Dear Colleagues,
This month’s Spotlight on Research and Practice Partnerships highlights current DRK-12 project work and the pivotal role of partnerships in advancing our understanding of effective teaching and learning strategies, including factors that are crucial to fostering equitable partnerships within the realm of education research.
In case you missed the webinars CADRE offered in the last month, we invite you to watch the recordings and review the related resources. Delve into the insights shared by the authors of the Classroom-Based STEM Assessment: Contemporary Issues and Perspectives report and explore valuable materials to enhance your understanding of STEM education assessment. Hear from a distinguished panel who shared their insights on the design and implementation of observation tools in DRK-12 research in Part 1 of the CADRE Learning Series on Instructional Observation. Plus, mark your calendars and register for Part 2, taking place on November 9, where you can engage in small-group consultations with the panelists and receive feedback on your related research questions. Finally, access valuable insights and tips on leveraging CADRE's resources, as well as guidance for successfully managing DRK-12 grant projects, in our New Awardee Welcome & Orientation Webinar. This information may be particularly beneficial for early career team members.
The CADRE Fellows applications are in, and external reviewers have completed the first round of reviews. Thank you to everyone who applied and supported a potential Fellow by writing letters of recommendation. And a big thank you to our reviewers! CADRE will announce the new cohort of Fellows in our November newsletter.
Thank you to those of you who completed our recent awardee survey. We use this information to inform our work. Among other responses, awardees reported that (beyond having prior experience), the following actions contributed to the success of their proposal(s): serving on a review panel, talking with an NSF program officer during the ideation period, engaging potential partners in the development of the proposal, and getting help from colleagues and mentors. The next round of DRK-12 proposals are due November 8. Good luck to proposers!
In NSF-related news, the EDU Advisory Committee's Fall 2023 meeting is scheduled for November 15-16, 2023. Read the meeting agenda. We recently averted a government shutdown by passing a continuing resolution that ensures funding stability until November 17, 2023. For those who are curious about the potential repercussions for the National Science Foundation (NSF) in the event of a temporary government shutdown, we encourage you to peruse NSF's contingency plan for further insights.
Best,
The CADRE Team
Research-Practice Partnerships | Spotlight
In this month’s Spotlight, three projects share insights on their partnerships between researchers and practitioners to innovate and improve STEM teaching and learning, including their formation, the strategies and features they leverage to support equitable work together, and how they've addressed common challenges. The Spotlight also includes a collection of resources for those who would like to learn more about this approach to education research.
In this Spotlight:
- Featured Projects
- CAREER: Expanding Latinxs' Opportunities to Develop Complex Thinking in Secondary Science Classrooms through a Research-Practice Partnership (PI: Kang)
- Co-Designing for Statewide Alignment of a Vision for High Quality Mathematics Instruction (PIs: Mawhinney, McCulloch, Schwartz, Wilson)
- Designing Computational Modeling Curricula across Science Subjects to Study How Repeated Engagement Impacts Student Learning throughout High School (PIs: Conlin, Harrison, Klopfer)
- Additional Projects
- Related Resources
Classroom-Based STEM Assessment | Webinar Recording & Resources
On September 26, authors of the recently released report, Classroom-Based STEM Assessment: Contemporary Issues and Perspectives, discussed the implications of the report for STEM practice and education research in a webinar.
Webinar Resources:
Report Outline & Authors:
- Classroom Assessment in STEM Education: An Introduction to the Report | James W. Pellegrino, Shuchi Grover, Christopher J. Harris, & Eric Wiebe
- Connecting Classroom Assessment with Learning Goals and Instruction Through Theories of Learning | Leanne R. Ketterlin-Geller & Christopher J. Harris
- Assessment for Learning | Arthur J. Baroody & James W. Pellegrino
- Equity and Justice in Classroom Assessment of STEM Learning | Erin Marie Furtak & Okhee Lee
- Teacher Knowledge and Practices for Assessment | Ryan Seth Jones, Eric Banilower, & Shuchi Grover
- Technology-Based Innovative Assessment | Xiaoming Zhai & Eric Wiebe
- Summary and Recommendations for Classroom-Based STEM Assessment | James W. Pellegrino, Shuchi Grover, Christopher J. Harris, & Eric Wiebe
As a reminder, an executive summary and list of recommendations are available in addition to the full report.
