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Survey | Websites, Publications, and Presentations Survey
Please share your project-related websites and social media URLs, recent publications, and upcoming presentations.
Please share your project-related websites and social media URLs, recent publications, and upcoming presentations.
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Announcement | New CADRE Brief on Generative AI in STEM Teaching
CADRE released a new brief in January titled Generative AI in STEM Teaching: Opportunities and Tradeoffs. Authors Jeremy F. Price and Shuchi Grover explore the exciting possibilities and critical challenges of generative AI (GenAI) for STEM teaching. Read the Brief Register for the related CADRE Learning Series on January 24, 1-2:30 PM ET.
CADRE released a new brief in January titled Generative AI in STEM Teaching: Opportunities and Tradeoffs. Authors Jeremy F. Price and Shuchi Grover explore the exciting possibilities and critical challenges of generative AI (GenAI) for STEM teaching. Read the Brief Register for the related CADRE Learning Series on January 24, 1-2:30 PM ET.
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Announcement | Informational Webinar: Funding Opportunity focused on Digitalization in K-12 STEM Education
Join NSF for an information session about a new grant funding opportunity being offered by the Swedish Research Council. The primary aim of the grant is to support long-term research collaboration between Swedish and US scholars interested in digitalization in K-12 STEM education. See https://www.vr.se/english/applying-for-funding/calls/2024-11-12-network-grant-within-educational-sciences-…
Join NSF for an information session about a new grant funding opportunity being offered by the Swedish Research Council. The primary aim of the grant is to support long-term research collaboration between Swedish and US scholars interested in digitalization in K-12 STEM education. See https://www.vr.se/english/applying-for-funding/calls/2024-11-12-network-grant-within-educational-sciences-…
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Resource | Generative AI in STEM Teaching: Opportunities and Tradeoffs
In this brief, the authors Jeremy Price and Shuchi Grover explore the exciting possibilities and critical challenges of generative AI (GenAI) for STEM teaching. They examine how GenAI may shape STEM classrooms in the near future and identify promising trajectories for integrating GenAI into STEM teaching, including the potential for personalized teaching approaches. This brief delves into the…
In this brief, the authors Jeremy Price and Shuchi Grover explore the exciting possibilities and critical challenges of generative AI (GenAI) for STEM teaching. They examine how GenAI may shape STEM classrooms in the near future and identify promising trajectories for integrating GenAI into STEM teaching, including the potential for personalized teaching approaches. This brief delves into the…
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Survey | 2025 DRK-12 PI Meeting: Session Proposal Submission
Please submit your proposal online no later than 11:59 pm ET February 26, 2025. View the Call for Session Proposals.
Please submit your proposal online no later than 11:59 pm ET February 26, 2025. View the Call for Session Proposals.
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Announcement | Information Session Recordings on DRK-12 Resource Center solicitation (24-602)
The second of two information sessions about the Discovery Research PreK-12 Program’s solicitation 24-602, which calls for a Resource Center on Transformative Education Research and Translation is now available on this page: https://new.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/drk-12-rc-discovery-research-prek-12-program-resource-center/announcements/111004. This second information session focuses on…
The second of two information sessions about the Discovery Research PreK-12 Program’s solicitation 24-602, which calls for a Resource Center on Transformative Education Research and Translation is now available on this page: https://new.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/drk-12-rc-discovery-research-prek-12-program-resource-center/announcements/111004. This second information session focuses on…
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Newsletter | December 2024 Newsletter
Dear Colleagues, 2024 has been an eventful year. Alongside other national and global influences on education, artificial intelligence (AI) has become a widely adopted tool. We encourage you to explore CADRE’s brief Toward Ethical and Just AI in Education Research and join us on January 24th for a Learning Series webinar, Generative AI in STEM Teaching and Learning, which will offer discussion…
Dear Colleagues, 2024 has been an eventful year. Alongside other national and global influences on education, artificial intelligence (AI) has become a widely adopted tool. We encourage you to explore CADRE’s brief Toward Ethical and Just AI in Education Research and join us on January 24th for a Learning Series webinar, Generative AI in STEM Teaching and Learning, which will offer discussion…
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Announcement | Upcoming CADRE Learning Series on Generative AI in STEM Teaching and Learning
CADRE is pleased to offer a series of webinars on AI in STEM Education Research. Generative AI in STEM Teaching and Learning: Now and in the Future | January 24, 2025, 1-2:30 PM ET Join us in January 2025 for the upcoming webinar on Generative AI in STEM Teaching and Learning: Now and in the Future, featuring authors of two upcoming briefs: Generative AI in STEM Teaching: Opportunities and…
CADRE is pleased to offer a series of webinars on AI in STEM Education Research. Generative AI in STEM Teaching and Learning: Now and in the Future | January 24, 2025, 1-2:30 PM ET Join us in January 2025 for the upcoming webinar on Generative AI in STEM Teaching and Learning: Now and in the Future, featuring authors of two upcoming briefs: Generative AI in STEM Teaching: Opportunities and…
