Dear Colleagues,
This month’s Spotlight on Social Studies and STEM Integration showcases how educators and researchers are melding history, geography, economics, and civics with STEM to support real-world applications, interdisciplinary skills, analytical rigor, and more.
We are surveying DRK-12 projects to collect information that will help to characterize the DRK-12 portfolio of research. We look forward to receiving responses from all projects. In this newsletter, we share data about presentations from survey respondents.
For those submitting proposals, read about changes in the new PAPPG, effective May 20, 2024.
Best,
The CADRE Team
Social Studies and STEM Integration | Spotlight
In this Spotlight, three projects describe their interdisciplinary approaches to the development of curricula, resources, and tools that use social studies as context for STEM learning and practices.
In this Spotlight:
- Featured Projects
- Contextualizing Data Education via Project-based Learning (PI: Chad Dorsey)
- Exploring Data Science Through the Lens of Civics Education (PI: Traci Higgins)
- Scaffolding Middle and High School Students’ Scientific Evaluations of Sources and Alternative Claims in Earth and Environmental Sciences (PIs: Janelle Bailey, Sanlyn Buxner, Donna Governor, Doug Lombardi, Carla McAuliffe, Gale Sinatra)
- Additional Projects
- Related Resources
DRK-12 Projects at 2024 Conferences | List of Presentations
If you are attending a conference this year, view this list of recent and upcoming presentations to find opportunities to connect and learn from your DRK-12 colleagues.
This information is being gathered through two active surveys: the annual DRK-12 portfolio survey of currently funded projects and a dissemination survey of projects that recently wrapped up their work. Check your inboxes for a survey invitation or email cadre@edc.org if you have questions about sharing news from your project. We will continue to update the list of presentations as survey results come in and will promote presentations, publications, and products via newsletters and our website in the coming months.
EQR Hub DRK-12 Events | Upcoming Opportunities
The EQR Hub is offering two opportunities for aspiring DRK-12 grantees from underrepresented groups and/or from minority serving institutions. Please share these opportunities with your networks.
Listening Session: Unpacking Aspiring STEM Education Grantees’ Experience
This listening session will focus on exploring the challenges faced by STEM researchers from underrepresented groups and/or from minority serving institutions when they apply for STEM education grants. As part of the experience, participants will share what approaches and resources help underrepresented aspiring grantees make their applications more competitive and learn from their peers about challenges and successes related to pursuing funding to advance STEM education research. The listening session will be held on March 13 from 3:30-5 PM ET. Register
Community of Practice: How to Position Your Work for NSF DRK-12 Program STEM Education Research and Design Funding Opportunities
In partnership with Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) Network, the EQR Hub is offering a free, four-part virtual community of practice to build aspiring DRK-12 grantees’ knowledge of the components of the DRK12 solicitation and explore how to highlight personal and institutional assets in future proposal submissions. The community of practice will be held on March 19, April 2, and April 16, 2024 from 4-5:00pm ET, and on April 30, 2024, from 4-5:30pm ET. Register by March 5.
Project Tip: Forming Innovative Proposal IdeasMany researchers report struggling to come up with an innovative project idea for their proposals. As a starting point, it is helpful to:
Access additional project and proposal development resources at the NSF Proposal Toolkit. |
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Newsbites
News from NSF
- Effective Jan 30, 2024, NSF's Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) section in the Office of Integrative Activities (OIA) has been renamed the Research Capacity and Competitiveness (RCC) section.
- NSF's Spring 2024 Grants Conference will be held June 3–5, 2024, in Philadelphia, PA. Registration will open on March 6 at 12 NOON ET for in-person and virtual participation.
- Register for NSF's March 12, 2 PM ET webinar on updates to the Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 24-1), which is effective for proposals due on or after May 20, 2024.
News from DRK-12 Projects and Awardees
Awards and Recognition
- Angela Calabrese Barton and Julie Luft received the 2024 NARST Distinguished Contributions to Science Education Through Research Award.
- K.C. Busch (2013-14 CADRE Fellow) and Terrell Morton (2018 CADRE Postdoc; CADRE Co-PI) received the 2024 NARST Early Career Research Award.
- Lynn Bryan and Christina Schwarz received the 2024 NARST Fellows Award.
- Mary Starr received the 2024 NSELA Outstanding Leadership in Science Education Award.