Instructional Observation | CADRE Learning Series
Part 1: Panel Resources
In Part 1 of our CADRE Learning Series, the panelists—Ilana Horn (moderator), Pauline Chinn, Kara Jackson, and Gillian Roehrig—described how they designed and implemented observation tools in their DRK-12 research, offering lessons learned from the development of the tools and analysis of the data.
- Recording of Part 1
- Slides: Intro (Horn) | Roehrig | Jackson | Chinn
Part 2: Upcoming Consultations
If you are developing your own tool or grappling with analysis, please join us for Part 2 on November 9, 3-4 PM ET, which will offer small-group consultations with the presenting researchers and an opportunity to get feedback on your own research designs.
New Awardee Orientation Webinar | Resources
New DRK-12 Awards | Project List
Additional DRK-12 projects have been funded since our September newsletter. View the full list of recent awards below.
Congratulations to the newest DRK-12 awardees and welcome to our community! We look forward to getting to know you and hearing about your work as it progresses.
Project Tip: Maximizing the Impact of Sharing Data with Practice PartnersAs you plan your data collection, analysis, and sharing, consider these strategies and tips:
By infusing these strategies and tips into your data-sharing process, you can make your project's information actionable and impactful for your practice partners. Resources such as the REL Northeast & Islands’ Practitioner Data Use in Schools: Workshop Toolkit provides additional guidance in sharing and working with research data. |
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Newsbites
News from NSF
- The Fall 2023 NSF Virtual Grants Conference will be held the week of December 4. Registration is free and will open November 8 at 12 noon ET. Sign up to get notified by email.
- The NSF EDU 2023 Fall Advisory Committee Meeting will be held November 15–16, 2023. Register to attend virtually.
- CIRCLs has shared a new community report, Partnerships for Change: Transforming Research on Emergent Learning Technologies.
- REVISE is offering a series of webinars regarding the AISL solicitation (NSF 22-626).
- STELAR hosted NSF program officers on September 27 and 28 for an informational workshop designed to raise awareness of the ITEST program and support potential proposal writers. View slides.
- The EQR Hub has posted the STEM Ecosystems webinar recording and slides.
- Malcolm Butler was named to Who's Who in Black Charlotte, which honors Black Charlotteans making outstanding contributions to the communities and organizations they serve.