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Blog | Using AI to Connect Game-Based and Narrative-Centered Learning
Artificial intelligence can strengthen the role of narratives in games for learning. In the NSF-funded AI Institute for Engaged Learning (EngageAI), we’re working across disciplines and with practitioners to enable more engaging experiences with story-driven learning in games for students while also strengthening the opportunities for students to learn science more deeply. A starting place for…
Artificial intelligence can strengthen the role of narratives in games for learning. In the NSF-funded AI Institute for Engaged Learning (EngageAI), we’re working across disciplines and with practitioners to enable more engaging experiences with story-driven learning in games for students while also strengthening the opportunities for students to learn science more deeply. A starting place for…
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Event | CADRE Learning Series: Generative AI in STEM Teaching and Learning
Join us January 24, 2025 (1-2:30 PM ET) for a webinar on Generative AI in STEM Teaching and Learning: Now and in the Future, featuring authors of two upcoming briefs: Generative AI in STEM Teaching: Opportunities and Tradeoffs and The Potential of Using AI to Improve Student Learning in STEM: Now and in the Future. They will talk about the current state of AI in STEM education as well as AI's…
Join us January 24, 2025 (1-2:30 PM ET) for a webinar on Generative AI in STEM Teaching and Learning: Now and in the Future, featuring authors of two upcoming briefs: Generative AI in STEM Teaching: Opportunities and Tradeoffs and The Potential of Using AI to Improve Student Learning in STEM: Now and in the Future. They will talk about the current state of AI in STEM education as well as AI's…
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Survey | CADRE Learning Series: Generative AI in STEM Teaching and Learning
Join us on January 24, 2025 (1-2:30 PM ET) to engage in a discussion with the authors of two upcoming briefs on artificial intelligence (AI) in STEM teaching and learning. They will talk about the current state of AI in STEM education as well as AI's profound potential for supporting STEM teaching and improving STEM learning on a large scale. Learn more about the CADRE Learning Series on AI…
Join us on January 24, 2025 (1-2:30 PM ET) to engage in a discussion with the authors of two upcoming briefs on artificial intelligence (AI) in STEM teaching and learning. They will talk about the current state of AI in STEM education as well as AI's profound potential for supporting STEM teaching and improving STEM learning on a large scale. Learn more about the CADRE Learning Series on AI…
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Resource | Teacher Cultivation of Classroom Statistical Modeling Practice: A Case Study
This report characterizes forms of dialogic support that a sixth-grade teacher generated during whole-class and small-group conversations to help students develop a practice of statistical modeling. During four weeks of instruction, students constructed and revised models to account for variability and uncertainty across a variety of random processes, many of which they experienced first-hand.…
This report characterizes forms of dialogic support that a sixth-grade teacher generated during whole-class and small-group conversations to help students develop a practice of statistical modeling. During four weeks of instruction, students constructed and revised models to account for variability and uncertainty across a variety of random processes, many of which they experienced first-hand.…
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Project Spotlight | Games in STEM Education
This month’s Spotlight highlights the work of four DRK-12 projects that are researching games to support mathematics and science teaching and learning. We are also excited to feature two blog posts that discuss how AI is changing the landscape of games in STEM education. For those interested in learning more, browse our list of additional projects that are working in this area of the portfolio…
This month’s Spotlight highlights the work of four DRK-12 projects that are researching games to support mathematics and science teaching and learning. We are also excited to feature two blog posts that discuss how AI is changing the landscape of games in STEM education. For those interested in learning more, browse our list of additional projects that are working in this area of the portfolio…
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Blog | Artificial Intelligence, Learning Games, and the Potential to Connect, Engage, and Support STEM Learners
If you are as old as I am, or at least familiar with games as old as I am, you’ll know that many of the early computer games were text adventures. These games involved setting you on a narrative drive quest, with the ability to provide two-word commands on how to interact with the environment. Commands like “GO WEST” and “LIFT TABLE” were quite common. To me, these worlds were equally fascinating…
If you are as old as I am, or at least familiar with games as old as I am, you’ll know that many of the early computer games were text adventures. These games involved setting you on a narrative drive quest, with the ability to provide two-word commands on how to interact with the environment. Commands like “GO WEST” and “LIFT TABLE” were quite common. To me, these worlds were equally fascinating…
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Resource | Productive Problem-Solving Behaviors of Students with Learning Disabilities
The purpose of this study was to explore the problem-solving behaviors of middle-school students with learning disabilities (SLD). Think-aloud interviews were performed with 20 seventh- and eighth-grade students who had learning disabilities to observe their behaviors while solving mathematical word problems (i.e., behaviors and patterns of behaviors). Themes emerged from qualitative analysis…
