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Posted: Wednesday, October 17
Posted: Wednesday, October 17
Resource | Planning Evaluations for DRK-12 Design Projects: An Evaluative Framework Using Evidence-Centered Design (Large-Scale Assessment Technical Report 5)
Evaluation work is presented and discussed in terms of evaluative requirements from the National Science Foundation, and in terms of five fundamental issues that undergird practical program evaluation: social programming, knowledge construction, valuing, knowledge use, and evaluation practice. The report moves through six phases of evaluative work: (1) a logic modeling process, (2) definition of…
Evaluation work is presented and discussed in terms of evaluative requirements from the National Science Foundation, and in terms of five fundamental issues that undergird practical program evaluation: social programming, knowledge construction, valuing, knowledge use, and evaluation practice. The report moves through six phases of evaluative work: (1) a logic modeling process, (2) definition of…
Posted: Wednesday, October 17
Resource | Overview of the Chemistry Education Research Doctoral Scholars Program
The Chemistry Education Research (CER) Doctoral Scholars Program trains a diverse group of graduate students how to develop assessments of secondary and tertiary students’ understandings of core concepts in chemistry.
The Chemistry Education Research (CER) Doctoral Scholars Program trains a diverse group of graduate students how to develop assessments of secondary and tertiary students’ understandings of core concepts in chemistry.
Posted: Wednesday, October 17
Resource | New Measurement Paradigms
This paper represents measurement methods of projects developing and testing intelligent learning environments.
This paper represents measurement methods of projects developing and testing intelligent learning environments.
Posted: Tuesday, October 16
Resource | Networks and Social Media for STEM Educators, Policymakers, and Researchers
In this pdf are STEM education networks and social media sources that may be of interest to DR-K12 grantees for the purposes of (1) disseminating knowledge and products and (2) developing partnerships with stakeholders and end users. These networks and social media were chosen because they provide researchers and developers with an opportunity to present their work to individuals that could use,…
In this pdf are STEM education networks and social media sources that may be of interest to DR-K12 grantees for the purposes of (1) disseminating knowledge and products and (2) developing partnerships with stakeholders and end users. These networks and social media were chosen because they provide researchers and developers with an opportunity to present their work to individuals that could use,…
Posted: Tuesday, October 16
Resource | Negotiation of the "presence of the text": How might teachers' language choices influence the positioning of the textbook?
Chapter in Mathematics Teachers at Work: Connecting Curriculum Materials and Classroom Instruction.
Chapter in Mathematics Teachers at Work: Connecting Curriculum Materials and Classroom Instruction.
Posted: Tuesday, October 16
Resource | Negotiating Identities for Mathematics Teaching in the Context of Professional Development
In this article, we present an analytical approach for documenting the identities for teaching that mathematics teachers negotiate as they participate in two or more communities that define high-quality teaching differently. Drawing on data from the first two years of a collaboration with a group of middle-school mathematics teachers, we focus on a critical initial condition for teachers to…
In this article, we present an analytical approach for documenting the identities for teaching that mathematics teachers negotiate as they participate in two or more communities that define high-quality teaching differently. Drawing on data from the first two years of a collaboration with a group of middle-school mathematics teachers, we focus on a critical initial condition for teachers to…
Posted: Monday, October 15
Posted: Monday, October 15
Posted: Monday, October 15
Resource | Mathematics teachers at work: Connecting curriculum materials and classroom instruction
This book compiles and synthesizes existing research on teachers’ use of mathematics curriculum materials and the impact of curriculum materials on teaching and teachers, with a particular emphasis on – but not restricted to – those materials developed in the 1990s in response to the NCTM’s Principles and Standards for School Mathematics. Despite the substantial amount of curriculum development…
This book compiles and synthesizes existing research on teachers’ use of mathematics curriculum materials and the impact of curriculum materials on teaching and teachers, with a particular emphasis on – but not restricted to – those materials developed in the 1990s in response to the NCTM’s Principles and Standards for School Mathematics. Despite the substantial amount of curriculum development…
Posted: Monday, October 15
Resource | Math Snacks: Games to Address Gaps in Mathematics Learning Poster
Shared in three sessions (Gaming Arcade, Interactive Visualizations-Simulations-and Games, and Friday morning poster session), this poster addresses the gaps identified in the Math Snacks project, and the approach to designing the games and animations that are the "Snacks". Math Snacks address significant gaps in understanding. They are not defined as "homework help", but as a way to help…