Podcast
- Doing Science Using Language Series | Summit K12
Guest: Okhee Lee
- A Call to Action: Exploring Intersectional Analyses of Black Fathers and Daughters in STEM Learning | Equity & Excellence in Education
Authors: Tisha Lewis Ellison, Nicole Joseph, and Jakita O. Thomas - A Framework for Integrating Energy and Equity in High School Physics Instruction | The Physics Teacher
Authors: Rachel Scherr, Trà Huỳnh, W. Tali Hairston, and Kara Gray - A Role Identification Activity to Support Science Teacher Leaders in Identifying Professional Learning Needs | Innovations in Science Teacher Education
Authors: Sara C. Heredia, Michelle Phillips, Sarah Stallings, and Ti'Era Worsley (2019-20 CADRE Fellow) - Assessing Motivations, Benefits, and Barriers of Implementing Virtual Field Experiences in Geoscience-Related Disciplines | Journal of Geoscience Education
Authors: Tyler G. Smith and Karen S. McNeal - Bioscience Students’ Internalized Mindsets Predict Grades and Reveal Gender Inequities in Physics Courses | Physical Review Physics Education Research
Authors: Alysa Malespina, Christian D. Schunn, and Chandralekha Singh - Build It! The Rectangle Game | Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12
Authors: Theresa Wills, Jennifer Suh, Kate Roscioli, Amanda Guzman, Jennifer Everdale, and Sandra Lee - Computational Thinking for Science: Positioning Coding as a Tool for Doing Science | Journal of Research in Science Teaching
Authors: Ari Krakowski, Eric Greenwald, Natalie Roman, Christina Morales, and Suzanna Loper - Construct It! What’s in a Name? Collecting, Organizing, and Representing Data | Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12
Authors: Eva Thanheiser, Courtney Koestler, Amanda T. Sugimoto, and Mathew D. Felton-Koestler - Developing and Validating a Next Generation Science Standards-aligned Construct Map for Chemical Bonding from the Energy and Force Perspective | Journal of Research in Science Teaching
Authors: Leonora Kaldaras, Hope O. Akaeze, and Joseph Krajcik - Different Methods for Assessing Preservice Teachers’ Instruction: Why Measures Matter | Journal of Teacher Education
Authors: Arielle Boguslav and Julie Cohen - Elementary Science Teachers’ Engineering Integration After Long-Term In-service Training Program with and Without Curriculum Material Support | Research in Science & Technological Education
Authors: Nilay Ozturk, Sevgi AYDIN-Günbatar, and Gillian H. Roehrig - Enacting Multilingual Learner Core Practices: A PST’s Approximations of Practice of Mathematics Language Routines | Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education
Authors: Sarah A. Roberts and T. Royce Olarte - Engaging Hearts and Minds in Assessment and Validation Research | School Science and Mathematics
Author: Jonathan D. Bostic - Exemplifying the Situated Nature of Teacher Noticing: Elementary Teachers' Use of Insider Knowledge | School Science and Mathematics
Author: Naomi A. Jessup - Exploring the Role of High School Engineering Courses in Promoting Science Attitudes for Students with Learning Disabilities | Journal of Research in Science Teaching
Authors: Jay Plasman (2015-16 CADRE Fellow), Michael Gottfried, and Filiz Oskay - Framing, Responsiveness, Serviceability, and Normativity: Categories of Perception Teachers Use to Relate to Students' Mathematical Contributions in Problem-based Lessons | School Science and Mathematics
Authors: Patricio Herbst, Amanda Brown, Daniel Chazan, Nicolas Boileau, and Irma Stevens - Fusion Confusion and the Language of Astronomy | The Physics Teacher
Author: Janelle M. Bailey - Imagine It! Choose Your Own Pattern Block Adventure | Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12
Authors: Anita A. Wager, Brittany Caldwell, and Jamie Vescio - Instructing Nontraditional Physics Labs: Toward Responsiveness to Student Epistemic Framing | Physical Review Physics Education Research
Authors: Meagan Sundstrom, Rebeckah K. Fussell, Anna McLean Phillips, Mark Akubo, Scott E. Allen, David Hammer, Rachel E. Scherr, and N. G. Holmes - Intersections of Teacher Noticing and Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy: A Conceptual Framework to Inform the Design of Teacher Learning | School Science and Mathematics
Authors: Melissa J. Luna, Malayna Bernstein, and Janet D. K. Walkoe - Investigating Representations of Indigenous Peoples and Indigenous Knowledge in Zoos | Interdisciplinary Journal of Environmental and Science Education
