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Resource | Conceptualizing a Shared Definition and Future Directions for Extended Reality (XR) in Teacher Education
Scholarship on extended reality (XR) in teacher education is emerging at an increasing rate. As additional forms of XR become more common in the profession, there is a need for teacher educators to consider how the various forms of XR-based representations of practice are conceptualized. The papers in this special issue of JTATE on XR in teacher education each define XR in similar ways, but often…
Scholarship on extended reality (XR) in teacher education is emerging at an increasing rate. As additional forms of XR become more common in the profession, there is a need for teacher educators to consider how the various forms of XR-based representations of practice are conceptualized. The papers in this special issue of JTATE on XR in teacher education each define XR in similar ways, but often…
Posted: Wednesday, July 13
Resource | ReLaTe-SA: An Effort to Understand Teachers’ Reasoning Language in Algebra
The purpose of the Reasoning Language for Teaching Secondary Algebra (ReLaTe-SA) project is to understand teachers' use of reasoning language for teaching concepts and procedures in middle and high school algebra. Previous studies on algebra and algebraic reasoning have investigated other aspects, including students’ conceptions and discourse. The link between students' discourse and conceptual…
The purpose of the Reasoning Language for Teaching Secondary Algebra (ReLaTe-SA) project is to understand teachers' use of reasoning language for teaching concepts and procedures in middle and high school algebra. Previous studies on algebra and algebraic reasoning have investigated other aspects, including students’ conceptions and discourse. The link between students' discourse and conceptual…
Posted: Wednesday, July 13
Resource | Twin Skin of Raza Learners: Race, Language, and Mathematics
Through a composite counter-story from the perspective of fifth-grade Raza learners, the authors show how race and language play a role in the mathematics classroom. Jones, S. R. & Gomez Marchant, C. N. (2022). Twin skin of Raza learners: Race, language, and mathematics. Mathematics Teacher: Learning & Teaching PK-12, 115(1), 45-48. https://doi.org/10.5951/MTLT.2021.0174 */
Through a composite counter-story from the perspective of fifth-grade Raza learners, the authors show how race and language play a role in the mathematics classroom. Jones, S. R. & Gomez Marchant, C. N. (2022). Twin skin of Raza learners: Race, language, and mathematics. Mathematics Teacher: Learning & Teaching PK-12, 115(1), 45-48. https://doi.org/10.5951/MTLT.2021.0174 */
Posted: Wednesday, July 13
Resource | Increasing Engagement during Online Learning through the Use of Interactive Slides
It is difficult in asynchronous online instruction to keep students engaged and motivated. The rapid and unexpected nature of the move to online instruction has meant that the content presented to students has been primarily static and linear. Thus, there is a need for creative pedagogical approaches that re-create some level of the laboratory experience. One economical and accessible approach to…
It is difficult in asynchronous online instruction to keep students engaged and motivated. The rapid and unexpected nature of the move to online instruction has meant that the content presented to students has been primarily static and linear. Thus, there is a need for creative pedagogical approaches that re-create some level of the laboratory experience. One economical and accessible approach to…
Posted: Tuesday, July 12
Resource | Curriculum Materials Designed for the Next Generation Science Standards Show Promise
This report describes initial findings from a study of middle school science curriculum materials that were designed to promote learning as called for by the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). WestEd led an independent randomized controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of the NGSS-designed Amplify Science Middle School (ASMS) curriculum. This study examined the impact of the materials in…
This report describes initial findings from a study of middle school science curriculum materials that were designed to promote learning as called for by the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). WestEd led an independent randomized controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of the NGSS-designed Amplify Science Middle School (ASMS) curriculum. This study examined the impact of the materials in…
Posted: Tuesday, July 12
Event | NSF ECR Topic TBD
On September 12 from 3pm- 4pm (Eastern) join NSF Program Officers to learn more about the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Education and Human Resources’ (EHR) Core Research Program (ECR). Topic TBD. Learn more and register
On September 12 from 3pm- 4pm (Eastern) join NSF Program Officers to learn more about the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Education and Human Resources’ (EHR) Core Research Program (ECR). Topic TBD. Learn more and register
