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Resource | Lesson Study District Survey Report
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Resource | Mathematics Curriculum, Teacher Professionalism, and Supporting Policies in Korea and the United States: Summary of a Workshop
On July 15-17, 2012 the United States National Commission on Mathematics Instruction and Seoul National University held a joint Korea-U.S. workshop on Mathematics Teaching and Curriculum. The workshop was organized to address questions and issues related to math teaching and curriculum that were generated by each country, including the following: What are the main concerns in the development of…
On July 15-17, 2012 the United States National Commission on Mathematics Instruction and Seoul National University held a joint Korea-U.S. workshop on Mathematics Teaching and Curriculum. The workshop was organized to address questions and issues related to math teaching and curriculum that were generated by each country, including the following: What are the main concerns in the development of…
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Survey | NSF PO Attendance: 2016 DR K-12 PI Meeting
Please take this 5 minute survey to indicate your availability June 1-3 for the 2016 DR K-12 PI Meeting. The meeting will officially begin on the evening of June 1 and end around noon on June 3. Exact times are still being determined.
Please take this 5 minute survey to indicate your availability June 1-3 for the 2016 DR K-12 PI Meeting. The meeting will officially begin on the evening of June 1 and end around noon on June 3. Exact times are still being determined.
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Resource | Why a Digital Teacher Guide?
Inquiry-based educative curricula and teachers who use these curricula as intended are major factors in achieving successful student learning outcomes in science. Educative curricula can also bring about significant change in teacher practice. Educative curricula are generally accompanied by carefully designed print teacher guides that facilitate the implementation of curricula, encourage new…
Inquiry-based educative curricula and teachers who use these curricula as intended are major factors in achieving successful student learning outcomes in science. Educative curricula can also bring about significant change in teacher practice. Educative curricula are generally accompanied by carefully designed print teacher guides that facilitate the implementation of curricula, encourage new…
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Announcement | IJSME Call for Papers
International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education (IJSME) Call for Papers of 2017 Special Issue on STEM for the Future and the Future of STEM Guest EditorsProf. Frances Lawrenz University of MinnesotaProf. Koeno Gravemeijer; Eindhoven University of Technology; NetherlandsProf. Michelle Stephan, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Research about the future of STEM…
International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education (IJSME) Call for Papers of 2017 Special Issue on STEM for the Future and the Future of STEM Guest EditorsProf. Frances Lawrenz University of MinnesotaProf. Koeno Gravemeijer; Eindhoven University of Technology; NetherlandsProf. Michelle Stephan, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Research about the future of STEM…
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Survey | 2016 DR K-12 PI Meeting Poster Hall Waitlist
Registration for the Poster Hall has now closed. Please fill out the form below to join our waitlist. We will accept registrants from the waitlist on a first-come, first-served basis. If space allows, you will receive a poster hall confirmation at the email address you provided. The 2016 DR K-12 PI Meeting will have two general poster sessions: June 1, 6:45-8pm and June 2, 4:30-5:45pm. If…
Registration for the Poster Hall has now closed. Please fill out the form below to join our waitlist. We will accept registrants from the waitlist on a first-come, first-served basis. If space allows, you will receive a poster hall confirmation at the email address you provided. The 2016 DR K-12 PI Meeting will have two general poster sessions: June 1, 6:45-8pm and June 2, 4:30-5:45pm. If…
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Survey | 2016 DR K-12 PI Meeting Registration Waitlist
Registration is currently at capacity. Please fill out the form below to join our waitlist. We will accept registrants from the waitlist on a first-come, first-served basis. Please note that priority will be given to projects that are not yet represented at the PI meeting. If space allows, you will receive a registration confirmation at the email address(es) you provided. Contact cadre@edc.org if…
Registration is currently at capacity. Please fill out the form below to join our waitlist. We will accept registrants from the waitlist on a first-come, first-served basis. Please note that priority will be given to projects that are not yet represented at the PI meeting. If space allows, you will receive a registration confirmation at the email address(es) you provided. Contact cadre@edc.org if…
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Announcement | NSF INCLUDES Program
NSF recently announced the initiative NSF INCLUDES (Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science). The goal of NSF INCLUDES is to achieve significant impact at the national scale within the next ten years in transforming STEM so that it is fully and widely inclusive. For more information: Overview Dear Colleague Letter Program…
