Dear Colleagues,
This month’s newsletter includes a Spotlight on projects researching artificial intelligence (AI) in STEM teaching, learning, and assessment. It sheds light on directions in AI education research and approaches to using AI and machine learning to address current challenges in preK-12 STEM education.
If you missed the CADRE Learning Series on case study design, be sure to read the summary of ideas and resources. In addition, CADRE has added a Research Toolkit to our resource page. Let us know what you think and how we might improve this resource for the DRK-12 community and prospective awardees.
Looking ahead, we expect to announce the new CADRE Fellows cohort in December and start the 2023 program in January. Thank you to the many scholars who have been reviewing the applications! Also, the EQR Hub is starting a new Community of Practice focusing on integrating diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) into conceptual frameworks for research. Learn more below.
Best,
The CADRE Team
Artificial Intelligence in STEM Teaching & Learning | Spotlight
This Spotlight highlights a few of the many ways artificial intelligence can be applied to STEM classrooms and education research, from AI-based assessment to intelligent virtual companions.
In this Spotlight:
- Featured Projects:
- AI-based Assessment in STEM Education Conference (PI: Xiaoming Zhai)
- FLECKS: Fostering Collaborative Computer Science Learning with Intelligent Virtual Companions for Upper Elementary Students (PIs: Kristy Boyer and Eric Wiebe)
- Supporting Instructional Decision Making: The Potential of Automatically Scored Three-Dimensional Assessment System (PIs: Joseph Krajcik, Christopher Harris, Yue Yin, and Xiaoming Zhai)
- Supporting Teachers in Responsive Instruction for Developing Expertise in Science (PIs: Marcia Linn and Brian Riordan)
- Using Natural Language Processing to Inform Science Instruction (PIs: Marcia Linn and Brian Riordan)
- Related Resources
Research Toolkit | New Resource
CADRE has compiled education research tips, resources, and tools on research design, theory and frameworks, methodologies, instrumentation, human subjects, and data management.
We invite you to explore the new toolkit and send us feedback: What key resources would you include for STEM education research?
Develop a Conceptual Framework Centered on DEI | EQR Hub Community of Practice (CoP)
The Evidence Quality and Reach Hub (EQR) will offer a free, three-session CoP focused on integrating diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) into conceptual frameworks for research. As part of the CoP experience, participants will receive direct instruction and feedback from experts and develop their own conceptual framework.
The CoP sessions will be held:
- January 25, 2023, from 3-4:30 ET
- February 15, 2023, from 3-4:30 ET
- March 8, 2023, from 3-4:30 ET
Participants are expected to attend all three sessions and will gain access to an interactive learning platform and resources for developing DEI-centered conceptual frameworks. Register by December 9, 2022.
Project Tip: Using Visualizations in Research DisseminationIf you don’t already use infographics to tell your research stories, or you want to explore how to do so more effectively, you may be interested in some of these resources:
Explore sample infographics on STEM education: The U.S. Must Improve K-12 STEM Education for All and Transforming Science Education. |
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Newsbites
News from NSF
- Explore NSF by the Numbers, which provides statistical and funding information for awards, NSF-funded institutions, funding rate, proposals evaluated, and obligations by fiscal year.
- NSF has posted their fiscal year 2023 budget request to Congress, including STEM education investments.
- NSF seeks a deputy division director at the Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings.
News from NSF Networks
- The NSF INCLUDES Shared Measures platform presents characteristics and collective progress of NSF INCLUDES initiatives.
- View select recordings of 2022 NSF ITEST PI Meeting sessions as well as virtual posters.
