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Argument is central to all reasoning. Life is a constant attempt to make sense of one event after another – whether it is why your football team lost,…
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Dear Colleagues,
Thank you to those who have completed the survey we recently sent to gather information about DRK-12 projects. The majority of results are aggregated, but we have also collected information about DRK-12…
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The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a Foundation-wide activity that offers the National Science Foundation's most prestigious awards in support of early-career faculty who have the potential to serve…
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The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a Foundation-wide activity that offers the National Science Foundation's most prestigious awards in support of early-career faculty who have the potential to serve…
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Learn how DRK-12 projects are engaging administrators and teacher leaders to create a culture of STEM learning.
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NSF has posted a new Dear Colleague Letter (DCL): Supporting Knowledge Mobilization for PreK-12 and Informal STEM Learning and Teaching. The DCL "encourages submissions to programs within the Directorate for STEM…
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NSF has posted Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) On Proposal Preparation and Award Administration Related to NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 23-1).
View this and other proposal related…
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The DRK-12 program has funded projects that research innovative approaches to providing equitable and high-quality STEM education opportunities to rural students, such as place-based learning, online…
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LSAMP National Coordination Hub and Louis Stokes Community Resource Centers (LSAMP Hub & LSCRCs) Full Proposal Deadline
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Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Directorate for STEM Education (IUSE: EDU) Full Proposal Deadline
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Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI Program) Full Proposal Deadline
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Ti’Era Worsley (2019-20 CADRE Fellow) published this Education Sciences article with co-author Sara Heredia.
Investigating the Mangle of Teaching Oxidation–Reduction with the VisChem Approach: Problematising Symbolic Traditions that Undermine Chemistry Concept Development
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Meng-Yang M. Wu (2022 CADRE Fellow) and Ellen J. Yezierski published this article in Chemistry Education Research and…
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Joshua W. Reid, Samuel J. Polizzi, Yicong Zhu, Siying Jiang, Brandon Ofem, Sara Salisbury (2022 CADRE Fellow), Michael…
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Scott E. Grapin, Ashlyn Pierson, María González-Howard (2015-16 CADRE Fellow), Minjung Ryu, Caitlin Fine, and Sara…
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Emily Reigh (2019-20 CADRE Fellow), Emily Adah Miller, Maria Chiara Simani, and Alice Severson published this Science…
Unpacking Readiness for Elementary Science Teaching: What Preservice Teachers Bring and How That Can be Shaped Through Teacher Education
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Christa Haverly (2018-19 CADRE Fellow) and Elizabeth A. Davis published this article in Studies in Science Education…
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Angela M. Lyle, James P. Spillane, and Christa Haverly (2018-19 CADRE Fellow) published this Educational Policy…
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Christina Baze, María González-Howard (CAREER Awardee; 2015-16 CADRE Fellow), Vic…
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Sara C. Heredia, Michelle Phillips, Sarah Stallings, Ti’Era Worsley (2019-20 CADRE Fellow), Julie H. Yu, and Carrie D…
Ditch the Debate: Preparing Preservice Teachers to Nurture Productive Discourse About Controversial Issues
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Eric A. Kirk (2023 CADRE Fellow) co-authored this article with Troy D. Sadler for Innovations in Science Teacher…
Deeper Learning Opportunities and STEM Career Orientation in Out-of-School Time (OST) STEM Enrichment Programs
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Ryan Culbertson, Guan K. Saw, Kahli Hedrick-Roman, Chi-Ning Chang, and Guillermo Lopez (2022 CADRE Fellow) published…
Exploring Computer Science Understanding and Rationales in Preservice Teacher Pathways Through Faculty Professional Development
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Michael Karlin, Yin-Chan (Janet) Liao, and Swati Mehta (2023 CADRE Fellow) co-authored this article for the Journal of…
Exploring Energy Through the Lens of Equity: Funds of Knowledge Conveyed Through Video-based Discussion
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Eileen G. Merritt, Andrea E. Weinberg (2011-12 CADRE Fellow), and Leanna Archambault published this International…
Noticing Elementary Students’ Mathematical Reasoning and Diverse Needs: Investigating the Impact of Different Noticing Tasks
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Vecihi Serbay Zambak (2018 CADRE Postdoc) published this article in the International Journal of Mathematical…
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Cody Smith, Deepika Menon, Annette Wierzbicki, and Jenny Dauer (2012-13 CADRE Fellow) published this article in the…
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Jamie Elsner, Troy Sadler, Eric Kirk (2023 CADRE Fellow), Rebecca Rawson, Patricia Friedrichsen, and Li Ke co-authored…
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Patricia L. Marshall and Jonee Wilson (2013-14 CADRE Fellow) published this article in Urban Education.