The purpose of this study was to explore the problem-solving behaviors of middle-school students with learning disabilities (SLD). Think-aloud interviews were performed with 20 seventh- and eighth-grade students who had learning disabilities to observe their behaviors while solving mathematical word problems (i.e., behaviors and patterns of behaviors). Themes emerged from qualitative analysis…
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Resource | Productive Problem-Solving Behaviors of Students with Learning Disabilities
The purpose of this study was to explore the problem-solving behaviors of middle-school students with learning disabilities (SLD). Think-aloud interviews were performed with 20 seventh- and eighth-grade students who had learning disabilities to observe their behaviors while solving mathematical word problems (i.e., behaviors and patterns of behaviors). Themes emerged from qualitative analysis…
The purpose of this study was to explore the problem-solving behaviors of middle-school students with learning disabilities (SLD). Think-aloud interviews were performed with 20 seventh- and eighth-grade students who had learning disabilities to observe their behaviors while solving mathematical word problems (i.e., behaviors and patterns of behaviors). Themes emerged from qualitative analysis…
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Resource | Productive Problem-Solving Behaviors of Students with Learning Disabilities
The purpose of this study was to explore the problem-solving behaviors of middle-school students with learning disabilities (SLD). Think-aloud interviews were performed with 20 seventh- and eighth-grade students who had learning disabilities to observe their behaviors while solving mathematical word problems (i.e., behaviors and patterns of behaviors). Themes emerged from qualitative analysis…
The purpose of this study was to explore the problem-solving behaviors of middle-school students with learning disabilities (SLD). Think-aloud interviews were performed with 20 seventh- and eighth-grade students who had learning disabilities to observe their behaviors while solving mathematical word problems (i.e., behaviors and patterns of behaviors). Themes emerged from qualitative analysis…
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Resource | Productive Problem-Solving Behaviors of Students with Learning Disabilities
The purpose of this study was to explore the problem-solving behaviors of middle-school students with learning disabilities (SLD). Think-aloud interviews were performed with 20 seventh- and eighth-grade students who had learning disabilities to observe their behaviors while solving mathematical word problems (i.e., behaviors and patterns of behaviors). Themes emerged from qualitative analysis…
The purpose of this study was to explore the problem-solving behaviors of middle-school students with learning disabilities (SLD). Think-aloud interviews were performed with 20 seventh- and eighth-grade students who had learning disabilities to observe their behaviors while solving mathematical word problems (i.e., behaviors and patterns of behaviors). Themes emerged from qualitative analysis…
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Resource | Getting Unstuck Together: Creating Personally Authentic Programming Projects in a 4th Grade Classroom
Background and Context Learning to create self-directed and personally authentic programming projects involves encountering challenges and learning to get unstuck. Objective This article investigates how one U.S. fourth-grade classroom engaged in practices which emphasized community supports, in the context of the classroom’s implementation and testing of an upper elementary intermediate…
Background and Context Learning to create self-directed and personally authentic programming projects involves encountering challenges and learning to get unstuck. Objective This article investigates how one U.S. fourth-grade classroom engaged in practices which emphasized community supports, in the context of the classroom’s implementation and testing of an upper elementary intermediate…
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Event | Discovery Research PreK-12 (DRK-12) Full Proposal Deadline
Learn more at https://new.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/drk-12-discovery-research-pre…
Learn more at https://new.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/drk-12-discovery-research-pre…
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Event | Research on Innovative Technologies for Enhanced Learning (RITEL) Full Proposal Deadline
Learn more at https://new.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/ritel-research-innovative-tec…
Learn more at https://new.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/ritel-research-innovative-tec…
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Blog | DRK-12 Project Impact and Challenges: Key Insights from a Survey of DRK-12 Principal Investigators
CADRE analyzed findings from open-ended questions included in the 2024 DRK-12 Portfolio survey sent to 309 DRK-12 principal investigators (PIs) (n = 154 total respondents). The survey included questions about project challenges and impacts.* The findings underscore the need for adaptive strategies to address recruitment, retention, and effective virtual engagement, alongside an ongoing focus on…
CADRE analyzed findings from open-ended questions included in the 2024 DRK-12 Portfolio survey sent to 309 DRK-12 principal investigators (PIs) (n = 154 total respondents). The survey included questions about project challenges and impacts.* The findings underscore the need for adaptive strategies to address recruitment, retention, and effective virtual engagement, alongside an ongoing focus on…
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Newsletter | November 2024 Newsletter
Dear Colleagues, This month's Spotlight on Games in STEM Education showcases innovative research into the role of gaming as a powerful tool to boost engagement and learning in STEM classrooms. Two blog posts featured in the Spotlight focus on changes that AI is bringing to educational games. CADRE hosted an online orientation for new DRK-12 awardees, introducing them to CADRE’s resources and…
