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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…
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Earth Science
Technology
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High
Robert Ross
2009
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The Role of the Institutional Setting in Teachers’ Development of Ambitious Instruction in Middle School Mathematics
Kara Jackson, Paul Cobb, and Kristin McGraner, Vanderbilt University
Three DR-K12 projects report…
Establishing and Nurturing Effective Partnerships among University Faculty, Public School Administrators, and Classroom Teachers (Boger, Davis, Liles)
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Content Mentoring of Middle Grades Math and Science Teachers and Its Impact on Teaching Efficacy: Establishing and Nurturing Effective Partnerships among University Faculty, Public School Administrators, and Classroom…
Evaluating and Improving a Learning Trajectory for Linear Measurement in Elementary Grades 2 and 3: A Longitudinal Study
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We examined children’s development of strategic and conceptual knowledge for linear measurement. We conducted teaching experiments with eight students in grades 2 and 3, based on our hypothetical learning trajectory for…
Evaluation of a Developmental Progression for Length Measurement using the Rasch Model (Clements, Sarama, Barrett, Cullen, van Dine)
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This is a research paper presentation.
Mathematics
Measurement
Learning Progression
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Assessment
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Middle
Britte Haugan Cheng
2010
Announcement
The Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program is now accepting applications for the 2013-2014 Fellowship Year. The Einstein Fellowship Program is available to current K-12 science, technology, engineering,…
Examining Problem Solving Strategies on Multiple-choice Science Items Among English Language Learners Through Cognitive Interviews
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This paper introduces a coding system used to compare the ways English language learners (ELLs) and mainstream students make sense of multiple-choice science items administered in English. Thirty-nine native Spanish-…
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The Role of the Institutional Setting in Teachers’ Development of Ambitious Instruction in Middle School MathematicsKara Jackson, Paul Cobb, and Kristin McGraner, Vanderbilt University
Three DR-K12 projects report findings…
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This practice brief makes a case for substantive partnerships between STEM education R&D projects and districts and schools.
Produced by a CADRE work group of NSF-supported researchers and…
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Mathematics
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Elementary
McCool, J.
Cullen, C.
Barrett, J…
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The proposal for the Geniverse project. This project was proposed as NextBio; the name was subsequently changed to Geniverse.
The proposal for the Geniverse project. This project was proposed as NextBio…
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Professional Development
Teacher Attitudes/Beliefs
Teacher Retention
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The session summarizes the results of research identifying pivotal experiences of career science teachers and suggests implications and applications for professional development delivery.…
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Mathematics
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Other
Babette Moeller
2009
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The minus sign is a mathematical symbol that is multi-functional. Yet, how often is its use explicit to the non-mathematician, or more importantly the learner, who is expected to interpret the symbolism appropriately, when…