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In this project researchers are implementing and studying a research-based curriculum that was designed to help children in grades 3-5 prepare for learning algebra at the middle school level. Researchers are…
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Learn about DRK-12 projects that are advancing the field of algebra education through innovative technologies, teacher professional development, curriculum impact studies, meta-research, and strategic partnership…
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In this project researchers are implementing and studying a research-based curriculum that was designed to help children in grades 3-5 prepare for learning algebra at the middle school level. Researchers are…
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This project is developing and testing a curricular learning progression of early algebra objectives and activities for students in grades 3 - 5. The goal of the work is to provide teachers with curricular…
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The project will research the implementation of Transition to Algebra, a year-long mathematics course for underprepared ninth grade students taken concurrently with Algebra 1 to provide additional support, and…
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The project is a longitudinal assessment of the prerequisite (e.g. fractions), cognitive (e.g. working memory), and non-cognitive (e.g. math anxiety) factors that dynamically influence 7-9th grade students'…
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Covariational reasoning, or the ability to reason about relationships as quantities change together, is one way of thinking that can provide a foundation for students to build their more abstract algebraic…
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This project proposes to study the teaching and learning of algebra in grades 7-9, with a specific focus on the ways in which classroom language explicitly describes properties of and relationships among…
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This research and development project provides resources for ninth-grade mathematics students and teachers by developing, piloting, and field-testing intervention modules designed as supplementary materials for…
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Effective “early” algebra interventions in elementary grades that can develop all students’ algebra readiness for later grades are needed. This study will use an experimental design to test the effectiveness of…
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This project will use classroom-based research to teach children about important algebraic concepts and to carefully explore how children come to understand these concepts. The primary goal is to identify levels…
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Beginning in the earliest grades, DRK-12 projects are promoting access to and success in Algebra for all students, through pre-service training and professional learning opportunities for teachers, instructional materials…
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This project is initiating an innovative approach to pre-K students' development of quantitative reasoning through measurement. This quantitative approach builds on measurement concepts and algebraic design of…
Developing Concept of Variable Among Students with Mathematics Difficulties in Preparation for Algebra 1
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Understanding of algebra concepts is necessary for students to gain access to STEM pathways. However, recent efforts in education have failed to improve algebra outcomes for many students, especially those with…
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This project will explore how children in grades K-2 understand visual representations of algebraic concepts. For instance, children might create tables or graphs to organize information about the relationship…
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This study will design a curricular framework for developing children's algebraic thinking across Grades K-2, with a particular focus on understanding how to support the teaching and learning of algebra with…
Identifying Effective Instructional Practices that Foster the Development of Algebraic Thinking in Elementary School
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This project seeks to identify teaching practices that can be linked to students' early algebra learning in grades three, four and five. The goal of the project is to use assessment data and videos of classroom…
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This project investigates and expands teachers' learning to notice in two important ways. First, the research expands beyond teachers' noticing of written and verbal thinking to attend to gesture and other…
An Architecture of Intensification: Building a Comprehensive Program for Struggling Students in Double-Period Algebra Classes
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This project is carrying out a research and development initiative to increase the success rates of our most at-risk high school students—ninth-grade students enrolled in algebra classes but significantly…
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This project that creates a set of materials for middle grades students and teacher professional development that would support the learning of early algebra. Building on their prior work with an elementary…
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Project researchers are training pre-service teachers to tutor students with learning disabilities in Algebra 1, combining principles from special education, mathematics education, and cognitive psychology. The…
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The goal of this CAREER program of research is to identify, from a cross-cultural perspective, essential Algebraic Knowledge for Teaching (AKT) that will enable elementary teachers to better develop students'…
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The project will use a quasi-experimental design to explore students' knowledge of core algebraic concepts in middle grades (grade 6), one year after their completion of 3-year, grades 3-5 early algebra…
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Students who fail algebra in the ninth grade are significantly less likely than their peers to graduate from high school on time. This project intends to test a common support strategy for at-risk students that…
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This project will scale up, implement, and assess the efficacy of interventions in K-12 mathematics education based on the well-established Algebra Project (AP) pedagogical framework, which seeks to improve…
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This collaborative project is developing instruments to assess secondary teachers' Mathematical Habits of Mind (MHoM). These habits bring parsimony, focus, and coherence to teachers' mathematical thinking and,…
CAREER: From Research to Meta-Research to Practice – The Development of an Educational Learning Environment Framework for School Algebra
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This project advances the understanding of teaching and learning of algebra in grades 6 through 12 by using a methodology that leverages the cumulative power of an analysis of many studies on a topic. This work…
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This project is using Second Life and other technology to structure carefully planned learning experiences for pre-service teachers. Virtual technologies are used to provide pre-service teachers practice in…
Math Snacks Early Algebra Using Games and Inquiry to Help Students Transition from Number to Variable
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This project will develop games to build conceptual understanding of key early algebra topics. The materials will be freely accessible on the web in both English and Spanish. The project will develop 4-5 games.…
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This project is studying how young children in grades K-2 understand mathematical concepts that are foundational for developing algebraic thinking. Researchers are contributing to an ongoing effort to develop a…
Gateways to Algebraic Motivation, Engagement and Success (GAMES): Supporting and Assessing Fraction Proficiency with Game-Based, Mobile Applications and Devices
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This project is designing digital games for middle school students that will help them prepare for success in Algebra. The games are intended to help students gain a deep understanding of measurement and…
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The aim of this project is to explore the hypothesis that a curricular focus on quantitative reasoning in middle grades mathematics can enhance development of student skill and understanding about mathematical…
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EDC is developing a high school capstone course in linear algebra. Student resources contain a core semester that develops two- and three-dimensional geometry using vectors and that treats matrix algebra and its…
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This collaborative project is developing instruments to assess secondary teachers' Mathematical Habits of Mind (MHoM). These habits bring parsimony, focus, and coherence to teachers' mathematical thinking and,…
Foundations of Algebra in the Elementary and Middle Grades: Supporting Students to Make, Represent and Justify General Claims about Operations
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This project develops images, extended examples, and principles that illustrate how the articulation, representation and justification of general claims about operations evolve in the elementary grades and how…
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This project tests and refines a hypothetical learning trajectory and corresponding assessments, based on the collective work of 50 years of research in mathematics education and psychology, for improving…
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This project is reviewing and analyzing policy documents and studies related to Algebra I learning and teaching, in order to (1) gain a better understanding of algebra education in the United States; and (2)…
CAREER: Investigating Differentiated Instruction and Relationships Between Rational Number Knowledge and Algebraic Reasoning in Middle School
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The proposed project initiates new research and an integrated education plan to address specific problems in middle school mathematics classrooms by investigating (1) how to effectively differentiate instruction…
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This collaborative project is developing instruments to assess secondary teachers' Mathematical Habits of Mind (MHoM). These habits bring parsimony, focus, and coherence to teachers' mathematical thinking and,…
A Longitudinal Comparison of the Effects of the Connected Mathematics Program and Other Curricula on Middle School Students' Learning of Algebra
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This project compares the effects on algebraic learning when using the Connected Math Program to the effects of using other (non-NSF supported) middle school mathematics curriculum materials at the middle school…
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This project seeks to develop a personalized, scalable PD approach that centers on and builds from algebra teachers’ practices and individual strengths. The project will focus its PD efforts on instructional…
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Bárbara studied in Argentina and the US, where she moved in 1995. She has been a kindergarten and seventh grade teacher in Argentina as well as a Spencer Foundation research training grantee. In 2008-2009 Bárbara was a…
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CAREER: Investigating Changes in Students' Prior Mathematical Reasoning: An Exploration of Backward Transfer Effects in School Algebra
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This project explores "backward transfer", or the ways in which new learning impacts previously-established ways of reasoning. The PI will observe and evaluate algebra I students as they learn quadratic…
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Casey Hord is a Professor in the Department of Special Education at the University of Cincinnati. His primary research interest is developing mathematics interventions for students with learning disabilities and students…
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Teaching and Learning Algebraic Thinking Across the Middle Grades: A Research-based Approach Using PhET Interactive Simulations
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This project addresses three central challenges: 1) the tendency for students to not engage in real mathematical thinking as they use technologies; 2) the tendency for teachers to not enact pedagogically-…
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The purpose of Project Delta is two-fold: (1) to extend an existing library of 17 interacting CD-ROM digital learning environments on numbers and operations by adding an algebra strand, and (2) to evaluate the…
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This project operationalizes research in number, operation, and early algebra. It builds on the paradigm of Dynamic Geometry (the interactive and continuous manipulation of geometric shapes and constructions)…
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Robert P. (Bob) Moses resides in Boston, Massachusetts, with his wife, Dr. Janet Moses, M.D. They have four children. Bob Moses was born and raised in Harlem, NY, and received his B.A. from Hamilton College in 1956. In…
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Examining Different Curricular Approaches and Their Impact on High School Students' Understanding of Algebra: Phase 1 -- Studying the Intended Curriculum
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We are analyzing the intended algebra curriculum as represented in a variety of high-school mathematics textbooks – Core Plus Mathematics Project (CPMP), Discovering Mathematics (Key Curriculum Press), EDC's…
Studying Technology-based Strategies for Enhancing Student Interest in STEM Careers through Algebra Curricula in Grades 5-9
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This project is examining the relationship between specific technology-based motivational activities and grade 5 to 9 student interest in STEM careers through a variety of classroom-based experiences. The…
Closing the Math Achievement Gap for English Language Learners: Technology Resources for Pre-algebra
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The project addresses the relatively poor mathematics achievement of students who are not proficient in English. It includes research on how English language learners in beginning algebra classes solve math word…
Improving Formative Assessment Practices: Using Learning Trajectories to Develop Resources That Support Teacher Instructional Practice and Student Learning in CMP2
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The overarching goal of this project is to develop innovative instructional resources and professional development to support middle grades teachers in meeting the challenges set by college- and career-ready…
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Marquette University
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Park, H., & Magiera, M. T. (2019). Pre-service teachers’ conceptions of mathematical argumentation. In S.…
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This is a planning effort to explore future directions and innovations related to educational design in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education in partnership with the International Society…
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This project promotes teacher "learning in practice" to bring out and build on the cognitive strengths of their students for science learning in the classroom. Understanding the broader contexts of their student…
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This exploratory project seeks to understand the role that a network of tablet computers may play in elementary and middle school math and science classrooms. The project uses classroom observations, student…
Helping Teachers to Use and Students To Learn From Contrasting Examples: A Scale-up Study in Algebra I
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Several small-scale experimental classroom studies Star and Rittle-Johnson demonstrate the value of comparison in mathematics learning: Students who learned by comparing and contrasting alternative solution…
Researching the Wireless High School: Effects on Science Teaching and Implications for Professional Development
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This study investigates the impact of the wireless environment on high school science using a purposeful sampling of schools with high implementers. Five schools will be examined and extensive data in multiple…
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The goal of this conference was to bring together classroom teachers, mathematics educators, mathematicians, and community college faculty to consider critical questions about content and pedagogy in the…
Establishing a Partnership Between a Rural School and an Urban University to Support Algebra 1 Learning for Students with Learning Disabilities
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Tutoring programs that are jointly supported by schools and universities can offer benefits to both parties. The programs, however, are only helpful to the extent they respond to the needs and interests of the…
Development and Empirical Recovery for a Learning Progression-Based Assessment of the Function Concept
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The project will design an assessment based on learning progressions for the concept of function - a critical concept for algebra learning and understanding. The goal of the assessment and learning progression…
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As part of a SAVI, researchers from the U.S. and from Finland will collaborate on investigating the relationships between engagement and learning in STEM transmedia games. The project involves two intensive, 5…
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This project will develop and systematically investigate a teaching model to assist teachers in developing ideas about proof in grades 2-5. The teaching model provides both a tool for learning on the part of…
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This Spotlight features descriptions of DRK-12 funded Exploratory projects and projects that have built on a previously funded Exploratory project, and a blog with more information about this project type, including how it…
Scaffolding Middle and High School Students’ Scientific Evaluations of Sources and Alternative Claims in Earth and Environmental Sciences (Collaborative Research: Governor)
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This project addresses tools to support students in reading and evaluating a variety of sources to compare various claims addressing socioscientific issues. It draws on literacy concepts from science education…
Scaffolding Middle and High School Students’ Scientific Evaluations of Sources and Alternative Claims in Earth and Environmental Sciences (Collaborative Research: Sinatra)
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This project addresses tools to support students in reading and evaluating a variety of sources to compare various claims addressing socioscientific issues. It draws on literacy concepts from science education…
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This project investigated the potential opportunities and challenges for educators to incorporate explorations of a variety of large data sets into science, math and, to a lesser extent, social science classes…
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This project will support teacher capacity for implementing mathematical modeling lessons by engaging teachers in co-planning and co-teaching with researchers skilled in Emergent Bilingual (EB) mathematics…
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Since joining PERG in 1993, Mary has worked primarily on evaluation and research on the Bob Moses Algebra Project. The work has included:An 11-year study of the development of the math department, and student outcomes, in…
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Analúcia D. Schliemann worked for 20 years at the Federal University of Pernambuco, in Recife, Brazil and was a Fulbright Scholar at LRDC-University of Pittsburgh (1986). Her work on everyday mathematics has been published…
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University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP)
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Walkoe, J. & Luna, M. (in Press). What We Are Missing in Studies of Teacher Learning: A…
Accessing Science Ideas: Enhancing Curriculum to Support Scientific Reasoning of Students with Learning Disabilities
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The Accessing Science Ideas (ASI) project is developing and researching content enhancements that support science learning of middle school students with executive function and related learning disabilities.…
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Advancing Reasoning addresses the lack of materials for teacher education by investigating pre-service secondary mathematics teachers' quantitative reasoning in the context of secondary mathematics concepts…
Integrating the Statistical Investigation Process, Data Visualization, and Simulation into High School Statistics
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This project is developing curricular materials that utilize best teaching practices in improving student understanding of statistics and data science for use in high school Algebra I, Algebra II, and Geometry…
Advancing Mentor Teachers' Practices Through Collaborative Pedagogical Reasoning (Collaborative Research: Remillard)