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About half of all school districts in the U.S. are in rural places, serving about one in five students (Showalter, et al., 2019). Rural schools can be…
Legitimation Code Theory as an Analytical Framework for Integrated STEM Curriculum and Its Enactment
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In this paper, we describe Legitimation Code Theory as an analytical framework and provide an analysis of semantic patterns of an integrated STEM unit (written discourse) and a middle school teacher’s …
Direct and Transfer Effects of an Interdisciplinary Model Integrating Science and Reading in Grades 1–3: Results and Policy Implications
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Implemented was a 45-minute per day Primary Science IDEAS intervention in grades 1–2 integrating reading and writing within science instruction in a multi-year study conducted in 8 experimental and 9 control schools.…
Documenting Two Emerging Sociomathematical Norms for Examining Functions in Mathematics Teachers’ Online Asynchronous Discussions
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This study investigated novice mathematics teachers participating in an online teacher education course focused on covariational reasoning and understanding the behavior of functions. The analysis centered on documenting…
Engagement and Science Achievement in the Context of Integrated STEM Education: A Longitudinal Study
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A growing number of studies have shown the benefits of K-12 integrated science and engineering education. With this study, we add to the literature by documenting the relationship between STEM learning and engagement, and…
Strengthening Teaching in “Rural,” Indigenous-Serving Schools: Lessons from the Diné Institute for Navajo Nation Educators
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This article reports on the first three years of a teacher-led professional development program on the Navajo Nation. We draw on both quantitative and qualitative data from our end-of-year surveys to highlight some of the…
Examining How Using Dichotomous and Partial Credit Scoring Models Influence Sixth-Grade Mathematical Problem-Solving Assessment Outcomes
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Determining the most appropriate method of scoring an assessment is based on multiple factors, including the intended use of results, the assessment's purpose, and time constraints. Both the dichotomous and partial credit…
Mathematics and Science Teacher Educators' Use of Representations of Practice: A Mixed Methods Study
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This study sought to explore math and science teacher educators' use of various media to represent practice within methods courses. There is little understanding of why certain media is used over other representations and…
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This article introduces a new framework for articulating how educational assessments can be related to teacher uses in the classroom. It articulates three levels of assessment: macro (use of standardized tests), meso (…
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Science teacher leaders have been identified as an important lever for the implementation of science education reform. However, science reform implementation is locally controlled and not uniform across districts;…
Increasing Student Confidence in Writing: Integrating Authentic Manuscript Writing into an Online 8-Week Research Program
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In various formats, students at the secondary and postsecondary levels participate in multiweek authentic science research projects. There have been many papers explaining the operations of such programs, but few have…
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The Socioscientific Issues Teaching and Learning (SSI-TL) framework is a guide for developing an instructional approach to learning experiences focused on socioscientific issues (SSI). Despite the potential benefits of SSI…
Unpacking Response Process Issues Encountered When Developing a Mathematics Teachers’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) Assessment
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It is essential for items in assessments of mathematics’ teacher knowledge to evoke the desired response processes – to be interpreted and responded to by teachers as intended by item developers. In this study, we sought…
Vygotskian Hybridizing of Motion and Mapping: Learning About Geometric Transformations in Block-based Programming Environments
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Research on geometric transformations suggests that early learners possess intuitive understandings grounded in motion metaphors, transitioning to mappings. The processes through which students transition between these two…
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In many schools across the world, students experience mathematical concepts as ideas empty of wisdom and possibility. In this paper the authors analyze a philosophical conversation in which fifth-grade students were caught…
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Administrators and teacher leaders have distinct roles when it comes to leading and carrying out STEM teaching and learning. They discuss the vision for and implementation of instruction, how to use data…
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Learn about how DRK-12 projects are engaging administrators and teacher leaders to create a culture of STEM learning, ensure all students have access to high-quality instruction, and inspire students to pursue STEM-related…
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The 2023 Digitial Learning Arcade at the DRK-12 PI Meeting will take place as part of the General Poster Halls. A section of each session will be dedicated to projects that are developing or researching learning…
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Register to attend two virtual sessions at the 2023 DRK-12 PI Meeting. This is an opportunity for project team members to engage with other researchers and NSF program officers, learn about NSF initiatives, and ask your…