Longitudinal Studies of Teacher Development in Elementary Mathematics and Science

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Learn about the work and findings of two longitudinal studies examining the development of knowledge, beliefs, and instructional practices among pre-service and early-career elementary teachers in mathematics and science.

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Over the past five years, research teams at Western Washington University and North Carolina State University have each conducted longitudinal studies to examine elementary teacher development in mathematics and science. Specifically, they have investigated the development of pre-service/novice teachers’ knowledge, beliefs, and instructional practices during teacher preparation and into their initial years of teaching. 

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Issues in Integrating NGSS Standards and Literacy/Language Arts in Grades K–5 Science

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Join in a discussion and give feedback on the work of a project integrating science and literacy/language arts, and issues associated with designing and implementing integrated science in K–5 schools.

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The vision of meaningful learning in science from NGSS and the National Research Council’s A Framework for K-12 Science Education requires reform efforts that address 1) curricular issues (what is being taught); and 2) pedagogical practices (what teaching will look like with emphasis on both the practices of science and engineering and the integration of the Common Core State Standards – English Language Arts).

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Improving Student Learning and Teacher Practice in Mathematics: A Focus on Formative Assessment

STEM Categorization
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Thu

Join a discussion with panelists from several projects about project model designs, initial findings, and implementation challenges associated with formative assessment in mathematics.

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In this session, four projects will share their work on formative assessment and mathematics learning trajectories, and participants will discuss the implications for formative assessment practices in mathematics.

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Expanding Opportunities for STEM Teacher Leadership

STEM Categorization
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Thu

Learn about issues, opportunities, and models of teacher leadership to create transformative learning environments and improve education policy and decision making.

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Effective teachers are crucial to efforts in improving student learning in K-12 STEM education. Effective teaching may be enhanced through innovative professional development that takes into account the stage of a teacher’s career continuum and opportunities for teachers to use their knowledge and wisdom of practice in various leadership capacities.

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Teacher Learning across Contexts

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Thu

Discuss these questions: What are the advantages and challenges of working across institutions—formal and informal—for teacher pre-service and in-service development, especially in science? What are current models, approaches, and findings?

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Projects Supporting Linguistically Diverse Students

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Thu

Join a discussion about how ELL projects approach challenges associated with recruitment of teachers; build trust and administrative support; develop partnerships between institutions and schools; and disseminate.

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Culturally Responsive Education

STEM Categorization
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Thu

Review themes related to culturally responsive STEM instruction, and generate ideas for advancing research and practice in this area.

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Co-Design Processes to Support the Development of Educational Innovations

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Thu

Join a discussion about co-design approaches that can help ensure that educational innovations are designed and used to support teaching and learning in early childhood.

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Argumentation and Discourse

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Thu

Join a discussion about models for teaching and learning argumentation and discourse in mathematics, including implications for teacher practice, classroom structure, and the nature of students’ learning.

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Presenter Reflections

David Yopp, University of Idaho | June 22, 2016

This session’s conversation focused on ways of viewing argumentation and how argument produces as the content to be learned.

Participants discussed examples (e.g., rational and irrational numbers, solving equations, and natural number operations) in Common Core where the argument students produce is the content. Understanding these concepts included understanding arguments that represent the concept, and these arguments provide access to mathematical notions that have no physical expression.

For example, numbers are classified as rational or irrational through an argument. An arguer might classify a radical as an irrational number by arguing that the radical cannot be expressed as the quotient of integers. When a linear equation is solved and a solution is found, the solution process can be viewed as an argument: that there exist a unique solution. The concept of "solving equations" is represented by this argument.

Following discussion of these examples, participants asked themselves what other areas of content could be viewed as an argument.