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This project leverages the role of mentor teachers to support novices’ development of pedagogical reasoning and increase the likelihood that they will be prepared to engage in responsive mathematics teaching.…
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This project investigates the potential of online role-playing games for scientific literacy through the iterative design and research of Saving Lake Wingra, an online role-playing game around a controversial…
System-wide Change: An Experimental Study of Teacher Development and Student Achievement in Elementary Science
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This project tests the impact on student achievement of a content-rich, systemic intervention in teacher development for elementary school science. The study will test the benefits of the System-wide Change…
Rethinking How to Teach Energy: Laying The Foundations in Elementary School (Collaborative Research: Lacy)
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This project is a collaborative effort that aims to develop a grade 3-5 Learning Progression that will provide a coherent approach to teaching energy in elementary school and lay a strong foundation for further…
Scaffolding Middle and High School Students’ Scientific Evaluations of Sources and Alternative Claims in Earth and Environmental Sciences (Collaborative Research: Buxner)
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This project addresses tools to support students in reading and evaluating a variety of sources to compare various claims addressing socioscientific issues. It draws on literacy concepts from science education…
Workshop on Materials Science and Materials Engineering Education - Educating the Enablers of Tomorrow's Technologies
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This project provides support for a two-day workshop that would bring about 60 participants together to discuss the issues, challenges and opportunities in "Materials Education" and devise strategies for…
Scaffolding Middle and High School Students’ Scientific Evaluations of Sources and Alternative Claims in Earth and Environmental Sciences (Collaborative Research: Lombardi)
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This project addresses tools to support students in reading and evaluating a variety of sources to compare various claims addressing socioscientific issues. It draws on literacy concepts from science education…
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This project integrates American Sign Language (ASL) into the life and physical sciences content of 9th-12th grade deaf or hard-of-hearing students. Project partners incorporate the use of the assistive…
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This project will develop a video recording and analysis system called VideoReView (VRV) that allows grade four science teachers to record, tag, and analyze video in their classroom in real time. The…
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My research focuses on middle-school and secondary mathematics education. I am interested in studying students' reasoning, particularly as it relates to mathematical generalization, justification and proof, and the…
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The Climate Lab: An Innovative Partnership between Climate Research and Middle-School Practice Collaborative Research: Drayton)
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This project will develop and test an education partnership model focusing on climate change (The Climate Lab) that features inquiry-oriented and place-based learning. The project will develop a curriculum that…
Coherent Implementation of Mathematics Instructional Materials: A Study of the Variations and Effects of District Supports for Implementation
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This project is a four-year, longitudinal, mixed-methods study of 12 school districts’ implementation of elementary mathematics instructional materials. It investigates the relationships among the district level…
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This project creates professional development materials that support secondary mathematics teachers in improving teaching and learning through lesson study. Project resources support school districts in…
Scaffolding Middle and High School Students’ Scientific Evaluations of Sources and Alternative Claims in Earth and Environmental Sciences (Collaborative Research: Bailey)
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This project addresses tools to support students in reading and evaluating a variety of sources to compare various claims addressing socioscientific issues. It draws on literacy concepts from science education…
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The Coaching Cycle project is creating an online course for K–8 mathematics instructional coaches. The project targets coaches in rural areas and small schools who do not have access to regular district-wide…
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This project is developing a system for producing automated professional mentoring while students play computer games based on STEM professions. The project explores a specific hypothesis about STEM mentoring: A…
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This project is developing a comprehensive science curriculum for grades 9-11 and related professional development materials. The curriculum prepares students for high stakes testing, accommodates a new…
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This exploratory research and development project addresses the question, "Can students develop an understanding of the ecological nature of science (ENOS) in high school biology and environmental science…
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Educating the Imagination will develop a studio approach to science for underrepresented high school students. The approach integrates scientific and artistic habits of mind and forms of engagement for…
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This project is developing multi-media professional development resources that will enhance PreK-8 teachers' understanding of how to employ instructional strategies from the field of literacy in developing…
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We invite teachers, coaches, and other instructional leaders who will be using Transition to Algebra materials in the upcoming school year to a special orientation at Education Development Center (EDC). Transition to…
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This project aims to identify and organize research that is most useful to K-12 mathematics curriculum decision makers and to develop improved mechanisms for them to make good use of such research. Products will…
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This project addresses biology teachers and students at the high school level, responding to the exponential increases occurring in biology knowledge today and the need for students to understand the…
Developing an Online Game to Teach Middle School Students Science Research Practices in the Life Sciences (Collaborative Research: Baker)
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This project will develop and research AquaLab 9, an online video game to engage middle school students in learning science research practices in life sciences content. By engaging in science research practices…
Taking Games to School: Exploratory Study to Support Game-based Teaching and Learning In High-School Science Classes
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This project is building a set of software tools, including a tool for annotating screen recordings of activities in games, a teacher data dashboard for information about students' in-game learning, and tools to…
Measuring the Effects of a School-Based, Data-Driven Professional Learning Model for Raising Secondary Mathematics Achievement
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This project is designing and implementing a professional development model that uses data from the Surveys of Enacted Curriculum (SEC) to improve mathematics instruction at the high school level…
Universal Design of Inquiry-based Middle and High School Science Curricula (Collaborative Research: Foster)
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This project is developing and testing comprehensive science curricula for the middle school and high school. Project partners are creating heuristics for universally designed materials; building an open source…
Evolving Minds: Promoting Causal-Explanatory Teaching and Learning of Biological Evolution in Elementary School
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Adopting a teaching and curricular approach that will be novel in its integration of custom explanatory storybook materials with hands-on investigations, this project seeks to promote third grade students'…
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This work focuses on a practical problem in mathematics education; supporting teacher professional development for algebra teaching. The project will design and develop a web-based form of professional…
Engaging Secondary Students and Teachers Through a Proficiency-Based Assessment and Reassessment of Learning Outcomes (PARLO) System in Mathematics
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This project is researching the efficacy of a learning and assessment system that emphasizes students' attaining proficiency or better on a limited set of high value learning objectives in Algebra…
Evaluating the Developing Mathematical Ideas Professional Development Program: Researching its Impact on Teaching and Student Learning
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This is a 3.5-year efficacy study of the Developing Mathematical Ideas (DMI) elementary math teacher professional development (PD) program. DMI is a well-known, commercially available PD program with substantial…
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This Spotlight features DRK-12 impact studies that are researching the efficacy or effectiveness of previous work.
This Spotlight features DRK-12 impact studies that are researching the…
An Examination of the Impact of Teachers' Domain as a Professional Development Tool on Teacher Knowledge and Student Achievement in Biology
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Using an experimental design, this project examines the effects of online professional development courses on high school biology teachers' content and pedagogical knowledge, and on their students' knowledge.…
Biocomplexity: Transforming an Innovative High School Curriculum with UDL Scaffolds and Multimedia Resources
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This project transforms an already-useful curriculum to reach a wider population of students and teachers. The curriculum effectively builds on a base of core science and math concepts to bring important current…
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This study can provide a basis for design research focused on developing effective materials and programs for flipped instruction in secondary mathematics, which is already occurring at an increasing rate, but…
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This project designs, develops and tests a digital gaming environment for high school students that fosters and measures science learning within alternate reality games about saving Earth's ecosystems. Players…
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This project is developing inquiry-based, lab-focused, online Climate Change EarthLabs modules as a context for ongoing research into how high school students grasp change over time in the Earth System on…
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This project will study the design features of an experimental gaming environment called Arcadia: The Next Generation. Researchers working with a group of formal and informal educators to study the connections…
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This project is creating and studying a professional development model to support preK teachers in developing culturally and developmentally appropriate practices in counting and early number. The proposed model…
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In this Spotlight, five DRK-12 projects discuss the role of visual representations (VRs) in their work, how VRs are being implemented and tested, as well as emerging findings.
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Supporting Staff Developers in the Implementation of Professional Development Programs to Improve Mathematics Education for Students with Disabilities
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This project is (1) conducting a qualitative study on the way facilitators use Math for All (MFA), an NSF-supported set of professional development materials for teachers who teach elementary school students…
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This project is designing and conducting a crowd-sourced open innovation challenge to young people of ages 13-18 to mitigate levels of greenhouse gases. The goal of the project is to explore the extent to which…
Taking Foundation Science to Scale—Digitally: Transforming a Print Curriculum into an Innovative Learning Tool for Commercial Distribution
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This project provides a model of how existing, tested digital enhancements can increase student learning. Increasing the quality of science education requires careful coupling of effective, research-based…
INK-12: Teaching and Learning Using Interactive Ink Inscriptions in K-12 (Collaborative Research: Rubin)
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This is a continuing research project that supports (1) creation of what are termed "ink inscriptions"--handwritten sketches, graphs, maps, notes, etc. made on a computer using a pen-based interface, and (2) in-…
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This workshop addresses the need to connect a range of experts involved in game development and research to develop and disseminate best practices. The workshop will also establish a network hub where educators…
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This project will use an alternative model for online videos to develop video units that feature the unscripted dialogue of pairs of students. The project team will create a repository of 6 dialogic mathematics…
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This project will develop three replacement units for biology and refine them through classroom testing. The units will be models of STEM integration by using the important concepts of proportional reasoning and…
Reaching Across the Hallway: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Teaching Computer Science in Rural Schools
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This project will develop, test, and refine a "train-the-trainer" professional development model for rural teacher-leaders. The project goal is to design and develop a professional development model that…
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This research project is an investigation of the role that examples play in helping learners become proficient in proving mathematical conjectures. Researchers are building a framework that characterizes the…
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This project is developing a learning progression in scientific inquiry about the nature of matter. The effort will result in a research-guided system of curriculum, assessment and professional development…
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This two-year project will develop, pilot, validate, and publish a Teacher's Guide to the Science and Mathematics Resources of the ELPD Framework. This guide and related materials will translate the key science…
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Education researchers, practitioners, industry representatives, and policymakers are increasingly committed to making engineering education accessible to all K-12 students and teachers. This project is designed…
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This project is an efficacy study of the Fostering Geometrical Thinking Toolkit (FGTT) previously developed with NSF support. FGTT is a 40-hour professional development intervention focusing on properties of…
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This project will use an iterative approach to design activities and supports that foster pedagogical argumentation for use in undergraduate teacher education courses. This project will examine: 1) whether and…
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This project is developing and testing assessments for improving instruction, exploring how students can learn challenging content, and enhancing the ability of teachers to provide this content. The guiding…
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The Internship-inator is an authorware system for developing and testing virtual internships in multiple STEM disciplines. In a virtual internship, students are presented with a complex, real-world STEM problem…
Implementing the Mathematical Practice Standards: Enhancing Teachers' Ability to Support the Common Core State Standards
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This is a four-year project that is producing materials designed to help teachers see how the mathematical practices described in the Common Core State Standards for mathematics can be implemented in mathematics…
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Professor Moschkovich's research focuses on mathematical thinking and sociocultural approaches to mathematics learning. Her research agenda addresses three topics:
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Southern Methodist University (SMU)
Leanne
Ketterlin Geller
Ketterlin-Geller, L.R., Perry, L., & Adams, E. (2019). Integrating validation…
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James Lynn, of the Learning Sciences Research Institute, University of Illinois at Chicago, is the principal investigator for the NSF-funded Algebra Intensification Project. Lynn has also worked as a co-director and author…
Executive Director of High School Development
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I am the Postdoctoral Research Associate for our DR K-12 grant project entitled, “Preservice Teachers Knowledge for Teaching Algebra for Equity in the Middle Grades” at Texas A&M University. My research area is in…
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I am a postdoctoral researcher in the Center for Mathematics Education (CfME) at the University of Maryland. I am currently working on an NSF funded grant Developing Rich Media-based Materials for Practice-Based Teacher…
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Mark Driscoll, Managing Project Director at EDC, has directed a range of teacher enhancement, leadership, and materials development projects at EDC. Recent examples of materials are the MathFINDER CD-ROM, the MathPartners…
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TERC, Inc.
Learning Progression
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Algebra Project, Inc.
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This project is developing a week-long unit of activities focused on the cryosphere, implementing the activities with students, and studying the activities’ effectiveness. The overarching goals of this project…
Developing an Online Game to Teach Middle School Students Science Research Practices in the Life Sciences (Collaborative Research: Metcalf)
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This project will develop and research AquaLab 9, an online video game to engage middle school students in learning science research practices in life sciences content. By engaging in science research practices…
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CyberSTEM is developing and testing an integrated digital gaming network that spans homes, schools, and informal learning settings, offering a suite of digital games based on cutting-edge discoveries in the life…
Differentiated Professional Development: Building Mathematics Knowledge for Teaching Struggling Learners
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This project is creating and studying a blended professional development model (face-to-face and online) for mathematics teachers and special educators (grades 4-7) with an emphasis on teaching struggling math…
The Development of Student Cohorts for the Enhancement of Mathematical Literacy in Under Served Populations
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This project is developing and conducting research on the Cohort Model for addressing the mathematics education of students that perform in the bottom quartile on state and district tests. The predicted outcome…
Biocomplexity and the Habitable Planet -- An Innovative Capstone Course for High School (Collaborative Research: Puttick)
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This project is developing a set of instructional materials that engages students and teachers in the science of coupled natural human (CNH) systems. Teacher guides, a website and multimedia resources accompany…
Bio-Sphere: Fostering Deep Learning of Complex Biology for Building our Next Generation's Scientists
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The goal of this project is to help middle school students, particularly in rural and underserved areas, develop deep scientific knowledge and knowledge of the practices and routines of science. Research teams…
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This project is designed to enhance and study the development of elementary science teachers’ skills in managing productive classroom talk in inquiry-based physical science studies of matter. The project…
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Susan Jo Russell was a classroom teacher and staff developer in public and private schools in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. She is currently at the Education Research Collaborative at TERC, where she has worked in…
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In this Spotlight, explore DRK-12-funded projects and resources that focus on early learning opportunities in STEM.