- Megan Bang, Elizabeth Davis, Ilana Horn, Lisa Linnenbrink-Garcia, and Susan A. Yoon were selected as 2024 AERA Fellows.
- Nicole Rigelman received the 2024 AMTE Excellence in Teaching in Mathematics Teacher Education Award.
- Okhee Lee was appointed to the NSF Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering.
Publications
- A Magical Moment Counting Tires: A Counterstory About Missed Opportunities | Teaching for Excellence and Equity in Mathematics
Authors: Carlos Nicolas Gómez Marchant, (2014-15 CADRE Fellow) Alexandra R. Aguilar, Amy Rae Johnson, Gerardo Sánchez Gutiérrez, and Mona Baniahmadi - Achievement Goal Theory in STEM Education: A Systematic Review | Journal of Engineering Education
Authors: Alexander Vincent Struck Jannini, Zeynep Akdemir, and Muhsin Menekse - An Exploratory Mixed Methods Study About Teacher Candidates’ Descriptions of Children’s Confusion, Productive Struggle, and Mistakes in an Elementary Mathematics Methods Course | Journal of Mathematical Behavior
Authors: Crystal Kalinec-Craig and Anthony Rios - An Exploratory Study of the Relation Between Teachers’ Implicit Theories and Teacher Noticing | Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education
Authors: Meg S. Bates, Joseph R. Cimpian, Shereen Oca Beilstein, Cheryl Moran, Kate Curry, Victoria Jay, Genevieve M. Henricks, and Michelle Perry - Attention to Equity in Teacher Education Admissions Processes | Journal of Teacher Education
Authors: Amy Roth McDuffie, David Slavit, Dan Goldhaber, Roddy Theobald, and Nicole Griggs - Balancing Teachers’ Needs in Times of Crisis: Investigating How Computer Science Instructional Coaches and Teachers Navigated Remote Professional Development During COVID-19 | Computer Science Education
Authors: Naomi Blaushild (2023 CADRE Fellow), Raisa Blazquez, Steven McGee, and Randi McGee-Tekula - Being Mindful in the Mathematical Moment | Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12
Authors: Jonathan N. Thomas, Cindy Jong, and Molly H. Fisher - Bugging Out with Bugscope: Easily Accessible Technology Engages Students and Inspires Insect Inquiries | Science & Children
Authors: Tanya Josek, Cate Wallace, and Michele A. Korb - Building a Global Math Community: The Joyful Math Jamboree | Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12
Authors: Cody L. Patterson and E. J. M. Gerber - Can Generative AI and ChatGPT Outperform Humans on Cognitive-Demanding Problem-Solving Tasks in Science? | Science & Education
Authors: Xiaoming Zhai, Matthew Nyaaba, and Wenchao Ma - Considering the 5 Practices Through a Statistical Lens | Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12
Authors: Karoline Smucker, Francisco Sepúlveda, Travis Weiland, Susan Cannon, Stephanie Casey, and Sunghwan Byun - Design Talks: Fostering Whole-Class Conversations During Engineering Design Units | Science & Children
Authors: Kristen Wendell, Jessica Watkins, Chelsea Andrews, Tyrine Pangan, Natalie De Lucca, Vera Gor, Molly Malinowski, Naina Sood, and Rae Woodcock - Developing the Write Reasoning in Kindergarten Mathematics | Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12
Authors: Alexa E. Freitas, Riki Fujioka, Haley M. Zmijewski, and Tutita M. Casa - Early Childhood Science Practices Observation Tool (EC-SPOT): Assessing Science Practices Across Multiple Classroom Contexts | International Journal of Science Education
Authors: Daryl Greenfield, Betty Zan, Christine McWayne, Michael Harris, Alexandra Alexander, Wendy Ochoa, and Jayanthi Mistry - Elementary Teachers’ Knowledge of Using Language as an Epistemic Tool in Science Classrooms: A Case Study | International Journal of Science Education
Authors: Qi Si, Jee K. Suh, Jale Ercan-Dursun, Brian Hand, and Gavin W. Fulmer - Embodied, Dramatizing Performances in Science Class: Multimodal Spaces and Places of Knowledge and Identity Construction | Research in Science & Technological Education
Authors: Maria Varelas, Amanda R. Diaz, Rebecca Kotler, Rebecca Woodard, Ronan Rock, Zachary Sabitt, Nathan Phillips, Rachelle Tsachor, Marcie Gutierrez, Hannah Natividad, Derek Threewitt, and Jaegen Ellison - From Graphs as Task to Graphs as Tool | Journal of Research in Science Teaching
