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Announcement | PARCC Public Comment Deadlines
As a reminder, the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) has two draft policies currently out for public comment. Please use the links below to review the draft policies and the associated surveys where you can provide feedback. Draft Grade- and Subject-Specific Performance Level Descriptors (PLDs) All draft PLDs, supporting documents, and online survey are…
As a reminder, the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) has two draft policies currently out for public comment. Please use the links below to review the draft policies and the associated surveys where you can provide feedback. Draft Grade- and Subject-Specific Performance Level Descriptors (PLDs) All draft PLDs, supporting documents, and online survey are…
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Announcement | IES Releases FY2014 Funding Announcements
IES Releases FY2014 Funding Announcements for Grant Competitions in Education Research and Training IES has released FY2014 funding announcements for grant competitions in education research and research training. The National Center for Education Research competitions are: • Education Research Grants (84.305A); • Research Training Programs in the Education Sciences (84.305B); •…
IES Releases FY2014 Funding Announcements for Grant Competitions in Education Research and Training IES has released FY2014 funding announcements for grant competitions in education research and research training. The National Center for Education Research competitions are: • Education Research Grants (84.305A); • Research Training Programs in the Education Sciences (84.305B); •…
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Resource | Essential Support Video: Taking a Position
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Resource | Essential Support Video: Identifying Potential Applications for Genetically Modifying Organisms
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Resource | Talk Science Primer
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Resource | Teacher Supports: Talk Science
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Resource | Essential Support Video: Brainstorming
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Resource | Why Formative Assessment?
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Resource | Modifying Curriculum “Mindfully”
This short text provides a description of different ways in which the curriculum can be modified to meet the needs of teachers and students while still retaining the intentions of the developers. Examples of possible modifications are provided.
This short text provides a description of different ways in which the curriculum can be modified to meet the needs of teachers and students while still retaining the intentions of the developers. Examples of possible modifications are provided.
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Resource | Content Sequencing in Foundation Science
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Announcement | Project hosts summer workshops for teachers
DR K-12 project Confronting the Challenges of Climate Literacy, known as the EarthLabs project, will host 2 week-long workshops this summer for high school teachers in Austin, TX and Starkville, MS. Workshop participants will learn about three new high school curriculum modules developed by the project (topics listed below) and how the modules can be incorporated into science classes. The…
DR K-12 project Confronting the Challenges of Climate Literacy, known as the EarthLabs project, will host 2 week-long workshops this summer for high school teachers in Austin, TX and Starkville, MS. Workshop participants will learn about three new high school curriculum modules developed by the project (topics listed below) and how the modules can be incorporated into science classes. The…
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Announcement | Project hosts summer workshops for teachers
DR K-12 project Confronting the Challenges of Climate Literacy, known as the EarthLabs project, will host 2 week-long workshops this summer for high school teachers in Austin, TX and Starkville, MS. Workshop participants will learn about three new high school curriculum modules developed by the project (topics listed below) and how the modules can be incorporated into science classes. The…
DR K-12 project Confronting the Challenges of Climate Literacy, known as the EarthLabs project, will host 2 week-long workshops this summer for high school teachers in Austin, TX and Starkville, MS. Workshop participants will learn about three new high school curriculum modules developed by the project (topics listed below) and how the modules can be incorporated into science classes. The…
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Announcement | Project hosts summer workshops for teachers
DR K-12 project Confronting the Challenges of Climate Literacy, known as the EarthLabs project, will host 2 week-long workshops this summer for high school teachers in Austin, TX and Starkville, MS. Workshop participants will learn about three new high school curriculum modules developed by the project (topics listed below) and how the modules can be incorporated into science classes. The…
DR K-12 project Confronting the Challenges of Climate Literacy, known as the EarthLabs project, will host 2 week-long workshops this summer for high school teachers in Austin, TX and Starkville, MS. Workshop participants will learn about three new high school curriculum modules developed by the project (topics listed below) and how the modules can be incorporated into science classes. The…
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Announcement | AERA launches Virtual Research Learning Center
AERA-Virtual Research Learning Center (AERA-VRLC) The AERA-VRLC will offer live webcasts of select professional development and training courses during the 2013 AERA Annual Meeting. Course participants from anywhere in the world with an internet connection can have full access to these select professional development and training courses. The AERA-VRLC enables live participation in the Annual…
AERA-Virtual Research Learning Center (AERA-VRLC) The AERA-VRLC will offer live webcasts of select professional development and training courses during the 2013 AERA Annual Meeting. Course participants from anywhere in the world with an internet connection can have full access to these select professional development and training courses. The AERA-VRLC enables live participation in the Annual…
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Event | Atlanta STEM Smart Workshop
STEM Smart: Lessons Learned from Successful Schools Georgia World Congress Center Atlanta, GA June 23, 2013 This meeting will highlight issues in the NRC reports, Successful K-12 STEM Education and Monitoring Progress Toward Successful K-12 STEM Education, with a special focus on incorporating engineering into K-12 education, as described in the Next Generation Science Standards. It will include…
STEM Smart: Lessons Learned from Successful Schools Georgia World Congress Center Atlanta, GA June 23, 2013 This meeting will highlight issues in the NRC reports, Successful K-12 STEM Education and Monitoring Progress Toward Successful K-12 STEM Education, with a special focus on incorporating engineering into K-12 education, as described in the Next Generation Science Standards. It will include…