New evidence continues to emerge on the formative potential of the early years in a…
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This project will develop a mathematics course for the fourth year of high school. The new course is being designed for students who will enter post-secondary education and will major in programs not requiring…
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This project uses items and data from the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) to develop two kinds of resources for preparation and professional development of secondary mathematics teachers: one…
Supporting Science Learning and Teaching in Middle School Classrooms through Automated Analysis of Students' Writing (Collaborative Research: Passonneau)
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This project will develop a novel, automated technology to provide middle-school students and their teachers with real-time feedback about students' written explanations of physics phenomena. Working in groups…
Cyber-enabled Design Research to Enhance Teachers' Critical Thinking Using a Major Video Collection on Children's Mathematical Reasoning (Collaborative Research: Maher)
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This project is working to create a cyber infrastructure that supports development and documentation of additional interventions for teacher professional development using the video collection, as well as other…
Advancing Mentor Teachers' Practices Through Collaborative Pedagogical Reasoning (Collaborative Research: Shaughnessy)
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This project leverages the role of mentor teachers to support novices’ development of pedagogical reasoning and increase the likelihood that they will be prepared to engage in responsive mathematics teaching.…
Mathematical Argumentation in Middle School: Bridging from Professional Development to Classroom Practice
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This exploratory project is working in collaboration with teachers to increase their knowledge of mathematics for teaching in middle school. In addition to geometry and algebra, the research component of the…
Cyber-enabled Design Research to Enhance Teachers' Critical Thinking Using a Major Video Collection on Children's Mathematical Reasoning (Collaborative Research: Derry)
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This project is demonstrating the use of cyber-enabled technologies to build and share adaptable interventions for pre- and in-service teacher growth that effectively make use of major video collections and have…
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This project is developing a two-year, intensive professional development model to build middle-grades mathematics teachers’ knowledge and implementation of formative assessment. Using a combination of…
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This project aims to support stronger student outcomes in the teaching and learning of geometry in the middle grades through engaging students in animated contrasting cases of worked examples. The project will…
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If you had asked me a few years ago how I was preparing my second graders for their future studies in algebra, I would have laughed! Algebra is for teenagers and addition and subtraction facts are…
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This project is developing Core Math Tools, a suite of Java-based software including a computer algebra system (CAS), interactive geometry, statistics, and simulation tools together with custom apps for…
Oceans of Data: What is Needed to Support Students' Learning with Large Scientific Databases? (Collaborative Research: Krumhansl)
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This project will address the question: In what ways can research on learning inform the design of interfaces and technology tools to be used by students accessing large scientific data bases? Oceans of Data…
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This project is studying the impact of implementing a NSF-funded, high school mathematics curriculum that emphasizes mathematical habits of mind. This curriculum focuses on ways of thinking and doing mathematics…
CAREER: Designing Learning Environments to Foster Productive and Powerful Discussions Among Linguistically Diverse Students in Secondary Mathematics
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This project will design and develop specialized instructional materials and guidelines for teaching secondary algebra in linguistically diverse classrooms. These materials will incorporate current research on…
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The goal of this project will be to provide the field with a cost-effective model for intense content-based professional development in ways that have not been possible before, except through costly face-to-face…
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This project will develop an approach to support fourth grade students' data literacy with complex, large-scale, professionally collected data sets. The work will focus on analytical thinking as a subset of data…
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For more information, visit: http://www.aera.net/EventsMeetings/AnnualMeeting/tabid/10208/Default.aspx
DR K-12 Presenters:
Brian Belland, Utah State University (Project: CAREER: Supporting Middle School Students'…
Ocean Tracks: Investigating Marine Migrations in a Changing Ocean (Collaborative Research: Krumhansl)
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Ocean Tracks is developing and classroom testing powerful Web-based visualization and analysis tools derived from state-of-the-art knowledge about how to support student inquiry with data. Powerful Web-based…
Building Students' Data Literacy through the Co-design of Curriculum by Mathematics and Art Teachers (Collaborative Research: Vacca)
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The aim of this project is to enact and study a process in which middle school teachers of mathematics and visual arts co-design and teach activities that combine math and art to teach data science…
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This project continues research and development work on high school instructional materials that integrate biology, computing, and mathematics. The project goal is to develop and test a one-semester high school…
SimSnap: Orchestrating Collaborative Learning in Biology through Reconfigurable Simulations (Collective Research: Tissenbaum)
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This project will develop and research collaborative learning in biology using tablet-style computers that support simulations of biological systems and that can be used individually or linked together. The…
Project Spotlight
This Spotlight features DRK-12 projects that are addressing approaches and developing tools to support STEM teaching and learning for students with disabilities.
The Individuals with Disabilities…
Leveraging Simulations in Preservice Preparation to Improve Mathematics Teaching for Students with Disabilities (Collaborative Research: Cohen)
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This project aims to support the mathematics learning of students with disabilities through the development and use of mixed reality simulations for elementary mathematics teacher preparation. These simulations…
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For more information on the 2011 NCTM Annual Meeting and Exposition, visit the NCTM website.
For more information on proposal submission, click here.
Look for these DR K-12 grantees who are presenting:
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Advancing Mentor Teachers' Practices Through Collaborative Pedagogical Reasoning (Collaborative Research: Ghousseini)
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This project leverages the role of mentor teachers to support novices’ development of pedagogical reasoning and increase the likelihood that they will be prepared to engage in responsive mathematics teaching.…
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This project uses computer-based models of interacting organisms and their environments to support a learning progression leading to an appreciation of the theory of evolution and evidence that supports it. The…
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This project researches the use of cyberinfrastructure to implement a strategy for using online telescopes as a laboratory to engage middle and high school students in cutting edge science research while…
An Agent-Based Simulation Environment for Predictive Longitudinal Modeling of High School Math Performance (Collaborative Research: Strong)
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This project will test the efficacy of using agent-based simulation and visualization models to identify the factors that predict mathematics achievement for students from the 8th grade to the 12th grade and…
An Agent-Based Simulation Environment for Predictive Longitudinal Modeling of High School Math Performance (Collaborative Research: Resta)
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This project will test the efficacy of using agent-based simulation and visualization models to identify the factors that predict mathematics achievement for students from the 8th grade to the 12th grade and…
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The primary goal of the project is to enhance secondary mathematics teacher education for pre-service teachers by developing, implementing and disseminating resources from a four-course curriculum that brings…
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This project has constructed, pilot tested, validated, and is now disseminating assessments of student achievement for use in upper elementary grades.
This project has constructed, pilot…
Supporting Teachers to Develop Equitable Mathematics Instruction Through Rubric-based Coaching (Collaborative Research: Wilson)
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This project brings together a successful mathematics rubric-based coaching model (MQI Coaching) and an empirically developed observation tool focused on equity-focused instructional practices, the Equity and…
Evaluation of the Cognitive, Psychometric, and Instructional Affordances of Curriculum-embedded Assessments: A Comprehensive Validity-based Approach
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This project’s overarching goal is to evaluate the assessment components embedded within two NSF-supported mathematics curricula: Everyday Mathematics and Math Trailblazers. The investigators will apply a…
CAREER: Collaborative Learning with Classroom Networks: Integrating Technological and Pedagogical Innovations
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This project studies teaching practices in a year-long high school algebra course that integrates hand-held and other electronic devices. Of particular interest is how these technologies can support learners'…
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This project examines middle school students’ graph literacy from an asset-based perspective, documenting the ways in which students think about graphs (i.e., their cognitive strategies and intuitive insights),…
Conceptual Model-based Problem Solving: A Response to Intervention Program for Students with Learning Difficulties in Mathematics
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This project will develop a cross-platform mathematics tutoring program that addresses the problem-solving skill difficulties of second- and third-grade students with learning disabilities in mathematics (LDM).…
Teachers Empowered to Advance Change in Mathematics (TEACH MATH): Preparing Pre K-8 Teachers to Connect Children's Mathematical Thinking and Community-Based Funds of Knowledge
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This project will modify the teacher preparation program for preK-8 teachers. The program is designed to help pre-service teachers learn mathematics well, learn to access students' cultural funds of knowledge,…
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This project uses learning analytics and educational data mining methods to examine how elementary students learn in an online game designed to teach fractions using the splitting model. The project uses data to…
Supports for Learning to Manage Classroom Discussions: Exploring the Role of Practical Rationality and Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching
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This project focuses on practicing and preservice secondary mathematics teachers and mathematics teacher educators. The project is researching, designing, and developing materials for preservice secondary…
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Nancy R. Lawrence has a Ph.D. in Educational Foundations & Policy from University of Colorado, Boulder. Lawrence has written on diverse topics, including formative assessment, cultural literacy, gender politics,…
Research Scientist
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Discipline Specialist (Education)
Assistant Professor, Math, Science, Technology Education
North Carolina State University (NCSU)
Algebra…
Assistant Professor, Math, Science, Technology Education
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Temple University
Meixia
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Ding, M. (2020, under contract). Teaching early algebra through example-based problem solving: Insights from Chinese…
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Texas State University
Cody
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McGraw, R., & Patterson, C. L. (2019). Establishing Problem Spaces and Boundaries During Small Group Work…
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Dr. Sutton serves as Co-PI for the NSF-funded Examining Mathematics Coaching DRK-12 project and brings to his position more than 30 years of experience in project management, mathematics and science education reform, and…
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Deborah Schifter is a principal research scientist at the Education Development Center, Waltham, MA. She has worked as an applied mathematician; has taught elementary, secondary, and college level mathematics; and, since…
Principal Research Scientist
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WestEd
Algebra
Computer Science
Mathematics
Cognitive Science
Educational Technology…
People
North Carolina State University (NCSU)
Erin
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2020
Krupa, E.E., Carney, M., Bostic, J. (2019). Argument-Based…
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Daniel Scher is the principal investigator of the Introducing Dynamic Number as a Transformative Technology for Number and Early Algebra at KCP Technologies. Daniel joined KCP Technologies as a full-time curriculum…
Senior Scientist
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Educator
George Mason University (GMU)
Algebra
Geometry
Mathematics
Measurement
Number Sense…
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Patricia Almond is a nationally recognized expert in the areas of assessment and students with disabilities particularly related to assessment accommodations, alternate assessments for students with low incidence…
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Assistant Professor
Drexel University
Algebra
Calculus
Geometry
Mathematics
Number Sense…
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Steven Rasmussen is president of KCPT Technologies and currently serves as Co-Principal Investigator on KCPT’s NSF funded, Introducing Dynamic Number as a Transformative Technology for Number and Early Algebra project. He…
Senior Scientist
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Discipline Specialist (Education)
Professor of Psychology
University of Pittsburgh (Pitt)
Algebra
Biology…
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Educator
Columbia University
21st Century Skills
Algebra
Economics
Mathematics…
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People
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Doctoral Research Assistant for Mathematics Dept
Texas State University
Achievement
Algebra
Calculus…
Doctoral Research Assistant for Mathematics Dept
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Denisse R. Thompson, Ph.D. (University of Chicago), is Professor of Mathematics Education at the University of South Florida where she has been on the faculty since 1990. She is the author or co-author of 17 books, over 25…
Professor of Mathematics Education
People
Assistant Professor
California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH)
Algebra
Calculus
Geometry
Mathematics…
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People
Discipline Specialist (STEM)
Richard G. Miller Endowed Chair of Mathematics Education
University of Missouri
Algebra…
Richard G. Miller Endowed Chair of Mathematics Education
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University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)
Algebra
Marta
Mielicki
Email
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Dr. Annie Wilhelm is an Associate Professor of Mathematics Education in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Washington State University. She holds B.S. degrees in Mathematics and Computer Science from Santa…
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Discipline Specialist (Education)
Algebra
Mathematics
Curriculum
Educational Technology
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Dr. Erica Litke is an assistant professor specializing in mathematics education in the School of Education at the University of Delaware. Her research focuses on understanding and improving instructional quality in…
Assistant Professor
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I am a graduate assistant under the KATE project: Preservice teachers' knowledge for teaching algebra for equity in the middle grades which is executed by Dr. Gerald Kulm and a number of faculty and graduate students…
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Associate Professor
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)
Algebra
Michael…
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Kevin Moore is an Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education at the University of Georgia. Kevin was born in Ohio and completed his B.S. and M.S. in Applied Mathematics at The University of Akron. He joined UGA after…
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People
Dr. Bree Jimenez is an Associate Professor of Special Education at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) and an Honorary Research Associate in Special Education with the Faculty of Education and Social Work at the…
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Instructional Leadership for Scientific Practices: Resources for Principals in Evaluating and Supporting Teachers' Science Instruction
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This project will research the knowledge and supervision skills principals' and other instructional leaders' need to support teachers in successfully integrating scientific practices into their instruction, and…
Experiments in Teacher Professional Learning: Testing Design Features that Accelerate Instructional Improvement in Mathematics
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Teacher professional learning is a critical part of the mathematics education landscape. For decades, professional learning has been the primary strategy for developing the skills of the teaching workforce and…
Examining an Online, International Exchange Professional Development Program for High School Teachers
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This project aims to elaborate a structure for practice-oriented, collaborative professional development that increases the capacities for collaborative learning by facilitating teacher-to-teacher interactions…
Supporting Large Scale Change in Science Education: Understanding Professional Development and Adoption Variation Related to the Revised Advanced Placement Curriculum (PD-RAP)
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This proposal leverages the re-design of the Advanced Placement (AP) curricula currently under way to study the impact of teacher professional development on student achievement in a natural experiment at scale…
Supporting Teachers to Develop Equitable Mathematics Instruction Through Rubric-based Coaching (Collaborative Research: Litke)
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This project brings together a successful mathematics rubric-based coaching model (MQI Coaching) and an empirically developed observation tool focused on equity-focused instructional practices, the Equity and…
Building Teacher Capacity for Teaching Across Science Disciplines Using "Smart" Greenhouses (Collaborative Research: Whitt)
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Transdisciplinary science integrates knowledge across STEM disciplines to research complex challenges such as climate science, genetic engineering, or ecology. In this project, teachers and students will design…
Building Teacher Capacity for Teaching Across Science Disciplines Using "Smart" Greenhouses (Collaborative Research: Zha)
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Transdisciplinary science integrates knowledge across STEM disciplines to research complex challenges such as climate science, genetic engineering, or ecology. In this project, teachers and students will design…
Supporting Teacher Customizations of Curriculum Materials for Equitable Student Sensemaking in Secondary Science (Collaborative Research: Reiser)
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This project is developing and researching customization tools to support teachers’ instructional shifts to achieve equitable sensemaking in middle school science classrooms. These tools will help teachers to…
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This project characterizes and analyses the developing mathematical identities of Latinx students transitioning from elementary to middle grades mathematics. The central hypothesis of this project is that…
The Smart Playground: Computational Thinking Through Robotics in Early Childhood (Collaborative Research: Bustamante)
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This project aims to create and test an innovative educational approach for bringing STEM learning experiences to underserved youth. It will co-create and study an outdoor robotic-augmented playground called the…
Developing an Online Game to Teach Middle School Students Science Research Practices in the Life Sciences (Collaborative Research: Gagnon)
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This project will develop and research AquaLab 9, an online video game to engage middle school students in learning science research practices in life sciences content. By engaging in science research practices…
The Smart Playground: Computational Thinking Through Robotics in Early Childhood (Collaborative Research: Rogers)
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This project aims to create and test an innovative educational approach for bringing STEM learning experiences to underserved youth. It will co-create and study an outdoor robotic-augmented playground called the…
Mathematics Discourse in Secondary Classrooms (M-DISC): A Case-Based Professional Development Curriculum
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This project is developing, designing, and testing materials for professional development leaders (e.g., teacher educators, district mathematics specialists, secondary mathematic department chairs) to use in…
Thinking Spatially about the Universe: A Physical and Virtual Laboratory for Middle School Science (Collaborative Research: Sadler)
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This project will develop and study three week-long middle school lab units designed to teach spatial abilities using a blend of physical and virtual (computer-based) models. "ThinkSpace" labs will help students…
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This project is writing and researching a book supporting grade 5-8 students in scientific explanations and arguments. The book provides written and video examples from a variety of contexts in terms of content…
Project Spotlight
This Spotlight features DRK-12 partnership development projects, which seek to build or strengthen connections among school partners and researchers for the purpose of co-designing future DRK-12 research and…
TRUmath and Lesson Study: Supporting Fundamental and Sustainable Improvement in High School Mathematics Teaching (Collaborative Research: Donovan)
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Given the changes in instructional practices needed to support high quality mathematics teaching and learning based on college and career readiness standards, school districts need to provide professional…
Project Spotlight
This Spotlight showcases DRK-12 projects that are researching and developing innovations that support and leverage problem solving in computer science, engineering, mathematics, and science.