Author: A. Lynn Stephens - Informed or Outdated Consent? An Investigation into the Media Release Policies of School Districts in the United States | Journal of Research on Technology in Education
Authors: Macy A. Burchfield, Joshua M. Rosenberg, and Sondra M. Stegenga - Key Lessons from Research About Project-based Teaching and Learning | Phi Delta Kappan
Authors: Anna Rosevsky Saavedra and Amie Rapaport - Moving Beyond Equity-as-Access: Expanding What Counts as Science in the Elementary Classroom | Science & Children
Authors: Kristin L. Gunckel, Elizabeth A. Davis, and Jessica Bautista - Multidimensional Science Assessment: Design Challenges and Technology Affordances | Educational Designer
Authors: Brian D. Gane, Diksha Gaur, Samuel Arnold, and Daniel Damelin - Preservice Elementary Teachers' Perceptions of Their Science Laboratory Instructors in a Phenomena-based Laboratory and How It Impacts Their Conceptual Development | Journal of Research in Science Teaching
Authors: Alvir S. Sangha, Dermot F. Donnelly-Hermosillo, and Frederick P. Nelson - Quantitative Reasoning as a Lens to Examine Changes in Modelling Competencies of Secondary Preservice Teachers | Mathematics Education Research Journal
Authors: An Thi Tan Nguyen and Dung Tran - Reasoning About Data in Elementary School: Student Strategies and Strengths when Reasoning with Multiple Variables | International Journal of Science Education
Authors: Jessica Sickler, Michelle Lentzner, Lynn T. Goldsmith, Lauren Brase, and Randall Kochevar - School Segregation and Social Processes That Shape Early and Middle Childhood Development | Educational Psychologist
Authors: Lorraine R. Blatt, Lori A. Delale-O’Connor, Kevin R. Binning, and Elizabeth Votruba-Drzal - Secondary Mathematics Teachers’ Anticipations of Student Responses to Cognitively Demanding Tasks | Investigations in Mathematics Learning
Authors: P. Holt Wilson, Allison McCulloch, F. Paul Wonsavage, Emily Hare, and Lauren N. Baucom - STEM Role Models for Students with Disabilities: A Systematic Review Highlighting Recommendations for the Classroom and Future Research | School Science and Mathematics
Authors: Shannon Locke, Jessica Rodrigues, and Lindsey G. Mirielli - Technology-Mediated Lesson Study: A Step-by-Step Guide | International Journal for Lesson and Learning Studies
Authors: Michelle Hudson, Heather Leary, Max Longhurst, Joshua Stowers, Tracy Poulsen, Clara Smith, and Rebecca L. Sansom - Trends, Insights, and Developments in Research on the Teaching and Learning of Algebra | ZDM – Mathematics Education
Authors: Amy B. Ellis and Zekiye Özgür - Trends, Tensions, and Futures of Maker Education Research: A 2025 Vision for STEM+ Disciplinary and Transdisciplinary Spaces for Learning Through Making | Educational Technology Research and Development
Authors: Andri Ioannou and Brian E. Gravel - Undergraduate Students’ Models of Single- and Multi-Electron Atoms | International Journal of Science Education
Authors: Tugba Yuksel, Lynn A. Bryan, and Alejandra J. Magana - Unpacking the Connections Between Fractions and Algebra: The Importance of Fraction Schemes and Units Coordination | Investigations in Mathematics Learning
Authors: Alexandria A. Viegut, Ana C. Stephens, and Percival G. Matthews - Using Eye-Tracking in Education: Review of Empirical Research and Technology | Educational Technology Research and Development
Authors: Fengfeng Ke, Ruohan Liu, Zlatko Sokolikj, Ibrahim Dahlstrom-Hakki, and Maya Israel - Using Videos as a Tool for Self-Reflection: The Nature of In-Service Elementary Teachers’ Reflections on Their Ability to Facilitate Argumentation-Focused Discussions in a Simulated Classroom | Journal of Science Education and Technology
Authors: Jamie N. Mikeska (2010-11 CADRE Fellow), Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue, and Devon Kinsey - Why Do Teachers Vary in Their Instructional Change During Science PD? The Role of Noticing Students in an Iterative Change Process | Science Education
Authors: Linda Preminger, Kathryn N. Hayes, Christine L. Bae, and Dawn O'Connor
Do you have news to share? Email cadre@edc.org.