Authors: Jonathan Robert Bowers and Gail Richmond - Investigating Teacher–Teacher Feedback: Uncovering Useful Socio-pedagogical Norms for Reform-Based Chemistry Instruction | Journal of Chemical Education
Authors: Meng-Yang Matthew Wu (2022 CADRE Fellow) and Ellen J. Yezierski - Measuring Epistemic Knowledge Development Related to Scientific Experimentation Practice: A Construct Modeling Approach | Science Education
Authors: Hee-Sun Lee, Gey-Hong Gweon, Aubree Webb, Dan Damelin, and Chad Dorsey - Middle School Students' Development of an Understanding of the Concept of Function Using an Applet with No Algebraic Representations | School Science and Mathematics
Authors: Michael S. Meagher, Jennifer N. Lovett, and Allison W. McCulloch - Learning to Elicit Student Thinking: The Role of Planning to Support Academically Rigorous Questioning Sequences During Instruction | Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education
Authors: Sheila Orr and Kristen Bieda - Praxis Crisis and the Trouble with Science Teacher Education for Emergent Bilingual Learners | Science Education
Authors: Sara Tolbert, Caroline T. Spurgin, and Doris B. Ash - Pre-service Elementary Teachers Learning to Plan Modeling-based Investigations | Journal of Science Teacher Education
Authors: María Esther Téllez-Acosta, Andres Acher, and Scott P. McDonald - Preservice Teachers Facilitating a Discussion with Elementary Student Avatars Before Facilitating It with Real Students | Innovations in Science Teacher Education
Authors: Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue, Karen Cimino, and Julia Brandeberry - Policy Translation in Assemblage: Networked Actors Mediating Science Teachers’ Policy Play | Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Science Education Research
Authors: Kathryn M. Bateman and Scott McDonald - Reconnecting with the Mathematical Thought of the Mesoamerican Numbers in Ixil: An Onto-epistemological Dialogue | ZDM – Mathematics Education
Authors: Carlos A. LópezLeiva, Domingo de la Cruz Gómez, María Gómez Pérez, and Juan Castro Cutz - Redesigning a Science Teacher Preparation Program for Equity: Using Critical Whiteness Pedagogy to Educate Secondary Science Preservice Teachers | Innovations in Science Teacher Education
Authors: Jonathan McCausland and Scott McDonald - Relationships Between Elementary Mathematics Specialist Certification, Knowledge, Beliefs, and Classroom Learning Environments | Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education
Authors: Corey Webel, James Tarr, Christopher Austin, Sheunghyun Yeo, and Hyejin Shim - Supporting Mathematics Preservice Teachers in Noticing for Equity | School Science and Mathematics
Authors: Melissa Graham and Amy Roth McDuffie - Teamwork Dynamics in the Context of Large-Size Software Development Courses | International Journal of STEM Education
Authors: Alejandra J. Magana, Theodora Amuah, Sakhi Aggrawal, and Devang A. Patel - The Impact of Geospatial Inquiry Lessons on Student Interest in Science and Technology Careers | Journal of Research in Science Teaching
Authors: Lori Rubino-Hare, Brooke A. Whitworth, Francis Boateng, and Nena Bloom - “They Have Shown Me It Is Possible to Thrive Within STEM”: Incorporating Learning Assistants in General Chemistry Enhances Student Belonging and Confidence | Journal of Chemical Education
Authors: Katherine A. Clements, Cristina D. Zepeda, Allison Leich Hilbun, Tara Todd, Thomas P. Clements, Heather J. Johnson, Jessica Watkins, Katherine L. Friedman, and Cynthia J. Brame - Three Embodied Voices Speaking on/to Research on Language, Mathematics, and the Learner | ZDM – Mathematics Education
Authors: Higinio Dominguez, Miwa Aoki Takeuchi, and Marta Civil - “What About the Students Who Switched Course Type?”: An Investigation of Inconsistent Course Experience | Journal of Chemical Education
Authors: Samantha K. Houchlei, Olivia M. Crandell, and Melanie M. Cooper - “Why Am I Here?”: A Phenomenological Exploration of First-Generation College Student Experiences in STEM Majors Within a Predominantly White Institution | Journal of Research in Science Teaching
Authors: Lisa M. Marco-Bujosa, Lauren Baker, and Krista M. Malott
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
- November 8, 2023 – NSF | Discovery Research PreK-12 (DRK-12)
- November 15, 2023 – Spencer Foundation | Research-Practice Partnerships: Collaborative Research for Educational Change
