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This Spotlight features seven projects researching and developing simulations for teacher and student STEM education.
Since our 2015 collection of resources on Games & Simulations, projects in the…
Newsletter
Dear Colleagues,
As we welcome the spring season, we also welcome a new group of DRK-12 awardees. Congratulations to the recent CAREER and RAPID award winners!
Our newsletter is full of information and resources for you,…
Using Simulations to Support STEM Teacher Learning: Exploring Possibilities, Challenges, and Future Directions
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Ensuring that all students have substantive opportunities to engage in equitable sensemaking within STEM classrooms is critically important. But for teachers to learn how to create and maintain…
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This workshop is intended to provide guidance and mentorship to prospective CAREER applicants to the NSF Directorate for Education and Human Resources. It will serve as an opportunity for participants to gain a better…
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This workshop is intended to provide guidance and mentorship to prospective CAREER applicants to the NSF Directorate for Education and Human Resources. It will serve as an opportunity for participants to gain a…
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Read about DRK-12 work that is leveraging simulations to enhance student and teacher learning.
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May 3 | 12 - 1 PM ET
In Part 3 of the CADRE Learning Series, panelists will discuss what they learned from their design consultations, sharing how they applied (or modified) professional development design principles to…
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In Part 3 of the CADRE Learning Series, panelists will discuss what they learned from their design consultations, sharing how they applied (or modified) professional development design principles to address the…
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May 3 | 12 - 1 PM ET
In Part 3 of the CADRE Learning Series: Professional Development for Researchers Who Don’t Study PD, panelists discussed what they learned from their design consultations, sharing how they…
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NSF is providing information on the NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) program solicitation NSF 22-586 at webinars on Tuesday, May 10, and Monday, May 16, 2022, starting at 2:00 PM Eastern time each…
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NSF is providing information on the NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) program solicitation NSF 22-586 at webinars on Tuesday, May 10, and Monday, May 16, 2022, starting at 2:00 PM Eastern time each…
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Representatives from NSF's Division of Information Systems will hold a technical webinar on system-related information to assist with CAREER proposal submission for the NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER)…
Newsletter
Dear Colleagues,
We thank all of you who completed our recent survey of DRK-12 projects. Based on the results, we’re taking an initial look at the ways DRK-12 projects are engaging underserved populations and addressing…
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On May 9th and May 16th from 1- 2:30 PM ET, STELAR will host National Science Foundation Program Officers for a series of informative webinars on the new Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST…
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On May 9th and May 16th from 1- 2:30 PM ET, STELAR will host National Science Foundation Program Officers for a series of informative webinars on the new Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST)…
Announcement
May 3, 2022 Announcement from the National Science Foundation:
Dear Colleagues:
We are excited to share the latest Research.gov proposal preparation functionality updates, together with information about NSF Public Access…
Survey
CADRE will host an NSF-led webinar on DRK-12 Solicitation 20-572 on June 16, 2022, 1-2 PM ET. Please register by filling out the form below.
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CADRE will host an NSF-led webinar on DRK-12 Solicitation 20-572 on June 16, 2022, 1-2 PM ET. If you are planning to submit a DRK-12 proposal (deadline October 5, 2022), we encourage you to register and attend.
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Mathematical and Scientific Argumentation in PreK-12: A Cross-Disciplinary Synthesis of Recent DRK-12 Projects
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This review synthesizes insights from 23 NSF-funded projects, totaling $40 million, that studied mathematical and scientific argumentation in STEM education from prekindergarten (PreK) to Grade 12. The projects reported on…
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This review synthesizes findings from 18 NSF-funded projects, totaling nearly $22 million, that studied scientific modeling in science education from prekindergarten to Grade 12. The projects typically used descriptive…
Teachers’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge in Mathematics and Science A Cross-Disciplinary Synthesis of Recent DRK-12 Projects
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This review synthesized insights from 27 NSF-funded projects, totaling $62 million, that studied pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) in STEM education from prekindergarten (PreK) to Grade 12, split roughly equally across…
Announcement
Join the National Science Foundation (NSF) for the Spring 2022 NSF Virtual Grants Conference! This virtual conference will be broadcast live on Zoom during the week of June 6 – 10, 2022.