Upcoming Opportunities
The following funding and publication opportunities, listed by deadline, may be of interest to you and your DRK-12 project members.
Funding
- March 6, 2024 – NSF | Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers Resource Center (ITEST RC)
- March 11, 2024 – NSF | Expanding AI Innovation through Capacity Building and Partnerships (ExpandAI)
- April 12, 2024 – NSF | Growing Convergence Research
- April 25, 2024 – NSF | ADVANCE: Organizational Change for Gender Equity in STEM Academic Professions (ADVANCE) (Preliminary Proposal)
- April 26, 2024 – NSF | Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education Organizational Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (STEM Ed OPRF)
- May 8, 2024 – NSF | Ideas Lab: Personalized Engineering Learning (PEL)
- May 14, 2024 – NSF | NSF's Eddie Bernice Johnson Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science Initiative (INCLUDES) (Conference Proposals)
- June 24, 2024 – NSF | Expanding AI Innovation through Capacity Building and Partnerships (ExpandAI)
- July 11, 2024 – NSF | Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Excellence in Research (HBCU - EiR) (Letter of Intent)
- July 24, 2024 – NSF | Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER)
- NEW! August 9, 2024 – NSF | Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST)
- NEW! August 28, 2024 – NSF | Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI Program)
- NEW! September 18, 2024 – NSF | Accelerating Research Translation (ART)
- NEW! October 3, 2024 – NSF | EDU Core Research (ECR:Core)
- NEW! October 8, 2024 – NSF | Racial Equity in STEM Education (EHR Racial Equity)
- NEW! October 18, 2024 – NSF | Expanding AI Innovation through Capacity Building and Partnerships (ExpandAI)
For more NSF funding opportunities, see CADRE's list of Upcoming NSF DRL EHR Solicitation Deadlines.
Publications
March 1, 2024 – Journal of Chemical Education | Investigating the Uses and Impacts of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Chemistry Education- NEW! March 15, 2024 – Journal of Numerical Cognition | The Development of Mathematical Understanding (Abstract Deadline)
- March 29, 2024 – Journal of Science Education and Technology | Intersections of Mind and Machine: Exploring the Convergence of Generative Artificial Intelligence, Science Education, and Pre-Service Teachers
- March 31, 2024 – Computers in the Schools | Digital Technology in PK-20 Mathematics Education
- NEW! April 1, 2024 – Science & Children | Hard-to-Teach Concepts
- April 1, 2024 – Science Scope | Reading in the Science Classroom
- April 1, 2024 – The Science Teacher | Equitable Science for a Socially Just Classroom
- April 22, 2024 – Journal of Chemical Education | Action for Climate Empowerment in Chemistry Education
- NEW! April 24, 2024 – Investigations in Mathematics Learning | Call for Special Issue Proposals
- April 30, 2024 – Contemporary Educational Psychology | Advancing Feedback Research in Educational Psychology: Insights into Feedback Processes and Determinants of Effectiveness
- April 30, 2024 – Physical Review Physics Education Research | AI Tools in Physics Teaching and PER (Proposal Deadline)
- May 30, 2024 – Educational Technology & Society | Reinventing Pedagogies and Practices of 3D Multi-User Virtual Environments (MUVEs) with the Rise of Blended Learning
- NEW! June 1, 2024 – Science & Children | Human Impacts
- June 1, 2024 – Science Scope | Sensemaking
- June 1, 2024 – The Science Teacher | Differentiation and Inclusivity for All
- NEW! July 1, 2024 – The Urban Review | Engaging in Pedagogies of Resistance and Disruption in Urban School Leadership Preparation
- July 31, 2024 – Educational Technology & Society | Generative Artificial Intelligence in Education: Theories, Technologies, and Applications
- August 1, 2024 – Science Scope | Our Watery Planet
- NEW! August 20, 2024 – Educational Technology & Society | Intelligent Robotics in STEM Education: Pedagogical Innovation, Higher-Order Thinking, and Interdisciplinary Competence
- NEW! October 1, 2024 – Science Scope | My Favorite Lesson
- NEW! October 14, 2024 – Science & Education | New Histories of Science and Science Education
- October 31, 2024 – Education Sciences | Interdisciplinary Approaches to STEM Education
For other publication opportunities, including those with ongoing submissions, see CADRE's list of Publications for STEM Educators, Policymakers, and Researchers.