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TRUmath and Lesson Study: Supporting Fundamental and Sustainable Improvement in High School Mathematics Teaching (Collaborative Research: Schoenfeld)
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Given the changes in instructional practices needed to support high quality mathematics teaching and learning based on college and career readiness standards, school districts need to provide professional…
Supporting Instructional Decision Making: The Potential of Automatically Scored Three-Dimensional Assessment System (Collaborative Research: Krajcik)
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This project will study the utility of a machine learning-based assessment system for supporting middle school science teachers in making instructional decisions based on automatically generated student reports…
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This project seeks to understand the practical rationality that undergirds teachers’ actions as they meet subject-specific goals of the teaching of algebra and geometry. The study develops a collection of…
A Longitudinal Examination of Children's Developing Knowledge of Measurement: Mathematical and Scientific Concept and Strategy Growth from Pre-K through Grade 5
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The project proposes a longitudinal study that investigates the development of an understanding of measurement across seven grades-from pre-K through Grade 5. Specifically, the project will establish clear…
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This project aims to advance the preparation of preservice teachers in middle school mathematics, specifically on the topic of proportionality, a centrally important and difficult topic in middle school…
Iterative Model Building (IMB): A Program for Training Quality Teachers and Measuring Teacher Quality
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This project aims to improve professional development programs for pre-service teachers (PSTs) as a way to improve student learning in mathematics and science. PSTs engage in a series of teaching cycles, and…
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This project engages children in classrooms across the country in an authentic investigation of Devonian fossils. Goals include supporting children in the use of evidence in constructing explanations of natural…
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This study examines changes in preservice and inservice K-8 teachers' understandings of science and pedagogy across a reform-based Professional Development Continuum. It researches how teachers' knowledge…
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This grant examines the changes teachers and students go through in their first year of implementing a New Technology High School project-based curriculum for ninth graders in two high schools. This first year…
Measuring Early Mathematical Reasoning Skills: Developing Tests of Numeric Relational Reasoning and Spatial Reasoning
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The primary aim of this study is to develop mathematics screening assessment tools for Grades K-2 over the course of four years that measure students' abilities in numeric relational reasoning and spatial…
Ecology Disrupted: Using Real Scientific Data about Daily Life to Link Environmental Issues to Ecological Processes in Secondary School Science Classrooms (Collaborative Research: Gano)
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This project is refining and testing two case study units on contemporary issues in ecology for urban middle and high school students underserved in their connection to nature. The case studies are based on two…
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This project builds on a prior study that demonstrated increases in students' knowledge of argumentation and their performance on mathematics assessments. The project will extend the use of the argumentation…
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This project provides partial support for the First North American GeoGebra Conference, GeoGebra-NA2010, to be held July 27-28, 2010 at Ithaca College. The global mission of this conference is to build a…
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This project examines relationships among pre-service teachers' developing understanding of learning in mathematics and science, the enactment of these understandings as they begin teaching. The objectives are (…
CAREER: A Transformative Approach for Teaching and Learning Geometry by Representing and Interacting with Three-Dimensional Figures
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Three-dimensional figures can now be represented as diagrams that appear to extend into space in ways that are free of material or physical constraints. They can be rendered at any size, in any orientation, and…
Assessing Instructional Quality in Mathematics: A Comparative Study of High and Low Value-Added Teachers' Videotaped Lessons
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This project’s researchers are determining individual teacher effect estimates and investigating their stability across models. This study also investigates the instructional practices of a subsample of 30…
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Researchers are developing a practice-based curriculum for the professional education of preservice and practicing secondary mathematics teachers that focuses on reasoning and proving; has narrative cases as a…
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This project aims to (1) investigate whether or not it is possible to successfully scale-up and adapt the Capacity Building Systems Model used in the Gadsden Mathematics Initiative and improve mathematics…
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The project describes and analyzes efforts made between 2002 and 2008 when the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) was clearly engaged in a process of systemic reform of K-12 math and science education aimed at…
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This project proposes an assessment study that focuses on improving existing measures of teachers' Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching (MKT). The research team will update existing measures, adding new items and…
Identifying Critical Characteristics of Effective Feedback Practices in Science and Mathematics Education
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This project will define and synthesize effective feedback strategies that can be linked to specific features of daily classroom assessment practices. It will develop a framework, including a conceptual strand (…
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This project is creating a system of online and face-to-face support services to strengthen the teaching and learning of Algebra II. The resources will make use of technology, will differentiate support for…
Untangling Mathematical KnoTSS (Knowledge for Teaching Secondary School): An Investigation of Collaborations Between Mathematicians and Mathematics Educators
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This project examines the nature and process of collaborations between mathematicians and mathematics teacher educators engaged in the preparation of secondary mathematics teachers. KnoTSS participants are teams…
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This project develops and researches the academic potential of a hybrid instructional model that infuses computer simulations, modeling, and educational gaming into middle school technology education programs.…
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This project is creating five video-case modules for use in professional development of middle school mathematics teachers. The materials are designed to develop teachers' understanding of mathematics knowledge…
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This project is testing the effectiveness of the 'Learning Assistant Model' for recruiting, preparing, and retaining STEM K-12 teachers by developing a suite of survey instruments that can be used by researchers…
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This project is evaluating existing knowledge about STEM teachers in professional learning communities (PLCs), both prospective teachers and classroom teachers across grades K-12. It will comprehensively…
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This project will investigate the effectiveness of a teacher academy resident model to recruit, license, induct, employ, and retain middle school and secondary teachers for high-need schools in the South. It…
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This project builds on current learning progression research to study the effects of teaching Tools for Reasoning on development of middle school students' capacities to understand the Earth's hydrologic systems…
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This project will explore the learning of mathematics through architectural tasks in an online simulation game, E-Rebuild. In the game-based architectural simulation, students will be able to complete tasks such…
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The PuM project develops and conducts research on a learning continuum for seamless instruction in middle school physical science and high school physics. The ultimate goal is to use physics as the context to…
CLUSTER: Investigating a New Model Partnership for Teacher Preparation (Collaborative Research: Steinberg)
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This project integrates the informal and formal science education sectors, bringing their combined resources to bear on the critical need for well-prepared and diverse urban science teachers. The study is…
Assessing the Efficacy and Implementation of a Technology-based Mathematics Intervention for Middle School Students
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This project will investigate the potential of a novel approach to mathematics intervention that leverages the affordances of technology and evidence-based pedagogy to improve mathematics learning for middle…
Integrated Study of Natural Resources, Human Impact, and Environmental Policy: Making Complex Systems Accessible for Secondary Learners
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This project explores the potential of "Agent-Based Models" to assist learners to acquire environmental science concepts targeted in forthcoming Advanced Placement test standards. The investigators frame the…
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Research has shown that engaging students, including students from underrepresented groups, in appropriately structured reasoning activities, including argumentation, may lead to enhanced learning. This project…
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The SAVE Science project is creating an innovative system using immersive virtual environments for evaluating learning in science, consistent with research- and policy-based recommendations for science…
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This 3-year project seeks to develop and test curricular resources built around handheld mobile technology to study how these materials foster urban middle school student engagement with and learning of local…
Project Spotlight
Read how DRK-12 projects are addressing issues of equity and supporting teachers in understanding and using learning progressions and trajectories.
This Spotlight features research on science and math…
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This research project aims to explore and understand how geographic information systems (GIS) can be used to promote and teach spatial thinking and social science inquiry skills. It addresses the research…
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In this project, we examine middle-school students’ understandings of coordinate systems and frames of reference prior to examining their graph construction and interpretation. This focus allows us to design…
Perceptual and Implementation Strategies for Knowledge Acquisition of Digital Tactile Graphics for Blind and Visually Impaired Students (Collaborative Research: Gorlewicz)
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This project lays the foundation and framework for enabling digital, multimodal tactile graphics on touchscreens for individuals with visual impairments (VI). Given the low-cost, portability, and wide…
Perceptual and Implementation Strategies for Knowledge Acquisition of Digital Tactile Graphics for Blind and Visually Impaired Students (Collaborative Research: Stefik)
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This project lays the foundation and framework for enabling digital, multimodal tactile graphics on touchscreens for individuals with visual impairments (VI). Given the low-cost, portability, and wide…
Perceptual and Implementation Strategies for Knowledge Acquisition of Digital Tactile Graphics for Blind and Visually Impaired Students (Collaborative Research: Smith)
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This project lays the foundation and framework for enabling digital, multimodal tactile graphics on touchscreens for individuals with visual impairments (VI). Given the low-cost, portability, and wide…
Perceptual and Implementation Strategies for Knowledge Acquisition of Digital Tactile Graphics for Blind and Visually Impaired Students (Collaborative Research: Giudice)
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This project lays the foundation and framework for enabling digital, multimodal tactile graphics on touchscreens for individuals with visual impairments (VI). Given the low-cost, portability, and wide…
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In this project, we examine middle-school students’ understandings of coordinate systems and frames of reference prior to examining their graph construction and interpretation. This focus allows us to design…
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This project is using data from interviews with 160 K-12 students and 20 adults to describe common understandings and progressions of development for negative number concepts and operations. The project is…
Creating a Model for Sustainable Ambitious Mathematics Programs in High-Need Settings: A Researcher-Practitioner Collaboration
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This project will study a successful, ambitious mathematics reform effort in high-needs secondary schools. The goal is to develop resources and tools to support other high-needs schools and districts in…
Beyond Bridging: Co-education of Pre-service and In-service Elementary Teachers in Science and Mathematics
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This project will implement and study a professional community designed to alleviate the mismatch between the expectations of student teachers in mathematics and science and their mentor in-service teachers. The…
Enhancing Middle Grades Students' Capacity to Develop and Communicate Their Mathematical Understanding of Big Ideas Using Digital Inscriptional Resources (Collaborative Research: Phillips)
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This project will develop and test a digital platform for middle school mathematics classrooms to help students deepen and communicate their understanding of mathematics. The digital platform will allow students…
Supporting Instructional Decision Making: The Potential of Automatically Scored Three-Dimensional Assessment System (Collaborative Research: Zhai)
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This project will study the utility of a machine learning-based assessment system for supporting middle school science teachers in making instructional decisions based on automatically generated student reports…
Building a Next Generation Diagnostic Assessment and Reporting System within a Learning Trajectory-Based Mathematics Learning Map for Grades 6-8
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This project will build on prior funding to design a next generation diagnostic assessment using learning progressions and other learning sciences research to support middle grades mathematics teaching and…
Supporting the Emergence of a Professional Teaching Community Through Collective Knowledge-Building in Assessment and Feedback of Mathematical Thinking (Collaborative Research: Silverman)
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This collaborative project is developing an online, professional teaching community that addresses issues of assessment in mathematics classes. The developers are building on the success of the NSF-supported…
Parents, Teachers, and Multilingual Children Collaborating on Mathematics Together (Collaborative Research: Pinnow)
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The goal of this project is to develop and study a mathematics partnership that engages multilingual children, their teachers, and their parents in mathematical experiences together. The project will design…
Investigating the Role of Collaboration on the Development of Student Ideas Using a Learning Progression for the Function Concept
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In this project, the team will address questions about how collaborative problem solving, learning progressions, and facilitation interact in the development of students’ mathematical learning. The work affords…
Hearing Each Other's Voices: Community Models for Professional Learning for Teachers, STEM Coaches, and Researchers (Collaborative Research: Fusco)
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A long-standing challenge for education and learning sciences is sharing the distinct knowledge bases of researchers and teachers with each other. The goal of this project is to support teachers, STEM coaches,…
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The main goal of this project is to validate a set of rubrics that attend to the existence and the quality of instructional practices that support equity and access in mathematics classes. The project team will…
Co-Designing for Statewide Alignment of a Vision for High-Quality Mathematics Instruction (Collaborative Research: Wilson)
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This project will develop a process for creating a shared, state-wide vision of high-quality mathematics instruction. It will also develop and study the resources to implement that vision at the state, district…
Learning How to Help Middle Grades Science Teachers Integrate Data Exploration and Sensemaking in the Classroom (Collaborative Research: Rosenberg)
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Data literacy is the ability to ask questions, analyze, interpret, and draw conclusions from data. As the world and the workplace become more data-driven, students need to have stronger data literacy across…
Co-Designing for Statewide Alignment of a Vision for High-Quality Mathematics Instruction (Collaborative Research: Mawhinney)
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This project will develop a process for creating a shared, state-wide vision of high-quality mathematics instruction. It will also develop and study the resources to implement that vision at the state, district…
Parents, Teachers, and Multilingual Children Collaborating on Mathematics Together (Collaborative Research: Quintos)
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The goal of this project is to develop and study a mathematics partnership that engages multilingual children, their teachers, and their parents in mathematical experiences together. The project will design…
Co-Designing for Statewide Alignment of a Vision for High-Quality Mathematics Instruction (Collaborative Research: Schwartz)
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This project will develop a process for creating a shared, state-wide vision of high-quality mathematics instruction. It will also develop and study the resources to implement that vision at the state, district…
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The goal of the project is to understand the current conditions, challenges, and resources that pertain to mathematics education in rural areas in the United States.
