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Resource | Supporting the Intersections between Computer Science and the NGSS
This presentation on "Supporting the Intersections between Computer Science and the NGSS" was presented at the NSTA STEM Forum & Expo in Minneapolis, MN. (2015)

Posted: Thursday, November 17

Resource | MSPnet Academy: Infusing Computational Thinking into Science Education
The Santa Fe Institute has been developing programs and curricula that infuse computational thinking into Science education for the past 12 years. In this webinar, presenters describe how the study of Complex Adaptive Systems through computer modeling and simulation fits into existing science frameworks and classes, share information about their program and curricula, and describe the…

Posted: Thursday, November 17

Resource | Agent based modeling in StarLogo Nova
Variations of this slide deck were used in 3 different presentations this summer about the Teachers with Guts project: Agent-based modeling in StarLogo Nova. MIT Nord-Anglia Teacher Program. (2016) Introducing Project GUTS. MIT Science and Engineering Program for Teachers. (2016) Infusing Computational Thinking into Science Classrooms. ISTE Conference. (2016)

Posted: Thursday, November 17

Resource | Does Competency-based Professional Development have legs?
Does the promise of competency-based PD outweigh the challenges to implementing it? Do we really want competency-based PD or just more effective, sustained, job-embedded PD like instructional coaching, lesson study, and the like. Read this blog by Meg S. Bates as she ponders these questions and more. Citation: Bates, M. S. (2016). Does competency-based professional development have legs? Learning…

Posted: Thursday, November 17

Resource | Online Professional Development: A primer
Many teachers are turning to online professional development to meet their learning needs, but the vast array of available opportunities may be overwhelming. This article provides a framework for making sense of common online teacher learning opportunities. It also suggests situations where online professional development may be most useful and presents a challenge for educators to consider when…

Posted: Thursday, November 17

Resource | If You Build It, Will They Reflect? Examining Teachers’ Use of an Online Video-based Learning Website
Many teachers use online professional development websites, but little is known about what teachers actually learn from them. This study explored teacher use of an online video-based learning website with over 37,000 members. It used web analytics to study user selection of video resources and coding of website commentary to analyze teacher responses to videos. The results indicated that teachers…

Posted: Thursday, November 17

Project Spotlight | Online and Blended Professional Development
DRK-12 PERSPECTIVES ON PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Grantee leaders in STEM professional development lay the foundation for this Spotlight as they reflect on the current terrain and promising directions for the field. Emerging Design Principles for Online and Blended PDBetween February and September 2017, awardees representing 11 projects participated in a series of activities designed to elicit and…

Posted: Monday, November 14

Event | ADVANCE: Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers Full Proposal Deadline
Learn more at https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5383&org=EHR&sel_org=E…

Posted: Friday, November 11

Event | Innovation Corps - National Innovation Network Nodes Program (I-Corps Nodes) Solicitation Deadline
Learn more at https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=504806&org=EHR&sel_org…

Posted: Friday, November 11

Announcement | Announcing the 2016-17 CADRE Fellows!
Congratulations to the 2016-2017 Fellows! CADRE is proud to announce the ten new Fellows accepted to the program in October. They are: Kyle Cox, University of Cincinnati (PI: Benjamin Kelcey) Kim Frumin, Harvard Graduate School of Education (Co-PI: Chris Dede) Dora Kastel, American Museum of Natural History (Co-PI: Suzanne Wilson) Gladys Krause, The University of Texas at Austin (PI: Susan Empson…

Posted: Thursday, November 10

Resource | Creating a Hybrid Immersive Mathematics Experience
The authors report on an immersive mathematics professional development program facilitated by online technology that provides participants with the opportunity to do mathematics for themselves and to reflect on that experience and its impact on their professional work. In particular, the article describes design principles for creating or running your own such professional development.

Posted: Thursday, November 10

Announcement | Register for the NSF Nuts & Bolts Webinar
In this webinar, NSF Program Officer David Campbell will introduce DR K-12 awardees to the ins and outs of project management, sharing information on evaluation and reporting, advisory boards, Institutional Review Boards (IRB), NSF Highlights, and more. There will be time for attendees to ask questions. REGISTER When: November 29, 2016 at 2pm ETPresenter: David Campbell, NSFHosts: CADREWho Should…

Posted: Tuesday, November 08

Event | Industry-University Cooperative Research Centers Program (IUCRC) Full Proposal Deadline
Learn more at https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5501&org=EHR&sel_org=E…