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Resource | VISUALIZING OCEANS OF DATA Educational Interface Design
Science is data-intensive, but today’s science education is not. In most classrooms, students’ work with data is limited to reading graphs prepared by others, or at best collecting simple data sets themselves. While these student-collected data sets allow students to begin building their data proficiency, the conclusions that can be drawn and the lessons that can be learned from these data are…
Science is data-intensive, but today’s science education is not. In most classrooms, students’ work with data is limited to reading graphs prepared by others, or at best collecting simple data sets themselves. While these student-collected data sets allow students to begin building their data proficiency, the conclusions that can be drawn and the lessons that can be learned from these data are…
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Resource | VISUALIZING OCEANS OF DATA Educational Interface Design
Science is data-intensive, but today’s science education is not. In most classrooms, students’ work with data is limited to reading graphs prepared by others, or at best collecting simple data sets themselves. While these student-collected data sets allow students to begin building their data proficiency, the conclusions that can be drawn and the lessons that can be learned from these data are…
Science is data-intensive, but today’s science education is not. In most classrooms, students’ work with data is limited to reading graphs prepared by others, or at best collecting simple data sets themselves. While these student-collected data sets allow students to begin building their data proficiency, the conclusions that can be drawn and the lessons that can be learned from these data are…
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Announcement | Institute
The Cyber Enabled Learning project will host an institute on April 12, 2013, from 5 pm to 7 pm. All participating teachers and administrators are invited. The purpose of the institute is to report the teachers' progress, their achivements, their impact on the students, how this project benefits students, and how administrators can support the teachers.
The Cyber Enabled Learning project will host an institute on April 12, 2013, from 5 pm to 7 pm. All participating teachers and administrators are invited. The purpose of the institute is to report the teachers' progress, their achivements, their impact on the students, how this project benefits students, and how administrators can support the teachers.
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Announcement | Impact of FY13 Sequestration Order on NSF Awards
Important Notice on the Impact of FY 2013 Sequestration Order on NSF Awards Read the NSF Notice here: http://nsf.gov/pubs/2013/in133/in133.pdf
Important Notice on the Impact of FY 2013 Sequestration Order on NSF Awards Read the NSF Notice here: http://nsf.gov/pubs/2013/in133/in133.pdf
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Announcement | Job Opportunity
Oregon State University seeks a full-time Director to lead and grow its university-wide Center for Research on Lifelong STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Learning. The Center was established in 2012 with a mission to conduct research and development that leads to enhanced understanding of the processes that underlie how individuals become lifelong STEM learners and…
Oregon State University seeks a full-time Director to lead and grow its university-wide Center for Research on Lifelong STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Learning. The Center was established in 2012 with a mission to conduct research and development that leads to enhanced understanding of the processes that underlie how individuals become lifelong STEM learners and…
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Announcement | CADRE Winter Newsletter is Here!
Focusing on the dissemination of DR K-12 work, this newsletter features a new spotlight on Formative Assessment, dissemination tips and resources, CADRE Fellows highlights, and more! Read the full newsletter
Focusing on the dissemination of DR K-12 work, this newsletter features a new spotlight on Formative Assessment, dissemination tips and resources, CADRE Fellows highlights, and more! Read the full newsletter
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Newsletter | Winter 2013 Newsletter
Dear Colleagues, CADRE's work this year is largely focused on dissemination, and we are pleased to send you this quarterly CADRE newsletter that highlights efforts and resources related to that focus. We will disseminate information about your projects, both within the DR K-12 community and beyond; increase dissemination of CADRE resources, customizing, if necessary, for specific audiences; and…
Dear Colleagues, CADRE's work this year is largely focused on dissemination, and we are pleased to send you this quarterly CADRE newsletter that highlights efforts and resources related to that focus. We will disseminate information about your projects, both within the DR K-12 community and beyond; increase dissemination of CADRE resources, customizing, if necessary, for specific audiences; and…
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Resource | Teachers as Editors, Editors as Teachers
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Resource | SmartGraphs Authoring Tool
A demonstration of the SmartGraphs software, and features of the authoring system, is available here: Authoring Demo. Concord is also making the authoring system available to any NSF-funded project that wants to incorporate Web-based SmartGraphs activities into its work. Activities run directly in a browser, so there is nothing to download or install. See http://smartgraphs.org for details about…
A demonstration of the SmartGraphs software, and features of the authoring system, is available here: Authoring Demo. Concord is also making the authoring system available to any NSF-funded project that wants to incorporate Web-based SmartGraphs activities into its work. Activities run directly in a browser, so there is nothing to download or install. See http://smartgraphs.org for details about…
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Announcement | SmartGraphs Contest!
About: SmartGraphs is free, open source software that helps students understand graphs and concepts represented in graphs (e.g., slope, velocity, half-life, global warming). Contest Info: The Concord Consortium is running a contest for teachers, educators, researchers and developers to create new SmartGraphs activities and compete to win one of several prizes. Activities can be submitted as…
About: SmartGraphs is free, open source software that helps students understand graphs and concepts represented in graphs (e.g., slope, velocity, half-life, global warming). Contest Info: The Concord Consortium is running a contest for teachers, educators, researchers and developers to create new SmartGraphs activities and compete to win one of several prizes. Activities can be submitted as…
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