News from DRK-12 Projects and Awardees
Publications
- A Socio-Ecological Framework for Research in Mathematics Education | Journal for Research in Mathematics Education
Authors: Nicole Louie and Wan-Yue Zhan - Building Toward Critical Data Literacy with Investigations of Income Inequality | Educational Technology & Society
Authors: Josephine Louie, Jennifer Stiles, Emily Fagan, Beth Chance, and Soma Roy - Coding Choreography: Understanding Student Responses to Representational Incompatibilities Between Dance and Programming | Journal of Research on Technology in Education
Authors: Selena Steinberg, Melissa Gresalfi, Lauren Vogelstein, and Corey Brady - Conceptions and Practices of Equity in Research-Practice Partnerships | Educational Policy
Authors: Caitlin C. Farrell, Corinne Singleton, Kristina Stamatis, Robbin Riedy, Paula Arce-Trigatti, and William R. Penuel - Coordinating Modeling with Content Representations to Support Students’ Three-Dimensional Learning | Science Scope
Authors: Susan M. Kowalski, Betty Stennett (2013-14 CADRE Fellow), and Lindsey Mohan - Data Science Knowledge Integration: Affordances of a Computational Cognitive Apprenticeship on Student Conceptual Understanding | Computer Applications in Engineering Education
Authors: Matilde Sánchez-Peña, Camilo Vieira, and Alejandra J. Magana - Debating Mathematics Curriculum: A Review of Andrew Hacker’s The Math Myth and Other STEM Delusions | The Mathematics Enthusiast
Author: Samuel Otten - Essential Components of Math Instruction | TEACHING Exceptional Children
Authors: Sarah R. Powell, Emily C. Bouck, Marah Sutherland, Ben Clarke, Tessa L. Arsenault, and Shaqwana Freeman-Green - Estimating the Co-development of Executive Functions and Math Achievement Throughout the Elementary Grades Using a Cross-Lagged Panel Model with Fixed Effects | Contemporary Educational Psychology
Authors: Haobai Zhang, Dana Miller-Cotto, and Nancy C. Jordan - High School Biology Teachers’ Integration of Computational Thinking into Data Practices to Support Student Investigations | Journal of Research in Science Teaching
Authors: Erin Peters-Burton, Peter Jacob Rich, Anastasia Kitsantas, Stephanie M. Stehle, and Laura Laclede - Incorporating an Engineering Context into Science Learning: The Effects of Task Context and Response Structuring on Science Understanding and Investigation Behaviors in a Simulation | Journal of Research in Science Teaching
Authors: Yang Jiang, Debra Brockway, and Jung Aa Moon - Invisible Multilingual Black and Brown Girls: Raciolinguistic Narratives of Identity in Science Education | Journal of Research in Science Teaching
Authors: Akira Harper and Shakhnoza Kayumova - Learning at the Intersection of Data Literacy and Social Justice | Educational Technology & Society
Authors: Simon Knight, Camillia Matuk (2010-11 CADRE Fellow), and Kayla DesPortes - Leveraging Mathematics Teacher Leaders in Support of Student and Teacher Learning | Investigations in Mathematics Learning
Authors: Nicole Rigelman and Chandra Lewis - Moon, Math, and Literacy: Interdisciplinary Connections Through a Space Science Study in Preschool | Science and Children
Authors: Candi Clevinger, Alissa A. Lange, and Elizabeth Schock - Non-traditional Assessments to Match Creative Instruction in Undergraduate Mathematics Courses | International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology
Authors: Mika Munakata, Ceire Monahan, Erin Krupa, and Ashwin Vaidya - Notice, Wonder, Feel, Act, and Reimagine as a Path Toward Social Justice in Data Science Education | Educational Technology & Society
Authors: Jennifer B. Kahn, Lee Melvin Peralta, Laurie H. Rubel, Vivian Y. Lim, Shiyan Jiang, and Beth Herbel-Eisenmann - Preservice Teachers’ Focus in 360 Videos: Understanding the Role of Presence, Ambisonic Audio, and Camera Placement | Journal of Technology and Teacher Education
Authors: Enrico Gandolfi, Richard E. Ferdig, and Karl W. Kosko - Productive Disciplinary Engagement as a Framework to Support Mathematics Teacher Leaders | Investigations in Mathematics Learning
Authors: Rebekah Elliott and Kristin Lesseig - Reimagining Science Lessons Through Translanguaging | Science Scope
Authors: Sage Andersen, Karina Méndez Pérez, and María González-Howard (2015-16 CADRE Fellow) - Secondary Chemistry Teacher Learning: Precursors for and Mechanisms of Pedagogical Conceptual Change | Chemistry Education Research and Practice
Authors: Meng-Yang M. Wu (2022 CADRE Fellow) and Ellen J. Yezierski - Space Science Explorations as Equity | Science and Children
Author: Alissa A. Lange - Sustaining at Scale: District Mathematics Specialists’ Adaptations to a Teacher Leadership Preparation Program | Investigations in Mathematics Learning
Authors: Michael Jarry-Shore, Victoria Delaney, and Hilda Borko - Transforming Science Learning Framework: Translating an Equity Commitment into Action Through Co-design | Journal of Science Teacher Education
Authors: Hosun Kang and Jasmine McBeath Nation - “Unnatural How Natural It Was”: Using a Performance Task and Simulated Classroom for Preservice Secondary Teachers to Practice Engaging Student Avatars in Scientific Argumentation | Journal of Technology and Teacher Education
