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Resource | Growth in children’s understanding of generalizing and representing mathematical structure and relationships
We share here results from a quasi-experimental study that examines growth in students’ algebraic thinking practices of generalizing and representing generalizations, particularly with variable notation, as a result of an early algebra instructional sequence implemented across grades 3–5. Analyses showed that, while there were no significant differences between experimental and control students…
We share here results from a quasi-experimental study that examines growth in students’ algebraic thinking practices of generalizing and representing generalizations, particularly with variable notation, as a result of an early algebra instructional sequence implemented across grades 3–5. Analyses showed that, while there were no significant differences between experimental and control students…
Posted: Thursday, August 22
Resource | Growth in children’s understanding of generalizing and representing mathematical structure and relationships
We share here results from a quasi-experimental study that examines growth in students’ algebraic thinking practices of generalizing and representing generalizations, particularly with variable notation, as a result of an early algebra instructional sequence implemented across grades 3–5. Analyses showed that, while there were no significant differences between experimental and control students…
We share here results from a quasi-experimental study that examines growth in students’ algebraic thinking practices of generalizing and representing generalizations, particularly with variable notation, as a result of an early algebra instructional sequence implemented across grades 3–5. Analyses showed that, while there were no significant differences between experimental and control students…
Posted: Thursday, August 22
Early Career News | Children’s Integer Understanding and the Effects of Linear Board Games: A Look at Two Measures
Laura Bofferding (CAREER awardee) and Andrew Hoffman co-authored this article for The Journal of Mathematical Behavior.
Laura Bofferding (CAREER awardee) and Andrew Hoffman co-authored this article for The Journal of Mathematical Behavior.
Posted: Thursday, August 22
Resource | Children’s Integer Understanding and the Effects of Linear Board Games: A Look at Two Measures
The purpose of this study was to identify affordances and limitations of using order and value comparison tasks versus number placement tasks to infer students’ negative integer understanding and growth in understanding. Data came from an experiment with kindergarteners (N = 45) and first graders (N = 48), where the experimental group played a numerical linear board game and the other group did…
The purpose of this study was to identify affordances and limitations of using order and value comparison tasks versus number placement tasks to infer students’ negative integer understanding and growth in understanding. Data came from an experiment with kindergarteners (N = 45) and first graders (N = 48), where the experimental group played a numerical linear board game and the other group did…
Posted: Thursday, August 22
Blog | Citizen Science Opportunities, Partnerships, and Challenges
What do you see as the key opportunities for scientists, teachers, and students who engage in citizen science collaborations? We view citizen science as an opportunity for teachers and students to experience scientific discovery as a joint effort involving collaboration, iterative testing, and transparency. While it is common to view interactions between scientists and the general public as…
What do you see as the key opportunities for scientists, teachers, and students who engage in citizen science collaborations? We view citizen science as an opportunity for teachers and students to experience scientific discovery as a joint effort involving collaboration, iterative testing, and transparency. While it is common to view interactions between scientists and the general public as…
Posted: Monday, August 19
Project Spotlight | Citizen Science in K-12 STEM Education
Citizen Science and crowdsourcing projects enable the public—young and old, students and teachers, amateur and expert—to participate in scientific data collection and research. Hundreds of Citizen Science projects are active across the United States, collecting data both locally and internationally on various topics including archaeology, chemistry, and ecology. In this Spotlight, you'll read…
Citizen Science and crowdsourcing projects enable the public—young and old, students and teachers, amateur and expert—to participate in scientific data collection and research. Hundreds of Citizen Science projects are active across the United States, collecting data both locally and internationally on various topics including archaeology, chemistry, and ecology. In this Spotlight, you'll read…
Posted: Monday, August 19
Early Career News | Now accepting applications for the 2019-20 Fellows program
CADRE is now accepting applications for the 2019-20 Fellows program! Learn more at: http://cadrek12.org/cadre-fellows.
CADRE is now accepting applications for the 2019-20 Fellows program! Learn more at: http://cadrek12.org/cadre-fellows.
Posted: Tuesday, August 13
Announcement | Now accepting applications for the 2019-20 Fellows program!