Posted: Wednesday, July 06
Event | NSF ECR Budget Preparation
On August 23rd from 4pm- 5pm (Eastern) join NSF Program Officers to learn more about the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Education and Human Resources’ (EHR) Core Research Program (ECR). An additional webinar will be held on Monday September 12, 3-4 pm, Topic TBD Learn more and register
On August 23rd from 4pm- 5pm (Eastern) join NSF Program Officers to learn more about the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Education and Human Resources’ (EHR) Core Research Program (ECR). An additional webinar will be held on Monday September 12, 3-4 pm, Topic TBD Learn more and register
Posted: Wednesday, July 06
Event | EHR Core Research (ECR) Program Informational Webinar
On July 12th from 4pm- 5pm (Eastern) join NSF Program Officers to Learn more about the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Education and Human Resources’ (EHR) Core Research Program (ECR). Additional webinars will be held on: Monday July 25, 3-4 pm, ECR Overview + Program Officer tips Tuesday August 23, 4-5 pm, Budget Preparation Monday September 12, 3-4 pm, Topic TBD Learn more and register
On July 12th from 4pm- 5pm (Eastern) join NSF Program Officers to Learn more about the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Education and Human Resources’ (EHR) Core Research Program (ECR). Additional webinars will be held on: Monday July 25, 3-4 pm, ECR Overview + Program Officer tips Tuesday August 23, 4-5 pm, Budget Preparation Monday September 12, 3-4 pm, Topic TBD Learn more and register
Posted: Wednesday, July 06
Event | NSF ECR Overview + Program Officer Tips
On July 25th from 3pm- 4pm (Eastern) join NSF Program Officers to learn more about the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Education and Human Resources’ (EHR) Core Research Program (ECR). Additional webinars will be held on: Tuesday August 23, 4-5 pm, Budget Preparation Monday September 12, 3-4 pm, Topic TBD Learn more and register
On July 25th from 3pm- 4pm (Eastern) join NSF Program Officers to learn more about the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Education and Human Resources’ (EHR) Core Research Program (ECR). Additional webinars will be held on: Tuesday August 23, 4-5 pm, Budget Preparation Monday September 12, 3-4 pm, Topic TBD Learn more and register
Posted: Wednesday, July 06
Resource | Teaching Earth and Environmental Science using Model-Evidence Link Diagrams
High-quality science education is essential for students to become scientifically literate. Model-Evidence Link (MEL) diagrams and build-a-MEL (baMEL) diagrams are instructional scaffolds that create an opportunity for students to build scientific understanding through the evaluation of the connections between evidence and alternative explanations of a scientific phenomenon. The MELs and baMELs…
High-quality science education is essential for students to become scientifically literate. Model-Evidence Link (MEL) diagrams and build-a-MEL (baMEL) diagrams are instructional scaffolds that create an opportunity for students to build scientific understanding through the evaluation of the connections between evidence and alternative explanations of a scientific phenomenon. The MELs and baMELs…
Posted: Friday, July 01
Resource | The Origins build-a-MEL: Introducing a Scaffold to Explore the Origins of the Universe
The origin of the Universe is something that people have pondered for thousands of years. As evidence has mounted, the Big Bang theory has become the consensus scientific model. Much of this same evidence refutes opposing theories such as the earlier Steady State model. The NGSS for high school includes the nature of and evidence for the Big Bang, providing a rich opportunity to explore—with the…
The origin of the Universe is something that people have pondered for thousands of years. As evidence has mounted, the Big Bang theory has become the consensus scientific model. Much of this same evidence refutes opposing theories such as the earlier Steady State model. The NGSS for high school includes the nature of and evidence for the Big Bang, providing a rich opportunity to explore—with the…
Posted: Friday, July 01
Resource | The Curious Construct of Active Learning
The construct of active learning permeates undergraduate education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), but despite its prevalence, the construct means different things to different people, groups, and STEM domains. To better understand active learning, we constructed this review through an innovative interdisciplinary collaboration involving research teams from psychology…
The construct of active learning permeates undergraduate education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), but despite its prevalence, the construct means different things to different people, groups, and STEM domains. To better understand active learning, we constructed this review through an innovative interdisciplinary collaboration involving research teams from psychology…