Authors: Jamie N. Mikeska (2010-11 CADRE Fellow), Calli Shekell (2021 CADRE Postdoc), Jennifer Dix, and Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue - Using Summary Tables to Support Students’ Explanations of Science Phenomena | Science Scope
Authors: Kraig A. Wray, Jonathan D. McCausland, Scott McDonald, Amy Pallant, and Hee-Sun Lee - Using Teacher Talk Moves to Help Students Talk Like Scientists | The Science Teacher
Authors: Kraig A. Wray, Scott McDonald, Hee-Sun Lee, and Amy Pallant
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
- December 2, 2022 – NSF | Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) and HBCU Research Infrastructure for Science and Engineering (HBCU-RISE)
- December 15, 2022 – NSF | HSI Program Network Resource Centers and Hubs (HSI-Net) (Full Proposal)
- January 9, 2023 – NSF | LSAMP National Coordination Hub and Louis Stokes Community Resource Centers (LSAMP Hub & LSCRCs)
- January 11, 2023 – NSF | Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL)
- January 17, 2023 – NSF | Racial Equity in STEM Education (EHR Racial Equity)
- January 21, 2023 – NSF | Ethical and Responsible Research (ER2)
- January 31, 2023 – NCME | Mission Fund: Fairness, Equity, and Social Justice in Assessment Initiatives
- February 6, 2023 – NSF | Growing Convergence Research (GCR)
- February 24, 2023 – NSF | EHR Core Research: Building Capacity in STEM Education Research
- February 28, 2023 – NSF | Arecibo Center for STEM Education and Research (ACSER)
- March 13, 2023 – NSF | Expanding AI Innovation Through Capacity Building and Partnerships (ExpandAI)
- April 27, 2023 – NSF | ADVANCE: Organizational Change for Gender Equity in STEM Academic Professions (ADVANCE) (Preliminary Proposal)
For more NSF funding opportunities, see CADRE's list of Upcoming NSF DRL EHR Solicitation Deadlines.
Publications
November 30, 2022 – Educational Technology Research and Development | Learning Through Design and Maker Education- November 30, 2022 – The Physics Teacher | Environment, Sustainability, and Climate Change
- NEW! December 1, 2022 – Education Policy Analysis | Digital Education Platforms and Schooling
- December 1, 2022 – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology | SIMIODE: Using Modeling to Motivate and Teach Differential Equations (Call for Abstracts)
- December 1, 2022 – Science & Children | Eclipses Across America
- December 1, 2022 – Science Scope | Eclipses Across America
- December 1, 2022 – The Science Teacher | NGSS Sensemaking Lessons
- December 9, 2022 – Journal of Research on Technology in Education | Tackling Misinformation through Online Information Literacy: Structural and Contextual Considerations (Call for Abstracts)
- December 16, 2022 – Computers in the Schools | Artificial Intelligence and Education (AI&ED): Possibilities, Pedagogies and Risks
- December 30, 2022 – International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology | Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Education (Call for Book Chapters)
- December 31, 2022 – Cultural Studies of Science Education | Science Education during Times of Crisis: Reflections, Responses, and Forward Thinking from the CSSE Community
- December 31, 2022 – Educational Studies in Mathematics | Eye-tracking Research in Mathematics Education
- December 31, 2022 – Educational Studies in Mathematics | Mathematical Modelling
- December 31, 2022 – Educational Studies in Mathematics | Race, Racism, and Racialization in Mathematics Education: Global Perspectives
- December 31, 2022 – Educational Studies in Mathematics | Transition from School into University Mathematics: Experiences Across Educational Contexts
- December 31, 2022 – Educational Technology & Society | Preparing for the Future: Cultivating Self-directed Learners with Technology in the K-12 Context
- NEW! January 1, 2023 – Journal for STEM Outreach | STEM Outreach Programs Focused on Historically Marginalized Populations
- January 15, 2023 – Connected Science Learning | Social Emotional Learning and STEM
- January 15, 2023 – Journal of Research in Science Teaching | Examining Translanguaging in Science and Engineering Education Research (Extended Abstracts)
- January 15, 2023 – Learning, Media and Technology | Minimal Computing and Ed Tech (Abstract Deadline)
- January 15, 2023 – Science & Education | Epistemic Insight and Artificial Intelligence: Examining What Knowledge Means for Science Education in the Digital Age
- January 30, 2023 – International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology | Technology-Enhanced Learning Environments in Education (Call for Book Chapters)
- February 1, 2023 – Journal of Research in Science Teaching | Learning and Teaching in Times of Science Denial and Disinformation (Extended Abstracts)
- February 1, 2023 – Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12 | Build It! (Letter of Interest)
- February 1, 2023 – Science Scope | Cultivating Collaboration
- February 1, 2023 – The Science Teacher | Scientific Literacy
- April 1, 2023 – Science Scope | Differentiation for All Environments
- April 1, 2023 – The Science Teacher | Engaging ALL Students in Our Science Classes
For other publication opportunities, including those with ongoing submissions, see CADRE's list of Publications for STEM Educators, Policymakers, and Researchers.
