DRK-12 Research and Products

Professional Noticing of Children’s Mathematical Thinking
CADRE Web Overview
Including English Language Learners in the Process of Test Development: A Study on Instrument Linguistic Adaptation for Cognitive Validity
Enhanced Earth System Teaching Through Regional and Local (ReaL) Earth Inquiry
Presentation | The Problem: How can we support teachers in using local and regional geology to teach Earth science in an inquiry-based way? In 2006, 24% of Earth science teachers were not Earth science certified (CCSSO, 2007) and many do not know regional…
Project Instrument Development (I.D.) - Growth of Empowerment in Career Science Teacher
Presentation | A poster on Project Instrument Development (I.D.) - Growth of Empowerment in Career Science Teachers.
CAREER: Teaching Practices That Support Fraction-Based Algorithmic Thinking
Change Thinking for Global Science: Fostering and Evaluating Inquiry Thinking About the Ecological Impacts of Climate Change
Situated Assessments Using Virtual Environments : The SAVE Science Project
Presentation | This is the final poster that was presented at the PI conference in Washington, DC. it was part of the DRK 12 Sims & Games session proposal of 12 posters.
TED TALK -- Dan Meyer: Math class needs a makeover
Presentation | Today's math curriculum is teaching students to expect -- and excel at -- paint-by-numbers classwork, robbing kids of a skill more important than solving problems: formulating them. At TEDxNYED, Dan Meyer shows classroom-tested math exercises…
Negotiating Identities for Mathematics Teaching in the Context of Professional Development
Negotiation of the "presence of the text": How might teachers' language choices influence the positioning of the textbook?
Publication | Chapter in Mathematics Teachers at Work: Connecting Curriculum Materials and Classroom Instruction.
Using Practice as a Site to Learn Mathematics for Teaching: Developing Materials, Approaches, and Professional Community (Bass)
Standards in K-12 Tech Literacy & Engineering: Implications for Design & Research (Schunn)
Presentation | Join the panelists from the plenary presentation to continue conversations about common standards in each of the STEM disciplines.
Using Teaching Routines with Classroom Network Technology to Support Improved Classroom Assessment (Penuel, Schank)
Presentation | This interactive workshop introduces participants to teaching routines for use with a classroom network technology called Group Scribbles, which supports teachers’ invention of classroom assessment activities in Earth science.
Analysis of Children’s Mechanistic Reasoning about Linkages and Levers in the Context of Engineering Design (Benenson, Bolger, Kobiela)
Presentation | Following a hands-on experience in mechanism design, participants discuss the knowledge of content, pedagogy, and student thinking needed to support similar experiences for children.
Common Misconceptions about Heat and Insulation
Tool | This article highlights some common misconceptions students have about heat and insulation. It also provides tools for formative assessment and resources for teaching correct scientific concepts.
Learning Progressions in Scientific Inquiry (Goldberg)
The Inquiry Project: Seeing Weight, Grasping Density (Doubler, Carraher, Asbell-Clarke)
Videocases for Science Teaching Analysis (ViSTA) (Roth)
Science in Global Issues: An Integrated High School Science Course (Nagle)
Computer-based Assessment (Horwitz)
Presentation | In this session, the presenters discuss findings and experiences regarding technology-embedded assessment and how to support teachers in using it effectively.
The Role of the Institutional Setting in Teachers’ Development of Ambitious Instructional Practices in Middle-Grades Mathematics (Jackson, Cobb, McGraner)
Presentation | Three DR-K12 projects report findings on aspects of the institutional setting of teaching that affects teachers’ development of ambitious instructional practices in middle-school mathematics.
"Muddying the clear waters": Teacher's take-up of the linguistic idea of revoicing
Examining the Induction of Middle School Mathematics Teachers (McGraner)
Assembling Our Knowledge of Teacher Learning: The State of Our Understanding and Practices (Wilson)
Presentation | In this interactive talk, Wilson will ask each project to make explicit its assumptions about how teachers learn, the forces that matter the most, and how the logic and components of programs reflect those underlying assumptions. Wilson will…