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This Spotlight features new briefs on AI in STEM teaching and learning, seven projects using AI in their DRK-12 work, and additional projects, publications, and blogs.
In this month’s Spotlight, we are…
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NSF is posting updates related to the Implementation of Recent Executive Orders on their website. Check back often for updates.
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Join NSF for an information session about a new grant funding opportunity being offered by the Swedish Research Council. The primary aim of the grant is to support long-term research collaboration between Swedish and US…
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Dear Colleagues,
As we write this newsletter, we’re aware of the many recent changes that have taken place in the education research community. We encourage you to keep up with the latest guidance by regularly checking…
AERA Session: Generative AI in STEM Teaching and Learning: Informing Transformative Uses Through Ethical Research and Development
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In this CADRE-organized session, researchers and developers working on artificial intelligence (AI) in STEM Education will discuss the transformative uses of generative AI across STEM education research, teaching, and…
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At the 2025 DRK-12 PI Meeting, CAREER awardees will have the opportunity to connect with each other and discuss topics of interest. Thank you for completing this survey to help us design the session in a way that best…
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At the 2025 DRK-12 PI Meeting, partnership development project type awardees will have the opportunity to connect with each other and discuss topics of interest. Thank you for completing this survey to help us design the…
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As of summer 2025, 172 early career researchers have participated in the CADRE Fellows program. Fellows have represented 94 different academic and non-academic institutions across the U.S.
2025 Fellows Cohort
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In this brief, The Potential of Using AI to Improve Student Learning in STEM: Now and in the Future, the authors examine the promise of AI as learning partner for students that offers personalized support and scaffolding…
Impact of an Adaptive Dialog that Uses Natural Language Processing to Detect Students’ Ideas and Guide Knowledge Integration
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This study leverages natural language processing (NLP) to deepen our understanding of how students integrate their ideas about genetic inheritance while engaging in an adaptive dialog. …
How Does an Adaptive Dialog Based on Natural Language Processing Impact Students from Distinct Language Backgrounds?
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This study takes advantage of advances in Natural Language Processing (NLP) to build an idea detection model that can identify ideas grounded in students’ linguistic experiences.
This study takes…
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We present a detailed empirical investigation of feature-based, recurrent neural network, and pre-trained transformer models on scoring content in real-world formative assessment data. We demonstrate that recent neural…
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We use natural language processing (NLP) to identify student ideas in science explanations. The identified ideas, along with Knowledge Integration (KI) pedagogy, informed the design of a question bank to support students…
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Two teachers—whose students were concerned about environmental injustices in their communities and eager to take action—initiated a collaboration to design freely available, customizable curriculum materials and a model…
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Read new briefs on AI in STEM teaching and learning, learn about DRK-12 AI work, and more.
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2025 DRK-12 PI Meeting
June 9-11, 2025 | Hyatt Regency Crystal City | Arlington, VA
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2025 DRK-12 PI Meeting
June 9-11, 2025 | Hyatt Regency Crystal City | Arlington, VA
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Participatory science conducted in formal K–12 settings has many benefits, including the potential to engage teachers and students authentically in the scientific enterprise and to make learning more meaningful. Despite…
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Dear Colleagues,
This month’s Spotlight showcases DRK-12 research in engineering education, highlighting innovative approaches to pedagogy, curricula, and student learning, as well as the unique challenges and…
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Invited projects: Please check your inbox for a March 19 e-mail with workshop registration links.
Workshop 1: Social Network Analysis and Education: A Gentle Introduction
Monday, June 9 | 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM
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Read about innovative DRK-12 work focused on spatial reasoning.
Spatial reasoning—the ability to visualize, manipulate, and understand relationships between objects in space—is a critical cognitive…