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REVISE Webinar
3pm - 4pm EST - Presentation | 4pm - 4:30pm EST - Coffee hour (optional)
A qualitative meta-synthesis looks across findings from qualitative research literature to answer a synthesis question and…
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CADRE is partnering with the ECR Hub to co-host a virtual lightning roundtable session focused on early math learning. This event will highlight the work of both DRK–12 and ECR PIs. Each PI will give a 5-minute…
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Dear Colleagues,
Although NSF is closed during the U.S. government shutdown, proposals continue to be accepted in accordance with published guidelines. Find additional information on NSF operations during the shutdown…
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This newsletter for education researchers and administrators shares news about NSF funding opportunities and resources.
September 2025
New Solicitation: NSF STEM K-12 Program and Solicitation | Informational Webinar on NSF…
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Innovative science curricula aim to transform classroom instruction by emphasizing socio-scientific issues (SSI), student-centered inquiry, and culturally relevant pedagogy. Engaging with new and innovative curricula has…
History, Hope, and Humility in Praxis: Co-determining Priorities for Professional Learning with Content Area Teachers
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This study examines an expansive shift in the priorities of professional learning within a collective of high school science teachers, scientists, community organizers, youth, and educational researchers who were working…
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Gutiérrez’s equity framework, derived from mathematics education research, defines equity in terms of four dimensions: access, achievement, identity, and power. Access and achievement yield outcomes that reify the status…
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This study captures the experiences of rural teachers with a large-scale online professional learning (PL) program for teaching science and engineering in their contexts and suggests guidelines for designing effective…
Middle School Science Talk: Coupling Natural Language Processing with Classroom Video Analyses to Explore Discursive Resources in Hybrid Spaces
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This study applies natural language processing and qualitative classroom video analyses to examine classroom discourse. Guided by hybridity theory, which emphasizes the benefits of blending everyday with academic language…
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In our elementary science methods courses, we aim to shift our preservice teachers’ view of science instruction beyond teacher-directed, hands-on “touching and telling,” toward a student-centered approach that emphasizes…
Pathways into the CTE Teaching Profession: A Descriptive Analysis of Degrees, Licenses, and Race in Maryland
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Despite significant interest in Career and Technical Education (CTE), little is known about CTE teachers. Using ten years of Maryland administrative data, we find that almost one-fifth of CTE teachers enter the profession…
What Does Knowledge of Dialogue and Argument Mean for Elementary Teachers’ Instructional Practices? A Case Study
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This study aimed to explore the development of teachers’ knowledge of dialogue and argument through three specific knowledge bases: declarative, procedural, and epistemic. Additionally, the study sought to understand the…
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This presentation, Developing Inclusive Engineering Education Opportunities, was given at the 2025 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition in Montreal, Canada on June 23,…
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This presentation, Engineering in Action: Hands-On Strategies for Students with MSD, was given at the Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) 2025 Diverse Learners Institute in Louisville, KY on July 15, 2025…
Why Build K-12 Data Literacy When the Path Is Unclear, There’s No Time, and the Machines Are Coming Anyway?
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According to one source, the world will have gathered 181 zettabytes of data by the end of 2025 (Bartley, 2025). Unknown to me previously, I learned that a zettabyte equals 1 sextillion bytes of…
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Learn about projects that are building teacher capacity and engaging students with authentic data, showcasing integration across and beyond STEM.
Spencer Foundation; Research-Practice Partnerships: Collaborative Research for Educational Change; Pre-proposal Deadline
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Learn more at https://www.spencer.org/grant_types/research-practice-partnerships.
Spencer Foundation
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Fri, 11/14/2025 - 00:…
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Learn more at https://www.spencer.org/grant_types/small-research-grant.
Spencer Foundation
Funding Opportunity
Mon, 12/15/2025 - 00:00
Newsletter
Dear Colleagues,
This month's Spotlight showcases DRK–12 projects advancing student assessment to enhance STEM teaching and learning. It features a reflective blog post by James Pellegrino on the program’s contributions…
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Learn about projects researching and developing student assessment to support STEM teaching and learning and the DRK-12 program's contributions to the knowledge base on student assessment.
In this month…
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When we developed the CADRE report Classroom-based STEM Assessment: Contemporary Issues and Perspectives (Harris, Wiebe, Grover & Pellegrino, 2023), we explicitly noted the NSF DRK–12 program’s…
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While the Arctic may seem bleak and inhospitable, indigenous people have successfully lived there for thousands of years. In this issue, learn how the Inuit of northern Canada, Inupiat of arctic Alaska, and Sami of…
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In FY2010, the program will accept proposals for large grants in 1) the Pathways track, 2) Pathways - II, 3) specific sub-tracks of Services, and 4) Targeted Research. In all tracks, the program will also accept…
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FIRE is a new strand of the Research and Evaluation on Education in Science and Engineering (REESE) program (NSF 09-601) and it is anticipated that after this first competition, FIRE will be incorporated into the REESE…
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With an emphasis on two-year colleges, the Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program focuses on the education of technicians for the high-technology fields that drive our nation's economy. The program involves…