Posted: Friday, July 01
Resource | Fourth-Grade Students' Sensemaking during Multi-step Problem Solving
The purpose of this study was to investigate fourth-grade students’ sensemaking of a word problem. Sensemaking occurs when students connect their understanding of situations with existing knowledge. We investigated students’ sensemaking through inductive task analysis of their strategies and solutions to a problem that involved determining the difference between two quantities and number of…
The purpose of this study was to investigate fourth-grade students’ sensemaking of a word problem. Sensemaking occurs when students connect their understanding of situations with existing knowledge. We investigated students’ sensemaking through inductive task analysis of their strategies and solutions to a problem that involved determining the difference between two quantities and number of…
Posted: Friday, July 01
Resource | Fourth-Grade Students' Sensemaking during Multi-step Problem Solving
The purpose of this study was to investigate fourth-grade students’ sensemaking of a word problem. Sensemaking occurs when students connect their understanding of situations with existing knowledge. We investigated students’ sensemaking through inductive task analysis of their strategies and solutions to a problem that involved determining the difference between two quantities and number of…
The purpose of this study was to investigate fourth-grade students’ sensemaking of a word problem. Sensemaking occurs when students connect their understanding of situations with existing knowledge. We investigated students’ sensemaking through inductive task analysis of their strategies and solutions to a problem that involved determining the difference between two quantities and number of…
Posted: Friday, July 01
Resource | Beyond Assessing Knowledge about Models and Modeling: Moving toward Expansive, Meaningful, and Equitable Modeling Practice
Schwarz, C., Ki, L., Salgado, M., & Manz, E. (2022). Beyond assessing knowledge about models and modeling: Moving towards expansive, meaningful and equitable modeling practice. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1-11.
Schwarz, C., Ki, L., Salgado, M., & Manz, E. (2022). Beyond assessing knowledge about models and modeling: Moving towards expansive, meaningful and equitable modeling practice. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1-11.
Posted: Friday, July 01
Resource | Interlocking Models as Sites of Modeling Practice and Conceptual Innovation
A central goal of both professional and classroom-based scientific communities is building and testing explanatory models of the natural world. The process of modeling a complex phenomenon often requires working across representational systems of differing scales, modalities, and purposes. When put into contact, entities across multiple representational systems can become related or “interlock.”…
A central goal of both professional and classroom-based scientific communities is building and testing explanatory models of the natural world. The process of modeling a complex phenomenon often requires working across representational systems of differing scales, modalities, and purposes. When put into contact, entities across multiple representational systems can become related or “interlock.”…
Posted: Friday, July 01
Resource | No Science Fair? No Problem. Engaging Students in Science Communication through Peer Review and Publication in a Remote World
Since March 2020, in-person science competitions have been cancelled or moved to a virtual space. This reality has encouraged teachers and students to find alternative ways to disseminate student research and participate in a scientific community. Participating in the peer review and publication of one’s research offers one such alternative. The Journal of Emerging Investigators (JEI) is a free,…
Since March 2020, in-person science competitions have been cancelled or moved to a virtual space. This reality has encouraged teachers and students to find alternative ways to disseminate student research and participate in a scientific community. Participating in the peer review and publication of one’s research offers one such alternative. The Journal of Emerging Investigators (JEI) is a free,…
Posted: Friday, July 01
Resource | Participating in the Scientific Publication Process: Exploring How Pre-college Students Perceive Publication within the Scientific Enterprise
Scientists spend a substantial amount of their time engaging with the primary literature: reading, constructing, reviewing and revising it. Yet, the role of primary literature is generally absent from the development of scientific inquiry skills in the pre-college science classroom, thus undermining a true understanding of what it means to do science. In this study, we examined middle and high…
Scientists spend a substantial amount of their time engaging with the primary literature: reading, constructing, reviewing and revising it. Yet, the role of primary literature is generally absent from the development of scientific inquiry skills in the pre-college science classroom, thus undermining a true understanding of what it means to do science. In this study, we examined middle and high…