The goal of the project…
Developing Contingent Pedagogies: Integrating Technology-enhanced Feedback into a Middle School Science Curriculum to Improve Conceptual Teaching and Learning
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SRI International developed a formative assessment intervention that integrates classroom network technologies and contingent curriculum activities to help middle school teachers adjust instruction to improve…
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This project provides middle school students in a high poverty rural area in Northern Florida an opportunity to pursue post-secondary study in STEM by providing quality and relevant STEM design. The project will…
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This project is developing and evaluating effectiveness of 15 - 20 short computer mediated animations and games that are designed to: (1) increase students' conceptual understanding in especially…
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This project is developing inquiry-based, lab-focused, online Climate Change EarthLabs modules as a context for ongoing research into how high school students grasp change over time in the Earth System on…
Nurturing Multiplicative Reasoning in Students with Learning Disabilities in a Computerized Conceptual-modeling Environment (NMRSD-CCME)
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The purpose of this project is to create a research-based model of how students with learning disabilities (LDs) develop multiplicative reasoning via reform-oriented pedagogy; convert the model into a computer…
CAREER: Designing and Enacting Mathematically Captivating Learning Experiences for High School Mathematics
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This project explores how secondary mathematics teachers can plan and enact learning experiences that spur student curiosity, captivate students with complex mathematical content, and compel students to engage…
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Computational and algorithmic thinking are new basic skills for the 21st century. Unfortunately few K-12 schools in the United States offer significant courses that address learning these skills. However many…
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This project addresses a critical need, developing professional development materials to address the teachers of ELLs. The project will create resources to help teachers build ELLs' mathematical proficiency…
Assessing Student Engagement in Math and Science in Middle School: Classroom, Family, and Peer Effects on Engagement
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The project will use a comprehensive mixed methods design to develop theoretically-grounded measures of student engagement in middle school math and science classes that reflect a multidimensional construct…
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The project will develop modules for grades 9-12 that integrate mathematics, computing and science in sustainability contexts. The project materials also include information about STEM careers in sustainability…
The Role of Educative Curriculum Materials in Supporting Science Teaching Practices with English Language Learners
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This project aims to determine whether curricula designed to support teacher and student learning have positive impacts on teacher knowledge, attitudes, and instructional practices; to what degree educative…
Investigating the Relationship Between Teacher-Level and Student-Level Factors and NAEP Mathematics Test Performance by American Indian and Alaska Native Students
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This study examines ways that teacher-level factors (including teacher background variables and instructional practices) and student-level factors (such as self-rated mathematics interest and proficiency), and…
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The goal of the project is to understand the current conditions, challenges, and resources that pertain to mathematics education in rural areas in the United States.
The goal of the project…
Engaging Students in Discourse About Criteria for Judging Scientific Models (Collaborative Research: Duncan)
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The goal of this project is to study how secondary students come to understand better an underlying logic of natural sciences—the relation between construction of new ideas and critique of them. Science…
Enhancing the Future of Teacher Practice via AI-Enabled Formative Feedback for Job-Embedded Learning (Collaborative Research: D'Mello)
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This project envisions a future of work where advanced technologies provide automated, job-embedded, individualized feedback to drive professional learning of the future worker. To achieve this goal, it…
Synchronous Online Professional Learning Experiences for Middle Grades Mathematics Teachers in Rural Contexts
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This project will develop and implement an innovative online mathematics professional development model designed to provide growth opportunities for teachers in rural districts who normally lack access to such…
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This project aims to support teachers to engage their students in mathematical problem posing (problem-posing-based learning, or P-PBL). P-PBL is a powerful approach to the teaching and learning of mathematics,…
Building a Teacher Knowledge Base for the Implementation of High-Quality Instructional Resources through the Collaborative Investigation of Video Cases (Collaborative Research: DiNapoli)
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This project will address the pressing national need to generate shared, practice-based knowledge about how to implement freely available, high-quality instructional resources (mathematics formative assessment…
Overcoming Obstacles to Scaling-Up with a Cyberlearning Professional Development Model (Collaborative Research: Sumner)
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This project will develop and test a cyberlearning professional-development model that builds on the successful Curriculum Customization Service model implemented in Denver with EarthComm. The cyberlearning…
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In this project, investigators are developing and testing a learning progression for the study of chemistry. Likely pathways are investigated for how grade 8-13 student's implicit assumptions develop on five…
Preparing Urban Middle Grades Mathematics Teachers to Teach Argumentation Throughout the School Year
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The objective of this project is to develop a toolkit of resources and practices that will help inservice middle grades mathematics teachers support mathematical argumentation throughout the school year. A…
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This project will provide a field-based science and mathematics teacher education program that supports teaching focused on students’ affective development through culturally responsive practices. The project's…
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This project develops mixed-initiative dialog and speech recognition technologies to encourage students to speak and reason about science concepts. It is part of a larger collaboration to help fourth and fifth…
Strengthening Middle School Mathematical Argumentation through Teacher Coaching: Bridging from Professional Development to Classroom Practice
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This project is a professional learning experience for middle school teachers to support them in developing five mathematical practices in their teaching focused on mathematical argumentation - creating…
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As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, schools across much of the U.S. have been closed since mid-March of 2020 and many students have been attempting to continue their education away from schools. Student…
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This project focuses on fostering equitable and inclusive STEM contexts with attention to documenting and reducing adolescents' experiences of harassment, bias, prejudice and stereotyping. This research will…
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The project will develop and refine an electronic Test of Early Numeracy (e-TEN) in English and Spanish that will assess informal and formal knowledge of number and operations in domains including verbal…
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Providing computer science (CS) education to students prior to high school is critical for catalyzing their interest in CS and closing achievement and development gaps. However, the retention rate for…
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This project will investigate the factors that influence curriculum coherence and how teachers in Grades 3-5 respond to these factors as they make decisions about their mathematics curriculum…
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NCTM Regional Conferences offer more than 200 presentations as well as exhibits with the latest tools and resources for your classroom. Take the time to invest in yourself; plan for the future and make 2011 a rewarding…
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This project will collect and curate digital stories of diverse mathematicians sharing stories of their learning within and beyond schools. These short videos will become part of a more extensive digital…
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Computational and algorithmic thinking are new basic skills for the 21st century. Unfortunately few K-12 schools in the United States offer significant courses that address learning these skills. However many…
Toward a Scalable Model of Mathematics Professional Development: A Field Study of Preparing Facilitators to Implement the Problem-solving Cycle
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The study includes two and a half years of preparation and support for all the mathematics instructional leaders (ILs) within a large urban school district with a substantial minority student enrollment. These…
Scaffolding Middle and High School Students’ Scientific Evaluations of Sources and Alternative Claims in Earth and Environmental Sciences (Collaborative Research: McAuliffe)
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This project addresses tools to support students in reading and evaluating a variety of sources to compare various claims addressing socioscientific issues. It draws on literacy concepts from science education…
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This research project will produce curricular materials designed to help students learn about viral epidemics as both a scientific and social issue. It will engage students in scientific modeling of the epidemic…
Paving the Way for Fractions: Identifying Foundational Concepts in First Grade (Collaborative Research: Newcombe)
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The goal of this project is to investigate the extent to which individual differences in informal fraction-related knowledge in first-grade children are associated with short- and longer-term fractions and math…
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To learn more, visit http://www.mathedleadership.org/events/index.html
DR K-12 Presenters:
Shelbi Cole, Student Achievement Partners (Project: A Task Force on Conceptualizing Elementary Mathematical Writing: Implications…
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In this project, investigators are developing and testing a learning progression for the study of chemistry. Likely pathways are investigated for how grade 8-13 student's implicit assumptions develop on five…
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This project creates eight half-year units in two subject areas—Force and Motion, and Energy Systems— for three grade bands, pre-K–1, 2-3 and 4–6. These projects integrate engineering, science, math literacy and…
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This project is examining the nature of mathematical discourse in middle school mathematics classrooms; the ways in which middle school mathematics teachers’ beliefs impact the discourse when working to enact…
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This is a four-year project to develop, implement, and study an experimental model of secondary science pre-service teacher education designed to prepare novice school teachers to provide effective science…
Improving Professional Development in Mathematics by Understanding the Mechanisms that Translate Teacher Learning into Student Learning
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This project explores the mechanisms by which teachers translate what they learn from professional development into their teaching practice. The goal of this project is to study how the knowledge and skills…
Enhancing the Future of Teacher Practice via AI-Enabled Formative Feedback for Job-Embedded Learning (Collaborative Research: Kelly)
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This project envisions a future of work where advanced technologies provide automated, job-embedded, individualized feedback to drive professional learning of the future worker. To achieve this goal, it…
Developing and Evaluating Assessments of Problem-Solving in Computer Adaptive Testing Environments (Collaborative Research: Sondergeld)
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The Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (CCSSM) problem-solving measures assess students’ problem-solving performance within the context of CCSSM math content and practices. This project expands the…
Improving Multi-Dimensional Assessment and Instruction: Building and Sustaining Elementary Science Teachers' Capacity through Learning Communities (Collaborative Research: Strickland)
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The main goal of this project is to better understand how to build and sustain the capacity of elementary science teachers in grades 3-5 to instruct and formatively assess students in ways that are aligned with…
Generalized Embodied Modeling to Support Science through Technology Enhanced Play (Collaborative Research: Enyedy)
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The project will develop and research a new Mixed Reality environment (MR), called GEM-STEP, that leverages play and embodiment as resources for integrating computational modeling into the modeling cycle as part…
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In response to the increased use of formative assessment practices in California's PK-12 mathematics classrooms, this project will investigate what formative assessments are in use, how practitioners and…
Project Spotlight
Explore projects using technology to transform the assessment of student and teacher learning as well as advance the field of educational measurement.
In this spotlight...
Introduction &…
Articulating a Transformative Approach for Designing Tasks that Measure Young Learners' Developing Proficiencies in Integrated Science and Literacy (Collaborative Research: Rutstein)
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The main goal of this study will be to conduct exploratory-design work to produce both the design approach and the early-stage tasks that are critical inputs for creating a program of research and development to…
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This project is studying measurement practices from pre-K to Grade 8, as a coordination of the STEM disciplines of mathematics and science. This research project tests, revises and extends learning trajectories…
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Despite the tremendous growth in the availability of mathematics videos online, little research has investigated student learning from them. The goal of this exploratory project is to create, investigate, and…
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This project builds upon the prior work by creating problem-solving measures for grades 3-5. The elementary assessments will be connected to the middle-grades assessments and will be available for use by school…
Developing and Researching K-12 Teacher Leaders Enacting Anti-bias Mathematics Education (Collaborative Research: Yeh)
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The goal of this project is to study the design and development of community-centered, job-embedded professional development for classroom teachers that supports bias reduction. The project team will partner…
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This research and development project examines the impact of the Project-Based Inquiry Science (PBIS) middle school science curriculum. The research questions explored will look into efficacy, implementation,…
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Exploratory research is at the beginning of the evidence-building continuum. Mike Steele, the current DRK-12 program lead, describes Exploratory projects as research to “establish the basis and…
Ecology Disrupted: Using Real Scientific Data About Daily Life to Link Environmental Issues to Ecological Processes in Secondary School Science Classrooms (Collaborative Research: Wyner)
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We developed and tested two ecology case study units for urban high school students underserved in their connection to nature. The case studies, based on digital media stories about current science produced by…
Developing and Evaluating Assessments of Problem-Solving in Computer Adaptive Testing Environments (Collaborative Research: Bostic)
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The Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (CCSSM) problem-solving measures assess students’ problem-solving performance within the context of CCSSM math content and practices. This project expands the…
Paving the Way for Fractions: Identifying Foundational Concepts in First Grade (Collaborative Research: Jordan)
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The goal of this project is to investigate the extent to which individual differences in informal fraction-related knowledge in first-grade children are associated with short- and longer-term fractions and math…
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This project will investigate the factors that influence curriculum coherence and how teachers in Grades 3-5 respond to these factors as they make decisions about their mathematics curriculum…
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This project improves science learning by students who are not achieving their potential in high quality inquiry-based programs. The project aims to achieve its goal by developing a computer program, My Science…
Supporting Teachers to Develop Equitable Mathematics Instruction Through Rubric-Based Coaching (Collaborative Research: Hill)
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This project brings together a successful mathematics rubric-based coaching model (MQI Coaching) and an empirically developed observation tool focused on equity-focused instructional practices, the Equity and…
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This research and development project is premised on the notion that recent technological developments have made it feasible to represent classroom work in new ways. In addition to watching recorded videos of…
Examining Formative Assessment Practices for English Language Learners in Science Classrooms (Collaborative Research: Solano-Flores)
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This is an exploratory study to identify critical aspects of effective science formative assessment (FA) practices for English Language Learners (ELLs), and the contextual factors influencing such practices. FA…
Examining Formative Assessment Practices for English Language Learners in Science Classrooms (Collaborative Research: Ruiz-Primo)
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This is an exploratory study to identify critical aspects of effective science formative assessment (FA) practices for English Language Learners (ELLs), and the contextual factors influencing such practices. FA…
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The Colorado Learning Assistant (LA) model, recognized nationally as a hallmark teacher recruitment and preparation program, has run a national workshop annually for four years to disseminate and scale the…
Design and Use of Illustrations in Test Items as a Form of Accommodation for English Language Learners in Science and Mathematics Assessment
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This project investigates how vignette illustrations minimize the impact of limited English proficiency on student performance in science tests. Different analyses will determine whether and how ELL and non-ELL…
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This project will investigate the factors that influence curriculum coherence and how teachers in Grades 3-5 respond to these factors as they make decisions about their mathematics curriculum…
Supporting Instructional Decision Making: The Potential of Automatically Scored Three-Dimensional Assessment System (Collaborative Research: Harris)
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This project will study the utility of a machine learning-based assessment system for supporting middle school science teachers in making instructional decisions based on automatically generated student reports…
Project Spotlight
Read about innovative DRK-12 work focused on spatial reasoning.