NSF recently announced the initiative NSF INCLUDES (Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science). The goal of NSF INCLUDES is to achieve significant impact at the national scale within the next ten years in transforming STEM so that it is fully and widely inclusive. For more information: Overview Dear Colleague Letter Program…
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Resource | Analysis of the National Science Foundation’s Discovery Research K–12 ELL Projects
Background/Context: Educational and societal phenomena can converge to draw attention to a new focus, such as ELs and STEM, and then trigger new research interests. A funding program can play a critical role in shaping these new research interests by prioritizing specific research topics and designs or by requiring particular specializations of researchers. Purpose of the Study: The study…
Background/Context: Educational and societal phenomena can converge to draw attention to a new focus, such as ELs and STEM, and then trigger new research interests. A funding program can play a critical role in shaping these new research interests by prioritizing specific research topics and designs or by requiring particular specializations of researchers. Purpose of the Study: The study…
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Announcement | NSF CAREER Program Webinar Opportunity
Want to learn more about NSF's Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER)? Join us March 15, 2016 at 3pm ET for an informational webinar led by NSF Program Officer Karen King. The presenters–Michelle Cirillo, Melissa Luna, and Bill Zahn–are current CAREER awardees who will give their perspectives on preparing a CAREER proposal and leading STEM Education projects as first-time PIs. REGISTER…
Want to learn more about NSF's Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER)? Join us March 15, 2016 at 3pm ET for an informational webinar led by NSF Program Officer Karen King. The presenters–Michelle Cirillo, Melissa Luna, and Bill Zahn–are current CAREER awardees who will give their perspectives on preparing a CAREER proposal and leading STEM Education projects as first-time PIs. REGISTER…
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Announcement | DR K-12 PECASE Awardees
Congratulations to Jakita Thomas (Spelman College) and Kristen Wendell (UMASS Boston) for being recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) award! PECASE "recognizes scientists and engineers who show exceptional potential for leadership at the frontiers of scientific knowledge. Winners demonstrate the ability to broadly advance fundamental research and…
Congratulations to Jakita Thomas (Spelman College) and Kristen Wendell (UMASS Boston) for being recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) award! PECASE "recognizes scientists and engineers who show exceptional potential for leadership at the frontiers of scientific knowledge. Winners demonstrate the ability to broadly advance fundamental research and…
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Blog | Using Story in STEM Education
CADRE sat down with DR K-12 PIs Roy Gould (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics) and Jackie Miller (EDC) to talk about their work…and specifically their passion for using story in education. Why is story such a powerful tool in the classroom? Listen in: Related Resources: The Power of Story (Author E.O. Wilson) Roy Gould's TEDTalk, in partnership with Curtis Wong, on the…
CADRE sat down with DR K-12 PIs Roy Gould (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics) and Jackie Miller (EDC) to talk about their work…and specifically their passion for using story in education. Why is story such a powerful tool in the classroom? Listen in: Related Resources: The Power of Story (Author E.O. Wilson) Roy Gould's TEDTalk, in partnership with Curtis Wong, on the…
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Event | 2016 NSF CAREER Program Informational Webinar
The 2016 NSF CAREER Program Informational Webinar was held Tuesday, March 15, 2016, at 3:00 PM EST. The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a Foundation-wide activity that offers the National Science Foundation's most prestigious awards in support of junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent education and the…
The 2016 NSF CAREER Program Informational Webinar was held Tuesday, March 15, 2016, at 3:00 PM EST. The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a Foundation-wide activity that offers the National Science Foundation's most prestigious awards in support of junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent education and the…
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Announcement | Call for Proposals
CADRE invites PIs of currently funded NSF DR K-12 projects (2010 to present) to submit a session proposal for the 2016 DR K-12 PI Meeting to be held June 1-3, 2016 in Washington, DC. The overarching goal of the 2016 PI meeting is to engage the DR K-12 community in building and sharing new knowledge, best practices, and tools critical to increasing the impact and sustainability of our work…
CADRE invites PIs of currently funded NSF DR K-12 projects (2010 to present) to submit a session proposal for the 2016 DR K-12 PI Meeting to be held June 1-3, 2016 in Washington, DC. The overarching goal of the 2016 PI meeting is to engage the DR K-12 community in building and sharing new knowledge, best practices, and tools critical to increasing the impact and sustainability of our work…
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Announcement | CA STEM Smart Resources
All resources (presentation slides, program descriptions & more!) related to the Feb 1st CA STEM Smart workshop on instructional materials can be found here.
All resources (presentation slides, program descriptions & more!) related to the Feb 1st CA STEM Smart workshop on instructional materials can be found here.
