algebraic thinking and the impact of instruction on them, as well as how teachers perceive and interpret algebraic thinking and…
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Announcement | Solicitation for the Discovery Research PreK-12 Program Resource Center on Transformative Education Research and Translation (DRK-12 RC)
This solicitation seeks proposals for the Discovery Research PreK-12 program's Resource Center (DRK-12 RC) on Transformative Education Research and Translation. The DRK-12 RC will be an intellectual partner as NSF seeks to enhance the overall influence and reach of the DRK-12 Program's research and development investments. In this partner role, the DRK-12 RC will support and recruit diverse,…
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Announcement | NSF Webinar on Changes to NSF Award Terms and Conditions
The NSF Award Terms and Conditions have been updated to implement the revised 2 CFR published in the Federal Register on April 22, 2024, by the Office of Management and Budget. As part of its implementation strategy, NSF has archived the Research Terms and Conditions (RTC), and the NSF Agency Specific Requirements. Unless otherwise specified, the Grant General Conditions (GC-1) apply to all…
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Event | Racial Equity in STEM Education: Proposal Budgets & Budget Justifications
  The EDU Racial Equity program team is offering two live webinars that highlight the Racial Equity in STEM Education solicitation (NSF 22-634) as well as other proposal preparation aspects submitters will find helpful. Each live webinar includes a presentation plus Q&A. The presentation components of the webinars will be recorded and posted here. The EDU Racial Equity program team is…
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Event | Overview of the Racial Equity in STEM Education
  The EDU Racial Equity program team is offering two live webinars that highlight the Racial Equity in STEM Education solicitation (NSF 22-634) as well as other proposal preparation aspects submitters will find helpful. Each live webinar includes a presentation plus Q&A. The presentation components of the webinars will be recorded and posted here. The EDU Racial Equity program team is…
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Project Spotlight | Preservice Teacher Education
In this Spotlight, we highlight how the DRK-12 portfolio is advancing the field of preservice teacher education. Twelve projects share the ways they are innovating or addressing knowledge gaps related to preservice teacher education, the unique needs and considerations at the preservice level, how they are connecting preservice experiences to in-service classroom practice, as well as available…
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Event | ECR:Core proposals: Last-minute tips and Q&A
The deadline to submit a U.S. National Science Foundation EDU Core Research (ECR:Core) proposal is October 3, 2024. Join NSF program officers in this informational webinar for tips on how to prepare competitive ECR proposals and to receive answers to your last-minute questions.  Topics will include: ECR:Core research areas and funding levels ECR merit review process Elements of a…
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Newsletter | August 2024 Newsletter
Dear Colleagues, A new National Science Board brief on the science and engineering landscape asks, “How can we ensure U.S. leadership in critical and emerging technologies and a robust STEM workforce?” (NSB, 2004). Preservice STEM teacher education is a component of the solution. This month’s Spotlight on Preservice Teacher Education delves into the importance of projects’ work at the preservice…
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Event | Oh no, I was declined! What do I do now? Responding to declination
Have you had an EDU Core Research (ECR) proposal declined? Join the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) for tips and techniques for improving and resubmitting a previously declined ECR proposal.  NSF program officers will share information about (a) NSF funding rates, (b) common reasons for declinations, (c) how to separate useful reviewer feedback from idiosyncratic feedback, and (d) how…
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Project Spotlight | Assessing Teaching Practice
This Spotlight features expertise, tools, and examples from DRK-12 projects related to assessing aspects of teaching practice in STEM education. In addition to CADRE resources, four projects share information about the new resources, processes, or tools they are developing to assess teaching practice; approaches and strategies that have shown promise in their work; advice for other grantees; and…
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Early Career News | Communities of Practice and the Elevation of Urban Elementary Teacher Discourse About Critical Pedagogy of Place
Gail Richmond, Roberta Hunter (2020 CADRE Postdoc), Tali Tal, and Grace Tukurah co-authored this article in Cultural Studies of Science Education.
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Early Career News | “Navigating and Applying Epistemic Integrity” as a Missing Science Practice: Re-envisioning Ethics for Both Undergraduate Chemistry Students and Instructors
Meng-Yang Matthew Wu (2022 CADRE Fellow) and Jon-Marc G. Rodriguez published this article in the Journal of Chemical Education.