Conferences
February 28, 2024 – 2024 NCTM Research Conference (Call for Proposals)- March 4, 2024 – 2024 FIE Conference (Call for Abstracts)
- March 22, 2024 – 2024 ACM Conference on International Computing Education Research (Call for Abstracts)
- NEW! March 22, 2024 – AEA Evaluation 2024 (Call for Proposals)
- NEW! April 1, 2024 – 2024 NABT Professional Development Conference (Call for Proposals)
- NEW! April 3, 2024 – 2024 SREE Conference (Call for Abstracts)
For more conference information, see CADRE's list of Conferences for STEM Educators, Policymakers, and Researchers.
Career & Professional Development
- Ongoing – QE Fellows Institute: Quantitative Ethnography Training Program (Priority deadline was January 1, 2024)
- NEW! March 1, 2024 – Modern Meta Analysis Research Institute
- March 1, 2024 – University of California, Santa Barbara: Mixture Modeling for Discipline-based Education Researchers Training Program
- March 8, 2024 – American Evaluation Association: 2024-2025 Graduate Education Diversity Internship Program
- NEW! March 15, 2024 – Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12: MTLT Fellows Program
- April 1, 2024 – University of Utah: Queering STEM Education - Interdisciplinary Postdoctoral and Faculty Training Program
- NEW! April 15, 2024 – Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12: Associate Editors
- Until filled – Bowling Green State University: Assistant Professor in Special Education - Assessment, Assistive Technology, Mathematics, Severe Disabilities (Application review began November 16, 2023)
- NEW! Until filled – California State University, Long Beach: Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education
- Until filled – California State University, Long Beach: Assistant Professor of Science Education (Application review began October 3, 2023)
- Until filled – Illinois State University: Assistant Professor in Math Education (Application review began November 17, 2023)
- Until filled – Indiana University: Dr. Ted S. Hasselbring Chair in Special Education Technology (Application review began October 15, 2023)
- Until filled – Indiana University, Cognition and Learning Lab: Post-Doctoral Fellow (Application review began February 5, 2024)
- Until filled – Purdue University: Assistant Professor of Special Education (Application review began October 30, 2023)
- Until filled – Purdue University, Center for Early Learning: Post Doc Research Associate (Application review began January 15, 2024)
- Until filled – Rutgers University: Assistant Professor - Social Foundations of Education: Race, Power, and Social Justice in Education (Application review began December 8, 2023)
- Until filled – San Diego State University: Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education (Application review began October 16, 2023)
- Until filled – The Ohio State University: Post Doctoral Scholar in Chemistry Education
- Until filled – The University of Texas at Austin: Assistant Professor of Bilingual/Bicultural Education (Application review began October 31, 2023)
- Until filled – The University of Texas at Austin: Assistant Professor of Youth and Community Studies in Cultural Studies in Education (Application review began October 15, 2023)
- Until filled – The University of Texas at Austin: Associate/Full Professor in School Leadership (Application review began October 15, 2023)
- NEW! Until filled – Towson University: Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education (Application review began December 18, 2023)
- Until filled – University at Buffalo, SUNY: Postdoctoral Associate, Engineering Education
- Until filled – University of Florida: Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy (Application review began October 27, 2023)
- Until filled – University of Kentucky: Open Rank Position in Secondary Mathematics Education (Application review began November 1, 2023)
- Until filled – University of Maryland: Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor of Dual Language/Bilingual Education (Application review began November 1, 2023)
- Until filled – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Education: Faculty Positions in Qualitative Research Methodology (Application review began October 20, 2023)
- Until filled – University of North Carolina at Charlotte: Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education (Application review began October 30, 2023)
- Until filled – University of Utah: Director of the Genetic Science Learning Center; Assistant/Associate Professor (Application review began May 1, 2022)
- Until filled – Utah Valley University: Assistant Professor in Mathematics Education (Application review began December 1, 2023)
For job, funding, and capacity-building opportunities for doctoral students, postdocs, and other early career scholars, visit our Early Career News & Opportunities page.
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