- NEW! November 29, 2023 – NSF | Ideas Lab: Personalized Engineering Learning (PEL) (Preliminary Proposal)
- NEW! December 5, 2023 – NSF | Racial Equity in STEM Education (EHR Racial Equity)
- December 5, 2023 – NSF | Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education Individual Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (STEMEdIPRF)
- January 10, 2024 – NSF | Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL)
- NEW! January 11, 2024 – NSF | Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP)
- February 14, 2024 – NSF | Computer Science for All (CSforAll: Research and RPPs)
- NEW! February 23, 2024 – NSF | Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology Postdoctoral Research Program (CREST-PRP)
- February 23, 2024 – NSF | EHR Core Research: Building Capacity in STEM Education Research
- April 26, 2024 – NSF | Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education Organizational Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (STEM Ed OPRF)
- NEW! May 8, 2024 – NSF | Ideas Lab: Personalized Engineering Learning (PEL) (Full Proposal)
Publications
- NEW! November 20, 2023 – Technology, Pedagogy and Education | Innovating with AI in K–12 Schooling (Abstract Deadline)
- November 30, 2023 – Connected Science Learning | Celebrating the Eclipse Through Collaboration
- NEW! November 30, 2023 – Learning, Media and Technology | Transforming Methodologies: Reconsidering the Tools and Logics of Educational Research in the Digital Era (Abstract Deadline)
- December 1, 2023 (Extended) – Science & Children | Phenomena-Driven Instruction
- December 1, 2023 – Science Scope | Using Phenomena
- December 1, 2023 – The Science Teacher | Fostering Collaboration
- NEW! December 15, 2023 – Connected Science Learning | Designing STEM Learning Environments to Better Support All Learners
- December 15, 2023 – Educational Technology & Society | The Application and Research of Generative AI in Education
- December 15, 2023 – Educational Technology & Society | Virtual Reality in Teacher Education: Innovations, Opportunities, and Challenges
- December 15, 2023 – Research In Science Education | Science Education: Fit for the Future (Abstract Deadline)
- December 15, 2023 – Science & Education | Representational Plurality in Science and Science Education
- December 30, 2023 – Computers in the Schools | Digital Security in Educational Contexts: Digital Competence and Challenges for Good Practice
- NEW! January 15, 2024 – Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12 | Principles to Actions: Ensuring Mathematical Success for All
- January 31, 2024 (Extended) – Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education | Teaching Climate Change
- February 1, 2024 – Science & Children | Expansive Science Teaching Practices
- February 1, 2024 – Science Scope | SEL in the Science Classroom
- February 1, 2024 – The Science Teacher | Favorite Science Lessons
- March 1, 2024 – Journal of Chemical Education | Investigating the Uses and Impacts of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Chemistry Education
- March 31, 2024 – Computers in the Schools | Digital Technology in PK-20 Mathematics Education
- April 1, 2024 – Science Scope | Reading in the Science Classroom
- April 1, 2024 – The Science Teacher | Equitable Science for a Socially Just Classroom
- NEW! April 22, 2024 – Journal of Chemical Education | Action for Climate Empowerment in Chemistry Education
- May 30, 2024 – Educational Technology & Society | Reinventing Pedagogies and Practices of 3D Multi-User Virtual Environments (MUVEs) with the Rise of Blended Learning
- June 1, 2024 – Science Scope | Sensemaking
- June 1, 2024 – The Science Teacher | Differentiation and Inclusivity for All
- July 31, 2024 – Educational Technology & Society | Generative Artificial Intelligence in Education: Theories, Technologies, and Applications
- November 1, 2023 – 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition (Call for Abstracts)
- November 3, 2023 – 2024 SITE Conference (Call for Presentations)
- NEW! November 6, 2023 – 2024 ISLS Annual Meeting (Call for Papers)
- November 10, 2023 – 2024 Biennial Conference on Chemical Education (Call for Abstracts)
- November 28, 2023 – 8th International STEM in Education Conference (Call for Abstracts)
- NEW! December 1, 2023 – 56th Annual NCSM Conference (Call for Proposals)
