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Blog | Connecting Informal and Formal STEM Learning
In this video conversation, listen to Dr. Rabiah Mayas and Dennis Schatz discuss the benefits and critical elements of programs that connect formal STEM education to the teaching and learning that happens in homes, communities, and informal institutions. They also consider the opportunities for the field, especially in the context of social justice movements and the COVID-19 pandemic. Explore…
In this video conversation, listen to Dr. Rabiah Mayas and Dennis Schatz discuss the benefits and critical elements of programs that connect formal STEM education to the teaching and learning that happens in homes, communities, and informal institutions. They also consider the opportunities for the field, especially in the context of social justice movements and the COVID-19 pandemic. Explore…
Posted: Monday, January 25
Project Spotlight | Informal & Formal STEM Education
In this month's Spotlight, listen to Dr. Rabiah Mayas and Dennis Schatz discuss the benefits and critical elements of programs that connect formal STEM education to the teaching and learning that happens in homes, communities, and informal institutions. They also consider the opportunities for the field, especially in the context of social justice movements and the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition…
In this month's Spotlight, listen to Dr. Rabiah Mayas and Dennis Schatz discuss the benefits and critical elements of programs that connect formal STEM education to the teaching and learning that happens in homes, communities, and informal institutions. They also consider the opportunities for the field, especially in the context of social justice movements and the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition…
Posted: Monday, January 25
Early Career News | Applications open for the NSF Quantitative Research Methods for STEM Education Scholars Program
The NSF Quantitative Research Methods for STEM Education Scholars Program pairs early-career education researchers (postdocs and pre-tenure faculty) with quantitative mentors to help researchers develop their skills in design, measurement, and analysis. The program offers a year-long training that includes an initial intensive one-week Summer Institute on fundamental quantitative methodology, on-…
The NSF Quantitative Research Methods for STEM Education Scholars Program pairs early-career education researchers (postdocs and pre-tenure faculty) with quantitative mentors to help researchers develop their skills in design, measurement, and analysis. The program offers a year-long training that includes an initial intensive one-week Summer Institute on fundamental quantitative methodology, on-…
Posted: Friday, January 22
Survey | NSF Grants Management: Office Hours with DRK-12 Program Officers
Thank you for your interest in this event. The event was held February 24 and March 4, 2021. It was not recorded. For resources on managing your NSF grant, please visit the NSF Project Management Toolkit. We also encourage you to watch the 2020 webinar on managing your NSF grant.
Thank you for your interest in this event. The event was held February 24 and March 4, 2021. It was not recorded. For resources on managing your NSF grant, please visit the NSF Project Management Toolkit. We also encourage you to watch the 2020 webinar on managing your NSF grant.
Posted: Friday, January 22
Resource | Data Investigations to Further Social Justice Inside and Outside of STEM
This article focuses on discussion and preliminary findings from classroom testing of the prototype learning module: Investigating Income Inequality in the U.S. In this module, students examine patterns of income inequality using person-level microdata from the American Community Survey (ACS) and the U.S. decennial census. They are guided by lessons in which they work through the four steps of…
This article focuses on discussion and preliminary findings from classroom testing of the prototype learning module: Investigating Income Inequality in the U.S. In this module, students examine patterns of income inequality using person-level microdata from the American Community Survey (ACS) and the U.S. decennial census. They are guided by lessons in which they work through the four steps of…
Posted: Thursday, January 14
Resource | Machine Learning-Enabled Automated Feedback: Supporting Students’ Revision of Scientific Arguments Based on Data Drawn from Simulation
A design study was conducted to test a machine learning (ML)-enabled automated feedback system developed to support students’ revision of scientific arguments using data from published sources and simulations. This paper focuses on three simulation-based scientific argumentation tasks called Trap, Aquifer, and Supply. These tasks were part of an online science curriculum module addressing…
A design study was conducted to test a machine learning (ML)-enabled automated feedback system developed to support students’ revision of scientific arguments using data from published sources and simulations. This paper focuses on three simulation-based scientific argumentation tasks called Trap, Aquifer, and Supply. These tasks were part of an online science curriculum module addressing…
Posted: Thursday, January 14
