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Blog | Making an Impact on Education: Building Evidence, Working in Partnership, and Mobilizing Knowledge
In the ever-evolving realm of education research, the goal is to transform knowledge into action, making a tangible impact on teaching and improving learning. This journey encompasses research that studies implementation and effects of education innovations and culminates in the communication of research evidence and uptake of innovative practices and resources. BUILDING UNDERSTANDING AND…
In the ever-evolving realm of education research, the goal is to transform knowledge into action, making a tangible impact on teaching and improving learning. This journey encompasses research that studies implementation and effects of education innovations and culminates in the communication of research evidence and uptake of innovative practices and resources. BUILDING UNDERSTANDING AND…
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Resource | Recruiting & Retaining Participants for Your Education Research
Image CADRE interviewed researchers to learn about their most effective strategies for recruiting and retaining participants for STEM education research. While there are no shortcuts to successful recruitment, a sustained commitment to understanding and addressing the needs of a district and its teachers is key to long-term success. In…
Image CADRE interviewed researchers to learn about their most effective strategies for recruiting and retaining participants for STEM education research. While there are no shortcuts to successful recruitment, a sustained commitment to understanding and addressing the needs of a district and its teachers is key to long-term success. In…
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Announcement | NSF DRK-12 Solicitation: Partnership Development Project Type Webinar
Image On June 11, 2024, NSF program officers provided clarification on the NSF DRK-12 solicitation's partnership development project type. NSF Presenters: Joan Walker and Michael Ford, project directors, DRL, STEM EDU Webinar Resources: Presentation slides Key ideas and links from the chat log Webinar recording In addition, NSF has…
Image On June 11, 2024, NSF program officers provided clarification on the NSF DRK-12 solicitation's partnership development project type. NSF Presenters: Joan Walker and Michael Ford, project directors, DRL, STEM EDU Webinar Resources: Presentation slides Key ideas and links from the chat log Webinar recording In addition, NSF has…
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Event | NSF DRK-12 Solicitation: Partnership Development Project Type Webinar
Image On June 11, 2024, NSF program officers provided clarification on the NSF DRK-12 solicitation's partnership development project type. NSF Presenters: Joan Walker and Michael Ford, project directors, DRL, STEM EDU Webinar Resources: Presentation slides Key ideas and links from the chat log Webinar recording In addition, NSF has…
Image On June 11, 2024, NSF program officers provided clarification on the NSF DRK-12 solicitation's partnership development project type. NSF Presenters: Joan Walker and Michael Ford, project directors, DRL, STEM EDU Webinar Resources: Presentation slides Key ideas and links from the chat log Webinar recording In addition, NSF has…
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Blog | The Role of Evaluation in Research Projects
This conversation and summary were originally released in the August 2022 CADRE Newsletter and are being repromoted on the Community Voices blog to provide continued support to prospective DRK-12 awardees during the proposal devleopment process. CADRE discussed the role of evaluation and STEM education research with two scholars, Dr. Dan Hanley and Jessica Sickler, who are involved in both…
This conversation and summary were originally released in the August 2022 CADRE Newsletter and are being repromoted on the Community Voices blog to provide continued support to prospective DRK-12 awardees during the proposal devleopment process. CADRE discussed the role of evaluation and STEM education research with two scholars, Dr. Dan Hanley and Jessica Sickler, who are involved in both…
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Blog | Disseminating DRK-12 Work: Extending Engagement
In the evolving landscape of education research dissemination, DRK-12 awardees are employing innovative methods to share their insights beyond traditional academic forums.* Striving to inform a diverse audience that includes policymakers, educators, and even the public at large, these scholars are taking a multi-pronged approach to ensure their research has the widest possible impact. The quest…
In the evolving landscape of education research dissemination, DRK-12 awardees are employing innovative methods to share their insights beyond traditional academic forums.* Striving to inform a diverse audience that includes policymakers, educators, and even the public at large, these scholars are taking a multi-pronged approach to ensure their research has the widest possible impact. The quest…
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Survey | NSF DRK-12 Solicitation: Partnership Development Project Type Webinar Registration
June 11, 2024 |1-2:30 PM ET Join NSF for an information session focused on the DRK-12 program’s partnership development project type, which was first announced in 2023. NSF Presenters: Joan Walker and Michael Ford, Project Directors, DRL, STEM EDU
June 11, 2024 |1-2:30 PM ET Join NSF for an information session focused on the DRK-12 program’s partnership development project type, which was first announced in 2023. NSF Presenters: Joan Walker and Michael Ford, Project Directors, DRL, STEM EDU
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Newsletter | May 2024 Newsletter