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Early Career News | Not Honors Material: The High Stakes of Educational Triage for Science Education
Melissa Braaten (2009-10 CADRE Fellow) published this American Journal of Education article.
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Early Career News | Engaging Elementary Mathematics Specialists: Strengthening the Connections Between University Coursework and Practice
Susan O. Cannon (CAREER Awardee) co-authored this School Science and Mathematics article with Brittney Castanheira, Jeffrey Keese, and Shaffiq Welji.
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Early Career News | The Making of an Outdoor Educator: A Mixed Methods Study of Identity Through Voice and Discourse
Aimee Fraulo, Sarah J. Carrier, and K. C. Busch (2013-14 CADRE Fellow) published this article in the International Journal of Science Education, Part B.
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Early Career News | Incorporating Design Based Implementation Research with a Randomized Controlled Trial to Develop and Evaluate the Efficacy of Playful Rational Number Learning
Kreshnik N. Begolli (2013-14 CADRE Fellow), Vanessa N. Bermudez, LuEttaMae Lawrence, Lourdes M. Acevedo-Farag, Sabrina V. Valdez, Evelyn Santana, Daniela Alvarez-Vargas, June Ahn, Drew Bailey, Katherine Rhodes, Lindsey E. Richland, and Andres S. Bustamante published this Contemporary Educational Psychology article.
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Early Career News | “This Isn't School, You Know”: Designing for Science Teachers’ Sensemaking of STEM Ecosystems
Sara C. Porter and Carrie D. Allen (2014-15 CADRE Fellow) co-authored this article for Science Education.
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Early Career News | Political Conocimiento in Teaching Mathematics: Mathematics Teacher Candidates Enacting Their Ethical Identities
Rochelle Gutiérrez, Kari Kokka (CAREER Awardee), and Marrielle Myers published this article in the Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education.
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Early Career News | The Impact of Team Synchrony on Argument Construction and Science Knowledge Acquisition: Insights from a Science Learning Game
Lili Yan (2022 CADRE Fellow) published this Journal of Science Education and Technology article with co-authors Chungsoo Na and Jina Kang.
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Early Career News | Shining Light on Preschool Science Investigations: Exploring Shadows and Strengthening Visual Spatial Skills
Danae Kamdar, Tiffany Leones, Regan Vidiksis (2014-15 CADRE Fellow), and Ximena Dominguez published this article in Science and Children.
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Early Career News | Re-imagining Science Education Research Toward a Language for Science Perspective
María González-Howard (CAREER Awardee, 2015-16 CADRE Fellow), Sage Andersen, Karina Méndez Pérez, and Samuel Lee (2024 CADRE Fellow) published this Cultural Studies of Science Education article.
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Early Career News | Racialized Spatial Imaginaries: Authoring an Elementary School Teacher of Engineering Identity
Christopher Wright, Monet Harbison, Eli Tucker-Raymond, Kareem Edouard, Sinead Meehan, Tajma Cameron (2024 CADRE Fellow), and George Schafer published this Science Education article.
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Early Career News | Examining What and How Secondary Science Preservice Teachers Learn from Using a Suite of Online Simulations
Calli Shekell (2021 CADRE Postdoc), Jamie N. Mikeska (2010-11 CADRE Fellow), and Pavneet Kaur Bharaj published this article in the Journal of Science Teacher Education.
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Early Career News | Developing Preservice Elementary Teachers’ Self-Efficacy Toward Teaching Science
Amal Ibourk (CAREER Awardee) and Clausell Mathis published this International Journal of Science Education article.
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Early Career News | Design Parameter Values for Planning Mediation Studies with Teacher and Student Mathematics Outcomes
Fangxing Bai (2024 CADRE Fellow), Yanli Xie, Ben Kelcey, Amota Ataneka, Leigh McLean, and Geoffrey Phelps co-authored this article for the Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness.
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Early Career News | Addressing Disproportionality and Racial Inequities in Special Education Through Policy Change
Brenda Barrio and Carrie D. Allen (2014-15 CADRE Fellow) published this article in Theory Into Practice.
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Early Career News | A Case Study Comparison of Undergraduate Education and Engineering Majors’ Understanding of Community Engineering
Tina Vo (2016-17 CADRE Fellow), Rebekah Hammack, Paul Gannon, Nicholas Lux, Blake Wiehe, Miracle Moonga, and Brock LaMeres published this Journal of Science Teacher Education article.
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