Conferences
NEW! December 1, 2022 – 55th NCSM Annual Conference (Call for Proposals)- December 9, 2022 (Extended) – 2023 International CSEDU Conference (Call for Papers)
- December 9, 2022 – 2023 ISLS Annual Meeting (Pre-conference Workshops)
For more conference information, see CADRE's list of Conferences for STEM Educators, Policymakers, and Researchers.
Career & Professional Development
- November 30, 2022 – Purdue University, Center for Early Learning: Purdue University Research Program On STEM Education (PURPOSE) Postdoctoral Training Initiative
- NEW! November 30, 2022 – University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Education: Open Rank Faculty
- NEW! December 1, 2022 – Stanford University: Equity in Early Education Postdoctoral (E3) Fellowship
- NEW! December 16, 2022 – Clemson University: Assistant Professor of Science Education
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- Until filled – California State University, Dominguez Hills: Assistant Professor of Teacher Education, Science Education (Application review began November 18, 2022)
- Until filled – Educational Technology Research and Development: Call for Reviewers
- Until filled – Indiana University, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences: Postdoctoral Scholar (Application review began October 22, 2022)
- Until filled – Institute for Science and Math Education at University of Washington: Postdoctoral Scholar, Climate Justice Education
- Until filled – Michigan State University: Assistant Professor of Elementary Education and Educational Justice (Application review began November 15, 2022)
- Until filled – Michigan State University: Assistant Professor of Secondary Science Education (Application review began November 1, 2022)
- Until filled – Michigan State University: Research Associate, Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology, and Special Education (Application review began May 2, 2022)
- NEW! Until filled – Michigan State University, College Of Education: Postdoctoral Researcher (Application review began November 16, 2022)
- Until filled – North Carolina State University: Assistant or Associate Professor in Digital Transformation of Education (Application review began November 1, 2022)
- Until filled – North Carolina State University: Assistant Professor in Elementary Education (Application review began October 17, 2022)
- Until filled – Northwestern University, School of Education and Social Policy and Center for Native American and Indigenous Research: Postdoctoral Scholar (Application review began June 15, 2022)
- Until filled – Purdue University: Assistant Professor of Special Education (Application review began October 3, 2022)
- Until filled – Purdue University: Clinical Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education (Application review began November 1, 2022)
- Until filled – Rochester Institute of Technology, Department of Computer Science: Lecturer (Application review began October 1, 2022)
- Until filled – Southern Methodist University: Education Policy and Leadership Associate/Full Professor (Application review began December 15, 2021)
- NEW! Until filled – Teachers College, Columbia University: Visiting Professor - Mathematics Education (Application review began November 20, 2022)
- Until filled – The Concord Consortium: Postdoctoral Researcher
- Until filled – University of Arizona: Assistant Professor, Science Education (Application review began October 7, 2022)
- Until filled – University of Denver, Marsico Institute for Early Learning: Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (Application review began October 31, 2022)
- Until filled – University of Georgia, Department of Educational Psychology: Assistant Professor (Quantitative Methodology)
- Until filled – University of Maryland: Faculty Position in Education Policy (Application review began September 16, 2022)
- Until filled – University of Minnesota: Assistant/Associate Professor - Mathematics Education (Application review began November 19, 2022)
- Until filled – University of Minnesota: Faculty Position - Learning Technologies (Application review began November 19, 2022)
- Until filled – University of Missouri, Department of Learning, Teaching & Curriculum: Richard G. Miller Endowed Chair in Mathematics Education; Lucy Fields-Gallup and Jeffrey Gallup Chair in Mathematics Education
- Until filled – University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Postdoctoral Scholar in Science Literacy Research
- Until filled – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Education: Faculty Position in School Psychology (Application review began September 12, 2022)
- Until filled – University of Tennessee - Knoxville, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies: Assistant/Associate/Full Professor of Evaluation, Statistics, and Methodology (Application review began September 19, 2022)
- Until filled – University of Texas at Arlington: Assistant Professor in Bilingual Education (Application review began September 8, 2022)
- Until filled – University of Utah: Director of the Genetic Science Learning Center; Assistant/Associate Professor (Application review began May 1, 2022)
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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