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Event | NSF Webinar on Racial Equity in STEM Education Program
The Racial Equity in STEM Education Program Description Outreach Webinars will be at the following times:   Tues, May 4th, 6:00 PM ET Wed May 5th at 3:00 PM ET Fri May 7th at 11:00 AM ET Register in advance for a webinar at: https://nsf.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_rBm3QApbS5qy7AJoe0eeww After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.…
Posted: Thursday, April 29
Announcement | NSF Webinars on Racial Equity in STEM Education Program
The Racial Equity in STEM Education Program Description Outreach Webinars will be at the following times:   Tues, May 4th, 6:00 PM ET Wed May 5th at 3:00 PM ET Fri May 7th at 11:00 AM ET Register in advance for a webinar at: https://nsf.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_rBm3QApbS5qy7AJoe0eeww After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.…
Posted: Thursday, April 29
Early Career News | Understanding Science Career Aspirations: Factors Predicting Future Science Task Value
M. Gail Jones, Katherine Chesnutt, Megan Ennes, Kelly Lynn Mulvey (CAREER Awardee), and Emily Cayton published this article in the Journal of Research in Science Teaching.
Posted: Tuesday, April 27
Resource | “Zooming In” on Robotics during COVID-19: A Preservice Teacher, an Engineering Student, and a 5th Grader Engineer Robotic Flowers via Zoom
The COVID-19 induced school shutdown dramatically decreased students’ hands-on STEM learning opportunities. An NSF-funded program partnering preservice teachers and undergraduate engineering students to teach robotics to fifth graders was adapted to a virtual format via Zoom. A case study intimately explored one team’s experience as they engineered bio-inspired robots over five weekly sessions.…
Posted: Thursday, April 22
Resource | It’s Virtually Possible: Rethinking Preservice Teachers’ Field Experiences in the Age of COVID-19 and Beyond
This chapter offers lessons learned by teacher educators who guided preservice teachers in the modification of hands-on engineering lessons for virtual implementation during the spring 2020 semester as part of an NSF-funded project. PSTs delivered engineering lessons both synchronously and asynchronously to elementary school students and reported positive learning opportunities, gaining…
Posted: Thursday, April 22
Resource | Competencies and Behaviors Observed When Students Solve Geometry Proof Problems: An Interview Study with Smartpen Technology
This peer-reviewed research journal publication addresses one of the grant goals with respect to how students performed on a set of proof tasks. Student work was documented through the use of smartpen technology which allowed the researchers to "track" students' written work on the proof tasks as well as hear the students' explanations of their thinking about the tasks. Although the two tasks…
Posted: Thursday, April 22
Resource | Teachers Collaborating in Communities of Mathematics Immersion
Beyond initial college preparation, secondary teachers in the United States have few professional opportunities to do and learn challenging mathematics, especially incollaboration with colleagues. The Mathematics Immersion for Secondary Teachers at Scale program engages sets of teachers in local school sites, connected synchronously and asynchronously to colleagues in other sites, in doing…
Posted: Thursday, April 22
Project Spotlight | Earth and Environmental Science
This Spotlight features DRK-12 innovations and research designed to help students understand complex earth and environmental science topics such as natural phenomena, ecosystems, and human impact on our environment. In this Spotlight... What Is Environmental Literacy? | Blog by Karen Hollweg Featured Research Developing a Generalized Storyline that Organizes the Supports for Evidence-based…
Posted: Thursday, April 22
Survey | 2021 DRK-12 PI Meeting Poster Sign Up
The deadline to sign up to present a poster has passed. Please fill out one form per invited project. Within a few weeks, CADRE will send you a confirmation email indicating the live general poster session to which your poster has been assigned (3:30-4 PM ET on June 15, 2-2:30 PM ET on June 16, or 11-11:30 AM ET on June 17). If you have any questions or concerns regarding posters, or the meeting…
Posted: Wednesday, April 21
Survey | 2021 DRK-12 PI Meeting: NSF Registration
Please complete the form below to register for the 2021 DRK-12 PI Meeting.
Posted: Tuesday, April 20
Newsletter | April 2021 Newsletter
Dear Colleagues, On the heels of Earth Day and the White House’s climate summit, we’re featuring a Spotlight on Earth and Environmental Science that discusses environmental literacy and shares innovative DRK-12 work covering complex Earth and Environmental Science topics.   PIs of active awards have received invitations to the 2021 DRK-12 PI Meeting and are encouraged to share this invitation…
Posted: Monday, April 19
Early Career News | Growing Garden-based Learning: Mapping Practical and Theoretical Work through Design
Steven J. Zuiker and Amanda K. Riske (2020-21 CADRE Fellow) published this Environmental Education Research article.
Posted: Monday, April 19
Early Career News | Resources for Supporting Students With and Without Disabilities in Your Physics Courses
Amanda Lannan (2020-21 CADRE Fellow), Jacquelyn J. Chini, and Erin Scanlon published this article in The Physics Teacher.
Posted: Monday, April 19
Early Career News | Supporting the Professional Development of Science Teacher Educators Through Shadowing
Deborah Hanuscin, Deborah Donovan, Alejandro Acevedo-Gutiérrez, Emily Borda, Susan DeBari, Josie Melton (2017-18 CADRE Fellow), Thanh Le, Whitney Morrison, and Roxane Ronca published this article in International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education.
Posted: Monday, April 19
Early Career News | Teaching and Learning in Multiplicative Situations: A Case Study of Tutoring an Elementary School Student with a Learning Disability
Casey Hord (2010-11 CADRE Fellow), Signe Kastberg, and Andrea L. Draeger published this article in School Science and Mathematics.
