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Dear Colleagues,
This month’s Spotlight on Research and Practice Partnerships highlights current DRK-12 project work and the pivotal role of partnerships in advancing our understanding of effective teaching and learning…
Justice-Centered STEM Education with Multilingual Learners: Conceptual Framework and Initial Inquiry into Pre-service Teachers’ Sense-Making
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Our conceptual framework for justice-centered STEM education engages all students in multiple STEM subjects, including data science and computer science, to explain and design solutions to pressing societal challenges and…
PI Meeting Session
Panel
Multilingual Learners
Three ELL-focused projects will describe their work in light of cross-project challenges.
The purpose of this session is…
Organization
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Center for the Mathematics Education of Latinos (CEMELA)
CAREER: Making Science Visible: Using Visualization Technology to Support Linguistically Diverse Middle…
Announcement
Want to learn more about NSF's Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER)? Join us March 15, 2016 at 3pm ET for an informational webinar led by NSF Program Officer Karen King. The presenters–Michelle Cirillo,…
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In this exploratory study, we present typologies that represent two primary challenges teachers faced in developing coherent conceptual storylines in their lesson design, and examine the extent to which professional…
Announcement
The latest NSF Dear Colleague Letter encourages investigators to submit proposals to study the integration of computing and/or computational thinking within disciplinary STEM learning and teaching in formal STEM…
Poster
Elementary School
Middle School
STEM+C
Mathematics
Science
Technology
Michelle Zhu…
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The 2020 DRK-12 PI Meeting has been cancelled due to health and safety concerns related to COVID-19.
We are sorry to miss the opportunity to meet with you, explore successful approaches to common challenges, and learn…
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Featured projects in the Spotlight on preK-12 Engineering Education:
Pre-K and/or Elementary Level
Developing Integrated Elementary Science, Engineering, and Language Arts Curricula Aligned with the Next Generation…
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CADRE has compiled sortable Excel lists of DR K-12 projects that work in a particular topic area (e.g., algebra, earth science) or with a particular target audience. These lists can be useful tools in writing proposals for…
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Free, standards-aligned, and research-based inquiry curricula that address NGSS 3D proficiency. Includes Interactive scientific models plus hands-on activities, personalized guidance, and rich embedded…
NEW: Black and Latinx Parents Leading chANge and Advancing Racial (PLANAR) Justice in Elementary Mathematics (NSF #2046856)
CAREER Spotlight
This project aims to increase solidarity among parents, community organizers, and teachers to advance racial justice in PreK-5 mathematics education. Research objectives include understanding the lived experiences of…
The Quest for Sustainable Futures: Designing Transformative Learning Spaces with Multilingual Black, Brown, and Latinx Young People Through Critical Response-ability
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In this paper we argue for the need to design and develop transformative learning ecologies that explicitly position the diverse voices of youth from nondominant communities as central to re-defining and re-envisioning…
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Science involves changing the scale of objects—particularly scales of size, time, and intensity—from what is experienced in the world. Similar to investigations conducted in science laboratories, classroom investigations…
Adapted Measure of Math Engagement: Designing Self-Report Measures of Mathematics Engagement for Black and Latina/o Middle School Students (Collaborative Research: Holquist)
Poster
Middle School
High School
Mathematics
A three year, mixed-methods, critical participatory action research project to develop a culturally…
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Dear Colleagues,
CADRE introduces our new report, Classroom-Based STEM Assessment: Contemporary Issues and Perspectives. This report highlights the latest insights from DRK-12 program-funded research and underscores the…
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Dear Colleagues,
Here in New England, where CADRE is headquartered, spring is trying hard to break through winter’s hold. We hope that as many of you head out for spring conferences, you encounter great weather for travel…
“I Really Got to Think About My Background, Their Background, and How Do We Come Together on Something?”: One Emergent Mathematics Teacher Leader's Reflexive Journey with Social Justice Mathematics
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This 2-year qualitative case study focuses on one emergent mathematics teacher leader, Mr. Miller, and his conceptualization of Social Justice Mathematics (SJM). SJM is a justice-oriented pedagogical approach where…
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Happy 2025 DRK-12 PI Community!
Letter from NSF Program Directors
It is hard to believe we are already three weeks into 2025! In this new year, we want to take a moment to thank you for all the work you are doing to…
Newsletter
Dear Colleagues,
Last week, NSF announced significant changes to preK–12 funding with the launch of the NSF STEM K–12 program and solicitation. DRK–12 will no longer accept proposals. (Read our full article below.)
New…
PI Meeting Session
Product Feedback Session
Educational Technology
Gaming/Virtual Environments
Participants will learn how designers work through early versions of games to…
Organization
A Study of the Struggling Learner's Knowledge and Development for Number and Operation
CAREER: A Study of Strategies and Social Processes That Facilitate the Participation of Latino English…