Registration is open! To register…
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Notice from NSF sent May 13, 2022
Dear Colleagues:
We wanted to make you aware that the entire suite of NSF Award Terms and Conditions have been revised to implement the requirements of the Build America, Buy America…
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Join STELAR for a special presentation by NSF Program Officers on Thursday, June 2, from 1-2:30 pm ET.
Session description: A panel of NSF Program Officers will discuss the key aspects for conceptualizing a…
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CADRE will host an NSF-led webinar on DRK-12 Solicitation 20-572 on June 16, 2022, 1-2 PM ET. If you are planning to submit a DRK-12 proposal (deadline October 5, 2022), we encourage you to register and attend.
Find…
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More than 40 DRK-12 projects shared their work in 3-min videos during the 2022 STEM For All Video Showcase. Congratulations to the six DRK-12 videos recognized for public and facilitator's choice awards!
Public Choice…
Project Spotlight
Learn about DRK-12 work to enhance teacher education using video.
In this Spotlight, learn how seven DRK-12 projects are leveraging video to enhance teacher learning. Blog writer, Karl Kosko, describes…
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The Evidence Quality and Reach Hub (EQR Hub) hosted a free webinar on creating high-quality engagement plans for sharing STEM research and innovations. Emily Loney, senior researcher and communication expert at the…
Informational Webinar on DCL: Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure Incubators and Conferences for STEM Education Research with a Focus on Education Equity
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A new Dear Colleague Letter: Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure Incubators and Conferences for STEM Education Research with a Focus on Education Equity describes a new NSF funding opportunity. Attend informational webinars…
Informational Webinar on DCL: Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure Incubators and Conferences for STEM Education Research with a Focus on Education Equity
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A new Dear Colleague Letter: Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure Incubators and Conferences for STEM Education Research with a Focus on Education Equity describes a new NSF funding opportunity. Attend informational webinars…
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In the spring of 2018, I began recording and studying the use of 360 video for mathematics teacher education with my colleague Rick Ferdig. Following a pilot study, we were fortunate to receive…
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…
Slideshow
Learn about DRK-12 work to enhance teacher education using video.
Secondary Mathematics Teachers’ Use of Students’ Incorrect Answers in Supporting Collective Argumentation
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This study illustrates how two secondary mathematics teachers used students’ incorrect answers as they supported students’ engagement in collective argumentation.
This study illustrates how two…
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The give-n task is widely used in developmental psychology to indicate young children’s knowledge or use of the cardinality principle (CP): the last number word used in the counting process indicates the total number of…
Early Career News
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The early-career reviewer program recruits early-career researchers to serve as peer-reviewers of grant proposals submitted to the William T. Grant Foundation…
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NORC at the University of Chicago leads a Diversity, Racial Equity, and Inclusion (DREI) Scholars Program, an opportunity for early career scholars to engage in…
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This workshop will prepare social and behavioral science and education researchers for the submission of a NSF Mid-scale Research Infrastructure proposal. The workshop focuses specifically on development of the Project…
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This workshop will prepare social and behavioral science and education researchers for the submission of a NSF Mid-scale Research Infrastructure proposal. The workshop focuses specifically on development of the Project…
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The Evidence Quality and Reach (EQR) Hub offers learning events, services, and resources related to research methods; knowledge translation; and diversity, equity…
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This list of STEM education research Dear Colleague Letters (DCLs) is part of CADRE's NSF Proposal Toolkit.
NEW! Dear Colleague Letter: Advancing Education for the Future AI Workforce (EducateAI)
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This will be an “office hours” style discussion and will be geared towards answering questions for those preparing their proposals for the August 12, 2022 solicitation deadline. Participants will be provided the…
NSF Q&A Office Hours for the 2022 ITEST Solicitation: Budget, Data Management Plan, Post-doctoral Mentoring Plan
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This will be an “office hours” style discussion and will be geared towards answering questions for those preparing their proposals for the August 12, 2022 solicitation deadline. Participants will be provided the…
Project Spotlight
Learn about DRK-12-funded efforts to understand the impacts of the pandemic on STEM teaching and learning as well as the early results from a synthesis of NSF-funded research on STEM education during the COVID-19 pandemic…
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Learn more at https://beta.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/hsi-program-network-resource….
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