Resource | Machine Learning-Enabled Automated Feedback: Supporting Students’ Revision of Scientific Arguments Based on Data Drawn from Simulation
A design study was conducted to test a machine learning (ML)-enabled automated feedback system developed to support students’ revision of scientific arguments using data from published sources and simulations. This paper focuses on three simulation-based scientific argumentation tasks called Trap, Aquifer, and Supply. These tasks were part of an online science curriculum module addressing…
A design study was conducted to test a machine learning (ML)-enabled automated feedback system developed to support students’ revision of scientific arguments using data from published sources and simulations. This paper focuses on three simulation-based scientific argumentation tasks called Trap, Aquifer, and Supply. These tasks were part of an online science curriculum module addressing…
Posted: Thursday, January 14
Resource | Students and Teachers Mobilizing Mathematical Concepts through Reciprocal Noticing
This article elaborates a theoretical, methodological, and analytical approach intended to highlight the materiality and reciprocity of noticing in mathematics classrooms. Drawing from highly resonant concepts from materialism and Indigenous Knowledges—two perspectives that researchers rarely bring into dialogue—this alternative approach explores the reciprocal, material, and more-than-human…
This article elaborates a theoretical, methodological, and analytical approach intended to highlight the materiality and reciprocity of noticing in mathematics classrooms. Drawing from highly resonant concepts from materialism and Indigenous Knowledges—two perspectives that researchers rarely bring into dialogue—this alternative approach explores the reciprocal, material, and more-than-human…
Posted: Thursday, January 14
Resource | Using Authentic Video Clips of Classroom Instruction to Capture Teachers’ Moment-to-Moment Perceiving as Knowledge-Filtered Noticing
In this article, we report on the development of a novel, video-based measure of teachers’ moment-to-moment noticing as knowledge-filtered perception. We developed items to capture teachers’ perception of similarity of their own teaching to the teaching shown in three short video clips of authentic classroom instruction. We describe the item design and relate teachers’ moment-to-moment noticing…
In this article, we report on the development of a novel, video-based measure of teachers’ moment-to-moment noticing as knowledge-filtered perception. We developed items to capture teachers’ perception of similarity of their own teaching to the teaching shown in three short video clips of authentic classroom instruction. We describe the item design and relate teachers’ moment-to-moment noticing…
Posted: Thursday, January 14
Early Career News | Using Authentic Video Clips of Classroom Instruction to Capture Teachers’ Moment-to-Moment Perceiving as Knowledge-Filtered Noticing
Nicole B. Kersting, James E. Smith (2019-20 CADRE Fellow), and Beau Vezino published this artcile in ZDM – Mathematics Education.
Nicole B. Kersting, James E. Smith (2019-20 CADRE Fellow), and Beau Vezino published this artcile in ZDM – Mathematics Education.
Posted: Thursday, January 14
Newsletter | January 2021 Newsletter
Dear Colleagues, We’re happy to welcome a new year with optimism: optimism, in part, that we will be able to continue to respond to aspects of our recent national challenges through innovations and changes that will improve STEM teaching and learning in the future. There’s new leadership in the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and the National Science Board (NSB), and an approved…
Dear Colleagues, We’re happy to welcome a new year with optimism: optimism, in part, that we will be able to continue to respond to aspects of our recent national challenges through innovations and changes that will improve STEM teaching and learning in the future. There’s new leadership in the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and the National Science Board (NSB), and an approved…
Posted: Thursday, January 14
Announcement | 2021 STEM For All Video Showcase
The 2021 STEM For All Video Showcase will be held May 11-18. The theme is COVID, Equity & Social Justice. You’re invited to share your federally funded project to improve STEM & CS education by submitting a 3-minute video. Discuss it online with researchers, educators, policy makers and the public. Videos should address the following: Projects or partnerships addressing broadening…
The 2021 STEM For All Video Showcase will be held May 11-18. The theme is COVID, Equity & Social Justice. You’re invited to share your federally funded project to improve STEM & CS education by submitting a 3-minute video. Discuss it online with researchers, educators, policy makers and the public. Videos should address the following: Projects or partnerships addressing broadening…
Posted: Thursday, January 14
Early Career News | 1,000 Inspiring Black Scientists in America
Terrell Morton (2018 CADRE Postdoc) and ReAnna S. Roby (2018 CADRE Postdoc) were recently featured on Cell Mentor Community of Scholar's list of 1,000 Inspiring Black Scientists in America.
Terrell Morton (2018 CADRE Postdoc) and ReAnna S. Roby (2018 CADRE Postdoc) were recently featured on Cell Mentor Community of Scholar's list of 1,000 Inspiring Black Scientists in America.