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Announcement | CADRE Brief on Broadening Participation
Did you see our latest brief on Broadening Participation? This and more in our spotlight: http://cadrek12.org/broadening-participation
Did you see our latest brief on Broadening Participation? This and more in our spotlight: http://cadrek12.org/broadening-participation
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Event | Earth Educators’ Rendezvous
Overview: Join us for the second annual Earth Educators' Rendezvous. Last year's inaugural event brought together researchers and practitioners working in all aspects of undergraduate Earth education. This year we will be expanding our audience to welcome a mix of college faculty, graduate students, and K-12 teachers from all disciplines who are interested in improving their teaching about Earth…
Overview: Join us for the second annual Earth Educators' Rendezvous. Last year's inaugural event brought together researchers and practitioners working in all aspects of undergraduate Earth education. This year we will be expanding our audience to welcome a mix of college faculty, graduate students, and K-12 teachers from all disciplines who are interested in improving their teaching about Earth…
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Announcement | New! NSF Prospective New Awardee Guide
NSF's latest Prospective New Awardee Guide is available at: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/policydocs/pnag/pnag161.pdf?WT.mc_id=USNSF_109 (Effective Date: January 25, 2016) OverviewEach proposing organization that is new to the National Science Foundation (NSF) or has not had an active NSF assistance award within the previous five years should be prepared to submit basic organization and management…
NSF's latest Prospective New Awardee Guide is available at: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/policydocs/pnag/pnag161.pdf?WT.mc_id=USNSF_109 (Effective Date: January 25, 2016) OverviewEach proposing organization that is new to the National Science Foundation (NSF) or has not had an active NSF assistance award within the previous five years should be prepared to submit basic organization and management…
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Announcement | Hot off the Press!
CADRE's newest publication is a STEM Smart Brief on Teaching and Learning Under the Next Generation Science Standards. Read the Brief
CADRE's newest publication is a STEM Smart Brief on Teaching and Learning Under the Next Generation Science Standards. Read the Brief
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Resource | STEM Smart Brief: Teaching and Learning Under the Next Generation Science Standards
This brief gives an overview—and by no means a comprehensive one—of several NGSS-aligned projects in the areas of curriculum, instruction, assessment, and professional development.
This brief gives an overview—and by no means a comprehensive one—of several NGSS-aligned projects in the areas of curriculum, instruction, assessment, and professional development.
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Announcement | Post-doc Fellow Position, Peabody College, Vanderbilt University
The Department of Leadership, Policy, and Organizations in Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College is seeking a post-doctoral fellow in Education Policy and Leadership to work on two externally funded research projects in 2016-17. The projects include the National Center on Scaling Up Effective Schools and The Instructional Program Partnership (IPI) an IES funded randomized evaluation of a…
The Department of Leadership, Policy, and Organizations in Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College is seeking a post-doctoral fellow in Education Policy and Leadership to work on two externally funded research projects in 2016-17. The projects include the National Center on Scaling Up Effective Schools and The Instructional Program Partnership (IPI) an IES funded randomized evaluation of a…
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Announcement | Post-doc Fellowship at Notre Dame for STEM Education
The Notre Dame Center for STEM Education (the Center) is pleased to announce the Rev. James A. Burns, CSC Post-Doctoral Fellowship (Burns Post-Doc) that can begin in either summer or fall 2016. The Burns Post-Doc is part of the new Interdisciplinary Program in Educational Research (IPER: http://iei.nd.edu/programs/interdisciplinary-program-in-educational-research/) at the University of Notre Dame…
The Notre Dame Center for STEM Education (the Center) is pleased to announce the Rev. James A. Burns, CSC Post-Doctoral Fellowship (Burns Post-Doc) that can begin in either summer or fall 2016. The Burns Post-Doc is part of the new Interdisciplinary Program in Educational Research (IPER: http://iei.nd.edu/programs/interdisciplinary-program-in-educational-research/) at the University of Notre Dame…
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Newsletter | Winter 2016 Newsletter
Dear Colleagues: Happy New Year! We are starting the year with a commitment to disseminating your findings and resources in many different ways. We have begun soliciting participants for the second annual NSF Video Showcase, May 17-23, 2016. Last year's experience was very successful with 112 videos, 41 of which were from DR K-12 projects. The event welcomed more than 22…
Dear Colleagues: Happy New Year! We are starting the year with a commitment to disseminating your findings and resources in many different ways. We have begun soliciting participants for the second annual NSF Video Showcase, May 17-23, 2016. Last year's experience was very successful with 112 videos, 41 of which were from DR K-12 projects. The event welcomed more than 22…