Posted: Monday, April 19
Resource | Networking Frameworks: A Method for Analyzing the Complexities of Classroom Cultures Focusing on Justifying
In this paper, we network five frameworks (cognitive demand, lesson cohesion, cognitive engagement, collective argumentation, and student contribution) for an analytic approach that allows us to present a more holistic picture of classrooms which engage students in justifying. We network these frameworks around the edges of the instructional triangle as a means to coordinate them to illustrate…
Posted: Monday, April 19
Resource | Networking Frameworks: A Method for Analyzing the Complexities of Classroom Cultures Focusing on Justifying
In this paper, we network five frameworks (cognitive demand, lesson cohesion, cognitive engagement, collective argumentation, and student contribution) for an analytic approach that allows us to present a more holistic picture of classrooms which engage students in justifying. We network these frameworks around the edges of the instructional triangle as a means to coordinate them to illustrate…
Posted: Monday, April 19
Resource | Growing Garden-based Learning: Mapping Practical and Theoretical Work through Design
Echoing calls to expand environmental education research through design, this study explores the role of design in garden-based education and illustrate its contributions towards practical impact and theoretical insight. Design can explicate and map conjectures about resources, tasks, roles, and other supports for learning and teaching then, in turn, can be teste to illuminate how these supports…
Posted: Monday, April 19
Blog | What is Environmental Literacy?
From climate change to loss of biodiversity, the environmental issues of our times are indeed wicked ones. And educating upcoming generations to understand and make informed decisions about them is a challenging responsibility. Increasingly, educators, parents, and the public at-large expect the education system to address these issues. But, what is needed to enable students to become…
Posted: Monday, April 19
Event | Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) Letter of Intent Deadline
Proposals for: Targeted Infusion Projects, Broadening Participation Research Projects, Implementation Projects, ACE Implementation Projects Learn more at https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5481&org=EHR&sel_org=E….
Posted: Wednesday, April 14
Event | Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI Program) Full Proposal Deadline
Learn more at https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505512&org=EHR&sel_org….
Posted: Wednesday, April 14
Event | Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Education and Human Resources (IUSE: EHR) Full Proposal Deadline
Institutional and Community Transformation Capacity-Building ProposalsEngaged Student Learning and Institutional and Community Transformation Level 1 Proposals Learn more at https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505082&org=EHR&sel_org….
Posted: Wednesday, April 14
Event | Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) Letter of Intent Deadline
Research Initiation Awards Learn more at https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5481&org=EHR&sel_org=E….
Posted: Wednesday, April 14
Event | Racial Equity in STEM Education (EHR Racial Equity) Full Proposal Deadline
Learn more at https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505910&org=EHR&sel_org….
Posted: Wednesday, April 14
Event | NSF CAREER Program Webinars
NSF is providing information on the NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) program solicitation NSF 20-525 at webinars on Friday, May 14, and Thursday, May 20, 2021, starting at 1:00 pm Eastern time each day. Register in advance for the webinar at https://nsf.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_CdBfoDo9QqCEV2h3roKiGQ  Meeting ID: 161 946 8470 Passcode: 176334 Learn more https://www.nsf.gov/…
Posted: Monday, April 12
Event | NSF CAREER Program Webinars
NSF is providing information on the NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) program solicitation NSF 20-525 at webinars on Friday, May 14, and Thursday, May 20, 2021, starting at 1:00 pm Eastern time each day. Register in advance for the webinar at https://nsf.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_CdBfoDo9QqCEV2h3roKiGQ  Meeting ID: 161 946 8470 Passcode: 176334 Learn more https://www.nsf.gov/…
Posted: Monday, April 12
Announcement | Aspiring Awardees: Apply to Attend the 2021 DRK-12 PI Meeting
WHAT: NSF and CADRE invite early career researchers to apply to attend the 2021 DRK-12 PI Meeting, a virtual convening of NSF DRK-12 grant recipients discussing current PreK-12 STEM education research. This meeting will offer opportunities to network with leading researchers and early career professionals in the field, meet NSF program officers, and learn about current NSF-funded work in STEM…
Posted: Wednesday, April 07
Project Spotlight | Earth and Environmental Science
Explore NSF-funded curriculum, teacher supports, research, and resources designed to help students understand complex earth and environmental science topics such as natural phenomena, ecosystems, and human impact on our environment. Resources for Teaching & Learning about the Earth & Environment Elementary School Middle School High School What Is Environmental Literacy? | Blog by Karen…
Posted: Monday, April 05
Survey | Office Hours for Aspiring Awardees: Apply to Attend the 2021 DRK-12 PI Meeting
When: April 15 | 12:00-12:30 PM ET To broaden participation in research, NSF has reserved 25 spots for early career researchers and prospective awardees who represent a group or institution underrepresented in the DRK-12 portfolio (e.g., HBCUs, HSIs, TCUs, MSIs) to attend the meeting at no cost.  These office hours are an opportunity for prospective awardees to ask questions about the 2021 DRK-12…
Posted: Wednesday, March 31
Survey | Apply to attend the 2021 DRK-12 PI Meeting
The deadline for this opportunity has passed. About the PI Meeting Invitation NSF and CADRE invite you to apply to attend the 2021 DRK-12 PI Meeting, a virtual convening of NSF DRK-12 grant recipients discussing current PreK-12 STEM education research. This meeting will offer opportunities to network with leading researchers and early career professionals in the field, meet NSF program officers,…
Posted: Wednesday, March 31