Dear Colleagues, In this newsletter, we focus on project development, specifically highlighting insights and expertise from your DRK-12 and NSF colleagues, in preparation for the coming weeks and months when many of you will be fleshing out and refining your proposal ideas, digesting review panel feedback and considering a resubmission, and/or fostering relationships that may lead to new…
Dear Colleagues, In this newsletter, we focus on project development, specifically highlighting insights and expertise from your DRK-12 and NSF colleagues, in preparation for the coming weeks and months when many of you will be fleshing out and refining your proposal ideas, digesting review panel feedback and considering a resubmission, and/or fostering relationships that may lead to new…
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Event | Ethical Use of AI in STEM Education Research
View Slides | Recording Rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have changed the role of AI in education research. How do we navigate these changes ethically in our research and proposal writing? What questions should we be considering as education researchers? Join us on May 15 to hear from authors of an upcoming CADRE brief titled Toward Ethical and Just AI in Education Research to learn…
View Slides | Recording Rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have changed the role of AI in education research. How do we navigate these changes ethically in our research and proposal writing? What questions should we be considering as education researchers? Join us on May 15 to hear from authors of an upcoming CADRE brief titled Toward Ethical and Just AI in Education Research to learn…
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Resource | Validity Evidence of the Use of Quantitative Measures of Students in Elementary Mathematics Education
Quantitative measures in mathematics education have informed policies and practices for over a century. Thus, it is critical that such measures in mathematics education have sufficient validity evidence to improve mathematics experiences for students. This article provides a systematic review of the validity evidence related to measures used in elementary mathematics education. The review…
Quantitative measures in mathematics education have informed policies and practices for over a century. Thus, it is critical that such measures in mathematics education have sufficient validity evidence to improve mathematics experiences for students. This article provides a systematic review of the validity evidence related to measures used in elementary mathematics education. The review…
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Resource | Validity Evidence of the Use of Quantitative Measures of Students in Elementary Mathematics Education
Quantitative measures in mathematics education have informed policies and practices for over a century. Thus, it is critical that such measures in mathematics education have sufficient validity evidence to improve mathematics experiences for students. This article provides a systematic review of the validity evidence related to measures used in elementary mathematics education. The review…
Quantitative measures in mathematics education have informed policies and practices for over a century. Thus, it is critical that such measures in mathematics education have sufficient validity evidence to improve mathematics experiences for students. This article provides a systematic review of the validity evidence related to measures used in elementary mathematics education. The review…
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Resource | Science Teachers’ Implementation of Science and Engineering Practices in Different Instructional Settings
This article explores science teachers’ implementation of science and engineering practices (SEPs) under different instructional settings. We compared the number of SEPs science teachers reported using in face-to-face instruction (traditional), online-only instruction (virtual), or HyFlex instruction (synchronously online and in-person) from August 2020 to May 2021. Records and artefacts of the…
This article explores science teachers’ implementation of science and engineering practices (SEPs) under different instructional settings. We compared the number of SEPs science teachers reported using in face-to-face instruction (traditional), online-only instruction (virtual), or HyFlex instruction (synchronously online and in-person) from August 2020 to May 2021. Records and artefacts of the…
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Resource | Demands, Tensions, and Resources When Implementing Ambitious Mathematics
In this article, we explore demands and tensions involved when schools implement ambitious mathematics teaching (AMT). Following a description of a framework that distinguishes between internal and external demands, we characterize the tension between these in terms of alignment, balance, and buffering, which collectively speak to coherence. We then describe AMT and how it represents a departure…
In this article, we explore demands and tensions involved when schools implement ambitious mathematics teaching (AMT). Following a description of a framework that distinguishes between internal and external demands, we characterize the tension between these in terms of alignment, balance, and buffering, which collectively speak to coherence. We then describe AMT and how it represents a departure…
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Resource | Cultivating a Higher Level of Student Agency in Collective Discussion: Teacher Strategies to Navigate Student Scientific Uncertainty to Develop a Trajectory of Sensemaking
In a traditional lecturing environment, students possess limited agency in accepting or rejecting information provided by teachers. A higher level of student agency involves opportunities and actively identifying uncertainties and collaborating with peers to deepen understanding within the classroom community. Teachers play a crucial role in guiding students through sensemaking by addressing…