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Event | USA Science and Engineering Festival
To learn more, visit http://www.usasciencefestival.org/. DR K-12 Project: Marina Bers (DevTech Research Group), Tufts University (Projects: Ready for Robotics: The Missing T and E of STEM in Early Childhood Education; ScratchJr: Computer Programming in Early Childhood Education as a Pathway to Academic Readiness and Success (Collaborative Research: Bers))
To learn more, visit http://www.usasciencefestival.org/. DR K-12 Project: Marina Bers (DevTech Research Group), Tufts University (Projects: Ready for Robotics: The Missing T and E of STEM in Early Childhood Education; ScratchJr: Computer Programming in Early Childhood Education as a Pathway to Academic Readiness and Success (Collaborative Research: Bers))
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Resource | Robotics in the early childhood classroom: learning outcomes from an 8-week robotics curriculum in pre-kindergarten through second grade
In recent years there has been an increasing focus on the missing ‘‘T’’ of technology and ‘‘E’’ of engineering in early childhood STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) curricula. Robotics offers a playful and tangible way for children to engage with both T and E concepts during their foundational early childhood years. This study looks at N=60 children in pre-kindergarten…
In recent years there has been an increasing focus on the missing ‘‘T’’ of technology and ‘‘E’’ of engineering in early childhood STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) curricula. Robotics offers a playful and tangible way for children to engage with both T and E concepts during their foundational early childhood years. This study looks at N=60 children in pre-kindergarten…
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Resource | KIBO Robot Demo: Engaging Young Children in Programming and Engineering
Robotics offers a playful and tangible way for young children to engage with technology and engineering concepts during their foundational early childhood years. This paper describes the development of KIBO, a newly created robotics kit for children ages 4-7 developed at Tufts University through funding from the National Science Foundation. Designed explicitly for very young children, the…
Robotics offers a playful and tangible way for young children to engage with technology and engineering concepts during their foundational early childhood years. This paper describes the development of KIBO, a newly created robotics kit for children ages 4-7 developed at Tufts University through funding from the National Science Foundation. Designed explicitly for very young children, the…
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Resource | ‘‘I want my robot to look for food’’: Comparing Kindergartner’s programming comprehension using tangible, graphic, and hybrid user interfaces
Inrecentyears,educationalroboticshasbecomeanincreasinglypopular research area. However, limited studies have focused on differentiated learning outcomes basedontypeofprogramming interface.Thisstudyaimstoexplorehowsuccessfully youngchildrenmaster foundational programmingconceptsbasedonthe roboticsuser interface (tangible, graphical, hybrid) taught in their curriculum. Thirty-five…
Inrecentyears,educationalroboticshasbecomeanincreasinglypopular research area. However, limited studies have focused on differentiated learning outcomes basedontypeofprogramming interface.Thisstudyaimstoexplorehowsuccessfully youngchildrenmaster foundational programmingconceptsbasedonthe roboticsuser interface (tangible, graphical, hybrid) taught in their curriculum. Thirty-five…
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Resource | Designing Tools for Developing Minds: The Role of Child Development in Educational Technology
In today’s world, in which technology is playing an increasingly growing role in the lives of children, computer literacy and technological fluency are becoming a necessary national standard. However, developing character traits that serve children to use new tools in a safe way to communicate and connect with others, and providing opportunities for children to envision a better world through…
In today’s world, in which technology is playing an increasingly growing role in the lives of children, computer literacy and technological fluency are becoming a necessary national standard. However, developing character traits that serve children to use new tools in a safe way to communicate and connect with others, and providing opportunities for children to envision a better world through…
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Resource | ScratchJr Demo: A coding language for Kindergarten
This paper describes the ScratchJr research project, a collaboration between Tufts University’s Developmental Technologies Research Group, MIT’s Lifelong Kindergarten Group, and the Playful Invention Company. Over the past five years, dozens of ScratchJr prototypes havebeen designedand studied with over 300 K-2nd grade students, teachers and parents. ScratchJr allows children ages 5 to 7…
This paper describes the ScratchJr research project, a collaboration between Tufts University’s Developmental Technologies Research Group, MIT’s Lifelong Kindergarten Group, and the Playful Invention Company. Over the past five years, dozens of ScratchJr prototypes havebeen designedand studied with over 300 K-2nd grade students, teachers and parents. ScratchJr allows children ages 5 to 7…
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