Posted: Friday, July 01
Resource | Tracing Take-Up Across Practice-based Professional Development and Collaborative Lesson Design
This study explored how two professional development approaches to reforming math instruction with different mechanisms for fostering change might have valuable synergies when used in tandem to support take-up, i.e., teachers’ acceptance, adoption, and incorporation of ideas into practice. This investigation of Practice-Based Professional Development and Collaborative Lesson Design found that…
This study explored how two professional development approaches to reforming math instruction with different mechanisms for fostering change might have valuable synergies when used in tandem to support take-up, i.e., teachers’ acceptance, adoption, and incorporation of ideas into practice. This investigation of Practice-Based Professional Development and Collaborative Lesson Design found that…
Posted: Friday, July 01
Resource | A Model for Developing Sustainable Math Instructional Leadership
The Responsive Math Teaching project has been developing and refining a model for the development of mathematics instructional leadership in a network of 13 urban under-resourced elementary schools. The project is a research-practice partnership with Learning Network 2 in the School District of Philadelphia, a city where more than 80% of students live below federal poverty levels in a state with…
The Responsive Math Teaching project has been developing and refining a model for the development of mathematics instructional leadership in a network of 13 urban under-resourced elementary schools. The project is a research-practice partnership with Learning Network 2 in the School District of Philadelphia, a city where more than 80% of students live below federal poverty levels in a state with…
Posted: Friday, July 01
Resource | Perspectives on Algebra I Tutoring Experiences With Students With Learning Disabilities
The researchers conducted a qualitative analysis of the perceptions of school personnel and pre-service teachers about an Algebra I tutoring program for students with learning disabilities. The researchers surveyed and interviewed the participants about the effectiveness of the program for the mathematics learning of the students with LD at the school and as a learning experience for the pre-…
The researchers conducted a qualitative analysis of the perceptions of school personnel and pre-service teachers about an Algebra I tutoring program for students with learning disabilities. The researchers surveyed and interviewed the participants about the effectiveness of the program for the mathematics learning of the students with LD at the school and as a learning experience for the pre-…
Posted: Friday, July 01
Resource | Flipping Instruction in a Fifth Grade Class: A Case of an Elementary Mathematics Specialist
Flipped instruction, in which information typically conveyed through in-class lectures is delivered remotely through video or text, is being used increasingly by teachers at all levels. However, there is little research documenting how elementary teachers think about, plan for, and use flipped instruction. In this article, we use data from interviews, class observations, and an analysis of…
Flipped instruction, in which information typically conveyed through in-class lectures is delivered remotely through video or text, is being used increasingly by teachers at all levels. However, there is little research documenting how elementary teachers think about, plan for, and use flipped instruction. In this article, we use data from interviews, class observations, and an analysis of…
Posted: Friday, July 01
Resource | Profiles of Elementary Teachers’ Use of Mathematics Curriculum Materials and the Influence of Teacher Expertise
The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics has consistently emphasized the importance of curricular coherence in mathematics education. However, the predominance of the Internet has led to a lack of consistency in the use and quality of curricular materials. We drew on teachers’ self-report of their use of curriculum materials and conducted a Latent Class Analysis to examine patterns in 56…
The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics has consistently emphasized the importance of curricular coherence in mathematics education. However, the predominance of the Internet has led to a lack of consistency in the use and quality of curricular materials. We drew on teachers’ self-report of their use of curriculum materials and conducted a Latent Class Analysis to examine patterns in 56…
Posted: Friday, July 01
Resource | Simulations as a Platform for Understanding and Improving Teachers' Classroom Skills
Cohen, J., Wong, V., Krishnamachari, A., & Jones, N. (2021). Simulations as a platform for understanding and improving teachers' classroom skills. AAAS Arise Blog.