CADRE is now accepting applications for the 2019-20 Fellows cohort! The CADRE Fellows program provides professional growth opportunities for early career professionals in the field of STEM education research. Through a series of capacity-building activities, the program offers Fellows the opportunity to gain insight into what it takes to be successful and effective in this field, become more…
CADRE is now accepting applications for the 2019-20 Fellows cohort! The CADRE Fellows program provides professional growth opportunities for early career professionals in the field of STEM education research. Through a series of capacity-building activities, the program offers Fellows the opportunity to gain insight into what it takes to be successful and effective in this field, become more…
Posted: Thursday, August 08
Early Career News | Former CADRE Fellow Selected as 2019 Campus Life Scholar
Brianna Tomlinson (2017-18 CADRE Fellow) was awarded Georgia Tech's Campus Life and Community at Tech Scholarship, which seeks to recognize and reward students who have positively impacted the university community through their leadership, scholarship, and service.
Brianna Tomlinson (2017-18 CADRE Fellow) was awarded Georgia Tech's Campus Life and Community at Tech Scholarship, which seeks to recognize and reward students who have positively impacted the university community through their leadership, scholarship, and service.
Posted: Tuesday, August 06
Early Career News | CADRE Fellow Awarded Dissertation Fellowship
Courtney Benjamin (2018-19 CADRE Fellow) was recently awarded the Graduate School Dissertation Year Fellowship from Washington State University. Her research looks at intersectional aspects of gender, race, and social class, with an emphasis oncritical inquiry and discourse analyses of STEM participation at the K-12 and higher education levels.
Courtney Benjamin (2018-19 CADRE Fellow) was recently awarded the Graduate School Dissertation Year Fellowship from Washington State University. Her research looks at intersectional aspects of gender, race, and social class, with an emphasis oncritical inquiry and discourse analyses of STEM participation at the K-12 and higher education levels.
Posted: Tuesday, August 06
Early Career News | A Multimodal Physics Simulation: Design and Evaluation with Diverse Learners
Brianna Tomlinson (2017-18 CADRE Fellow), Prakriti Kaini, Lynne Harden, Bruce Walker, and Emily Moore presented this paper at the 34th Annual Assistive Technology Conference in San Diego, CA.
Brianna Tomlinson (2017-18 CADRE Fellow), Prakriti Kaini, Lynne Harden, Bruce Walker, and Emily Moore presented this paper at the 34th Annual Assistive Technology Conference in San Diego, CA.
Posted: Tuesday, August 06
Early Career News | Philadelphia School Surveys
Jonathan Vitale (2014-15 CADRE Fellow) created this website to display the results of Philadelphia school surveys that were designed to capture feedback from the school community on five key topics related to school improvement—climate, instruction, leadership, professional capacity, and parent/guardian-community ties.
Jonathan Vitale (2014-15 CADRE Fellow) created this website to display the results of Philadelphia school surveys that were designed to capture feedback from the school community on five key topics related to school improvement—climate, instruction, leadership, professional capacity, and parent/guardian-community ties.
Posted: Tuesday, August 06
Resource | Coordinating between Graphs and Science Concepts: Density and Buoyancy
Graphs illustrating complex scientific relationships require students to integrate multiple concepts and visual features into a coherent understanding. We investigate ways to support students in integrating their understanding of density concepts through a graph that is linked to a simulation depicting the relationship between mass, volume, and density. We randomly assigned 325 8th-grade students…
Graphs illustrating complex scientific relationships require students to integrate multiple concepts and visual features into a coherent understanding. We investigate ways to support students in integrating their understanding of density concepts through a graph that is linked to a simulation depicting the relationship between mass, volume, and density. We randomly assigned 325 8th-grade students…
Posted: Tuesday, August 06
Resource | Coordinating between Graphs and Science Concepts: Density and Buoyancy
Graphs illustrating complex scientific relationships require students to integrate multiple concepts and visual features into a coherent understanding. We investigate ways to support students in integrating their understanding of density concepts through a graph that is linked to a simulation depicting the relationship between mass, volume, and density. We randomly assigned 325 8th-grade students…
Graphs illustrating complex scientific relationships require students to integrate multiple concepts and visual features into a coherent understanding. We investigate ways to support students in integrating their understanding of density concepts through a graph that is linked to a simulation depicting the relationship between mass, volume, and density. We randomly assigned 325 8th-grade students…
Posted: Tuesday, August 06
Early Career News | Coordinating between Graphs and Science Concepts: Density and Buoyancy
Jonathan Vitale (2014-15 CADRE Fellow) published this Cognition and Instruction article with co-authors Lauren Applebaum and Marcia Linn.
Jonathan Vitale (2014-15 CADRE Fellow) published this Cognition and Instruction article with co-authors Lauren Applebaum and Marcia Linn.