In a traditional lecturing environment, students possess limited agency in accepting or rejecting information provided by teachers. A higher level of student agency involves opportunities and actively identifying uncertainties and collaborating with peers to deepen understanding within the classroom community. Teachers play a crucial role in guiding students through sensemaking by addressing…
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Resource | Analysing Students' Concept Mapping Style and Its Association with Task Performance in Computer-based Inquiry Learning
Background In scientific inquiry learning, students often have difficulties conducting hypothetical reasoning with multiple intertwined variables. Concept maps have a potential to facilitate complex thinking and reasoning. However, there is little investigation into the content of student-constructed concept maps and its association with inquiry task performance. Objectives This study…
Background In scientific inquiry learning, students often have difficulties conducting hypothetical reasoning with multiple intertwined variables. Concept maps have a potential to facilitate complex thinking and reasoning. However, there is little investigation into the content of student-constructed concept maps and its association with inquiry task performance. Objectives This study…
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Resource | Parents and Teachers Collaborating to Disrupt Asymmetrical Power Positions in Mathematics Education
This paper describes an innovative mathematics learning partnership that engages teachers and parents of multilingual children ages 7–10 from schools in underserved communities. At the center of this transformative work is the use of two complementary approaches to advancing equity in education– funds of knowledge and positioning theory. While both theories have been applied in mathematics…
This paper describes an innovative mathematics learning partnership that engages teachers and parents of multilingual children ages 7–10 from schools in underserved communities. At the center of this transformative work is the use of two complementary approaches to advancing equity in education– funds of knowledge and positioning theory. While both theories have been applied in mathematics…
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Resource | Parents and Teachers Collaborating to Disrupt Asymmetrical Power Positions in Mathematics Education
This paper describes an innovative mathematics learning partnership that engages teachers and parents of multilingual children ages 7–10 from schools in underserved communities. At the center of this transformative work is the use of two complementary approaches to advancing equity in education– funds of knowledge and positioning theory. While both theories have been applied in mathematics…
This paper describes an innovative mathematics learning partnership that engages teachers and parents of multilingual children ages 7–10 from schools in underserved communities. At the center of this transformative work is the use of two complementary approaches to advancing equity in education– funds of knowledge and positioning theory. While both theories have been applied in mathematics…
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Resource | Parents and Teachers Collaborating to Disrupt Asymmetrical Power Positions in Mathematics Education
This paper describes an innovative mathematics learning partnership that engages teachers and parents of multilingual children ages 7–10 from schools in underserved communities. At the center of this transformative work is the use of two complementary approaches to advancing equity in education– funds of knowledge and positioning theory. While both theories have been applied in mathematics…
This paper describes an innovative mathematics learning partnership that engages teachers and parents of multilingual children ages 7–10 from schools in underserved communities. At the center of this transformative work is the use of two complementary approaches to advancing equity in education– funds of knowledge and positioning theory. While both theories have been applied in mathematics…
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Resource | Elementary Teachers as Collaborators: Developing Educative Support Materials for Citizen Science Projects
Science education is an important component of a full education beginning in primary grades. In recent decades, research has identified young learners’ rich knowledge of the natural world and their potential to connect with sophisticated science ideas. Elementary teachers face many challenges to implementing reform-based science instruction in their classrooms. Some teachers may choose to enhance…
Science education is an important component of a full education beginning in primary grades. In recent decades, research has identified young learners’ rich knowledge of the natural world and their potential to connect with sophisticated science ideas. Elementary teachers face many challenges to implementing reform-based science instruction in their classrooms. Some teachers may choose to enhance…
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Early Career News | CADRE Fellows alumni receive Emerging Scholar awards from the AERA Out-of-School Time SIG
Laura Peña-Telfer (2023 CADRE Fellow) received the Emerging Scholar Award and Ti’Era Worsley (2019-20 CADRE Fellow) the Emerging Scholar Honorable Mention from the AERA Out-of-School Time SIG.
Laura Peña-Telfer (2023 CADRE Fellow) received the Emerging Scholar Award and Ti’Era Worsley (2019-20 CADRE Fellow) the Emerging Scholar Honorable Mention from the AERA Out-of-School Time SIG.