Dear Colleagues, This month's Spotlight on Games in STEM Education showcases innovative research into the role of gaming as a powerful tool to boost engagement and learning in STEM classrooms. Two blog posts featured in the Spotlight focus on changes that AI is bringing to educational games. CADRE hosted an online orientation for new DRK-12 awardees, introducing them to CADRE’s resources and…
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Event | ISE Equity Visionaries Program Informational Webinar
The ISE Equity Visionaries program is now open for applications (due December 19)! This cohort-based program, hosted by the REVISE Center, is a succession of educational, networking, and supportive workshops and discussions designed to strengthen the ability and capacity of prospective organizations (especially community-based organizations and academic/research institutions with limited…
The ISE Equity Visionaries program is now open for applications (due December 19)! This cohort-based program, hosted by the REVISE Center, is a succession of educational, networking, and supportive workshops and discussions designed to strengthen the ability and capacity of prospective organizations (especially community-based organizations and academic/research institutions with limited…
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Resource | Facilitating Collaborative Inquiry into Practice Around Artifacts of Mathematics Teaching
Although there has been increasing attention to the importance of teacher agency in professional development, there has been little attention to what it takes to facilitate collaborative work that both centers teachers’ assets and expertise and leads to productive learning. This paper presents a framework for focused and responsive facilitation of productive discourse around instructional…
Although there has been increasing attention to the importance of teacher agency in professional development, there has been little attention to what it takes to facilitate collaborative work that both centers teachers’ assets and expertise and leads to productive learning. This paper presents a framework for focused and responsive facilitation of productive discourse around instructional…
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Resource | Does Use of a Hypothetical Learning Progression Promote Learning of the Cardinal-Count Concept and Give-n Performance?
The general aim of the research was to conduct a rare test of the efficacy of hypothetical learning progressions (HLPs) and a basic assumption of basing instruction on HLPs, namely teaching each successive level is more efficacious than skipping lower levels and teaching the target level directly. The specific aim was evaluating whether counting-based cardinality concepts unfold in a stepwise…
The general aim of the research was to conduct a rare test of the efficacy of hypothetical learning progressions (HLPs) and a basic assumption of basing instruction on HLPs, namely teaching each successive level is more efficacious than skipping lower levels and teaching the target level directly. The specific aim was evaluating whether counting-based cardinality concepts unfold in a stepwise…
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Resource | Development of a Questionnaire on Teachers' Beliefs, Preparedness, and Instructional Practices for Teaching NGSS Science with Multilingual Learners
The limited availability of research instruments that reflect the vision of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) restricts the field's understanding of whether and how teachers are making instructional shifts called for by the standards. The need for such instruments is particularly urgent with teachers of multilingual learners (MLs), who are called on to make shifts in how they think…
The limited availability of research instruments that reflect the vision of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) restricts the field's understanding of whether and how teachers are making instructional shifts called for by the standards. The need for such instruments is particularly urgent with teachers of multilingual learners (MLs), who are called on to make shifts in how they think…
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Resource | Contextual Resources Supporting the Co-evolution of Teachers' Collective Inquiry and Classroom Practice After the Grant Ended
We explored how various contextual resources accumulated over multiple years operated together to facilitate a team of high school teachers' sustained and agentive learning after a 4-year research–practice partnership (RPP) grant concluded. Specifically, we examined constellations of resources that promoted the co-evolution of the teachers' collective inquiry in the professional learning…
We explored how various contextual resources accumulated over multiple years operated together to facilitate a team of high school teachers' sustained and agentive learning after a 4-year research–practice partnership (RPP) grant concluded. Specifically, we examined constellations of resources that promoted the co-evolution of the teachers' collective inquiry in the professional learning…
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Resource | Using Artificial Intelligence Teaching Assistants to Guide Students in Solar Energy Engineering Design
Engineering projects, such as designing a solar farm that converts solar radiation shined on the Earth into electricity, engage students in addressing real-world challenges by learning and applying geoscience knowledge. To improve their designs, students benefit from frequent and informative feedback as they iterate. However, teacher attention may be limited or inadequate, both during COVID-19…
Engineering projects, such as designing a solar farm that converts solar radiation shined on the Earth into electricity, engage students in addressing real-world challenges by learning and applying geoscience knowledge. To improve their designs, students benefit from frequent and informative feedback as they iterate. However, teacher attention may be limited or inadequate, both during COVID-19…
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