Posted: Tuesday, August 06
Resource | Non-visual Perception of Lines on a Multimodal Touchscreen Tablet
While text-to-speech software has largely made textual information accessible in the digital space, analogous access to graphics still remains an unsolved problem. Because of their portability and ubiquity, several studies have alluded to touchscreens as a potential platform for such access, yet there is still a gap in our understanding of multimodal information transfer in the context of…
While text-to-speech software has largely made textual information accessible in the digital space, analogous access to graphics still remains an unsolved problem. Because of their portability and ubiquity, several studies have alluded to touchscreens as a potential platform for such access, yet there is still a gap in our understanding of multimodal information transfer in the context of…
Posted: Tuesday, August 06
Early Career News | Non-visual Perception of Lines on a Multimodal Touchscreen Tablet
Jennifer Tennison (2017-18 CADRE Fellow) and Jenna Gorlewicz co-authored this article for ACM Transactions on Applied Perception (TAP).
Jennifer Tennison (2017-18 CADRE Fellow) and Jenna Gorlewicz co-authored this article for ACM Transactions on Applied Perception (TAP).
Posted: Tuesday, August 06
Resource | Simulations as a Tool for Practicing Questioning
In this chapter we discuss some of the affordances and constraints of using online teaching simulations to support reflection on specific pedagogical actions. We share data from a research project in which we implemented multiple iterations of a set of simulated teaching experiences in an elementary mathematics methods course. In each experience, preservice teachers contrasted the consequences of…
In this chapter we discuss some of the affordances and constraints of using online teaching simulations to support reflection on specific pedagogical actions. We share data from a research project in which we implemented multiple iterations of a set of simulated teaching experiences in an elementary mathematics methods course. In each experience, preservice teachers contrasted the consequences of…
Posted: Tuesday, August 06
Event | August Webinar on STEM Identity, Interest, and Engagement
Join members of the CAISE Evaluation and Measurement Task Force on Tuesday, August 13, 1:30-2:30 pm EDT, to learn about the diverse ways scholars are defining, exploring, and measuring identity, interest, and engagement. This webinar can help you broaden your understanding of these constructs, refine your theory of change, and strengthen the evidence you use in your AISL proposal. Speakers…
Join members of the CAISE Evaluation and Measurement Task Force on Tuesday, August 13, 1:30-2:30 pm EDT, to learn about the diverse ways scholars are defining, exploring, and measuring identity, interest, and engagement. This webinar can help you broaden your understanding of these constructs, refine your theory of change, and strengthen the evidence you use in your AISL proposal. Speakers…
Posted: Wednesday, July 31
Blog | Rural and Ready: Embracing the Assets and Needs of Rural Schools and Districts
Over the last few years, rural schools and communities have received increased visibility in the media and in the broader educational conversation, with depictions of rural places presented in many ways: idyllic due to their natural resources and beauty; characterized, and sometimes villainized, by perceived political leanings; highlighted for their pockets of extreme poverty; or on occasion…
Over the last few years, rural schools and communities have received increased visibility in the media and in the broader educational conversation, with depictions of rural places presented in many ways: idyllic due to their natural resources and beauty; characterized, and sometimes villainized, by perceived political leanings; highlighted for their pockets of extreme poverty; or on occasion…
Posted: Tuesday, July 30
Newsletter | July 2019 Newsletter
Dear Colleagues, This month's Spotlight focuses on improving science and mathematics education in rural America. Though rural areas differ, they often share similar assets (e.g., community orientation) that can support STEM education. They also share many of the same challenges (e.g., shortage of teachers experienced in STEM education). The national STEM strategic plan notes that "...of the 24…
Dear Colleagues, This month's Spotlight focuses on improving science and mathematics education in rural America. Though rural areas differ, they often share similar assets (e.g., community orientation) that can support STEM education. They also share many of the same challenges (e.g., shortage of teachers experienced in STEM education). The national STEM strategic plan notes that "...of the 24…
Posted: Monday, July 29
Resource | Guiding Collaborative Revision of Science Explanations
This paper illustrates how the combination of teacher and computer guidance can strengthen collaborative revision and identifies opportunities for teacher guidance in a computer-supported collaborative learning environment. We took advantage of natural language processing tools embedded in an online, collaborative environment to automatically score student responses using human-designed knowledge…
This paper illustrates how the combination of teacher and computer guidance can strengthen collaborative revision and identifies opportunities for teacher guidance in a computer-supported collaborative learning environment. We took advantage of natural language processing tools embedded in an online, collaborative environment to automatically score student responses using human-designed knowledge…
Posted: Thursday, July 25
Resource | Guiding Collaborative Revision of Science Explanations
This paper illustrates how the combination of teacher and computer guidance can strengthen collaborative revision and identifies opportunities for teacher guidance in a computer-supported collaborative learning environment. We took advantage of natural language processing tools embedded in an online, collaborative environment to automatically score student responses using human-designed knowledge…
This paper illustrates how the combination of teacher and computer guidance can strengthen collaborative revision and identifies opportunities for teacher guidance in a computer-supported collaborative learning environment. We took advantage of natural language processing tools embedded in an online, collaborative environment to automatically score student responses using human-designed knowledge…
Posted: Thursday, July 25
Early Career News | Tensions Between Learning Models and Engaging in Modeling
Candice Guy-Gaytán (2015-16 CADRE Fellow), Julia S. Gouvea, Chris Griesemer, and Cynthia Passmore co-authored this Science & Education article.