Posted: Wednesday, January 06
Early Career News | 2018 CADRE Postdoc awarded NSF grant
Maria Olivares (2018 CADRE Postdoc) was recently awarded an NSF grant for a Research Coordination Network (RCN) that will bring together scholars and practitioners working at the intersection of equity and interdisciplinary making in STEM education. The driving purpose of the project is to collectively broaden STEM-focused maker participation in the United States through pursuing common research…
Maria Olivares (2018 CADRE Postdoc) was recently awarded an NSF grant for a Research Coordination Network (RCN) that will bring together scholars and practitioners working at the intersection of equity and interdisciplinary making in STEM education. The driving purpose of the project is to collectively broaden STEM-focused maker participation in the United States through pursuing common research…
Posted: Wednesday, January 06
Resource | Shifts in Elementary Teachers' Pedagogical Reasoning: Studying Teacher Learning in an Online Graduate Program in Engineering Education
BackgroundElementary educators are increasingly asked to teach engineering design, motivating study of how they learn to teach this discipline. In particular, there is a need to examine how teachers reason about pedagogical situations and dilemmas in engineering—how they draw on their disciplinary understandings, attention to students' thinking, and pedagogical practices to support students'…
BackgroundElementary educators are increasingly asked to teach engineering design, motivating study of how they learn to teach this discipline. In particular, there is a need to examine how teachers reason about pedagogical situations and dilemmas in engineering—how they draw on their disciplinary understandings, attention to students' thinking, and pedagogical practices to support students'…
Posted: Wednesday, December 23
Early Career News | NSF Methods Training Institute for STEM Education Research
This training will focus on methodological challenges that arise in studies that aim to improve STEM education, with a particular focus on understanding the sources of unequal access to STEM learning opportunities and evaluating strategies for transforming STEM education to advance equity and inclusion. Fellows will participate in a three-year training program with continuous methodological…
This training will focus on methodological challenges that arise in studies that aim to improve STEM education, with a particular focus on understanding the sources of unequal access to STEM learning opportunities and evaluating strategies for transforming STEM education to advance equity and inclusion. Fellows will participate in a three-year training program with continuous methodological…
Posted: Tuesday, December 15
Early Career News | How to Support Young Learners in Racially Diverse Classrooms
Amanda Armstrong (2020-21 CADRE Fellow) published this Edutopia article.
Amanda Armstrong (2020-21 CADRE Fellow) published this Edutopia article.
Posted: Tuesday, December 15
Early Career News | Multimodal Text Sets to Use Literature and Engage All Learners in the Science Classroom
Amy Lannin, Rachel Juergensen (2020-21 CADRE Fellow), Cassandra Smith, Heba Abdelnaby, Delinda van Garderen, William Folk, Torrey Palmer, and Lori Pinkston published this article in Science Scope.
Amy Lannin, Rachel Juergensen (2020-21 CADRE Fellow), Cassandra Smith, Heba Abdelnaby, Delinda van Garderen, William Folk, Torrey Palmer, and Lori Pinkston published this article in Science Scope.
Posted: Tuesday, December 15
Early Career News | Understanding the Unique Contributions of Home Numeracy, Inhibitory Control, the Approximate Number System, and Spontaneous Focusing on Number for Children’s Math Abilities
Alex M. Silver, Leanne Elliott (2020 CADRE Postdoc), Adwoa Imbeah, and Melissa E. Libertus published this Mathematical Thinking and Learning article.
Alex M. Silver, Leanne Elliott (2020 CADRE Postdoc), Adwoa Imbeah, and Melissa E. Libertus published this Mathematical Thinking and Learning article.
Posted: Tuesday, December 15
Early Career News | Teacher Candidates’ Silhouettes: Supporting Mathematics Teacher Identity Development in Secondary Mathematics Methods Courses
Teresa K. Dunleavy, Alison S. Marzocchi, and Maisie A. Gholson (CAREER Awardee) published this article in Investigations in Mathematics Learning.
Teresa K. Dunleavy, Alison S. Marzocchi, and Maisie A. Gholson (CAREER Awardee) published this article in Investigations in Mathematics Learning.
Posted: Tuesday, December 15
Early Career News | Diego’s Number Understanding Development through His Subitizing and Counting
Beth MacDonald, Jessica H. Hunt (CAREER Awardee), Kristy Litster, Allison Roxburgh, and Michael Leitch published this Investigations in Mathematics Learning article.
Beth MacDonald, Jessica H. Hunt (CAREER Awardee), Kristy Litster, Allison Roxburgh, and Michael Leitch published this Investigations in Mathematics Learning article.
Posted: Tuesday, December 15
Early Career News | Decoding the Corn Field: Building Third-Grade Students’ Ideas about Plant Inheritance and Variation
Dante Cisterna, Erin Ingram, Devarati Bhattacharya (2020 CADRE Postdoc), Ranu Roy, and Cory Forbes published this artcile in Science & Children.
Dante Cisterna, Erin Ingram, Devarati Bhattacharya (2020 CADRE Postdoc), Ranu Roy, and Cory Forbes published this artcile in Science & Children.