Spatial reasoning—the ability to visualize, manipulate, and understand relationships between objects in space—is a critical cognitive…
Project Spotlight
In this Spotlight, explore NSF-funded projects and resources that focus on early learning opportunities.
New evidence continues to emerge on the formative potential of the early years in a person's…
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The Graphing Research on Inquiry with Data in Science (GRIDS) project will investigate strategies to improve middle school students' science learning by focusing on student ability to interpret and use graphs.…
Supporting Instructional Decision Making: The Potential of Automatically Scored Three-Dimensional Assessment System (Collaborative Research: Yin)
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This project will study the utility of a machine learning-based assessment system for supporting middle school science teachers in making instructional decisions based on automatically generated student reports…
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Colorado’s PhET project and Stanford’s AAALab will develop and study learning from interactive simulations designed for middle school science classrooms. Products will include 35 interactive sims with related…
Articulating a Transformative Approach for Designing Tasks that Measure Young Learners' Developing Proficiencies in Integrated Science and Literacy (Collaborative Research: Billman)
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The main goal of this study will be to conduct exploratory-design work to produce both the design approach and the early-stage tasks that are critical inputs for creating a program of research and development to…
Event
To learn more, visit http://www.nctm.org/researchconf/
DR K-12 Presenters:
Trina Davis, Texas A&M University (Project: Pre-service Teachers' Knowledge for Teaching Algebra for Equity in the Middle Grades)
Gerald Kulm…
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NCTM 2011 Regional Conferences & Expositions
NCTM Regional Conferences offer more than 200 presentations as well as exhibits with the latest tools and resources for your classroom. Take the time to invest in yourself;…
Project Spotlight
Examine STEM pathway and workforce development in PreK-12, including projects that are researching and innovating approaches that allow and encourage all students to pursue continued study or careers in STEM…
Multiple Instrumental Case Studies of Inclusive STEM-Focused High Schools: Opportunity Structures for Preparation and Inspiration (OSPrl)
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The aim of this project is to examine opportunity structures provided to students by inclusive STEM-focused high schools, with an emphasis on studying schools that serve students from underrepresented groups.…
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Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears, an online professional development magazine for elementary teachers, focuses on preparing teachers to teach science concepts in an already congested curriculum by integrating…
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This five-year project investigates how to provide continuous assessment and feedback to guide students' understanding during science inquiry-learning experiences, as well as detailed guidance to teachers and…
Designing Assessments in Physical Science Across Three Dimensions (Collaborative Research: Pellegrino)
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This is a collaborative project to develop, test, and analyze sets of technology-supported diagnostic classroom assessments for middle school (grades 6-8) physical science. Assessments are aligned with the…
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The goals of this project are to 1) develop methods for analyzing data collected to document the institutional setting of mathematics teaching that are specific to equity and access for all middle school…
Project Spotlight
This Spotlight offers grantee perspectives on the current state of STEM professional development (PD) and highlights DRK-12 contributions in the area of online and blended PD.
DRK-12 PERSPECTIVES ON…
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Jamie is a 17 year-old junior at a Midwestern high school serving an average size community anchored by a regional public university and an agricultural equipment manufacturer. Since middle school…
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CADRE is the resource network that supports researchers and developers who participate in DRK-12 projects on teaching and learning in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines. CADRE works…
Project Spotlight
Learn about both the frontier of games leveraging artificial intelligence and a range of projects in the DRK-12 portfolio that use games to strengthen mathematics and science teaching and learning.
This…
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Regional Conferences feature more than 200 presentations offering quality professional development at locations throughout North America. These sessions and workshops are led by some of the best math teachers and…
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Learn more at: http://www.ucea.org/annual-meeting-and-exhibits12/
DR K-12 Presenter:
Glenn Phillips, Texas A&M University and Katherine McKenzie, California State University, Stanislaus (Project: Preservice Teachers…
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To learn more, visit https://www.nctm.org/Conferences-and-Professional-Development/Annual-Me….
DRK-12 Presentations
Engaging in the Problem Solving as a Teacher Changes How We Look At and Analyze Student Work (Presenters…
Event
Learn more at https://www.mathedleadership.org/pl/54th-ncsm-annual-conference/.
DRK-12 Presentations
Supporting Success in Algebra for Underprepared Ninth Graders (Presenters: June Mark and Deborah Spencer)
Video Coaching…
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Rejuvenate your teaching strategies and collaborate with some of the best minds in the mathematics education field. The NCTM 2010 Annual Meeting is one professional development opportunity you don’t want to miss. The…
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The Fourteenth Annual Conference of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE) will be held in Irvine, California from Thursday, January 28 through Saturday, January 30, 2010.
Conference sessions will begin…
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To learn more about the event, visit http://conference.iste.org/2017/.
DR K-12 Presenters:
Amanda McGarry and Susan Miller, University of Colorado Boulder (Project: Teaching and Learning Algebraic Thinking Across the…
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Whether you're a first-timer or a veteran of NCSM Annual Conferences, join us for three exciting days focused on important issues for leaders in mathematics education.
NCSM's Program Committee has lined up a terrific slate…
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NCTM 2011 Regional Conferences & Expositions
NCTM Regional Conferences offer more than 200 presentations as well as exhibits with the latest tools and resources for your classroom. Take the time to invest in yourself;…
Event
To learn more, visit http://cpm.org/2017conference/.
DR K-12 Presenters:
Susan Miller, University of Colorado Boulder (Project: Teaching and Learning Algebraic Thinking Across the Middle Grades: A Research-based Approach…
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Regional Conferences feature more than 200 presentations offering quality professional development at locations throughout North America. These sessions and workshops are led by some of the best math teachers and…
International Society for Technology in Education 2015 ISTE Annual Conference and Exposition; Philadelphia, PA
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For more information, visit: https://www.isteconference.org/2015/
DR K-12 Presenters:
Trina Davis, Texas A&M University (Project: Pre-service Teachers' Knowledge for Teaching Algebra for Equity in the Middle Grades…
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Regional Conferences feature more than 200 presentations offering quality professional development at locations throughout North America. These sessions and workshops are led by some of the best math teachers and…
Event
To learn more, visit http://www.nctm.org/Conferences-and-Professional-Development/Annual-Meeting-and-Exposition/Past-and-Future-Annual-Meetings/.
DR K-12 Presenters:
Madelyn Colonnese and Tutita M. Casa, University of…
Project Spotlight
The MIST project investigates how changes in the school and district settings in which mathematics teachers work influence their instructional practices, students' learning opportunities, and student achievement (ESI-…
Event
More Information Available at http://www.mathedleadership.org/events/conferences/IN/index.html
Look for these DR K-12 grantees who are presenting:
Session Title: Improve Mathematics Instruction for Students with…
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To learn more, visit https://amte.net/conferences/conf2017.
DR K-12 Presenters:
Tutita Casa and Madelyn Colonnese, University of Connecticut (Project: A Task Force on Conceptualizing Elementary Mathematical Writing:…
Project Spotlight
This Spotlight highlights three projects that are currently researching approaches and learning environments that are designed to motivate and engage students in science, computer science, and software engineering, along…
Project Spotlight
Learn about projects developing and studying models and resources to improve and assess teachers' knowledge for teaching science, mathematics, and computer science.
In this Spotlight, Julie Luft…
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The theme of AERA’s 2011 Annual Meeting—“Inciting the Social Imagination: Education Research for the Public Good”— is intended to encourage submissions that address the conceptual, methodological, policy, and pragmatic…
Project Spotlight
This Spotlight features research on coaching and mentoring STEM educators.
This Spotlight features research on coaching and mentoring STEM educators. Three projects share their approaches to supporting…
Project Spotlight
This Spotlight highlights how DRK-12 projects are innovating or addressing knowledge gaps related to preservice teacher education, the unique needs and considerations at the preservice level, how they are connecting…
Newsletter
Dear Colleagues,
The CADRE Fellows nominations are open! Please spread the word about this professional growth opportunity for early career researchers. Applications are due October 8, 2020.
Schools are back in session.…
Newsletter
Dear Colleagues,
With over 500 registrants, the 2021 DRK-12 PI Meeting was our largest meeting ever! Aspiring, new, and experienced DRK-12 awardees, NSF staff, and guests came together to share research, discuss critical…
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The Math Pathways & Pitfalls K-8 curriculum was designed with built-in support for teachers, alignment to the Common Core State Standards and Mathematical Practices. The curriculum can be flexibly used as an…
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Students’ difficulties with contrapositive reasoning are well documented. Lack of intuition about contrapositive reasoning and lack of a meta-argument for the logical equivalence between a conditional claim and its…
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,…
Impact of the Design of an Asynchronous Video-Based Learning Environment on Teacher Noticing and Mathematical Knowledge
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In this paper, we share the design and impact of a set of two-hour online mathematics professional development modules adapted from face-to-face video-based materials.
In this paper, we share the design…
Poster
Elementary School
Mathematics
This project explores how children in grades K-2 understand visual representations of algebraic concepts. For instance,…
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This site provides three online activities focused on covariational reasoning as a foundation for middle school students to build more abstract algebraic knowledge. These tasks provide students with opportunities to…
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A classroom study was conducted to understand how to engage in responsive teaching with 18 seventh grade students at three stages of units coordination during a unit on proportional reasoning co-taught by the first author…
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University
http://www.dillard.edu/
Algebra Project Mathematics Content and Pedagogy Initiative
Organization
The Development of Student Cohorts for the Enhancement of Mathematical Literacy in Under Served Populations
MA
United States
Newsletter
Dear Colleagues,
This newsletter highlights the work of DRK-12 projects, particularly those developing products for the practice of scientific modeling and several mathematics projects featured in an AERA…
Organization
http://www.iu.edu/
Shifting Mindsets: A Study of a First-year Implementation of "New Technology High School"
Iterative Model Building (IMB): A Program for Training…
Fellows Alumni
Huitzilopochtli
Salvador Huitzilopochtli
University of California, Santa Cruz (UC Santa Cruz)
San Jose State University
Lecturer, Department of…
Training Teachers in the Effective Mathematical and Pedagogical Uses of Software: Perspectives from the Dynamic Number and Dynamic Geometry in Classrooms Projects
PI Meeting Session
Panel
Disciplinary Content Knowledge
Educational Technology
Geometry
Mathematics
Number Sense
Pedagogical Content Knowledge…
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Linear Algebra and Geometry is aimed at preservice and practicing high school mathematics teachers and advanced high school students looking for an addition to or replacement for calculus. The materials are organized…
Poster
Mathematics
E. Paul Goldenberg
June Mark
Deborah Spencer
Newsletter
Dear Colleagues,
The 2019 DRK-12 grants have been awarded, and new projects are beginning. Welcome to all the new members of the CADRE community! We send a special congratulations to former CADRE Fellows Camillia Matuk and…
Organization
http://www.colorado.edu/
Improving Science Learning in Inquiry-based Programs (Collaborative Research: Van Vuuren)
Learning Assistant Model of Teacher Education in Science and…
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The LEAP program is the first early algebra curriculum for students in grades 3-5. The program includes 18-20 one-hour lessons at each grade level and teacher support and assessment. Professional development …
Organization
http://www.wisc.edu/
Scientific Role-playing Games for 21st-Century Citizenship
Workshop on Materials Science and Materials Engineering Education - Educating the Enablers of…
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Presentation slides from the 42nd Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education.
Presentation slides from the 42nd Conference of the International Group for the…
PI Meeting Session
PI-organized Discussion
Five research teams describe various methodologies used to develop, refine, and validate learning progressions/learning trajectories and describe challenges encountered in…
Organization
Assessing Secondary Teachers' Algebraic Habits of Mind (Collaborative Research: Stevens)
Constructing and Role-Playing Student Avatars in a Simulation of Teaching Algebra for Diverse Learners
Resource
This study examines the design and implementation of a simulated teaching environment in Second Life for prospective teachers.
From the perspectives of Graduate Research Assistants (GRAs), this study…
Organization
University
Assessing Secondary Teachers' Algebraic Habits of Mind (Collaborative Research: Matsuura)
Assessing Secondary Teachers' Algebraic Habits of Mind (Collaborative…
Backward Transfer Influences from Quadratic Functions Instruction on Students’ Prior Ways of Covariational Reasoning about Linear Functions
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The study reported in this article examined the ways in which new mathematics learning influences students’ prior ways of reasoning. Authors conceptualize this kind of influence as a form of transfer of learning called…
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This presntation addreses 4 research cquestions
•What extant criteria do Grade 8 students use to choose the better line
of fit between two lines “fit” to a set of data, when both lines express
the trend of the data…
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We investigate the algebraic discourse of secondary mathematics teachers with respect to the topic of equation solving by analyzing five teachers’ responses to open-ended items on a questionnaire that asks respondents to…
CAREER: Investigating Changes in Students' Prior Mathematical Reasoning: An Exploration of Backward Transfer Effects in School Algebra
Poster
High School
Mathematics
This project examines how instructional activities involving quadratic functions influence students’ prior ways of reasoning…
Newsletter
Dear Colleagues,
As we end 2023, we want to thank all of you who shared your research and what you’re learning about preK-12 STEM education (e.g., through project Spotlights, the DRK-12 PI Meeting, and the assessment…
Slideshow
Learn how DRK-12 projects are advancing the field of algebra education through innovative technologies, professional development, and research.