Candice Guy-Gaytán (2015-16 CADRE Fellow), Julia S. Gouvea, Chris Griesemer, and Cynthia Passmore co-authored this Science & Education article.
Posted: Thursday, July 25
Early Career News | Making Sense of Day and Night
Christa Haverly (2018-19 CADRE Fellow) and Kim Sedlmeyer published this article in Science and Children.
Christa Haverly (2018-19 CADRE Fellow) and Kim Sedlmeyer published this article in Science and Children.
Posted: Thursday, July 25
Early Career News | Investigating Teaching in Conceptually Oriented Mathematics Classrooms Characterized by African American Student Success
Jonee Wilson (2013-14 CADRE Fellow) published this Journal for Research in Mathematics Education article with co-authors Mahtab Nazemi, Kara Jackson, and Anne Garrison Wilhelm.
Jonee Wilson (2013-14 CADRE Fellow) published this Journal for Research in Mathematics Education article with co-authors Mahtab Nazemi, Kara Jackson, and Anne Garrison Wilhelm.
Posted: Thursday, July 25
Early Career News | Framing, Adapting, and Applying: Learning to Contextualize Science Activity in Multilingual Science Classrooms
Sara Tolbert, Corey Knox (2014-15 CADRE Fellow), and Ivan Salinas co-authored this article for Research in Science Education.
Sara Tolbert, Corey Knox (2014-15 CADRE Fellow), and Ivan Salinas co-authored this article for Research in Science Education.
Posted: Thursday, July 25
Resource | Scaling up innovative learning in mathematics: exploring the effect of different professional development approaches on teacher knowledge, beliefs, and instructional practice
Professional learning experiences (PLEs) provide teachers with opportunities to improve their understanding of mathematics content and teaching practices. However, PLEs are often conducted in person and in small groups—hence costly and localized. The purpose of the current study was to explore different ways for teachers to engage in PLEs and how these approaches might enable the field to scale…
Professional learning experiences (PLEs) provide teachers with opportunities to improve their understanding of mathematics content and teaching practices. However, PLEs are often conducted in person and in small groups—hence costly and localized. The purpose of the current study was to explore different ways for teachers to engage in PLEs and how these approaches might enable the field to scale…
Posted: Thursday, July 25
Resource | Patterns Linking Interpreting and Deciding How to Respond During the Launch of a Lesson: Noticing from an Integrated Perspective
Researchers have generated a powerful framework that identifies three aspects of noticing students’ mathematical thinking: attending to, interpreting, and deciding how to respond to student thinking. Previous research has tended to focus on evaluating how well teachers engaged in noticing, and how well they connected the different aspects of noticing. We describe a complementary way of studying…
Researchers have generated a powerful framework that identifies three aspects of noticing students’ mathematical thinking: attending to, interpreting, and deciding how to respond to student thinking. Previous research has tended to focus on evaluating how well teachers engaged in noticing, and how well they connected the different aspects of noticing. We describe a complementary way of studying…
Posted: Thursday, July 25
Resource | Instruments to Measure Elementary Student Mindsets about Smartness and Failure in General and with respect to Engineering
The aim of this study was to assess evidence for the validity of General Mindset (GM) and Engineering Mindset (EM) surveys that we developed for fifth-grade students (ages 10-11). In both surveys, we used six items to measure student mindset to determine if it was more fixed (presuming intelligence is fixed and failure is a sign that one is not smart enough) or more growth-minded (presuming one…
The aim of this study was to assess evidence for the validity of General Mindset (GM) and Engineering Mindset (EM) surveys that we developed for fifth-grade students (ages 10-11). In both surveys, we used six items to measure student mindset to determine if it was more fixed (presuming intelligence is fixed and failure is a sign that one is not smart enough) or more growth-minded (presuming one…
Posted: Thursday, July 25