- NEW! December 11, 2023 – 2024 ISLS Annual Meeting (Call for Pre-conference Workshops)
- December 13, 2023 – 2024 CSEDU International Conference (Call for Papers)
Career & Professional Development
- November 1, 2023 – Harvard University, Graduate School of Education: Assistant Professor of Artificial Intelligence in Learning and Education
- November 1, 2023 – University of Maryland: Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor of Dual Language/Bilingual Education
- November 6, 2023 (Extended) – University of California, Irvine, School of Education: Assistant Project Scientist, Climate Justice and Environmental Engineering Education (Application review began October 13, 2023)
- NEW! December 1, 2023 – Electronic Journal for Research in Science & Mathematics Education: Call for Editors
- NEW! Until filled – Boise State University: Assistant/Associate Professor in Mathematics Education (Application review began October 18, 2023)
- NEW! Until filled – Bowling Green State University: Assistant Professor in Special Education - Assessment, Assistive Technology, Mathematics, Severe Disabilities (Application review begins November 16, 2023)
- NEW! Until filled – California State University, Fresno: Assistant Professor in Mathematics Education (Application review began October 2, 2023)
- NEW! Until filled – California State University, Fullerton: Assistant/Associate Professor of Secondary Teacher Education – Foundation Level Mathematics (Application review began October 20, 2023)
- Until filled – California State University, Long Beach: Assistant Professor of Science Education (Application review began October 3, 2023)
- NEW! Until filled – Chapman University: Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Math Education Research (Application review begins October 30, 2023)
- NEW! Until filled – Illinois State University: Assistant/Associate Professor of Special Education – Math Instruction (Application review begins November 2, 2023)
- NEW! Until filled – Illinois State University: Assistant Professor in Math Education (Application review begins November 17, 2023)
- NEW! Until filled – Indiana University: Dr. Ted S. Hasselbring Chair in Special Education Technology (Application review began October 15, 2023)
- Until filled – Michigan State University: Research Associate, Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology, and Special Education (Application review began May 2, 2022)
- NEW! Until filled – Missouri State University: Assistant Professor in Mathematics Education
- NEW! Until filled – Purdue University: Assistant Professor of Special Education (Application review begins October 30, 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 begins 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)
- NEW! Until filled – The University of Texas at Austin: Associate/Full Professor in School Leadership (Application review began October 15, 2023)
- NEW! Until filled – The University of Texas at El Paso, College of Education: Postdoctoral Scholars in K-12 Computer Science (Application review begins November 21, 2023)
- NEW! Until filled – Tufts University: Assistant Professor in Critical STEM Education (Application review begins November 1, 2023)
- Until filled – University at Buffalo, SUNY: Postdoctoral Associate, Engineering Education
- NEW! Until filled – University of Florida: Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy (Application review begans October 27, 2023)
- NEW! Until filled – University of Kentucky: Open Rank Position in Secondary Mathematics Education (Application review begins November 1, 2023)
- Until filled – University of Massachusetts Amherst, Center for Braiding Indigenous Knowledges and Science: Teacher Training and Curriculum Design Coordinator
- Until filled – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Education: Faculty Positions in Qualitative Research Methodology (Application review began October 20, 2023)
- NEW! Until filled – University of North Carolina at Charlotte: Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education (Application review begins October 30, 2023)
- Until filled – University of Utah: Director of the Genetic Science Learning Center; Assistant/Associate Professor (Application review began May 1, 2022)
- NEW! Until filled – Utah Valley University: Assistant Professor in Mathematics Education (Application review begins December 1, 2023)
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