Resource
Professional development (PD) for mathematics teachers often emphasizes transformative instructional change. However, a more modest, incremental approach may offer a higher likelihood of success in ways that complement…
Teaching and Learning Algebraic Thinking Across the Middle Grades: A Research-based Approach Using PhET Interactive Simulations
Poster
Middle School
High School
Mathematics
Katherine Perkins
2016 PI Arcade
Organization
University
http://www.lincoln.edu/
Algebra Project Mathematics Content and Pedagogy Initiative
AERA 2017 Poster: Teaching and Learning Algebraic Thinking Across the Middle Grades Using PhET Interactive Simulations
Poster
Click image to see poster.
Abstract
Objectives: This project aims to develop an integration of resources, models, and tools that overcome the tendency for superficial use of computer simulations and enable more mathematics…
Organization
Evaluation of High School Science Courses
Helping Teachers to Use and Students To Learn From Contrasting Examples: A Scale-up Study in Algebra I
Creation and Dissemination of Upper-…
Fellows Alumni
Grosser-Clarkson
Dana Grosser-Clarkson
Doctoral Student
University of Maryland (UMD)
University of Maryland
Master Teacher/…
PI Meeting Session
Special Interest Group (SIG)
Algebra
Mathematics
Open to all grantees
The group will continue discussions started on the SIG e-list and panels held…
Organization
http://terc.org
Learning in Practice: New Possibilities for Teacher Professional Education in Science
Researching the Wireless High School: Effects on Science Teaching and…
Growth in Children’s Understanding of Generalizing and Representing Mathematical Structure and Relationships
Resource
Authors share results from a quasi-experimental study that examines growth in students’ algebraic thinking practices of generalizing and representing generalizations, particularly with variable notation, as a result of an…
Page
The MIST project investigates how changes in the school and district settings in which mathematics teachers work influence their instructional practices, students' learning opportunities, and student achievement. The…
A Geometric Path to the Concept of Function: Transformations using dynamic software can provide a unique perspective on a common topic.
Resource
The concept of function spans elementary school through high school. When introducing the topic to elementary school and middle school students, we ask them to work with a variety of examples and representations of…
Resource
Presentation slides from the 41st annual meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education.
Presentation slides from the 41st annual meeting of…
PI Meeting Session
PI-organized Discussion
Learn how to create free, online interactive lessons of your own design to help students understand graphs and the STEM concepts represented in graphs. Bring a laptop…
Resource
This research focuses on ways in which balance scales mediate students’ relational understandings of the equal sign.
This research focuses on ways in which balance scales mediate students’ relational…
Gateways to Algebraic Motivation, Engagement and Success (GAMES): Supporting and Assessing Fraction Proficiency with Game-Based, Mobile Applications and Devices
Poster
Middle School
Mathematics
Michael Evans
Gaming Spotlight
http://ltrg.centers.vt.…
Poster
Middle School
Mathematics
Jodi Davenport
Yvonne Kao
Alma Ramirez
Resource
A symmetric polynomial is a polynomial in one or more variables in which swapping any pair of variables leaves the polynomial unchanged. For example, f(x, y, z) = xy +xz + yz is a symmetric polynomial. If we interchange…
Knowledge for Algebra Teaching for Equity (KATE) Project: An Examination of Virtual Classroom Simulation Approaches
Resource
In this paper, we present an overview of the National Science Foundation (NSF) funded Knowledge for Algebra Teaching for Equity (KATE) Project and experiences from preservice teachers who are preparing for teaching middle…
Announcement
We invite teachers, coaches, and other instructional leaders who will be using Transition to Algebra materials in the upcoming school year to a special orientation at Education Development Center (EDC). Transition to…
Cognitive Instructional Principles in Elementary Mathematics Classrooms: A Case of Teaching Inverse Relations
Resource
This study examines how three cognitive instructional principles including worked examples, representations, and deep questions are used in eight experienced elementary teachers’ early algebra lessons in the U.S…
Newsletter
Dear Colleagues,
The National Academies report, Call to Action for Science Education: Building Opportunity for the Future, calls on communities across our nation to provide time, materials, and resources to support…
Newsletter
Greetings from CADRE
Dear Colleagues,
Summer is coming to an end, and CADRE is planning the 2010 DR K-12 PI meeting. Scheduled for Dec. 1-3 in D.C., we are trying hard to incorporate evaluation findings, advisors’…
CAREER: From Research to Meta-Research to Practice - The Development of an Educational Learning Environment Framework for School Algebra
Poster
Elementary School
Middle School
High School
Mathematics
This project advances the understanding of teaching and learning of…
PI Meeting Session
Concurrent Session
Assessment
Classroom Practice
Learning Progression
Professional Development
Teacher Practice…
Page
Current Issue: August 2025
Featured Articles: NSF Restructures DRL | Spotlight on Early STEM Learning | New DRK-12 Awards | Newsbites | Upcoming Opportunities | In Case You Missed It
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Organization
http://foundation.vsu.edu/
Algebra Project Mathematics Content and Pedagogy Initiative
Poster
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Abstract
The Using Math Pathways & Pitfalls to Promote Algebra Readiness project aims to create and test student activities and professional development that specifically target key…
Announcement
The CADRE Fellowship, now in its second year, is a capacity building experience for early career researchers and developers to gain exposure to STEM education research and researchers working beyond the Fellow’s particular…
Fellows Alumni
Gates
Miriam Gates
Research Associate
Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC)
Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC)…
PI Meeting Session
Panel
Algebra
Mathematics
High School
The panel will present an overview of research-grounded evidence about what is…
Resource
Shifting people’s judgments toward the scientific involves teaching them to purposefully evaluate connections between evidence and alternative explanations.
Shifting people’s judgments toward the…
Organization
Interactive Virtual Intelligent System for Scientific Inquiry in a Biology Learning Environment (Project INVISSIBLE)
Temple University Science Math Assessment Research for Teachers (TU-SMART…
Newsletter
Dear Colleagues,
This month's Spotlight focuses on improving science and mathematics education in rural America. Though rural areas differ, they often share similar assets (e.g., community orientation) that can…
Organization
http://www.arizona.edu/
Closing the Math Achievement Gap for English Language Learners: Technology Resources for Pre-algebra
Untangling Mathematical KnoTSS (Knowledge for Teaching…
Resource
This study is a case of using second-order models of students’ mathematical thinking to differentiate instruction, and it reveals that inquiring into research-based knowledge and inquiring responsively into students’…
Organization
The Advanced Mathematics for All Project
Project I.D.: Instrument Development for Exploring the Professional Growth Continuum
Building BLOCKS for Science: What Young Children Should…
Investigating Differentiated Instruction and Relationships between Rational Number Knowledge and Algebraic Reasoning in Middle School (IDR2eAM) (NSF #1252575)
CAREER Spotlight
This project is investigating how to differentiate instruction to meet middle school students’ mathematical learning needs. We are also investigating how students’ ideas about rational numbers and algebra are related. We…
PI Meeting Session
PI-organized Discussion
Algebra
Presenters from two projects developing and researching ninth-grade “double-period” algebra approaches and materials present their…
Resource
A cluster randomized trial design was used to examine the effectiveness of a Grades 3 to 5 early algebra intervention with a diverse student population.
A cluster randomized trial design was used to…
Poster
Elementary School
Mathematics
Eric Knuth
Ana Stephens
Newsletter
Dear Colleagues:
The CADRE team wishes you a productive professional year in 2015!
In the fall, we welcomed the newest cohort of Fellows to the CADRE community. They are an exceptional group of early career researchers and…
Pre-Service Teachers' Knowledge for Teaching Algebra for Equity in the Middle Grades: A Preliminary Report
Resource
This article presents our plans and initial work to explore how mathematics teacher education programs can prepare teachers for diverse middle grades classrooms. It describes the start-up of a five-year National Science…
Poster
Middle School
Mathematics
Gerald Kulm
Gaming Spotlight
http://kate.tamu.edu/index.…
Resource
This study examines how sampled Chinese and U.S. third and fourth grade students (NChina=167,NUS=97) understand the commutative, associative, and distributive properties.
This study examines how sampled…
CAREER: Investigating Changes in Students' Prior Mathematical Reasoning: An Exploration of Backward Transfer Effects in School Algebra
Poster
Middle School
High School
Mathematics
Curriculum
The main issue our project addresses is how students' reasoning about…
Page
The CADRE Fellows program provided a small number of emerging researchers and developers with the opportunity to attend the 2009 DR-K12 PI meeting and engage in ongoing professional support throughout the year. At the PI…
Newsletter
Dear Colleagues,
This month, we’re taking a pause from our standard articles to reflect on 2021, highlight resources and information that the DRK-12 community found most compelling, and invite you to revisit those that you…
Newsletter
Dear Colleagues,
NSF receives many Design and Development proposals but fewer DRK-12 proposals for Exploratory projects. This month we're featuring a Spotlight on Exploratory Research, where in addition to highlighting…
Poster
Middle School
Mathematics
Project CARe’s goal is to explore how new technologies create a path into algebra that allows students to build algebraic…
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…
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…
PI Meeting Session
Concurrent Session
Algebra
Assessment
Calculus
Classroom Practice
Curriculum
Disciplinary Content Knowledge…
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…
Organization
University
http://www.vsu.edu/
Algebra Project Mathematics Content and Pedagogy Initiative
Poster
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Abstract
Purpose of Study: Comparison plays a critical role in the cognitive process (Goldstone, Day, & Son, 2010; Kotovsky & Genterner, 1996), and supports effective learning of…
Organization
http://www.edc.org
Connecting Science and Literacy Program: Professional Development Resources for Elementary Teachers
Effective Use of Mathematical Instructional Materials…
Fellows Alumni
Cheney
Kyle Cheney
Graduate Research Assistant
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)
Worcester Polytechnic Institute…
PI Meeting Session
Product Feedback Session
Algebra
Mathematics
Elementary School
Middle School
This session will…
Newsletter
Dear Colleagues,
October was National Disabilities Awareness Month, and December 3 is International Day of Disabled Persons. So this month, CADRE is featuring DRK-12 projects studying STEM education for children and…
Closing the Math Achievement Gap for English Language Learners: Technology Resources for Pre-algebra
Poster
Middle School
Achievement
Algebra
Multilingual Learners
Mathematics
Technology
Carole…
Scaling up innovative learning in mathematics: exploring the effect of different professional development approaches on teacher knowledge, beliefs, and instructional practice
Resource
The purpose of the current study was to explore different ways for teachers to engage in Professional learning experiences (PLEs) and how these approaches might enable the field to scale up these efforts in a sustainable…
Eliminating Counterexamples: A Case Study Intervention for Improving Adolescents’ Ability to Critique Direct Arguments
Resource
This case study investigates U.S. eighth-grade (age 13) mathematics students’ conceptions about the validity of a direct argument after the students received instruction on the eliminating counterexamples (ECE) framework…
Organization
http://www.pitt.edu/
Algebra: A Challenge at the Crossroads of Policy and Practice
Cases of Reasoning and Proving in Secondary Mathematics (CORP)
Modeling Engineered…
CAREER Spotlight
Responding to the rapid increase of emergent bilinguals (EBs) and their need to learn quality mathematics, this project implements modeling through co-developing and co-teaching with math teachers. This study investigates…
PI Meeting Session
PI-organized Discussion
Dynabook and SmartGraphs answer the questions: What are the major challenges in scaling up, and how do you plan to meet them?
The goal of the session is to…
Newsletter
Dear Colleagues,
In 2018, NSF and IES released a companion to the Common Guidelines which identifies principles to help education stakeholders design and report reproducibility and replication studies in the…
PI Meeting Session
Feedback Session (Work in Development)
Algebra
Mathematics
Measurement
Learning Progression
Middle School…
Resource
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…
Resource
Algebra
Presentation
High
Mary Ann Huntley
Maria Terrell
2010…
An Architecture of Intensification: Building a Comprehensive Program for Struggling Students in Double-period Algebra Classes
Poster
High School
Mathematics
Alison Castro-SuperfineSusan GoldmanLinda Chaput
James Lynn…
Teaching Early Algebra through Example-based Problem Solving: Insights from Chinese and U.S. Elementary Classrooms
Resource
Drawing on rich classroom observations of educators teaching in China and the U.S., this book details an innovative and effective approach to teaching algebra at the elementary level, namely, "teaching through example-…
Poster
High School
Mathematics
Assessment
Broadening Participation
Curriculum
We are studying the implementation and…
Page
The CADRE Fellows program provided a small number of emerging researchers and developers with the opportunity to attend the 2009 DR-K12 PI meeting and engage in ongoing professional support throughout the year. At the PI…
Newsletter
Greetings from CADRE
Dear Colleagues,
With the December PI meeting behind us, we are now planning some follow-up support for grantees who participated in special interest groups and job-alike groups. We are organizing…
Newsletter
Dear Colleagues,
Thank you to those who have completed the survey we recently sent to gather information about DRK-12 projects. The majority of results are aggregated, but we have also collected information about DRK-12…
Newsletter
Dear Colleagues,
A recent budget memo outlines US priorities for research and development (R&D) in fiscal year 2025, emphasizing a range of sectors including artificial intelligence, economic competitiveness, social…
Newsletter
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…
Newsletter
Dear Colleagues:
If you haven't heard, we lost a very well respected NSF colleague, Dr. Janice Earle, who was program director for many of us over several decades. We and others had wonderful professional relationships…
Page
Starting in 2011, the National Science Foundation funded CADRE to disseminate the findings of the National Research Council report, Successful K-12 STEM Education: Identifying Effective Approaches in Science,…
Challenges to Using the Regression Discontinuity Design in Educational Evaluations: Lessons from the Transition to Algebra Study
Resource
This article describes the use of RD design to evaluate the impact of a supplemental algebra-readiness curriculum, Transition to Algebra, on students’ mathematics outcomes.
