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Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears (http://beyondpenguins.nsdl.org), aNSF-funded project of the School of Teaching and Learning, College ofEducation and Human Ecology, has been awarded the AAAS Science Prize forOnline…
Using Scientific Data Sets to Teach STEM Topics, Support Student Learning, and Develop an Understanding about the Nature of Science
PI Meeting Session
PI-organized Discussion
Educational Technology
The session provides an overview of and stimulates discussion about current DR K-12 projects initiating STEM classroom…
Resource
Today's math curriculum is teaching students to expect -- and excel at -- paint-by-numbers classwork, robbing kids of a skill more important than solving problems: formulating them. At TEDxNYED, Dan Meyer shows classroom-…
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Written for CADRE by ABT AssociatesOctober 9, 2013
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1. Introduction 2. Methodology…
Changes to Mathematical Understanding as Influenced by Learning in a Collaborative Dynamic Geometry Setting
Poster
Web 2.0 environments provide infrastructure for synchronous access to communication and shared dynamic mathematical tools. These tools enable mathematicians (Alagie & Alagie, 2013) and mathematics learners (Alqahtani…
The Computational Algorithmic Thinking (CAT) Capability Flow: An Approach to Articulating CAT Capabilities over Time in African-American Middle-school Girls
Resource
This paper explores the CAT Capability Flow, which begins to describe the processes and sub-skills and capabilities involve in computational algorithmic thinking (CAT). To do this, authors engage in an approach which…
STEM starts early: Grounding science, technology, engineering, and math education in early childhood
Resource
This report summarizes the latest research findings on the importance and impact of early STEM across the child's ecological systems, as well as the critical importance of framing communications about early STEM in an…
Resource
The Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) is comprised of documents relating to the National Science Foundation's proposal and award process for the assistance programs of NSF.…
Newsletter
Dear Colleagues,
Registration for the 2021 DRK-12 PI Meeting has opened! If you are the PI of a project that will be active in June, check your inbox for the invitation. This year, up to three project members and…
CAREER: Black and Latinx Parents Leading Reform and Advancing Racial Justice in Elementary Mathematics
Poster
Elementary School
Mathematics
Broadening Participation
Professional Development
CAREER: Black and Latinx Parents Leading…
Newsletter
Dear Colleagues,
Happy summer, and welcome to the most recent new awardees! For those preparing to submit proposals for the next DRK-12 deadline (October 5, 2022), we invite you to listen to our recent informational…
Transforming Science Learning Framework: Translating an Equity Commitment into Action through Co-Design
Resource
In this study, we present a conceptual tool for guiding teachers’ principled pedagogical actions toward equitable instruction, referred to as the Transforming Science Learning (TSL) framework. The TSL framework was…
CAREER: Black and Latinx Parents Leading Reform and Advancing Racial Justice in Elementary Mathematics
Poster
Elementary School
Mathematics
Through critical community-engaged scholarship with ten Black and Latinx families and two community organizations, the PI…
Newsletter
Dear Colleagues,
This month’s Spotlight on Algebra Education in DRK-12 features projects focused on the connections between teaching practices, student reasoning, and the effectiveness of interventions. The projects…
Organization
https://www.msu.edu/
Problem-Based Learning Designed for Science and Mathematics Professional Development
Learning Science as Inquiry with the Urban Advantage: Formal-Informal…
PI Meeting Session
Special Interest Group (SIG)
Curriculum
(Open to all grantees)
Participants share their experiences transitioning to digital curricula, explore what curricula should…
Resource
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…
Announcement
The mission of the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) is to be a central and trusted source of scientific evidence for what works in education. A distinguishing feature of the WWC is that it does not directly assess programs,…
Announcement
Division L Junior Faculty Mentoring Session
The Long Road to Tenure: Navigating the Academic Terrain
We invite all early career scholars (defined as pre-tenure university faculty in current tenure track positions) to…
Expanding Latinxs' Opportunities to Develop Complex Thinking in Secondary Science Classrooms through a Research-Practice Partnership (NSF #1846227)
CAREER Spotlight
This project aims to reduce youths’ opportunity gaps in secondary science classrooms by building a sustainable research–practice partnership. We explore how deliberately coordinated activities that facilitate the…
Situating Professional Development in the Context of Live Instruction: Teachers’ Learning Through Legitimate Peripheral Participation
Poster
Objectives & Perspectives: This project addresses a fundamental challenge for professional development––how to support teachers to improve their practice. Decades of research have demonstrated that many common…
Exploring the Difficulties African-American Middle School Girls Face Enacting Computational Algorithmic Thinking over three Years while Designing Games for Social Change
Resource
This article explores middle school girls' reflections about the difficulties they faced while using computational algorithmic thinking capabilities as they engaged in collaborative game design for social change. Authors…
Resource
This paper argues that successful practice-based teacher education requires innovations in assessment that can better inform preservice teachers and those who prepare them. Such assessments must focus directly on specific…
Resource
Three middle school science curricular units on the topics of genetics, ocean biodiversity & discourse, and solar ovens & design critiques.
