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The goal of this project was to create an inquiry activity to teach symmetry elements and symmetry operations in an inorganic chemistry course. Many students experience difficulty when building and mentally manipulating…
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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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As part of our Spotlight on Early Childhood Education, 14 DRK-12 projects describe their work in early learning and share their challenges, findings, instruments, and products. Featured Projects: Building a Grades K-2…
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Dear Colleagues, On the heels of Earth Day and the White House’s climate summit, we’re featuring a Spotlight on Earth and Environmental Science that discusses environmental literacy and shares innovative DRK-12 work…
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News CAREER Awardees Publication Shakhnoza Kayumova (CAREER Awardee) and Deborah J. Tippins published this article in Cultural Studies of Science…
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This paper introduces an approach for designing NGSS-aligned assessments that measure young learners’ science progress while also attending to the scientific language and literacy practices that are integral parts of the…
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Dear Colleagues, As we enter Year 2 of our current CADRE project, we are excited to build off of our previous work and offer support to a new cohort of early career scholars through the CADRE Fellows. (Watch for an…
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Despite years of research and practice inspired by chemistry education research, a recent report shows that US secondary instruction is not aligned with current national reform-based efforts. One means to mitigate this…
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Explaining phenomena associated with a system involves describing a system’s structure and articulating the process through which the system’s structure changes over time. This paper defines geo-sequential reasoning in the…
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Cognitive interviews play an important role in articulating the intended construct of educational assessments. This paper describes the iterative development of protocols for cognitive interviews with kindergarten through…
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Dear Colleagues, In this newsletter, we focus on project development, specifically highlighting insights and expertise from your DRK-12 and NSF colleagues, in preparation for the coming weeks and months when many of you…
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Dear Colleagues, This month's Spotlight on Games in STEM Education showcases innovative research into the role of gaming as a powerful tool to boost engagement and learning in STEM classrooms. Two blog posts featured in…
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Panel Multilingual Learners Three ELL-focused projects will describe their work in light of cross-project challenges. The purpose of this session is…
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http://www.unc.edu/ Center for the Mathematics Education of Latinos (CEMELA) CAREER: Making Science Visible: Using Visualization Technology to Support Linguistically Diverse Middle…
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Featured in our Broadening Participation Spotlight, CADRE's neweset brief focuses on Partnership Building as a Broadening-Participation Strategy: Helping Researchers and Developers Bridge the Gaps in STEM Education. The…
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Roundtable Concurrent Session Computer Science Math Broadening Participation STEM & Computer…
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PI-organized Discussion Explore whether Network Improvement Communities might inform and guide dissemination efforts, and then engage in debate about STEM reforms at the local or global level…
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A PPT presentation on Articulating the Components of Inclusive STEM High Schools. Presented at STEMx Conference. A PPT presentation on Articulating the Components of Inclusive STEM High Schools.…
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Dear Colleagues, This month, we spotlight research on supporting teachers in choosing, adapting, and/or developing STEM instructional materials. Teachers are increasingly involved in these curriculum activities and…
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This announcement was recently sent out by NSF. Dear Colleagues: Effective October 5, 2020, the National Science Foundation (NSF) will begin enforcing the Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF…
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Echoing calls to expand environmental education research through design, this study explores the role of design in garden-based education and illustrate its contributions towards practical impact and theoretical insight…
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Dear Colleagues, This month, we are preparing to launch a new iteration of CADRE. Meet our team and learn more about our new initiatives. We are also revising some of our existing programs, such as our CADRE Fellows and…
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Dear Colleagues, In this month’s newsletter, we are excited to announce the 2022 CADRE Fellows! Thank you to the reviewers who helped identify this year’s cohort from a record number of amazing applicants. We look forward…
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Dear Colleagues, CADRE is excited to announce that we’re now accepting applications for the 2023 CADRE Fellows program! This program offers mentorship and community building for early career scholars and seeks to increase…
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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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Elementary School Science Improving the quality of teaching is essential to improving student outcomes. BSCS Science Learning and the University of…
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This counterstory (Delgado, 1989; Martinez, 2020) is based on field notes (Oct. 19 & Nov. 1, 2022) from our collective’s ethnographic project working with upper elementary Latiné learners and their transition to middle…
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News CADRE Fellows Publication Patricia Buenrostro (2018-19 CADRE Fellow) and Monica L. Miles published this article in The Urban Review.
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Product Feedback Session Educational Technology Gaming/Virtual Environments Participants will learn how designers work through early versions of games to…
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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…
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This brief examines the continued underrepresentation of African Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, and women of all racial and ethnic backgrounds in STEM fields; explains the benefits of collaboration around broadening…
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Click image to see poster. Abstract Objectives: In many contexts, teacher education is being designed to focus more directly on the practice of teaching which entails focusing much more on doing key aspects of the work. In…
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Topical Session Concurrent Session Math Technological Innovations Learn about technology for teacher…
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Gomez Carlos Nicolas Gomez Doctoral Student University of Georgia (UGA) Clemson University Assistant Professor…
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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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Other This session provides an opportunity for participants to discuss findings from a systematic review of instrumentation that DR K–12 projects proposed for assessing teacher’s content knowledge,…
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Dear Colleagues: This is our first "formal" opportunity to welcome new DR K-12 PIs, and welcome back those of you who we haven't seen since the June PI Meeting. Thanks to all who participated in making this one of the most…
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Planning to submit an NSF proposal this year? This toolkit is a compilation of helpful resources. Learn more about NSF’s funding opportunities in education and explore resources to help you in the…
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We argue that progress in the area of research on mathematics teacher responses to student thinking could be enhanced were the field to attend more explicitly to important facets of those responses, as well as to related…
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EarSketch helps you learn core topics in computer science, music, and music technology in a fun, engaging environment. You learn to code in Python or JavaScript, two of the most popular programming languages in the world,…
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Image The 2023 DRK-12 PI Meeting provided opportunities for learning, networking, and substantive conversations for approximately 300 DRK–12 project leaders, NSF program…
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High School Science Most STEM education reforms aim to prepare learners to use science in their post-school daily lives. This goal is not about content…
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Our research explores possibilities for cultivating new spaces for preservice secondary science teachers to engage in science. In a content-focused education course, we designed for and studied preservice teachers'…
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Dear Colleagues, Family and community engagement in education can contribute to positive student outcomes. Read how projects featured in this month’s Spotlight are including families and caregivers across preK-12 grades in…
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Product Feedback Session Curriculum Science Elementary School Session participants will explore and discuss a beta…
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Plenary Guest Speaker Session Participants are invited to look into the future with our panelists and consider a research agenda for STEM education that responds to the…
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This article presents a framework for calculating statistical power for moderator effects at all levels for two- and three-level CRTs. Recently, there has been an increase in the number of cluster…
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Find resources to help manage your NSF project. Find resources to help manage your NSF project. General Awardee Guide to Using CADREK12.org | CADRE Managing Your NSF Grant: Webinar Slides and…