Interest in the regression…
Organization
http://www.ccny.cuny.edu/
Project Delta: Digital Environments for the Learning and Teaching of Algebra
Unifying Life: Placing Urban Tree Diversity in an Evolutionary Context…
Newsletter
Dear Colleagues,
It has been a busy spring for CADRE and the DRK-12 community who have been working hard on dissemination and outreach efforts. Representatives from DRK-12 projects have been spreading the word about…
PI Meeting Session
Panel
Algebra
Mathematics
Elementary School
The panel will present an overview of research-grounded evidence about…
An Architecture of Intensification: Building a Comprehensive Program for Struggling Students in Double-period Algebra Classes
Poster
High School
Mathematics
Technology
James Lynn
Martin Gartzman
James Pellegrino…
Early Career News
News
CADRE Postdocs
Publication
Karisma Morton (2018 CADRE Postdoc) published this article with co-author Catherine Riegle-Crumb in the Journal for…
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…
UPDATED: Investigating Changes in Students’ Prior Mathematical Reasoning: An Exploration of Backward Transfer Effects in School Algebra (NSF #1651571)
CAREER Spotlight
This project is examining how learning about a new STEM concept changes students’ reasoning about concepts that are not new to them and focuses mainly on mathematics concepts. We also examine how to teach new concepts in…
PI Meeting Session
Other
Gaming/Virtual Environments
(Open to all grantees)
Engage in extended play and in-depth discussion around selected DR K-12 games or virtual environments…
Interpretations of Slope Through Written and Verbal Interactions Between a Student and Her Tutors in Algebra 1
Early Career News
News
CADRE Fellows
Publication
Anna F. DeJarnette, Samantha McMahon, and Casey Hord (2010-11 CADRE Fellow) published this article in the Journal of…
Student Materials, Professional Development, and Assessment Organized Around Habits of Mind in the CCSSM
PI Meeting Session
Collaborative Panel Session
Achievement
Algebra
Assessment
Curriculum
Equity
Mathematics
Professional…
Announcement
The Concord Consortium has developed 19 activities for teaching and learning algebra that are available online or as an app for iPad or Android tablet computers. These activities—which cover a variety of algebra topics…
Page
Written for CADRE by ABT AssociatesOctober 9, 2013
Download the PDF (Note that the PDF includes links to projects associated with each of the report's findings.)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Introduction 2. Methodology…
Examining Different Curricular Approaches and Their Impact on High-school Students' Understanding of Algebra: Phase 1 - Studying the Intended Curriculum
Poster
High School
Mathematics
Mary Ann Huntley
Newsletter
Dear Colleagues,
This month we’re featuring DRK-12 CAREER awardees. The next deadline for CAREER proposal submissions is July 26. We encourage you to explore resources in our NSF Proposal Toolkit if you are considering…
Resource
This session considers teachers’ transitions from teacher-centered mathematics to student-centered mathematics, including issues of meaning, coherence, and learnability, as well as the importance of working with colleagues…
Poster
High School
Mathematics
Broadening Participation
Classroom Practice
Pedagogical Content Knowledge
Professional Development…
Newsletter
Greetings from CADRE
Dear Colleagues,
There is a lot to share since we last saw you at the November DR K-12 PI Meeting. We have been pulling together resources that we expect will be interesting and hopefully valuable to…
Resource
This book aims to advance ongoing debates in the field of mathematics and mathematics education regarding conceptions of argumentation, justification, and proof and the consequences for research and practice when applying…
Resource
There is strong empirical evidence in support of learning from comparisons in mathematics education research. The Animated Contrasting Cases in Geometry project seeks to extend this research and transform the learning of…
Newsletter
Dear Colleagues,
Happy New Year! As we look at our plans for 2023—including the CADRE Learning Series, CADRE Fellows program, 2023 DRK-12 PI Meeting, new outreach, topical groups, and more—we are excited to continue…
Newsletter
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…
Newsletter
Dear Colleagues,
A new National Science Board brief on the science and engineering landscape asks, “How can we ensure U.S. leadership in critical and emerging technologies and a robust STEM workforce?” (NSB, 2004).…
Transforming Learning Opportunities in Linguistically Diverse Secondary Classrooms Through Promoting Discussions: Results of an Intervention
Resource
This article presents results from a design experiment intended to develop students’ understanding of linear functions and rates of change in a linguistically diverse ninth grade classroom. The intervention focused on…
Newsletter
Dear Colleagues:
All our appreciation goes to June's DR K-12 PI Meeting participants. In this issue, we highlight some of the information, ideas, and resources that came out of your good work and conversation at the…
Organization
Scaffolding Teacher Learning in Support of Student Inquiry
Examining Different Curricular Approaches and Their Impact on High School Students' Understanding of Algebra: Phase 1 -- Studying the…
Organization
Business/Industry
http://AgileMind.com
An Architecture of Intensification: Building a Comprehensive Program for Struggling Students in Double-Period Algebra Classes…
Newsletter
Dear Colleagues,
We've heard! CADRE has been awarded a grant to continue serving the DRK-12 program and its awardees for another two years. Here's what we know. We will continue to share news and resources with you…
Poster
Elementary School
Middle School
Mathematics
Technology
Daniel Scher
Steve…
Organization
http://www.vt.edu/
Gateways to Algebraic Motivation, Engagement and Success (GAMES): Supporting and Assessing Fraction Proficiency with Game-Based, Mobile Applications and Devices…
CAREER Spotlight
The goal of this project is to identify Algebraic Knowledge for Teaching (AKT) that is useful to develop students’ algebraic thinking. Through an exploration of U.S. and Chinese elementary expert teachers’ video-taped…
Organization
University
http://www.csuchico.edu
Pre-K Early Algebra Through Quantitative Reasoning (PreKEA)
400 West First Street
Chico, CA 95929
United States…
PI Meeting Session
Feedback Session (Work in Post-development)
Algebra
Curriculum
Cyberlearning
Disciplinary Content Knowledge
Educational Technology…
Resource
The Concord Consortium has developed 19 activities for teaching and learning algebra that are available online or as an app for iPad or Android tablet computers. These activities—which cover a variety of algebra topics,…
Organization
http://www.uidaho.edu/
Learning Algebra and Methods for Proving (LAMP)
Synchronous Online Professional Learning Experiences for Middle Grades Mathematics Teachers in Rural Contexts…
Poster
Elementary School
Middle School
Mathematics
Daniel Scher
Steve Rasmussen
Resource
Designed to be integrated with any curriculum, each grade level includes 18-20 one-hour lessons to be conducted throughout the school year. Each LEAP lesson lasts about an hour is designed to fit within a typical daily…
Understanding How Integrated Computational Thinking, Engineering Design, and Mathematics Can Help Students Solve Scientific and Technical Problems in Career Technical Education
Poster
High School
Computer Science
Engineering
Mathematics
Science
Technology
Broadening Participation…
Newsletter
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…
Resource
Several recent studies have focused on helping students understand the limitations of empirical arguments (e.g., Stylianides, G. J. & Stylianides, A. J., 2009, Brown, 2014). One view is that students use empirical…
Resource
The ReLaTe-SA project investigates the research question: what language do teachers use to describe and explain routines in algebra classes? The goal of this article is to inform readers about some ways we have learned to…
Poster
Middle School
High School
Mathematics
We investigate teacher beliefs about discourses employed with equation solving and the challenges…
Newsletter
Dear Colleagues,
We have several opportunities to add to your summer calendar. First, we invite you to bring your questions about submitting a proposal in response to the DRK-12 solicitation to the upcoming office hours…
Resource
The Transition to Algebra (TTA) curriculum seeks to quickly give students the mathematical knowledge, skills, and confidence to succeed in a standard first-year algebra class and to show them that they can explore…
Newsletter
Dear Colleagues:
We've begun summer with a lot of enthusiasm about the coming year. Please save the date of June 1-3, 2016 for the DR K-12 PI Meeting to take place in Washington, D.C. On the basis of your evaluations of…
Poster
Pre-Kindergarten
Elementary School
Mathematics
This study uses an RCT design to test the effectiveness of a Grades K-2 early algebra…
Organization
University
http://www.xula.edu/
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Scholars Teacher Academy Resident System
Algebra Project Mathematics Content and…
Newsletter
Dear Colleagues:
While it isn't completely clear how the new presidency will impact education policy, schools, and students, those of us in the DR K-12 community will continue to research how to help children learn. And…
Organization
http://www.bu.edu/
Assessing Secondary Teachers' Algebraic Habits of Mind (Collaborative Research: Stevens)
The Challenge of Interdisciplinary Education: Math-Bio…
Newsletter
Dear Colleagues,
To close out November, we are excited to share a new product, developed in collaboration with DRK-12 awardees, which offers practical design guidelines for online and blended professional…
Organization
http://www.air.org
Intensified Algebra Efficacy Study
Poster
Elementary School
DRK-12
Algebra
Mathematics
Meixia Ding
Early Career…
Organization
http://www.nmsu.edu/
Scaling Up Mathematics Achievement (SUMA)
Math Snacks: Addressing Gaps in Conceptual Mathematics Understanding with Innovative Media
Math Snacks…
Newsletter
Dear Colleagues,
Many of you may be thinking about your next NSF DRK-12 proposal submission now that the deadline (November 13, 2019) is less than five months away. This newsletter contains several articles that may…
Newsletter
Dear Colleagues,
This month we are featuring DRK-12 projects with a focus on STEM pathways. Though there may not be consensus of what constitutes a STEM job, we might all agree that educational…
Organization
http://education.uic.edu//index.cfm
Evaluation of the Cognitive, Psychometric, and Instructional Affordances of Curriculum-embedded Assessments: A Comprehensive Validity-based Approach…
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…
Organization
Building Systems for Quality Teaching and Learning in Science
CAESL2008: International Conference on Assessment for Learning in Mathematics and Science
Understanding Science - Improving…
Resource
Three 18-session design experiments were conducted, each with 6–9 7th and 8th grade students, to investigate relationships between students’ rational number knowledge and algebraic reasoning. Implications for teaching are…
PI Meeting Session
Feedback Session (Work in Development)
Algebra
Assessment
Disciplinary Content Knowledge
Mathematics
Middle School…
Announcement
Hot off the press! Making Sense of Algebra: Developing Students’ Mathematical Habits of Mind (Heinemann) was written by Pis Paul Goldenberg and June Mark, with a team from EDC and a local school math educator. This…
Poster
Elementary School
Middle School
Mathematics
Maria Blanton
Eric Knuth
Page
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…
Developing Algebra-ready students for Middle School: Exploring the Impact of Early Algebra (Blanton, Knuth)
Resource
This is a 3-year project designed to build the preliminary components for investigating the impacts of early algebra education on students’ algebra readiness in middle grades.
Algebra…
Poster
Middle School
High School
Mathematics
Assessment
Classroom Practice
Curriculum
Disciplinary Content…
Resource
The Advancing Reasoning Covariationally (ARC) curriculum is a curriculum for working pre-service and in-service teachers. ARC targets and develops quantitative and covariational reasoning as connecting threads to major…
Eliminating Counterexamples: A Case Study Intervention for Improving Adolescents’ Ability to Critique Direct Arguments
Resource
Students’ difficulties with argumentation, proving, and the role of counterexamples in proving are well documented. Students in this study experienced an intervention for improving their argumentation and proving…
Resource
The researchers conducted a qualitative analysis of the perceptions of school personnel and pre-service teachers about an Algebra I tutoring program for students with learning disabilities. The researchers surveyed and…
The Centrality of Student-Generated Representation in Investigating Generalizations about the Operations
Resource
This article addresses the nature of student-generated representations that support students’ early algebraic reasoning in the realm of generalized arithmetic.
This article addresses the nature of…
Poster
Middle School
High School
Mathematics
How do we design small meaningful suggestions for instructional improvement that are easy to…
Newsletter
Dear Colleagues,
This month’s Spotlight on Social Studies and STEM Integration showcases how educators and researchers are melding history, geography, economics, and civics with STEM to support real-world applications,…
Resource
Seeds of Algebraic Thinking are sub-conceptual resources coming from life experience that students call upon when responding to mathematical prompts. This site includes resources students could activate when thinking about…
Newsletter
Dear Colleagues,
Happy summertime!
Some of you may be engaged in professional development with teachers, others may be analyzing data, and still others might be taking a well-deserved break or vacation. This month’s…
Poster
Middle School
Mathematics
Jodi Davenport
Yvonne Kao
Alma Ramirez
Organization
http://www.bc.edu/
Supporting Grade 5-8 Students in Writing Scientific Explanations
Instructional Leadership for Scientific Practices: Resources for Principals in Evaluating and…
Resource
A first-year algebra student’s curiosity about factorials of negative numbers became a starting point for an extended discovery lesson into territory not usually explored in secondary school mathematics…
Organization
Introducing Dynamic Number as a Transformative Technology for Number and Early Algebra
Data Games: Tools and Materials for Learning Data Modeling (Collaborative Research: Finzer…
Fellows Alumni
Trujillo
Karen Trujillo
New Mexico State University (NMSU)
New Mexico State University (NMSU) & The Alliance for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning…
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…
Newsletter
Dear Colleagues,
We are saddened to share the news that Julio Lopez-Ferrao passed away on March 25. Julio had been a DRK-12 program officer since the inception of the program, and was CADRE's first program officer. He…
Examining Different Curricular Approaches and Their Impact on High-school Students' Understanding of Algebra: Phase 1 - Studying the Intended Curriculum
Poster
Mathematics
Mary Ann Huntley
Maria Terrell
Organization
http://www.udel.edu/
A Longitudinal Comparison of the Effects of the Connected Mathematics Program and Other Curricula on Middle School Students' Learning of Algebra…
Newsletter
Dear Colleagues,
The current pandemic is making it impossible to ignore the health, economic, and educational disparities in our country. At the same time, current education research has been greatly impacted—through…
Resource
On February 10th, 2012, five Fellows presented on the work of their projects. Many thanks to the presenters and to the audience of Fellows who followed up each presentation with great questions and discussion.
Due to…
Resource
In this article, we describe an example of differentiating instruction (DI) involving middle school students from a five-year project funded by the National Science Foundation.
Differentiating…
Organization
Cultivating Hispanics and African Americans Reading, Math, Science (CHARMS) in Elementary Schools for Girls Conference
Pre-service Teachers' Knowledge for Teaching Algebra for Equity in the…
Newsletter
Dear Colleagues:
With spring almost here and preparation for conferences underway, we are all thinking more about dissemination strategies. Let us help you! Send us a quick update on your project with an accompanying link…