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The Innovative Technology in Science Inquiry (ITSI) project is a learning portal with hundreds of free, customizable science, math, and engineering activities funded by the National Science Foundation…
To customize or not to customize? Exploring science teacher customization in an online lesson portal
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New technologies are increasingly giving science teachers the ability to access and customize science lessons. However, there is substantial debate in the literature about whether and under what…
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An electronic teacher guide (eTG) was developed to determine whether a digital guide could better support teachers in implementing an inquiry-based curriculum and in enhancing their practice. Developed as a proof-of-…
Invaluable values: an expectancy-value theory analysis of youths’ academic motivations and intentions
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While Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) fields have increased in importance over the past decade, minorities have remained traditionally underrepresented in these fields. In this study we seek to better…
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The logic underlying inclusive STEM high schools (ISHSs) posits that requiring all students to take advanced college preparatory STEM courses while providing student-centered, reform-oriented instruction, ample student…
Threatened by Stereotype: An investigation of the effect of stereotype threat on female and minority students’ STEM learning in the context of a computer intervention
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To contribute to the growing field of STEM education, we examined the presence of stereotype threat for
female and African American students during a large-scale computing intervention. Namely, this paper
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This brief explores factors that contribute to opportunity gaps in STEM education based on race, ethnicity, gender, ability, and socioeconomic status. It showcases the work of several DR K-12 projects and describes…
Partnership Building as a Broadening-Participation Strategy: Helping Researchers and Developers Bridge the Gaps in STEM Education
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This brief examines the continued underrepresentation of African Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, and women of all racial and ethnic backgrounds in STEM fields; explains the benefits of collaboration around broadening…
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How can research-based findings and advances help society to re-envision STEM learning and education? This report captures key takeaways, strategies, and challenges identified during the November 2015 workshop, including:…
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This paper traces the research-design-develop-test cycle of a haptically-enhanced science simulation designed to teach upper-elementary students core ideas about matter, phase change, and the role of intermolecular forces…
STEM starts early: Grounding science, technology, engineering, and math education in early childhood
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This report summarizes the latest research findings on the importance and impact of early STEM across the child's ecological systems, as well as the critical importance of framing communications about early STEM in an…
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No longer only for the elite, a new generation of science high schools could help low-income and minority students get better jobs.
No longer only for the elite, a new generation of science high schools…
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This Sprout Pro in a classroom handbook is designed to give you a starting point for integrating Sprout Pro into your learning environment and igniting your students’ creativity.
Sprout Pro was…
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This article describes a new open-source systems modeling tool called SageModeler and a curricular approach designed to support students and teachers in engaging in systems modeling.
Systems are a…
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This study tests that logic model by comparing the high school experiences and achievement of students in ISHSs and comparison schools in North Carolina.
The logic underlying inclusive STEM high schools…
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In this study, we analyze log data to examine the granularity of students’ interactions with automated scores and feedback and investigate the association between various students’ behaviors and their science performance…
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This framework offers a clear picture of what exactly inclusive STEM schools are and common language for both researchers and practitioners.
Background Inclusive STEM (traditionally known to stand for “…
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This study investigates student interactions with simulations, and teacher support of those interactions, within naturalistic high school classroom settings.
This study investigates student interactions…
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This brief article provides an overview of how to use the SageModeler systems modeling tool with an ocean acidification model as an example.
This brief article provides an overview of how to use the…
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Supporting Secondary Students in Building External Models is a collaborative project with Michigan State University and the Concord Consortium, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to examine how to support…
Family-school partnerships in a context of urgent engagement: Rethinking models, measurement, and meaningfulness
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This commentary highlights key themes across the five chapters of this volume, as well as offers specific recommendations concerning future directions for inquiry on the issue of family–school connections…
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Three middle school science curricular units on the topics of genetics, ocean biodiversity & discourse, and solar ovens & design critiques.
Three middle school science curricular units on the…
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This brief draws on research supported by the National Science Foundation to highlight important considerations for educators and others who design and provide STEM educational experiences for young children…
Integrating STEM into Preschool Education: Designing a Professional Development Model in Diverse Settings
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In this article, the authors outline the main components and the iterative design process we undertook to ensure that the professional supports are relevant and effective for teachers and children.
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In this study, authors use Phenomenological Variant Ecological Systems Theory as a strengths‐based approach to investigate 10 undergraduate Black women’s perceptions of race and gender on their STEM identity development…
ADVANCE: Organizational Change for Gender Equity in STEM Academic Professions Letter of Intent Deadline
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Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) Letter of Intent Deadline
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Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) Full Proposal Deadline
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Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Education and Human Resources (IUSE: EHR) Full Proposal Deadline
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In recent years, prominent organizations have released large-scale policy reports on the state of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education in the United States, with particular emphasis on…
ADVANCE: Organizational Change for Gender Equity in STEM Academic Professions Full Proposal Deadline
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Inclusion Across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science (NSF INCLUDES) Full Proposal Deadline
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