Exploring Technological Innovations to Support Practice-based STEM Teacher Education

STEM Categorization
Math
Day
Thu

Learn about technology for teacher education as presenters introduce the work of the LessonSketch R+D Fellows and online tools being used in practice-based teacher education.

Date/Time
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Presenters
Daniel Chazan
Imani Goffney
Dana Grosser-Clarkson
Patricio Herbst
William Zahner
Session Materials

This topical session (1.5 hours) explores how teacher educators have used technological tools in teacher education to support broader participation by students in STEM classrooms. The session unfolds in four parts.

Session Types
Topical Session
Concurrent Session

Engagement in Science Practices in Early Childhood: Discussing Successes and Challenges

STEM Categorization
Science
Day
Thu

This session invites participants to discuss which science practices align with the abilities of young children and what supports young children need to engage in those practices.

Date/Time
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Presenters
Ximena Dominguez
Session Materials

Researchers agree that scientific concepts do not stand alone and are meaningless if they are introduced as isolated facts. Instead, they suggest that science concepts be taught by engaging in the process of science (French, 2004; Gelman & Brenneman; 2004; Yoon & Onchwari; 2006). This science-as-practice approach is especially appropriate in early childhood.

Session Types
Roundtable
Concurrent Session

Data Are Everywhere—and Now, So Is Data Science Education. Learn How This Affects You!

STEM Categorization
Math
Science
Technology
Day
Thu

Hear from four projects grappling with what it means to engage learners in data science, both integrated into STEM subjects and stand-alone, and discuss the potential challenges.

Date/Time
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Presenters
Daniel Damelin
Chad Dorsey
William Finzer
Sherry Hsi
Janice Mokros
Andee Rubin
William Tally
Session Materials

This interactive session helps all participants view their work in an important new light. Through a combination of presentation and active discussion, participants investigate several ways that data science education (DSE) can be integrated into STEM learning, and work together to answer driving questions about how DSE looks and feels in practice. Specifically, presenters (1) increase awareness of the importance of DSE, (2) help participants understand how DSE intersects with their work, and (3) expand views on data use in STEM learning to involve DSE contexts.

Session Types
Topical Session
Concurrent Session

NSF Priorities & Going the Extra Mile to Support Research Use

Day
Thu

Neild discusses strategies for effective partnerships and collaborations between researchers and practitioners as well as promising mechanisms for communicating research findings to teachers and agency leadership in schools.

(Moderator: Karen King)

Date/Time
-
Presenters
Jim Lewis
Ruth Neild
Karen King
Session Materials
Session Types
Plenary

NSF Welcome & Nexus of Change: Exploring the Intersections Between Broadening Participation, STEM and Computer Science Disciplines, and Technological Innovations in Education

STEM Categorization
Computer Science
Engineering
Math
Science
Technology
Day
Wed

The framing plenary presentation addresses the necessity and urgency for the NSF DRK–12 and STEM+C communities to capitalize on intersections or the nexus of the three domains of broadening participation, STEM+C disciplines, and technological innovations.

Date/Time
-
Presenters
Robert Ochsendorf
Okhee Lee
Session Materials

The education system is rapidly changing due to three emerging forces: traditional minority groups are now the majority; standards in STEM and computer science are academically rigorous; and technological innovations are advancing fast. The NSF 10 Big Ideas provide the vision for harnessing these emerging forces. This framing plenary presentation will address the necessity and urgency for the NSF DRK–12 and STEM+C communities to capitalize on intersections of the three domains of broadening participation, STEM and computer science disciplines, and technological innovations in education.

Session Types
Plenary

STEM+C Gathering and Program Updates

STEM Categorization
Computer Science
Engineering
Math
Science
Technology
Day
Wed

Learn about the STEM+Computing funding program and its relationship to NSF’s Big Ideas (specifically, interdisciplinary Convergence and Work at the Human Technology Frontier), and network with other STEM+C awardees.

Date/Time
-
Presenters
Arlene deStrulle
Session Materials
Session Types
Concurrent Session

Postdoc Career Pathways

Day
Wed

Invited postdocs explore various career pathways in STEM education research in conversation with DRK–12 PIs from academic and non-academic institutions.

(Moderator: Dana Grosser-Clarkson)

Date/Time
-
Presenters
Gloriana Gonzalez Rivera
Christopher Harris
Zahra Hazari
Kirk Walters
Dana Grosser-Clarkson
Session Materials
Session Types
Invitation Only Session
Concurrent Session

CAREER Award Forum

STEM Categorization
Engineering
Math
Science
Technology
Day
Wed

This session focuses on the priorities and interests of CAREER awardees, including topics such as efficacy and effectiveness studies of STEM interventions in field settings, linking theories of change to variable selection, measure development, case studies, and other topics chosen by the participants.

Date/Time
-
Presenters
Finbarr Sloane
Session Types
Invitation Only Session
Concurrent Session
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