Cohen, J., Wong, V., Krishnamachari, A., & Jones, N. (2021). Simulations as a platform for understanding and improving teachers' classroom skills. AAAS Arise Blog.
Posted: Friday, July 01
Resource | Simulations as a Platform for Understanding and Improving Teachers' Classroom Skills
Cohen, J., Wong, V., Krishnamachari, A., & Jones, N. (2021). Simulations as a platform for understanding and improving teachers' classroom skills. AAAS Arise Blog.
Cohen, J., Wong, V., Krishnamachari, A., & Jones, N. (2021). Simulations as a platform for understanding and improving teachers' classroom skills. AAAS Arise Blog.
Posted: Friday, July 01
Resource | Elementary Preservice Teachers’ Perceptions of Assessment Tasks that Measure Content Knowledge for Teaching about Matter
Developing knowledge about science instruction is critical for preservice teachers. This study explores how 79 elementary preservice teachers perceive the relevance and importance of assessment task scenarios designed to elicit information about content knowledge for teaching (CKT) about matter and its interactions—a foundational topic for teaching physical science. Participants completed…
Developing knowledge about science instruction is critical for preservice teachers. This study explores how 79 elementary preservice teachers perceive the relevance and importance of assessment task scenarios designed to elicit information about content knowledge for teaching (CKT) about matter and its interactions—a foundational topic for teaching physical science. Participants completed…
Posted: Friday, July 01
Resource | Coaching from a Distance: Exploring Video-based Online Coaching
This study explored an innovative coaching model termed video-based online video coaching. The innovation builds from affordances of robot-enabled videorecording of lessons, accompanied by built-in uploading and annotation features. While in-person coaching has proven effective for providing sustained support for teachers to take up challenging instructional practices, there are constraints. Both…
This study explored an innovative coaching model termed video-based online video coaching. The innovation builds from affordances of robot-enabled videorecording of lessons, accompanied by built-in uploading and annotation features. While in-person coaching has proven effective for providing sustained support for teachers to take up challenging instructional practices, there are constraints. Both…
Posted: Friday, July 01
Resource | Examining the Use of Video Annotations in Debriefing Conversations during Video-Assisted Coaching Cycles
This study examined how mathematics coaches leverage written annotations to support professional discourse with teachers about important classroom events during synchronous debriefing conversations. Coaches and teachers created the annotations while asynchronously watching video of an implemented lesson as part of online video-assisted coaching cycles. More specifically, this project examined the…
This study examined how mathematics coaches leverage written annotations to support professional discourse with teachers about important classroom events during synchronous debriefing conversations. Coaches and teachers created the annotations while asynchronously watching video of an implemented lesson as part of online video-assisted coaching cycles. More specifically, this project examined the…
Posted: Friday, July 01
Resource | Synchronous Online Video-based Professional Development for Rural Mathematics Coaches
In this project, we have designed, implemented, and started to research an innovative fully online video-based professional development model for mathematics coaches in rural contexts. Coaches in rural areas often lack access to professional development available in more populated areas, fueling the need for an online model that bridges geographic barriers (Howley & Howley, 2005; Maher &…
In this project, we have designed, implemented, and started to research an innovative fully online video-based professional development model for mathematics coaches in rural contexts. Coaches in rural areas often lack access to professional development available in more populated areas, fueling the need for an online model that bridges geographic barriers (Howley & Howley, 2005; Maher &…
Posted: Friday, July 01
Resource | A Three-Part Synchronous Online Model for Middle Grade Mathematics Teachers’ Professional Development
In this chapter, we describe a three-part fully online model for the professional development of middle school mathematics teachers. While the model could be applied to any context, we created it for rural mathematics teachers to provide them access to high-quality professional development and to demonstrate that we could move face-to-face experiences to an online context without losing…
In this chapter, we describe a three-part fully online model for the professional development of middle school mathematics teachers. While the model could be applied to any context, we created it for rural mathematics teachers to provide them access to high-quality professional development and to demonstrate that we could move face-to-face experiences to an online context without losing…
Posted: Friday, July 01