Posted: Tuesday, December 15
Early Career News | Bilingual Pre-service Teachers and Their Opportunities to Learn
Gladys Krause (2016-17 CADRE Fellow) published this Investigations in Mathematics Learning article with co-authors Juanita Silva and Jair J. Aguilar.
Gladys Krause (2016-17 CADRE Fellow) published this Investigations in Mathematics Learning article with co-authors Juanita Silva and Jair J. Aguilar.
Posted: Tuesday, December 15
Resource | The Role of Instructional Materials in the Relationship Between the Official Curriculum and the Enacted Curriculum
We studied how the distal policy mechanisms of curricular aims and objectives articulated in official curriculum documents influenced classroom instruction, and the factors that were associated with the enactment of those curricular aims and objectives. The study was set in the U.S. context, where there is an ambitious effort to transform curriculum and instruction via the Common Core State…
We studied how the distal policy mechanisms of curricular aims and objectives articulated in official curriculum documents influenced classroom instruction, and the factors that were associated with the enactment of those curricular aims and objectives. The study was set in the U.S. context, where there is an ambitious effort to transform curriculum and instruction via the Common Core State…
Posted: Tuesday, December 15
Resource | Development and Validation of a High School STEM Self‐Assessment Inventory
The development of inclusive STEM high schools that have no academic admission requirements has been a national goal in the United States. However, there is no umbrella organization that gives guidance for structuring such schools. The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a self‐assessment using critical components of successful inclusive STEM high schools for school personnel and…
The development of inclusive STEM high schools that have no academic admission requirements has been a national goal in the United States. However, there is no umbrella organization that gives guidance for structuring such schools. The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a self‐assessment using critical components of successful inclusive STEM high schools for school personnel and…
Posted: Tuesday, December 15
Announcement | "For comment" draft of the Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG)
NSF published a notice in the Federal Register announcing the availability of a "For comment" draft of the Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 22-1). The Foundation is accepting comments from the external community until close of business February 12, 2021. To facilitate review, revised text has been highlighted in yellow throughout the draft document and explanatory…
NSF published a notice in the Federal Register announcing the availability of a "For comment" draft of the Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 22-1). The Foundation is accepting comments from the external community until close of business February 12, 2021. To facilitate review, revised text has been highlighted in yellow throughout the draft document and explanatory…
Posted: Monday, December 14
Event | Smart and Connected Communities (S&CC) Solicitation Office Hours
Join the Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE) for a webinar on Monday, December 14, from 3:00- 4:00 ET with NSF Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) and Computer and Network Systems program officers on the Smart and Connected Communities (S&CC) solicitation. The S&CC program supports integrative research and planning grants, as well as one virtual organization…
Join the Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE) for a webinar on Monday, December 14, from 3:00- 4:00 ET with NSF Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) and Computer and Network Systems program officers on the Smart and Connected Communities (S&CC) solicitation. The S&CC program supports integrative research and planning grants, as well as one virtual organization…
Posted: Thursday, December 10
Announcement | New IES Grant Competitions
Research Networks Focused on Critical Problems of Education Policy and PracticeIES is funding a network of teams to expand the field’s capacity to conduct research using widely used digital learning platforms. In this call, IES is hoping to fund up to five platform development teams and a network lead. The platform development teams would work on developing tools and infrastructure to support…
Research Networks Focused on Critical Problems of Education Policy and PracticeIES is funding a network of teams to expand the field’s capacity to conduct research using widely used digital learning platforms. In this call, IES is hoping to fund up to five platform development teams and a network lead. The platform development teams would work on developing tools and infrastructure to support…
Posted: Thursday, December 10
Newsletter | December 2020 Newsletter
NSF program officer and DRK-12 program lead, Michael Steele, opens our year-end newsletter with a message for the DRK-12 community. To the Discovery Research PreK-12 PI Community, What a long, strange year it’s been! I want to start by thanking you all for your contributions, service, and perseverance in supporting the STEM education research community. This has been a challenging year to…
NSF program officer and DRK-12 program lead, Michael Steele, opens our year-end newsletter with a message for the DRK-12 community. To the Discovery Research PreK-12 PI Community, What a long, strange year it’s been! I want to start by thanking you all for your contributions, service, and perseverance in supporting the STEM education research community. This has been a challenging year to…
Posted: Thursday, December 10
Event | ADVANCE: Organizational Change for Gender Equity in STEM Academic Professions (ADVANCE) Full Proposal Deadline
Partnership and Adaptation proposals Learn more at https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5383&org=EHR&sel_org=E….
Partnership and Adaptation proposals Learn more at https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5383&org=EHR&sel_org=E….
Posted: Wednesday, December 09