Three middle school science curricular units on the…
Poster
Elementary School
Science
Broadening Participation
Classroom Practice
Curriculum
Pedagogical Content Knowledge…
Newsletter
Dear Colleagues,
More than 40 DRK-12 projects presented videos in the recent STEM For All Video Showcase. It isn’t too late to view those videos to learn about current work! For those considering submitting a proposal for…
Newsletter
Dear Colleagues,
As we near the end of 2022, CADRE is taking a look back at the past year of DRK-12 ideas and resources that made an impact and taking note of some of the important influences on STEM education research.…
Poster
Pre-Kindergarten
Science
Young children engaged in observation, experimentation, exploration, and conversations about their natural world can…
Resource
This section presents an overview of critical developments in technology-driven, classroom-based innovative assessment practices. It uses a framework organized around cognitive constructs, assessment functionality, and…
Organization
Public Agency
http://www.ilce.edu.mx/2010/
El Instituto Latinoamericano de la Comunicación Educativa, es un organismo internacional autónomo, sin fines de lucro y orientado a…
Can Dynamic Visualizations Improve Middle School Students’ Understanding of Energy in Photosynthesis?
Resource
Ryoo, K. & Linn, M.C. (2012). Can Dynamic Visualizations Improve Middle School Students’ Understanding of Energy in Photosynthesis? Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 49(2), 218-243.
ABSTRACT:
Dynamic…
Lessons learned from an initial effort to bring a Quantified Self "meetup" experience to a new demographic
Resource
Quantified Self “meetup” groups appear to be appeal largely to middle-aged white males. What happens when the target demographic is changed to high school-aged Latina girls? This paper summarizes two lessons learned from…
CAREER Spotlight
This project will design and analyze a video club PD using a novel video tagging tool to support preservice teachers’ noticing and interpreting of student multimodal (verbal, gesture, action) algebraic thinking. The…
Designing for Broader Access: Considerations in Providing Opportunities for Students to Create Computational Models
PI Meeting Session
Roundtable
Concurrent Session
Computer Science
Broadening Participation
STEM & Computer Science Disciplines…
Understanding the Difficulties African-American Middle School Girls Face While Enacting Computational Algorithmic Thinking in the Context of Game Design
Resource
This article introduces CAT as explored through the Supporting Computational Algorithmic Thinking (SCAT) project, an ongoing longitudinal between-subjects research project and enrichment program that guides African-…
Resource
The Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) 16-1 is comprised of documents relating to the Foundation's proposal and award process. It consists of two parts: the NSF Grant Proposal Guide (GPG)and the…
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On July 22, 2011, representatives from three DRK-12 projects joined CADRE staff for a conference call to collectively discuss their work with ELLs, the challenges associated with work in this area, dissemination strategies…
Poster
Elementary School
Science
Broadening Participation
Professional Development
Despite widespread agreement about the…
Newsletter
Dear Colleagues,
This month we begin accepting applications for the CADRE Fellows Program. We’ve made some exciting changes to the program. We’re combining the Fellows and Postdoc programs this year and inviting…
Newsletter
Dear Colleagues,
This month’s newsletter includes a Spotlight on projects researching artificial intelligence (AI) in STEM teaching, learning, and assessment. It sheds light on directions in AI education research and…
Poster
Elementary School
Middle School
Mathematics
This project aims to examine how teachers' beliefs about the origins of mathematical…
Newsletter
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
Resource
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…
Organization
Bridging the Gap Between High School and College Physics: An Exploratory Study
Resource
S. B. McKagan, R. E. Scherr, E. W. Close, and H. G. Close, "Criteria for Creating and Categorizing Forms of Energy," C. Singh, M. Sabella, and Engelhardt (Eds.), AIP Conf. Proc. (2011 Physics Education Research Conference…
Announcement
Join the Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) National STEM Learning Resource Center, National Science Foundation staff, and ITEST Principal Investigators for a Q&A session on developing…