DRK-12 Research and Products

Educational Game Design Model at NMSU Learning Games Lab (Part of the Gaming to Learn Panel at 2010 K12 PI Meeting)

Presentation | Barbara Chamberlin, with the NMSU Learning Games Lab, shares the Educational Game Design model developed at NMSU. The educational development studio involves content experts and game developers in their game design process, also employing a…

Planting Science Research in Education 2010 Poster

Presentation | Project overview poster presented at 2010 DrK-12 PI meeting.

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Supporting Grade 5-8 Students in Writing Scientific Explanations

Learning to teach mathematics in urban high schools: untangling the threads of interwoven narratives

Publication | In this article, the authors explore learning about equity pedagogy in mathematics by focusing on the experiences of a teacher and teacher educator within the Centering the Teaching of Mathematics on Urban Youth project. One…

The Use of Pictorial Supports as an Accommodation for Increasing Access to Test Items for Students with Limited Proficiency in the Language of Testing

Educational Game Design Model at NMSU Learning Games Lab (Part of the Gaming to Learn Panel at 2010 K12 PI Meeting)

Empowered Teacher webpage: www.empoweredteacher.org

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…

A Longitudinal Analysis of Unit Iteration Concepts for Length, Area, and Volume (Grades 2-4) (Barrett et al.)

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CAREER: Teaching Practices That Support Fraction-Based Algorithmic Thinking

How can coaching knowledge be measured?

Trying Very Hard to Make Games that Don't Stink: User Testing at the NMSU Learning Games Lab

Presentation | Barbara Chamberlin, with the NMSU Learning Games Lab, shares their user testing processes and strategies. The educational development studio involves content experts and game developers in their game design process, also employing a rigorous…

Wrapping Around - Understanding Fractions and "Super" Units (Witkowski et al.)

Change Thinking for Global Science: Fostering and Evaluating Inquiry Thinking About the Ecological Impacts of Climate Change

How can coaching knowledge be measured?

Prepare and Inspire: K-12 Education in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) for America's Future

SciJourner Volume 2, Issue 2

Publication | The second print edition from academic year 2010-11 of our student written science news publication, in pdf format. This is meant to be printed on large format paper, and folded, but it can be viewed online.

Math Snacks: Games to Address Gaps in Mathematics Learning Poster

Acquisition of mathematical language: Suggestions and activities for English language learners

Publication | In this article, we describe aspects of mathematical language that could be problematic to English-language learners, provide recommendations for teaching English-language learners, and suggest activities intended to foster language development…

ScratchEd: Working with Teachers to Develop Design-Based Learning Approaches to the Cultivation of Computational Thinking

Presentation | In this poster, we describe the goals of our research, our proposed model for professional development, our framing of design-based approaches to learning, and our framing of computational thinking.

Chemistry Facets 2010 DR-K12 PI Poster

Discovery Research K-12 (DR-K12):Descriptive Summary of Portfolio Analysis

Evaluation of a Developmental Progression for Length Measurement using the Rasch Model (Clements, Sarama, Barrett, Cullen, van Dine)

Presentation | This is a research paper presentation.