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Early Career News | Unlocking the Everdoor: Analyzing the Serious Game Spiritfarer
Noah Glaser (2021 CADRE Postdoc), Lucas Jensen, Tina Riedy, Maggie Center, Jim Shifflett, and Joseph Griffin published this article in Educational Technology Research and Development.
Noah Glaser (2021 CADRE Postdoc), Lucas Jensen, Tina Riedy, Maggie Center, Jim Shifflett, and Joseph Griffin published this article in Educational Technology Research and Development.
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Early Career News | Thinking Critically, Coding Creatively: Elevating Social Studies Through Inquiry-based Learning and Computer Science Integration
Michael J. Berson, Ilene R. Berson, Kristen L. Franklin, Valerie N. Fawley, Perry S. Shank, Rebecca E. Dovi, Santiago Gasca (2017-18 CADRE Fellow), Eric D. Hochberg, and Debra Bernstein published this article in Social Education.
Michael J. Berson, Ilene R. Berson, Kristen L. Franklin, Valerie N. Fawley, Perry S. Shank, Rebecca E. Dovi, Santiago Gasca (2017-18 CADRE Fellow), Eric D. Hochberg, and Debra Bernstein published this article in Social Education.
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Early Career News | CTE Mechanisms: The Effects of Career and Technical Education Center Admissions Offers in Baltimore
Jay Plasman (2015-16 CADRE Fellow) published this Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis article with co-authors Marc L. Stein, Rachel E. Durham, and Zyrashae Smith-Onyewu.
Jay Plasman (2015-16 CADRE Fellow) published this Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis article with co-authors Marc L. Stein, Rachel E. Durham, and Zyrashae Smith-Onyewu.
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Early Career News | Conceptualizing Community Scientific Literacy: Results from a Systematic Literature Review and a Delphi Method Survey of Experts
K. C. Busch (2013-14 CADRE Fellow) and Aparajita Rajwade published this Science Education article.
K. C. Busch (2013-14 CADRE Fellow) and Aparajita Rajwade published this Science Education article.
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Early Career News | Comprehensiveness, Frequency, and Consistency of Science in Elementary Schedules
Elizabeth A. Davis and Christa Haverly (2018-19 CADRE Fellow) co-authored this Science & Children article.
Elizabeth A. Davis and Christa Haverly (2018-19 CADRE Fellow) co-authored this Science & Children article.
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Early Career News | Community Gardens as Places for Ecological Caring in Action
Amal Ibourk (CAREER Awardee), Lauren Wagner, Deb Morrison, Syrena Young, and Justin Milledge published this article in Science & Children.
Amal Ibourk (CAREER Awardee), Lauren Wagner, Deb Morrison, Syrena Young, and Justin Milledge published this article in Science & Children.
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Early Career News | Children Communicating Care Through Curiosity Walks: Using Scientific Practices to Cultivate Knowledge About Climate Justice
Kathleen Schenkel (2016-17 CADRE Fellow) published this Science & Children article with co-authors Cassie J. Brownell and Jon M. Wargo.
Kathleen Schenkel (2016-17 CADRE Fellow) published this Science & Children article with co-authors Cassie J. Brownell and Jon M. Wargo.
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Early Career News | Supporting Students with Blindness and Visual Impairments to Learn Computational Thinking Through Astronomy
Eric D. Hochberg, James K. L. Hammerman, and Santiago Gasca (2017-18 CADRE Fellow) published this article in the Journal of Blindness Innovation and Research.
Eric D. Hochberg, James K. L. Hammerman, and Santiago Gasca (2017-18 CADRE Fellow) published this article in the Journal of Blindness Innovation and Research.
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Early Career News | Socioscientific Modeling: Helping Students See Systems and Understand Messy Issues
Eric A. Kirk (2023 CADRE Fellow) published this Science Scope article with co-authors Troy D. Sadler, Zhen Xu, Jamie N. Elsner, Rebecca R. Lesnefsky, Li Ke, and Laura Zangori.
Eric A. Kirk (2023 CADRE Fellow) published this Science Scope article with co-authors Troy D. Sadler, Zhen Xu, Jamie N. Elsner, Rebecca R. Lesnefsky, Li Ke, and Laura Zangori.
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Early Career News | Real-World Scenarios Value Community and the Climate
Helen Francis and Susan O. Cannon (CAREER Awardee) published this article in Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12.
Helen Francis and Susan O. Cannon (CAREER Awardee) published this article in Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12.
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