Shared in three sessions (Gaming Arcade, Interactive Visualizations-Simulations-and Games, and Friday morning poster session), this poster addresses the gaps identified in the Math Snacks project, and the approach to designing the games and animations that are the "Snacks". Math Snacks address significant gaps in understanding. They are not defined as "homework help", but as a way to help…
Posted: Monday, October 15
Resource | Math and Science Education with English Language Learners: Contributions of the DR K-12 Program
To investigate the contribution of the DR K‐12 portfolio to the knowledge base on math and sciencelearning among ELLs, CADRE designed a study to explore the ELL work that is being conducted in theDR K‐12 projects. This paper summarizes the work of this study. It begins with a description of themethodology employed, followed by a presentation of the findings, and finally a discussion of…
To investigate the contribution of the DR K‐12 portfolio to the knowledge base on math and sciencelearning among ELLs, CADRE designed a study to explore the ELL work that is being conducted in theDR K‐12 projects. This paper summarizes the work of this study. It begins with a description of themethodology employed, followed by a presentation of the findings, and finally a discussion of…
Posted: Monday, October 15
Posted: Monday, October 15
Posted: Monday, October 15
Posted: Monday, October 15
Posted: Monday, October 15
Posted: Monday, October 15
Posted: Monday, October 15
Resource | Learning to teach mathematics in urban high schools: untangling the threads of interwoven narratives
In this article, the authors explore learning about equity pedagogy in mathematics by focusing on the experiences of a teacher and teacher educator within the Centering the Teaching of Mathematics on Urban Youth project. One teacher’s story is interwoven as a counterpoint and specific trajectory within the broader narrative provided by the teacher educator. Key themes addressed include the…
In this article, the authors explore learning about equity pedagogy in mathematics by focusing on the experiences of a teacher and teacher educator within the Centering the Teaching of Mathematics on Urban Youth project. One teacher’s story is interwoven as a counterpoint and specific trajectory within the broader narrative provided by the teacher educator. Key themes addressed include the…
Posted: Monday, October 15
Posted: Monday, October 15
Resource | Learning to map and mapping to learn
Maps at four levels of scale—global, national, regional, and local—provide a context for mathematical investigations that help teachers learn about their students.
Maps at four levels of scale—global, national, regional, and local—provide a context for mathematical investigations that help teachers learn about their students.
Posted: Monday, October 15
Resource | Learning to map and mapping to learn
Maps at four levels of scale—global, national, regional, and local—provide a context for mathematical investigations that help teachers learn about their students.
Maps at four levels of scale—global, national, regional, and local—provide a context for mathematical investigations that help teachers learn about their students.
Posted: Monday, October 15
Posted: Monday, October 15
Resource | Investigating How Setting Up Cognitively Demanding Tasks is Related to Opportunities to Learn in Middle-Grades Mathematics Classrooms
In this paper we focus on what happens when a task is first introduced to students as a crucial phase of instruction. We report on an empirical study of 132 middle grades mathematics teachers' instruction—in particular, the nature of the ways in which they introduced tasks, and the relationship between how they introduced tasks and the nature of students' opportunities to learn mathematics in the…
In this paper we focus on what happens when a task is first introduced to students as a crucial phase of instruction. We report on an empirical study of 132 middle grades mathematics teachers' instruction—in particular, the nature of the ways in which they introduced tasks, and the relationship between how they introduced tasks and the nature of students' opportunities to learn mathematics in the…
Posted: Monday, October 15
Resource | Interactive Heat Transfer Simulations for Everyone
Heat transfer is widely taught in secondary Earth science and physics. Researchers have identified many misconceptions related to heat and temperature. These misconceptions primarily stem from hunches developed in everyday life (though the confusions in terminology often worsen them). Interactive computer simulations that visualize thermal energy, temperature distribution, and heat transfer may…
Heat transfer is widely taught in secondary Earth science and physics. Researchers have identified many misconceptions related to heat and temperature. These misconceptions primarily stem from hunches developed in everyday life (though the confusions in terminology often worsen them). Interactive computer simulations that visualize thermal energy, temperature distribution, and heat transfer may…
Posted: Monday, October 15
Resource | Intensified Algebra I--poster
Posted: Monday, October 15
Posted: Monday, October 15
Posted: Monday, October 15